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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.92,0:00:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump descended an\Nescalator into the gilded lobby of Trump Tower
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.14,0:00:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in downtown Manhattan, to officially announce
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.87,0:00:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his candidacy for President of the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.36,0:00:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is some group of people. Thousands!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.26,0:00:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea that Trump\Ncould actually win the US Presidential election
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.66,0:00:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn’t occur to many people at the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.96,0:00:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly not to American liberals,\Nwho viewed his campaign
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.53,0:00:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an irrelevant publicity stunt, and a way\Nto score some easy laughs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.73,0:00:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Donald Trump just last week, he confirmed\Nto the National Review
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.67,0:00:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he is again considering a run in 2016
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.66,0:00:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do it!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.83,0:00:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.83,0:00:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do it! Look at me. Do it!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.51,0:00:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the months dragged on, this laughter became\Ntinged by a growing sense of unease,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.90,0:00:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Trump steadily rose to\Nthe head of the Republican pack.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.01,0:01:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Donald Trump is America’s back mole. It\Nmay have seemed harmless a year ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.74,0:01:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now that it’s gotten frighteningly bigger,\Nit is no longer wise to ignore it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.43,0:01:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet even as he ascended the stage\Nof the Republican National Convention
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.46,0:01:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to accept his party’s nomination in July of 2016,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.67,0:01:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many people still refused to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.39,0:01:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was happening right before their eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.67,0:01:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’re back with David Hundo P Plouffe,\Nthe man who says Hillary Clinton
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.25,0:01:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a 100 percent chance of winning
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.80,0:01:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.20,0:01:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you think this presidential race is just\Nabout over?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.28,0:01:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Virtually over, the only thing that could\Nsave Donald Trump now is frankly,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.85,0:01:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some type of external intervention
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.61,0:01:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This came to an abrupt end on election night,\Nas stunned pundits soberly announced
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.41,0:01:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Donald J Trump would be sworn in as the 45th\NPresident of the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.85,0:01:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(sighs)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.06,0:01:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’re awake by the way… You are not\Nhaving a terrible, terrible dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.94,0:01:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also you’re not dead and you haven’t gone to hell…
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.42,0:01:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is your life now, this is our election now
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.32,0:01:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is us, this is our country, It's real
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.28,0:02:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,USA!! USA!!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.38,0:02:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.39,0:02:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Democratic Party,\Nand its various corporate media appendages,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.13,0:02:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had grossly underestimated the anti-establishment backlash,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.66,0:02:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that decades of neoliberal\Npcapitalist policies had fostered
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.26,0:02:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among broad swathes of the American population.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.26,0:02:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump’s campaign had effectively tapped
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.87,0:02:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this deep reservoir of seething anger,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.14,0:02:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and poured gasoline on the flames by appealing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.89,0:02:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the patriarchal and nationalist impulses\Nof white America.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.78,0:02:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Get the fuck out of here! Our country motherfucker!\NOur country! A proud fuckin American!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.66,0:02:41.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Made in USA bitch! Trump! Donald Trump! Fuck you!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.11,0:02:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On election night, as 4Chan trolls and alt-right\Nfigures celebrated,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.93,0:02:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and liberals sank into paralysis and fatalistic despair...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.68,0:02:53.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anarchists, anti-authoritarians and crowds of angry youth
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.37,0:02:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,took to the streets.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.19,0:02:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In cities across the country, large, spontaneous\Ndemonstrations broke out
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.17,0:03:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before the votes were even finished being tallied.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.08,0:03:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of these protests were militant,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.33,0:03:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with participants burning effigies, clashing with police
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.82,0:03:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shutting down major highways.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.97,0:03:12.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Oakland, two police cars were smashed up and burned,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.100,0:03:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and several cops were sent to the hospital with injuries.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.39,0:03:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within this charged political atmosphere,\Na multi-city network
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.10,0:03:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of anarchists stepped up\Nto begin planning a massive demonstration
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.80,0:03:27.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aimed to coincide with Trump’s inauguration\Non January 20th.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.91,0:03:33.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within days, a website was\Ncalling on people to hashtag Disrupt J20.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.59,0:03:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the next thirty minutes, we will take\Na look at the historic protests
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.05,0:03:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that rocked the streets of DC that day,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.31,0:03:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the unprecedented wave of mass repression that followed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.36,0:03:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along the way, we will speak with\Na number of defendants and their supporters
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.01,0:03:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they share their experiences\Nof running riot in Washington,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.51,0:03:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking on the Department of Justice in court...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.20,0:03:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ultimately... staying\NOUT of Trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.55,0:04:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need somebody, that literally will take\Nthis country and make it great again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.16,0:04:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,News: Donald Trump wins the presidency!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.51,0:04:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day, we’re just like, now what?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.01,0:04:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Days later, we had a website up, put together\Na video, a facebook event, and all this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.50,0:04:41.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Folks got a spokescouncil together. It was\Nprobably one of the best mobilizations
