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UPDATED - VIDEO ADDED to Photos: Activists drop banner at the White House in resistance to Trump (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2017 OP
Off to the greatest page malaise Jan 2017 #1
Kickety! fleur-de-lisa Jan 2017 #2
give that person onethatcares Jan 2017 #3
Perfect!! flygal Jan 2017 #4
more OKNancy Jan 2017 #5
Thanks! Donkees Jan 2017 #7
Kick! gademocrat7 Jan 2017 #6
Nice visual underpants Jan 2017 #8
Beautiful. DK504 Jan 2017 #47
Gutsy JDC Jan 2017 #9
Resist in every way possible/imaginable. calimary Jan 2017 #22
Please scroll down and look under the bridge. Or am I paranoid. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #72
What bridge? Maraya1969 Jan 2017 #94
The one the troll used to live under. I wasn't paranoid. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #95
WH security must have looked away as a bunch of ninjas toting a YUGE orange procon Jan 2017 #10
Those are some brave souls. demmiblue Jan 2017 #11
Get thee to the greatest page, pronto! ffr Jan 2017 #12
KICK! BadgerMom Jan 2017 #13
K and R, bay-bee! nt Sunny05 Jan 2017 #14
Those guys better skidaddle watoos Jan 2017 #15
No doubt this will be felony bannering. Punishable by circular firing squad. Augiedog Jan 2017 #16
K & R to infinity..... dhill926 Jan 2017 #17
K&R! NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #18
And in as many different ways as possible! calimary Jan 2017 #26
Kickety Hekate Jan 2017 #19
Kick&Rec lillypaddle Jan 2017 #20
Holy cow! forgotmylogin Jan 2017 #21
I heard tRump is putting a statue of himself atop the White House groundloop Jan 2017 #34
Giant showerhead Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #93
Boy o boy those greenpeacers are an athletic bunch SticksnStones Jan 2017 #23
WOW!!! lagomorph777 Jan 2017 #24
I like it! nt Ilsa Jan 2017 #25
Thanks. We needed that. (nt) Paladin Jan 2017 #27
When students/patriots protested Reagan, he turned around and took their education away Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #28
Yeah he did, he destroyed DK504 Jan 2017 #80
La Resistance!!!! Pachamama Jan 2017 #29
Just LOOK at them, dangling there! WOW! colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #30
American Heroes Ace Rothstein Jan 2017 #31
BLESS THOSE GREENPEACE HEROES!!!!!!!!!!!! ailsagirl Jan 2017 #32
Thank you, Greenpeace! hamsterjill Jan 2017 #33
Greenpeace texted me this morning about this! elleng Jan 2017 #35
Love this So Much!! FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #41
Greenpeace Protesters Scale Crane, Unfurl 'Resist' Banner In Downtown D.C. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #36
Kick & Rec!!! workinclasszero Jan 2017 #40
SO BEAUTIFUL oldtime dfl_er Jan 2017 #37
these are Protestors bdamomma Jan 2017 #38
K AND R + SEVERAL GAZILLION!! niyad Jan 2017 #39
will democrats in congress listen? pansypoo53219 Jan 2017 #42
Amazing!! Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #43
Beautiful ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #44
Best DC sign since... Bob Loblaw Jan 2017 #45
I knew you were going to say that. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #46
Thanks for getting it, Bob Loblaw Jan 2017 #49
I can't pass that site without thinking of that sign. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #54
Link for DONATING & live updates. "Greenpeace activists deliver a message... to counter Trump's hate JudyM Jan 2017 #48
Greenpeace *applause* steventh Jan 2017 #50
Love it!!! Nwgirl503 Jan 2017 #51
Jinx! cbreezen Jan 2017 #53
Love It!!! cbreezen Jan 2017 #52
Added VIDEO: Donkees Jan 2017 #55
A breathtaking act of courage and commitment. NBachers Jan 2017 #56
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2017 #57
K&R mountain grammy Jan 2017 #58
That's fabulous! manicraven Jan 2017 #59
"I Will Resist" Donkees Jan 2017 #60
Dear Leader will not be amused. PA Democrat Jan 2017 #61
wonder how long it will stay up wordpix Jan 2017 #76
Best news today! myrna minx Jan 2017 #62
Holy shit, that's beautiful! klook Jan 2017 #63
Have they been put in GITMO yet? n/t humbled_opinion Jan 2017 #64
Oh, say does the RESIST banner yet wave? n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #65
Let the unfurling begin Blue Owl Jan 2017 #66
kick Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #67
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #68
Welcome to DU. Since it's Greenpeace, I assume they mean resist the pipelines. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #69
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #70
Let me ask, when you fish, do you cast or just drag the lure behind the boat? n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #71
When Library Girl fishes, she prefers bait. Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #74
I see Ms. W is back in Eastern Europe or wherever. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #83
LG is a repeatedly banned troll that seems to have a singular hobby of... Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #84
Suspected that. I will watch for her in the future. Thanks. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #86
You're a quick study and would be a great asset to the MIR Team Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #87
What is the MIR team? I was away from here during most of the Obama years. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #88
Malicious Intruder Removal Team Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #89
They all seem to start out the same way. I had her pegged as a troll from the beginning. Let me rzemanfl Jan 2017 #90
Some are not so easy to spot until you develop the skill to read their 'Tells' Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #91
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #77
I think you are probably more than a vegetarian. Enjoy your stay at DU. 'Bye. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #79
Resist Trump's Hate...see post 60. There's a Washington Sq. Resistance Rally in NYC tonight, Donkees Jan 2017 #73
sending some resistance $ to Greenpeace, thank you! wordpix Jan 2017 #75
Awesome. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #78
Wonderful! This wipes out the damn banner I saw today strung Cha Jan 2017 #81
Man, this makes my day! llmart Jan 2017 #82
k&r n/t lordsummerisle Jan 2017 #85
Thank you, Greenpeace! Amazing Courage! Alice11111 Jan 2017 #92
FREE THE GREENPEACE SEVEN! NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #96
We must all resist, even get arrested They can't jail 100 million Alice11111 Jan 2017 #97

