I Went To a NORML protest march in Lafayette Park (across from the White House) in Washington DC. and Smoke-IN! Legalize Marijuana Nationwide!

I attended a protest rally against Marijuana Laws in DC where the Laws were not enforced. It was a large public gathering with a lot of weed being smoked and NO ARRESTS. The reason for no arrests is that the government did not want publicity in the newspapers about this protest. Headlines that say... "Mass Arrests" get a mention on the TV News but without the arrests, no coverage. The people that passed the laws prohibiting marijuana do NOT want publicity.

So we got really stoned and then it started to rain... I had left my raincoat in the car parked on the OTHER side of Pennsylvania Ave. I tried to walk across the street but the traffic was too dangerous for me to cross. The streetlights would cycle and let different cars pass but there did not seem to be any safe time for pedestrians. Since I was getting cold and wet, I walked into the Renwick Gallery and spent hours admiring the paintings and glasswork. When I got out, I was no longer stoned and was able to decipher the traffic light patters... and walked across Pennsylvania Ave, Got into my car and drove home.

I really enjoyed the Smithsonian Galleries. I visited every building multiple times... They often had traveling exhibits that were worth visiting.  For Example: Leonard Da Vinci drawings done in silverpoint.

Read more of my autobiography at: http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html

tRUMP IS HIDING FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE... AFRAID AND ALONE... MASSIVE NEW FENCE DESIGNED TO KEEP THE PATRIOTS OUT!

Where it is: The entire Ellipse and its side panels, roadways and sidewalks, E Street and its sidewalks between 15th-17th Streets, First Division Monument and State Place, Sherman Park and Hamilton Place, the White House Sidewalk and all of Lafayette Park will be closed to the public on June 4, 2020 until June 10, 2020. The park closure comes at the request of the United States Secret Service and the United States Park Police to provide necessary security for purposes of de-escalation of the current situation in park areas adjacent to White House, so that peaceful protest and assembly may resume.
https://www.nps.gov/whho/learn/management/white-house-fence-construction.htm

Massive Protest at the White House. I Wonder if Trump Could Smell the Tear Gas? He WAS at Home Last Night! The Nation Erupts over Police Murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Read President Obama's Words of Wisdom...

New Wall on the North Side of the White House... Reporters Say Construction is to Make the Fence TALLER... WHY? To Keep the Peasants with Torches and Pitchforks OUT? 

The Secret Service partially sealed off the White House grounds Friday amid nationwide protests following the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis police custody.

Reporters who were at the White House said they were not able to leave the complex early Friday evening, with the doors to the briefing room locked. Secret Service officials told reporters the situation outside was not contained enough to open the doors.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/29/white-house-protest-lock-down-290224

Taylor Swift Vows To Defeat Donald Trump Over Threats To Shoot George Floyd Protesters; “We Will Vote You Out”, Singer Says
https://deadline.com/2020/05/taylor-swift-donald-trump-attack-george-floyd-death-riots-joe-biden-twitter-1202946907/

CNN Reporter Omar Jimenez Released After Arrest Live On Air During Minneapolis Protest Broadcast; Governor Apologizes – Watch The Arrest Video.
https://deadline.com/2020/05/cnn-reporter-omar-jimenez-arrested-live-on-air-minneapolis-protest-broadcast-1202946339/

Los Angeles Police Attacked By George Floyd Protesters In Downtown Melee.
https://deadline.com/2020/05/los-angeles-police-scuffle-protesters-1202947188/

Lines of Riot Police Guard House of Ex-Cop Involved in George Floyd's Death from Protesters.
https://www.newsweek.com/lines-riot-police-guard-house-ex-cop-involved-george-floyds-death-protesters-1507394

Read Obama's full statement below, including a reference to a viral video of a song by Keedron Bryant, who pleads, "I just want to live, God protect me."

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I want to share parts of the conversations I've had with friends over the past couple days about the footage of George Floyd dying face down on the street under the knee of a police officer in Minnesota.

The first is an email from a middle-aged African American businessman.

"Dude I gotta tell you the George Floyd incident in Minnesota hurt. I cried when I saw that video. It broke me down. The 'knee on the neck' is a metaphor for how the system so cavalierly holds black folks down, ignoring the cries for help. People don't care. Truly tragic."

Another friend of mine used the powerful song that went viral from 12-year-old Keedron Bryant to describe the frustrations he was feeling.

The circumstances of my friend and Keedron may be different, but their anguish is the same. It's shared by me and millions of others.

It's natural to wish for life "to just get back to normal" as a pandemic and economic crisis upend everything around us. But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly "normal" — whether it's while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system, or jogging down the street, or just watching birds in a park.

This shouldn't be "normal" in 2020 America. It can't be "normal." If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better.

It will fall mainly on the officials of Minnesota to ensure that the circumstances surrounding George Floyd's death are investigated thoroughly and that justice is ultimately done. But it falls on all of us, regardless of our race or station — including the majority of men and women in law enforcement who take pride in doing their tough job the right way, every day — to work together to create a "new normal" in which the legacy of bigotry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institutions or our hearts.