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.11,0:04:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of coalitions that I’ve ever been a part of.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.23,0:04:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The spokescouncils were according to the principles\Nof consensus and according to also
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.16,0:04:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Saint-Paul Principles of organizing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.82,0:04:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a great way to organize\Na massive number of people according
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.35,0:05:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to basic anarchist principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.45,0:05:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our solidarity will be based on respect for\Na diversity of tactics and the plans of other groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.49,0:05:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The actions and tactics used will be organized\Nto maintain a separation of time or space.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.02,0:05:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any debates or criticisms\Nwill stay internal to the movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.96,0:05:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,avoiding any public or media\Ndenunciations of fellow activists and events.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.86,0:05:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We oppose any state repression of dissent, including\Nsurveillance,infiltration, disruption and violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.03,0:05:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We agree not to assist law enforcement\Nactions against activists and others.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.82,0:05:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Different assemblies organized different aspects\Nand there was about nine different blockades
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.40,0:05:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were organized in those assemblies as\Nwell as, like, a permitted march,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.40,0:05:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,J19 which was kind of like, a protest against Deploraball,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.09,0:05:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the anti-capitalist and anti-fascist march
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.30,0:05:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we were able to convene broader mass meetings\Nthat drew four to six hundred people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.04,0:06:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in some cases. Break down into smaller working groups\Naround the specific direct-action blockades,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.31,0:06:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unpermitted march, the permitted festival\Nof resistance, art, housing, medics, legal
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.60,0:06:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like, we had a whole array of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.59,0:06:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one wanted to just show up and just show\Nout. Like there was a definite message about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.93,0:06:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disrupting the inauguration.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.03,0:06:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,News 1: Burning cars and smashed windows!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.72,0:06:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The protesters dressed in black
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.34,0:06:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their faces covered, armed with hammers and bricks.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.64,0:06:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,News 2: Bricks and rocks being thrown right here at the police!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.63,0:06:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,News 3: Six officers reportedly injured.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.04,0:06:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This thing’s crazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.93,0:06:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Black Lives! Matter!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.37,0:06:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make nazis afraid again!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.17,0:06:58.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that day our goal was to shut down a checkpoint.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.93,0:07:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started with a rally in front of the MPD offices
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.98,0:07:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously one of the things we continue\Nto fight is the police brutality and murder
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.77,0:07:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in DC.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.53,0:07:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing we did was lock\Nup in chains to what would have been the checkpoint
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.30,0:07:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entrances to the actual parade route.\NWe got there before it opened.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.13,0:07:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody ever got through that checkpoint for the entire day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.18,0:07:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We certainly attended with an obvious attempt
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.43,0:07:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to disrupt the inauguration specifically because\Nof the rising fascism of Trump.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.57,0:07:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a little speech,\Nand then we just started marching.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.56,0:07:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the beginning it was just like any normal march.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.04,0:07:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People chanting, y’know, down the street.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.37,0:07:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then slowly I noticed people pulling trash cans\Nand newspaper bins into the street.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.71,0:07:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there was fireworks.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.96,0:07:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then finally like, i started seeing windows\Nbroken. I remember seeing the Bank of America.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.51,0:07:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of their windows were completely gone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.23,0:07:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is what happens in the rest of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.18,0:08:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when people fight against a fascist government.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.88,0:08:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Levels of seriousness that are\Nnot like our protests here
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.20,0:08:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we yell and scream and then go home.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.47,0:08:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That people start\Nrealizing like, this is a little more serious
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.95,0:08:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than just “I’m mad today” or “our\Npresident is going to be terrible”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.74,0:08:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah pand looking back as a participant that day\Ncemented what solidarity looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.29,0:08:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then all of a sudden, everyone just started running.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.92,0:08:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cops would come and corner us one way
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.33,0:08:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making us go another way. And then\Nthey’d corner us this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.17,0:08:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while we’re running away eventually we notice\Nthere’s a whole bunch of cops in front of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.29,0:08:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were eventually kettled on a corner of\N12th and L Street in downtown DC.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.04,0:08:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bravery and the spirit that people maintained during\Na very long period of being held outside
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.06,0:08:57.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the corner and so we were held from about\N10am until well after nightfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.22,0:09:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people were very good about sharing food and sharing\Nwater and medical supplies and cigarettes
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.42,0:09:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever else people needed to kind of\Nkeep their state of normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.16,0:09:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the actual arrest was a very interesting time where people\Nwere sharing tactical advice and strategic advice.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.05,0:09:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then eventually we were just arrested one by one
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.80,0:09:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and spent the night in jail and were\Nreleased the next evening.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.17,0:09:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For years now, cops in DC have had a reputation\Nfor being relatively restrained when it comes
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.54,0:09:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to dealing with public protests. But while\Nit’s therefore understandable that the indiscriminate
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.13,0:09:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use of flash bangs, pepper spray and mass\Narrest that occurred at the J20 protests caught
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.41,0:09:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many participants by surprise... these actions\Nweren’t without historical precedent.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.40,0:09:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey hey! Ho ho! The IMF has got to go!\NHey hey! Ho ho!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.55,0:09:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in the heyday of the anti-globalization\Nmovement, Washington was ground zero for two
