LAPD expects people to buy that during a training exercise they “accidentally” beat a cop (who was investigating 4 other cops for sexual assault) to death so brutally that his spine was broken in 3 places. It has “suicide by 6 shots to the back of head” energy.
Today a girl who was a 15 year old victim of sex trafficking who killed her rapist was ordered by the court to pay her rapists family 150,000 dollars. She was spared any further prison time, but this restitution will be a huge obstacle for now 17 Pieper Lewis.
Gofundme below 👇
This is insane. In Davenport Iowa, an apartment building partially collapsed. There are still people and pets unaccounted for, but the city is set to demolish the building tomorrow morning and forgo any rescue attempts? People are understandably furious/protesting.
Cannot believe a hardcore band in Iowa has a literal police officer for a vocalist and thought that would fly once people figured it out. Band absolutely honks too.
It demonstrates how immune to accountability cops are. They give a story that everyone knows is bullshit but they don’t care because you can’t do anything about it.
Another video from last night in Iowa City. This was the scene of joy and celebration after protestors made life hell for all who attended the Matt Walsh event.
A protester dropped thousands of marbles near one exit and forced all the angry chuds to file through one exit and through a gauntlet of screaming protestors
This will be my Matt Walsh in Iowa City thread. Line is currently forming inside of the IMU for attendees. Iowa City police department, University Police, and Johnson County Sheriff are all here, and have brought in K-9 units to, assumedly, sniff for explosives.
Stopped by City High School this morning and talked to some cool students who are camping out on the high school lawn today on school strike for Palestine.
This Friday, high schoolers at Iowa City’s City High are skipping school and having a demonstration on the school lawn in solidarity with Palestine and pro Palestinian student protestors across the country. The kids are indeed alright.
Good bonus image of a constituent expressing their concerns to Representative Shipley today, after his bill to strip civil protections for trans Iowans failed in subcommittee.
Imagine being a prosecutor and trying this case. Imagine working to put a victimized child behind bars for the rest of her life. How can you fucking live with yourself? I’d call them pigs, but that’s in insult to pigs. No curse in human language strong enough to describe them.
This has truly been the Nazi rally version of fyre fest. Half of the attendees who had tickets to the event were denied entry because they booked too small of a room. There’s now hundreds of angry Walsh fans yelling at the cops and staff.
BREAKING: Iowa Republican lawmakers to introduce bill to ban the possession of more than 100 marbles at a time, citing fears of “domestic terrorism and threat to life.”
I just donated what I could. If we all chip in at least a little, we can lift a huge and unjust burden off of a victim of horrific abuse. Abuse not only by those who raped her and sold her, but by our barbaric “justice” system who criminalized a child for defending herself.
Hardcore kids in 2024: Damn this stupid poser doesn’t even like knocked loose
Hardcore kids in 2010: Damn this stupid poser doesn’t even like Bane
Hardcore kids in 2001: HOLY SHIT THEY HIT THE PENTAGON
University Of Iowa will unleash a plague on Iowa City and cause one of the worst outbreaks in the world, but then arrest a BLM organizer for 9 counts of felony assault for shining a light at a cop.
The “justice” system is meant to serve those in power, not you.
A woman in Cedar Rapids was shot in the head by her boyfriend in her home. She amazingly survived. While recovering, Eagle Property Management sent her an eviction notice, claiming she was a “clear and present danger” for being the victim of domestic violence.
Absolute cruelty.
The street is still being occupied. Chuds are slowly driving out under police protection. The mood is now that of a party with songs about trans rights and dancing
FIJI at University of Iowa has been accused of horrific sexual assault, much like what happened in Lincoln recently. Students are now calling for a protest tomorrow outside the fraternity to pressure the UofI to kick them off campus. Details of the incident in the link below.
Newton, Iowa Mayor Michael Hansen just had someone arrested for speaking out against the Newton Police Department for having an officer on duty who has a no contact order stemming from a domestic abuse case.
Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess arrested a man by the name of Noah Petersen tonight at a city council meeting. During public comment, Petersen criticized the police department and said it supports domestic abuse, referring to a specific officer. The mayor demanded he be removed.
Birthright, an Iowa City Crisis Pregnancy Center (Fake clinic meant to trick people seeking abortion into not getting one) has gotten a redecoration during a march for reproductive rights tonight
This Friday, high schoolers at Iowa City’s City High are skipping school and having a demonstration on the school lawn in solidarity with Palestine and pro Palestinian student protestors across the country. The kids are indeed alright.
