Protest News
Daily Beast
Proud Boys Are at War With Their Female Extremist Wing
It’s Going Down
- Over 40 Units At Port Of Tacoma Travelodge Occupied To Provide Emergency Housing
- Lockdowns, The Insurgent Far-Right & The Future Of Antifascism: A Conversation With Three Way Fight
- Black Lives Matter And The Future Of Humanity
- This Week In Fascism #89: ‘Patriots’ Vandalize Charlottesville Marcher’s Vehicle, Blame ‘ANTIFA’ & Set Up Crowdfunding Campaign
Native News Online
Wounded Knee Massacre 130 Years Ago: We Remember Those Lost
The New Republic
The Year When Everyone Bullied Their Mayor
The New York Times
NPR
Justice Department Declines To Prosecute Cleveland Officers In Death Of Tamir Rice
OPB
- Man accused of attacking 2 journalists at protests outside Oregon Capitol turns himself in
- Even if it’s ‘bonkers,’ poll finds many believe QAnon and other conspiracy theories
- An exceptional year, or the new normal? A pandemic. Protests. And then the state caught fire
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for tougher penalties, more police tools, as protests mark new year in Oregon cities
- 3 arrested after New Year’s Day protests in Salem
The Oregonian
- Group vandalizes multiple businesses in downtown Portland, police say
- Salem police prep for multiple Jan. 1 protests and ask residents to avoid Capitol, other areas
- Molotov cocktails, other violence at downtown Portland New Year’s Eve gathering prompt police to declare riot
- Florida demonstrator, 23, indicted in post-election window-smashing spree in downtown Portland
- Salem protest against coronavirus restrictions flares at Capitol, governor’s mansion
- Portland mayor promises to ‘hold people responsible’ after 2 days of vandalism, violence
- Portland police announce three arrests after New Year’s Eve riot
Portland Mercury
Guest Editorial: What’s a New Year?
Portland Tribune
Portland protests will keep heat on in 2021, observers say
Willamette Week
- Unrest Continues in Portland as a Year of Political Turmoil Across Oregon Comes to an End
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Demands Harsher Criminal Penalties for Property Destruction
Environmental Impact
Dr. Juniper L Simonis (@JuniperLSimonis) went through some of the storm drains in Portland today, January 3rd, looking for munitions that have been used by the police during the protests. They invited press to come along to document their findings; journalist Laura Jedeed (@LauraJedeed) has a very informative Twitter thread here.
Eviction Defense
The Oregonian
Property next to ‘red house’ on Mississippi may be donated to nonprofit serving Black Portlanders
Portland Tribune
Lot next to Red House on Mississippi will be donated
ICE
It’s Going Down
ICE Detainees In New Jersey Go On Hunger Strike In Demand For Freedom
Incarceration
It’s Going Down
- Prison Break: New Year, Same Struggle For Abolition
- Prisoners Stand Together In Response To DOC Negligence
OPB
Another inmate dies as Oregon Department of Corrections begins COVID-19 vaccinations
Willamette Week
Oregon Prisons Begin Vaccinating Staff Against COVID-19
Law Enforcement
Portland Mercury
The Year in Review: Portland Police Have Used Force Against Protesters More Than 6,000 Times in 2020
Portland Tribune
Police reform will move forward in 2021
The Washington Post
Trump policing commission calls for independent probes of officer shootings, more technology use
Presidential Election
The Atlantic
Trump Crosses a Bright Red Line
The Hill
Bipartisan group of senators: The election is over
NPR
‘This Was A Scam’: In Recorded Call, Trump Pushed Official To Overturn Georgia Vote
The Oregonian
Ted Cruz, 10 more GOP senators join Donald Trump in effort to overturn election