Thread by @bethnakamura

"Constitution rights have been breached. That is criminal activity here in the United States. It must be stopped."

Greetings, day 58 👊#portlandprotests
#PDXprotest

I'm on the ground tonight with @killendave @tedsickinger @Piperamcdaniel & so many local journos, please support & join us

Mic Crenshaw is at the mic & in command 👇

Just spotted @JoAnnPDX #PortlandProtest

Street preacher was given 30 secs, which turned into a raucous countdown 👇

.@JoAnnPDX is at the mic, has a word for the president

Crowds have really swelled, moms just showed up

.@JoAnnPDX on policing, Portland and whether democracy is doomed

"Portland are you scared?"

"Hell no!"

#PortlandProtest #PDXprotest

This is a very energized crowd, possibly the biggest I've seen since early days BLM marches. It's wrapping around the federal courthouse, sounds of tom tom drums, say their names

So I'm perched up on the Justice Center & here's the view rn of the federal courthouse (on right)

Wall of moms now forming around perimeter of the JC

👋 Wall of Moms 🌼

Have you seen the Wall of Vets

Some fairly aggressive fence action rn

And the tear gas begins

Ok pals I'm pivoting to a mission for a future non-daily story so breaking from twitter a bit 🤞

Looks like some sort of munitions dispersing the front line somewhat rn

Nearby, a church bell rings

Got a little jumpy there for a minute, some intense fire crackers, gas

Several being thrown behind the fence at the courthouse, pretty dramatic display👇
#PortlandProtests

One burst after another after another rn

Strangely it is festive here (not being glib just reading the room)

Bubbles 👇

Police are throwing some sort of gas canisters, also flash bangs, the still decent sized crowd is energized, throwing firecrackers right back at LE still behind the courthouse fence.
I can hear This is America playing and that's about right

I have left the downtown area. Over and out, folks.

Just uploaded more images from last night's #PortlandProtest onto the website

Trump sent the feds to quash Portland’s protests: What we know amid the nightly turmoil oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/t… #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #WallOfVets

So happy @shanedkavanaugh who reported this👆is back in rotation🔥