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Just what is going on in #Portland?

Our very own @IwriteOK has covered the events leading up to the current crisis for weeks, and continues to report on the ground.

Read this before you read non-local coverage of this explosive, dangerous situation

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@IwriteOK What started with protests over the death of George Floyd has continued to simmer and escalate, and @IwriteOK
has been there from the beginning.

Providing coverage of clashes and increasing police brutality.
@IwriteOK Robert has long since covered the tensions in Portland, before the current crisis.

Some of his detailed reports include escalating tensions between right-wing and left-wing camps in Portland.

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@IwriteOK Robert has also reported on how the far-right has made overtures toward local police in #Portland

This provides crucial context for the current situation.

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Robert was on the ground when, after increasing police violence, riot police fled after encountering a thousands-strong crowd #Portland
Robert has been on the ground documenting #Portland police brutality, often at considerable risk to himself.
Robert watched as police detained people — including members of the press — while refusing to identify themselves.

This is a video of reporter Corey Elia being detained.

#Portland
Robert watched the general standoff between activists and police escalate dramatically in #Portland

Here is a video of fireworks vs tear gas.
Through it all, Robert — @IwriteOK if you would like to follow him on Twitter (and you really should) — has consistently taken risks in order to document exactly what is happening in the city of #Portland.

His work highlights just how vulnerable the press is in the city today.
@IwriteOK Robert has even documented how random bystanders, including #Portland motorists, have been indiscriminately gassed by police.

Watch this video.
@IwriteOK All of this begs the question — what's next? And will this cycle be contained?

As @IwriteOK notes in his report for us, this type of unrest may very well be coming to your city.

Read it. Pass it on. Stay safe out there.

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