More than 100 protesters were arrested — yet few injuries reported — when NYPD officers in riot gear descended on Columbia University late Tuesday, using tactical strategies to clear the occupied Hamilton Hall and lawn encampment at the request of the college, as anti-war demonstrations at U.S. campuses reached an inflection point. Dramatic video showed heavily geared officers using a…
  • Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Blue state, blue governor, blue mayor, blue senators, you physically cannot get more blue if you tried.

    And yet, here we are

    • Alsephina@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      “…a one-party state but, with typical American extravagance, they have two of them.”

  • nekandro@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    If anyone wondered what would have happened in the US if the US had a wave of protests similar to Hong Kong... This is what would have happened. In fact, this protest seems better organized, more structured, and a little awe inspiring to be honest

    Now the question is if the students can organize en masse and march on the capital to occupy the Capitol.