Video by Dromographos, also at

https://social.dromografos.report/notes/9qlsohly88ok00wm

Prior to the blockade on Penn Ave was a gathering near the White House, while the sun was still up. During this, there was an incident with a driver facing the protest instead of turning on H st, reportedly revving their engine at the protesters.

This could have been anything from a lost driver freaking out to a terrorist seeking to kill pro-Palestine protesters. Cops swarmed the driver in a fast takedown. In the true abolitionist spirit, protesters then made a determined effort to defend the driver from the cops! During the fight, the driver’s hat came off-revealing a very young looking man probably a teenager-but in a borderline “fashy” haircut. Note that while this style (essentially a grown-out high and tight) is popular among fascists and is named for that, others do unknowningly wear it.

Once the sun went down things wound up for real.The chant at the blockade of Penn Ave was:

“Democratic Party, we know what side you’re on! Remember Hiroshima! Remember Vietnam!”

Due to this protest, Biden’s motorcade was rerouted. This was similar to what GW Bush had to do during some of the State of the Union protests during his term.

Then came the speech itself: I did not watch it, but Al Jazeera confirms Biden promised to respond to Israel’s refusal to allow food and medical aid to reach Gaza by building a temporary port for the delivery of humanitarian aid. This while the US continues to ship weapons to Israel. The former US ambassador to Israel during the Clinton administion warned that Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah might push the US to the “limit” and endanger Israel’s access to US weapons.

If Biden follows through with that port, it will be a major, major shot across Israel’s bow. Things have ben happening since that horrific Bread Massacre: Aaron Bushnells’s courageous “extreme protest,” the US food airdrop that while inedible still sent a message to Israel, mushrooming protests, and now this.

If Israel is forced to cancel the invasion of Rafah, if the US really does build a temporary port to deliver aid, YOU DID THIS, PEOPLE! This is the power of the people, pushing a genocidal regime and its backers to their knees and forcing them to tap out.