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Judge Finds Portland, Ore., Violated Order Restricting Police Use of ‘Less-Lethal’ Munitions Against Protesters
During the wave of anti-police-violence protests and civil unrest that took place over the summer, Portland, Ore. took center stage as one of three cities that saw so much chaos that the Department of Justice declared it an “anarchist jurisdiction.” But as activists, media outlets and even some officials have pointed out, protesters weren’t the…
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Trump Calls Armed American Terrorists Who Stormed Portland ‘Great Patriots,’ Completely Ignores Their Violent Actions
The president of American terrorists is doing that thing in which he celebrates violence against American protesters. On Sunday, the president of people who believe that pajamas are appropriate to wear to Walmart called for federal forces to quell protests in American cities while a group of pickup-driving Trump loyalists, deputized by their whiteness, were…
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Man Shot and Killed in Portland, Ore., Protests After Caravan of Trump Supporters Travel There to Rally
Violent confrontations between people protesting for racial justice and people who find the very concept offensive have been happening on the streets of Portland, Oregon—a hotbed of white supremacy—for most of the summer. Following up last weekend’s ‘Back the Blue’ rally, which ended in violence between far-right protestors and anti-racism protestors, clashes again took place…
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Portland 'Back the Blue' Rally Erupts in Violence. Police Stand and Watch Because Fights Involved 'Willing Participants'
Civil unrest continued in Portland on Saturday as a “Back the Blue” rally turned into a violent clash between white nationalists and anti-racism protesters—all while police officers stood back and watched the show. From the Washington Post: On Saturday afternoon, a large crowd of more than 100 far-right activists, including Proud Boys and armed militia…
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Arizona Man Confronts Black Lives Matter Protesters With a Gun, Doesn't Face Gun Charges
You know, for a group of people that love to talk about their First A amendment right to be an asshole, white folks really love intimidating those whose opinions don’t match theirs. Take for instance 51-year-old James Kleinhenz. He’s a Flagstaff man who, on Saturday, felt the need to verbally harass and then pull a…
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Portland’s Wall of Moms Called Out for Not Protecting Black Women, Co-opting BLM Protests
Since taking part in massive protests in Portland, Ore., in recent weeks, the Wall of Moms quickly became a staple of the downtown demonstrations and the subject of much media fascination. But the mostly white group of mothers has been accused of “anti-Blackness” by another local group led by Black organizers, who say the Wall…
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A Weekend of Unrest as Violence Erupts at Protests Across the Country
At this point, it’s common knowledge that protests against police brutality and systemic racism are ongoing across the country, with no sign that they’ll be slowing down anytime soon. Over the past weekend across multiple states, peaceful protests turned violent, with one resulting in a person’s death. In recent weeks, Portland, Ore., has become one…
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Trump on Portland Mayor Getting Tear-Gassed: They Rocked That Bama!
On Thursday, Trump took a break from punching South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in the stomach to call into his favorite OnlyFans exotic dancer Sean Hannity’s Fox News show to clown the Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler. Wheeler wanted to join the Black Lives Matter protesters in the Oregon city, but the protesters really don’t…
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Chicago Temporarily Removes Columbus Statues, Paving the Way for Increased Law Enforcement in Black Neighborhoods
Chicago said arrivederci to its Christopher Columbus statues in the early hours of Friday morning, in response to protests “that have become unsafe for both protesters and police,” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. As WGN TV Chicago reports, construction crews used a large crane to remove the Grant Park Columbus statue at around 3 a.m.,…
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Black Lives Matter Mural Vandalized in Portland as Tension Between Protesters and Federal Agents Rise
White people really don’t like being confronted with the realities of systemic racism. If they’re not spending their time spamming The Root’s comments section with all kinds of inventive headassery, they’re going out into the world and committing acts of vandalism to further prove that “All Lives Matter.” Fox 12 reports that a Black Lives…