North Portland wifi continues to fuck with me. There will be video but clearly not now The police pushed us to Schofield and Denver, where protesters have erected a giant barricade. The police remain massed two blocks up
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Police fire a large amount of what I think was smoke, then leave. My god there were a lot of them Crowd regrouping. Less attrition than I thought. They are water. They are flowing back
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Restoring thread continuity. Uploading while tweeting (and purposefully destroying the thread) is literally the only way I can get it to you, sorryhttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1292361658887622656?s=19 …
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More shoving of press from earlier. Conflicting orders, impossible to follow
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Maybe 1/4 of the protest starts to move out. The rest scream at them to come back. They don't seem to be listening Weekend problems, man. Larger numbers, less cohesion
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Now an activist is yelling a protesters for staying in the park because "black folks never get a break" It's so easy to tell who hasn't been out here every night. Taking breaks are a way to ensure everyone is recovered, maintaining cohesion, and keeping the cops on their toes
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Op and the person on the mic is talking about how they've been here since day 1 Man, there were about a thousand people out here on Day 1, just ask them I wasn't. I was out on Day 2. Day 1 was maybe 30 people. Day 2 was maybe 100
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Sorry, this maybe isn't constructive but I'm real tired of this shit Anyway we're moving now probably
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A resident is yelling at the protest. The protest is yelling at the resident "Slow down in the front!!" Not the most organized night we've ever had
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You're not gonna believe this but because we didn't wait, the cops are still right here Shocking, I know. But at least we aren't being privileged so it's all worth it Riot time
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Oh cool all press and legal observers have been allowed to leave Very legal
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We seem to be surrounded There is nowhere to move. Everyone on the sidewalk "Where do you want us to go?" They keep telling us to move This won't end well
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They decided not to kettle us. Let us know they could and then let us pass Same old shit with the press. Keeping us to the sidewalk, keeping us behind them. They have learned to brutalize with impunity. I have to get better
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Reinforcements have arrived. Preparing to charge. Or retreat like last time. Who knows
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Notice there's no arrest here. A brutal slam. Catch and release The idea is to hurt people extralegally
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The police have just announced that along with throwing stuff at the police and setting the precinct on fire, protesters have also "set local businesses ablaze" I certainly haven't seen any local fires
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More of that shoving shit
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I'm gonna figure out tweet threads someday, hand to God Not tonight clearlyhttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1292374191312760834?s=19 …
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Small group moving down Argyle past Burrage. "Cops two blocks up! Moving parallel!" The smaller the group gets, the more dangerous it is Not sure where everyone else is
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The group pauses. Figures out where everyone else is. Gets ready to try and rejoin them "If they come through, say 'hands up don't shoot!' " I'm not as optimistic but we'll see
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I'm the only press with this group. I'm hearing they did that thing where they kept the press back and then sprinted. I ran across a road at the last minute and I guess that made all the difference
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Someone has seen someone else that tried to fight them a different time. Allegations of an attempted stabbing She really wants to have it out right now "____! This is not the time" Chants of "no justice, no peace!" keep the peace, ironically
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The small group rejoins several other members of the press corps and ACLU observers Po' Shines supplies us with water. God bless Moving out now
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And we've been met by the cops at Denver and Winchell Targeted arrests threatened very specifically over the LRAD. Press reminded that we aren't allowed to be here because the First Amendment is a relic of a more civilized time
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I'm having trouble uploading video obviously Kat, an ACLU rep, was just arrested. It was brutal. I have video. I don't know how good it is They have corralled press away from everything They have ordered everyone without a press pass to leave
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"you, bar security! No press pass. Time to go" " I'm not bar security anymore, I'm an armed security guard" "no one cares. Get out of here!"
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While I'm trying to upload the actual video, I'll describe what I saw I crossed the street and she was on the ground. She screamed that they were hurting her. "No one is touching you" they said dismissively
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Then they grabbed her ziptied wrists and hauled her up. I can't imagine this didn't hurt her shoulders They said she was grabbing them. "I'm not" she said Then they turned out the lights Then I turned on my light
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They didn't like the light. I wasn't shining it a their eyes by they said I was while they shone a flashlight in my eyes I moved to get a better shot and damn near got arrested Video soon I hope
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1:02Filmed arrest of Kat, a ACLU observers Neah got arrested myself Gonna take a sec to upload it all#PortlandProtests#PortlandOregon#PortlandStrong#BlackLivesMatter #acab#PoliceBrutality#protest2020 pic.twitter.com/WrkdWiheRkShow this threadShow this thread -
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Final part is up. Sound on for all of thesehttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1292391139966779395?s=19 …
0:55ACLU arrest part 3, and I almost join her for the crime of filming what they didn't want me to I am called a child for exercising my first amendment rights#PortlandProtests#PortlandOregon#PortlandStrong#BlackLivesMatter #acab#PoliceBrutality#protest2020 pic.twitter.com/mySGVxhjlMShow this threadShow this thread -
Walked out with the ACLU to find the police and ambulances Heart in my throat We are told it was an accident. A scooter hit a pedestrian My relief is inappropriate--people are hurt--but it's real
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