"All these people know this!" a black activist shouts back He's right. But it's the pain of the young. I don't say this to be disparaging: there is no worse pain than realizing that every generation before you has fucked up and that there's no easy way to fix it
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The police form up at 3rd and Main. The group listening to the speakers tightens around the speakers. The group from the back forms a small shield wall on Mai Someone throws a firework The line fires a couple munitions, then retreatspic.twitter.com/rhFqE7TMzo
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A small group returns to the back. Someone throws a lit firework. It must be a dud: no explosion this time A Black activist who was yelling at the police around back tells protesters to stop fucking around like this Police out of sight and quiet for now
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Looks like the bulk of the protest is coming around back All this rage: it's no surprise this spark has changed the mood. These motherfuckers can't even let us mourn. One damaged camera and they decided they'd rather have a lively night I think they're gonna get one
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A small fire on the side of the Justice Center. It's already out. "Relight that shit!!" someone screams The to come in my mentions and tell me this is disproportionate. I dare youpic.twitter.com/2c0YDh73OG
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Riot declared I've been to wilder house parties but we all know that word lost all meaning long ago
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The crowd waits. Maybe 200 strong. Chanting: SAY HER NAME BREONNA TAYLOR
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More fire, breaking glass Hey, they said they wanted a riotpic.twitter.com/GuCgJxMnCX
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The police rounded the corner and someone threw a fucking molotov cocktail Holy shit A charge, arrests Cops formed up at 3rd and Main
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Naito to Broadway, Columbia to Harvey Milk closed Reinforcements just rolled up
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I'm not saying in great shape but you know who else needs to work on their gas mask cardio? Portland Policepic.twitter.com/f1JvtWpoh4
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Over on Broadway and Sal.on, a guy on his lunch break emerged right into the police line The police tackled him and broke his lunch The protesters surged across the streets Then the police charged
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The cops tried to stop @PhrenologyPhun from filming, then pushed her. Menace press with mace She's currently lying on the sidewalk. It looks like her ankle is brokenpic.twitter.com/Y0yGepzt8U
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The cops go after small people I see it every night There's a reason they don't do this shit to me And the reason is that cops are fucking cowards. You heard it here first. Fresh hot journalism
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Meanwhile, the protest returned I. The direction of the Justice center and is being pushed back up Main Those dudes in the front sure don't look like Portland Police to me...pic.twitter.com/ky13Ivu2DO
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They're threateninf to use the LRAD crowd control weapon Driven to Salmon and 14th. Chaos
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From the push just now. It feels normal at this point. Normal push. Normal munitions Weird uniforms thoughpic.twitter.com/bCFGbgXVoH
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A very surreal scene. The feds retreat backwards down Main, shooting occasional impact munitions, filling the streets with OC gaspic.twitter.com/FNUIPCS8Yy
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And then they head back. Sound on for: "You have to leave the area!" "Shut the fuck up!" WAP playing in the backgroundpic.twitter.com/tZ3D3nNB7x
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Cops driving around seemingly at random on riot vans. Then they jump off and make a charge. Arrests. Seemingly random Sorry for the crap video, it's a very challenging filming environment tonightpic.twitter.com/Jdd7ctLEDs
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The protest is split real good. This tiny group is on 6th and Salmon The LRAD echoes eerily over protest music. Flashing light. I'm soaked in sweat and the tear gas has mixed with it; the seal of my mask is starting to burn What is this world. What is this place
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A metric shit ton of vans pull up and they push I'd say more but they're back, it's just that kind of night
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Looks like we're not the only ones confused. Dunno if you can hear it, but the cops try to figure out where their fellow officers are, then drive off without thempic.twitter.com/rQlgsGvVRc
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Gone again. We're scattered even worse now I'm seeing people wandering vaguely towards the Justice center, but not very many
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More and more trickling into Chapman across from the Justice Center. Maybe 100 people, more coming in all the time Looks like the night isn't over after all
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My molotov footage had way too many identifying details, but
@hungrybowtie got an amazing shothttps://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1309003813907554308?s=19 …
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