Hi there, coming at you from Arbor Lodge in North Portland, where protesters have gathered in preparation for tonight's action
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Let's see how it goes
#blacklivesmatter #protest #pdx #Oregon #BLM #acab #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #PortlandStrong #WallOfDads #DefendPDX
The protest begins to march
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
"Hey! Make a hole so the cars can pass!" The protest immediately parts
As the cars pass, they chant: "Say his name: Jacob Blake"
As the protest reaches the Portland Police Association building, a chant goes up: "Every city, every town: burn the precinct to the ground!"
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Your nightly reminder that buildings are not sentient and cannot experience violence
A beautiful banner hangs from the PPA roof pic.twitter.com/4N6WQW0gFy
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
As the cop riot line rounds the corner I see a fire starting against the PPA wall
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Yep, tear gas
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
As the protest retreated, a resident yelled "get our of here! I have work in the morning!"
"Take it up with the cops!" someone replies
I admit this would be a lousy place to live right now
The protest has returned to the PPA
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
The police are already here and they still think this is a riot
Orders to "disperse to the South and the East"
DJ LRAD loud as fuck tonight pic.twitter.com/QDy2Ff3OLa
The protest wraps around and approaches the PPA from a different angle, only to encounter a riot line
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
The crowd turns to melt away again
The police mill about pic.twitter.com/EjuvBQjxe5
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
How many cops does it take to diamantle a fence?
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Answer: More than you'd think pic.twitter.com/PVtLRfSzmO
The Police retreat from the PPA and vanish
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Protesters advance and start some creative redecorating
How many protestera does it take to set up a fence?
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
By the time you finish asking the question, it's already up pic.twitter.com/J9xly4cQct
Police charge and make multiple arrests. A small kettle in the Heavenly Donuts parking lot
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Multiple TRO violations holy shit
Footage incoming pic.twitter.com/3stIafQhWB
A brutal arrest, which I film until told to move by someone who doesn't understand what it means to interfere in police activity pic.twitter.com/XPUuBrcgkv
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
That car I posted about earlier driving erratically kept doing it for a while. No sign of it now@45thabsurdist points out that the car ran multiple red lights and drove recklessly in front of ridiculous amounts of cops, yet no action taken
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
It's hard to ignore the pattern
Still standing off at the PPB. One of the officers took a couple shots at the crowd known only to him
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
The graffiti on the PPA is very good tonight
"Say her name! Kendra James! Who killed her? PPB!" pic.twitter.com/vjlqCyN86A
Some quality heading if you care to turn sound on pic.twitter.com/0kjkqhOHEY
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Abruptly a dozen cops charge across the street to the Heavenly Donuts and arrest some kid
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
"They said they arrested me for what I said!" he shouts as they lead him away in cuffs (sound on)
What first amendment? pic.twitter.com/BYKDVcSzCr
Press swarms him. A protester yells that he almost ran them over and should be in jail
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
DJ LRAD tells press and legal observers that they appreciate us but to stop interfering with their work and to leave the roadway
I feel very appreciated
Everyone just chilling in front of the PPA now
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Normally this is when I'd head out but the way last night went–20+ arrests after 1AM–I'm nervous to leave
DJ LRAD is back to remind us that Lombard is open to vehicular traffic. Tear gas threatened
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
No word on whether this is still a riot
Struggling to put my gas mask back on as someone offers doughnuts to protesters
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
It's a good mask. I can tell because I haven't been incapacitated by tear gas and also because it feels like it's slowly squeezing my brains out my ears
Out of nowhere the cops arrive, disassemble the fence barricade on Lombard, and vanish again
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
They're getting good at this sudden strike thing. Keeps one a bit off balance pic.twitter.com/NDzGh7Fx3G
Falling asleep leaned up on a post in my body armor and helmet, absolutely sure I'm gonna wake up 10 years ago at some field training exercise in Fort Polk or something and be baffled at this strange dream I just had
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Epiloguehttps://t.co/SPdk9oU1AO
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
Some footage I didn't realize I had until this morning:
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) August 25, 2020
A police officer uses his can of mace to bludgeon a protester several times before spraying mace at the retreating crowd
I have been told these blows broke the protester's wrist#policebrutality #acab #PortlandProtest pic.twitter.com/DjbtsNLHJW