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I can't upload all the pictures and videos because they're too big apparently! But it was fucking awesome. At least 150,000 people were there marching for Palestine and SCREAMING the "Biden, Biden, you can't hide, you're funding a genocide" chants. It was genuinely so hopeful and refreshing. It was made very clear that this was only the beginning of more direct action that will have consequences and force the hand of our dictators of capital. We spray painted a McDonald's window "GAZA" (in minecraft of course) and screamed "Fuck McDonald's" because we're boycotting Starbucks and McDonald's. I met a few pretty relevant tiktokers and Karina Garcia, the PSL's presidential candidate's VP!

Overall a fucking wonderful experience and I'm going to bring this energy back home. Like I said this is only the beginning and it really is showing some serious dedication and revolutionary intent.

Check out answercoalition on Instagram to see the size of the crowd and some of the speeches. I'll see if I can link pictures in the comments below.

FUCK THE AMERICAN WAR MACHINE, WE WILL SEE A FREE PALESTINE AND A SOCIALIST WORLD IN OUR LIFETIME

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[โ€“] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I saw all those pigs protecting mcdonalds honor from the antifa hordes too lol, nice job.

PALESTINE WILL BE FREE

[โ€“] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you see the swat truck and squad of pigs defending an empty Starbucks ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lol yeah, literally the only groups of cops I saw were protecting chains. Gotta keep those cappucirinos safe from palestine.

[โ€“] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There was a strip club cough, gentleman's club that was being guarded by a lot of piggies. Good to see their priorities lmao

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[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Yep. Nowhere to be found when medics were needed tho.

Who keeps us safe? We do.

[โ€“] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

There was also a group of them standing around protecting a piggiemobile that had already gotten ACAB sprayed on it

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Hahahhaa yes it was glorious to see (not the pigs but the empty ass chains). We low-key be costing them a fuck ton of money

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago

I SAW THAT HAHAHA fuck those guys bro we started booing them and everything it was great

[โ€“] Beat_da_Rich@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've been noticing more and more people are altering their stance on Hamas with more education. With all the blatant lying the mainstream media has been caught doing regarding Palestine, I'm noticing liberals actually starting to question the US's Ukraine and China narratives now. It feels like another major wave of Americans are finally starting to wake up.

[โ€“] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I talked with a few people not in the protest in DC who were curious about the situation and were uneducated on past or current events in occupied Palestine. Even they were aware of the hard Israel slant of the major US media stations and seemed to accept a lot of the reasons why a ceasefire is necessary and that a one secular democratic state solution is the only real option to avoid continued conflict. I even had one guy move from condemnation of Hamas to saying he wouldn't say he condemns them anymore.

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's obviously one person but that is huge, it just shows its possible and honestly is a sign to me of a larger turning of tide.

[โ€“] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It seems like the contradictions are becoming too much even for the less engaged masses. They may not hold the 'correct' opinion but they're more willing then ever to hear a countervailing opinion to the consent manufacturing machine

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[โ€“] Majenrobe@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I wasn't able to go, but I made sure to watch the entire BreakThrough News live stream. I could feel the immense energy of it all through the screen, and I hope to join in on physically being at some of these protests as soon as possible.

FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA!

[โ€“] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago

The energy was amazing. People of all walks of life, all religions, all ethnicities, all races, all ages, all identities, fighting for the lives of those just like us.

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yesss they were there. I saw the main male journalist with the glasses there I forget his name but.

Make it to whatever you can! PALESTINE WILL BE FREE

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[โ€“] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Ah! I was there too!

Happy to hear you had an amazing time too!

Currently on the bus home!

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] Idliketothinkimsmart@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How lovely! I was at the SF sister rally and 50,000 people showed up!!! Not a single mishap! Btw, on the PSL National IG and the breakthrough news IG, reports are saying 300,000 in DC!

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Crazy. I know it was a worldwide thing, pretty sure there was like 500,000 in London and millions in other Arabic countries. Amazing

[โ€“] CicadaSpectre@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Attended a local protest and it was great. We had way more than we expected there, no counter-protestors, and so many people honking their support and waving flags as they drove by. A guy "thanked" me for protesting and said something about his cousin dying at "the music concert on the 7th," and I'd never heard of that (and his sarcasm was so poor) I think I just kinda thanked him in confusion, lol. Other than that, there was apparently one guy who flipped us off and that was all the heckling we got. Everyone else was supportive or neutral.

It's great to hear the national protest went so well, too!

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck yes comrade!

Counter-protestors regarding this issue are cowards and don't leave their house half the time. Why should they? They can be keyboard warriors and have the state do their bidding.

There always are a few finger flippers but fuck them they're outnumbered as hell.

My small data collection from the protests I've been to (4 since October 7) is a very large pro-palestine bias. Tons more honks and supports than negative

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[โ€“] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

Obligatory do not upload media of you partaking in protests unless you take measures to redact any identifying material or else you're doing the work of the cops for them and you will get people arrested.

[โ€“] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Was also there comrade, a fuckton of ppl, like hundreds of thousands.

[โ€“] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~150,000~~ 300,000 people by last reputable count.

EDIT: NEW RECOUNT SHOWS 300,000 attendees.

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago

YESSSS I LOVE YOU HAHAH

Definitely. We were all the way back to the capitol!!

[โ€“] soumerd_retardataire@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago

I got trapped under that list. Maybe not that exact one but on the 4th there was one of those and it was so long I got stuck under it lol. That's not funny it's actually fucked up that it's that long that I couldn't escape from under it but I don't know how else to deal with it

[โ€“] thisonethatone@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love that people aren't falling for this shit. The US War machine can't hide its bloody history anymore.

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Yes dude! The whole fucking world sees right through it and it's glorious. The event was soo diverse and I loved it you'd never see that shit at a zionist protest

[โ€“] TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Okay I can't even put the pictures in the comments because they're too big but if you guys want my insta you can low-key dm me on here and I'll give it idgaf I'm not scared anymore so <3

[โ€“] darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago

You could create an imgur album with them or else use imgbb [dot] com. Just be careful to thoroughly censor any photos showing people committing potential criminal acts (for example if a photo shows someone committing a potential crime and they have a very identifiable green patch with a symbol on their right upper arm, even if their face is obscured there, if you or someone else post a photo elsewhere of that same person with the patch visible with their mask off or some other identifying info present it can be used to tie them to that crime and convict). Stay safe and thanks for the report and your efforts comrade.

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[โ€“] QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Iโ€™m glad it went well! Wish I couldโ€™ve gone. Looking at the IG time elapse the crowd is incredible.

[โ€“] HawlSera@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm actually glad no one Falls for Israeli propaganda anymore

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[โ€“] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Don't forget covering a Starbucks in stickers

[โ€“] QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

If your image is too big you can try screenshotting them.

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