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FBI and DHS Were Warned About Jan. 6. They Didn’t Prepare a Threat Assessment.
The NYPD sent intel to the FBI in December, with the expectation that they’d prepare a threat assessment. They didn’t.
At Least 28 Cops Were Attendees at Pro-Trump Rally Preceding Attack on Capitol
One sheriff’s lieutenant described breaking into the Capitol as part of the violent mob as “the best day of my life.”
Trump Loyalists’ Breach of Capitol Is Likely to Embolden Far Right Street Forces
An escalation in aggressive actions seems likely, especially in the remaining two weeks of Trump’s term.
Police Inaction in Face of Trumpist Mob Was White Supremacy in Action
The difference between police responses to anti-racist protests versus a mob breaching the Capitol is undeniable.
Ending Violence Against Sex Workers Means Abolishing Police and Prisons
On the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, let’s commit to building a world free of policing.
Grad Workers’ Strike Shows Labor Why It Must Become Abolitionist
The strike at the University of Michigan highlighted the role of policing in upholding racial capitalism on campus.
Far Right Militias Are Recruiting Vets. We Must Organize Against This Trend.
Veterans already primed with the military’s racist indoctrination make up 25 percent of all militia members in the U.S.
Mass Protest Is Coming and the Cops Are on Trump’s Side
What will protest look like during a fascist power grab?
The Case for Abolition After Philadelphia Police Kill Walter Wallace Jr.
Protests in Philadelphia marked a second night of calling for abolition after police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr.
Trump Has Stoked White Supremacy and Led Police to Act Outside the Law
Jeremy Scahill says that Donald Trump has opened the door for the most extremist views of the Republican Party.