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be advised, newsheads, this story is from a year and a half ago and does not pertain directly to ongoing protests

the mendacity of cope

i appreciate informative post titles like this

please repost to our c/history comm: https://hexbear.net/c/history

ah, i see it's cross-posted to c/videos. please consider cross-posting to c/history. this isn't really news.

i thought the whole point of putting shit like this in texas was to avoid zoning laws

I'm probably conflating it with another event from around then if anyone knows anything that would fit?

yeah, you're thinking of this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Aaron_Danielson_and_Michael_Reinoehl

On August 29, 2020, Aaron Danielson, an American supporter of the far-right group Patriot Prayer,[1][2] was shot and killed, allegedly by a far-left activist, after participating in a caravan which drove through Portland, Oregon, displaying banners and signs supporting President Donald Trump,[3] and clashing with participants in the local George Floyd protests.[3][4]

On September 3, 2020, Danielson's suspected killer, Michael Reinoehl, an American anti-fascist[3][5] activist[6][7] was shot and killed by a federally led fugitive task force near Lacey, Washington.[8][9]

looks like we neglected to pin it

dammit i just did a spit take on my computer

they're called caterpillar treads in english, too

exactly, he's perfect!