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The “Buffalo Protestor”

On Martin Gugino, friend and fellow activist

June 9, 2020 • by
I too reacted with horror at seeing the video of a 75-year-old man bleeding from the head after being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police. My stomach turned tighter when I realized, “Wait, I know that guy.” And now the president has tweeted about him, spinning the grotesque falsehood ...
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