The Portland police attacked protesters without any provocation I could see. People are injured. Apparently the local police are just as violent as federal officers, just like protesters had said.

The feds might’ve stopped policing the protests, but local Portland police are brutalizing people right now. https://t.co/s1YyBbIMFX

When activists face repression, we stand with them. We provide support for people who are arrested at protests, or otherwise prosecuted for their movement involvement. https://atlsolidarity.org

Tonight was the most brutal treatment that the police have given protesters that I have seen, beating people who were running away, attacking journalists, savagely and cruely mocking people too hurt to escape. At it was Portland Police, not the feds. @tedwheeler…

Based on the definition of genocide, an argument can be made that the U.S. is guilty of genocide against Black people.

Demonstrators protesting evictions have blocked off both enteranxes to first city court, which handles evictions on the east bank for rents less than $3000 (most New Orleans evictions) https://t.co/O22wskFMA0

A group called the “Trump Statue Initative” has erected this life-sized, living art installation in Portland depicting the arrest of a protester by federal agents. In front, it features a man depicting the President taking a selfie. #Portland #PDXprotests…

Law enforcement and industry have tried to keep the public from learning about the surveillance devices, which can collect data from cellphones in bulk.

Prisoners at Ware State Prison in Georgia are revolting. Reports still coming in by rumor they have seized the armory. Around 1500 insurgents. Prisoners are fighting for their lives and we all need to pay attention. https://t.co/DDvDrd3yvd

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Trump's team convinced him there'd be "extreme backlash" -- but in a second term, he wouldn't care about that.

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