General news
Los Angeles Times
After a year of civil unrest, the U.S. is running low on body armor and gas masks
NBC
Ex-governor, 8 other former Michigan officials charged in Flint water crisis
OPB
- Portland mayor moving ahead with push for tougher penalties for protesters, believes district attorney is in broad agreement
- Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone
- Oregon’s long history of enabling extremists
The Oregonian
- Judges dismiss or recommend throwing out 2 civil suits that challenged Portland police ‘kettling’ tactic
- Feds in Oregon filed most alleged domestic terrorism prosecutions in US — mostly related to protests
- Portland Israeli restaurants vandalized with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti
- The Oregon Legislature is swearing in a record number of people of color today
- Sanctions for contempt? Lawyers for Don’t Shoot Portland seek ban on impact munitions, city proposes more police training
- Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan’s home vandalized 7 times since he voted not to cut police budget, he says
- Portland to lobby feds on reparations for Black, Indigenous communities
- Black Lives Matter activists in Portland reflect on contrast between Capitol and local police response (Subscriber Exclusive)
- Teen accused of causing over $46K in damage in downtown Portland protest
- Despite reported apologies to mom, Louis Vuitton and police, 22-year-old accused in Portland riots pleads not guilty
Portland Mercury
- Q&A: Racism and Democracy Expert Eric Ward on Political Violence in Oregon and DC, and What Comes Next
- Training Begins for Much-Anticipated Portland Street Response
Willamette Week
City of Portland Urges Building Owners to Hide Dumpsters Ahead of Anticipated Civil Unrest
Far-right extremism
OPB
- Rep. Mike Nearman stripped of responsibilities, faces fine for allowing Capitol breach
- Man charged with shooting Portland federal courthouse attended Salem ‘Stop the Steal’ protest
- Rep. Mike Nearman says he’s been subjected to threats, ‘mob justice’ after allowing Capitol breach
- Man arrested near Capitol with loaded handgun and 500 rounds of ammunition
- Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war
- Oregon Capitol quiet so far, despite arrival of armed demonstrators
- Heavy fortified statehouses around the US see small protests
The Oregonian
- Oregon state representative fined, told to resign by House speaker after letting rioters into Capitol
- Powell’s responds to protests over right-wing agitator Andy Ngo’s book: ‘We carry a lot of books we find abhorrent’
- Man accused of jumping fence, shooting exterior of federal courthouse in downtown Portland
- Video shot from multiple angles reveals more of how Rep. Mike Nearman enabled demonstrators to illegally enter the Oregon Capitol and what happened next
- Heavy police presence at Oregon Capitol as lawmakers convene
- Mike Nearman, Oregon state representative, told to resign by House speaker after letting rioters into Capitol
- Rep. Mike Nearman, who allowed violent demonstrators into Oregon Capitol, issues statement with no contrition, lashes out at others
- Mike Nearman, Oregon state representative, told to resign by House speaker after letting rioters into Capitol
- Inauguration Day will come and go. Violent domestic extremism may be around for a while
- Small group of armed protesters gathers at Oregon Capitol
- Armed protesters gather at some U.S. statehouses as police, National Guard stand watch
PBS
Oregon statehouse braces for repeat right-wing violence
Portland Mercury
Parler’s Downfall Is Even More Ridiculous Than We Expected
Vice
The QAnon ‘Shaman’ Is Turning Indigenous Culture Into Cosplay
Willamette Week
- Oregon Man Who Posted QAnon Conspiracy Videos to YouTube Shoots Several Rounds at Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland
- Powell’s Will Only Carry Andy Ngo’s Book Online, Not on Shelves, but Protest Continues
- Kyle Brewster, Convicted in 1988 Killing of Mulugeta Seraw, Fought at Jan. 6 Pro-Trump Rally in Salem
ICE
AP News
Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
OPB
Justice Department knew 2018 border policy would separate children from families
Inauguration Day
AP News
FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
NBC
As law enforcement braces for more violence, state capitols come into focus
