Bikers show up at right wing rally in Portland. Start to push into counter protestors blocking the street.
Scuffles break out between right wing protestors and counter-protestors.
A contingent of Proud Boys marches onto the scene. No police presence anywhere.
White supremacist flashes a white power sign to taunts of “Little dick, little dick, you all got a little dick...”
Two groups of about half a dozen police each a block away. No military gear even though this is a potentially incendiary situation. Very different minimal approach during a right wing rally than when BLM protests are happening at night and they are in full gear in large numbers.
BLM protestors are drowning out the right wing protestors. And Baby Trump has shown up.
This Machine Kills Fascists.
Some smoke canisters being thrown back and forth.
Right wing protestors shooting paint balls into the BLM crowd. I just got hit in the leg.
Low grade tear gas used by the right wingers forcing some counter protestors to back off. Putting on my gas mask now.
Volunteer medics treating several injured in the park across from the justice center.
A helmeted painter takes in the scene as Trumpet Man - a fixture of the protests - rallies the counter-protestors.
Mace used by the right-wing side as more scuffles break out.
Update: I’m told that the right wing side is using lots of bear-spray, not tear gas. I’ve never heard of bear-spray, but having just gotten some in my lungs in the eyes while I had my mask off for a second, I can tell you it stings and make you cough just as bad.
Lots of people being treated by medics in the park for the bear spray. My mask isn’t holding up well against it.
Things are getting tense and frayed. LRAD is threatening to declare “unlawful assembly or riot”.
Their own bear spray has backfired on the right wing protestors. Blew back on them and many are dispersing and being treated for stinging eyes.
Looks like a large amount of the right wingers are starting to leave as the BLM crowd chants: “When I say nazi, you say out! Nazi! Out! Nazi! Out!”
Counter-protestors follow the right wingers as they leave the scene.
With the right wingers mostly gone the counter-protest has morphed into an impromptu march and street rally in Portland. I’m certain that - just as there has been for 87 consecutive days - there will be more protests tonight.
The Feds have declared an unlawful assembly now that it’s only BLM protestors gathered.
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