Month: January 2021

Summary

Protesters had a relatively quiet night in front of the ICE facility tonight. Most of the sound in the area came from the drums that protesters kept going throughout the few hours they were there, which drew the ire of one neighborhood resident who took to yelling at protesters from their balcony across the intersection from the ICE facility. According to on-the-ground-estimates, there were around 70 protesters in attendance of this event.

Besides the appearance of a right-wing live-streamer and the previously mentioned irate neighbor, the demonstration was relatively calm until an explosion was heard in the area, reportedly freezing the crowd. Journalists that went to inspect the area found a soy sauce bottle, smelling heavily of something burnt, and other broken bottle pieces where the munition had been thrown, which was also in the yard of The Cottonwood School. After there was no follow up to this incident protesters went back to drumming and chanting in front of ICE.

The only officers seen all night included one seen inside the facility shining a bright flashlight at protesters from a third story window, and occasionally setting it to strobe, and one who was seen moving behind the front door towards the end of the night but never came out. Without police interference and, for once, with the vigil they built still in tact, protesters ended the demonstration around 12:30 am.

Timeline

A demonstration in front of ICE begins at Elizabeth Caruthers Park nearby at 9 pm.

I just parked in front of ICE, and I am walking to the designated meeting area for tonight‘s protest. There is a memorial currently standing unattended in front of the ICE building. As the evening progresses, I will post updates on this thread. pic.twitter.com/BCxQ825La1

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

A scattered but steady gaggle of protesters have begun marching towards the facility. There is no chanting, but the drum line is setting a steady tone. pic.twitter.com/8dJwCzjMUI

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

Around 9:15 pm federal officers begin making an announcement to just-arriving protesters.

A warning has been issued from the ICE building, warning protesters not to trespass. pic.twitter.com/7V2pUV2N1T

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

FPS just made their first announcement at the ICE building in Portland. They’re saying it’s closed and anyone on the property (including the press) will be arrested. People are thus far making sounds with drums and chanting“ what’s outrageous?! Kids in cages!”

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 31, 2021

A right-wing livestreamer is present at the protest, and is promptly removed by members of the group.

Jake from behind enemy lines is here. Protesters confront him on the sidewalk while ICE makes an announcement stating that the facility is closed. #AbolishICE #pdxprotest #portlandprotests pic.twitter.com/K65mzxwf8F

— Bethany Kerley (@BethanyKerleyOR) January 31, 2021

A right wing streamer, who streams under the name Behind Enemy Lines has been ejected from the protest. pic.twitter.com/XvXh3C2LQZ

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

“Chinga la migra!” ?? pic.twitter.com/XzcPhTR1Vh

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 31, 2021

FLASH WARNING: The first 5 seconds of the footage below contains a small rapidly flashing light. The light is no longer in frame after the first 5 seconds.

About 50 protesters have assembled in front of the ICE facility in SW Portland. federal agents within have just warmed protesters to stay off the driveway and federal property. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtests #ICEProtest. pic.twitter.com/WdgpJuaMJm

— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) January 31, 2021

“How do you spell Nazi? DHS!” pic.twitter.com/2H3cJdGSJz

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

You cannot hear the voices over the drums from where I am standing, but the crowd is chanting, “no good cops, no good presidents, give the land back to its original residents.” The irony of enforcing immigration laws on stolen land is a consistent source of anger here. pic.twitter.com/tLffQl1eZ3

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

As per usual, protesters have cleared the road for oncoming traffic. The driver of this car honked their horn to show support for the protesters. pic.twitter.com/LGJaM4WR58

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

A closer look at the vigil in front of the ICE facility.

It’s raining pretty hard now bear got an umbrella pic.twitter.com/S19DOusaBH

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 31, 2021

These signs, appearing to have been made by students, hang on the fence at The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science, which stands directly next-door to the ICE facility. pic.twitter.com/MyJBhYR5yd

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

Additional insights into the school, this is a picture of the playground in the front of the building. I’m told each little orange flag marks the location of a soil sample taken by an ecologist who is studying the contamination levels caused by the chemical weapons used by DHS. pic.twitter.com/azgmuZTARH

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

Just after 9:30 pm a munition is deployed in the area, the origin of which is unknown.

Someone a block up from ICE threw some kind of smoke bomb. Nobody knows who, and nobody knows where they are or where they came from. When it first detonated, you could feel the entire crowd tense. Nobody wins in the game of “flash bang or firework.” pic.twitter.com/n1hl5ZYHMt

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

On the ground outside of the schools gate. Its a really strong chemical smell, it burns before you can even make it out. A neighbor saw someone crouching where this was placed pic.twitter.com/kLe4S15WAK

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 31, 2021

The smoke bomb may not have been a simple firework as I originally suspected. An anonymous source has given me this video where somebody recovered a soy sauce bottle that was emitting a burning smell. I believe it has been passed on to a local scientist to be tested. pic.twitter.com/D2SgsABiKb

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

Yup. That was an IED thrown at the Cottonwood School of Civics and Science. Likely targeted because of Dr. @JuniperLSimonis research. Someone pointed me to where the smoke came from and we found this https://t.co/rF6X4hY6sp pic.twitter.com/5HAGH1Lyph

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 31, 2021

Things are pretty quiet so far. Just drums and chants from protesters. No response from ICE other than an announcement that the facility is closed. It’s pouring rain and there are about 70 protesters in total, letting traffic pass.
“What’s going on?” a driver asks.

— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) January 31, 2021

Pranks: pic.twitter.com/J3HGQkvuaN

— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) January 31, 2021

A “Thing Blue Line” flag is burning (very slowly, because of the rain) pic.twitter.com/JBE4isinEo

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

People are starting to leave so feds will get more aggressive but so far the only aggression has been a spotlight. pic.twitter.com/c0Ydi0pbCa

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 31, 2021

An ICE employee in an office on the third floor is shining a insanely bright light out the window onto protesters. This is the only officer I have seen tonight. pic.twitter.com/ncL6q8atGi

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

Although the footage is not included here, a neighborhood resident has been engaged in a verbal altercation with protesters while standing on their balcony. This is the verbal altercation referred to below:

In typical Portland fashion, a trashcan has been set on fire. The neighbor who is still actively involved in a verbal altercation with tentacle man is less than pleased. pic.twitter.com/XZloiwXrIp

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

FLASH WARNING: The footage below contains a rapidly flashing light for the duration of the video.
The seemingly lone officer in the window of the ICE facility sets their flashlight to strobe at protesters.

Thought the light was related to a trash can fire set kiddy corner to the protest, but what’s this strobe setting about? pic.twitter.com/5C7MnSQ2Bu

— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) January 31, 2021

Federal officers make a third announcement to protesters, but still no police force has appeared on the street.

The ICE facility has made a third announcement stating that the facility is closed. 11:40pm

— Bethany Kerley (@BethanyKerleyOR) January 31, 2021

The previously sated crowd has now been re-invigorated by a seemingly unprompted federal protective service announcement. These officers are profoundly stupid for that. Two officers can be seen looking down from the window. There are still no officers behind the gate. pic.twitter.com/kKqmF4K9VT

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

There appears to be movement behind the boarded-up door of the facility.

Following a brief war of the flashlights, an officer is stationed behind this door. The “murder hole“ on the right has moved a couple times, but not opened. You can see the line of shadow where the officer is standing in the crack between the hinges. I am on the sidewalk. pic.twitter.com/y9PQVMnopt

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

The officer is still behind the door, and I cannot for the life of me understand why. The crowd has returned to calm, and I used the term “returned“ loosely, because the furthest they have strayed from calm was chanting with drums and using flashlights. pic.twitter.com/CbK922Vfnt

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

With no interference from police, the demonstration ends by 12:30 am.

Zero arrests. The memorial that I photographed when I first arrived is still standing, and umbrella has been added to keep the bear dry. Protesters have agreed to disperse, good night, and stay safe. pic.twitter.com/Pt315QJr3F

— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) January 31, 2021

Crowd size dwindled to less than 20, with a large percentage of that being press. I’m calling it. Night everyone.

— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) January 31, 2021

Media Present

• Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
• Alix Powell @thatpowellgirl – Cashapp: $pazwell
• Bethany Kerley @TopQualityFire – Venmo: Piggybooplaya
• Cozca Ītzpāpālōtl @cozca503 – CashApp: $cozca / Venmo: @cozca7
• Justin Yau @PDocumentarians  – CashApp: $portlandindepend / PayPal: https://paypal.me/portlandindepend
• Suzette Smith

Police

Agencies Present

Homeland Security – Federal Protective Services

Munitions

None

Summary

Community members gathered tonight at a memorial for Holocaust Remembrance Day across the street from the ICE facility. The demonstration was relatively quiet at first, with a mix of people coming to pay their respects at the memorial and protesters closer to the ICE facility chanting in front of the driveway. After a dumpster with its contents on fire is wheeled into the driveway of the building, federal officers emerged to push protesters away. Rather than their usual move of immediately firing tear gas however, federal forces deployed pepper balls and sustained a long standoff with protesters in the street. The dumpster fire was largely ignored until a firetruck eventually came and the fire was put out.

Shortly after going back inside the facility, an unlawful assembly was declared by Homeland Security officers, and federal forces once again emerged to push protesters away from the building. This time however, officers pushed protesters further out, deploying more pepper balls and bull rushing the group. The demonstration ended shortly after, by around 12:30 am.

Timeline

A memorial for Holocaust Remembrance Day is set up across from the ICE facility in South Portland, and community members gather to pay respects and protest ICE.

Hi there, coming at you from outside the Portland ICE building, where perhaps 100 protesters are creating a memorial for this, International Holocaust Remembrance Day pic.twitter.com/VjNOkBho1Y

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

More pictures of the Holocaust memorial outside Portland’s ICE building tonight pic.twitter.com/CAx1q60TFI

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

The ICE building is darker than usual. No floodlights. Maybe they are displaying the tiniest bit of self-awareness re: how deeply and profoundly fucked up it would be and also look for them to violently disperse a Holocaust Memorial pic.twitter.com/QrSRKDXfrK

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Someone beats out two sharp bursts on a drum and everyone–myself included–freezes and goes silent until we realize what the sudden noise was

The crowd begins to chant in time with the drum:

“What’s outrageous?”
“Kids in cages!”

“How do you spell Nazi?”
“DHS!”

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

An American flag burns in the mddle of the street pic.twitter.com/iVALPf63SU

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Things remain calm. A slow beat from the drummers. People chatting. Somewhat more somber than usual, as it should be

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Chant: “Chinga la Migra!!” pic.twitter.com/7nxqrNusDc

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

At The Holocaust remembrance day vigil at the ice rental property in Southwest Portland. A crowd of over a hundred for sure is mixed between those chanting and those paying solemn respects and those commuting with friends and comrades and family.

Solidarity forever

— Dr. Juniper L Simonis; The Professor (@JuniperLSimonis) January 28, 2021

Protesters chanting loudly in front of the ICE building and you are not going to believe this but despite a total lack of tear gas and impact munitions everything’s actually totally OK and safe

Almost makes you wonder if things would be fine every time if they just stayed inside

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Federal officers make an announcement to protesters just after 10 pm, telling the group to stay off federal property.

Protesters drape a flag over the stone wall at the border of Federal property and light it on fire

Almost immediately the Fed DJ LRAD warns protesters not to trespass and that even the press will be subject to arrest and etc, etc, the usual pic.twitter.com/Fkn3VqBVpO

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

I feel like I’m smelling something tear-gas-esque but figure I’m imagining it until the group next to me comments on it too

We realize it’s the van that just drove by, kicking up the chemicals that have soaked into the street

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

And we have a dumpster fire in front of the ICE building

Fed DJ LRAD playing the recorded warning again pic.twitter.com/oezWxGZZar

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

The dumpster fire has migrated to juuuust outside federal property

Not blocking the driveway either pic.twitter.com/vHZ4iXoiMx

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Around 10:30 pm federal officers emerge from the facility and standoff with protesters.

Dumpster pushed into the driveway and ICE agents immediately emerge firing. They got me in my filming hand, second and third finger. Not gonna lie this shit hurts a lot. Nothing broken though

Currently a standoff pic.twitter.com/V9057Ch8eM

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

There was a quick volley of pepper balls at least as DHS agents came out to play stand around the fire and look like jabronies in need of bolognas

— Dr. Juniper L Simonis; The Professor (@JuniperLSimonis) January 28, 2021

Protesters forming back up. Chanting. At the crosswalk maybe 30 feet from the driveway. Some press closer pic.twitter.com/q1EXFrHsYY

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

“Fuck your concentration camps!!” pic.twitter.com/i2xFfPeDf9

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Shift change arrives. Line pushes protesters well back from the driveway. New standoff

Not very many of them in the police line tonight pic.twitter.com/X8HeDSdtOE

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

More reinforcements in cars arrive and enter the building

I’m starting to suspect they weren’t prepared for this action. Doesn’t seem possible. It was quite public

Still, here we are

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

A squad in green chem lights joins the line, who has red chem lights. Wonder what the lights designate

Still a standoff

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

They’ve already lost. Surely they know this. Optically, there’s nothing they can do that won’t make them look like shit

It’s why we haven’t been gassed yet pic.twitter.com/H91LpOgv1I

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Id estimate maybe 75 protesters here. 25 facing the cop line mere feet away, the rest waiting well back on the sidewalks and street

(Not relevant to the tactical situation but I can make a fist with the hand they shot and also move my fingers just fine can I get a W in the chat)

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

2258 – Standoff for quite sometime now between antifascist protesters and DHS Officers in front of the ICE facility. #PortlandProtests #pdxprotests pic.twitter.com/B4dAUAkP1r

— Clementson Supriyadi (@cdsupriyadi) January 28, 2021

Some DHS agent tries to stop @2_legz from lighting up a blunt and suddenly shit gets very, very tense

Apparently the officer is complaining that the smoke bothers him

They are all wearing gas masks

I cannot

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

A Portland Police riot van arrives at the ICE facility with reinforcements at 11:04 pm.

2304 – Riot van arrives to reinforce riot line at ICE

— Clementson Supriyadi (@cdsupriyadi) January 28, 2021

Current scene in front of the ice building in portland. PPB riot van just pulled up they are now holding the line with DHS pic.twitter.com/kZmzRxI7Kh

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 28, 2021

Still a standoff

Despite the reinforcements the dumpster fire still has not been put out or moved pic.twitter.com/7KzMw5Yzif

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

At about 11:15 pm a firetruck arrives to put out the dumpster fire that had been rolled into the driveway of the facility.

For those of you worried about the dumpster fire I have some good news: the fire department is here pic.twitter.com/1L99ncdxw8

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

DHS Police and PPB holding the line while the fire department takes care of the dumpster fire that pic.twitter.com/NMTegvRxqs

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 28, 2021

Now that they’ve neutralized the existential threat of smouldering trash, DHS retreats behind the ICE building gates with bursts of impact munitions

Imagine this clip but for like 3 minutes, on and off pic.twitter.com/zx8Z2cn368

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

At about 11:25 pm federal officers declare the gathering an unlawful assembly.

Unlawful assembly declared. Protesters ordered to leave North on Moody or east on Bancroft

No sign of that happening

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

After retreating back into the facility about 10 minutes ago, federal officers and Portland Police have returned to the street to once again standoff with protesters.

Police and feds retreated and are back out again, currently in a standoff. Their return was unprovoked

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 28, 2021

Officers begin pushing protesters away from the ICE facility.

ICE agents and riot vans emerge and push

Say anyone without press credentials must leave

Currently lined up on Moody and Bancroft pic.twitter.com/1rc9rQr8tk

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

A push, a charge, a bullrush. Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 pic.twitter.com/t6reiiFiI1

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

After the rush, the cops did another standoff, then slowly retreated. Somewhere along the line they lit up @2_legz with pepper balls

They have just retreated back into the ICE building again. Riot van loaded up and drove off

All’s quiet

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

PPB and DHS have retreated after making a targeted arrest and firing a lot of pepper bullets… this DHS officer has a thin blue line patch on his helmet pic.twitter.com/ES298e4H6M

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 28, 2021

A weird end to the evening: someone shines a laser pointer and then a flashlight at protesters from the hills behind ICE. I guess someone was filming from there the other night? I’m not sure, it definitely spooked people though pic.twitter.com/HS3zwCIxOd

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

By 12:20 am the demonstration has come to an end.

