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#Portland #PortlandProtest #PortlandProtests #ICE #BORTAC

We now know that BORTAC (Border Patrol Tactical Unit) - DHS' version of a SWAT team has been operating in Portand and kidnapping / disappearing citizens. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1284254110372581376
Here's the article from . @thenation covering the topic where DHS makes the admission. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1284254112515870720
Here is great research and an awesome leak . @kenklippenstein reported on - check the leaked documents.

BORTAC and PACT.

https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1284244386088460288
Here is great research and an awesome leak . @kenklippenstein reported on - check the leaked documents.BORTAC and PACT. https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1284244386088460288
Here is great research and an awesome leak . @kenklippenstein reported on - check the leaked documents.BORTAC and PACT. https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1284244386088460288
Here is great research and an awesome leak . @kenklippenstein reported on - check the leaked documents.BORTAC and PACT. https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1284244386088460288
Side note: For anyone wanting to securely blow the whistle and provide information, see the contact information for Ken below. https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1284247139506429952
Here are some of their tactics. We repeat "What in the unholy fuck is this medieval bullshit?"

h/t . @PopMobPDX . @tuckwoodstock https://twitter.com/PopMobPDX/status/1284025869200003072
Here's the video that first caused heart palpitation on our end, though it was already present due to the routine violence against protestors displayed by the PPB.

h/t . @KohzKah https://twitter.com/KohzKah/status/1283339058228244481
. @southpawpolitcs provided a glimpse into what was happening, which allowed retrieval of some additional information below on PACT (DHS) https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283532758925672453
Then we also got a heads up on what BORTAC was and learned about this horrific governmental over-reach for the first time.

https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283600420011737090
Then we decided to share some information and rosters of current and previous BORTAC government employees. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283601477471215617
Some more... https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283603534383067137
and some more... https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283629001353973761
and some more... https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283647448129437696
Then we learned that Donald Trump and Bill Barr had decided to send these violent Federal thugs across cities in the united states. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283778828033294337
We decided it was time that people learn more about Chad Wolf, the Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security.

Read the thread. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283955217919287297
We also decided to re-share a bunch of leaked ICE operational documents, shared by h/t . @UR_Ninja initially in 2018, through this year. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1281615557129900033
We also pulled job openings for BORTAC agents from publicly available government job websites. It adds insult to injury that taxpayers are funding $100K/year in salary (x2 for benefits, time off, etc...) for various open roles in this violent unit. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283989025091735552
BORTAC / ICE / DHS also started hosting "citizen academies" starting within a few weeks of Chad Wolf's confirmation as Secretary of DHS.

Those continued in Chicago, publicized in larger scale last week.

http://archive.vn/E1Td1 

https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1283989590630596609
The outrage of federal, militarized police storming the streets of a US city with promise of widespread police brutality has spread like wild fire.

Tons of news accounts. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1284122222655868929
I put my faith in local journalists reporting from the ground and putting their asses in harm's way.

I thought . @betacuck4lyfe had a great summary of current state here: https://twitter.com/betacuck4lyfe/status/1284227089726451712
Here are a bunch of other videos taken by local streamers, local media personnel, and reported first hand; spread via social media.

Follow these people, and follow . @defendpdx who shares content from so many, first hand. https://twitter.com/F12_Antifascist/status/1284241800123867140
You can follow @AntifascistF12.
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