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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The fed line parts to let PPB through

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

Taste the rainbow

(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

Did you lose your glasses? I have them, come find me

Aaaaaa broke the thread https://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1313729415382147072?s=19