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Hi there, coming at you from Elizabeth Caruthers Park near the ICE building, where a group of maybe 40 protesters have gathered for tonight's action so far
Let's see what happens
#BlackLivesMatter
#AbolishICE #PoliceBrutality #PortlandProtest #pdxprotest
Let's see what happens
#BlackLivesMatter
#AbolishICE #PoliceBrutality #PortlandProtest #pdxprotest
The protesters discuss plans for the evening. Contingencies. The conversation is matter-of-fact about the fed violence likely this evening. People bouncing ideas off each other. Horizontal decision making
We've arrived at ICE. Immediately the feds emerge and stand behind the gate
Hard to capture but they all have red and green lights on their helmets and it's very cyberpunk
Hard to capture but they all have red and green lights on their helmets and it's very cyberpunk
The feds warm not to tamper with the ICE building, etc. The usual
Protesters stand and taunt the feds. No property damage
.....aaaaaaand they've declared an unlawful assembly
Protesters stand and taunt the feds. No property damage
.....aaaaaaand they've declared an unlawful assembly
There's literally no reason for this to be an unlawful assembly but to be fair, there doesn't have to be a reason in an authoritarian state
Feds tell everyone they have 2 minutes to vacate the area
There aren't enough people here for this shit
Feds tell everyone they have 2 minutes to vacate the area
There aren't enough people here for this shit
An unlawful assembly, apparently
A good sign while we wait to get fucked up
Trumpet Guy teams up with a guitar dude to sing an improvised ditty about soup for his family
He then reads some words from Willem van Spronsen, the man who attacked the Tacoma ICE facility
The crowd is silent. I think everyone's pretty nervous right now
He then reads some words from Willem van Spronsen, the man who attacked the Tacoma ICE facility
The crowd is silent. I think everyone's pretty nervous right now
Still waiting. 2 minutes was a weird bluff I guess.
Crowd standing ready. Umbrella wall stands strong. @SoundBlocPDX plays a song in Italian I don't know (not Bella Ciao)
Crowd standing ready. Umbrella wall stands strong. @SoundBlocPDX plays a song in Italian I don't know (not Bella Ciao)
The State of the Unlawful Assembly is Boring
Feds have moved to either side of the closed gates. Green lights still flash eerily from their helmets in a way my camera just can't capture
Feds have moved to either side of the closed gates. Green lights still flash eerily from their helmets in a way my camera just can't capture
Protesting in Portland: periods of extreme boredom punctuated by bursts of adrenaline
Things going on much as before. Shield wall chants: Fuck ICE and Chinga la Migra
Shield wall moves up. Traditionally this has not been a great tactic, since the feds like to circle from the road to the West before opening the gates
Still can't fucking handle that WAP is a protest anthem now
First time I heard that song I hated it from the depths of my soul. Not sure when or how that transformed into unironic love but damn the clubs need to open up again
First time I heard that song I hated it from the depths of my soul. Not sure when or how that transformed into unironic love but damn the clubs need to open up again
And in the middle of that, someone shouts that roof cop shot a protester in the knee. It's unclear whether it was a shot or a fall. I didn't hear a shot
Regardless, suddenly the music is off and everyone is screaming at the gate
Someone throws a toy smoke bomb onto the roof
Regardless, suddenly the music is off and everyone is screaming at the gate
Someone throws a toy smoke bomb onto the roof
The smoke bomb smoulders
Once again the feds tell us we have 2 minutes to leave the area. I can't hear the rest of the message over the protest urging the officer to go fuck himself
Movement behind the gate
Movement behind the gate
Y'all they do NOT like smoke bombs
The feds retaliate for the toy smoke bomb with a truly unbelievable amount of gas
So goddamn much, SO much
I did not see any arrests
So goddamn much, SO much
I did not see any arrests
Strange clouds. The line advances a block. The protesters, overwhelmed by this amount of gas, retreat several
Current situation: feds going back inside the ICE facility. Footage incoming
The feds doing their favorite truck of popping smoke before leaving
Also gas though
I guess if you have the toys you wanna use the toys
Also gas though
I guess if you have the toys you wanna use the toys
The fed line parts to let PPB through
Your reminder that they aren't supposed to coordinate
Your reminder that they aren't supposed to coordinate
Notice how slowly and carefully they retreat. As though they expect an ambush from an insurgent army
They believe their own bullshit. They're terrified, all the time. It's part of faacism
They believe their own bullshit. They're terrified, all the time. It's part of faacism
Taste the rainbow
(We definitely did)
(We definitely did)
Present situation: Feds back inside. Reports of PPB staging down the road. Munitions collectors collecting and documenting munitions
Protest has retreated. I'm off to find them
Protest has retreated. I'm off to find them
Did you lose your glasses? I have them, come find me
Aaaaaa broke the thread https://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1313729415382147072?s=19
