Antifa-Related Twitter Accounts Suspended After Inauguration Day Riots
Several Antifa Twitter accounts were suspended as a result of riots held by the far-left anarcho-communist group during inauguration day.
The sum of all the accounts would add up to about 70,000 followers. Some of the earliest accounts were started in 2012.
One of the most prominent accounts that were suspended was “The Base.”
Another of the group’s accounts complained about the suspensions.
“Our comrades w The Base (@TheBasebk), an anarchist social center in Brooklyn, NY of 9 years now took this Twitter thing seriously,” Antifa Sacramento wrote. “Reaching a platform of 17k followers they pushed a very specific line where politics were never blurred. Today, Twitter took their account down, and now theres a void.”
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Black-clad vandals carrying batons and umbrellas as shields also targeted businesses in the Pike Place Market in Seattle, as shown on KOMO-TV video, breaking windows at the original Starbucks.
The Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters was vandalized Wednesday by a black-clad mob that broke windows, set fire to dumpsters and spray-painted anti-Biden messages as well as common Antifa graffiti such as “ACAB” and the anarchist “A.”
I’m waiting for Pres Biden to condemn violence/looting/arson last two days in Oregon & Washington state ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) January 22, 2021
Portland police made 15 arrests on charges that included rioting, disorderly conduct, carrying a concealed weapon, and attacking or attempting to attack police. Seattle police made three arrests, including one for assaulting an officer.
Hours after President Joe Biden was sworn into office and implored the nation to come together, dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in Seattle's Occidental Park for a tense demonstration that included a march through downtown in which a flag was set on fire.