Friday the 13th was the DC Bike Party’s Halloween Ride. Hundreds of riders took to the streets, some bikes were brilliantly lit up and several mobile sound systems were part of the rid

On the 14th of October, thousands marched through downtown DC demanding an immediate cease-fire and an end to the siege of Gaza. There was no sign of counterprotesters. Unlike in previous wars in Palestine, and unlike the situation in Florida, it appears this time around DC’s supporters of Israel are avoiding confrontations with protesters.

All reportbacks on Birdchan (AKA twitter AKA X) indicate no confrontations and no sign of counterprotesters. No signs of such seen there by this reporter either. Note that #GazaGenocide had been trending on Birdchan before it “mysteriously” disappeared thanks no doubt to Elon Musk.

On the evening of Oct 13, as part of a global day of action for Gaza, protesters gathered at the offices of the Washington Post in Washington DC. Speakers and chants called out the warmongering Washington Post in particular and US corporate media in general for promoting outright genocide in Gaza.

This the day after Israel “warned” Palestinians to evacuate the northern half of Gaza-and them with no way out of that area proceeding with a furious blizzard of aerial bombing.

For many years it was said that all Washington Post reporting on Palestine originated in the Israeli Embassy. It was also said in the same time period that their reporting on Northern Ireland came from the British Embassy.

On the 10th of October, the IfNotNow movement held a Jewish mourner’s Kaddish for the victims of the latest war in Gaza-without regard to nationality.

Sickened by the brutality of this war, they called out the Israeli government and decades of settlement for putting Israel on the path that led to this war. They reminded those in earshot that there are no air raid sirens (and no Iron Dome) in Gaza.Speakers flatly called out apartheid and settlement as the root causes of this war

On the 8th of October, a major Palestinian march took to the streets of DC. Speakers explictly endorsed all-out resistance to Israel’s occupation. One chant was “They’ve got tanks, we’ve got hang gliders-glory to all resistance fighters!” One speaker said the brutal day to day oppression experienced by residents of Gaza made this war absolutely inevitable.

The march from the White House to the State Dept missed coming within easy scout detection range of a “Stand with Israel” rally at the Lincoln Memorial by 20 minutes. It was reported that cops told them to wrap up in a hurry and get out of there.

Had the two sides clashed, a substantial street battle would have been possible given the events in Ft Lauderdale as well as those in Gaza. This would have effectively represented an extension of the fighting in Gaza to the streets of Washington DC. Apparently the civilians at the pro-Israel march were not up for such a battle and quite sensibly withdrew to keep the peace.

While a lot of PSL signs were seen at the march, the main organizers were apparently from the Palestinian community in the DC area.

Gaza has been compared to an open-air prison, thus this rebellion has some of the aspects of a prison uprising. However this war started, it is clear that Gaza is now fighting for their very existance. Israel’s Cabinet secretary is claiming this will be the last war between Israel and Gaza, which implies intention of an absolute wipeout. All war planning inside Gaza will have to take this into account.

Here in DC, this had the feel of “here we go-back in the same old trenches” but this time around is likely to be an entirely different and much nastier war.

Elsewere in the so-called US, there was reported fighting between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters in Ft lauderdale, FL and in Washington state.

On Oct 7, the “men’s march” for fetal personhood received a humiliating defeat. Thier turnout of only dozens was sorrounded by abortion rights protesters with bullhorns and a sound cart, and almost completely drowned out.

They then linked up with the larger “Rosary Coast to Coast” march only to be drowned out again when they reached the US Capitol. Their stage was right at the edge of their permit zone, allowing counterprotesters to set up their sound system so close the enemy microphones could not be adjusted not to pick it up yet still be fully effective.

The religious extremists were more numerous, but their sound systems were totally outgunned.

On the 6th of October, DC’s Harriet’s Wildest Dream assembled in Freedom Plaza for a march demanding killer cops be fired and jailed. Included in the speakers were the mothers of a number of people murdered by police in DC and surrounding areas.

When the march reached MPD (DC Police HQ), marchers ordered motorcycle cops blocking the road to “Move Back!” and the cops complied. It was quickly realized that killer cop Jason Bagshaw was involved in police activity surrounding this march, even though the mother of the man he shot and killed was on the sound truck! Bagshaw was called out from the stage as the murderer and oppressor he is.

A meeting by so-called “Moms4Liberty” in Clarksburg, MD draw protesters outraged by their anti-lgbtq+ and especially anti-trans agenda of hate. Moms4Liberty is also possibly the most infamous book-banning outfit in the entire so-called “United States”

Atlanta Committee for Progress doxxed on scenes.noblogs.org in retribution

More Cop City news: In an incredibly ugly development, the Fulton County Clerk’s office instead of scanning all those petitions for certification has scanned them and UPLOADED THEM TO A PUBLIC WEBSITE!

roughdraftatlanta(dot)com/2023/09/29/stop-cop-city-referendum-petitions-scanned-posted-on-atlanta-clerks-website/

It is suspected that the Mayor of Atlanta may have directly ordered the clerk’s office to disregard the City Council’s instruction to put the petitions online “for transparency” with personal information redacted. Mayor Andre Dickens seems to be every bit as much a “Trump Democrat” (in policies not endorsement) as DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser.

Now for the payback: In retribution for this doxxing attack, scenes.noblogs.org has done the same to the Atlanta Committee for Progress, a notorious insider “money and power” conspiracy that has dominated Atlanta’s politics for years with the “Atlanta Way.”

A dox has been avenged with a dox-and the “what they do to us, we can do to them!” message has been sent. Rule of law may be dead but justice is NOT.

https://scenes.noblogs.org/post/2023/09/30/they-doxxed-us-we-dox-them/

On the 29th of September, Orlando’s Critical Mass ride may have drawn as many as 800 riders.