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#PortlandProtests, Day 55. 9:45pm.
Biggest crowd yet, by far. 3,000-4,000 people chanting “Feds go home.”
Biggest crowd yet, by far. 3,000-4,000 people chanting “Feds go home.”
Just look at this absolute sea of people standing against tyranny at 10pm at night.
“FEDS OUT NOW”
We hold this truth to be self-evident.
The crowd never forgets that this is a movement for Black lives.
Even the sidewalks are fed up with Trump’s secret police.
Crowd has moved to pack in front of the federal courthouse, where Trump’s secret police launch their teargas attacks from every night.
More loud chants of “Feds go home”
More loud chants of “Feds go home”
Chants of “Fuck @tedwheeler” our mayor who has completely failed to rein in our out-of-control local police & lied about their coordination with Trump’s secret police.
11pm & the teargas is out, with Trump’s secret police gassing a crowd of thousands.
Another crew of secret police come from behind the courthouse and gas the shit out of us. I just got hit in the leg with a pepper ball & @hayleyotrope got gassed pretty bad.
Crowd regroups and heads back into the maelstrom, still way more than 1,000 strong.
“Feds go home” definitely gets more emphatic after we get gassed.
Some secret police retreat into the IRS building, crowd sings “Na na na na hey hey hey goodbye”
The secret police disappear themselves for now & it’s strong party vibes in the street.
Tonight the #wallofmoms brought makeshift shields.
Gas a civilian once & they come back radicalized and ready.
Gas a civilian once & they come back radicalized and ready.
Round 2 of Trump’s secret police gassing and shooting at us.
And after that massive assault from Trump’s secret police, many hundreds of people are still here in the street, not going anywhere.
I, however, am old and going home so I can get some sleep before a 9am meeting. As always, respect to the hundreds still holding it down.
