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"When they say we’re coming for anti-fascists, what they’re calling Antifa is a boogeyman that doesn’t exist. What they’re doing is they’re going after anybody who says no to them." said union electrician Cal Robinet after being indicted with the MN15 on conspiracy charges.
UNICORN RIOT15,890 views • 4 days ago
NEW: Minnesota 15 Defendant Isaac Sant Speaks Out Healthcare worker and activist Isaac Sant is one of 15 people in Minnesota who were recently federally indicted on felony conspiracy charges for their community activism during ICE's deadly Operation Metro Surge immigration enforcement. "It's about quelling dissent in Minneapolis. And it's about coming after the movement that rose up against ICE during Metro Surge in December and January," Sant told Unicorn Riot during an interview. Seeking to further criminalize legal observing and protesting, the federal indictment accused the defendants of opposing the authority of the government and impeding their federal operations by posting opinions to Facebook, being present at protests, attending meetings where direct actions were spoken upon, and wearing certain clothes. The indictment calls many of the defendants “anarchists” and “antifascists,” both descriptors newly named as “terror groups” in the latest White House counterterrorism strategy. These charges are a continuation of Trump’s vindictive domestic policies against the left as he directs federal agencies to go after political opponents using NSPM-7 and his executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. "This is a naked attempt to silence our voices, to squash dissent and to have a chilling effect on organizing here in the Twin Cities. And I'm here to tell you, it's not going to work. People in the community here are smart. They're resilient. They have an indomitable will. And I have every faith that they're going to keep fighting," said Sant. "This is an attempt by the government to drive a wedge in between good protesters and bad protesters, and try to shave off the radical flank of the movement and paint us like we're different from everybody else. But we're not. There's nothing that we're accused of doing that hundreds of thousands of people here in Twin Cities didn't do when these jack booted thugs were kicking in our doors and kidnapping our immigrant neighbors." Read the full indictment and more on the case at our website, link in bio.
UNICORN RIOT22,560 views • 7 days ago
NEW: This afternoon, federal agents violently attacked a crowd of protesters after descending from the Warren E. Burger Federal Building with tear gas and pepper spray. Protests are ongoing in St. Paul after 15 people were indicted and arrested for anti-ICE activism.
UNICORN RIOT53,169 views • 21 days ago
After clearing protesters from blocking UA Tech/Raytheon's entrance road, Pima County Sheriffs also insisted on also arresting KJZZ Phoenix journalist Alisa Zaira Reznick despite Reznick clearly carrying media equipment and repeatedly identifying herself as press.
UNICORN RIOT1,286,284 views • 2 years ago
NEW: Federal Case Unravels, Four Felony Charges on Minnesota Activist Are Turned Into One Misdemeanor On June 23, Isa Lopez had five federal charges with a possibility of eight years in prison reduced to one misdemeanor and was sentenced to time served and a $25 administration fine. Lopez's sentencing marks a blow in the first federal case of the new wave of federal prosecutions against protesters in Minneapolis.
UNICORN RIOT22,770 views • 14 days ago
NEW: Minnesota 15 Defendant Cal Robinet Speaks Out “It’s no secret that a lot of the people that were targeted are union organizers who are being charged for some of their alleged actions on the day of no work, no school, no shopping,” said Cal Robinet, a union electrician and activist. Robinet is one of 15 people in Minnesota who were recently federally indicted on felony conspiracy charges for their community activism during ICE’s deadly Operation Metro Surge immigration enforcement. “I think it’s really important to point out that the retaliation that we’re seeing from the federal government isn’t just related to our speech, it’s related to the power that we have together.” A week after being raided by federal agents and brought to the Whipple Federal Building, Robinet spoke about their experience, opinions on the indictment, the inspiring support they’ve received from the community, Prairieland sentencing and more. Seeking to further criminalize legal observing and protesting, the federal indictment accused the defendants of opposing the authority of the government and impeding their federal operations by posting opinions to Facebook, being present at protests, attending meetings where direct actions were spoken upon, and wearing certain clothes. The indictment calls many of the defendants “anarchists” and “antifascists,” both descriptors newly named as “terror groups” in the latest White House counterterrorism strategy. These charges are a continuation of Trump’s vindictive domestic policies against the left as he directs federal agencies to go after political opponents using NSPM-7 and his executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. “These charges are a joke,” said Robinet. “There’s nothing that we’ve done that thousands upon thousands of people haven’t done as well. These are all lawfully protected activities. And the reason that they’re throwing the book at us is because this is a political case to them. that we are enemies of state for our political beliefs, for activities as union organizers and for existing as queer people in this world.” “With regards to NSPM-7, just know that these cases are going to continue. And while we may be anarchists, please don’t think that it’s going to stop there. You know that this is just a scapegoat to try and chip off one edge of the movement, much like that Niemöller poem. You know, first they came for X and then we came for Y. Know that that’s going on today, that when they say we’re coming for anti-fascists, what they’re calling Antifa is a boogeyman that doesn’t exist. What they’re doing is they’re going after anybody who says no to them. And you should not be surprised when that starts applying to you. It’s interesting to me that they put opposition to the US government in part of the conspiracy, because to them, I could see why that would be a major crime. Because they want obedience at all costs. They love it. They just love that shit. But we’re free people. We’re free people, and we do as we please. And we love as we please, and we live as we please. You know, to live in love, we must fight. And that’s the situation that we’re put in now. We’re standing up for any immigrant, any person of color or anyone who stands in their way, that’s who they’re coming after. And that’s who we need to be protecting right now.” Read more on the case at our website.
