Portland sees peaceful night of protests following withdrawal of federal agents

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    "The withdrawal of federal agents from frontline policing of demonstrations in downtown Portland significantly reduced tensions in the city overnight.

    Protesters in support of Black Lives Matter once again rallied near the federal courthouse that became a flashpoint, and the scene of nightly battles amid the swirl of teargas, after Donald Trump dispatched agents to end what he called anarchy in the city after weeks of demonstrations.

    But in the absence of the federal officers, Thursday night’s protest passed off without major incident or intervention by the police."

    Without Trump's riot police... no riot. Whatta coincidence.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...test-peaceful-night-federal-troops-withdrawal
     
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    So all federal government has to do to appease the rioters is give up a courthouse. That was easy. I hope they send a bill to Portland for repairs or replacement.
     
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    Stop pretending that there were precisely zero riots and zero human waste out in the streets of Portland BEFORE the Feds arrived. You're fooling nobody.
     
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    Not what I said.

    What I said is that after they left, things were pretty quiet.

    I'm sorry you are disappointed that there wasn't more bloodshed.
     
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    They were used as pawns by Trump to support his "law and order" narrative. Trump has been using people his entire life. It's what he was brought up to do.
     
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    Your side wants a big powerful government. You deserve Trumps feds.
     
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    Okay, so the feds did their job. The human waste activities subsided. So what the hell are you complaining about?
     
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    Naw, they were doing the opposite of their job.

    Trump's riot police was there to make sure there was a riot..
     
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    umm

    how can you keep up this false narrative? Why pretend that the riots are not continuing?

    It seems those radical leftists are still getting busy

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-mayor-condemns-rioters-for-attempting-to-commit-murder

    and here's a local news source if you don't want to believe facts from fox news

    https://www.kptv.com/news/mayor-whe...cle_8e01541e-d839-11ea-8736-4b746b521476.html

    and here is a local non-fox source

    https://www.kgw.com/article/news/lo...ests/283-02665f95-81e7-44fd-98a0-5f193b28ebc5


    leftists gonna do what leftists gonna do. it's in their DNA. It doesn't matter who is in the WH
     
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    Roughly as long as you keep lying about what I said.
     
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    do you deny that after the feds left, destruction still continued?
     
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    Portland Police disagree that things have been "quiet".

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    Now they are planning to leave the city for the suburbs.

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    That actually deserves comment. (Which is surprising, lately)

    Things did settle down after the paramilitary left. And you could argue the damage Trump did resulted in the violence getting worse. But, yeah, it's a problem again.
     
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    I can't believe Twitter actually allows this account to exist, given how many "other" accounts have been banned.

    Instructions and weapons on how to "hold territory"...

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    Anyone watching news saw night after night of violent rioting before Trump sent people in to protect federal property.
     
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    So what do you watch?
     
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    Ted Cruz chaired a Senate hearing this week on rioter violence at the protests. Not one single Democrat would say anything negative about Antifa or BLM destruction at these protests.

    AntiFa is grateful for the support from elected Senate Democrats. These groups are winning.

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    Psssst . . . yesterday the Dem Party Portland mayor had to point out to 'peaceful prostestors' that if they continue to try trapping police officers inside buildings while setting those buildings on fire in order to murder the officers then Trump would use video segments of that to portray the violence pandering Dem Party leadership AS a bunch of violence panderers. There's your Pax Portlandia for you.
     
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    Not sure what difference that makes. But...
    I do more reading than watching, but I search keywords on video topics (like "Portland protest") on YouTube for some news clips.
     
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    ^^I love kneejerk OP's and this was one of the best. ^^

    Looks like your theory was shot in the rear end last night when the "peaceful protestors" tried to burn down a police precinct with the cops still inside.

    Portland Mayor Calls Protesters’ Attempt to Set Police Precinct Ablaze Attempted Murder
     
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    Well that nonsensical narrative collapsed like a house of cards.

    "The mayhem all disappeared when the feds pulled out."

    Um, no.

    The riots rats are still busily riot ratting.
     
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    Intimidating a woman on her own property....and trying to blind her with lasers.

    Peaceful!!!

     
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