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.16,0:10:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,major protests against the World Bank and\NIMF, where similarly heavy-handed crowd control
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.56,0:10:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tactics were employed by DC’s Metropolitan\NPolice Department, or MPD, as part an official
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.94,0:10:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,policy of preemptive mass arrest,\Ndubbed ‘trap and detain’.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.11,0:10:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the so-called A16 anti-capitalist demonstrations of April, 2000,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.08,0:10:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the MPD arrested over 1300 people
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.53,0:10:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including a sweeping round-up of\N648 protesters on the eve of the weekend’s
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.35,0:10:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,major demonstration.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.83,0:10:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two years later, at a similar protest in September\Nof 2002, the MPD and federal US Parks Police
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.27,0:10:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encircled and mass-arrested around 400 people\Nin Pershing Park,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.40,0:10:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one block away from the White House.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.70,0:10:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Detainees were hog tied and left\Nin stress positions for more than 24 hours
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.89,0:10:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before ultimately being released.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.11,0:10:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Civil rights lawyers, led by the Partnership\Nfor Civil Justice, responded to these two
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.78,0:11:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mass arrests by suing the MPD and the federal\Ngovernment. The resulting lawsuits cost DC
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.50,0:11:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taxpayers over $20 million dollars in damages,\Nembarrassed city politicians and the police
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.44,0:11:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,top brass, and ultimately led to legislation\Nthat placed new controls on police activity,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.48,0:11:18.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including guidelines explicitly outlawing\Nthe use of arbitrary mass detention.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.55,0:11:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it’s a well-known fact that police don’t\Nexactly appreciate checks on their authority...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.99,0:11:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cops in DC are no exception.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.52,0:11:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the day of the Disrupt J20 protests,\NInterim Police Chief, Peter Newsham,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.02,0:11:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who 16 years earlier\Nhad personally ordered the mass arrest of
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.76,0:11:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protesters in Pershing Park, had been on the\Njob for just over four months.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.18,0:11:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no doubt emboldened\Nby Trump’s campaign promises
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.34,0:11:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give cops free reign to brutalize people
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.77,0:11:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however they saw fit, he decided that the\Nera of playing nice was over.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.11,0:12:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On January 21st over 230 people had spent\Nthe night in lock-up,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.24,0:12:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we didn't know what the charges were going to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.39,0:12:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we were first arrested I assumed that\Nit would just be a $50 fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.87,0:12:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The day of our court date I realized that\Nwe were all actually being charged with
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.59,0:12:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a felony, and I was like 'woah, this is big.'
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.11,0:12:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a solid amount of people that were\Njust, frankly, scared.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.80,0:12:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for, like, good reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.26,0:12:25.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fuck your dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.55,0:12:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fuck your aspirations.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.18,0:12:28.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Y'know... you're gonna be in jail.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.17,0:12:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's another world you have to process and\Nreadjust yourself to.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.15,0:12:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we were not about to go there.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.82,0:12:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we were initially each charged with one\Ncount of felony riot.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.72,0:12:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three months later, while I was at an anarchist\Ngathering in Mexico, I received an email from
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.61,0:12:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a comrade, which informed me that the superceding\Nindictment had been issued.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.10,0:12:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in that superceding indictment we were\Ngiven numerous additional charges.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.92,0:12:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes felony riot,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.10,0:12:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conspiracy to riot,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.62,0:12:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several counts of destruction of property,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.41,0:12:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inciting a riot,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.57,0:13:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several counts of assault and several counts\Nof assault on an officer with a deadly weapon.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.59,0:13:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was insane... y'know, facing 80 years in\Nprison was very nerve-wracking.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.48,0:13:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea is to charge people with far more\Ncrimes than you could possibly convict on.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.36,0:13:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And though you realize that this is probably\Njust a scare tactic to get people to accept
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.92,0:13:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pleas... you're still facing 80 years in prison.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.97,0:13:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Washington DC, prosecutors have filed a\Nslew of additional felony and misdemeanor
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.00,0:13:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,charges against more than 200 people who were\Narrested at protests during President Trump's
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.52,0:13:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inauguration January 20th.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.87,0:13:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The new charges mean protesters are now facing\Nup to 75 years in prison.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.10,0:13:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the mobilization, Washington DC was\Nfairly spent.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.38,0:13:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we were kind of developing the legal\Ncollective and legal framework, particularly
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.05,0:13:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MACC, the Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating\NCouncil and Richmond folks kind of, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.36,0:13:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stepped up.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.62,0:14:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became more involved in providing legal\Nsupport on January 21st, sort of directly
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.01,0:14:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the aftermath.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.01,0:14:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were multiple different sort of hubs\Nof people providing different kinds of support,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.52,0:14:11.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the place that I was most active was in\Nthe DC Legal Posse - the collective that sort
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.67,0:14:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sprung up specifically to provide support.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.97,0:14:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MACC helped bottom-line the initial assemblies\Nof the defendants that allowed for folks to
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.20,0:14:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,draw together four different points of unity\Nto sign onto.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.23,0:14:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People would break off, come up with ideas\Nand then we would discuss them.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.44,0:14:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like 'I don't like this point, but I do like\Nthis point... let's expand a bit on this point.'