After that people left, which was frankly awesome. No waiting around while the thing sputters out, no gradual sleepy attrition, just a spontaneous acknowledgement that the action is done

Solidarity to the few people who remained out there!

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 28, 2021

Media Present

• Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
• Clementson Supriyadi @cdsupriyadi
• Dr. Juniper L Simonis @JuniperLSimonis
• Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) – CashApp/Venmo: misanthrophile / PayPal: askmisanthrophile@gmail.com

Police

Agencies Present

• Department of Homeland Security – Federal Protective Services
• Portland Police Bureau

Munitions

pepper balls

General

AP News

AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive

Courthouse News Service

Portland Mayor Pepper Sprays Lawyer Who Got Too Close

Jacobin

To See the Danger of a Domestic “War on Terror,” Look No Further Than This Florida Case

KOIN

School next to ICE calls for end to chemical weapons use

Medium – Alissa Azar

Jungle Gyms and Grenades: Chemical Warfare in Portland and the Lasting Impacts at a Nearby School

NPR

Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns

OPB

• Symbols of white supremacy confront Redmond teen
• Portland school worries law enforcement tear gas has soiled playground
• Combating misinformation when a loved one is caught in a web of conspiracies

The Oregonian

• Portlanders named in ‘kill list’ work to move forward as sender remains unknown
• Forbes’ catchy headline says Portland is dying, but even the writer doesn’t believe it: Commentary

PDX Monthly

LISTEN: Police Violence, Civil Rights, and Black and Latinx Movements

Willamette Week

• Two Men Face Bias Crime Charges for Southeast Portland Incidents Targeting a Muslim and Asian Americans
• If You Want Portland Kids to Stop Breaking Windows, Gregory McKelvey Says You Should Understand Why They’re Doing It
• Portland Police Dogs Are Biting White People Less—and Black People Just as Often
• Portland-Area Applications for Concealed Handgun Licenses Spike Amid Political Upheaval
• U.S. Attorney for Oregon to Probe Kill List Mailed to Activists
• Portland Is the New Pompeii, According to Forbes

Far Right Extremism

AP News

• Checked by reality, some QAnon supporters seek a way out
• FBI: Pipe bombs at RNC, DNC were planted night before riot

KOIN

Legacy Salmon Creek in lockdown overnight

The New York Times

• Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot
• How Trump’s Focus on Antifa Distracted Attention From the Far-Right Threat

OPB

• US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
• Oregon House Republicans disavow their party’s position on Capitol attack
• DHS warns of ‘heightened threat environment’ from domestic violent extremists

The Oregonian

• Leaders of Oregon progressive groups and labor unions call on Legislature to expel Rep. Mike Nearman
• U.S. terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
• Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show
• Oregon House Republicans disavow controversial resolution from state GOP blaming U.S. Capitol riot on ‘false flag’ operation
• Moving on from QAnon? Tips from former believers and experts

Toronto City News

House of Commons passes motion to designate Proud Boys a terrorist entity

USA Today

Capitol riot inquiry grows to 400 suspects; feds expect to bring sedition charges ‘very soon’

Vice News

• So Weird How Fox News Hosts Keep Defending QAnon
• The Far Right Looks to Small Cells and Lone Wolves After Capitol Fiasco
• Canadian Politicians Vote to Push Trudeau to Declare Proud Boys Terrorists

Wall Street Journal

Video Investigation: Proud Boys Were Key Instigators in Capitol Riot

Houselessness

The Oregonian

Motels meant to house wildfire victims, chronically homeless won’t open until February at earliest

ICE

The Oregonian

• Justice Department ends Trump-era ‘zero tolerance’ policy that separated migrant children from their families
• No, Biden did not instruct ICE to release all detained immigrants

The Washington Post

Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas blocks Biden’s deportation ‘pause’

Incarceration

AP News

Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons

CNBC

Biden orders DOJ to end private prison contracts as part of racial equity push

OPB

Northwest prosecutors join in call to end federal executions

The Oregonian

‘It’s just a matter of time’: Inmates detail horrid conditions amid COVID spike in Oregon prisons

Perilous Chronicle

“A Dumping Ground of COVID Cases”: Blackouts, Protests, and Outbreaks at Oregon’s Two Rivers Prison

Willamette Week

Oregon Prisoners Could Get the Right to Vote While Incarcerated Under New Senate Bill

Law Enforcement

The Appeal

Austin May Use Money Cut From Police Budget to Buy Permanent Supportive Housing

Daily KOS

Biden executive orders on racial equity to include renewed ban on military equipment to local police

KOIN

• ‘Trial and error’: Oregon police prep for new drug laws
• More cops on streets? PPB union slams city’s gun crimes strategy

The Nation

The Madcap Mysteries of Homeland Security

The New Republic

How Do You Deradicalize a Cop?

OPB

• Portland police detail interactions with FBI-led joint terrorism task force
• With replacement in limbo, Portland auditor plans to wind down police oversight board

The Oregonian

• Police chief proposes recreating uniformed patrol team to work with on-call investigators to stem Portland’s gun violence (Subscriber Exclusive)
• Proposal to create police use of force database goes before Oregon lawmakers
• Overwhelmed Portland police haven’t done comprehensive review of force used during protests, outside monitors say
• Portland city auditor proposes halting Independent Police Review by July 2022, absorbing staff into new division

Portland Mercury

Oregon Legislature Eyes More Police Reform Bills This Session

Timeline

Another demonstration and vigil at ICE begins at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, then marches to the facility.

A “don’t have weapons“ warning at a vigil consisting of candles and flowers.

Federal Protective Services seems very afraid of Death by Daisies. pic.twitter.com/ZD99ZQiqSY

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 25, 2021

The #AbolishICE protests are at ICE again tonight. About 50 people are outside chanting while the Federal protective service plays a recorded message that this has been declared and unlawful assembly and continues on about trespassing on federal property. pic.twitter.com/voSfPtUF9N

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 25, 2021

“Fuck Joe Biden“

Small crowd. pic.twitter.com/oR3bUbtUNI

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 25, 2021

The building facing ice got a makeover tonight.
"FUCK ICE !" Is written in letters taller than I am.
Person for scale. pic.twitter.com/FckEcIXVYh

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 25, 2021

An American flag was just burned on the ground in front of the ICE facility. pic.twitter.com/hmWjfULC7r

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 25, 2021

I've asked a few people in the crowd officers have not made an appearance tonight. There are no snipers on the roof. Most of the lights on the building are turned off. The protest has been in front of ice for an hour. Drums play while approximately 50 people chant land back.

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 25, 2021

A light turns on in the otherwise dark ICE facility and an officers are seen inside.

I spoke too soon. A light on one of the upper floor is just clicked on, a locker was opened and it looks like paintball guns are being retrieved. pic.twitter.com/ZyelxMfCJI

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 25, 2021

The only officers anybody has seen tonight are in this window pic.twitter.com/kwMHD0JqR6

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 25, 2021

Two officers are now posing with some kind of mask in one of the other windows. Are they taunting people? This is weird. pic.twitter.com/K3ld1CrQ2C

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 25, 2021

There does not appear to be a sniper or roof cop tonight either. Which is really nice, by comparison. pic.twitter.com/ZFpZWgD7AR

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 25, 2021

The demonstration ends by 11:30 pm with no police escalation.

With zero police interaction, the peaceful vigil remained peaceful, & a majority of the crowd has disbursed. It is almost like protesters are not the ones who bring the violence. ?

(A friendly reminder that burning ones own property, including an American flag, is not violent) pic.twitter.com/KDEyRhinZf

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 25, 2021

Media Present

• Alix @thatpowellgirl – CashApp: $pazwell
• Christopher Landis @comradecamera

Summary

Protesters gathered at Elizabeth Caruthers Park tonight ahead of a march and vigil for child victims of ICE. Federal officers began making announcements early, before the bulk of the group arrived from the park, at protesters who were across from ICE setting up the vigil. Journalists arriving with the marching protesters noticed snipers once again on the roof of the ICE facility, and at least two journalists had a rooftop rifle pointed at them when they stopped to take pictures of the officers.

