see update at end
twitter is alive with breaking messages, primarily citing Mother Jones, that the riot police have been ordered to clear the Capitol at 2 AM.
I have no source that I can cite other than Mother Jones citing their sources.
I presume that the Governor hoped at that hour there would not be any press coverage.
I have to hope that people there will have contacts with the press and be able to inform them.
Will the riot police follow orders?
Will there be violence?
Will the Capitol be closed off to demonstrators?
This is not much of a diary, I know, but I checked recent diaries and saw nothing else, so I thought I would put this up.
I will add to it if I get more information.
Peace?
UPDATE: here's the tweet:
Mother Jones
MotherJones Mother Jones
BREAKING: Sources in Madison say riot police have been ordered to clear protesters from capital building at 2 am #wiunion
UPDATE 2 - title changed, added question mark, because of later statements by police that building will be open all night. just over 100 minutes until 2 AM in Madison.
UPDATE 3 - per comment suggestion, put quotes around "riot police"
Updated by teacherken at Sun Feb 20, 2011, 01:36:13 AM
Ben Masel just tweeted me - he spoke with people at jail and they said they have NOT been told to prepare for an influx. He thinks story is bunk.
Updated by teacherken at Sun Feb 20, 2011, 01:44:36 AM
another tweet from Andrew Kroll of Mother Jones:
AndrewKroll Andy Kroll
@theriverfed still hearing mixed things. Cops in the capital say one thing, other inside folks hearing different.
Updated by teacherken at Sun Feb 20, 2011, 02:56:56 AM
another from twitter, this time a retweet by Kroll:
AndrewKroll Andy Kroll
RT @DKruse88: This is FALSE per Cap PD: Sources in Madison say riot police have been ordered to clear protesters at 2 am #wiunion
Updated by teacherken at Sun Feb 20, 2011, 03:09:18 AM
Latest tweet fr Kroll, only a few moments ago:
@AndrewKroll Andy Kroll
Cops are tearing down signs in capital, throwing them away. So folks inside are pulling their own ones down before they get tossed #wiunion
Updated by teacherken at Sun Feb 20, 2011, 03:19:27 AM
okay - we have the news of signs being torn down, and that took place just about 2 AM Madison time. So perhaps that was the police action about which Kroll heard?
At this point, with nothing else on twitter, or on WI news sources, I am going to leave this and go to bed.
For now at least, Peace.