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.95,0:14:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything was hinging on having to make this\Nshit work.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.31,0:14:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was very much a multi-city, decentralized\Neffort.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.98,0:14:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Multi-city for us meant Movement for Black\NLives more locally,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.04,0:14:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in contacting the Movement for Black Lives nationally
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.79,0:14:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is made up of about 75 different national organizations.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.01,0:14:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And really coordinating with them to talk\Nabout what this meant.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.75,0:15:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to make sure that when we talked about\Nit, that we always incorporated places like
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.38,0:15:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ferguson, where there are political prisoners\Nfrom the Ferguson uprising.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.14,0:15:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the coordination were essentially weekly\Nmeetings and different calls where people
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.25,0:15:14.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did legal research and kind of, like, formed\Nworking groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.89,0:15:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those working-groups did various tasks.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.54,0:15:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to help with a lot of the media\Nwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.95,0:15:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Y'know, the defendants wanted to do their\Nown media.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.05,0:15:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, like... that's the best kind of media\Nthere is anyway.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.66,0:15:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I gave a bunch of interviews.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.06,0:15:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did a lot of off-the-record background\Nfor reporters to explain how this case fits
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.30,0:15:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a larger context.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.77,0:15:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a very robust campaign.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.31,0:15:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had yard signs, it was very grassroots.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.57,0:15:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was very professional.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.86,0:15:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was really proud of\Nthe work that everyone did.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.25,0:15:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We used a lot of decentralized tactics to\Napproach it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.68,0:15:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things which is really quite amazing,\Nwith the large and diverse group of people
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.92,0:15:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who faced federal prosecution, was the ability\Nof people to act collectively and to resist
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.56,0:15:58.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this kind of knee-jerk reaction to take some\Nsort of plea bargain.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.93,0:16:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before J20, there had been folks charged with\Nrioting at Standing Rock.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.94,0:16:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that there was a charge in Minneapolis.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.53,0:16:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a charge brought the same day in\NNew Orleans.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.20,0:16:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that there were similar charges brought\Nagainst activists in Sacramento.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.56,0:16:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so people were worried that this was going\Nto be part of a wave.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.12,0:16:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say that the charges are designed\Nto criminalize certain forms of dissent.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.17,0:16:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're designed certainly to criminalize\Ntactics and strategies.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.27,0:16:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Specifically the use of public mass assemblies\Nand specifically the use of black bloc tactics.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.92,0:16:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The US Justice Department actually tried to\Nsay that participating in a black bloc was
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.45,0:16:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a conspiracy to riot.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.19,0:16:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very early on it became clear that the state\Nhad taken the 230 people and broken them up
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.55,0:16:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into categories.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.12,0:16:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it seemed to be that the categories were\Nmeant to show a continuum of culpability.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.23,0:16:57.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was 'movers', which were like... allowed\Nfor reabsorbtion.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.27,0:17:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was alleged 'breakers', which were people\Nwho did an alleged act, such as break a window
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.73,0:17:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or throw a newspaper box into the street.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.81,0:17:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third category, which I was accused of,\Nwas an alleged 'organizer'.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.70,0:17:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People who allegedly made the black bloc on\NJ20 happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.24,0:17:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact that there had been these changes\Nto police procedure... these limitations to
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.82,0:17:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,police tactics that had been won after some\Npretty brutal clashes in the early 2000s,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.05,0:17:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had sort of established the tone in DC.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.88,0:17:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that a lot of people in DC had\Ngotten used to the police handling people
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.03,0:17:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with kid gloves.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.03,0:17:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think the police had gotten used to\Na lot of permitted marches.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.87,0:17:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've grown up here.\NI've lived here my whole life.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.37,0:17:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We thought that there wouldn't be mass arrests\Non J20 because there hadn't been mass arrests
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.90,0:17:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in something like the decade prior.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.60,0:17:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the reasons that it caught everyone\Noff guard in DC is that the law that was used
Dialogue: 0,0:17:49.94,0:17:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prosecute people hadn't actually been used\Nto prosecute anyone since the early 70s.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.33,0:17:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was passed by congress in the wake\Nof the uprisings in Newark and Detroit, basically
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.36,0:18:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they were afraid about the prospect\Nof Black people rising up in DC.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.61,0:18:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a definite need\Nto say why we support J20.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.11,0:18:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Y'know, lotta times folks were like 'that's\Njust them skinny white folks with masks on...
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.73,0:18:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we don't have anything to do with that.'