procon

(15,805 posts)
10. WH security must have looked away as a bunch of ninjas toting a YUGE orange
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:07 PM
Jan 2017

banner scaled that construction crane within spitting distance of Trump's new digs.

ffr

(22,644 posts)
12. Get thee to the greatest page, pronto!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:23 PM
Jan 2017

Like a piece of sunshine after a gloomy week.

Democracy must win out at the end of the day. RESIST!

calimary

(80,693 posts)
26. And in as many different ways as possible!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:21 PM
Jan 2017

He needs to see this and hear this and be confronted by this - EVERYWHERE.

He should not be able to escape it - ANYWHERE.


forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
21. Holy cow!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:10 PM
Jan 2017

That's some Mission Impossible shit right there!

What's the crane there for? Is Trump adding a gold spire to the White House?

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
28. When students/patriots protested Reagan, he turned around and took their education away
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:21 PM
Jan 2017

from them.

trump will harm us for this, but the harm he or they are going to do is so great, doesnt really matter.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
80. Yeah he did, he destroyed
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 08:27 PM
Jan 2017

Pet Brown's legacy of an amazing public school system and the UC colleges.

Trump is already ripping basic rights out of our hands.

The more he tries to cling to power and authoritative government the harder we will fight back.

colorado_ufo

(5,715 posts)
30. Just LOOK at them, dangling there! WOW!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:37 PM
Jan 2017

True Ninjas!

Now guess what? WHO is going to go up there and take it down!

"KellyAnn - I have a lunch hour assignment for you . . ."

hamsterjill

(15,214 posts)
33. Thank you, Greenpeace!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:44 PM
Jan 2017

Does anyone know if they are on the ground yet? I'm sure arrests await, but I'm just worried about safety, etc. (Asked by a cubicle rat, of course).

