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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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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Coulda just said "we managed to get an interview! anyone who wants to share your story on national tv come on up!" and i imagine a bunch of folks woulda gone with them but noooooo they had to be all shady and weird about it
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vice was co-founded by the founder of the proud boys, so that's a level of irony fully appropriate for 2020
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