I have rejoined the march! Still a very good-sized crowd. @SoundBlocPDX playing some smooth R&B Feels good man
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The protest has, once again, encountered DJ LRAD, who says the usual stuff. At a certain point in the evening it becomes repetitive to the point of boredom and I have officially reached that point The dispersal location is East now
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Protesters direct traffic through the protest as the protest waits to see what happens with the cops up ahead
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The protest decides to be water--or soup--and vanishes into the residential streets
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A riot line greets us at Ventura Park and pushes to the intersection by the elementary school Then they fire gas and blast with impact munitions
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The police leave. The crowd pauses Eventually, "Bella Ciao" begins to play and the crowd begins to move, clapping and singing along
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As the protest moves through the elementary school playground, people in black bloc pause to swing on the swings, slide down the slides It's great
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Again the protest emerges from Ventura Park, and again DJ LRAD tells us to disperse. To the East, this time And here they come ...
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A push through the park The police announce that the parks are closed, "even to press," and push us through the park This is against the TRO, by the way
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One of the families who lives here comes out of their house and begs the police to stop using tear gas "Where can I buy a gas mask for a 1-year-old! Our neighbor is pregnant. Please, do not gas us! This is completely unnecessary!"
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This breaks my heart.

Sep 6, 2020 · 8:35 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Mine too (I feel awkward and gauche doing this, but: thank you for everything you do and for bringing attention to America's spiritual crisis during the primaries and beyond)
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please condemn the actions of @tedwheeler and @OregonGovBrown, who direct the Portland and state police, respectively
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Every single person with a uterus that I know has suffered to some extent from this (Except for me: I don't know why but I'm grateful)
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