I've been following the marchers on this first day of the Republican National Convention. Here's some of what I've been seeing, including many cops, many chants, and—of course—one very large fetus picture.
Chanting #BlackLivesMatter on the streets of Cleveland, where Tamir Rice was killed. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/KT3gmS4D2j
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
Socialist Alternative (@cmkshama's party) is here, which must be especially fun for Republicans. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/ExiuYvAAi3
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
"Porn freaks go to hell," yells the street preacher, "right there with Hitler." #RNCinCLE
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
Details on the arrest earlier. https://t.co/MrW2hC6TXL
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
Scene now at the anti-Trump march of several hundred through downtown. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/Bf4ishYHvS
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
Has to be as many cops as protesters or more. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/wZntoakEHO
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
Police successfully corral anti-Trump protesters through town and back to the mall without incident. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/bgbU4iCK2y
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
I haven't seen any Westboro Baptist Church dinguses today at #RNCinCLE (they were expected) but I did see this: pic.twitter.com/74EQhrQXNX
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016
Chanting "#BlackLivesMatter" to drown out those five homophobic street preachers who won't shut up. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/c7zA8vNvL6
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) July 18, 2016