PORTLAND (Reuters) – A small group of black teens with megaphones stood in front of federal court in downtown Portland around midnight Thursday in front of a largely white gang of protesters. A protester wearing a makeshift mask observes during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, …
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been monitoring the work of American journalists reporting on the riots in Portland, Oregon, by circulating “intelligence reports” about them to other federal agencies in a measure that has been reported. as a clear violation of constitutional right to a free …
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ORAdvocates of Donald Trump often describe him as a “political genius” who has a cunning understanding of the anxieties and fears of American society, and is capable of creating and using crises to his advantage. The current showdown in Portland shows, once again, that this is not the case. While …
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The withdrawal of federal frontline police officers from the protests in downtown Portland significantly reduced tensions in the city overnight. Protesters in support of Black Lives Matter gathered once again near the federal courthouse which became a flashpoint, and the scene of nightly battles amid the whirlwind of tear gas, …
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The group of mothers who acted as a buffer for protesters in Portland is being accused of “anti-blackness” by another advocacy group in the city. Don’t Shoot PDX posted an extensive message on Instagram urging people to stop supporting Portland Wall of Moms, the team of mothers in yellow shirts …
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