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.03,0:18:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the truth is...\Nthey are us, and we are them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.34,0:18:24.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so it could have been us on J20, but it's\Nalways us as Black liberation fighters.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.33,0:18:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The potential threat for becoming political\Nprisoners or political casualties
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.57,0:18:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is high in this game, and we know that.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.67,0:18:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Federal prosecutors in the United States have\Nbecome quite fond
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.17,0:18:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of grossly overcharging defendants\Nin hopes of scaring them into taking plea deals.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.52,0:18:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a big reason why more than 90% of criminal\Noffences in the US never make it to trial.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.12,0:18:58.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the same tried and tested strategy,\Nthat US Assistant Prosecutor and Deputy Chief
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.29,0:19:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of DC’s Felony Major Crimes Division, Jennifer\NKerkhoff, tried to use on the J20 co-defendants,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.44,0:19:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by slapping a staggering list of felonies\Non nearly 200 individuals connected only by
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.34,0:19:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the dubious assertion that everyone arrested\Non the streets of DC that day was part of
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.24,0:19:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a conspiracy to riot.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.30,0:19:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kerkhoff no doubt expected those on the receiving\Nend of these charges to freak out and start
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.00,0:19:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flipping on one another... thereby setting\Nthe stage for a series of easy convictions
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.27,0:19:27.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for lesser charges.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:27.15,0:19:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately for her, the J20 defendants\Nrefused to roll over.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.40,0:19:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Early on in their legal process, many of them\Nsigned onto a shared statement of principles,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.41,0:19:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which they made it clear that they would\Nrefuse to cooperate with the state’s efforts
Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.03,0:19:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prosecute them, and pledged to coordinate\Nlegal defence and support efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.61,0:19:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Faced with this firm resolve and collective\Nsolidarity, the US Department of Justice had
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.10,0:19:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no choice but to try and make their outlandish\Ncase stick.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.52,0:19:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a desperate attempt to do just this, they\Nsubpoenaed California-based hosting provider,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.16,0:20:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dreamhost, to try and force them to turn over the IP addresses
Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.81,0:20:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of everyone who visited the website DisruptJ20.org
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.23,0:20:10.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They also sought access to suspected organizers’\Npersonal facebook accounts, in an attempt
Dialogue: 0,0:20:10.97,0:20:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to dig up dirt that might help prove the existence\Nof a conspiracy.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.47,0:20:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These efforts largely failed, and they were\Nforced to rely heavily on evidence provided
Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.21,0:20:22.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by discredited far-right news outlets.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.71,0:20:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ensuing trials were\Na massive humiliation for Kerkhoff
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.12,0:20:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the entire American justice system.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.12,0:20:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Conspiracies are essentially a thought crime,\NA conspiracy to riot is essentially
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.61,0:20:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three people getting together and saying
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.19,0:20:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"there should be a riot."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.43,0:20:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What conspiracy law basically says is, that\Nanyone who's convicted of or can be
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.32,0:21:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found liable for any particular crime, in\Nthis case the criminal conspiracy is
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.44,0:21:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thus responsible for all the crimes that stem\Nfrom that.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.48,0:21:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essentially saying if you were out on the\Nstreets on, you know, inauguration day and
Dialogue: 0,0:21:08.76,0:21:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you were dressed a certain way
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.65,0:21:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chanting the same chants
Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.62,0:21:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AK47, put the cops in piggie heaven!
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.28,0:21:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Espousing certain messages
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.67,0:21:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like bringing a medic
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.27,0:21:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are presumptively part of a plot hundreds\Nof people deep to riot in the streets
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.60,0:21:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The state asserted in a rather untraditional\Nway that the conspiracy itself can be spontaneous.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.14,0:21:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words if two people are walking by\Na store and they say “hey that store looks
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.48,0:21:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unlocked let's go rob it” that a conspiracy\Nis actually derived in that moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:42.84,0:21:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the state argued that during the the J20\Nactions that people conspired in the streets.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.12,0:21:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means that they have a much lower bar to\Nclear in terms of what they need to prove,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.88,0:22:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that gives prosecutors an incredible amount\Nof leeway in terms of who they can charge.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.87,0:22:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The state would consistently assert that defendant\N“A” did not assault
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.65,0:22:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anyone nor did they break any windows, but\Nby being present at an assembly they
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.12,0:22:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have thus conspired to facilitate others to\Nbreak windows and to carry out assault.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.46,0:22:19.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey there everyone this is James O'Keefe\Nwith project Veritas after we released these
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.67,0:22:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,few videos exposing Disrupt J20 we have a\Ncouple updates for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.73,0:22:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Project Veritas is an organization that has\Nmade their mark sending these individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.80,0:22:35.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into organizations and\Nplanning meetings who are
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.75,0:22:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pretending to just be another left-wing participant\Njust another lefty but actually they're wired
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.53,0:22:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up with secret cameras and try to find things\Nthat they think they can use as dirt against
Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.34,0:22:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the organization to try these organizations\Nin the court of public opinion and either
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.27,0:22:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring down their funding or bring down their\Nsupport and give them a bad name
Dialogue: 0,0:22:58.84,0:23:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our attorney met with the Terrorism Task\NForce detective this morning the representative
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.82,0:23:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the US Attorney's Office was also going\Nto be attending and our attorney reports to
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.63,0:23:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us that they are looking at the full footage\Nthey are investigating they're analyzing the
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.00,0:23:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tapes and the batches of emails we sent them\Nso they contacted us last night looks like
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.56,0:23:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's been some legal developments
Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.34,0:23:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the prosecution was convinced that this one\Nvideo that they had of an open public meeting
Dialogue: 0,0:23:29.64,0:23:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the the anti-capitalist anti-fascist march was discussed
Dialogue: 0,0:23:33.63,0:23:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was like a really important part of their case
Dialogue: 0,0:23:36.70,0:23:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made an offhanded comment that became kind\Nof like a center for why I got indicted
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.44,0:23:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just remember when we go to the festival\Nof resistance, that’s like a space that’s
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.95,0:23:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supposed to be family friendly, so, don’t\Nbreak a window at, the festival of resistance
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.72,0:23:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know in hindsight I made a dumb comment.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.11,0:23:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Project Veritas was not actually the only\Nsort of ultra right-wing organization, that
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.44,0:24:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the US Attorney's Office and the Metropolitan\NPolice Department collaborated with and used
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.66,0:24:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,footage from in this prosecution
Dialogue: 0,0:24:05.14,0:24:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think Alex Jones and various other far right-wing\Noutlets actually infiltrated the mass meetings
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.49,0:24:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They also got independent footage and reports\Nfrom the Oathkeepers which is a right-wing
Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.34,0:24:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,militia from rebel media,\Nand which is an alt right
Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.88,0:24:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,white nationalist media outlet from Canada
Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.15,0:24:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hammers holy crap!
