Battle Portland:

[mountaineer]

Andy Ngô    @MrAndyNgo
6h
Yesterday, antifa black bloc tried to break down the door of the @PortlandPolice union building in the middle of the day. Police made no arrests. This is the same building #antifa set fire to multiple times at riots last year.
6:50 AM · Feb 11, 2021

Published 19 hours ago
Rioters try breaking down door of Portland Police Association
Police added that those trying to break in were subject to arrest.
By Sam Dorman | Fox News

Rioters are attempting to break down the door of the Portland Police Association, law enforcement said on Wednesday evening.

"A protest has developed near North Lombard Street and North Campbell Avenue, where participants have tried to break down the door the Portland Police Association," the Portland police tweeted. "We are monitoring the situation."

Police added that those trying to break in were subject to arrest. ...

FOX News

[mystery-ak]

‘No arrests’: Portland protesters pelt officers with ice, break windows of businesses as police RETREAT and post pictures (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/usa/515504-portland-police-protesters-precinct/

[GtHawk]

‘No arrests’: Portland protesters pelt officers with ice, break windows of businesses as police RETREAT and post pictures (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/usa/515504-portland-police-protesters-precinct/

Well that'l larn em not to do that again.

[PeteS in CA]

One Night With the Man Who Puts Plywood on Portland’s Smashed Windows

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/02/17/one-night-with-the-man-who-puts-plywood-on-portlands-smashed-windows/

On Feb. 12, Portland protesters held a snowball fight. About 75 people—some dressed in black bloc, others wearing '80s-style ski suits—gathered in Director Park for what was cheekily billed as "Antifa Snow Day." ... Around 10 pm, a smaller group set out for the Portland Police Bureau's Central Precinct. Not long after, somebody started shattering windows: at a ZoomCare clinic, then a Starbucks.

That's when Starbucks received help.

John, 42, drove in from his home in Oregon City in a used Toyota 4X4. He bought that rig for $11,000 this summer. He paid cash, from overtime in one of the few businesses that got better over the past year.

He's in the plywood installation business.

Starting May 29, the night Portlanders protesting the death of George Floyd shattered windows, John worked 76 consecutive days, at least 15 hours a day.

"Our calls went through the roof," John says, navigating the ice-slick streets. "We had the whole Target. That was a shitshow. We had one call come in for 45 windows right there on Yamhill. Just one call."

Some facts you won't find in this story: John's last name, the name of his company, or who the company contracts with. Those were the conditions John established for getting a firsthand view of his work. John says his company's office has been "doxxed" several times this summer. Internet bullying isn't an idle threat: Some city contractors saw their windows shattered in 2020 for working with the police or on homeless sweeps.

John describes himself as conservative, a churchgoing man among the socialists, with no love for window-breakers.

"The most jacked-up part of this is seeing families sobbing," he says. "It's hard to be there for them emotionally when they've lost everything. First because of COVID, then all their inventory's been taken. They're crying, sobbing. It's heartbreaking, dude. That's where I got turned off toward some of these groups that are doing this in the name of justice."

Yeah, yeah, Starbucks "can afford it" ... well maybe. Maybe Starbucks will decide the store with smashed windows isn't worth the trouble and PRESTO! Dozens of jobs got smashed. Others the guy does work for are ordinary family people looking at a smashed, looted, and vandalized business, wondering whether their lives were also smashed.

[mountaineer]

Heartbreaking. Will people ever fight back? 

[Smokin Joe]

Heartbreaking. Will people ever fight back? 

Here's the catch-22 in that. One shot fired in self defense and the Democrats trundle out their wet dream gun laws, to the adulation of the MSM and even "bipartisan" support.

Short of throwing rocks back and hefting their own Molotov cocktails, (and even then) the resistance to the rioters will never be given a fair shake, the rioters will be portrayed as victims, and likely will have kids in the mix to use as human shields. Only well aimed fire would be adequate in defending against those who needed to be defended against without harming people who can claim they were just there to see or just passing by.

Remember, every incident BLM is based on is surrounded by a fog of lies, on which is painted an untrue version of events leading to the death of someone engaged in criminal acts, and if there is no truth in their raison d' etre, there will be no truth in reporting actions taken against them.

[mystery-ak]

JUST IN: Antifa destroyed numerous businesses during a riot in Portland last night, including this Chipotlepic.twitter.com/Wy6gluKcWe

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 28, 2021

[Smokin Joe]

"ACAB" seen in the video has a couple of street meanings "All Cops Are Bastards" and "All Capitalists Are Bastards".

I wonder which they meant or whether they meant both?

