I really want to be able to get away from writing about the G20, but every time I look there is another ridiculous story to share. This time, the “Authorities” have arrested a guy for tweeting things he heard on the police scanner. When demonstrators in Iran used Twitter and other social networks to communicate,…
G20 Pittsburgh Protests – Innocent Bystanders Trapped, Attacked w/ Batons, Rubber Bullets Tear Gas Yes, I know I have been posting a ridiculous number of G20 videos, but this one is a compilation of very good footage. Please send this to anyone you can because outside of Oakland, way too many people don’t know, or…
I can’t imagine why they thought it was a good idea to pose for a photo with this kid they arrested, but the police posed for a picture with their catch – in public.
Still uploading videos from Friday, September 24th: Thousands of police officers from many jurisdictions lined the streets of Pittsburgh during Friday’s “People’s March” organized by the Thomas Merton Center. There were police from all over the country, national guard, secret service… No incidents occurred during this march, even when it got to Pittsburgh’s North Side…
I am still not caught up with uploading video and photos from yesterday. But after last night, I think I need to get back into the city in a hurry. I have been trying to remain neutral on all of this, but there are way too many confirmed or at least believable reports of bizarre…
This is a higher quality version of the one I posted earlier. Tibetan demonstrators singing their national anthem. Independent Tibet demonstration at Pittsburgh G20 on September 24, 2009