Dialogue: 0,0:24:28.79,0:24:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is not peaceful protest this is anarchy!
Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.20,0:24:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the last of those video files,\Nthe Project Veritas operative is chatting
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.63,0:24:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a few people and they you see at the\Nend of the video, the initial one that we
Dialogue: 0,0:24:44.19,0:24:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got the operative and this guy he was talking to\Nwalk out of the doors
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.41,0:24:51.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the building they're in and the video just stops.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:51.39,0:24:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go back out there…
Dialogue: 0,0:24:53.32,0:25:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A year plus later after some litigation about,\Nyou know very generally speaking, the completeness
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.94,0:25:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Project Veritas cache that the defense\Nhad been given, the government made a second
Dialogue: 0,0:25:07.41,0:25:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disclosure of the four video files we got,\Nplus some additional video files we had never
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.33,0:25:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been given access to.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.33,0:25:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth video file of that initial four
Dialogue: 0,0:25:17.43,0:25:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was disclosed,\Nwhen we get to the end scene
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.46,0:25:22.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the Veritas operative and the other
Dialogue: 0,0:25:22.71,0:25:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gentlemen are walking out it doesn't abruptly end.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:25.25,0:25:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The US Attorney's Office protested that the\Nreason they cut that off is because there
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.27,0:25:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was nothing on-screen, and so people think\Nthat maybe like the person who was wearing
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.89,0:25:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the button cam put on a jacket, so they were\Nstill audio but there was no video.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:37.00,0:25:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in that audio the person who was recording\Nthe video called Veritas and said:
Dialogue: 0,0:25:40.84,0:25:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah I was talking with one of the organizers\Nfrom the IWW, I don't think they know anything
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.89,0:25:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about like the upper echelon stuff
Dialogue: 0,0:25:50.70,0:25:55.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That led obviously do a whole bunch of uproar\Nand more litigation
Dialogue: 0,0:25:55.61,0:25:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They withheld like 69 videos, but they also withheld
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.94,0:26:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the identity of the person who filmed the videos
Dialogue: 0,0:26:01.92,0:26:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a week before trial\Nmy lawyer was actually able to interview them
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.00,0:26:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all of a sudden they also\Nbecame a star witness in my case.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.75,0:26:13.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They actually undermined the narrative that\NKerkhoff was putting out there by saying like
Dialogue: 0,0:26:13.37,0:26:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't believe anyone was planning violence\Nthat day
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.02,0:26:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that ultimately led to the chief judge\Nfinding a Brady violation
Dialogue: 0,0:26:20.19,0:26:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brady V Maryland was a Supreme Court case\Nfrom the 1960s that basically said that prosecutors
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.76,0:26:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the obligation and the duty to turn over\Nany evidence that could that even has the
Dialogue: 0,0:26:30.76,0:26:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possibility of being exculpatory basically\Nhelping to demonstrate the innocence of the
Dialogue: 0,0:26:35.54,0:26:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,defendant to the defense\Nand as a part of discovery
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.78,0:26:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as a result of all of that he dismissed\Ncertain charges with prejudice against certain
Dialogue: 0,0:26:43.96,0:26:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,defendants barred the introduction of any\NProject Veritas videos and any evidence of
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.88,0:26:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a conspiracy effectively wiped out\Nthe government's conspiracy case
Dialogue: 0,0:26:55.84,0:26:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from that moment forward the dominoes
Dialogue: 0,0:26:57.54,0:27:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just started falling\Nand there were no more prosecutions after that
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.18,0:27:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a blow to the Trump administration's\Nefforts to silence dissent the first trial
Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.53,0:27:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people arrested at inauguration day\NDisrupt J20 protests ended Thursday
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.13,0:27:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In December, six of those people were acquitted,\Nand the government dropped charges against
Dialogue: 0,0:27:16.58,0:27:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,149 others.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:18.35,0:27:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However fifty-nine protesters are still facing\Nmultiple felony charges
Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.89,0:27:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The government in a statement said that it\Nwould now focus its efforts on a smaller core
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.84,0:27:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,group that we believe is most responsible\Nfor the destucion
Dialogue: 0,0:27:32.40,0:27:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prosecutors have dropped felony charges against\Nseveral people, who faced possible decades
Dialogue: 0,0:27:36.85,0:27:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long prison terms,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.57,0:27:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dozens of protesters arrested at president\NTrump's inauguration are now off the hook
Dialogue: 0,0:27:43.78,0:27:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some of them could get paid.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.31,0:27:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:50.64,0:27:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On July 6th, 2018, the state quietly dropped\Nits charges against the final 39 J20 defendants,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.39,0:28:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bringing the drawn out legal saga to a stunning\Nconclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.52,0:28:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the final tally, out of the 226 individuals\Neventually prosecuted for their participation
Dialogue: 0,0:28:07.00,0:28:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in J20 protests, 205 cases were dismissed,\Nwith 21 individuals taking plea deals – most