[mountaineer]

Andy Ngô  @MrAndyNgo

Portland was rattled again by another riot over the weekend where BLM-antifa smashed up businesses & vehicles. Police responded late, being stretched too thin because of multiple shootings across city. Antifa are not going away under a Biden administration

Antifa’s preplanned Saturday night protest in Portland quickly turned into a violent riot as they marched in Portland’s wealthy Pearl District, where they vandalized businesses and mobbed the few responding police officers.

[sneakypete]

They are obviously dangerous right-wing radical Trump supporters because the news always tell me they are the dangerous ones,and we all know that our teebees would never lie to us.

[mountaineer]

Feds quietly dismiss dozens of Portland protest cases
KGW found 31 of 90 protest cases have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Justice, despite warnings there would be “consequences for acts of violence."
Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW)
Published: 1:49 PM PST March 2, 2021
Updated: 1:49 PM PST March 2, 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal prosecutors have dismissed more than one-third of cases stemming from last summer’s violent protests in downtown Portland, when protesters clashed with federal agents. KGW reviewed federal court records and found 31 of the 90 protest cases have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including a mix of misdemeanor and felony charges.

Some of the most serious charges dropped include four defendants charged with assaulting a federal officer, which is a felony. More than half of the dropped charges were "dismissed with prejudice," which several former federal prosecutors described as extremely rare. “Dismissed with prejudice” means the case can’t be brought back to court.

The dismissal of protest cases runs counter to the tough talk coming from the U.S. Department of Justice last summer. Billy Williams, then-U.S. Attorney for Oregon, vowed there would be consequences for the nightly graffiti, fires and vandalism outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse.

“Make no mistake: those who commit violence in the name of protest, will be investigated, arrested, prosecuted, and face prison time,” said Williams in a Sept. 25, 2020 press release. ...

KGW

[mountaineer]

Andy Ngô  @MrAndyNgo·
3m
BREAKING: Sources have informed me that Portland city councilwoman @JoAnnPDX allegedly rear-ended a driver & then fled the scene. Jo Ann Hardesty is a BLM activist who blamed the Portland #antifa riots on white nationalists, & calls for defunding police.

2:58 PM · Mar 4, 2021·

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1367565145828900869

Story at the Post-Millennial:

Portland city councilwoman and outspoken Black Lives Matter activist Jo Ann Hardesty allegedly fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday.

Sources not authorized to speak on record tell The Post Millennial that on March 3, Hardesty rear-ended another driver in southeast Portland and then left the scene. The victim, Evelyn Ellis, a 56-year-old teacher in the Portland Public Schools district, allegedly recognized the driver who hit her as the city councilwoman. Ellis reported the hit and run incident to Portland Police, who took a report. She allegedly saw the driver using a phone before being hit. ...

Since becoming a city commissioner in 2019, Hardesty has been widely celebrated for her anti-police views. But she has also been embroiled in controversies. During the beginning of the BLM-Antifa riots in May 2020, Hardesty spread a baseless conspiracy theory in a press conference that the violence was being committed by white nationalists. Less than two months later, she told Marie Claire magazine that police were behind a criminal conspiracy to set a property on fire at protests. ...

[sneakypete]

Andy Ngô  @MrAndyNgo·
3m
BREAKING: Sources have informed me that Portland city councilwoman @JoAnnPDX allegedly rear-ended a driver & then fled the scene. Jo Ann Hardesty is a BLM activist who blamed the Portland #antifa riots on white nationalists, & calls for defunding police.

2:58 PM · Mar 4, 2021·

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1367565145828900869

Story at the Post-Millennial:

@mountaineer

I would almost swear I see her stumbling though scenes on each season of "The Walking Dead"!

[mountaineer]

She's pretty darn scary.

[Hoodat]

Portland city councilwoman and outspoken Black Lives Matter activist Jo Ann Hardesty allegedly fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday.

Sources not authorized to speak on record tell The Post Millennial that on March 3, Hardesty rear-ended another driver in southeast Portland and then left the scene. The victim, Evelyn Ellis, a 56-year-old teacher in the Portland Public Schools district, allegedly recognized the driver who hit her as the city councilwoman. Ellis reported the hit and run incident to Portland Police, who took a report. She allegedly saw the driver using a phone before being hit. ...

That's a felony when Republicans do it.  Not sure if it illegal at all with Democrats though.

[LMAO]

How is it that Portland has not been officially declared a failed city? Portland, along with many other cities and states like California, are perfect exhibits of progressivism’s failure

[Smokin Joe]

How is it that Portland has not been officially declared a failed city? Portland, along with many other cities and states like California, are perfect exhibits of progressivism’s failure

Because it depends on what you consider success.

