Portland protest day 60

J blog playing at the mutual aid tents (riot ribs has disbanded, for now)

Mike Hastie, a Vietnam vet who was pepper sprayed by federal agents two nights ago, his thoughts

Wall of vets still out here at 11:12pm

A protest dad with leaf blower at his side, standing by to clear any tear gas

Wall of moms standing at the federal courthouse

Protestors are shooting Roman candles at the Federal courthouse, trying to make it inside the “murder holes” (slits in the wall where federal can shoot tear gas and impact munitions out of)

King B(name of puppet), his thoughts out here

A fire has started

“Say her name, Brianna Taylor”

Breonna Taylor*

Federal agents came out to put out the fire. Impact munitions and pepper balls were used, no tear gas

Federal agents shot pepper balls at protestors while putting out the fire

Going into day 61, unless federal agents come out of the fence, tear gas and pepper balls don’t convince the crowds to leave

The end of day 60

Start of day 61, the moms are still out here

The wall of moms link arms through the tear gas

The street outside the courthouse was blanketed in tear gas

Leaf blower volunteers worked to push the gas away, the air began to clear after a minute

Wall of veterans

Federal agents disperse protestors to the sidewalk using tear gas, impact munitions, flash bangs, and pepper balls

Some of these flash bangs will burn your skin and draw blood if they go off too close(this reporter speaks from expirence)

Protestor is marked for impact munitions green light, federal agent on higher floors of building is on overwatch

Josh Munoz, says “very Mexican should be out here”

Federal agent, with a silencer on his assault rifle

Federal agents carrying assault rifle, confiscated hockey stick, riot guns

Moms link arms and face approaching federal agent, a young woman grabs a tear gas canister thrown at the moms and chucks it over the fence

Wall of moms link arms and don’t leave even as federal agents order dispersal and throw tear gas

Press group walking across the street, federal agents use strong flash lights

Federal agents move back to the courthouse, using tear gas, smoke, and impact munitions to cover their retreat

Federal officers throw one of the loudest flash bangs I’ve heard on their way out

Feels nothing from the tear gas “maybe it’s expired, I don’t know”

9 minutes since the last tear gas canister was dropped

I am out of downtown.