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stillnotahero Feb 1

They just heavily gassed. Went thru my full face again. the medics were saying it was going through their masks too. There were very young children present. This is the road nearby ten minutes after the gassing started. The gas is still visible as I type this. Crowd regroup and energy is high. “Killing in the name of” now playing on loud speaker. More later nothing will upload not even pics

https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115992304663332869

#chemicalweapons #pdx #Portland #teargas

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Will upload camera pics when I get home but for now here’s a pic on the camera. Pointing munitions at faces. Will share stuff as I can it took a million tries to upload last pic

Alissa Azar Feb 1

People are dancing in the spicy air as roof cop feds shoot pepper balls

Alissa Azar Feb 1

This far right ICE supporter came to cause problems. There was a scuffle and then he pulled out his mace. He’s still here.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Another very heavy round of teargas after a dumpster got rolled over onto the driveway of the ICE facility. Uploading anything is taking ages right now.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Didn’t realize I broke thread earlier. Still in Portland lol

https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115992304663332869

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Attached: 1 image Massive crowd at Elizabeth Caruthers park just a few blocks away from the Portland ICE facility for the Labor Against ICE rally and march. Lots of various unions out showing support. Not sure I’ve ever seen a crowd this big at a rally here #pdx #portland

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Alissa Azar Feb 1

That was a gnarly wave of teargas. No luck uploading anything and need to conserve battery. It cleared out a lot of people but still a large crowd remains

Alissa Azar Feb 1

From that last wave of teargas. Videos are a little glitchy. Some photographers were complaining about issues with their cameras as well from the amount of gas.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Idk what’s going on today. I put in new filters this morning after they deployed HC last Saturday and gas was still seeping through my mask so I had to walk away. Both medics who helped me said it was getting in their masks as well.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

This was the view after I moved away for some reprise. You can see after the flash bang grenade goes off a bird flying. Was a heartbreaking reminder it's not just people impacted by this but animals and nature too.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

A little bit ago the feds were randomly shooting pepper balls from the roof, and then randomly shot off another single round of teargas into the crowd.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Someone got taken by an ambulance in a stretcher during that last heavy wave of gas. People are saying it was a resident in a nearby apartment.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

I’m gonna have to call it for the night. That gas is fucking with me. Will update as needed if I hear anything.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Tonight’s collection of spent munitions

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Idk if it’s the exposure to HC last Saturday in addition to all the gas tonight or what but I really don’t feel good and i have never experienced chest pain like this in my life. Others messaging me about how nauseous they are.

When I first got treated by a medic they wanted to rinse my eyes first. Which yeah, I couldn’t see, but it was mainly my chest. I couldn’t breathe and it was so painful. Felt better for a little bit, maybe was the adrenaline, but now it’s back and it’s rough.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Someone just told me that they saw multiple people passed out during the first brutal wave of tear gas when there were still a ton of children and elderly folks

Alissa Azar Feb 1

There was a line of children waiting to get treated by medics

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Terrible headache ✅
Nausea ✅
Chest pain ✅

Alissa Azar Feb 1

Reports of people being shot with rubber bullets that had smiley faces drawn on them in sharpie

Alissa Azar Feb 1

The feds shot out a local residents window this evening with these munitions that they also shot at people. I’m not sure that I’ve seen these before, does anybody recognize? (Not my photos)

One kind of looks like a 40mm foam round but that wood looking stuff??

@alissaazar WTAF

cuan_knaggs Feb 1

@alissaazar a quick note from south africa. in the 80s the cops started dropping D cell batteries down the barrels of their rubber bullet guns. and firing that into the crowds

fluffydotorg Feb 1

Everything old is new again.

@alissaazar Hope you're feeling better today. Thank you for your reporting!

𝙈𝘼𝙁𝙒 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤 Feb 1

Mastodon Migration Feb 1

Have a question for you. Do the federal agents get a lot of exposure to the gas as well?

One would think that they are breathing some of it everyday. It must be having an effect on them too.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

@mastodonmigration I know they have top of the line PPE, but it has to. HC also gets absorbed in the skin. A few months back one of the feds took off his gas mask because even with it on he was choking on the chemicals they deployed

Mastodon Migration Feb 1

Interesting. Just wondering about the cumulative effect on them. When you read about soldiers in WW1 you learn about how they all went crazy from the gas exposure. That's in addition to the other physical health problems.

Mastodon Migration Feb 1

So sorry to hear you are feeling poorly. Certainly cumulative exposure is a bad thing. Hopefully you will recover quickly. Take care Alissa. You are amazing.

