Corrected: Thought I was getting a day off but instead I'll be live-tweeting tonight for the @DailyEmerald from the public library in #SpringfieldOregon where a "Pro America Rally and Flag Wave will start at 6 p.m.
Just got here. There's a few dozen people here at the rally.
There's tents and even a BBQ goin' on
Very block-party-esque vibes and I'm going to head out soon.
A speaker just said that food is about to get passed out. They're going to play the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegience first.
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I'm not sure what's going on with this alternate universe but there's an awful lot of non-Black individuals using the n-word and claiming to be spokespeople for the Black community in the replies 😳😳
OHMYGOD. I didn't even see the now-deleted second part to the apology 😳
The ACLU of Oregon has released an alarming Call to Action regarding proposed accountability standards for cops within the state and how the process is being co-opted by law enforcement themselves.
"Oregon is trying to create accountability standards for cops; however, this process is being co-opted by police and their accomplices to shield bad cops."
Well I'm here at the corner of Garfield and 9th Place where houseless residents living in trailers were threatened early last night and told they would towed this morning.
Stop The Sweeps is here to aid.
I was here earlier this morning, too, when folks actually thought something was going to happen. Nothing did.
But now, at 9:45 a.m., EPD is present talking with one of the people here. Folks have been told they have until Monday before they'll be ticketed and forced to leave.
Wow. I've moved just a few blocks over to 8th and Grant where other RVs are being towed away.
I'm walking up to Tykeson Hall at UO for this teach-in about the CIA since they are, apparently, recruiting on campus this week.
Notably, I just learned today that the university's Center for Cyber Security and Privacy is sponsored by both the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security 😬
Signs that say "CIA Go Way" and "Fuck the CIA" rest against concrete ledges behind Tykeson Hall.