Anti-war, anti-AI protester Guido Reichstadter scaled an arch of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Friday afternoon in Washington DC, May Day.
Police officers and fire department attempted to talk him down as he climbed the slippery platform, abandoning his shoes and socks along the way.
Editor's note: As I got Guido on the phone, from on top of the bridge, Capitol Police approached and began speaking to him. One officer took my phone to speak with Guido. Ultimately, with Guido's permission, I gave the police his number so they could speak without my phone.
After the police finished speaking to him, I got Guido Reichstadter on the phone from the top of the bridge, in the process of setting up a tent.
"I'm planning to be up here a few days... at least," he tells News2Share.
He says he wants to "end the war in Iran, remove the Trump regime from power, and to compel an end to the extinction from artificial intelligence."
About seven hours into his protest, News2Share spoke to Guido Reichstadter by phone again from an adjacent roof-top.
He says he's still doing fine, despite some difficulties with his tent, but "the wind is not that strong" so he thinks it'll be fine to keep him warm.
"More people can witness this action, that's wonderful," he responded as News2Share pointed out that the bridge has been opened again to vehicular traffic.
Filmed by Ford Fischer
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