7 month agoMilitarized Federal Agents from a patchwork of outside agencies have begun policing Portland (in rented minivans vans) without the explicit approval of the mayor, the state, or local municipalities.
7 month agoPolice removing barricade at S.W. 3rd.
7 month agoOfficers marching down Third Ave, not Salmon. Here is them dismantling a barricade 3rd and Madison amidst teargas.
7 month agoAmidst teargas, officers dismantle a barricade on Salmon and Main.
7 month agoFederal officers marching down Salmon Street, using stun grenades, pepper bullets, and lots of teargas.
7 month agoTeargas thrown by Federal Officers fills the Portland streets on Wednesday morning
7 month agoAt 3:53 AM Teargas is used in the streets of Portland.
7 month agoThe rest of the vehicles and federal officers seemingly leave. As we will see, this is not actually the case.
7 month agoSome officers with gas masks came out of the building those two unmarked vans went into.
7 month agoCloser up look at some of officers out in the streets
7 month agoMore vehicles and some officers head out. One officer decides to shoot some pepper bullets at people.
7 month ago@PDocumentarians and @hungrybowtie were both there for tonight's late tear gas and shooting
7 month agoWednesday Morning Tear Gas and Federal Officers Thread. Feds we're spotted with the vans they have been riding in to arrest people.
7 month agoIf you've heard rumors about people getting snatched in minivans, they are true.
7 month agoThe crowd is very tense right now. Here is some footage of what happened
7 month agoThis is the new barricade on Salmon
7 month agoHere's the gray van. Someone told license plates CHU 456. It had camo policemen in it and they are allegedly jumping out and grabbing people
7 month agoSo many of these cars out now. some going East on Madison and some going North on 4th
7 month agoA Black protester started a fire on Salmon. You can hear other Black protesters arguing with the fire starter in this video
7 month agoAnd then they jumped back on their riot van and left
7 month agoMoved to Madison because there are some camo police peeking over this wall
7 month agoPortland's 2nd attempt at their own CHOP is underway
7 month agoA little fire at the former base of the stag statue. About 150-200 people in the area still
7 month agoWould you like a barricade tour This one is on Salmon. "F**k RCJ."
7 month agoCaptured one of them with some light behind them so it's easier to see
7 month agoSpotted some feds hiding in the bushes of the Wyatt federal building. I have the video centered on an arm of one of them who decided to go super stealth mode when he noticed me recording
7 month agoMost people are in the parks hanging out and having a chill evening. Some barricades came up. Protester on megaphone is is telling feds to release protesters, calls charges based on entrapment, calls for charges to be dropped against protesters
7 month agoFederal police came out and arrested one person, protesters tell
7 month agoAbout 250 people in the parks and street around the Justice Center. Some folks giving speeches on a megaphone.
7 month agoCrossed paths with this small crowd, on my way to the downtown protest at the Justice Center. They were in Pioneer Square and they're marching east, across the Morrison bridge
7 month agoThe RCJ crowd is marching around the Justice Center. They have a very different vibe. There's still a small group of JC regulars at 3rd & Main now, and then everyone who's in the park with Riot Ribs
7 month agoA small march from Pioneer Square just arrived and is occupying the section of Main Street between the Justice Center and Courthouse
7 month agoThread for the Tuesday July 14th protests in Portland. at Lownsdale Park, across from the Federal Courthouse and Justice Center.
Detectives are still processing the scene of the shooting in the 300 blk of Oswego Pointe Dr.
7 month agoPortland Police declared a riot last night outside the Portland Police Association on North Lombard. From what I can tell on a live stream of the protest, it looks like police did use tear gas, or something similar, to clear the crowd.
7 month agoBeing moved back again from earlier
7 month agoThis is what the Portland Police used as the justification to declare a riot and deploy horrendous violence against a crowd. A cop knocked a protester's phone into the window of the Police Union building, breaking its window
7 month agoThis guy was real into aiming for heads from earlier
7 month agoStreet party vibe happening now
7 month agoBased on my 7/4 experience, they think "a safe distance" is nearly a block away
7 month agoback at Lombard. It's like every time folks peaceably assemble on this block, police declare a riot
7 month agoPolice push protesters north off Lombard onto Fenwick Avenue
7 month agoA protester wearing a mask tells people to go home as police hold the line
7 month agoSeveral arrests have been made tonight on Lombard St. Portland Police has since pushed the crowd into the residential areas of North Portland
7 month agoPolice move protesters east on Lombard
7 month agoPolice declare a riot Portland, Oregon
Many are not dispersing per the lawful order. They are subject to arrest, force, tear gas or impact weapons. Leave now
7 month agoRiot declared, third tear gas warning
7 month agoThe police have moved up and arrested somebody for unclear reasons
7 month agoLBRAD is back. Since traffic is not being blocked in any way that constitutes a hazard, this order is still legally suspect
7 month agoFor no real reason, the LRAD guy declares that people are not allowed to be on the street anymore. He promises to fuck the crowd up if they stay in the road
7 month agoSome activists approach one of the only policemen actually wearing a face mask. They ask him if he will be arresting his coworkers, as it is presently illegal to be unmasked in situations where social distancing is impossible
A tear gas warning has been given. Leave the area of Lombard and Campbell immediately
7 month agoOne activist walks down the police line with photos of her son, asking the police if they'd brutalize him the way they have many protesters. One female cop finds this too much to bear, and pulls away from the line, overwhelmed by either shame or anger
Selective arrests being made on Lombard. Crowd started to move out of street and when officers returned to the sidewalk, people returned to the street. Lombard is open to vehicular traffic; get out of the street or you are subject to arrest, force, or munitions
7 month agoCaught on camera, a vicious flashlight assault by Portland Protesters.
North Portland, Oregon, USA. On North Lombard Street.
7 month agoWarnings to clear Lombard's roadway
7 month agoContractors are installing plywood over the PPA building's windows. I wonder who will be paying for this as the PPA is a private building. The LRAD guy just yelled at us because someone threw a water bottle. I suspect this will be used as the justification for horrible violence
7 month agoPolice are announcing that an object was thrown at 10:50pm striking a construction worker, this video shows an object at 10:50pm
7 month agoPortland protest day 46
7 month agoNorth Lombard Street between the Heavenly Donuts shop and the Portland Police Association building.
7 month agoProtesters have new standing on the street across from police for about 2 hours now, outisde the police union building in north Portland
7 month agoPolice outside the police union building in north Portland