Left-wing Shutdown DC protest blocks traffic
around nation's capital
Posted By: mc squared, 12/7/2021 1:53:32 PM
A left-wing protest in Washington, D.C., is blocking traffic in the nation's capital to demonstrate against an administration and lawmakers they believe have failed them by not delivering on various promises. The initiative, dubbed "Shutdown DC," is a joint effort from several activist organizations that are each conducting blockades at different spots near the Capitol building. On Dec. 7, as Congress returns to the Capitol for the last week of the 2021 legislative calendar, we’re going to take bold direct action to demand that Congress and the administration take action to pass the programs that they promised us and we voted for," said a message on the Shutdown DC website.
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in city as Illinois virus hospitalizations surge 13 replies
in city as Illinois virus hospitalizations surge 13 replies
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A left-wing protest in Washington, D.C., is blocking traffic in the nation's capital to demonstrate against an administration and lawmakers they believe have failed them by not delivering on various promises. The initiative, dubbed "Shutdown DC," is a joint effort from several activist organizations that are each conducting blockades at different spots near the Capitol building.
On Dec. 7, as Congress returns to the Capitol for the last week of the 2021 legislative calendar, we’re going to take bold direct action to demand that Congress and the administration take action to pass the programs that they promised us and we voted for," said a message on the Shutdown DC website.
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Does Justice Sonia Sotomayor even read the briefs in cases before the Supreme Court?
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phasing out D, F grades for high school students 32 replies
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neck-in-neck with Trump in hypothetical
2024 rematch 29 replies
neck-in-neck with Trump in hypothetical
2024 rematch 29 replies
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This demonstration is well funded - check the scaffolding and banners. I wonder if any of the demonstrators missed a day's work.