Hi there, arriving very late to Kenton Park, where a protest had just begun their march to the strains of "Bella Ciao"
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Let's see what tonight brings#PortlandProtests #PortlandOregon #PortlandStrong #BlackLivesMatter #acab #PoliceBrutality #protest2020
The crowd chants Michael Brown's name. 6 years ago, police shot the unarmed Brown to death in Ferguson and America saw the first sparks of this uprising
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Everyone who thinks working entirely within the system is the answer should sit with that number.
Six years. What's changed?
And DJ LRAD has entered the scene. Inaudible over the chanting and booing
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Hijinks have occured at this building on previous nights, and I've told you about them
Tonight? Nothing but chanting so far
The LRAD seems to be telling people not to commit crimes or else
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Some dumpsters in the road
One of the dumpsters is extremely on fire again
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Riot cops spotted on Elmore. Unclear what direction they're coming from but they're here and they're coming pic.twitter.com/1fRZp9Rv6a
Bullrushed several blocks. Riot declared. Words have no meaning
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
The common trashfire–official animal of 2020–spotted in Kenton Park https://t.co/plUSTc5ZNW pic.twitter.com/ewmYZQQowl
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
The police forcibly prevent me from filming an arrest#DefendPDX #portlandprotests #pdxprotest #blacklivesmatter #police #acab #trumpsgestapo #momsarehere #portlandprotest pic.twitter.com/skRXWSk4qa
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
The group has been severely scattered. It was never big enough for this
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
And that's the real reason it's been declared a riot: not because the crowd poses a danger, but because it doesn't. Because it's easy to bully
Official police action. I assume parking is now fine wherever this sign came from pic.twitter.com/H3Q0TQ7lXV
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Just spoke to some residents who came out to see what was going on. We explained.
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
They were flabbergasted about the barricade destruction. "Those have been up for weeks for businesses to operate outside. Did they forget about COVID?!"
"Well, they don't wear masks, so probably"
20 or 30 protesters have decided to resume chanting "black lives matter" next to the PPA: an activity which the LRAD immediately reminds everyone constitutes a riot
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Police strike suddenly and with great speed. Many arrests
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
They chase protesters down a side street, then chase. Then back up again. A protester is led away in zip cuffs. "You can't expect me to follow conflicting orders!" he exclaims
Heavenly Donuts is now broadcasting an extremely good and informatively speech about Oregon's racist history and how that history mirrors the white supremacy of America as a whole
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
This is incredible
Receiving word that an elderly resident of the Kenton neighborhood was shot in the leg with a paintball round while she tried to restore the legal, official neighborhood barriers that the cops tore down
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
The police leave. A truly astounding number of cop cars and riot vans head out. Everyone here should be deeply honored at how much of a threat they consider you
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
The state of the PPA pic.twitter.com/yuIVoDOroQ
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
@PDocumentarians captured footage of that cop physically preventing me from filming that arrest. It's at about the 20-second mark
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
I'm the dork in the yellow vesthttps://t.co/AmZz2RWXWm
I am back at my car and headed home. The crowd has shrunk to the point that saving strength for another day seems sound
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020
Solidarity to everyone still out here
That speech I mentioned, the one broadcast from Heavenly Donuts? It's been located:https://t.co/6kUTVcSIsf
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 10, 2020