Portland protest day 50
Speaker “The Portland Police stood with their backs to the white nationalist, facing us” talking about the many proud boy rallies in this city
Speakers are standing at the steps of the justice center(county)
This is the federal courthouse, where there is no tension
This rapper made this beat out of video game sounds. #PortlandProtest day 50
A street preacher is here, and protestors want him to leave
The street preacher is dragged by a protesors, other protestors tell him to stop
The street preacher says he can’t leave, it’s his mission to be here
“Are you here for black lives matter?”
“I’m here for Jesus”
“I’m here for Jesus”
The street preacher is carried out by protestors
The street preacher is being left alone now
The street light on 4th and salmon has been disabled by a couple of protestors
It is calm at the justice center
The t-shirt stand gives me concert vibes
Portland protest day 50
There are a lot more people out here than there have been any other day this week
The question coming into tonight is whether the presence of federal officers have galvanized a city
Speaker: @SeemabHussaini gives a shoutout to local media “who risk their lives every night”
Speaker: @JoAnnPDX “We will not allow military forces to attack our people”
Speaker: @JoAnnPDX “today we show the county and the world that the city of Portland, as much as we fight amongst ourselves, will come together to stand for our constitutional rights”
Speaker @JoAnnPDX “Raise your hand if your willing to work with me, to fix a broken system, until we get to defundment and abolishment”
Sepeaker: @JoAnnPDX “as a young person I was in the Malcolm X camp, you hit me and I’ll knock you out. But Into my 30’s I realized the power of non-violent resistance”
This is Portland day 50: rap show interrupted by Portland police announcement, but the show goes on
At the justice center
Fences have a short life in Portland
Police issue warning, their going to move the fence.
That is the fence police are referring to, blocking a doorway
It’s day 50, but I’m getting day 1 vibes
Police came out to remove fence, then went back inside
Federal officers deployed tear gas to disperse protestors
Federal officers deploy tear gas to disperse protestors
Federal officers have blanketed the area with tear gas
There is heavy tear gas in the area, protestors are undeterred, one throws back a canister
It’s hard to explain how much tear gas there is in the air, but it’s a lot
One man is unable to see or breathe
Protestors recover after tear gas
Another angle: the moment federal officers in military fatigues deployed tear gas against protestors in Portland
Riot ribs @riotribs
Snack van
on station in front of federal courthouse

The street preacher is back
Day 50
Protestors are moving fencing into the door of the federal courthouse
Protestors are putting tape on the slits of the building, they call them “murder holes” because officers shoot impact munitions from them, pillbox style
Protestors are trying to block the slits line of sight
#PortlandProtest day 51
“Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me” #PortlandProtest day 51
Federal officers deployed one canister of tear gas to clear the front door
Portland police issue warning “non-criminal participants are encouraged to leave the area” use of force warning given
Protestors are moving fences, this was the same spot where federal officers unloaded tear gas earlier
Protestors are waiting on federal response
Protestors add another barricade to the federal building
This is the federal building
Protestors add barricades to the federal building.
“freedom”

#portlandprotest day 51
#PortlandProtest day 51
Protestors throw fireworks and add barricades to the side of justice center; police respond with flash bangs and pepper balls
Protestors are trying fence the justice center side door
Police give warning about blockading door of justice center, use of force warning given
The drum corps

Portland police declare unlawful assembly “you have 5minutes to remove all barricades and leave the area” use of force warning given
Portland police “you have one minute”
One protestor was limbering up. I thought of that rule in Adventureland.
Portland police and federal officers disperse at the same time, PBB came from the East while federal police came from the south, in a defalade.
Portland Mayor(also the police commissioner) said PBB would not cordinate with federal police to clear streets
Portland Mayor(also the police commissioner) said PBB would not cordinate with federal police to clear streets
Federal officers in fatigues standoff with protestors about a block away form federal courthouse, they shoot pepper balls at protesors feet
Federal officer blanket the street with tear gas, the provocation looked like a water bottle thrown, this is about a block from the federal courthouse
There’s so much gas and smoke, it’s becomes darkness on the intersection
Police have ordered protesters to disperse, protestors are holding fast
Portland Police bull rush protesters
ACLU legal observers in Portland
A PBB officer told me to “go home” another said “get the fuck out”, I pointed to my credentials and said “press”, the officer said “I don’t care.” But they drove off without saying anything else.
Police tow a protestors U-Haul. The tires were popped.
I am out of downtown.