Posted on 09/16/2020 7:41:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Have Portland’s Professional Protesters™ been smoked out? Since May 29th, Portland has been the back drop of more than 100 nights of antifa, anarchist and Black Lives Matter, Inc™ terroristic riots. They set fires, looted, and intimidated people by threatening to burn them alive in their homes.
But after the millions of dollars of destruction, criminality and thuggery it stopped last week. Poof!
Why?
I certainly don’t want to tempt these thugs, but it can’t go without saying that Portland’s 100 plus days of riots appeared to end after Wednesday, September 9th.
That was the last time the Portland Police Bureau warned about protests.
SW Jefferson to SW Salmon from SW 1st to SW Broadway is closed to pedestrians but open for vehicular traffic. All people must leave the area to the west now. Champman and Lownsdale Squares are now closed.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) September 9, 2020
The usual live-streamers decamped to other riots and fires.
By September 10th, the overworked cops from Portland Police Bureau were offered out to assist other agencies. Suddenly, instead of being required to work the riots lines, they were free.
I have offered @ClackCoSheriff and @ORStatePolice PPB officers to assist with emergencies related to fires. PPB recognizes the need for us all to come together as a state to assist one another in this time of need.
— Chief Chuck Lovell (@ChiefCLovell) September 10, 2020
Why?
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Polls number going down, so their Democrat controllers told them to stand down.
Kamala ordered them to stop.
Biden campaigns sent out word that the riots were hurting his chances and *PRESTO!*
Well we literally had the worst air in the world because of the fires. I felt sick for close to a week but better now.
I suspect they are all headed to DC for the siege on the White House.
Easy, the Left saw that the riots were giving Trump a strong boost in the polls, those who orchestrated them ceased operations.
The funding sources cut the money because the riots were helping President Trump.
Because soros got the message they were helping Trump and hurting biteme so soros sent word down the line accordingly.
Pretty simple.
Don Lemon told them to stop. :)
The thugs are few in number.
US Marshals quietly rounded up many of the thugs.
The remaining thugs received new orders to fan out and light forest fires.
When Law and Order is a #1 issue and your side is promoting riots, well then you better stop it.
So far, I agree with EVERY reply/reason posted!
I speculate that a funder of these riots got served a subpoena, had evidence seized, or was served a lawsuit and told everyone to stand down because RICO is coming.
Wishful thinking on my part.
They are all enroute to Washington DC for tomorrows occupy event.
Are you ready?
Possibly but it is also important to note that both the Oregon and Washington State police have been deputized as Federal Marshalls thus giving them greater powers and the penalty for striking them is very steep.
They stopped. Why?
Because there was nothing left to burn?
Because it is difficult to garner attention when the entire state is on fire?
Just reshuffled resources to other cities and also in prep for major push on Nov 3rd
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