UNICORN RIOT12,065 views • 7 days ago
Jake Lang, along with other far-right agitators have been in Minnesota for about a week now. This video from last week at the Whipple Federal Building spotlights some of Lang's racist and Islamophobic beliefs. Lang plans to have a christofascist rally in Mpls tomorrow.
UNICORN RIOT160,879 views • 5 months ago
NEW: 'March on DNC 2024' Protest Marshals Block Protesters From Approaching DNC Venue As several thousand protesters took the streets of Chicago on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), an extended melee occurred as dozens of protest marshals physically blocked certain protesters from going off the approved route of the protest. The confrontation lasted nearly the whole seven-block route from Union Park to Park 578 and revolved around protest marshals cordoning off protesters who wanted to get close to the fences of the security perimeter for the United Center, where the DNC is being held. “You see this? They’re blocking you from the butchers of Gaza!” There were no physical injuries seen or reported despite tussling and argumentative yelling. The ruckus was watched by Chicago Police officers (CPD) on bikes who were monitoring the protest in the hundreds. The organized protest marshals and participants called out for the CPD to intervene. See more of our coverage:
UNICORN RIOT467,929 views • 1 year ago
Anti-ICE protesters are having a rolling noise demo and protest in downtown Minneapolis targeting hotels where federal agents are reportedly staying -- the Canopy by Hilton and the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Police have just arrived as we are posting this.
UNICORN RIOT100,094 views • 5 months ago
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NEW - Full-video from the aftermath of Pretti killing. A large police riot occurred in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on Jan. 24. Masses of crowd control munitions were used on hundreds of community members gathered in Minneapolis. Federal agents, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minneapolis Police, MN State Patrol, and MN Conservation Officers all worked together to violently suppress the organic protest in sub-zero temperatures.
UNICORN RIOT74,426 views • 4 months ago
NEW: Protesters Rally Against Uranium Mine in Arizona A spontaneous blockade stopped a truck used to haul uranium ore. Protesters chanted, some vandalized the rig with anti-uranium messages & others measured the radioactivity of the trailer. Full story at our website.
UNICORN RIOT12,090 views • 18 days ago
🚨🚨 NEW: Body Cameras Show How Police Acted During Minneapolis’ Largest Mass Arrest Unicorn Riot is releasing the footage of 73 Minneapolis Police videos from the arrest of over 646 people the night after the 2020 elections. Story, videos, & media guide at our website. 🧵
UNICORN RIOT66,913 views • 8 months ago
![NEW: Minnesota's capitol lawn swelled with 200,000 protesters today on the third national 'No Kings' event protesting the presidential administration of Donald Trump. “This is the largest protest in Minnesota history,” Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin said at the rally in front of the capitol building to uproarious applause. [Full video and report coming soon]](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2038074503884869968/media/HEsEzpSXoAAJvYd.jpg)
NEW: Minnesota's capitol lawn swelled with 200,000 protesters today on the third national 'No Kings' event protesting the presidential administration of Donald Trump. “This is the largest protest in Minnesota history,” Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin said at the rally in front of the capitol building to uproarious applause. [Full video and report coming soon]
UNICORN RIOT31,931 views • 3 months ago
Israel Bombs Residential Towers, Unleashes ‘Gates of Hell’ on Gaza City Despite killing dozens of Palestinian civilians daily, being internationally condemned over assassinating ceasefire negotiators in Qatar, and facing isolation, Israel continues its Western-backed genocidal acts in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Gaza City’s nearly 1.3 million residents to leave the city or face death as Israel unleashes explosive-laden robots and its forces level high-rise towers. Some reports note that up to 40% of the residents have recently fled south, while many others are staying in the city, fearing they’ll never be able to return if they leave.
UNICORN RIOT74,279 views • 9 months ago
VIDEO: Autonomous Anti-ICE March at Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia A call for solidarity with the uprising at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center in Newark brought several hundred demonstrators to the Federal Detention Center and surrounding streets in Center City Philadelphia on June 14, 2025. Philadelphia Police forcibly dispersed the march after about an hour after being frustrated by protester counter-measures. 3 people were reportedly arrested with one of them said to have been hospitalized.
UNICORN RIOT87,459 views • 1 year ago
