Down at Chapman Square in Portland, a crowd of about 100 is gathered in front of the Justice Center, ahead of the #stopline3 actions.https://twitter.com/Johnnthelefty/status/1370091146932813827 …
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Meanwhile, in front of the Hatfield Federal Courthouse, a walk down memory lane: the last of the fence is being removed, and the detritus of the summer is left behind.pic.twitter.com/XJHBICMB00
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Will upload some clips of the speeches later. For now, the crowd is beginning to move to chants of “water is life, rivers are sacred” and “no good cops, no good Presidents, give the land back to its original residents!”pic.twitter.com/goWiAYLSNT
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Once inside, the native-led protest drums and sings for a few minutes before announcing a move to the next destination.pic.twitter.com/qqCHtkJd39
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The Chase branch and the Apple Store both get their plywood tagged with messages against Line 3pic.twitter.com/3WoLIRYprx
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At Wells Fargo, no guns pulled by security, though the woman in gray showed up with security while native protesters spoke about the sacred role of Wild Rice, the habitat of which is being destroyed by the pipeline, which crisscrosses the Mississippi headwaters.pic.twitter.com/cPUs1AJkJ6
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The security in the NineLine shirt is, in fact, the same individual who was seen leaving the area of City Hall in a blue-line punisher skull hoodie a few minutes earlier.pic.twitter.com/oTolCwqpoC
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blue uniformed DHS has responded to the front of the Hatfield courthouse. The crowd had appeared to be dispersing, after some door rattling, immediately before this.pic.twitter.com/Fbor0eIgGE
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Approximately even numbers of DHS and protesters facing off in front of the courthouse now. The DHS agents push protesters across the street once, then withdrawpic.twitter.com/d1JZ7NrZzW
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There was what appeared to be one arrest, DHS agents fired a few pepper balls, and withdrew into the building to protester cries of “move back”pic.twitter.com/MxZuuIfswx
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Before and afer: DHS riot line face off with protesters next to the courthouse inscription reading “the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave, a lone window broken after DHS withdrew into the buildingpic.twitter.com/uJ7BFecAa7
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protest dispersed soon after DHS agents withdrew: this was how things had been heading before they came out, but many clearly saw agents in riot gear & felt compelled to stick around. Many comments along the lines of “you gonna use tear gas? REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME?”
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From earlier: an indigenous protester on the Justice Center steps speaks about the danger of the pipeline to the native peoples and habitats of the Mississippi headwaters before the march begins.pic.twitter.com/CkDVYy7YEO
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