Moms Against Police Brutality are back & in full force! Last night’s tear gas has only multiplied their numbers. They’re protesting against police violence in Portland & for #BlackLivesMatter #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest

Moms Against Police Brutality have arrived at the (In)Justice Center in downtown Portland and are chanting “No justice no peace!” #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Moms Against Police Brutality are chanting “Feds Stay Clear! Moms Are Here!” #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Amazingly generous stenciler making free stencils for the people: She said, “If you have a talent, you need to utilize it!” (Posted with permission) #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

#PDXprotests #PortlandProtest

Activists are disassembling the fence around the courthouse. In response, Federal Protective Service makes announcement threatening arrest or use of crowd-control munitions (LISTEN WITH VOLUME) #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Big crowd chanting “Feds go home!” #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Moms are holding firm, by the way. #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

And let’s not forget what happened last night: https://twitter.com/LindseyPSmith7/status/1284725756539490304

There’s a somewhat festive vibe at the moment but there’s no denying there’s an anticipatory intensity in the air #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

So powerful to see the moms (or “Momtifa,” as @Muzzakh has been referring to them) standing strong, arms linked, facing the courthouse, chanting hard #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Momtifa chanting “Who’s gonna hold that line? Your mama! Your mama!” #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Portland is going strong. Every once in a while the Federal Protective Service’s LRAD belts out the same recorded threats, which activists rebut with a chorus of boos #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Here’s an representative example of the activist response when the Feds’ LRAD issues use-of-force threats #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

People shooting fireworks. Feds (I think it was Feds) emerged from courthouse and shot us with what I believe were pepper balls. Now flash grenades. #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Huge chunk of fence yanked down & now being dragged away, piece by piece. A sizable group of protesters are now *inside* the fence. Activists outside chanting *loud* “Whose streets? Our streets!” (Video darkened) #PDXprotests #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter

Here comes *a lot* some sort of gas (which type I can’t tell yet). Flash grenades. “Snap Crackle Pop” one activist said as they dashed by #PortlandProtest #PDXprotest

Welp, it was tear gas, and it was a lot of it... https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1285115072931495937