As protesters stood outside the facility and chanted, drummed, and danced, federal officers came out in multiple waves, initially making a few targeted arrested then reentering the facility. After the first few times officers emerged from the building, they began firing impact munitions and tear gas at protesters. Some tear gas canisters and spent munitions even ended up at The Cottonwood School next door, which has created a concern within the community that children will be exposed to the harmful effects of tear gas in their schoolyard. After hours of munitions being deployed on protesters and another vigil once again wrecked by federal forces, the demonstration ended by 1 am, while volunteers stayed behind and collected munitions for the next few hours.

Timeline

A demonstration in front of the ICE facility tonight begins at Elizabeth Caruthers Park.

I’m in the park. We have medics and water, they are the most important to me. I think its torture when you get tear gassed and there is no water.
PS: There are ppl waiting in their cars bc its cold. So the number will perk up when the march rolls.

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

Before the rest of the march leaves the park, a small group of protesters get to the ICE facility ahead of time to set candles for a vigil. Federal officers can already be heard making announcements to the small group.

The feds are already starting in on Dustin. pic.twitter.com/1enORiRqNH

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

A candlelight vigil has been set up across the street from the ICE facilities. pic.twitter.com/0qDQo1R9nl

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

We are here because we love our relatives. Keep Families Together #LandBack Chinook Illahee #BlackLivesMatter They sold us justice and freedom and we are here demanding they make those cime true for our relatives. Justice Freedom Equality pic.twitter.com/9PDAgNaqPw

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

“No borders. No nations. Abolish deportation!“

The crowd is marching on ICE in Portland again tonight. pic.twitter.com/qeKlll4KFS

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Around 9:15 pm the march arrives at the ICE facility.

I’m currently at the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. A large group has just arrived. The crowd chants, “what’s outrageous, kids in cages.”
The federal agents have already issued a warning. #pdxprotest #Portland #portlandprotest #Oregon pic.twitter.com/tOYuLZR174

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 24, 2021

ICE has made an announcement to warn protesters against trespassing. We have at least three cops on the roof. pic.twitter.com/rKnc0Xk2R8

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Stand up and Beat your drum. “Fuck12” #abolishICE pic.twitter.com/wlx375obrZ

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

Spotted on top of the roof of the ICE facility:

With my camera, I cannot get a good quality picture, but that small black spot on the upper corner of this building is a rifle. At least one of our roof cops is a sniper. pic.twitter.com/wh8fQJaj5Y

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

This was the first picture, I’m going to try to post these chronologically. after I noticed these rifles were posted on the top of the ice building I walked about a half block away to get a better angle. pic.twitter.com/wPCmshzGYp

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 24, 2021

The person with binoculars then turned one of the rifles towards me. pic.twitter.com/yiLtngJ8Sv

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 24, 2021

This is the moment I thought I was going to get shot. He started to put his binoculars down, I stopped taking pictures and walked away. pic.twitter.com/Hw3PEmHowM

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 24, 2021

For the sake of comparison, protesters brought drums and candles. DHS brought snipers. pic.twitter.com/eBWTcMoQc2

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Federal officers exit the building around 9:35 pm.

#pdxprotests i am not moving away from our candles. pic.twitter.com/4ARmXRxhcs

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

While I was up the hill and up a block watching the sniper, who pivoted to point his rifle at myself and @comradecamera because we had an angle to take good photos with his nicer camera, DHS officers pushed out to clear the driveway for two incoming vehicles. pic.twitter.com/ddjq0DlWeT

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

The federal agents made a quick appearance while letting two vehicles enter the facility. The federal agents then went back inside and now stand on the other side of the gate. It has now been declared an unlawful assembly.#pdxprotest #Portland #Oregon #portlandprotest pic.twitter.com/kvikjCgyWy

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 24, 2021

A protester has been arrested by federal officers.

They arrested someone and carried them through the gate. Seems like for no reason

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 24, 2021

Just before 9:40 pm Homeland Security declares the gathering an unlawful assembly.

At the ice detention center in Portland. Unlawful assembly just announced by federal protective services pic.twitter.com/D4sDXeAtR4

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 24, 2021

About 100 protestors are gathered outside an ICE facility in Portland, Feds are declaring it an unlawful assembly pic.twitter.com/R47ZkzogWR

— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) January 24, 2021

The unlawfully assembled protesters, without intervention or direction, cleared the road for a passing bus. This is not an uncommon phenomenon. pic.twitter.com/eDdEwb1iOO

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

DHS police have retreated back behind the gate

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 24, 2021

Just after 9:50 pm an ambulance is seen entering the ICE facility.

An ambulance just pulled into the ICE building. Unsure if the arrestee was injured I couldn’t tell

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 24, 2021

Protesters clear the road again, this time for an ambulance. They grow confused and concerned when the ambulance needs to turn into the ICE facilities. The ambulance is presumed to be for a protester who was arrested violently a few moments ago pic.twitter.com/2QaHEKjRbG

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

DHS officers come out and push protesters away from the facility.

As an ambulance enters the facility, presumably for the person that was arrested, federal agents exit the building and form a line. #pdxprotest #Portland #oregon #portlandprotest pic.twitter.com/lFQoJpEQ82

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 24, 2021

DHS have pushed protesters further away from the property. An agent is exchanging words with a protester who is refusing to move back further, because for the last couple nights, DHS officers have destroyed the vehicles that has been built. pic.twitter.com/BLoA5fVWbW

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Im not going to let them touch the vigil candles. #PDXprotests pic.twitter.com/VA6vnVd7Ws

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

There are an absurd number of officers blocking the roadway. One tells me to move back when I am about 12 feet away from him. Another brandishes his bear mace at a protester. pic.twitter.com/fLBdcdY7VN

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

I asked an officer if they pushed out like this to clear the road for the ambulance, as though we had not cleared the road for the ambulance ourselves, unprompted. “Kind of“ he answers. He went on to say that they “care about [the arrestee] too” pic.twitter.com/kyGmyv44Js

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Something sounding like a firework exploded a couple blocks away, everybody on both sides of the line froze for a second, unsure where the sound came from. Nothing has popped off as a result, fortunately. Everyone kept their cool.

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

As the ambulance leaves, officers retreat back onto ICE property. pic.twitter.com/HvkmKqRXwb

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

The federal agents have gone back inside, after the ambulance left the facility. Protesters beat on drums and dance, while the federal agents declare the event in a lawful assembly for the third time. #pdxprotest #Portland #oregon #portlandprotest #protest pic.twitter.com/MmjtFCrGRk

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 24, 2021

As of 10:40 pm there are still around 100 protesters outside ICE.

I’m at ICE for what is the 3rd consecutive night of Protests in Portland since the inauguration. Around 100 black bloc protesters stand outside the facility, no agents in sight, for now. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/yS1750ojq0

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 24, 2021

Officers come out and make a targeted arrest.

Ice agents left the facility and made a targeted arrest. This is the second confirmed arrest of the night. Allegedly the person’s name is Jeremy. After the arrest, agents went back inside the facility.#pdxprotest #Portland #oregon #portlandprotest #protest pic.twitter.com/flZcbJVyxK

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 24, 2021

Officers reemerge and deploy munitions at protesters, pushing the group away from the ICE facility.

Munitions fired at the Portland ICE facility pic.twitter.com/7mAkL9NLni

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 24, 2021

More munitions fired by federal agents at the ICE facility in Portland OR #PortlandProtests
Flash bangs, tear gas and pepper balls pic.twitter.com/ukaYMez3zc

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 24, 2021

They hate us! pic.twitter.com/4vF9oOoMOP

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

Federal agents rush out of the ICE facility and make a targeted arrest. They then use pepper spray, flash bangs, less lethal ammunition, and tear gas to disperse the crowd. #pdxprotest #Portland #oregon #portlandprotest #protest pic.twitter.com/CLYlxVhrUA

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 24, 2021

Commentary later when I’m not getting shot at and it’s safe to remove my gas mask pic.twitter.com/JH9WASFxvD

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Protesters push back towards the ICE facility.

