Luigi Mangione supporters demand "Free Luigi!" outside courthouse: "These CEO's have got to go!"
"Hey hey, ho ho, these CEO's have got to go!" chanted supporters of Luigi Mangione as he pled not guilty in New York City today to terrorism and the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. "Free, free Luigi!"
"Finally somebody did something," one supporter explained. "Part of me was happy about it, and I have no sympathy for him and what he went through."
"Brian Thompson was a mass murderer and so is United Healthcare. So are all the insurance companies. So you can't be that corrupt for that long and that greedy for that long and kill that many people and not expect consequences."
Mangione, who is also facing federal charges, pled not guilty in New York court.
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DHS arrest 13 Climate Defiance activists blockading Department of Energy in DC
Climate activists blockaded entrances to the Department of Energy demanding that Biden use his final days in office to cancel permits for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plants and LNG exports before Trump takes power.
"Natural gas, my a**! Methane is a poison gas!"
One climate activist invoked "delay, deny, defend" to compare the energy industry to that of tobacco and healthcare. "It's all the same bullsh*t!"
"We have every single technological, scientific, and political lever at our disposal right now to solve this crisis. What we don't have is the political will and courageous leaders willing to get it done."
"So if they will not save us, we will save ourselves."
After two warnings, Homeland Security Officers ordered the blockading climate activists to stand and handcuffed them.
"Off fossil fuels, Biden, off fossil fuels!" the group continued to chant as 13 were arrested.
"Cancel LNG! Cancel LNG!"
"I'm getting arrested today because I believe that the people in suits who are laughing at us right now are the ones who should be in handcuffs!" one climate activist explained as she was taken away.
"I'm here because I care about a livable future!"
Following the 13 arrests, Climate Defiance activists circled around to the other entrance to the Department of Energy, where a similar blockade had taken place without arrests, some in rocking chairs.
Michael Greenberg declared victory: "We shut down business as usual at the Department of Energy! We disrupted an agency of over 10,000 people and you can bet that this protest got noticed as high up as the Secretary of Energy herself!"
Filmed by Ford Fischer
Climate activists attempt to blockade Department of Energy in DC
Climate activists attempt to blockade Department of Energy in DC.
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Supporters of transgender affirming care for minors rally in front of Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday morning in United States v. Skrmetti over whether Tennessee can ban transgender-affirming care for minors, protesters on both side spoke outside.
Actor Elliot Page spoke out: "I know how important it is for all of us to disrupt the narratives that demonize us."
Page says gender-affirming care improved his life. "The evidence proves that this medical care is safe and effective."
"We all know that they want to ban this care, not because it doesn't work, but because it does."
"No child should ever have her breasts cut off" proclaimed Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from a rivaling rally as a 12 year old transgender child spoke in front of the Supreme Court: "Despite me having a normal life, it's wild that people think that trans kids are just a danger to society."
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley cited a study saying that gender-affirming care reduces patient suicide by 3/4.
"It's not some abstract notion. This is real medical care for our very real children," Merkley said. "Let's stand with our transgender youth!"
Rev. Emma Chattin of the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia cited Genesis 1:26-27.
"If male and female are made in the image of God, then God is similar to both and unlike either, and that's the definition of genderqueer!"
"My God is totally trans!"
"We are calling on the highest court in the land to remember that freedom is not reserved for a select few," said Congressman Mark Takano.
"The Constitution's freedoms exist for all Americans including trans Americans."
Actress Annette Bening described having a transgender teen.
"I learned that what these kids and families need is judicious counciling, sound medical advice, and an atmosphere of calm, and love, and acceptance."
"Our trans kid, and all trans folks need to be seen and heard."
"No matter what happens in that courtroom today, December 4, 2024, Chase Strangio is an American hero changing the world for the better," said comed
Actor Elliot Page speaks at Supreme Court against banning trans gender-affirming care for minors
As the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday morning in United States v. Skrmetti over whether Tennessee can ban transgender-affirming care for minors, protesters on both side spoke outside.
Actor Elliot Page spoke out: "I know how important it is for all of us to disrupt the narratives that demonize us."
"The evidence proves that this medical care is safe and effective," Page, who is transgender, said. "We all know that they want to ban this care, not because it doesn't work, but because it does."
Filmed by Ford Fischer
LIVE: Pro and Anti Transgender activists gather in front of Supreme Court
LIVE: Pro and Anti Transgender activists gather in front of Supreme Court.
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Montgomery County Police announce arrest of FBI agent for sexual assault
Montgomery County Police announce arrest of FBI agent for sexual assault.
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Pro-Palestine protesters gather at White House week after Trump elected
Pro-Palestine protesters gather at White House week after Trump elected
Pro-Palestine protesters gather at White House week after Trump elected
Pro-Palestine protesters gather at White House week after Trump elected
Virginia militia group joins civilian hurricane relief volunteers in North Carolina
A month after Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians are still struggling to recover.
This weekend, militia group Virginia Kekoas joined with civilian volunteers around Mount Mitchell, digging through decimated houses for salvageable items for surviving homeowners.
David Phillips and Dustin Coke have been volunteering for weeks in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
They describe that the scope of destruction is incomprehensible until visiting, and poorer communities are being forgotten about.
Using this home as an example, Coke describes how homeowers asked them to look for some belongings, such as guitars, that "make them feel like they haven't fully lost everything."
"We're here simply because we love them," said Phillips. "Me and this guy, we don't got much. But you know what we got a lot of? Love for each other and for the people we're here to help."
Many of the donation centers are actually fairly well-stocked, but volunteers both at the affected areas and the "hubs" for relief distribution remain needed.
The militia also spent some time sorting donations at a local church.
"It's eye-opening how much damage has occurred down here," said Kekoas leader Eddie "ICE" Ray. "And we've only hit the tip of the iceberg."
"Militia really is just community, and that's what this is all about," added David Phillips.
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Trump supporters celebrate 2024 victory in West Palm Beach on election night
MAGA supporters gathered outside the Trump 2024 election watch party at West Palm Beach Tuesday night, where they celebrated and expressed confidence that Donald Trump would prevail.
"Thank you Jesus, we win! It's a miracle!" Trump supporters celebrated outside the convention center in West Palm Beach as President-Elect declared victory inside.
"Take that Mark Cuban!" yelled a Trump supporter exiting the event.
"The dogs and cats are safe!"
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MAGA and Palestine supporters face off, rally in front of White House on 2024 election night
Pro-Palestine protesters as well as some Trump supporters gathered outside the White House last night as the election took place.
One Trump supporter was confronted over his views on immigration by an activist who proceeded to invoke Harriet Tubman.
"For years, liberals have branded their candidate as the lesser of two evils," a pro-Palestine speaker explained. "But we are tired of voting for evil of any kind!"
"And the nerve to call Kamala Harris the lesser evil while she co-conspires in this accelerated genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the carpet bombing of Lebanon. Is our blood that cheap? Are their limbs and lives worth that little?"
"Shame!" the crowd responded.
"Both Democrats and Republicans are united in their support for imperialism and Zionism," another speaker added, outside the White House."
"In fact, they fight over which of them supports the Zionist project more, shame!"
"No matter what the outcome of tonight is, queer people all over the world stand to lose as one of the two rotten, genocidal candidates steps back into the office," an activist described outside the White House as Trump was elected.
"F*** Donald Trump!" chanted the activists outside the White House as Trump was elected.
"F*** Kamala Harris!" they also chanted.
Filmed by Alejandro Alvarez
