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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

Jul 24, 2020 • 59 tweets • 15 min read • Read on X

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#portlandprotests day 56

“No justice, no peace”
56 days later

+10 days after the president “very much quelled” protests in Portland

Speaker says don’t focus on getting angry at the president who “speaks out of his butt”, but about getting people from the community into local office

Two thousand people chanting “march with us”

Chanting the names of victims of police brutality

Moms sing a lullaby “Hands up, please don’t shoot me”

“Hands up please don’t shoot me”

Moms and dads “hands up please don’t shoot me”

The parents on day 56 “fuck the police”

“Feds go home”
“Fuck Trump”
“Black Lives Matter’

“I can’t breathe”

Coalition of protestors: some in black block, most not

A coalition of protesters

Peter Buck, his first night out, grandad with leaf blower

Moms moving to stand in front of the courthouse

Moms link arms

Moms standing at the fence

Woman in beret spreads incense, drummers drum, federal officers in fatigues await inside

10:52pm. Thursday. Day 56

Snack van on station

First warning: federal protective service want not to climb fence, subject to arrest

Moms “leave our kids alone”

Shields and umbrellas are up at the fence

Noah brand, standing at the fence for another night

Federal protective services issues warning not to mess with the fence, protestors remain

FPS issues warning on messing with the fence, use of force: impact munitions and/or arrest

Fireworks near justice center

It’s 11:45pm. Thursday. Day 56

Banging on the fence

“Feds go home”

Infighting at the fence

Protestors resume their focus on the feds

The crowd is re-energized each time the Federal protective service gives a warning. It was getting quiet before this

Fire work inside the DMZ

Roman candles shot into the courthouse building

A fire has started

The fire rises

Leaf blowers blow smoke from fire

Feds fire Pepper balls through fence

The leaf blowers move to the front to clear pepper from the air

Protestors in homemade shields and leaf blowers are holding against pepper balls

Roman candles make it inside the doors of the courthouse

Protestors has headphones, says he listens to soul music, Joe Knight and other stuff

Before taking videos and posting them on twitter I was an investigative reporter

Meanwhile, protestors are defending against pepper balls and impact munitions with homemade shields and even a laminated flyer

Protestor throws trash on fire
Feds issue warning
Feds throw canister of tear gas

Protestors have bolt cutters and even a saw. To note: the fence is metal

Federal officers shoot pepper balls at protestor, throw tear gas, man with guitar keeps playing through it all

Federal officer calmly reloads and shoots impact munitions at protesters

Day 57, new protest class unlocked: fire extinguisher man

One minute after the first round of tear gassing, this is the mood

Leaf blowers clear the air after round 1 of tear gassing

Some kind of flash bang goes off on my legs, it hurt enough that I had to walk off for a bit, but didn’t burn through my sambas. I’m good

Federal officers tell protestors to clear area

This is less lethal impact munitions on a car

Feds declare unlawful assembly, I don’t think we’ve never seen the Feds do that. This is something local police have declared, but not Feds

Federal officers declare unlawful assmebly, tell protestors to disperse north

Federal officers dispersed protestors after declaring an unlawful assmebly, using tear gas and impact munitions

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Sergio Olmos

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New: CHP isn’t supposed to aim less-lethal munitions at protesters’ heads and fire into crowds. It did at UCLA.

We found at least 25 instances in which officers appeared to aim their weapons at the eye-level of protesters or fired them into crowds.

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Law enforcement officers across the state are trained that these types of munitions “shall not be aimed at the head, neck or any other vital organs,” according to guidelines from California Commission on Peace of Officers and Standards Training.

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At UCLA as police move in to dispurse protestors and dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment.

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Inside the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA as protestors stand their ground, defying police order to disburse.

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May 1

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Happening now at UCLA: counter protestors are clashing with pro-Palestinian demonstrators, attempting to tear down the Gaza encampment.

Counter protestors are in a full on brawl with pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UClA.

Some counter protestors have been using sticks to try strike the hands of demonstrators holding the fence.

Both sides are using pepper spray in exchanges.

No police in sight.

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Half a dozen Highway patrol officers are at the scene now.

Protestors are holding the freeway, highway patrol officer are about 100 feet away watching for now.

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The story of the search and rescue of the Seven Oaks community in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest, cut off from the world during Tropical Storm Hilary.

For @nytimes with @alishajucevic (1/30)

It starts with Greg Fink, whose lived in Seven Oaks for over 40 years.

Greg & his wife fled during the storm, literally running to saftey.

Now he’s back and on a mission:

First: Get home to feed his cats, who haven’t eaten in 2 days.

Next: Help the people stranded. (2/30)

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Fast moving storm water destroyed everything in it’s path, Shredding trailer homes, trees, even taking the road with it.

31 people still inside Seven Oaks were now cut off without an exit. (3/30)

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Jul 21, 2023

At the Chino Valley School Board meeting the board is voting on a policy that would out trans students.

The policy would require teachers to notify parents within 72 hours if a student wishes to be identified by a pronoun other than the one “listed on their birth certificate”

California Attorney General Bonta issued a statement today expressing “serious concern” over the proposed Parental Notification policy that Chino Valley Board is considering.

“New%20Board%20Policy%205020.1%20–%20Parental%20Notification”docx%20%282%29.pdf https://t.co/7ESqDy8La3oag.ca.gov/system/files/a…

The school board has already ejected a few attendees for “unruly behavior” (they cheered or shouted)

The crowd is a mix of parents, pride supporters, and anti-LGBTQ groups that are wearing the “leave our kids alone” t-shirts that were seen in the Glendale protests last month.