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Anyone else disgusted at Portland's mayor and city council?

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They are not the problem. Trump deciding to cosplay as Pinochet is at fault here.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow LOL, and of course you are spending you holiday in portland, and have first hand knowledge on the situation, eh?
@sunsporter1649 I know enough that sending in the Keystone Cops gestapo in to terrorize people is exactly the opposite of what works in such situations and the US military field manual even agrees with me.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow "Portland Riots Read-Out: July 22
Release Date: July 22, 2020
Bottom Line:
As they have for the past 53 days, violent anarchists continue to riot on the streets of Portland as federal law enforcement officers work diligently and honorably to enforce federal law by defending federal property and the lives of their fellow officers.

Attacks on federal personnel and property overnight have included attacks on Law Enforcement officers with commercial grade fireworks, hard projectiles, and lasers – which can cause permanent blindness. Last night violence was even more aggressive than previous nights as rioters once again tried to set fire to the federal courthouse and actively tried to breach the entrance of the courthouse. Rioters are also employing tactics that force federal officers to leave the Hatfield Federal Courthouse, setting them up to be attacked with lasers and projectiles.

The Past 24 Hours:
Around 7 p.m. local time a rioter attacked the Hatfield Federal Courthouse.

There were well over 1,000 protestors gathered at the courthouse by 9:30; no DHS action was taken at that time as the crowd remained peaceful. Despite a no-fly zone around the courthouse, a drone was spotted in use.

Around 10:20 p.m. local time, however, violent anarchists began their nightly assault of the courthouse. Rioters began to barricade the front of the courthouse and assaulted officers inside of the courthouse with lasers – which can cause permanent blindness.

After repeated attacks from rioters, the plywood covering doors at the front of the courthouse began to buckle. A group of rioters also vandalized the south entrance to the courthouse with spray paint.

In response to the rioters’ assault, federal officers were forced to leave the building in order to repel the mob. When they did so, they were immediately assaulted with lasers and a variety of other objects designed to inflict harm.

Crowd control measures were deployed to try and redirect the large amount of people in the courthouse vicinity. Rioters responded by using cars to block movement on the street.

Rioters then began using wooden boards to block the main courthouse entrance with officers inside. They also hurled projectiles at the front of the courthouse and charged the doors. There were also reports of individuals with baseball bats and a shopping cart full of bricks in front of the courthouse. DHS officers tried to direct the crowd away from the courthouse and were once again attacked by lasers.

Around midnight rioters attempted to set the courthouse on fire, as they have done numerous times before. They also threw smoke bombs into the flames causing the interior of the courthouse to fill with smoke. In response, a team of federal officers was forced to leave the building, taking one individual into custody. When they did, a rioter threw a bag filled with hard objects at officers.

Around 12:40 a.m. local time violent extremists attempted to set trash bags on fire in the vicinity of the courthouse. They then then began using old fencing and road blocks as a barrier at the front door and fired commercial grade fireworks at federal forces. Two Molotov cocktails were also thrown near the courthouse.

At 1:39 a.m. local time, rioters ripped plywood off the front of the Courthouse and were able to expose the glass underneath. One rioter immediately started to break the glass under the cover of yet another laser attack from the mob.

Later, rioters were able to tear down an entire panel of plywood protecting the building and proceeded to use part of the city’s abandoned fence from the park to attempt to block federal officers from exiting the building. When officers left the building in response, rioters responded by firing commercial grade fireworks at the officers.

Rioters also destroyed a camera outside of the Edith Green Federal building, rendering it inoperable.

One FPS officer suffered chemical burns from the fireworks that were being used during one of the many attacks

There were 5 arrests conducted by DHS."

Just a bunch of "peaceful protesters", eh?
@sunsporter1649 Reposting unattributed propaganda Op Eds doesn't change the facts.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow So read 'em yourself.

https://www.dhs.gov/news-releases/press-releases
@sunsporter1649 Lol. Sure. Lets let all defendants write the report. There is a reason why "we write the report". is the mantra of dirty cops the world over.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Keep reading the ny slimes, they did a helluva job reporting on the steele report....even won a couple pulitzers.....lol
@sunsporter1649 This has been proven and reported by literally all media including international media all except the GOP propaganda department known as Fox. You going to claim the Democratic Party has secret agents in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation too? lol That is a bit far even for you.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Like their reporting on a 16 year old kid?

https://nypost.com/2020/07/24/washington-post-settles-250m-suit-with-covington-teen-nick-sandmann/
@sunsporter1649 More pointless bullshit. You really can't actually address an actual argument to save your life.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow You keep buying into that democrat party bullschiff, it amuses us
@sunsporter1649 No. I am just capable of independent thought. You recently bragged that you are incapable of such things.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow LOL, I give you verifiable facts, you choose not to believe, so be it
@sunsporter1649 You have given literally nothing but opinions and hearsay. Literally nothing you have said is backed up by anything.

Unlike you I can back my statements with facts.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Read it for yourself.

https://www.dhs.gov/news-releases/press-releases
@sunsporter1649 Again. Op Eds written by the people accused of abuse of power and renditioning people is not factual.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow OK, keep reading the huffing and puffington post, if it amuses you
@sunsporter1649 Ask opposed to just believing the word of your clown in chief exclusively and his goons. Facts be damned. I guess paramilitary goon squads are okay to you as long as you like the dictator.

I bet you think the US fought on the wrong side in WW2 as well.
@sunsporter1649 Oh look. It is the Trump wannabe warriors.
@sunsporter1649 If you go looking for a war and you don't find one you end up creating one. This is the definition of escalation.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow LOL, you really believe that!
@sunsporter1649 It is a well established and proven fact. Again. Even the US Army field manual on the subject says this is exactly the wrong thing to do. You and Trumpy should learn how to read books.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow LOL, even the governor recognized the situation was out of control and called up National Guard and State Police on the 2nd of June.
@sunsporter1649 You mean the same governor who is telling Trump and his goons to get the hell out?