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,886 posts)
36. Greenpeace Protesters Scale Crane, Unfurl 'Resist' Banner In Downtown D.C.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:51 PM
Jan 2017

If the protesters were get busted (I'm going to guess "yes" on that one), they'll be making an appearance at the courthouse down by Judiciary Square later today. All the local stations will have their camera crews there.

Greenpeace Protesters Scale Crane, Unfurl 'Resist' Banner In Downtown D.C.

by Christina Sturdivant in News on Jan 25, 2017 9:27 am



[font size=1]With the White House in the foreground, Greenpeace protesters unfurl a banner atop a crane at the construction site of the former Washington Post office building on January 25, 2017. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)[/font]



[font size=1]Pedestrians stop and watch at the corner of 15th Street and L Street NW as protestors climb atop a crane at the construction site of the former Washington Post office building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)[/font]

Seven Greenpeace protesters have caused a disturbance downtown this morning after scaling a crane at a construction site. ... Police blocked off 15th Street between M and K Streets, as well as L Street between 15th and 16th Streets NW. The 1500 block of L Street NW remains closed. *

The Metropolitan Police Department released a statement saying "while we respect everyone's right to protest, today's actions are extremely dangerous and unlawful. Multiple government resources are being tied up, and unfortunately streets are blocked while first responders try to safely address this matter."

MPD spokesperson Karima Bilal says that MPD received the call about disorderly conduct at 15th and L Streets NW around 5:59 a.m. Hours later, protesters unfurled a banner** that says "Resist" in protest of the new administration.

The crane is located on the site of the former Washington Post building, which is being demolished and will eventually house Fannie Mae. ... The incident is being livestreamed on Greenpeace's Facebook page and Greenpeace board chairperson Karen Topakian's Facebook page.

*


**

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
43. Amazing!!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 02:00 PM
Jan 2017

I wonder if Trump's administration had to keep him away from the windows in the white house so as to avoid Trump from losing his shit? Next on Trump's agenda is to ban cranes and Greenpeace.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,886 posts)
46. I knew you were going to say that.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 02:23 PM
Jan 2017

I wonder if anyone's going to tag "Surrender Melania."

It's no "Surrender Dorothy."

First, this is not a safe practice. CSX doesn't want you out on its bridge, especially in the dark, spray painting. Second, if you fall, you're in big trouble. That said:

Go Home Already: In On The Graffiti Tagger



Some context... Surrender Dorothy

It's in the Washington Post this morning:

Fugazi, a standout from D.C.’s musical past, pops up in an unexpected place



Someone has painted "Fugazi" -- a famed Washington post-hardcore punk band -- on a railroad overpass over the Beltway in Kensington, Md., seen on Sunday. (John Kelly/The Washington Post)

Here's the reference:

Surrender Dorothy’ painted on a Beltway overpass — what’s the story?



A 1986 photo shows the Beltway overpass, close by the glistening spires of the Mormon Temple in Kensington, with the graffito. (United Press International)

The adjacent footbridge gets tagged too:



D.C. Temple graffiti prank won't die

Compiled by Michael De Groote, Deseret News
Published: Tuesday, July 26 2011 1:55 p.m. MDT
@degroote or @DeGroote
mdegroote@desnews.com
degroote

WASHINGTON D.C. — Who did it?

Who played the part of the Wicked Witch of the West and was the first in the early 1970s to spray paint the message "Surrender Dorothy" on an overpass on the Washington D.C. Beltway right where the Mormon Temple comes into view? The mystery is now, at least partially, solved.

Christine Mulligan of Germantown, Md., wrote to "Answer Man" John Kelly at The Washington Post last month to see if he knew the orgin of the painted prank.

He didn't — at first.
....

Several people responded to The Washington Post's Answer Man's request for information.

