Hi there it's me again, the person who can't shut up, coming at you from downtown Portland where maybe 30 protesters are gathering for an action
Not sure it's gonna happen tonight but if it does I'll tweet about it here
#BlackLivesMatter
#PortlandProtests #PoliceBrutality
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A Black activist addresses the crowd with a megaphone They acknowledge that, because Portland, obviously a lot of people are gonna be white That there's stuff that's safer for white people to do That the people who complain about white people showing up don't speak for them
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"We're all out here for one reason" "Black lives matter!" someone shouts "That's right" They stress that they can only speak for themselves Applause, and a chant of "Black Lives Matter" that's way louder than you'd expect for the crowd size
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The crowd moves out, marching towards... Well, I'll let you know when we get there
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DJ LRAD serenades the protest as it marches along Naito Pkwy Informs us that we must get out of the street and also that "vandalism of the courthouse will not be tolerated" Guess it's not a secret destination after all Protest continues to march in the steeet
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Marching along just now the protesters spontaneously all screamed for about 5 seconds and I've never felt anything more deeply in my entire life
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New (to me) chant: "Fuck the system, fight the cops That's our way, we are the black bloc!" You kind of have to hear it to get the rhythm
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The protest arrives at what we think is the new courthouse? Standing. Waiting. Trumpet Viking accompanies the chants A debate as to what is and is not the new courthouse (I have no idea what anything is)
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It opens tomorrow apparently Or so I have been told
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Replying to @1misanthrophile
cool! I’m sure I paid for it in some way that I wasn’t asked about. personally, I would have voted for a library
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