It's been 149 days since June 29. People are still repeating the lie that Andy Ngo was attacked with "cement/concrete milkshakes."
After the protest, I didn't sleep for most of a week attempting to put together a video on all of this. I'm glad I scrapped it.
Time for a thread.
After the protest, I didn't sleep for most of a week attempting to put together a video on all of this. I'm glad I scrapped it.
Time for a thread.
The "cement/concrete milkshakes" rumor took off on social media after the Portland Police Bureau tweeted out an alert that they'd "received information that some of the milkshakes being thrown [at the June 29, 2019 protest] contained quick-drying cement."
wweek.com/news/city/2019…
wweek.com/news/city/2019…
@PopMobPDX, who made the vegan milkshakes I watched and filmed many people drink and enjoy, asked for a retraction. The City refused, "although Mayor Ted Wheeler & Chief Danielle Outlaw...said publicly that the wording could have been more clear."
wweek.com/news/city/2019…
wweek.com/news/city/2019…
From that @wweek article: "Although no physical evidence of quick-drying cement was found and the tweet was based on 1 lieutenant's observations, according to PPB, the city insisted in a response to a request for retraction that the tweet did not contain inaccurate information."
From same article: "The only evidence Portland police had of the concrete milkshakes before sending the tweet was social media rumors and observations by Lt. Rick Stainbrook, who told other officers he saw a powdery substance on a milkshake cup" and thought he smelled cement.
On July 1, the PPB's Lt. Rick Stainbrook released a statement about the incident. It's...interesting.
He says he "firmly believe[d] these 'Milk Shakes' that were being thrown around and onto people contained some form of concrete."
>"Milk Shakes" 🤔
oregonlive.com/crime/2019/07/…
He says he "firmly believe[d] these 'Milk Shakes' that were being thrown around and onto people contained some form of concrete."
>"Milk Shakes" 🤔
oregonlive.com/crime/2019/07/…
From Lt. Stainbrook's statement: "We had an incident where a subject threw the substance contained in a cup known as a 'milk shake' at two male [sic] standing on the corner...I had an unknown female walk up to me and say 'Those things are filled with 'QUIKRETE.'"
Who was she?
Who was she?
From Lt. Stainbrook's statement: "I looked at the female & she was covered about her head & shoulders with a grey colored substance that was starting to dry." He says he's familiar with "QUIKRETE," recognized the smell, consistency.
Someone get PPB an editor (not volunteering).
Someone get PPB an editor (not volunteering).
From Lt. Stainbrook's statement: "The female walked away from me before I could direct to an officer so a report could be taken."
Who was she?
He says he "also noticed some of the substance on the ground...drying quickly & turning to a chalky consistency." Conclusion: Quikrete.
Who was she?
He says he "also noticed some of the substance on the ground...drying quickly & turning to a chalky consistency." Conclusion: Quikrete.
Beyond this mystery woman's report and Lt. Stainbrook's observations, the evidence for there having been Quikrete or similar mixed into milkshakes at the 6/29/19 Portland protest, let alone for anyone having been harmed with "cement/concrete milkshakes," is lacking.
As Michelle Malkin got to work on her fundraiser, eventually raising $194,605 for the "Protect Andy Ngo Fund" (gofundme.com/f/protect-andy…) folks like Ian Miles Cheong and Jack Posobiec (see ) helped the rumor spread on social media.
Watching this unfold online in real time was wild. Many, many people believed Andy Ngo had indeed been pelted with beverages that contained dangerous chemicals. Diamond and Silk and Stefan Molyneux were just a few of those who repeated the lie.
Hold on. I have clips to upload.
Hold on. I have clips to upload.
Again, I'm glad I didn't make this video. It was mainly me teaching myself to use iMovie. I didn't know enough at the time. 6/29/19 was the first protest I'd been to in a long while, the first I'd filmed at.
But I do have 100+ GB of leftovers. I'm going to upload a few clips.
But I do have 100+ GB of leftovers. I'm going to upload a few clips.
Was setting up a contrast here with the dramatic music, lightning. Out of context it's...interesting 😂🤦♂️
0:24 - tweet at 3:09 PM on 6/29/19: "PPB advising this is now a civil disturbance and unlawful assembly. If you do not disperse, you are subject to arrest or use of force."
