Posts Tagged ‘ Violent ’

Comparison of U.S. Government and Media Reactions to Twitter Use in Iran and Pittsburgh at G20

I had mentioned how free speech and dissent via Twitter is only approved of by the US government when it happens in other countries in a previous post. This video by YouTuber “YaBasta5000″ has illustrated that idea clearly for those of us who don’t “get it” until we see a video. I am glad to…

Read more »

G20 Arrests – Not Just for Anarchists Anymore

If you have been just a casual observer of what has been happening in Pittsburgh since the G20 came to town, you probably are under the impression that the police did a fine job of protecting the citizens from massive waves of black clad, poo-flinging maniacs called anarchists. After all, that is what the local…

Read more »

Pittsburgh G20 Videos

(This post strangely disappeared in the last few hours. Not sure what happened but here it is again.) I put together this gallery of videos from the Pittsburgh G20. I started with just my own, but there are so many turning up that I wanted to spread around. If you have any to add, let…

Read more »

Police in Pittsburgh Tear Gassing and Beating Students, Bystanders

This is going on right now. Apparently very few of the civilians involved are actually protestors. This is getting sickeningly screwed up. Local news and mainstream media are completely absent on this. Indypgh is about the only coverage with a twitter feed and people calling in. As I write this, reports of students being gassed…

Read more »

Cops Taking No Shit in Oakland – G20

Somebody shot this video off the TV news, but it is worth seeing so…

Read more »

Tell Somebody

Share |
Stats for the Nosey