Since this video ended, many munitions has been fired. But it appears as though the crowd has pushed them back towards the facility pic.twitter.com/BpP9fFAUzo

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

Federal officers release another round of munitions on protesters.

A lot happened. We got gassed a LOT. Shot with a bunch of munitions. the fogger came out. We got maced with the super soaker. I’ll post when I can. Hope everyone’s ok. Another night of unprovoked warcrimes

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 24, 2021

Another night if federal goons brutalizing protestors and turning Portland into a warzone pic.twitter.com/d7aAAxJpcZ

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 24, 2021

Protests at the Portland ICE facility. Federal agents used tear gas, flash bangs and pepper balls on protesters, members of the press, religious observers, and members of the @ACLU_OR #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/r7KPgYeYKt

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 24, 2021

The demonstration ends after extensive gas and munitions use by federal officers.

The United States government is wrong! #pdxwar pic.twitter.com/oA2LgN4uFc

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 24, 2021

Media Present

• Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
• Alix @thatpowellgirl – CashApp: $pazwell
• Bethany Kerley @TopQualityFire – Venmo: Piggybooplaya
• Christopher Landis @comradecamera
• Cozca Ītzpāpālōtl @cozca503 – CashApp: $cozca
• Dr. Juniper L Simonis @JuniperLSimonis
• Peter @gravemorgan
• Sergio Olmos (OPB)

Police

Agencies Present

• Border Patrol Tactical Unit 
• Department of Homeland Security – Federal Protective Services

Munitions

• flash bangs
• mace
• pepper balls
• rubber bullets
• tear gas

Here is what I recovered of @DHSgov's chemical attack on and adjacent to a schoolyard from Saturday January 23rd 2021 in Southwest Portland Oregon

Everything in a plastic bag was recovered from the schoolyard other munitions were recovered from within a block

What'd you find? pic.twitter.com/Ff2DxDukjV

— Dr. Juniper L Simonis; The Professor (@JuniperLSimonis) January 26, 2021

Commentary later when I’m not getting shot at pic.twitter.com/LbUjGOThRt

— Alix ? {Tobacco Fairie} (@thatpowellgirl) January 24, 2021

And then they throw tear gas into a schoolyard.
Here is the offending canister pic.twitter.com/q3O09bmZbd

— Dr. Juniper L Simonis; The Professor (@JuniperLSimonis) January 24, 2021

Pesticide tear gas gun is back out at the ICE facility in Portland OR #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/YCmz0KKm5D

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 24, 2021

Timeline

A protest set to start at Irving Park is suddenly delayed when a car rolls over next to the park.

I’m at Irvington Park, and just as I was getting here a vehicle rolled over in front of us. This is proving to be a very exciting j20. pic.twitter.com/hsORF9Adpt

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

pic.twitter.com/mk5xFrptUh

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Antifa saves a mother and her child from an overturned car #PDXprotests #portlandprotest #portland #AntiFascist #portlandoregon #Oregon@nytimes @CNN @fox12oregon @washingtonpost @wweek @portlandmercury pic.twitter.com/SEbv7cQm8f

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 21, 2021

Allegedly the vehicle overturned after striking the side of a parked car. A mother and her daughter were inside. Immediately members of Antifa ran to the scene, breaking a window in order to get the family out. Both the mother and the daughter are safe. #PDXprotests #Oregon pic.twitter.com/6faOBJAtSD

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 21, 2021

At around 6:20 pm the demonstration begins despite the police presence in the area due to the car accident.

The march from Irvington has begun, people have taken to the streets as officers look on. pic.twitter.com/hjyfRGQAru

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Motorcycle police still block the road from the earlier rollover. pic.twitter.com/vSxZk98k48

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Protesters have marched past police without any interaction. Definitely in stark contrast for what I saw earlier at revolution Hall when a PPB bicycle officer raised a knife during a scuffle. pic.twitter.com/TX89CVZbxW

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Everyone’s probably already seen the fire truck, but it’s awesome so here it is again. The message is even better. pic.twitter.com/KuM7yB4hMH

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Again, in contrast with the earlier March, people are actually standing on their porches and cheering the protesters on. There’s also no police in sight. pic.twitter.com/vhH97X0mb4

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Still marching, still being cheered on, still no cops. pic.twitter.com/6w29SgX5BQ

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

The march returns to its starting point and comes to an end just before 8 pm.

The march returned to the park without any police presence that I saw. I’m out of this area now and headed to another protest event in portland someone told me about, I’ll start a new thread whenever I get there. Busy day for #blm and the #portlandprotests.

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Media Present

• Bethany Kerley @TopQualityFire – Venmo: Piggybooplaya
• Comrade with a Camera @comradecamera

Timeline

A small demonstration in front of the ICE facility, also the location of last night’s protest, begins around 9 pm.

Just got to ICE and someone unloaded a bunch of smelly garbage in an ice cooler. I dont want smelly shit. Jfc

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

Its starting come on down. Fash here too. pic.twitter.com/IVQtSBpMTd

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

Fed garbage investigators are gyros. pic.twitter.com/81hV5EK0RA

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

Federal officers come out of the facility around 9:30 pm.

So the feds came out to say hello to us with guns on Chinook land.

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

Got my tetl on #PDXprotests #fuego pic.twitter.com/ykJAP71Nri

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

A few protesters are arrested around 9:50 pm, including an individual in a wheelchair.

They arrested Dustin and the person on megaphone. pic.twitter.com/ACSOWh3Msr

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

The journalist above who has been posting updates at ICE, Cozca, has reportedly been arrested by federal officers.

So per otg sources @cozca503 is getting arrested again at ice right now

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 22, 2021

With the protest long over, at 3:22 am Cozca announces on social media that she is home safe.

I'm good @DoloresxTijeras got me home safe. I'm going on the mend from all the baton bullet wounds but bitch I got big plans for the next batch of Icicles that come thru town. I got detained and a ticket I cant even read. The feds stole my gas mask.

— Cozca (@cozca503) January 22, 2021

Media Present

• Cozca Ītzpāpālōtl @cozca503 – CashApp: $cozca
• Griffin Malone – CashApp $griffinmalone

Police

Agencies Present

Department of Homeland Security – Federal Protective Service

Summary

After a few hours of rest after Revolution Hall Portland is back out for another protest tonight, this time at ICE. The night began at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, where protesters gathered and began marching from at 9:10 pm. Upon arriving at the ICE facility in South Portland, the 150-or-so protesters chanted at the gates and a small amount of graffiti was applied to the plywood on the side of the building. This prompted an immediate unlawful assembly declaration from Homeland Security and the arrival of officers in riot gear.

What followed for the next few hours was round after round of relentless tear gas being deployed by law enforcement and multiple targeted arrests. There are many reports of those on the ground, including those wearing gas masks, who became very sick because of the gas; one protester also collapsed due to a seizure triggered by a strobing flashlight a federal officer was using. After hours of protesters and police pushing back and forth, towards and away from the ICE facility, by midnight numbers had diminished and the demonstration ended.

A Note on Gas Used Tonight

There have been many reports of adverse effects from the gas used by federal officers tonight, even for those wearing gas masks. It is unclear if what was used tonight is different from the gas used in the past or if it was the sheer volume that has affected protesters, but Dr. Juniper L Simonis and other researchers studys police munitions and could use mask filters for research purposes.

PDX: If you got gassed at ICE tonight (Wed. 1/20/21) please ✅bag up and ✅date your mask filters and ✅get them to @JuniperLSimonis for research purposes!
Feel free to RT/QT

— Lion ????? (@LionOnLine1312) January 21, 2021

Team Raccoon, who do community cleanup and have provided protest equipment in the past, are also offering to exchange spent filters for new ones.

We will accept and exchange your spent filters for new ones!

Please let us know if you would like to donate your filters to local researchers to catalog the chemicals used on us.

We will give you new filters for FREE!

PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE, especially when the feds use HC. https://t.co/41XuOCmPaM

— TeamRaccoonPDX? (@teamraccoonpdx) January 21, 2021

Timeline

A demonstration at the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) building is scheduled to begin at 8 pm.

