I have just arrived at the Justice Center, where some protesters have gathered. Gonna keep things pretty vague because, you know, things seem very much in flux This is probably going to be a very slow tweet thread and then, suddenly, a very busy one
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The police appear to be here because a car has run over a bicycle Not sure what happened but I'm not seeing injuries
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Someone asks the cops why they're not arresting anyone for blocking traffic and I have not heard any compelling response
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The chuds turn onto 14th St Maybe some of them are getting on 405 but most of the ones I'm seeing are turning down Alderpic.twitter.com/sPAaoAkfEx
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I'm now definitely seeing some cars getting on 405 Some going up and down Burnside There doesn't seem to be a cohesive plan here. Shocking, I know
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Definitely seeing several trucks heading down Burnside It's safe to say a large contingent is staying
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I am now at the Justice Center, where a firework just scared the absolute fuck out of me A crowd is growing here. Chants of "Black Lives Matter"
#PortlandProtests#PortlandRIOT#PortlandProtesters#pdxprotest#ProudBoys#BlackLivesMatter
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Someone walking by saw a confrontation and then two shots fired from very close range. One of the guys hit the pavement. The shooter took off Cops have cordoned off the whole block. An ambulance left, but the body is still in the street
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The street is quieter than I've heard it in months. A few people heckle the cops but mostly there is a hush It has happened. The thing everyone knew was coming has happened tonight And it's barely 9PM
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Back at the Justice Center, where maybe 150 people are standing at 3rd and Salmon No sign of the Trump caravan presently. Someone is speaking on a bad megaphone, I can't hear what they're saying
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I'm not seeing many shields tonight Not seeing a much car support either This does not, to me, look like a crowd prepared to face what seems destined to be one of Portland's most dangerous nights
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Broken thread againhttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1299926070645256192?s=19 …
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