0:24 - tweet at 3:09 PM on 6/29/19: "PPB advising this is now a civil disturbance and unlawful assembly. If you do not disperse, you are subject to arrest or use of force."
Disclaimers: free stock footage came from videezy.com and pexels.com
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Artist: incompetech.com
"Faceoff" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.…)
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Artist: incompetech.com
Thankfully I never recorded a voiceover, but here I was going to describe the media frenzy over Ngo's attack at the protest on 6/29/19.
Vox described the incident as "an unjustified attack" by "militant left-wing group antifa."
Music: "Apprehensive at Best" by Biz Baz Studio
Vox described the incident as "an unjustified attack" by "militant left-wing group antifa."
Music: "Apprehensive at Best" by Biz Baz Studio
Tucker Carlson: "Andy Ngo is an independent journalist in the PNW...he was at an antifa rally over the weekend, minding his own business, covering the news—he's a journalist—when he was beaten almost to death by antifa, wound up in the hospital. He just got out..."
Diamond and Silk: "A journalist by the name of Andy [mispronunciations of 'Ngo'] was attacked by a Democrat-supporting hate-filled group named 'ANTIFA.' They targeted him, began circling him. They threw quick-drying cement on him..."
Stefan Molyneux on Andy Ngo: "Now the reports are coming out of Portland that antifa mixed concrete into the milkshakes—quick-drying concrete. Now quick-drying concrete is dangerous, right? It can give you chemical burns."
No apologies for the weirdness of this clip. Art™️ 🙃
No apologies for the weirdness of this clip. Art™️ 🙃
This is a very thorough thread I was going to reference in my video:
From truthorfiction.com/did-antifa-thr…:
Katie Shepherd with @wweek tried and failed to corroborate the "concrete/cement milkshakes" rumor with the Portland Police Bureau.
Katie Shepherd with @wweek tried and failed to corroborate the "concrete/cement milkshakes" rumor with the Portland Police Bureau.
@wweek In addition, the claims of "chemical burns" sustained from milkshakes were quickly proven to be a hoax (see this whole thread for more info):
@wweek Twitter users claimed unrelated stock photos were of "chemical burns" sustained from "milkshakes mixed with corrosive chemical mix." Clearly untrue. Some people still chose to believe.
Thorough article here from @RVAwonk: nationalobserver.com/2019/07/02/new…
Thorough article here from @RVAwonk: nationalobserver.com/2019/07/02/new…
@wweek @RVAwonk So far, Andy Ngo has raised approximately $260,600 off of this, combining the money from Michelle Malkin's "Protect Andy Ngo Fund" on GoFundMe (gofundme.com/f/protect-andy…) and Harmeet Dhillon's "Justice for Andy Ngo" legal fund (dhillonlaw.com/justice-andy-n…).
The tweet that started it all...
Portland Police, 4:08 PM on 6/29/19: "Police have received information that some of the milkshakes thrown today during the demonstration contained quick-drying cement. We are encouraging anyone hit with a substance today to report it to police."
Portland Police, 4:08 PM on 6/29/19: "Police have received information that some of the milkshakes thrown today during the demonstration contained quick-drying cement. We are encouraging anyone hit with a substance today to report it to police."
I'm so tired.
Can we please put the "cement/concrete milkshake" lie to bed along with me tonight? Please?
Can we please put the "cement/concrete milkshake" lie to bed along with me tonight? Please?
May add more later. Ending for now with my own #grifter plug. I'm attempting to make something out of this photo/videography/research (?)/writing (???) thing but am struggling to sustain myself & my dogs on disability + unpaid work. Really appreciate donos I've received so far.
I'm still working on getting myself appropriate gear for in-person photo/videography (plus food, occasionally). If anyone wants to chip in even a dollar toward that, I'm not going to "beg," but I will accept and say thank you very, very much 😉
OFC I forgot the science part.
researchgate.net/publication/31…
"Sugar is used as a retarder for a concrete mix...Mixing plain white sugar in concrete prevents the cement from joining with the water and slows the hardening of the minerals...Sugar helps to delay the setting of cement."
researchgate.net/publication/31…
"Sugar is used as a retarder for a concrete mix...Mixing plain white sugar in concrete prevents the cement from joining with the water and slows the hardening of the minerals...Sugar helps to delay the setting of cement."
