Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/29/protesters-shut-down-i-35-free.html
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Good.
This police murdering unarmed black men shit needs to stop- and if it takes shutting down a city by marching to make that happen I’m all for it
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Sucks to be one of those drivers, but I can’t think of any examples of an effective protest movement that didn’t inconvenience anyone. Carry on.
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Looks like protests briefly shut down Highway 101 here in San Jose, too. I didn’t even know there was a protest until the sky being full of helicopters tipped me off. Looking at the news, I’m surprised I can’t smell the teargas, as the cops seemed pretty trigger-happy with it.
Edit: I’m smelling a lot of smoke, though. Even eight+ hours later, it’s still constant helicopters, sirens and loud bangs. I have no idea what’s going on at this point, but it seems like a fragmented protest that’s happening simultaneously in different parts of the city, and the cops are trying to shut them all down, hard.
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Yeah, I think we’re done with “peaceful protest” where people can carry around a stick with a sign on on it in the designated area away from where it will not inconvenience non-minorities.
Guess what you 1%? This is going to rapidly turn into something you don’t want to see.
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Correction, southbound I35W freeway.
There is no westbound odd numbered freeway in the USA. I35W is the western branch of I35 which splits into E and W segments when passing through Minneapolis/St. Paul.
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This pain in the arse courtesy of Derek Chauvin. Better than the pain in the neck he gave to George Floyd.
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Some states label routes according to geographic direction even when it conflicts with even/odd numbering:
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I stand corrected. Not MN though, so my correction stands.
Also, michigan wierdos. 
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Power to the People.
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…white supremacy in the US policing and “justice” systems. This goes way beyond one murderous cop.
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Protesters shut down I-25 here in Denver temporarily last night. I don’t know that I like that some were jumping on cars, or breaking car windows, but I understand. And like all other cities, our cops decided launching tear gas into crowds was easier than engaging with protesters. Sigh.
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I see you that and raise you this
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Minneapolis protests only, but they might need to expand it.
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I haven’t seen this posted in the other threads (though they are long now).
Killer Mike speech. 8 minutes but worth a listen (I could only find it embedded in Tim Young’s tweet):
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The Guardian had some of it, but not the whole thing - it’s about half way down the article here:
And WSB TV was who broadcasted it originally, so here is that link:
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I think it’s hilarious that just south of Boston I can be on I-93 south, I-95 north, route 1 south, and 128 north at the same time on the same stretch of road.
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They’ve shut down the same highway (IH-35) in Austin TX
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Sections of the 101 freeway in Los Angeles alternate between north/south and west/east labeling depending what section you’re on. It’s maddening for tourists. You can be trying to go north, then get to the interchange and east & west are the only options. Which do you take? It’s a north/south route, so you know it’s one of them. Or you can get on a ramp that says “east”, but then all the signage says “south”. Did you do something wrong? Only the locals know. 
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