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Police break down doors in night-time raid on anarchist meeting
“I heard somebody saying, ‘They’re coming, they’re coming!’ And feet pounding on the back stairs, pounding on the door saying they had a search warrant. They busted through the door. They’ve got their guns cocked at people.” Sammy Schutz held tightly to five-year-old Gabe, who had been watching a video with his mother and father and about 20 other people when the police stormed into 827 Smith Avenue in St. Paul, ordering everyone down on the floor. MORE »
Convention/Campaign Updates
Convention and political news just keeps on coming … more than we can fit on the front page. So here are some highlights, and links to articles on:
Palin for Veep?
Score one for True Blue’s Jumbotron
“Free people in a free country are free to use their cameras”
DNC speeches from YouTube MORE »
Meet homeless families at "A Day in the Park" on Sunday
Twin-Cities friends, advocates and allies of the homeless are inviting community members to pack a picnic lunch and join them on a Sunday afternoon in Powderhorn Park. The purpose of this casual gathering is to welcome families marching with the Poor Peoples’ Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) who will be visiting Minneapolis and St. Paul next week during the Republican National Convention. MORE »
Minnesota schools, hand sanitizer, and a lack of cash
Underfunded schools don’t have a choice. They have to slough off the cost of providing an education to parents and teachers. MORE »
A new definition of queer: The Flaming Carnivale of Deviance at Pi Bar
Feeling defiantly deviant about the RNC circus coming to town? Come one, come all to the Flaming Carnivale of Deviance at the Pi Bar and express yourself on August 31, the eve of the convention. This outdoor adults-only carnival will be a veritable feast for the senses, celebrating freedom of expression. MORE »
