Based on the information I have been able to gather and several confirming stories along with confirmation video it is my conclusion that the DC protesters were likely taken in under a mass arrest and probably using the NDAA or similar indefinite detention measures. (Which is why no one has heard from them and likely why they would cut livestreams and comms before the arrest - so you don't know where they are). I will update this post if new information arises.
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Image allegdly showing FBI troops with live ammunition weapons in Washington DC during the communications blackout. |
At 1AM EST the White House entered creep mode, and all live streams and communications with the protesters there were lost.
There has been no word from any of them, all of the streams in the area are down.Has anyone ever seen the WH do this before? Sercret Service must have switched to NVGs #DCblackout #dcprotest #dcriots pic.twitter.com/ipYFgzGGpS— CJ (@MrSlimPickens) June 1, 2020
News media is reporting as normal with one literally expecting everyone to believe that "the protesters respected the curfew and went home".Screenshots Periscope in DC right now. Not one person is live on this platform (red dots designate live, blue ones are video, not live) What is going on??#dcblackout pic.twitter.com/iTNcBUjaRy— Earth Child (@SammiHiam) June 1, 2020
So far there are no recordings, no record of any kind of what happened after that moment and how the streets became empty. Did the White House literally just 'disappear' the entire protest?News media reporting "cleanup as usual". Still can not find a single shred of evidence of what actually happened to all of the protesters there once lights went out and SM went dark.— Richard Fantin (@RichardFantin) June 1, 2020
They forced white house to turn off lights, then went home? Really? https://t.co/sl54ZHfoaW
Please comment any information you have regarding the situation in DC.
Update-1
In addition I'll add that during the night I was chatting with a user on a youtube channel that claimed to be in DC listening on HAM radio and was reporting that live ammunition was being used. I can't verify if he was bullshitting me or not.#dcblackout The 2 tweets ive seen from people in DC have disappeared within minutes of posting. What its going on?? This only one I got a screenshot of pic.twitter.com/pC4zo87OA1— ALLISTER (@BUNNYPERV) June 1, 2020
The above tweet was deleted by Twitter. Replacement:This was the last picture I got from DC before #DCProtests turned into #dcblackout.— Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) June 1, 2020
Something isn’t adding up pic.twitter.com/W6yzFIdori
Oq Γ© isso? Para que isso? #dcblackout pic.twitter.com/He4DWadERi— Camilo silva (@Camila2577) June 1, 2020
Update-2
Can't verify obviously, but something definitely happened in DC last night. And it was something big.
they keep deleting this video, apparently they killed 5 people, SPREAD THIS !!!!! #DCSAFE #DCBLACKOUT pic.twitter.com/jCs771hWh7— goη ACAB (@fIrshng) June 1, 2020
Update-3:
Twitter is moderating the #dcblackout hashtag like wildfire. And numerous "people" are claiming it's a "disinformation campaign". It absolutely is not. I have been trying to communicate with protesters in DC all night they CAN NOT be reached. NO ONE has an answer about where they went.
As the rate of tweet deletion is nuts regarding this topic information is even less reliable.
There have been reports of some sort of a loud explosion or boom in the NE portion of the city.
A user rejoined twitter to "say the truth". Obviously I can't verify, I've taken a screenshot of this one:
Update-4:
The real disinformation campaign being waged is the one insisting nothing happened.
Update-5:any tweets that claim this is fake literally are exactly the same word for word #dcblackout pic.twitter.com/wzaRfjsFNq— des ✭ (@spookydoobies) June 1, 2020
WOW! I have never seen this before. People's accounts are literally being hacked in real time to tweet messages discrediting the hashtag!
Update-6:#dcblackout as we can see here, people account's are getting hacked. In the first photo, this person is tweeting about the state of DC and in another, they tweeted saying it was all safe. Could twitter be behind this? or the government? pic.twitter.com/wjxh9DhdMt— Weazel News (@Weazel_News7) June 1, 2020
Nearly 8 hours later and I have finally found someone that claims they were present at the time:
The protesters are fine. Most of us left at 11. The rest left around 1am #dcblackout pic.twitter.com/GyEUBXb3hE— Crusoe Gongbay (@CrusoeGB) June 1, 2020
I'm not exactly convinced.Yes. This is my video from last night. I left at 12:45. I’m at home now— Crusoe Gongbay (@CrusoeGB) June 1, 2020
The live traffic feeds are clearly fake. All live video is either faked, looped, or disconnected. Still no live streams, and aside from this one guy still no words from protesters.
Not even a "hey yea we're ok".
Update-7:
Nevermind, it's events after 1AM we are interested in.
Update-8:I know before an after the blackout many people were going home. Not sure of what happened to the rest of the protesters after 1am #dcblackout— Crusoe Gongbay (@CrusoeGB) June 1, 2020
More video allegedly from after 1AM in DC:
Update-9:So you’re telling me every one of those people an hour later just gave up and went home??? But somehow every alarm is going off an hour later I don’t buy it at all. #dcblackout #WHEREAREDCPROTESTORS pic.twitter.com/uMhcoVrH9l— •Kayla Hayes• (@Kmarie8762) June 1, 2020
Finally some solid video showing that protesters allegedly dispersed immediately after the lights went out. It doesn't explain why there was a media blackout that took out the live streams however, nor why those of us who were working through the night could not contact anyone in DC. I remain suspicious.
Update-10:WHITE HOUSE: A very different scene as crowds have dispersed and the fires are out. #DCProtests #whitehouseprotests #GeorgeFloydπ€— Live Protest Feed - Cam Grey π½πΈπ€π (@camerongrey) June 1, 2020
pic.twitter.com/bNl9Kkmdmu
A legal source in DC associated with their cases claims they have been mass arrested.
4000+ in federal custody from DC last night... im a federal public defender in the area and have been briefed on the possible large influx of cases. right now theyre only being detained while intelligence gains intel from them on outside groups & organizers...— sjl (@slslslsl1990) June 1, 2020
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Richard Fantin is a self-taught software developer who has mostly throughout his career focused on financial applications and high frequency trading. He currently works for CenturyLink
Nazayh Zanidean is a Project Coordinator for a mid-sized construction contractor in Calgary, Alberta. He enjoys writing as a hobby on topics that include foreign policy, international human rights, security and systemic media bias.
I've looked at sjl's previous comments and tweets - that person is NOT a public defender.
ReplyDeleteCan you expand on why you believe that to be the case?
DeleteGenerally people regardless of profession can tweet what and however they like. I've reviewed his timeline, nothing about it to me stands out as suspicious.