Posted on 07/25/2020 3:55:33 AM PDT by Libloather
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A persistent crowd of protesters remained outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday as fireworks were shot at the building and plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above.
Thousands of people gathered in Portland streets hours after a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ actions when they arrest people during protests that have roiled the city and pitted local officials against the Trump administration.
By 8 p.m. hundreds of people, most wearing masks and many donning helmets, had already gathered near a fountain, one spot where groups meet before marching to the Hatfield Federal Courthouse and the federal agents there. They chanted and clapped along to the sound of thunderous drums, pausing to listen to speakers.
Among various organized groups, including Healthcare Workers Protest, Teachers against Tyrants, Lawyers for Black Lives and the “Wall of Moms,” was Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who spoke to protesters outside the Justice Center.
By 9 p.m. the crowd grew to several thousand. People, pressed shoulder to shoulder, packed the area and overflowed into the streets as they chanted "Black Lives Matter” and “Feds go home” to the sound of drums.
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Yup..
She’s black.
Would they even notice?
Yep, I remember seeing those used years ago...idiots flopping around trying to get up, knocked right back down...put it together with the right music, you have a great comedy video...
Why the hell is nobody using water cannons???? Perfect crowd control, especially if it’s winter time...
“Water cannons would be so much more fun!”
Add some soap and watch them really scatter!
We will never find out but it would not surprise me if a government entity left them on order from ‘higher up’. Did you see the government workers putting locks on gates to parks in new york?
Deep state leftists are everywhere in government and directly support these criminal insurgents called antifa.
JoMa
My thoughts as well. Add dye, and arrest all those stained, like the Italians did when fighting the Communists.
One of things that I find interesting is that these riots are a perfect environment for a terrorist act that would kill scores of infidels. The terrorist would be famous forever. Can you imagine if the Tsarnaev brothers had this environment?
People are crazy for getting involved in this.
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