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Man who protested Trump DC surge with 'Star Wars' music awarded payout: 'I'm pleased'
When Protest Meets the Security State in MiniatureThe Real ActorsThe source is easy to laugh at on the surface: a D.C. resident followed National Guard troops while playing the Imperial March, got detained, and later won a settlement. But the actual power sits elsewhere. Donald Trump surged the troops. A National Guard soldier decided the protest was intolerable enough to trigger police involvement. D.C. police then did the state’s dirty work by handcuffing a civilian who was engaged in obvious political expression.The Story Behind the GagThe music matters because it makes the protest…
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