Coming at you from the newly-established AZ in North PDX and I have to say it's looking good! Solid barricades, good size. More relaxed and less rushed than the short-lived PKAZ#DefendPDX #PortlandProtests #PortlandProtest #RoseCityJustice #blacklivesmatter #pdxprotests
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Black-clad artists giving the Precinct building a makeover while rooftop cops furiously pace. NWA playing in the background pic.twitter.com/bn8aYB7DDr
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Umbrella-fortified barricade pic.twitter.com/iHjDSG5dhX
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
A protester instructs the Portland Police to disperse. "This has been declared an unlawful fascist assembly. This is our precinct now. Go to your homes"
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Rubber bullets fjred
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
LRAD spotted 20th and Alberta
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Portland Police Bureau loudly declaring an unlawful assembly. The protesters are highly unimpressed with their orders to vacate
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Update: the cops have broken through the barricades. Fladhbang, now a tense standoff. A dumpster fire in the distance. A LOT of pointing crowd control weapons at the crowd: I will upload footage later
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
On the move again. I like this group. A good mix of sensible and reckless. We melted away from that line and reformed a block away.
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Obviously there is a dumpster fire pic.twitter.com/i9zQNHrgAe
The police back away! And we follow
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
It is 2020 and I just realized how profoundly familiar the smell of a dumpster fire is to me now pic.twitter.com/9XTiMw6v9i
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
The crowd is retrieving the barricades and dragging them back to the intersection. The calm, leaderless action of this group makes my whole heart sing
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
The unlawful assembly order goes out once more. Everyone braces for impact
Not much has changed. A child is dancing on one of the few dumpsters not on fire. Tires burn in the intersection
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
One of the dumpsters begins to burn a shop. Protesters run to put it out. It's not clear whether they'll be able to do so
Police, sorry for the typo. It has been a while since I have tasted the spiciness of the gas
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Pretty sure that's illegal
They full on chased us. We ran. They retreated. We follow. Dumpsters wheeled to the front to hold the line
The LRAD guy sounds scared
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Look at this shithttps://t.co/WtwXVnYYPs
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Clear and serious indications of kettling. The group is maintaining cohesion so far
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
And immediately another charge. Head-om running
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Maybe they thought it would scatter us. It did not
They're getting on their riot vans and leaving. Moving forward after them pic.twitter.com/O00UUpVH0Q
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
It's been a while since I've seen looting, but it's also been a while since I've been tear gassed. Go figure
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
"Protests are effective when they are expensive" pic.twitter.com/AdbOeLzDP4
A Popeyes dumpster is on fire. If this was a video game there would definitely be a "find all the dumpster fires" sidequest
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Seriously though, the worker is understandably put out. "What I'd like is for the fire dept to come, but I don't think we have one of those tonight"
Police staging on MLK and Killongsworth #defendPDX
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Aaand I'm home. What a night!
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) June 26, 2020
Solidarity to everyone still out there