The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city.
This will not play well. All this is now is the stuff we saw back in June. You have law enforcement being called out and publicly shamed for harsh and unjust tactics, and then they get triggered and beat, gas and shoot the public. This is tyranny and people fighting back against it.
I hope the Mayor (who has been on tv) fully makes the rounds. This should be the top story of the day imho. We need to firmly push back against Trump and eliminate any political advantage he hopes to gain here.
I already saw garbage put out by the Trump Admin insisting the mayor was LETTING all this happen…because you know…BLUE. However, I hope this nails Donnie’s little campaign plan right in the … whatevers. This is unacceptable and shows it is a PEACEFUL protest provoked and incited by federal agents to look like something else.
The foul orange motherfucker squatting in the West Wing is going to reap the whirlwind.
My guess is that Kailey McANinny will claim that the mayor himself was demonstrating, and that this is proof that “Democrat” mayors are orchestrating violence against Americans, and, specifically, to hurt her Lord and Master, Donald Trump. They will twist this into whatever mockery of truth and justice they can imagine, knowing that the base will eat it up.
Our job is to not let them get away with it.
There is NO justification for tear gassing a peaceful crowd … no matter how large … no matter how different … no matter how loud.
Goons gotta goon.
Röhm Putsch
This story was in WaPo this a.m. Every day, things are more outrageous.
Wishing Covid to the WH POS.
It’s interesting that a Democratic mayor gets tear gassed yet Ghislaine gets well wishes
It’s time to lob a few teargas canisters Rump’s way. He’d have the SS pounce on the demonstrators and be whisked off to safety.
I’m impressed that the Mayor stood his ground. That to me was more significant and defiant. That kind of resolve is what Rump hates because he doesn’t understand courage.
Willing to bet the tear gassers didn’t know the mayor was there. If anything will stop this fascism this might be it.
Or they didn’t care.
Graffiti on the federal courthouse in Portland is the neo-Nazi equivalent of the Reichstag fire.
Until they start arresting the Feds on state/local charges this really isn’t going to change. But given the tacit if not outright support of the local police I doubt that will be happening anytime soon.
In 1968, Nixon was elected in an electoral college landslide.
This shit worked then and it has a chance to work now.
Because; Americans.
All the more reason for the governor of Oregon to call out the National Guard with orders to round up the Federal thugs. Turn about is fair play.
The function of the police in any government should be to protect, not rule.
Those seeking to become–or to remain–members of the police force should keep that in mind.
If their motivations are the latter, then we have a serious problem in these United States, in Portland, Philadelphia, Albuquerque, Chicago, NYC or anywhere else.
Because that would mean that the goons are really reinforcements, instead of invaders.
Is he sure they were Federal Agents or are they mercenaries of the Eric Prince variety, i.e. Blackwater USA, now called Academi.
We have a serious problem.
