Hi there, coming at you from Elizabeth Caruthers Park near the ICE building, where a group of maybe 40 protesters have gathered for tonight's action so far
Let's see what happens
#BlackLivesMatter
#AbolishICE #PoliceBrutality #PortlandProtest #pdxprotest
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Still waiting. 2 minutes was a weird bluff I guess. Crowd standing ready. Umbrella wall stands strong.
@SoundBlocPDX plays a song in Italian I don't know (not Bella Ciao)pic.twitter.com/cxqKeMJcYY
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The State of the Unlawful Assembly is Boring Feds have moved to either side of the closed gates. Green lights still flash eerily from their helmets in a way my camera just can't capturepic.twitter.com/JsHNGeTJ06
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Protesting in Portland: periods of extreme boredom punctuated by bursts of adrenaline
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Things going on much as before. Shield wall chants: Fuck ICE and Chinga la Migrapic.twitter.com/eJyuATaJ27
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Shield wall moves up. Traditionally this has not been a great tactic, since the feds like to circle from the road to the West before opening the gatespic.twitter.com/pn8NEoL6On
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Still can't fucking handle that WAP is a protest anthem now First time I heard that song I hated it from the depths of my soul. Not sure when or how that transformed into unironic love but damn the clubs need to open up again
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And in the middle of that, someone shouts that roof cop shot a protester in the knee. It's unclear whether it was a shot or a fall. I didn't hear a shot Regardless, suddenly the music is off and everyone is screaming at the gate Someone throws a toy smoke bomb onto the roof
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Once again the feds tell us we have 2 minutes to leave the area. I can't hear the rest of the message over the protest urging the officer to go fuck himself Movement behind the gate
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The feds retaliate for the toy smoke bomb with a truly unbelievable amount of gas So goddamn much, SO much I did not see any arrestspic.twitter.com/LIHIu9LtGZ
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Strange clouds. The line advances a block. The protesters, overwhelmed by this amount of gas, retreat severalpic.twitter.com/7Y93iH8KXo
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Current situation: feds going back inside the ICE facility. Footage incoming
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The feds doing their favorite truck of popping smoke before leaving Also gas though I guess if you have the toys you wanna use the toyspic.twitter.com/q3hTnC7m5H
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The fed line parts to let PPB through Your reminder that they aren't supposed to coordinatepic.twitter.com/2dIWqeHtpy
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Notice how slowly and carefully they retreat. As though they expect an ambush from an insurgent army They believe their own bullshit. They're terrified, all the time. It's part of faacismpic.twitter.com/G7zalQEnBE
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Present situation: Feds back inside. Reports of PPB staging down the road. Munitions collectors collecting and documenting munitions Protest has retreated. I'm off to find them
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Aaaaaa broke the threadhttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1313729415382147072?s=19 …
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