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They tear gassed moms. And then the Mayor. Ban Tear Gas Now.

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 27, 2020July 27, 2020Comments are Disabled

The use of tear gas is illegal in war. But in the last few weeks, it’s been used so often to disperse protests in the US that many of you can probably recognize the smell at a distance, and know exactly what it looks like in a photo or video. In Portland, Trump’s storm troopers …

Your Mayor can Defund the police – and they should

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 22, 2020July 22, 2020Comments are Disabled

For the last few weeks, we’ve been telling you about why we support the demands of the Movement for Black Lives, including and especially the demand to Defund the Police. But the truth is that most of us can’t defund the police ourselves: Not by voting in local elections (some sheriffs are elected, but not …