There are dueling rallies in Washington, DC today with what’s billed as a “free speech” event on one side, and Antifa protesters on the other. The Washington Examiner’s Julio Rosas is there:
Antifa is here on the opposite side of the #DemandFreeSpeech rally pic.twitter.com/gQLfprOhW4
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019
A Latina Trump supporter is being blocked by a white Bernie supporter near the #DemandFreeSpeech rally. pic.twitter.com/itqRYaG5la
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019
Antifa is now pulling newstands into the street, including a @dcexaminer stand. pic.twitter.com/xgnl4T4VxF
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019
Antifa attacks guy in a MAGA hat by trying to take his camera and throwing a water bottle at him. #AllOutDC pic.twitter.com/UY6imOWmez
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019
Of particular interest is this list of rules for what the media can and can’t cover if they want to get inside the Antifa rally, which is in a public space:
These are the rules for members of the press in order to go inside the #AllOutDC rally, which is the antifa side.
One that suck out: "Please avoid publishing any potentially incriminating photos or video footage…" pic.twitter.com/Kn4piXC1sz
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019
It’s pretty ironic, considering they like to call themselves “anti-fascist.”
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This was given to me after I was blocked from entering the #AllOutDC rally because they want "safe space." pic.twitter.com/kWnDtYURBh
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019
Will the rest of the mainstream media remind Antifa activists that it’s a public space?
Look, private citizens, you don't get to repeal or edit the First Amendment in public spaces. Even if you really, really want to. https://t.co/aL6cfKgh35
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 6, 2019
Don't these rules violate the First Amendment? https://t.co/22C0W70h6S
— Caffeine Queen (@Philly_Hoosier) July 6, 2019
Maybe they think because their called “guidelines” it’s different.
But … "reasonable guidelines"
— Miss Millie (@SparklepantsMil) July 6, 2019
"Be prepared to maintain your journalistic integrity…oh and also don't publish anything we don't like, especially if it shows one of us committing a crime."#AllOutDC sounds like it's organized by super intelligent people. https://t.co/bH1US3Noqp
— Ari Cohn, Airman, Continental Army (@AriCohn) July 6, 2019
Throw it in the garbage and proceed. https://t.co/h10qO5LxkN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 6, 2019
This is an important thread. Antifa is a cover for terrorism and harassment, plain and simple. https://t.co/TPqRWWCyRj
— Mike Beasley (@MikeBeas) July 6, 2019
'Press are not allowed to expose our criminal activity' is one hell of a rule that Antifa has https://t.co/lQLy1Zg0lI
— Durinn McFurren (@DurinnM) July 6, 2019
How not fascist of you guys https://t.co/jtzrx8sI5O
— Tim Evko ✞ ?? (@Tevko) July 6, 2019
"Please don't film us as we commit violent crimes. This is a reasonable request." https://t.co/SXdgjP9T0j
— Daniel Whiteman (@giantevilrobotg) July 6, 2019
Wonderful! Will the press demand that this is a violation of their constitutional rights, or just go along because they want to see antifa attack some outnumbered conservatives? https://t.co/oTK5lT7eCN
— C.H. Truth (@C_H_Truth) July 6, 2019