Against Political Violence
Some thoughts I wrote while Donald Trump supporters were being violently attacked in San Jose.
Category Archives: social media and social protests
“Gyrocopter pilot who landed at U.S. Capitol sentenced to four months in prison”
WaPo:
A federal judge sentenced a former Florida postal worker to four months in prison Thursday for his gyrocopter flight last year to the U.S. Capitol, a campaign finance protest cited in recent demonstrations that led to 1,200 arrests… Continue reading
“Broadcast Networks Ignored Democracy Awakening, Democracy Spring Protests”
What if you scheduled a major set of events about the most troubling aspects of our democracy and few outside those already active on the issue even knew?
“Voters angry about big money in politics take their complaints to City Hall”
WaPo:
A backlash against monied interests in politics that has buoyed the White House bids of Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is reverberating far beyond this year’s presidential race. The huge sums swamping campaigns have prompted voters… Continue reading
“More than 900 ‘Democracy Spring’ protesters arrested in D.C. – so far”
“Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency”
Gizmodo:
Inside Facebook, the political discussion has been more explicit. Last month, some Facebook employees used a company poll to ask Zuckerberg whether the company should try “to help prevent President Trump in 2017.”
Every week, Facebook employees vote… Continue reading
“Civil Disobedience Against Corrupt Campaign Finance Shows Protest Movement Is Growing”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo.
“Hundreds Protesting Political System Arrested On Capitol’s Steps”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Thousands Protest Money in Politics at Capitol, Arrests Made”
Roll Call:
More than 3,600 protesters, demanding that money be taken out of politics, arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for a mass sit-in that quickly led to arrests.
The Democracy Spring protesters marched from Philadelphia to the Capitol,… Continue reading
“Judge: Gyrocopter pilot can’t join campaign finance protest march to Washington”
WaPo:
The man who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol last year was denied permission to join a campaign finance protest march from Philadelphia to Washington before his April 13 sentencing by a federal judge… Continue reading
“Charges Narrowed in Case Against Supreme Court Protesters”
NLJ on charges against @99Rise protestors:
A federal district judge in Washington on Tuesday narrowed the scope of charges against five protesters accused of disrupting U.S. Supreme Court proceedings earlier this year.
Charging documents say the defendants “did unlawfully make… Continue reading
“No tweeting what you actually think about Clinton or Carson if you’re on the clock: new limits on feds”
WaPo:
If you work for the federal government, your Twitter or Facebook profile can show a photo of you hugging Ben Carson or Hillary Clinton. But you can’t share, tweet, ”like,” friend, follow, comment on or retweet anything your… Continue reading
Just Sayin’ Dept
“If we weren’t sort of a work-in-the-open organization, you could run Politwoops and just not tell anyone. And I think Twitter probably wouldn’t find out,” he said at another point, before quickly adding, “That’s not an endorsement.”
–Nicko Margolies of… Continue reading