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Tyler and his friend after the second raid in 12 hours of the Poor Tour tent protest in Berkeley CA. People lost everything to the cops and the jaws of a city truck.
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BERKELEY, CA — Today we again lost gear. Two truckloads. Including brand new gear we were storing. Day 2 of the new Arreguin administration is not looking good for the poorest. HIS government just raided and forced the disabled to move 30 feet. They threatened, coerced, grabbed, blocked observers, shut down several roads, all without planning? Our response from the new government is they did not know.
This took planning! This took coordination! This took city staff! Are we to believe they did it without the new mayor’s knowledge?
Now, where do we go Mr. Mayor?
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We have this gang of thugs (police) chasing us and stealing our stuff. They have sticks and guns. They keep putting us in cages for being disabled. I think they do drugs because they don’t seem too smart.
I thought kidnapping and theft were illegal.
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We have been raided the day after every meeting with the city. It is acknowledged by the city that the city manager is targeting our group. She is responsible for the attacks, torture, arrests, injuries, and theft of our gear, including EVERYTHING I owned. And nothing can be done to stop her. That should upset everyone.
The good news is our people will be in the working groups for tiny homes, navigation centers, mental health, addiction, and our intentional community. There is hope. We just have to survive a vicious city manager with a vendetta
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Our response to the bullies and criminals in charge was to burn the latest notices to vacate handed out to us. We aren’t scared because we are being killed by the city anyways. Berkeley chases and tortures seniors and disabled. They steal the possessions of the poor. And they try to disappear anyone who can no longer afford to live there.
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Why is the truth so important? Because it will help unite everyone. There is a class war going on. Do not fall for their attempts at division. We are all ONE PEOPLE!

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  1. I spent several years homeless in Berkeley in the early ’80s.
    I now make $70,000.00 per year.
    I spent a year doing my job in a wheelchair.
    If I can do this then others can do this.
    You’ll get off the street when you want to.
    Expect to work hard to make it happen.
    I had to do 4 things to change.
    1.Quit drinking
    2.Quit doing drugs
    3.disassociate yourself from all your friends (they will try to pull you back down
    4.get a job. And Work hard, Work smart.

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