Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

An activist encourages the crowd. Says we're changing the timeline, that we can't give up She reminds us that the travesty of the Grand Jury decision yesterday in Louisville occurred on the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till's death This is an old fight

The activist talks about the importance of voting. How millennial voters now outnumber boomers. Very scattered cheers She talks about the danger of a coup. About feelings of powerlessness She's trying to end on a high note about coming together and carrying on the fight

On the move! A middle-aged woman pulls over to chant "black lives matter" with the protest

The protest has arrived at the Portland Police Association (PPA), our local police union Maybe 100 people here are this point No sign of the cops

DJ LRAD says: "This is the Portland Police bureau. We are aware of your criminal activity occurring. Do not throw rocks at the building. Do not try to light fires. Do not try to break windows" None of these things have happened tonight. We JUST got here

An activist of color takes the megaphone. Criticizes yesterday's action for ignoring the "revolutionary energy" of the crowd in the wake of the Grand Jury trials They denounce the accusation that all revolutionary energy is white rage. That this is whitewashing and also bullshit

A Black activist steps to the mic to talk about Saturday He's here from Salt Lake City. Talks about how the Proud Boys used his autistic younger brother as a black token and attacked his organization He talks about the importance of standing up against this shit

The activist talks about how policy change alone isnt enough to change this shit. How we have to fight back How many names do we not even know? he asks the crowd "Hold the cops accountable!"

Another activist gets up and talks about division and peace policing "Our enemies are the cops...there's no bad protesters in a revolution!"

Richard gets up to speak! He talks about how this is an old fight About the history of police violence against black people How events that happen in other states, other precincts are symptoms of the same deep problem

Richard declares that he will not vote for Joe Biden. Talks about how he helped build the mass incarceration system were fighting against He calls on white liberals to get out on the street "Quit thinking Biden's going to change everything!!"

A Black activist named Mariah gets on the mic Expresses a wish to hear only from BIPOC voices on the mic Talks about the importance of showing up even when the protests aren't trending

"Black women are the most disrespected group on the planet!" She talks about how hard yesterday was, how awful it was Mariah is a photographer. You can and should follow her at @MariahMacaronio

The crowd chants Breonna Taylor's name If you follow my threads you know I tell you when there are hijinks, property damage, and what have you. Aside from a little graffiti, nothing like that has yet occurred. At all Just for the record

DJ LRAD repeats his oddly specific announcement from a little while ago To be fair, someone tried and failed to set an awning on fire between my last post and this one, and someone took a hammer to the plywood over the windows without any effext The building remains unharmed

And again the announcement Ugh Gas mask time

Anyway, they've left: circled around the PPA and vanished. Again, the streets are empty of everything but protesters and music and bubbles They're real good at the lightning warfare out here at the PPA. They'll probably charge again at some point