I'm just gonna park this here..you know, for future reference

A #VanityFair article by #BessLevin dated September 17, 2020

Testifying before lawmakers, D.C. #NationalGuard Major #AdamDDeMarco said that in the hours before protesters were forcibly cleared from #LafayetteSquare, federal officials started to stockpile #ammunition and “seek devices that could emit deafening sounds and make anyone within range feel like their skin is on fire"

#LongRangeAcousticDevice #LRAD

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/trump-administration-protestors-skin-on-fire?srsltid=AfmBOoqGzTIpG5c4HppdhM6Pzv2L6dtz0mFUJNsC_9IEBsSe8fbIJDwt

The Trump Administration Wanted to Use a Weapon on Protesters to Make Their Skin “Feel Like It Was On Fire”

Use of the device has been previously nixed for “humanitarian concerns.”

Vanity Fair

Via #OliviaTroye @ 10:15am EDT on Aug 09, 2024

Let’s set record straight. I was in room when #DonaldTrump crashed the weekly Governors meeting led by #MikePence. Trump praised #TimWalz's handling of protests in 2020

It was same day Trump: talked about wanting 2 shoot the protestors, wanted law enforcement 2 violently clear #LafayetteSquare & stood in front of #StJohnsChurch holding a bible. It was 1 of the darkest days of the #Trump Presidency & clear sign of what was to come. Facts matter.

#SouthFlorida: #Lightning storm, shower on hold.

I've already suffered through one catastrophic physical event from which I'm still recovering 5.5 years later (physically, mostly, but emotionally as well).

Having recently read a story about a woman hit by lightning (along with others) during a storm while under a tree I've walked by more than 100 times, and may have sat under a few times, in #LafayetteSquare in front of the #WhiteHouse, I know I don't want to risk having a similar experience.

Police Arrest U-Haul Driver who Crashed into Security Barrier Near White House - Political IQ

Police Monday night arrested a driver they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier across from the White House.

Political IQ

Remember when #Trump teargassed law-abiding Americans, including Episcopal clergy?

#lafayettesquare #protest

https://www.rawstory.com/lafayette-square-protest

Lafayette Square protesters removed for Trump photo op target former president and Bill Barr in lawsuit appeal

Racial justice protesters are seeking compensation from Trump administration officials over their forcible removal from Lafayette Square for a photo op in 2020, and civil rights groups representing them on Tuesday argued on their behalf before an appeals court judge.The Black Lives Matter D.C. class...

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Summer 2021 New Orleans trip. Lafayette Square, Close up of St Louis Cathedral. Unfortunately I'm not that great at framing yet, and failed to capture the entire Cathedral, but I keep trying. :)
#NewOrleans #LafayetteSquare #Photography #Pixelfed
Another from New Orleans trip in Summer 2021. Lafayette Square, at the beginning point of the path leading to the Jackson statue, and St. Louis Chapel beyond.
#NewOrleans #LafayetteSquare #pixelfed
Some pics from our trip to New Orleans last summer (2021). Lafayette Square, New Orleans. Andrew Jackson statue and St. Luis Cathedral in the distance.

#NewOrleans #LafayetteSquare #Pixelfed #Photography