Portland protesters blocked federal officials inside a courthouse, and attempted to set the building on fire as the two groups clashed again Tuesday night through Wednesday. As hundreds chanted “Black Lives Matter” and “The Feds Are Going Home,” a team of protesters propped several wooden beams and sandbags against a …
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meIt took the murder of George Floyd to get Jane Ullman to finally pay attention to what the police were doing in the United States. But it was the sinister sight of camouflaged federal agents snatching protesters from the streets of Portland that prompted her to protest. The chief financial …
Read More »Federal officials again fire tear gas at Portland protesters as the largest crowd gathers in weeks
Portland, Oregon – This city continued to be a highlight in nationwide protests for racial justice and against police brutality as the largest crowd in weeks gathered on Monday night, reports CBS Portland affiliate KOIN-TV. But federal authorities used tear gas for the seventh consecutive night, as well as sudden …
Read More »Portland protests draw largest crowd in weeks
Portland endured another night of violence and vandalism on Monday, after the largest crowd in weeks stormed the streets for the 53rd day of protests. The massive crowd included mothers dressed in yellow and fathers dressed in orange, who marched with protesters to the Multnomah County Justice Center and created …
Read More »Trump threatens to send federal police to New York, Chicago
President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to send federal law enforcement officials to cities like New York and Chicago after his deployment of such forces in Portland, Oregon, over the weekend to crack down on protesters. “New York and Chicago and Philadelphia, Detroit and Baltimore and all of this, Oakland …
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