Medic tent with water and snacks is set up. Protestors mingling around discussing the day.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

There are a couple dozen or so people here gathered on this cold evening.

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

At about 8:17 pm Portland Police make an announcement to protesters ahead of the event while people are still gathering in the park.

DJlrad has already made an announcement. Unclear of what was said.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Hello, coming at you from Portland, OR as I walk towards Elizabeth Caruthers park for tonight’s ICE protest

Before I even arrive, DJ LRAD deafens me with warnings about obeying traffic laws

I arrive to find maybe 30 protesters very much not in the street, but ready to march

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

National Lawyer’s Guild has a table set up with protest essentials, which is good because DJ LRAD just painfully reminded me that I don’t have earplugs pic.twitter.com/6zKjxbAZhh

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Another warning about obeying traffic laws from DJ LRAD

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Around 9:10 pm, protesters begin marching towards the ICE facility.

And we’re off. The crowd moves from the park chanting

“no justice, no peace, take it to the street and fuck the police”

Pearl residents outside their doors looking out.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

The march gets underway. About 150 people in bloc move down the street towards the ICE building

As though we crossed into a cartoon, the march narrowly avoids two guys moving a giant TV across the street. That’s not relevant to the march but you need to know it anyway

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Chant: “FUCK JOE BIDEN!!”

Your reminder that, regardless of what Fox would have you believe, the left does NOT approve of our new president

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

The crowd out front is the largest I’ve seen here in a LONG time pic.twitter.com/xi3DuGOQcK

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

At about 9:15 pm, protesters arrive at the ICE facility.

A group of black bloc marches towards the Portland ICE facility to protest on Inauguration Day #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/itMuazSr8D

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

With shouts of “Chinga la Migra!” and “Abolish ICE,” the protest arrives at the boarded-up ICE building

No cops or feds visible so far, but the Federal Protective Service DJ LRAD immediately warns against trespassing on federal property pic.twitter.com/cDWMO34MN1

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Someone sets a bag of mild mayhem down nearby: spray paint and some eggs. To my knowledge these things have never killed anyone

Nothing thrown yet

Feds warn against blocking the driveway and tell press not to trespass on federal property

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Just before 9:30 pm, Homeland Security officers declare the gathering an unlawful assembly.

Unlawful assembly declared by Federal Protective Service

— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) January 21, 2021

Unlawful assembly pic.twitter.com/lk9omIaYhh

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

The FedRad keeps warning about explosives and fire, so far the building has experienced one graffito and some eggs. It’s a touch dramatic.

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

Sniper on the roof of ICE building on #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/b84wlsoP6X

— John #PortlandProtest (@Johnnthelefty) January 21, 2021

Chant: “Every city, every town! Burn the precinct to the ground”

Chant: “Fuck Joe Biden!”

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Someone just threw a garbage can into the driveway

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Federal officers in riot gear appear behind the facility gate just before 9:45 pm.

Agents in riot gear are out pic.twitter.com/vpTIflAtNe

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Feds advance from behind the ICE gate, then retreat. Protesters move back nervously

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Federal officers shoot a copious amount of smoke/tear gas grenades and impact munitions at protesters.

This was entirely unprovoked. The crowd was changing before this and “fuck ice” was written on the street. That’s it. pic.twitter.com/4ZOhETY8v8

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 21, 2021

ICE portland protests. What can only be described as a SHIT TON of tear gas deployed, impact munitions, flash bangs at every step. All for graffiti. People are crying from the tear gas pic.twitter.com/031xEMf8QX

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

More feds deployed, more munitions fired pic.twitter.com/N889EOIq09

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

War zone again pic.twitter.com/5nkecgZopq

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Typo clarified by tweet author below: “shout” is meant to be “shoot”.

Drumline and crowd moves forward as they shout more pic.twitter.com/bk58BQq0RJ

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Ppb is in riot vans from behind. Crowds moving to the intersection.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Behind the front lines pic.twitter.com/ytncafaIWB

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

More war from Portland, Oregon

This is in response to graffiti. Yes, really pic.twitter.com/0zAA5Q1Hw2

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Protesters were pushed several blocks north where medics passed out chemical wipes and flushed people’s eyes with saline solution. The sounds of shooting continued to ring out by the ICE facility.

— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) January 21, 2021

Currently in Portland OR outside the ICE facility #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/FJgOeeauaD

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

Lots of back and forth, lots of hot-burning munitions. Tear gas and probably HC smoke

Protest retreats backwards and runs into feds with the tear gas lead blower. No gas blown yet

It’s not a true kettle, but we’re cut off from the park AND from ICE pic.twitter.com/xsqjCZfdHS

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

The fogger is out pic.twitter.com/Woxebse3Cw

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Portland Police officer on bicycles arrive on the scene.

Bike cops have arrived as reinforcements pic.twitter.com/AjDR7FzosE

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Stand off of protestors and feds pic.twitter.com/pml4lOpG8i

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

One arrest down the street pic.twitter.com/gd6G3cieAL

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Bike cops ride off into the distance. Bakc to ice hq. There’s still a line of feds standing north of ice, near protestors.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

This reporter has the worst migraine from this gas masks filled with mace tight on my head.

As I’m writing this feds a block down fired a tear gas canister at someone walking by not saying anything. “yo wtf dude” they don’t look like a protestor

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Officers retreat back towards the ICE facility.

Theyve retreated back towards their building pic.twitter.com/z2wkRsYQJv

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

More federal agents arrive at the ICE facility in Portland OR for the inaugural day protests #PortlandProtests
How many do they need? ? pic.twitter.com/byBZOATlVZ

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

As protesters are pushed back towards ICE, more munitions are deployed at them by officers.

After DHS officers pushed protesters back towards the ICE facility, Federal Protectice Services deployed tear gas and impact munitions into the crowd again. pic.twitter.com/inL2ycLnqY

— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) January 21, 2021

More munitions pic.twitter.com/qGpY9PGMON

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

More munitions and tear gas deployed at the ICE facility in Portland Or. I’ve been hit a few times but I’m ok pic.twitter.com/nBVhg1Ax3M

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

More gas and munitions. Spicy air. People have created a human shield around someone to protect them from the feds… they are having a seizure after the feds shot munitions from less than a foot away

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 21, 2021

*FLASH WARNING*: The footage below contains a rapidly flashing light.

CW: strobe
PT 1 Feds cause a seizure with strobes pic.twitter.com/4ubfyAOmto

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

Seizure pt 2
Feds refuse to let medics treat the person seizing. I might remind them about the disability lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/FEnEfovAzt

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

Seizure pt 3
Feds organize a rush to move protesters way from the seizing victim pic.twitter.com/GM9JiCEmnu

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

A protester got hit, went down and screamed. I can’t and won’t get close enough to find out what happened, medics are on it. It looks serious

Feds push protesters past the injured person, medics seem to still be working on them

Crowd is furious

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Feds surge forward and make arrests. There will be a ton of video after I get to a place where internet doesn’t struggle to post text

This is bad

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

A bull rush happens that results in an arrest, lots more munitions deployed pic.twitter.com/h4qoPQ68M3

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

Feds retreat and fill the streets with gas. Shield wall presses forward pic.twitter.com/cOQxNu6SYK

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Out here again with a ridiculous amount of gas. Some back to that green tint pic.twitter.com/w7lTJJ1kVq

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Two blocks away, employees at an OHSU logistics facility cough into their cloth face masks as they load equipment onto trucks parked outside. The air is thick with tear gas and smoke.

— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) January 21, 2021

Reports in the comments say the injured protester had a seizure

Cops are fucking everywhere. Bike cops head towards ICE building

Protesters dry heaving and coughing, even those with respirators

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Riot cops from ppb push in as feds moved back towards ice… There’s Been four or five extremely tear gassy pushes.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Video once again fails to upload

Police make targeted arrests. Protest has fallen apart completely into small scattered groups

Hard to find a good way to describe the situation, both because it’s confusing and because my brain is kinda locking up while it represses all emotion

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Targeted arrests pic.twitter.com/NRAGIJcaTX

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Portland Police mace a Protester on the ground, already detained, and surrounded by cops. Why? What was the point other than to cause harm? pic.twitter.com/056eNIrwPQ

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

Another angle of an officer macing a protester that is already on the ground:

Cops just came out of no where to arrest a random individual. They mace them on the ground as the arestee yells “what did I do?” pic.twitter.com/0LKJR7fhdf

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

An officer appears to have misplaced a part of their equipment:

Just when you though the level of incompetence couldn’t get any higher. pic.twitter.com/b3UCbjKItZ

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

A shit ton of calls for medics, a lot of people throwing up and not being able to breath even with gas masks on. Concerns in the air it isn’t just cs. So far no confirmation on anything except cs.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

This was a bad one, folks. Gassed to absolute fuck, countless rounds shot, protesters driven through the street, targeted arrests. Small groups in side streets inspect wounds and regain their nerve

Maybe 50 protesters making their way back to ICE

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Still like 80 people out. I think a lot are at home in pain. Tonight was a lot of chemicals.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Homeland Security once again declare the gathering an unlawful assembly.

It is 11:43 and the federal ice agents have declared it and unlawful assembly for the second time. There has been a lot of gas, flashbangs, and non-lethal ammunitions used since they first declared and unlawful assembly. #PDXprotests #PortlandProtests #January20th #Oregon

— Bethany Kerley (@TopQualityFire) January 21, 2021

I lost count of pushes. My chest hurts and it’s hard to breathe, not doing that great. Already have CS cramps. Countless people have complained their gas mask broke or let gas in. That’s how bad it was.

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 21, 2021

By midnight the protest has ended.

It has begun to rain and most protesters have left the area (some nursing injuries).

Signing off from Southwest Portland with this photo of a lone protester holding up a banner toward the ICE facility reading “SILENCE = VIOLENCE.” Night. ✌? pic.twitter.com/lIYr6GyUra

— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) January 21, 2021

It’s just press and medics. I found out I was hit on the finger ad my ear ringing is getting worse. Some of my colleagues are throwing up tho. It’s been a rough night for us allllll. This is the end. Thanks for reading. Happy biden.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

Media Present

• Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
• Cata Gaitán – CashApp: $catalinagaitan / Venmo: @catalina-gaitan
• Griffin Malone – CashApp $griffinmalone
• James Croxton @jwcroxton
• John @Johnnthelefty
• Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) – CashApp/Venmo: misanthrophile / PayPal: askmisanthrophile@gmail.com
• Melissa “Claudio” Lewis – Cashapp: $ClaudioReport / Venmo: Claudio_Report
• Peter @gravemorgan
• Sean Bascom – CashApp: $Baaascom / Venmo: @Sean-Bascom

Police

Agencies Present

• Border Patrol Tactical Unit
• Department of Homeland Security – Federal Protective Service
• Oregon State Police
• Portland Police Bureau

Feds at ICE are from all over. This officer from Los Angeles was out on J20 pic.twitter.com/a5ayHu0NZS

— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) January 24, 2021

Munitions

• flash bangs
• tear gas
• pepper balls
• smoke grenades
• mace

Hello CS my old friend… pic.twitter.com/5fmivmopkb

— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) January 21, 2021

Munitions recovered from the Portland protest at the ICE facility on Inauguration Day #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/bgcFTXB4ta

— Peter (@gravemorgan) January 21, 2021

This apparently didn’t detonate as intended. It was recovered by a protester. It appears to be a dud triple chaser CS grenade. pic.twitter.com/8XaYR2E80R

— Comrade with a Camera (@comradecamera) January 21, 2021

Here’s what I recovered. Finally got a chance to spread it out and take a picture pic.twitter.com/49GPQ3HBgM

— Dr. Juniper L Simonis; The Professor (@JuniperLSimonis) January 23, 2021

Arrests

7

Charges

• Assaulting a Public Safety Officer
• Attempt Assault of a Public Safety Officer
• Disorderly Conduct II
• Interfering with a Peace Officer 
• Reckless Endangering 
• Resisting Arrest 

Summary

Today is Inauguration Day; this morning Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn is as President and Vice President of the United States. But for anti-fascists across the country, there is still a lot of work to be done despite the new Democrat president. Portlanders gathered at Revolution Hall for a march and were immediately met by Portland Police officers, who asked for protesters’ IDs and searched them for weapons. Officers with bicycles continued harassing the 100-or-so protesters gathered at the park until withdrawing just after 3 pm, allowing the growing crowd to finally march. At its peak, attendance of the march was estimated around 300 people.

The group of protesters got as far as the river before becoming splintered. Some of those in attendance wanted to go over the bridge, while others were moving towards the convention center further north. In stasis due to indecision, most of the group ultimately decided that marching back to Revolution Hall would be better than staying still. As they marched back officers returned and physically splintered the group. Targeted arrests were conducted and protesters were brutalized in the usual manner by Portland Police. By around 4:25 pm the demonstration ended and protesters attempted to leave the area. However, multiple protesters were arrested while leaving the demonstration, including one medic.

Timeline

An Inauguration Day protest begins at Revolution Hall in Northeast Portland at 2 pm.

I am at Revolution Hall. The one nice thing about this location is the amount of dogs.

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 20, 2021

Gathering protesters are immediately met by Portland Police officers on bicycles.

PPB bike cops, many maskless, are already on the scene escalating the crowd.

One person has apparently been searched for carrying pepper spray? pic.twitter.com/spX2PIkNdo

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

So today’s inauguration day and Portland’s protesting. The first protest was set to start marching at 3. About 25 people have gathered so far and bike cops showed up to intimidate. So here begins my Portland first action of the day thread. Stay with me for updates. pic.twitter.com/7ooUA5bzGR

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 20, 2021

They are giving citations as people yell at them. A cop mocks a blak women “why are you yelling” pic.twitter.com/6KMmA0BfZc

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 20, 2021

Hi there, coming at you live from Revolution Hall in Portland, OR, where bike cops are writing tickets for a Black woman who was carrying a taser

Yes, really pic.twitter.com/lhNllsIG1Y

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

A cop tries to argue with Dustin “I’ve been nice to you all summer” everyone laughs. There’s about nine cops surrounded by twenty protestors yelling at them. One officer is trying to be snarky, it’s not working.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 20, 2021

About half of the cops have left. Another half is on the other side of the walkway. pic.twitter.com/6dX1QUe0ok

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

This is a small protest, maybe 30 people. Why the cops are here I have no idea. I’m hearing from @it_aint_pretty_ that they just showed up and stood in a line at the entrance to Rev Hall park, then started harassing protesters for carrying weapons (batons and a taser)

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

PPB Officer Jones tells me he’s here because this was organized by PNWYLF and their events “always end in violence.” I ask why that means officers should insert themselves. “Well, we just wanted to come and see if people had weapons.”

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

About seven cop cars are circling. Nothing but words have gone around. Cops have cited people. pic.twitter.com/lFlw4DNn3S

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 20, 2021

The police have left after pretty much being pushed out by the folks gathered here. pic.twitter.com/KpmZWyx9ir

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

Bike cops leave. The other half that seemed to leave earlier are back, hanging out at the periphery

30-40 protesters just hanging out while bike cops glare

This all seems very silly

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

Usps honks in solidarity to the crowd. The bike cops a block away are heckling protestors.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 20, 2021

Officers return and confiscate a banner, seen above.

Police just confiscated a banner that reads “cops and klan” with a handshake on it.

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

PPB confiscated this person’s “Cops *handshake* Klan” banner and are now offering to return it.. sans the wooden posts. They have not explained why. pic.twitter.com/gSiJmgx51j

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

One of the officers has his hand on the trigger and it is GREATLY upsetting people here.

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

The crowd is just pleading for them to leave

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

Someone grabbed an officers bike as he tried to leave, the tug of war turns into a big scuffle.

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

About 15 more officers in cars just arrived. This feels like the a middle school recess fight?

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

Black bloc group chants “move back”
at the police line. They do. pic.twitter.com/hxtBW1kZy5

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

People were gathering in the park for the J20 march and the bike cops got aggressive. You can see one officer pull out a knife pic.twitter.com/TRXPznacZL

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 20, 2021

Munitions are deployed by Portland Police.

pic.twitter.com/OYU2g0j4Rt

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

Police retreated after throwing a canister of smoke. Waiting to march

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 20, 2021

At about 3:10 pm protesters begin marching.