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
48. Link for DONATING & live updates. "Greenpeace activists deliver a message... to counter Trump's hate
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 02:27 PM
Jan 2017

and ignorance at the White House."


http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/


These guys/women rock!

cbreezen

(694 posts)
52. Love It!!!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 03:01 PM
Jan 2017

Reminds me of the Greenpeace activists in Portland who tried to prevent the oil drilling equipment from being moved to Alaska by dangling from the St. John's Bridge.

K & R!

klook

(12,134 posts)
63. Holy shit, that's beautiful!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 06:15 PM
Jan 2017

As one sign I saw Saturday said, "When they tried to bury us, they didn't realize we were SEEDS."

Response to Donkees (Original post)

rzemanfl

(29,540 posts)
69. Welcome to DU. Since it's Greenpeace, I assume they mean resist the pipelines.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 07:32 PM
Jan 2017

People will resist any way they can. March, boycott, call, write letters, refuse to obey, put sand in the gears, set up alt accounts. Every time Drumpf pitches a Twitter fit the resistance has accomplished something.

Response to rzemanfl (Reply #69)

Brother Buzz

(36,212 posts)
84. LG is a repeatedly banned troll that seems to have a singular hobby of...
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 09:26 PM
Jan 2017

trying to sneak back into DU to disrupt.

I commend you on figuring out her game real quick

Brother Buzz

(36,212 posts)
87. You're a quick study and would be a great asset to the MIR Team
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 09:41 PM
Jan 2017

Just an idea to consider because they'll be seating a new panel in a few short weeks.

rzemanfl

(29,540 posts)
88. What is the MIR team? I was away from here during most of the Obama years.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 09:44 PM
Jan 2017

I'm retired and all I do is swim laps five or six days a week.

Brother Buzz

(36,212 posts)
89. Malicious Intruder Removal Team
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 09:56 PM
Jan 2017

They cull the trolls from the heard of newbies. Swimmers make the best MIR Team members because they have perfected the art of critical thinking while they swam all those laps.

rzemanfl

(29,540 posts)
90. They all seem to start out the same way. I had her pegged as a troll from the beginning. Let me
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 09:59 PM
Jan 2017

know what I need to do to get on the team. Thanks.

Brother Buzz

(36,212 posts)
91. Some are not so easy to spot until you develop the skill to read their 'Tells'
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 10:16 PM
Jan 2017

Watch for Skinner's announcement that could be within days (I'll make an effort to give you the heads up, too).

Woohoo, I win a nifty tea cozy if I deliver a new recruit!

Response to rzemanfl (Reply #71)

Cha

(295,899 posts)
81. Wonderful! This wipes out the damn banner I saw today strung
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 08:31 PM
Jan 2017

between two palm trees, high up, @ a golf course that said "trump".

I hate they put that damn thing up there so high,

This is Awesome!

llmart

(15,499 posts)
82. Man, this makes my day!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 08:48 PM
Jan 2017

Every one of us should at least send a few bucks or more if possible to Greenpeace. This is the kind of courage it's going to take to be a powerful resistance movement.

I was thinking today that maybe this is the second big cultural era of my life akin to the movements of the '60's when I was a young woman. It just does my soul good to see these things happening. First the historic marches all over the world, now this.

As Calimary said, we have to resist in any way we can. We also have to hang this on the GOP and not just tRump.

Bravo to Greenpeace activists!

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
96. FREE THE GREENPEACE SEVEN!
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 12:51 PM
Jan 2017

They've been arrested and charged

WASHINGTON — Seven Greenpeace protesters are facing charges after climbing a 270-foot tall construction crane blocks from the White House and unfurling a massive orange and yellow banner with the word, “RESIST.”

Media outlets report that the protesters, who began their climb early Wednesday, came down after 10 p.m. and were taken into custody. Police say they are charged with second-degree burglary, unlawful entry and destruction of property.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
97. We must all resist, even get arrested They can't jail 100 million
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:35 PM
Jan 2017

Donate to greenpeace. If everyone gave even $1-3, it would help legal fees, which Trump will make sure are Yuuge.

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