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New- article from this past weekend is out now where a rally organized by a coalition of labor unions and community members turned violent when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’s unwavering resistance.

I spoke with multiple people who were on the ground, including a street medic who said “I’ve been working in this field for over 8 years now and I’ve seen a lot of shit, but that was truly one of the most terrible things I’ve witnessed and I never thought that I’d have to see actual children getting gassed like that, but here we are I suppose.”

“This couple with a stroller emerged from the cloud with their maybe 2 or 3 year old daughter sitting barely conscious in that stroller. The parents were coughing and could barely walk, couldn’t see anything, this poor little girl was covered in her own vomit and sputum and mucus was pouring from her nose. She was just sitting there barely conscious, wheezing heavily, barely breathing through the wheezing…”

The medic told me that they had treated at least four children that day, adding "I’m never ever going to forget the sounds of those kids wailing in pain hacking up a lung in full panic mode. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my 8+ years of street medicine and EMS work."

https://www.wewillfreeus.org/portlands-labor-against-ice-march-faces-brutal-federal-response/

#Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons #teargas

Wizards have posted a beautiful tribute to Kai Budde. Here's to the greatest to ever play #MagicTheGathering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nELcQYaqTmk

THREAD ON FRIDAY 23 JANUARY RALLY "PORTLAND STANDS WITH MINNEAPOLIS"

Held at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Park, and convoked by Socialist Alternative and No Kings/50501

by Sweet Science, Savage Art (@sweetscisavart.bsky.social)
on Bluesky 2026-01-24 at 07:39

What I saw last night at the PDX anti-ICE rally hosted by @socialistalt.bsky.social [Socialist Alternative] and @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social [No Kings/50501] was one of the most cowardly, embarrassing, and dangerous things I've seen. The so-called security and organizers prioritized the safety of literal fascists over the community.

From the beginning, random lone fascists started roaming the crowd heckling the speakers, filming the crowd, and intimidating the participants. The security, some of who had Portland Resistance hi-vis vests on, never bothered to engage with them to distract, de-escalate, or create space.

Instead they followed 20 feet behind, observing and reporting like a bunch of depressed mall cops.

Emboldened by the lack of pushback, a handful of fascist live streamers showed up with megaphones to roam the crowd shouting slurs and daring people to fight them.

During this the organizers kept telling people to "ignore and engage" the fash who were actively disrupting the rally.

After 30+ mins of this the fascists were allowed to casually walk onto the stage and completely disrupt the speakers.

Comrades in the crowd who had enough of the inaction of security and organizers rushed the stage to physically remove the fash only to be set upon by the security. The security formed a protective ring around the fash in order to allow them to shout slurs at the crowd and shut down the rally early.

When comrades tried to get past, the peace police physically restrained those comrades and threatened to call the cops and press charges.

The peace police also said that the comrades who tried to get past them to remove the fash were, "just as bad as they were," as if those willing to physically remove Nazis and as bad as the Nazis disrupters themselves.

Anyone who has worked safety with me knows that I understand that there is a time and a place to throw hands and that there are many alternatives. However, none of these alternatives were used due to cowardice and prioritizing liberal peace politics over safety and common sense.

It is obvious that @socialistalt.bsky.social and @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social at best care about the more about the safety and organizing of literal fascists, and at worst can be considered to be collaborating with fascists who they essentially invited on stage due to their cowardly lack of action.

They wish to stand up to a militarized fascist police state when they can't even stand up to a handful of live streamers. Furthermore, they threaten to use the violence of said police state as a weapon against actual comrades in the name of "peace".

They repeatedly said to "not give them what they want". However, they in turn gave the fash something far more valuable than content, permission to disrupt our events without consequence.

For years the anti-fascist community has kept our cities in the PNW safe because fash knew they would be set upon instantly. My comrades have bled, served time, and died in this struggle. Now fash now know they can just casually stroll into our events and that liberals will protect them.

I am sickened and ashamed to have been in Portland last night. We need to do better and orgs like @socialistalt.bsky.social and @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social need to take a step back from organizing rallies, self crit, connect with actual safety teams, and make sure this never happens again.

Unrolled Thread:
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:mp2xbrddspm6gr7ouhpvd2w4/post/3md6kdwf2dc24
First Post:
https://bsky.app/profile/sweetscisavart.bsky.social/post/3md6kdwf2dc24

#PDX

The permanent vigil put up last night in downtown Portland, Oregon has lasted through the night!

A message on the barricades:

Tonight, we seized and reclaimed a small portion of land from the largest settler colony in the world. For Renee, for two of our own shot by CBP. For them, we all dedicate night 1

#pdx #portland

This is the face of the ICE agent who just shot a U.S. citizen: Renee Good.

Musk and others are already spreading lies that she was a threat to people and was trying to drive them over. That's of course not true, but it's what he needs to say to continue manufacturing consent for ICE's kidnappings.

#PDX #Oregon
From the Portland DSA’s Bluesky account:

No War for Oil! US out of Venezuela! Rally today SW 10th and Burnside 3:30 pm