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Peaceful demonstrations are starting. There are a lot of military in DC and more on the way. Let’s hope it remains peaceful.

An Awesome Zoom View down 16th from Scott Circle https://t.co/SI4KEX8pSZ pic.twitter.com/yYsJ4TRSpx
— PoPville (@PoPville) June 2, 2020

Absolutely massive street protest heads back towards the White House, demanding #JusticeNow This video doesn’t capture the size- it took at least 5 minutes to pass picking up folks all the way. #WeNeedChange #DCProtests #Peacefulprotest #BlackLivesMattter @PoPville @cmclymer pic.twitter.com/414jEoYf66
— Monica Schneider (@MGSchneider76) June 2, 2020

#NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyd’s death, back even after two days of escalating force from police. This might be the most people I’ve seen gather this early in the evening. pic.twitter.com/NvB6gaUTL2
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) June 2, 2020

As good a time as any to note, again, that DC is a historically black city of 700,000 people — more people than Wyoming — who pay taxes, have been denied the rights granted to states, and because of that have no ability to stop federal law enforcement from occupying the city.
— Addy Baird (@addysbaird) June 2, 2020

Washington, DC this hour pic.twitter.com/b3B3sGQXGY
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 2, 2020

Crowd arriving at Congress. pic.twitter.com/vbqStRe9RZ
— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) June 2, 2020

Lafayette Park. The crowd is huge and from all walks of life. pic.twitter.com/n4ZU1BQ6oz
— Jim Townsend (@jteurope) June 2, 2020

Just interviewed @ewarren who came down to see the protest outside the White House- she’s getting cheers. She told me she came here because she had an obligation to bear witness to this moment pic.twitter.com/nkWenYJy8b
— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) June 2, 2020

Crowd goes crazy as Senator Warren, her husband and her dog walk through the protesters in front of White House a half hour before curfew pic.twitter.com/YoVD58q288
— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June 2, 2020

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— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) June 2, 2020

Seeing a major movement of military hardware and personnel on the streets of downtown DC today as #GeorgeFloyd protests continue. @Fox5DC pic.twitter.com/Qk2cgi2AQa
— Tom Fitzgerald (@FitzFox5DC) June 2, 2020

17th and L St NW, 5:43 pm. The US military blocking off a Washington street. America, 2020. pic.twitter.com/l10S5qfMvq
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) June 2, 2020

Imperial March of border patrol and CBP headed into White House entrance down Pennsylvania #dcprotests pic.twitter.com/IKbSqLuTRG
— Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) June 2, 2020

Also: 700 members of the 82nd are at Joint Base Andrews and Fort Belvoir. 1,400 more soldiers are ready to be mobilized within an hour. Soldiers are armed and have riot gear. They also were issued bayonets—standard issue but some feel could be inflammatory https://t.co/Ieo86bc4yF
— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) June 2, 2020

Other cities too

Wow. Huge rally in Paris #France today paying homage to #GeorgeFloyd & Adama Traore who died in French police custody in 2016.

Rally itself defied a police ban:
pic.twitter.com/42zqoeT3Co
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 2, 2020

New Zealand https://t.co/ZvciUDozKR
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) June 2, 2020

Don’t let anyone tell you the people behind the protestors are agitators and looters. I have seen every walk of life marching peacefully on the streets of #Philadelphia and they are the ones demanding genuine change. pic.twitter.com/CPqdgcRCEk
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) June 2, 2020

San Diego

Group we were following is now back at Balboa Park. This is what a peaceful rally looks like….organizers urging people to say something if they see anyone causing trouble (violence,vandalism,etc.) @CBS8 @News8 @thecwsandiego pic.twitter.com/smGM1DLSwO
— Shannon Handy (@ShannonNews8) June 2, 2020

#LIVE: A gathering is still occurring in Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Our reporter, @abc7carlos, said it is a very quiet and peaceful protest. https://t.co/40YKhrCnYn pic.twitter.com/pzMIlhOR7f
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 2, 2020

One of the most powerful images yet.

Black Cowboys on horseback march peacefully in Houston. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/YIq0b05CjJ
— Aaron Vallely (@Vallmeister) June 2, 2020

Open thread

Tonight In WashingtonPost + Comments (192)

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Let there be snark.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

The math demands it!

I can’t take this shit today. I just can’t.

Shelter in place is one thing. shelter in pants is quite another.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

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Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

We need fewer warriors in public service and more gardeners.

It was down to kool-aid drinkers and next of kin at the trump White House

We are aware of all internet traditions.

This is how realignments happen…

Four legs? good! two legs? we’re not so sure…

Just a few bad apples.

This blog goes to 11…

This is a big f—–g deal.

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Not all heroes wear capes.

The willow is too close to the house.

I did not have this on my fuck 2020 bingo card.

Yes we did.

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