For the Left, Mayhem, the destruction of the Rule of Law, theft and destruction, people living in fear, are all positives in the battle for frightened people who are easier to control with "whatever means are necessary", regardless of the Constitution and Civil Rights.  Even tyranny is more acceptable than violent anarchy for many, simply because there is order.

[mikezpen]

This is national news if  Republican's behind the wheel.

In this case, Portland police deny it was her.

[mountaineer]

Suspected Explosive Device Damages RV in Argay Terrace Neighborhood
March 06, 2021 13:36

 
Portland Police Arson Unit is investigating a possible explosive device detonation that caused damage to a recreational vehicle in the Argay Terrace Neighborhood.

On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 8:41a.m. Portland Police were dispatched to assist Portland Fire and Rescue on a report of a trailer on fire in the 3800 block of Northeast 141st Drive. When they arrived they found smoke coming from a RV parked there (photo). Firefighters found smoke but no fire, and determined that no one had been injured.

An initial investigation indicated that an explosion had happened outside the RV, and that it was suspicious in nature. It was believed to be an explosive device. It's unknown if the RV was occupied at the time.  ...


Portland Police

[mystery-ak]

Portland Can Relax. The 'Enhanced Community Safety Team' Is On The Job
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/07/portland-can-relax-the-enhanced-community-safety-team-is-on-the-job-n1430580

[BassWrangler]

Suspected Explosive Device Damages RV in Argay Terrace Neighborhood
March 06, 2021 13:36

 
Portland Police Arson Unit is investigating a possible explosive device detonation that caused damage to a recreational vehicle in the Argay Terrace Neighborhood.

On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 8:41a.m. Portland Police were dispatched to assist Portland Fire and Rescue on a report of a trailer on fire in the 3800 block of Northeast 141st Drive. When they arrived they found smoke coming from a RV parked there (photo). Firefighters found smoke but no fire, and determined that no one had been injured.

An initial investigation indicated that an explosion had happened outside the RV, and that it was suspicious in nature. It was believed to be an explosive device. It's unknown if the RV was occupied at the time.  ...


Portland Police

Probably just one of those "commercial grade fireworks" that Pantifa likes to throw at the police.

[mountaineer]

As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
By SARA CLINE yesterday
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have been shot in broad daylight as they left a bar in Portland, Oregon.

He drove there as fast as he could. An officer told him one of his nephews was heading to the hospital and the other, Tyrell Penney, hadn’t survived. ...

Responding to the calls for change in policing, the mayor and City Council cut several police programs from the budget, including one Yarborough believes could have saved his nephew. A specialized unit focused on curbing gun violence, which had long faced criticism for disproportionately targeting people of color, was disbanded a month before Penney, a 27-year-old Black man visiting from Sacramento, California, was killed on July 25.

Yarborough and some other families wonder if ending the unit is partly to blame for Portland’s dramatic spike in shootings, but officials and experts attribute increased gun violence in cities nationwide to the hardships of the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment, economic anxiety and stress on mental health.

“Without a doubt, I think it is a possibility that my nephew could still be alive if (the Gun Violence Reduction Team) was not dissolved,” said Yarborough, a crisis response volunteer for Portland police who responds to shootings to support victims’ families.  ...

The push was led by Jo Ann Hardesty, the first Black woman elected to the City Council. She cited a 2018 audit showing nearly 60% of people stopped by the gun violence team were Black — though they make up less than 6% of the city’s population.

Nearly half of the 55 total homicide victims in 2020 were people of color, many of them from Portland’s historically Black neighborhoods, according to city statistics.

So far this year, there have been 17 homicides — a concerning number considering there had only been one homicide in the same period in 2020.  ...

Full story at AP

[sneakypete]

Hit all bees de white debbils falts!

[Hoodat]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have been shot in broad daylight as they left a bar in Portland, Oregon.

He drove there as fast as he could. An officer told him one of his nephews was heading to the hospital and the other, Tyrell Penney, hadn’t survived. ...

Responding to the calls for change in policing, the mayor and City Council cut several police programs from the budget, including one Yarborough believes could have saved his nephew. A specialized unit focused on curbing gun violence, which had long faced criticism for disproportionately targeting people of color, was disbanded a month before Penney, a 27-year-old Black man visiting from Sacramento, California, was killed on July 25.

Elections have consequences.  But don't expect empathy from the Left.  They aren't capable of it.

[BassWrangler]

Elections have consequences.  But don't expect empathy from the Left.  They aren't capable of it.

You are so right. I think it's also a generational thing - the outcome of the Woke education these little turds are getting.