OPB
- Oregon National Guard will protect state Capitol in run-up to Biden inauguration
- Oregon state lawmakers delay gathering for 2021 legislative session, brace for armed protests
- Trump impeachment trial could begin on Inauguration Day
- Oregon FBI launches command post for possible weekend unrest
- Washington National Guard members activated for inauguration
- Up to 25,000 National Guard troops descend on Washington for Biden’s inauguration
- In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity
The Oregonian
- FBI in Oregon sets up command post to gather, share intelligence on potential threats leading up to presidential inauguration
- Anticipating inauguration protests, D.C. seals off its downtown, Airbnb cancels reservations, and hotels are asked to close
- Top Oregon prosecutors decry, vow to fight ongoing threat of political violence as inauguration nears
- Oregon Capitol ‘a fortress,’ Senate president laments, after plywood applied to windows
- Guard troops pour into nation’s capital as states answer urgent pleas of US defense officials
Willamette Week
- Oregon National Guard Activated Ahead of Potential Unrest at State Capitol
- Amid Threats of Inaugural Violence, Oregon Legislature Delays Start of Session
Incarceration
OPB
- Gov. Kate Brown moves to close 3 Oregon prisons
- 2 inmates die, many more ill in COVID-19 prison outbreak
- Federal prisons on lockdown in run-up to Biden inauguration
The Oregonian
Disability rights advocates say Oregon prisons doing better by severely mentally ill inmates
Willamette Week
- Report Finds Conditions Improved for Mentally Ill Prisoners in Oregon’s Maximum Security Prison
- Oregon Prison Inmates Were Evacuated From Wildfires Onto the Home Turf of Their Former Gang Associates
Law Enforcement
Courthouse News Service
Judge Mulls Sanctions After Holding Portland in Contempt for Violent Protest Policing
The Guardian
US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds
OPB
- U.S. District judge says he’s considering ordering some Portland police officers to wear body cameras
- Portland mayor calls for faster roll-out of policing alternative
The Oregonian
- Portland mayor proposed bringing back controversial Gun Violence Reduction Team: ‘Sell it to the new council ASAP’ (Subscriber Exclusive)
- Judge considers requiring Portland police armed with less-lethal launchers to wear body cameras during protests
- Police contract talks open with Portland seeking ability to speak publicly about alleged officer misconduct, discipline from performance evals
Portland Mercury
City’s Top Proposals in Contract Negotiations Put Police Union on Defense
Washington D.C. Far Right Coup
Associated Press
FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
CNN
‘Kill him with his own gun’: Police describe facing the mob at the Capitol
OPB
- Who were they? Records reveal Trump fans who stormed Capitol
- Justice Department warns it’s coming for those involved in Capitol violence
- Social media crackdown continues after siege of US Capitol
- Authorities: Man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt at riot arrested
- DOJ watchdog opens probe of response to riot
- Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
- US now says no evidence of ‘kill/capture teams’ so far in Capitol attack
- What we know so far: A timeline of security response at the Capitol on Jan. 6
The Oregonian
- U.S. Capitol riot prompts some Republican voters to change their party registration, worrying GOP leaders
- Who’s been charged so far in the U.S. Capitol insurrection
- U.S. is ‘falling apart,’ Republicans and Democrats say, but they disagree on whether Capitol riot was coup attempt: poll
- QAnon Shaman was ‘invited’ by Trump to storm Capitol, lawyer says
- U.S. Capitol mob intended to ‘capture and assassinate elected officials,’ federal prosecutors say
- Why military, law enforcement veterans joined the Capitol insurrection
- The insurrectionist riot at the US Capitol included highly trained ex-military, law enforcement officers
- Feds back away from claim of assassination plot at Capitol
Portland Mercury
ProPublica
- She Photographed Police Abuse at a 2014 BLM March Then Watched the Image Go Viral During Capitol Riot
- What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
Vice
A Proud Boy in Disguise Helped Lead the Insurrection at the Capitol