“George Floyd! Say his name!”
Large crowd in Fayetteville St in Raleigh.

So far, one speaker talking about everyone in the crowd joining the police academy and another yelling “vote them out”.

So, there’s that. I guess.

So, this is happening and there’s — understandably— some confusion. That’s Wake County Sheriff Garald Baker who says he’s here to keep the peace, but without any enforcement.

Not sure how that works.

Classic Faisal Khan, tone policing a black man who is mad this demonstration gave the Wake County Sheriff’s office a platform to speak.

Group of Proud Boys walking down Salisbury.

Proud Boys hanging out on the Davie intersection.

@SmashRacism919

So far, cops are just managing traffic. The ones I’ve seen have had had gas masks in bags. Corner of Harrington and Jones now.

Get those animals off of those horses!

Typical cop on the street gear today, but we saw some riot cops tucked into a parking garage.

Bit of a crowd here.

Standoff with a line of riot cops in the aforementioned parking garage.

Cops deploying weapons against protesters.

When you can’t help but wear your blue lives matter kitch to a protest over the murder of a Black man.

Rip this window’s feelings.

CS burns like a mfer.

Skirmish outside the jail followed by chants of “we see you, we love you!”

Big mood.

Protecting property.

The courthouse, now.

Now some threepers have arrived and are by the courthouse.

I’m on a bench right now waiting for my eyes to clear while protesters are smashing windows around me and protesters are expropriating goods from a CVS nearby. I’m considering getting some Ibuprofen for this headache. Does anyone need anything?

Cops just hit an innocent, elderly black woman on the corner of Wilmington and Hargett with teargas. Street medics are tending to her.