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Mothers in Portland who have been peacefully protesting in Portland for #BlackLivesMatter have been subjected to violence by Trump’s storm troopers.

Here is a compilation so far.

3 troopers gang tackle

2/ mothers in Portland marching with their arms linked were shoved and tear-gassed by Trump storm troopers

3/ a woman says repeatedly

“I cannot breathe”

as 4 Trump assault her - one with his knee on her back

4/ this iconic photo by Nathan Howard. She was part of the Wall of Moms. Don’t know what happened to her next.
5/ this 41 year-old mother who was shot in the head while peacefully protesting. Her story is at the link below.

6/ Professor Maura Healy, chair of the history department at Lewis & Clark College, who teaches about fascism.

She was also shot in the head. Her story is at the link below
7/7

Trump claims there are not “mothers” protesting - that it is a media scam. But as you can see, his storm troopers seems to be actually targeting women with violence.

Warning signs of fascism include:
* supremacy of the military
* rampant sexism

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