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![Members of the U.S. Secret Service hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd on May 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1030-police-white-house-400x300.jpg)
Mass Protest Is Coming and the Cops Are on Trump’s Side
What will protest look like during a fascist power grab?
![Protesters and police clash in West Philly after two Philadelphia Police officers killed a Black man in front of his mother on October 26, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1027-ph-protest-400x300.jpg)
Protests Rise in Philly After Police Murder Black Man Amid Mental Health Crisis
Walter Wallace Jr.'s mother had been trying to diffuse the situation before police arrived and shot him.
![Amy Coney Barrett Won’t Say Climate Change Is Real](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/SEG2-ACB-2-400x300.jpg)
Amy Coney Barrett Says Climate Change Is a “Very Contentious Matter”
The Supreme Court nominee also did not recall that the First Amendment protects the right to protest.
![Protests at Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Rail Against GOP Power Grab](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/SEG1-ACB-Protest-2-400x300.jpg)
Protests at Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Rail Against GOP Power Grab
At least 21 were arrested after staging a sit-in to oppose the Senate pushing through Barrett’s nomination.
![Protesters block the entrance of Hart Senate Office Building on the first day of the nomination hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett on October 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1012-AmyConeyBarrett-Protest-400x300.jpg)
Protesters Block the Entrance to Senate Building During First Barrett Hearing
Watch the confirmation hearing live here.
![Antifascists gather in a crowd](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0930-antifa-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Fascists Worked to Keep Portland Community Safe Amid Proud Boys Rally
Even before Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand by,” anti-fascists were confronting the far right group in Portland.
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Trump’s “White Supremacist Project” Was on Full Display at First Debate
Trump insisted that most violence came from left-wing groups, ignoring evidence proving otherwise.
![Cops line up to abuse the citizenry](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0925cops-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Are Pushing State-Level Measures to Block Defunding of Police
Republicans are using threats, histrionic pledges and legislation to scare cities considering police reform.
![A soldier stands up through the sunroof of an armored vehicle](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0925-kenosha-400x300.jpg)
Military-Enlisted Students Are Getting Called Up for “Riot Control”
Students who should be learning about struggles for racial justice are being deployed to repress those struggles.
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Protests Erupt as Cops Escape Charges for Killing Breonna Taylor in Her Home
The only charge given was for shooting into adjacent apartments -- no cops are being charged for killing Breonna Taylor.