Maybe 100 people here now, more coming all the time. I have a brief conversation with @hungrybowtie about soup. As you do
Strains of "Guillotine" by the Coup on the breeze
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The journalists discuss what to do. Here are our ideas: -press-only rally at Kate Brown's house where we chant our questions -Drink in the park -Be petty and refuse to go cuz we think it's silly Unfortunately, as we learned earlier, consensus is impossible
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The new plan is for me to tweet that I heard the protest is going to a bar and that everyone should go there and then we'll be at a bar and no one will ever know I influenced events oh shit I fucked this up didn't I
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The location of the bar will be decided by consensus by the one anarchist here Wow this is just a shitpost thread now I'm so sorry
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Ok. Ok. So basically the crowd has split. A lot of people have left for home. Others have left for Alberta Park. Most people are still here, chilling and bitching The night has fallen apart completely
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Update: the press corp has decided to order pizza and chill in this park, yes really
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UPDATE: CAVIAR HAS JUST CANCELLED OUR ORDER this is war
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After much thought, we have decided to attempt to actually do our jobs I am now approaching the North Precinct, where chants of ACAB are already reaching my ears
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Between 100 and 150 people. Not a lot of bloc, not a lot of shields. Lot of well-meaning people without armor chanting at the police Three silent squad cars shine lights on the protestpic.twitter.com/HVnDjfkCqM
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A line of individuals holding what I'm going to describe as symbolic shields lines up at the property linepic.twitter.com/gT9WDDrLjV
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The person on the megaphone is talking about how they already defunded one of the Portland Police officers and I'm not sure what that means but good on them
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At long last someone has fed me and that someone is 7/11. Oh thank heaven. Does anyone remember that ad campaign? It was a more religious timepic.twitter.com/UecZj0XWbv
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I regret to report that these mochis are terrible Oh, were you hoping for protest reporting? That's very selfish but if you must know things are about the same out here. A speaker plays soul music. Crowd dwindled to maybe 75 Chant: "Fuck Ted Wheeler; Fuck Kate Brown!"
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@hungrybowtie figures out the mystery of why it was so goddamn important to go to Alberta. How awkward would it have been if they'd lost control of the protest they claim to lead?https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1301418602566840320?s=19 …
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The speaker is playing Freedom! by George Michael and I guess that's fine
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No one asked but I could play any song over protest radio it would be this one: https://youtu.be/dAMu8EIOVIw This is why no one lets me play songs over protest radio (I do have the entire song memorized in case I ever get arrested so I can sing it to the cops)
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And out of FUCKING NOWHERE, the LRAD reminds everyone that the road they're hanging out on is closed and anyone who sets foot on it will be subject to crowd control munitions etc This is the world's lamest block party and they're still trying to cause problems
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The music's off and all attention is now focused on PPB. Someone throws an empty water bottle That's the kind of night it is. Not even a half-empty bottle. An empty one (Don't worry, sympathizers: it didn't hit anyone)
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OMG whoever is playing "Nemesis" by VNV Nation right now, I'm going to cry
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I WANT JUSTICE FOR THE VOICE THAT CAN'T BE HEARD VINDICATION FOR EVERY SUFFERING AND HURT LET RETRIBUTION HOLD DOMINION OVER EARTH BECAUSE JUDGEMENT DAY'S NOT COMING SOON ENOUGH
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In other news, now that their interview is complete, the Portland Protest Bureau has left the approximately 50 remaining protesters to face down the police alone DJ LRAD has been silent since his little announcement earlier
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I'm home. It seems to me things are officially fizzling out What a strange lull these past couple days have been. No medium days any longer. Silly clusterfuck or horrific brutality: nothing in between Solidarity to everyone still out there
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