Anti-Trump Black Lives Matter supporters took to the streets of Chicago on Friday to disrupt Black Friday shopping and used the hashtag #CPACNOW to promote their efforts online. Don’t they know that name’s taken?
#blacklivesmatter in Chicago are using #CPACNOW as their hastag.
CPAC is well known to stand for Conservative Political Action Committee.— A.P. Dillon ? (@APDillon_) November 25, 2016
Sheesh. Their CPAC stands for the Civilian Police Accountability Council ordinance which BLM is trying to get passed to oversee the Chicago Police Department.
Anyway, Fox News reported that their protest fizzled and ended early because of cold weather:
WATCH: #BlackLivesMatter protests target retailers in Chicago; disrupt Black Friday sales. pic.twitter.com/SJyG4V2Y4R
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 25, 2016
More scenes from the protest:
Apple store & Nike now blocked by demonstrators, shoppers passing thru small path cordoned by police #CPACnow #boycottblackfriday Chicago pic.twitter.com/E2cG1cm3PC
— Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) November 25, 2016
Shops along Michigan between Erie and Huron blocked #boycottblackfriday Chicago #CPACnow pic.twitter.com/nKgxcUJ0pO
— Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) November 25, 2016
Chicago has been shutting down stores on the Mag Mile for the last three & half hours | #CPACnow pic.twitter.com/YEYdjEqX4K pv @BauerJournalism
— agitator in chief (@soit_goes) November 25, 2016
"You need to understand our fight is your fight" #CPACnow #boycottblackfriday Chicago pic.twitter.com/WQaUTX02U5
— Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) November 25, 2016
And this is something you don’t see at the conservative CPAC:
Black Friday protest in #Chicago #CPACBOYCOTT_NOV25 #blackfriday #CPACnow pic.twitter.com/ZiiUlZs0ok
— Bilgin ŞAŞMAZ (@BilginSasmaz) November 25, 2016
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