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21 Dec, 22 tweets, 7 min read
Anti-lockdown rally in Oregon Capitol
Police in riot gear are about a block away, an unlawful assembly was declared earlier
Protestors are gathered around a side entrance
“They do this in Portland, so what’s so wrong with it”
Protestors try to break into the Capitol
Anti-lockdown Protestors try to break into Capitol building
Anti-lockdown protestors break door of Capitol building
Anti-lockdown Protestors assault a journalist for photographing faces
This ant-lockdown protestor intimidated and assaulted journalists, after this video he tackled this reporter
Anti-lockdown protesters standing off with police
Anti-lockdown
Police forming riot line
One Anti-lockdown protester remarked sarcastically at the equipment police carry “we sure buy them nice trucks, so they can harass us”
Here is two clips: this man lunges toward me.

Second clip if after I’m tackled, I get up to walk away.
Police moved away, Protestors returned to the Capitol
What’s left of the crowd
Oregon state Capitol door after anti-lockdown protestors tried to break in
I am out of Salem.
From earlier, when anti-lockdown protestors tried to break into the Oregon Capitol
Probably not a sustaining member.
Far-right protestors, opposing the lockdown, stood off against police outside the Oregon Capitol.

This is after an unlawful assembly was declared. Some in the crowd were armed.

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18 Dec
Tear gas and less-lethal munition suppliers for the Portland Police Bureau received federal payroll protection loans
opb.org/article/2020/1…
This is in a year when Portland police bought a lot of riot control munitions
From Curtis Blue line police purchased $67,000 in munitions including:

-$22,00 in tear gas
-$11,000 in rubber pellet Grenades
-$4,800 in smoke grenades

The parent company received $2.5million in PPP loans
Read 7 tweets
11 Dec
Here’s a guide on what’s going on with the Red House eviction blockade

W/ @_jlevinson @ryanjhaas
opb.org/article/2020/1…
For three days, protesters in Portland have been in a standoff with law enforcement over an eviction effort in the city.

Barricades and improvised spike strips line the streets around the home, and protesters have said they aren’t leaving until their demands are met.
Like many cities, Portland has seen extensive protests for racial justice this year. Protesters demonstrated against police brutality for more than 100 consecutive nights.
Read 12 tweets
9 Dec
Protestors are barricading a gentrified neighborhood in north Portland, hoping to repel police and prevent an eviction
-The “Red House” has been foreclosed on.

-In September sheriffs tried to evict the residents, a black family whose owned the house since the 1950’s

-The family refinanced the mortgage, but ran into issues paying it off

-Protesters have been trying to prevent an eviction since
Protestors have been fortifying barricades, preparing to repel police
Read 12 tweets
28 Nov
A short thread on Portland Police food expenses during particular protest days
Read 15 tweets
19 Nov
Portland police are checking concealed gun permits of “Back the blue” demonstrators outside the justice center
About 30 demonstrators and counter demonstrators
There’s arguing, but no violence.
Read 23 tweets
8 Nov
Downtown Portland, Oregon
Biden-Harris celebration taking place
This isn’t a protest, it’s a dance party
Read 13 tweets

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