Dan Patch Feb 1

@alissaazar there's so much I appreciate about your posting, and one small example is these photos. for me they constitute a precious glimpse into a world of productized military tools and weapons I could have never imagined outside an '80s political satire.

tl;dr thank you

@alissaazar https://www.msdsdigital.com/system/files/Defense%20Technology%201026%20-%20Triple-Chaser%20Separating%20Canister%20CS%20-%20US.pdf a safety sheet for the cs canister. Maybe useful, maybe interesting. These also apparently cost about 35 dollars each.

Edit: OC canister, so this might be wrong too.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

@elebertus they used triple chaser CS too that’s what’s in the first pic. Thank you!

@alissaazar who makes these? Is there some factory in America that churns them out?

Alissa Azar Feb 1

@Poljack defense technology / safariland

Celeste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈Feb 1

@alissaazar “Safariland”? Am I reading this right? Are they shooting actual hunting munitions at protesters?!?

Francisca Sinn Feb 1

@alissaazar Thank you. Stay safe. 🙏🏻

Anarcho-Daddy Feb 1

@alissaazar holy shit get some rest and decontaminate!

LukefromDC Feb 1

@alissaazar All that gas makes it look like fucking WWI.

@alissaazar the natural world is going to be suffering from this for a long time, I fear 💔

@alissaazar most likely answer is a bad seal, and after hard use, that isn’t uncommon. We used to have to do “fit tests” in the hospital for our respirators, and I don’t “fit” any of them. The bitter crap they aerosolize into a hood over your head always snuck in one way or another. Almost every time I clean my duck coop with a 3M silicone respirator, there is still black dust along my nose when I’m done.

Alissa Azar Feb 1

@mcnado I had brand new filters on but I think you’re right. Just tried it on again after decon and I think it’s just on the right side of my face no matter how much I tighten it or adjust it won’t seal properly there’s a little gap. Hopefully there’s a way to fix this really don’t want to have to buy a new mask

@alissaazar not sure what material that specific one is, but see what they say for cleaning. May have a bunch of residue on it that prevents a good seal. I have two “identical” 3M ones and one leaks like hell and I’ve never figured out why.

Also, thanks for the updates on this fucking bullshit. We all appreciate your reporting!

Earthworm 🐌Feb 1

Hi, @alissaazar do you want to publish your currently preferred fundraising channels?

I think here are quite some people willing to support you in obtaining the best fitting gas mask you deserve...

digging into your link.tree from your bio, I found
- stripe https://www.wewillfreeus.org/support/
- a venmo
and some cash app account that seems not working anymore (?)

anything else? (I think I remember you some months ago about opinions on Liberapay, but I am not sure if it was you)

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Alissa Azar Feb 1

@earthworm @mcnado thank you 🙏 unfortunately my Venmo and cashapp were taken down after fash mass reported. Website is really the only option I have atm, along with Zelle I guess

RiaResists Feb 2

@alissaazar
Thank you for showing up 🙏🏼
I’ve been sending protective energy to all putting themselves in harm’s way to fight for justice.
#iceout

Sam Beebe Feb 1

@alissaazar are people able to pick up and throw the teargas away?

Alissa Azar Feb 1

@sbeebe yes and many have been and many got sent back. These are just the ones I was able to get ahold of that got left behind.

@alissaazar
Jeeeeeez… you take care! They are turning it into a battlefield… so awful, so upset for everyone exposed to it. 😤

LukefromDC Feb 1

@alissaazar Looks like the mace didn't keep him from getting a bloody face. I guess he wants more?

Violet Madder Feb 1

@LukefromDC @alissaazar

He looks scared shitless. That's what they all are, just under the surface.

@alissaazar he scared.

Rightly so.

Make nazis afraid again

Don Hawkins - W7DAH Feb 1

@alissaazar
You don’t need a doctorate in psychology to recognize that fooker’s trolley has left the tracks.

Don Hawkins - W7DAH Feb 1

@alissaazar
Thing is, that’s how we are ALL gonna look soon. On ALL sides.

@alissaazar AYIN TACTICAL morale patch on his chest rig. Great pick

Gail Parenti Feb 1

@alissaazar OMG!

@alissaazar damn what a picture

Wulfy—Speaker to the machines Feb 1

Hahaha, look at that small penis!!!

@alissaazar Fuck ICE. Fuck DHS. Fuck Nazis. Keep up the good fight🙏

eestileib (she/hers)Feb 1

@alissaazar @Thorium

Are these local cops or ICE?

Alissa Azar Feb 1

@eestileib @Thorium federal agents. I’m not sure if ICE agents were responding yesterday, I personally only saw CBP feds