Portland has been a city at war for 86 days. Today violent clashes between BLM protesters and pro trump counter protesters broke out in the streets. The Pro-Cop forces, in part led by Proud Boys (White Supremacist) leader Alan Swiney violently attacked BLM, waved guns... 1/ https://twitter.com/mrolmos/status/1297240487066103808

In their faces, threatened them with bats, and shields containing nails, and regularly ignored members of the press’ credentials, opting to beat them back as well. Portland police did not declare the situation unlawful until Trump protesters had been forced out ... 2/

The situation developing in Portland is one of the most serious in the country and represents the severity of this fight. If you are not yet aware of it, this thread is a great place to begin. Do what you can to educate yourself on the ongoing police brutality and violence.