How to stop protests in Portland and elsewhere:

The police stop killing black people and are held accountable

Fund programs to build community, address mental health, etc

Treat ALL citizens with respect. PROTECT AND SERVE

That's it.

Instead, Trump sends in the goons.

1/ https://twitter.com/GovExec/status/1286322060780687361

The militarized extra-constitutional actions by faceless goons, busting heads, snatching people off the street, no identification, assaulting citizens, maiming them, without any accountability, THIS IS THE VERY INJUSTICE THAT LED TO THE PROTESTS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

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And the REAL irony here is that these are the very same actions by an authoritarian ruler, the very same injustice, that once led directly to the American Revolution.

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