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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 16 Jul 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted David Burbach

    Assuming this reporting holds up, America is heading towards a very dark place.https://twitter.com/dburbach/status/1283936410043637763 …

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    David Burbach @dburbach
    Oregon Public Broadcasting confirms tweets today that federal officers in camouflage but no agency identification or badges, driving unmarked non-government rental cars, are grabbing protestors off streets in Portland and not talking w local authorities https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-law-enforcement-unmarked-vehicles-portland-protesters/#.XxD9y_CwH4w.twitter …
    9:06 PM - 16 Jul 2020
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      1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 16 Jul 2020

        As I wrote recently, the Cold War & War on Terror have left an array of emergency powers that Trump could draw on if he really wanted to go authoritarian.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-emergency-powers/ …

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      1. Centrist  🤝Madness‏ @CentristMadness 16 Jul 2020
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        Thanks

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      1. What are you going to do stab me?‏ @1999_jab 16 Jul 2020
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        Well TBH regardless of that one report we have been headed there for at least 6 years now....buckle up...

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      2. Kurt Busiek‏Verified account @KurtBusiek 16 Jul 2020
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        Kurt Busiek Retweeted Eleven Films

        Here, you can watch them do it:https://twitter.com/Eleven_Films/status/1283967750981873670 …

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        This is happening on the streets of our hometown of Portland, OR. We will continue to resist. They are fucking with the wrong city 👊 #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/byOUkcp5iZ
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      3. Patricia M  ☮️ 🇺🇦 🌻‏ @greenlkgrl 16 Jul 2020
        Replying to @KurtBusiek @HeerJeet

        What the hell?!! #PortlandProtest #Portland

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      1. Progrum Duck‏ @BiasedOregonFan 16 Jul 2020
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        I live in Portland. This is 100% happening.

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      1. Daft‏ @finaldaft 16 Jul 2020
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        and people are cheering it on

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      2. David Beffert‏ @dbeffert 16 Jul 2020
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        David Beffert Retweeted The Sparrow Project

        Video of a similar incident https://twitter.com/sparrowmedia/status/1283436911307218948?s=21 …https://twitter.com/sparrowmedia/status/1283436911307218948 …

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        The Sparrow Project @sparrowmedia
        Militarized Federal Agents from a patchwork of outside agencies have begun policing Portland (in rented minivans vans) without the explicit approval of the mayor, the state, or local municipalities. This is what that looks like in practice: pic.twitter.com/losap4SsgI
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      3. Gabriel Goodliffe‏ @ggoodliffe1 17 Jul 2020
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        Why Oregon?

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      2. Lorne‏ @LornestoToledo 16 Jul 2020
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        If this goes unchallenged, we’re not headed towards a dark place, we’re already there.

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      3.  🇺🇦 🇪🇺 Dr John  🏳️‍🌈 #BLM #ZeroCovid 😷 💉Drammer‏ @jp_dutch 16 Jul 2020
        Replying to @LornestoToledo @HeerJeet

        There’s a short name for this #DarkPlace: #fascism.

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