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.90,0:28:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under youth statues that saw the bulk of their\Ncharges dropped.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.26,0:28:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The state wasn’t able to secure a single\Njury conviction.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.64,0:28:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout the course of these proceedings,\NJ20 defendants received an outpouring of solidarity,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.77,0:28:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with comrades around the world taking part\Nin coordinated days of actions, dropping banners,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:31.20,0:28:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throwing up graffiti and dedicating militant\Ndirect actions to their cause.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.41,0:28:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These comrades knew that the stakes of this\Ncase were high... which only made the victory
Dialogue: 0,0:28:39.32,0:28:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much sweeter.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:41.20,0:28:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to top things off, class action lawsuits\Nhave been filed against the Metro PD, which
Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.91,0:28:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will almost certainly translate into a nice\Nlittle payday for co-defendants, thanks to
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.52,0:28:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the cops’ inability to follow their own rules.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:53.67,0:28:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additional proceedings have also begun against\NKerkhoff herself, stemming from her botched
Dialogue: 0,0:28:57.76,0:29:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attempts to secure decades-long prison sentences\Nthrough a desperate campaign of lies and misinformation.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:11.60,0:29:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think one of the most important things we\Ncan do is to create a culture, a normative
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.76,0:29:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,culture in which we do not cooperate with\Npolice, we do not answer questions, we do
Dialogue: 0,0:29:22.64,0:29:27.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not appear in federal grand juries, we do\Nnot accept to plea bargains that incriminate
Dialogue: 0,0:29:27.69,0:29:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others, we do not consent to searches.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:31.28,0:29:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And creating these as practices which are\Njust the norm, allows us to act collectively
Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.75,0:29:38.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a way that protects the most vulnerable.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:38.73,0:29:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would have been good for the unpermitted\Nmarch to have broadened the core of people
Dialogue: 0,0:29:45.14,0:29:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were part of the organic planning of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:47.23,0:29:52.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there could have been a more disciplined\Napproach to how to respond as the police aggression
Dialogue: 0,0:29:52.17,0:29:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intensified.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.24,0:29:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a core of people who had been involved\Nand tons more people who hadn't been involved
Dialogue: 0,0:29:57.76,0:30:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who just heard show up with a mask and there\Nwasn't a process of like engaging folks around
Dialogue: 0,0:30:02.99,0:30:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like how to approach that\Nall as strategically as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:06.90,0:30:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we may have missed a little bit of an opportunity\Nto understand the bigger context of like,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:12.40,0:30:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we were going into and what these things\Nlook like.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:15.52,0:30:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like when else in history did a dictator start\Ndoing certain things with the news media?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:22.28,0:30:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What other times in history and how did the\Ncriminalization of dissent look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:28.76,0:30:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like what is it, first of all, do we all understand\Nwhat repression is, what it's used for and
Dialogue: 0,0:30:34.45,0:30:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how it's used and who uses it\Nand who benefits from it?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:37.49,0:30:41.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's incredibly important for us to do political\Neducation, I think we've gotta understand
Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.55,0:30:46.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the things that we're saying and understand\Nthe things that we're seeing in a way that
Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.29,0:30:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can talk about, we can talk about like\Nin everyday language
Dialogue: 0,0:30:51.03,0:30:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that it's important for folks to understand\Nmore and for folks to read more about how
Dialogue: 0,0:30:55.29,0:30:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the state uses conspiracy laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.56,0:31:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hopefully in the coming months people\Nwho are involved in this case and other conspiracy
Dialogue: 0,0:31:02.09,0:31:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cases over the past couple years will keep\Nwriting about this and will keep helping us
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.83,0:31:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collectively to understand as a movement
Dialogue: 0,0:31:10.91,0:31:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against capitalism against white supremacy\Nagainst nationalism
Dialogue: 0,0:31:23.99,0:31:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a couple months after we were all arrested,\NI was at home
Dialogue: 0,0:31:27.82,0:31:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I get a frantic call from my co-worker.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:31.20,0:31:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I go on Facebook and I see that my personal\Nfacebook has been attacked,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.58,0:31:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my address has been given out,\Nthey obviously know where I work…
Dialogue: 0,0:31:38.83,0:31:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was clear that I was doxxed\Nby the far right.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:42.55,0:31:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A list of everyone arrested during the J20\Nwas released and I believe and what most people
Dialogue: 0,0:31:50.38,0:31:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believe is that the cops actually provided\Nthis list to the far right.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.98,0:31:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fought the Feds subpoenaing our facebook,\Nthen they wound up actually getting access
Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.40,0:32:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all of our data with names redacted except\Nfor our own names.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.82,0:32:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That, so far has not gone anywhere…
Dialogue: 0,0:32:07.34,0:32:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why you practice\Ngood security culture!
Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.03,0:32:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the J20 prosecution, there was a lot\Nof discussion about you know points of unity
Dialogue: 0,0:32:14.85,0:32:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people agreeing to certain points of unity\Nand in a sense I'd like us as a movement to
Dialogue: 0,0:32:21.80,0:32:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,move beyond that where when people are arrested,\Nwhen people are in custody, they presume that
Dialogue: 0,0:32:27.32,0:32:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already there's going to be mass defense,\Nthere's going to be collective defense there's
Dialogue: 0,0:32:30.38,0:32:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be non cooperation with with plea\Nagreements there's going to be non-cooperation
Dialogue: 0,0:32:34.58,0:32:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with federal grand juries
Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.87,0:32:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have deep rooted trust you can navigate\Npolitical and tactical and strategic disagreements
Dialogue: 0,0:32:43.78,0:32:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without like never speaking to people again\Nwho you used to work with really closely.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:49.63,0:32:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The major victory apart from you know, two\Nhundred plus people having their lives back,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.07,0:33:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is hopefully that there was a little bit of\Na road block put in place to what I saw as
Dialogue: 0,0:33:00.46,0:33:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a really massive erosion to the ability to\Ngo out and be an opposing voice
Dialogue: 0,0:33:07.34,0:33:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In terms of social precedent in terms of you\Nknow the ways that people treat this case
Dialogue: 0,0:33:11.97,0:33:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in and might react to similar things in the\Nfuture, having this as one of the examples
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.67,0:33:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sort of draw on I think that was really\Nimportant and a big win for the left and for
Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.21,0:33:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the grassroots.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:26.52,0:33:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this is a true test case and I think\Nit's it's very clear that we rose above that
Dialogue: 0,0:33:30.84,0:33:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that people were able to act collectively\Nin a time when the state was doing all it
Dialogue: 0,0:33:35.08,0:33:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could to split us apart and pit you know,\Nso called "good protester" against "bad protester"
Dialogue: 0,0:33:40.19,0:33:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against those of us who are quote "just there"\Nto those of us who are quote "breaking things".
Dialogue: 0,0:33:45.75,0:33:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I think that that really is an example\Nof solidarity and action and a real true strength
Dialogue: 0,0:33:50.44,0:33:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our collective abilities
Dialogue: 0,0:33:55.97,0:34:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,J20 may have been the first mass prosecution\Nof political dissidents in the Trump era,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:00.06,0:34:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it hasn’t been the last... and you can\Nbet that there’s more to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:05.28,0:34:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since taking office, Trump has presided over\Na sharp escalation in state repression, a
Dialogue: 0,0:34:09.97,0:34:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trend that has coincided with a surge in paramilitary\Nwhite nationalist and fascist violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:16.41,0:34:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far, migrants, refugees and muslims have\Nborne the worst of this reactionary wave..
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.69,0:34:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they are not the only groups in the crosshairs.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:24.22,0:34:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As women and trans folks brace themselves\Nfor expected roll-backs of gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.51,0:34:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reproductive rights emanating from the\NSupreme Court, new federal and state legislation
Dialogue: 0,0:34:34.28,0:34:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has already been introduced to criminalize\Nnumerous different forms of political protest,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:39.42,0:34:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with laws specifically targeting land defenders\Nand anti-fascist protesters for enhanced sentencing.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:45.02,0:34:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, the FBI has adapted its COINTELPRO\Nplaybook for crushing Black Liberation struggles,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:51.16,0:34:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this time under the guise of fighting so-called\N“Black Identity Extremists.”
Dialogue: 0,0:34:55.82,0:35:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These continue to be dangerous times, and\Nwhile we can and should celebrate the J20
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.78,0:35:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,victory, it’s also important to not allow\Nit to lull us into a false sense of security.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.29,0:35:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at this point, we’d like to remind you\Nthat Trouble is intended to be watched in
Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.33,0:35:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups, and to be used as a resource to promote\Ndiscussion and collective organizing.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:15.05,0:35:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you interested in starting a local legal\Nsupport collective, or just seeking to increase
Dialogue: 0,0:35:19.53,0:35:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your crew’s knowledge of how to navigate\Nthe court system?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:23.29,0:35:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Consider getting together with some comrades,\Norganizing a screening of this film, and discussing
Dialogue: 0,0:35:27.80,0:35:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where to get started.
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Dialogue: 0,0:36:17.36,0:36:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This episode would not have been possible\Nwithout the generous support of Robbt, and
Dialogue: 0,0:36:21.13,0:36:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the excellent footage shot by Wes, Brandon,\NRoss Domoney
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Dialogue: 0,0:36:27.35,0:36:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stay tuned next month for Trouble # 17, as\Nwe take a look at our society’s current
Dialogue: 0,0:36:31.85,0:36:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental health crisis, from an anti-capitalist,\Nanti-colonial and anti-state perspective.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:37.35,0:36:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never try to simplify or put etiquettes\Non people, put labels on people: “This person
Dialogue: 0,0:36:43.45,0:36:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is traumatized” or “This person, she’s\Ngonna be ok, she’s resilient” right?
Dialogue: 0,0:36:50.90,0:36:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply situations that are very complex.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:53.11,0:36:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now get out there…. and make some trouble!