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katie smith

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katie smith

@probablyreadit

independent reporter covering protests & social movements in NYC // likes & RTs ≠ endorsements // Tips? [email protected] or Signal @ katiesmith.42

New York, NY

Joined July 2016

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katie smith
@probablyreadit
Feb 28, 2024
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katie smith
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May 6, 2024
NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters in NYC are marching toward the Met, which is currently hosting the Met Gala
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katie smith
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Feb 8, 2024
NOW: A man wearing a Stormtrooper helmet carrying a sign reading “the empire did nothing wrong” appears at the pro-Israel counter demonstration
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katie smith
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Nov 30, 2023
Protestors cheer upon learning Henry Kissinger died
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katie smith
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Apr 29, 2024
NOW: Columbia University faculty link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as hundreds of students encircle the both lawns Students remaining in the encampment were told they could face disciplinary action after 2PM
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katie smith
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May 6, 2024
NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters remove barricades blocking access to 5th Avenue only a block away from the Met Earlier protesters cut through Central Park to avoid street closures around the Met
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katie smith
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Feb 12, 2024
NOW: Protestors have taken over the tunnel to Grand Central The march rapidly changed directions and rushed into the tunnel before NYPD could block the entrance
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katie smith
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May 6, 2024
NOW: As the march heads down Park Avenue near the Met, pro-Palestine protesters set off smoke bombs and flares
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katie smith
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Apr 25, 2024
NOW: Students at the Fashion Institute of Technology are attempting to deliver pizzas to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment inside the building but are blocked by security “Let them eat!” the students chant as they surround the entrance
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katie smith
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May 6, 2024
NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters in NYC continue to evade NYPD as they attempt to get to the Met with SRG officers following behind Protesters are running and making sudden turns as they continue to march in the streets
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katie smith
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Apr 20, 2024
During Jummah (Friday prayer) this afternoon, Columbia University students formed a human shield with blankets to provide privacy to those students participating in prayer after a video showing students praying on the lawn began circulating on social media 📸
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katie smith
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Mar 28, 2024
NOW: A protestor yells “hey turn your fucking camera around! Do your job!” at the mainstream media crews in the staging area
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katie smith
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May 6, 2024
NOW: Members of the Neturei Karta, a fringe group of anti-Zionist Haredi Jews, rip apart an Israeli flag a few blocks away from the Met
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katie smith
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May 7, 2024
NOW: After circling the Met for around 2 hours, pro-Palestine protesters in NYC are now marching south on Park Avenue, heading towards Midtown Protesters got within a block of the Met on several occasions before running into police barricades
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