> Thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v8zxoEoA_Qhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/10/05/molotov-cocktail-mass-st-matthews-cathdral-supreme-court/> Man with tent arrested outside Red Mass for judiciary, Supreme Court> A man who allegedly had a molotov cocktail was arrested Sunday outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral before the annual Mass marking the start of a new Supreme Court term, according to the D.C. police.> Normally, several justices of the court attend the Mass, but the incident apparently prevented them from doing so Sunday.> “As the security situation unfolded, none of the justices attended this year’s Mass,” said an account in the Catholic Standard, the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.> Officers encountered a man about 6 a.m. who had set up a tent on the steps of the cathedral on Rhode Island Avenue NW, police said. A Red Mass honoring the judiciary is held at the cathedral each year before the start of the high court’s term.> They said the man had been barred from the cathedral premises but refused to leave and was arrested.> During the arrest, officers saw “suspicious items” including vials of liquid and possible fireworks in the tent. A bomb unit and arson investigators were sent to the scene, police said.
>>1445273> It was not clear why the man was at the cathedral, why he had the items, or why police thought he had a molotov cocktail, a type of firebomb.> Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, was charged on a preliminary basis with unlawful entry, threats to kidnap or injure and possession of a molotov cocktail, the police said.> Police said the scene had been secured and there was no threat to public safety. They said an investigation was continuing, in coordination with federal authorities.> Several members of the Supreme Court as well as other dignitaries typically attend the annual Mass. Its history can be traced to Europe and the Middle Ages.> The name recalls the scarlet robes worn by judges of royal tribunals of that day. In Washington, the Red Mass dates to the 1950s.Fin~
We antifa like our cocktails shaken, not stirred before we toss them