There was a large crash in the St Louis area where a truck t-boned a trailer carrying sheep. The Iowa Farm Sanctuary from Iowa City sent volunteers to help provide aid/rescue the sheep. They are reporting that when they arrived the police were shooting the survivors.
LAPD shooting a lady point blank with rubber bullet as she has her hands up begging them not to shoot, but yeah the USA definitely has the moral authority to tell anyone anything about the rights of protesters
Hey
@KCRG
and
@KWWL
since you posted the mugshot of the woman beaten by police, maybe now you can post the face of the officer who punched her repeatedly while she was handcuffed behind her back? Wasn’t hard to find out who the officer was, it’s Officer Jeff Reinhard
Most of the protesters have trickled out and I have left the scene. Didn’t see any arrests or anything. Someone got on the mic to encourage people to walk home in groups. Stay safe.
I’m here in Waterloo on the picket line at the John Deere Foundry Operations location. Striking workers have reported that masked people in cars have driven by and thrown eggs at them
The Iowa city junior high kids have walked out of class, marched miles in the freezing cold to the Pentacrest, and are making a great ruckus against transphobic legislation in Iowa and around the country!
For all those asking why police aren’t welcome at punk shows and why that cop band Concrete Sleep from Davenport Iowa with the cop vocalist was dropped from that Iowa City show when we found out, this is one of a million reasons why.
@JoyceManor
@glazedfl
@porchcoffin
@CollectiveConFL
@JSOPIO
who the fuck booked a punk show and expected people not to mosh?? Fucking incredible. all cops are bastards and that includes security guards. I wish I was recording when they fucking took this innocent guy down.
Hearing from Downtown Iowa City Starbucks workers that they have won their union in a crushing 25-0 vote. They have made history as the first unionized Starbucks in Iowa!
Listen I know I’m going to get clowned for saying this but as someone who for a decade has worked with intellectually disabled people for a living it makes me super sad to see how hardcore/punk kids think talking like this is cool nowadays.
CW police violence
Last night, Iowa City police were filmed throwing a petite woman into the back of a cruiser, punching her repeatedly.
The city released a statement claiming she tried grabbing a taser. However, in the video she appears to be handcuffed behind her back.
Punk is dead but hardcore isn’t — and it is probably the last white-coded, aggressive “scene” out there.
In the next three years, it will either be taken over by energetic youth or ceded to Reddit millennials.
Something to think about.
I’m seeing more security here than when Mike Pence spoke at this same venue a while back. YAF members in suits walking by, one joked “you ready to defend the building?”
Really odd vibes from the press conference in Davenport. There seems to be a palpable anger from the mayor/other city officials that anyone is angry. But they were told the building was going to be demolished with loved ones potentially alive inside, of course they’ll be upset.
IOWA CITY: A pro Palestine encampment at University Of Iowa launched at 7am, with around 25 campers and 20 tents. At 730am UIPD came and said campers has 30minutes to disperse, 15 minutes later the cops moved in on the protest and tore down tents with people in them.
Holy shit, two cops from the Des Moines Police Department are SUING BLM protestors that they arrested two years ago, including a recently elected city council member. They were arrested for trying to de-arrest another protester, and all criminal proceedings are concluded.
University of Iowa students are putting up flyers around campus of leaked
@Iowa_YAF
communications where newly appointed chair of Iowa College Republicans
@UIowaCRs
Samuel Haack uses slurs to describe trans people
Starting on August 1st, all Iowa City public transit will be FREE for a two year trial run. The more people who use it, the more likely this will be a permanent change. Im def gonna start taking the bus to work in the mornings.
I just got arrested while covering jail support at the Johnson County Hail in Iowa City. No reason was given. Midway through booking me cops came in and said “we got orders from the top to not book him” and apologized to me and let me go. Wow.
Tonight there is “Chalk-a-ganza” to spread the word about the counter protest to oppose openly bigoted fascist lunatic Matt Walsh who is scheduled to speak on Wednesday at University of Iowa
The movie is scheduled to get out around 545pm, then the attendees will head to the main lounge in the IMU to see Matty boy himself. Protesters remain outside
No one even tried to contact me for this article. I was not a “protestor.”I was there to report on/document the protest, which is what the police know I do. I went inside and asked where press should go, and left when they said “no press.” Then they arrested me hours later.
My dad is a bus driver for elementary kids. He called me and was really emotional telling me that for the last day of the school year the kids/parents staged a surprise for him with gift & were chanting “Dan is the best bus driver ever!” Giving him hugs with tears in their eyes.