Forgot to mention that at some point the guy on the mic said “Black lives matter” with the fist and then Ted Wheeler said “Black lives matter” with the fist and people cheered? Where am I.
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The speaker is now going through the demands on the projection I mentioned earlier, which has moved to the JC steps. Quoted below https://twitter.com/tuckwoodstock/status/1286159052108492800?s=21 …https://twitter.com/tuckwoodstock/status/1286159052108492800 …
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I tried to run a caption app on this but it’s not working. If someone could transcribe below, that would be great!pic.twitter.com/bpG13YKPmz
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This person just said “fuck Ted Wheeler” so it’s definitely a tonal shift from the speaker who was on the mic earlier, urging the crowd to listen calmly.
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Next speaker is a lifelong Portlander, talking about gentrification in Portland. Again, if someone could caption, that would be amazing! Too much is happening rn for me to be able to do it.pic.twitter.com/XshoCj2Rwn
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More photos of the huge crowds. Most wearing yellow or black. Many holding peace signs or signs. Many wearing helmets.pic.twitter.com/xL4Wo1AGIl
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“Remember that it was 54 days before Ted Wheeler came out here!” they say. “54 days!” (I think it’s 55 but who is counting?)
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Someone’s setting off fireworks by the justice center and, reader, the crowd is nervous.
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Ted Wheeler is having another tiny press conference / listening session by this tree, just north of the Justice Center steps. He is surrounded by people holding up phones and cameras. Fireworks go off in the background.pic.twitter.com/LebxVzGB0u
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I just heard the feds on the LRAD at the justice center, where people are setting off fireworks. Headed through the crowd. It is PACKED. Literally not seen anything like this since the Before Times (February)
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Ok. I’m at the new fence around the courthouse. LRAD is telling protesters not to tamper with the fence. Classic!pic.twitter.com/7fjbntQ7Ej
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There’s a small trash fire behind the fence, somehow. It’s putting out a lot of smoke that looks too much like tear gas. People are shaking the fence.pic.twitter.com/Fmuilz68am
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Keep in mind that this is happening less than a block away from where Ted Wheeler was/is standing. (He was there when I wandered over here.)
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Update: he’s still there, a block away: https://twitter.com/kwadesays/status/1286178256975060992?s=21 …https://twitter.com/KwadeSays/status/1286178256975060992 …
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LOTS of fence shaking. Lots of reminders that shaking the fence may result in arrest or crowd control munitions.
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Do you think federal agents are going to use tear gas while Ted Wheeler is here?
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Big firework goes off next to the fence, or possibly behind the fence. People flinch and then cheer.
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The crowd over here is quite young. The mom-bloc and dad-bloc folks are still over by the Justice Center, I think.
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Oh, I’m told that mom-bloc recently marched away. Surprised because last night, I was told they went through several rounds of tear gas.
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Dang, I missed this, but protesters tossed grills (that the federal agents gassed) over the fence at the courthouse. No officers were/are present. They’re just laying on the pavement behind the fence.https://twitter.com/sarahmirk/status/1286173977363193857 …
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Cory says there’s a door to the fence?
https://twitter.com/therealcoryelia/status/1286181244938489856?s=21 …https://twitter.com/TheRealCoryElia/status/1286181244938489856 …
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I heard a rumor that the city had removed all the benches from Lownsdale, the park next to the courthouse, where
@riotribs lives. Lindsey just confirmed it! https://twitter.com/lindseypsmith7/status/1286181359799529472?s=21 …https://twitter.com/LindseyPSmith7/status/1286181359799529472 …
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I just got this DM re/ the moms leaving: “They asked the moms to leave. Ted Wheeler said he would hold the line, so we’re letting him hold the line. The organizers and Black leaders asked us to go home and come back tomorrow.” Anyone seen Ted? Is he holding the line?
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Meanwhile, the fire behind the fence seems to be growing.pic.twitter.com/32pi3hnBB1
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Oh, this is why: people are behind the fence, presumably stoking the fire A federal officer keeps saying “leave now or you’ll be subject to arrest!” https://twitter.com/donovanfarley/status/1286182987336282113?s=21 …https://twitter.com/DonovanFarley/status/1286182987336282113 …
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So I was trying to leave the tear gas (videos to come later) and realized that the lights are out in Lowsndale park? Wow, walking through a park filled with obstacles in the dark with your eyes 80% closed is bad!
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Anyway, I guess Ted got gassed???? The “tear gas teddy” chants come to fruition. (I can’t confirm I’m just guessing because it’s spicy as hell here)
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Apparently
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I can hear leaf blowers going back at the courthouse, trying to clear the tear gas.
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