Folks are asking if we can march, “because staying in one place isn’t safe.” Marching has begun!

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

The Portland Police loudspeaker van (a.k.a. “DJ LRAD”) arrives and makes an announcement to protesters, telling them to stay out of the road.

DJ LRAD just showed up and said dont go in the road. So naturally they do. pic.twitter.com/IKMOeDh6e9

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

Footage taking too long to upload and isn’t really very good: other people have better. Let’s do words instead:

DJ LRAD just pulled up to tell protesters to stop throwing objects at police officers and to obey all traffic laws

Maybe 100 people here

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

Group leaves west on Stark: pic.twitter.com/WiJcZ9c7Ua

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

pic.twitter.com/CNXqMN9Nde

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

Chant: “Fuck Trump! Fuck Biden too! Neither motherfucker gives a shit about you!”

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

DJ LRAD: “Move to the sidewalks, now.”

PPB is ordering people to the sidewalks. pic.twitter.com/CYQ9je7Pjt

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 20, 2021

Lrad threatening crowd control if crowd doesn’t move to the sidewalks. That’s the precedent in Portland now. March on the streets? You get threatened with rubber bullets and mace.

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 20, 2021

At least 150 protesters here now, maybe 200, vast majority in bloc

The march is meandering towards the convention center. People are not having it

“We’re being swooped!!” someone yells. It’s a term for when people lead marches in pointless directions instead of doing something

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

An activist on a megaphone says the march needs to keep moving, and we can figure it out on the way

An announcement that anyone who doesn’t want to cross can leave

Dueling megaphones. Anger. Disgust at the anger. Stalling

And now the cops have arrived

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

The march gets out of the road and begins to head back to Rev Hall. Without a destination and unity there seems no point to risking arrest by chilling in the street

Importantly though, the swoop failed in the sense that people didn’t follow blindly

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

“No good cops! No good presidents! Give the land back to its original residents!!”

Lot of good new (to me) chants today

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

“this is the worst March I’ve ever attended! White people should not organize anything!!”

“No megaphones!!” someone yells

There’s a group angry that organizers didn’t plan for people’s safety, and people who think it would be safer to keep walking than listening to someone yell

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

At about 3:45 pm protesters arrive at the Democratic Party of Oregon HQ building and promptly smash the windows.

Windows broken.

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

The march has arrived at the Democratic Party Office, where some windows have met an untimely (timely?) demise

Cops arrive immediately and order protesters to stop doing this

The march moves out with some haste while press stays behind to take pics pic.twitter.com/ZI4pfWUaxU

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

A number of homeless campers set up across the street are yelling at the group to leave. “Now they’re going to make us move! We live here!”

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 20, 2021

The march is being water. Three months ago they would have stayed to face off with the cops and I would have had to film protesters getting beaten up and shot and gassed and I could not be more pleased with this change

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

Officers on bikes return to the protest.

Bike cops coming, group running. Me too I guess pic.twitter.com/oYQslZwxUn

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

Bike cops have split the group. Riot cops van circling. They’re trying to fracture the group and they’re succeeding

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 20, 2021

Group is clustered by NE Glisan and 15. Police say there’s an investigation taking place nearby, and that people must leave the area. At neighboring soccer field, kids’ practices are at a standstill.

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 21, 2021

A scuffle just broke out. Bike cops jump on a person, seem to be arresting them on the ground. pic.twitter.com/eJ1avzsCzN

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 21, 2021

Happening now: riot cops line, protesters standing around and yelling at them

God damn it I literally just tweeted that I was happy this wasn’t happening pic.twitter.com/lxOCoOuoAc

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

Two people arrested, handcuffed. Officers stand between them and the crowd. pic.twitter.com/f5Ig7oUZjn

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 21, 2021

Aaaaaand one officer just sprinted after someone. pic.twitter.com/KbkJ0k7spG

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 21, 2021

Cops attempt to make a targeted arrest. The individual got away. pic.twitter.com/zIRIVbrLk1

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

As the cops leave their failed arrest attempt, one of their members gets left behind. A protester gets in front of him and gets shoved to the ground pic.twitter.com/Zt6RUGW5zs

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

At this point, there seem to be more police than protesters here. pic.twitter.com/jcJpUThNnw

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 21, 2021

Police throw a protester into a car, and smash their face into the pavement pic.twitter.com/v05l4t7X5c

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) January 21, 2021

PPB is retreating pic.twitter.com/lnD0NNSuhE

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

Maybe 4 dozen protesters? There’s maybe 2 dozen cops out of frame + a riot van full that left pic.twitter.com/kwDCOalhV6

— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) January 21, 2021

Crowd thinning considerably. Cops preparing to leave seemingly. They escort zip-tied activists to the arrest van

A few half-hearted shouts at cops

Mostly I think everyone is tired of things ending like this. Or maybe that’s just me

— Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) January 21, 2021

PPB has left after three confirmed arrests pic.twitter.com/vfvN0NFRPD

— ????? – ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ – ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) January 21, 2021

As protesters attempt to leave they continue to be harassed and arrested by officers.

A medic was just arrested for not using a turn signal. They are now searching the medics truck. pic.twitter.com/Hmyz7xOiI7

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 21, 2021

Wondering why PPB has low response time and wastes millions? This is how many cop cars are here for arresting two people who were pulled over for not using a turn signal. Many officers are not wearing masks. pic.twitter.com/xxOSX5ma28

— Griffin – Live Protest News (@GriffinMalone6) January 21, 2021

On walk home, I see a swarm of cop cars pull over and grab two people dressed in all black off the sidewalk, and drive away. Bystanders yell and run out of apartments. One business owner tells me: “this is just terrorizing people at this point.”

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) January 21, 2021

Media Present

• Alex Zielinski (Portland Mercury)
• Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
• Andrew D. Jankowski – CashApp $AndrewJank
• Griffin Malone – CashApp $griffinmalone
• James Croxton @jwcroxton
• Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) – CashApp/Venmo: misanthrophile / PayPal: askmisanthrophile@gmail.com
• Melissa “Claudio” Lewis – Cashapp: $ClaudioReport / Venmo: Claudio_Report

Police

Agencies Present

Portland Police Bureau

Munitions

smoke grenades

Arrests

8

Charges

• Criminal Mischief I 
• Criminal Mischief II 
• Criminal Mischief III
• Disorderly Conduct II 
• Interfering with a Peace Officer
• Possession of a Destructive Device
• Reckless Burning
• Resist Arrest 
• Riot

Scheduled Events

Reclaim Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day – 1pm at 700 N Rosa Parks Way

Timeline

Don’t Shoot PDX @DontShootPdx
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March for Human Rights & Dignity pic.twitter.com/cjMoJpCNwh

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 19, 2021

“Say his name!”@Jahdi_ pic.twitter.com/WAi3gwafQA

— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) January 19, 2021

1631 – The march has come to a close in front of the MLK Jr statue in front of the Oregon Convention Center. #BlackLivesMatter #MLKDay #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/JnvUqO15xI

— Clementson Supriyadi (@cdsupriyadi) January 19, 2021

Here is a compilation of clips from today’s MLK Jr rally put on by @DontShootPdx and supported by so many Black leaders. #MLKDay #PdxProtest #PortlandProtest pic.twitter.com/cpGssKc8bV

— not too shabby gabby ✨ (@PDXGabs) January 19, 2021

Saw a lot of young Black faces today too who continually impress and inspire me. MLK Jr fought for them and now they are fighting for all of us.#MLKDay #PortlandProtest #PdxProtest pic.twitter.com/escPWtErSX

— not too shabby gabby ✨ (@PDXGabs) January 19, 2021

Media

Present

• Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
• Clementson Supriyadi @cdsupriyadi
• Gabby @PDXGabs

The Oregonian

Several hundred people marched in North Portland on Monday for the annual MLK March for Human Rights and Dignity, hosted by Don’t Shoot PDX, Social Change Matters, Artists for Black Lives and other local civil rights groups. pic.twitter.com/e8uR2dqLXT

— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) January 19, 2021