With countrywide protests having occured across the nation all day, and more planned into the dark of the night, many cities are gearing up for another evening of fear and emotion. For now, the main trouble spots appear to be NYC (Lincoln Tunnel blocked, pepper spray used, multiple protests arounds Union and Times Square), Minneapolis (car ploughs down protesters, violence escalating), Cincinnati (main highway shut down) and Ferguson (2,200 National Guard deployed, multiple protests, multiple arrests). St. Louis just postponed the Thanksgiving Day parade, Los Angeles marches blocked Figueroa, Chicago protest blocked Michigan Avenue, and Oakland (I-580 and I-980 blocked)
President Obama's earlier comments translated appeared to sound like, 'I condemn the violence but totally understand it' and Al Sharpton's earlier analogies to a fight did not help. It appears the American Spring is spreading and while color may have been the catalyst, it appears youth is the dividing point.
This seemed to sum things up...
I think this pretty much says it all... #UnionSquare [7] #JusticeForMikeBrown [8] #Ferguson [9] pic.twitter.com/BxjbcdCIyC [10]
— hellresidentNY (@hellresidentNY) November 26, 2014 [11]
Today and tonight...
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New York City...
Live Feed from Times Square March
Riot Gear Deployed in Times Square
RT @JoshEiniger7 [13]: NYPD beginning arrests for disorderly conduct pic.twitter.com/mqkQnSFMRY [14] #Ferguson [9] #NYC [15]
— José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) November 26, 2014 [16]
DEVELOPING: NYPD In Riot Gear, Ordering Protesters To Leave Times Square- Scene Tense -@mgeorge4NY [17] #NYC [15] #Ferguson [9] pic.twitter.com/JOK1WsY6lD [18]
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 26, 2014 [19]
FDR Drive blocked
BREAKING PHOTO - PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN THE FDR DRIVE IN LOWER MANHATTAN. #FERGUSON [20] pic.twitter.com/lHALyR688s [21]
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 26, 2014 [22]
Lincoln Tunnel blocked
Police shut down Lincoln Tunnel due to growing NYC protests. @CNN [23]'s @miguelmarquez [24] is on the ground w/ the latest. pic.twitter.com/wCZrhBaI04 [25]
— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) November 26, 2014 [26]
BREAKING: Protesters Block Entrance To The Lincoln Tunnel In #NYC [15] #Fergsuon [27] pic.twitter.com/0fyWAW5SnR [28]
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 26, 2014 [29]
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Minneapolis...
Minneapolis right now; #Ferguson [9]. Via @noravanni [31] pic.twitter.com/hHi6dlQ7k8 [32]
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) November 26, 2014 [33]
Witnesses say the car, a teal station wagon, started honking at protesters blocking the intersection, before running down down a woman.
— Libor Jany (@StribJany) November 25, 2014 [34]
Other demonstrators are now standing, hand in hand, around the woman, who's being treated by paramedics in the middle of the intersection.
— Libor Jany (@StribJany) November 25, 2014 [35]
Witnesses say that the woman's leg was caught under the car. She's being wheeled into an ambulance.
— Libor Jany (@StribJany) November 25, 2014 [36]
The conclusion:
Police say the hit-and-run suspect is in custody.
— Libor Jany (@StribJany) November 25, 2014 [37]
And a clip of the dramatic crush-and-run, in which the driver, about to be lynched by the protesters, went pedal to the metal.
The conclusion:
Police say the hit-and-run suspect is in custody.
— Libor Jany (@StribJany) November 25, 2014 [37]
Chicago...
Michigan Ave shut down #Chicago [38] #Chi2Ferguson [39] pic.twitter.com/zOfkv2QTtn [40]
— Danielle V (@daneyvilla) November 26, 2014 [41]
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Cincinnati...
I-75 shutdown...
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Los Angeles
#Ferguson [9] protestors now north on figueroa pic.twitter.com/PwDaKQw7gr [45]
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) November 26, 2014 [46]
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Oakland...
Oakland freeway I-980 blocked on second night of Ferguson protests http://t.co/LY6RmVwQo0 [47] pic.twitter.com/X0uJuB0vPf [48]
— SFGate (@SFGate) November 26, 2014 [49]
Ferguson...
Live Feed...
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#Ferguson [9] protest in downtown #StLouis [51] at the Federal Building. #FergusionDecision [52] pic.twitter.com/6AawvtKZgO [53]
— Chester Lampkin KSDK (@chesterlampkin) November 25, 2014 [54]
About 50 protestors across from #Ferguson [9] Police Dept. Pretty quiet. Not many chants. #MikeBrown [55] pic.twitter.com/U99thFqmjh [56]
— Robert Zepeda (@RobertZepeda) November 26, 2014 [57]
Blocking the Highway in St Louis Now #FergusonDecision [58] #Ferguson [9] LIVE Now http://t.co/fA6a9E8dt1 [59] pic.twitter.com/rUF1xLmL3R [60]
— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) November 25, 2014 [61]
Protesters block I70 in St. Louis following Ferguson Grand jury decision. @ksdknews [62] @wusa9 [63] pic.twitter.com/gDR5hMmnvz [64]
— Jay Mishkin (@jaymishkin) November 25, 2014 [65]
"There's been a lot more aggression. Something's going to happen..it does not feel good." @ChrisCuomo [66] #Ferguson [9] pic.twitter.com/qOsGryTdvt [67]
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) November 26, 2014 [68]
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The night is young.