Alissa Azar

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2026-04-12 08:24:17 CEST

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Fuck Jonathan Choe but this is so funny
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2026-04-12 07:36:07 CEST

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he was not charged or arrested. And it happened numerous times.
Portland police have a long history of not only protecting the far right but collaborating with them, including exchanging text messages with far right that included information on the location of anti fascists. The police union here also has a dark history that’s worth reading about. Formed in ‘42 and was the first successful police union in the country. The first president of the union, Otto Meiners, was a literal Nazi and a a former member of the pro Nazi German American Bund.
Portland police also used to have a “red squad” which was tasked with beating the shit out of and infiltrating, and surveilling labor organizers, communist, anarchists and lefty activists. There was lots of overlap between police in this squad and the Oregon KKK. I think it was around 1923 or so it was estimated at least half of the portland police bureau were members of the KKK. PPB still has a “red squad” it’s just not called that anymore and not as transparent about its purpose.
In the 80’s, portland police officers dropped dead possums in front of a Black soul food restaurant. Also in the 80’s, after Portland police murdered a Black man by putting him in a chokehold, cops sold "don't choke 'em, smoke 'em" t-shirts from one of the precincts on the day of his funeral.
In 2000 a PPB cop placed a shrine dedicated to Nazi soldiers at a public park. The city protected him after this and gave him a promotion almost 10 years later. Even after admitting he wore nazi uniforms and collected memorabilia he was never fired. He even received awards.
After Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson murdered Michael Brown, at least 3 PPB cops altered images of their police badges to say "I am Darren Wilson”
I could go on.. If you know about Oregon’s racist and dark history this probably isn’t a surprise but if not I highly recommend reading about it.

2026-04-12 06:45:01 CEST

Dozens of dildos fill the driveway of the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. They’re all over the property and many have been thrown over the gate.
Far right propagandist Katie Daviscourt and her crew ran away after also being pummeled with dildos.
#pdx #portland #ICE
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2026-04-12 01:30:01 CEST

Far right instigator and grifter Peter Walter Patrick (aka Conspiretard), of Coos Bay, Oregon has taken to social media to claim an end to “Patriot Corner.” For those unfamiliar, that’s what the far right assholes have been calling the area at the Portland, OR ICE facility where the far right tends to gather as people protest against ICE. They frequently instigate altercations, start fights, and spew hateful rhetoric and slurs as obnoxiously as possible while manufacturing content and false narratives for their live streams and Twitter feeds.
He is claiming an end to this chapter and the beginning of what they are now calling “Rose City Patriots” (which lol because barely any of them are even from rose city). Their stated goal is to “stand firmly against Antifa” and attend more events and disrupt more protests outside of the ICE facility.
Not sure how much will actually change considering this group has already been showing up to other events outside of ICE in Portland. And although they have been relatively small, they have still been both violent and disruptive. Also worth noting with this shift the attempt to recruit more fascists. So just something to be aware of and be on the lookout for.
A few months ago Peter dressed up in a skull mask to menace children and families at a Coos Bay community dance and Pride event. He arrived with two other fash assholes, Chris Sims and Daniel Vrosh (Danny Rebel). They harassed the Pride Prom and drag show and attempted to intimidate attendees and event staff. The two people he showed up with (who are from Washington) also have quite the track record of inciting violence and harassing people. Including filming and harassing children during school walk outs. The three of them showed up to disrupt the All Ages Pride Prom Drag Show after a call to counter it was put out by right wing extremist Chris Tough aka "Himwho.” Chris has a long history of being affiliated with the areas far right street fighter types, including Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer, and threepers.
#portland #pdx
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2026-03-29 01:57:37 CET

About 30,000 people out in Portland, OR for No Kings.
A few hundred are now gathered at the ICE facility. Things were quiet and people were chanting when suddenly DHS came out and made an arrest. People pushed forward and forced them to retreat back into the building. Quite a few projectiles thrown. Surprisingly no munitions from Feds

2026-02-13 07:27:09 CET

Living My Life by Emma Goldman - this edition is from 1931
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2026-02-01 01:54:30 CET

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
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2026-01-30 21:33:37 CET

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It’s a civil case, no potential jail time involved in this trial. The claims are trespass, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and intentional interference with economic relations. They are not asking for a specific amount, but the jury can award up to $1,000,000 per defendant, and they are also asking for punitive damages, which the jury can award up to $9,000,000 per defendant for.

2026-01-17 23:48:51 CET

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They made nazi popsicles in Minneapolis today 😭
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2025-12-06 00:27:19 CET

Hundreds continue to pack City Hall, and the message hasn’t changed: Portland refuses to let liberal smokescreens and nonprofit respectability politics shield the violence ICE is perpetuating against our communities. Are we going to regulate fascism or reject it?
I sat down with two anarchists who have been pushing for the revocation of the ICE permit and believe abolition is the only way towards liberation.
Read more here:
https://www.wewillfreeus.org/abolition-not-fines-for-fascism/

2025-11-21 00:43:30 CET

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a SWANA nonbinary anarchist wasn’t available so I guess this was the next best option lol. I am very grateful though in the past it felt like me and the therapist were living in two very different worlds

2025-11-20 20:32:18 CET

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your honor it’s not a death threat it’s just “divisive” silly

2025-11-15 01:02:12 CET

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Appreciate you all so much thanks for the help! Looks like I’ll stick to scrolling for 4 hours 🤠
If anyone is ever down to help with the occasional search who has that capability definitely let me know!

2025-11-13 07:59:25 CET

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they mentioned job postings for Newport regarding corrections officers for the detention facility, medical staff, and transportation drivers but no word of intent to withdraw. I’ll look into it tomorrow I’m far too tired right now 😅

2025-09-16 20:56:17 CEST

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fuck… any more info?

2025-08-23 23:42:33 CEST

Just walked thru rainbow revivals "scared straight" rally happening in downtown Portland on the waterfront. There are approximately 43 transphobes here all suffering heat strokes while listening to god awful Jesus music and crying and I can't stop laughing.

2025-06-13 21:01:43 CEST

10 arrests last night at ICE in Portland. All arrests made by Portland Police.
The strategy thus far has been PPB to be on standby nearby and come in to make targeted arrests before retreating again.
I am confident that DHS police and whatever feds are out on any given night are relaying identifying information to PPB who then come in for said targeted arrests. Also always assume and act as if there are definitely undercovers in the crowd. Just some things to be mindful of.
The other night I also heard DHS on radios relaying identifying information about a specific person- this included what they WERE wearing, as well as a description of what they changed into. Unsure if it was a de-bloc situation or changing clothes that were soaked in chemicals, but something to keep in mind either way. Changing your clothes means nothing if people see your change up

2025-05-24 03:17:59 CEST

Does anyone know if Joey camp is actually dead? Really need some good news in my life rn

2025-05-06 06:07:29 CEST

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Cops have retreated and students cheered. Before the bike cops left, someone rode by on their bicycle and had to get past the cops. The bike cop closest to them rammed his bike into the cyclist making them eat shit. Im assuming the cop thought it was a protestor but it was a random person passing by.
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2025-05-06 05:51:00 CEST

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This is how portland state university responds to students saying they don’t feel safe when transphobes and bigots are welcome on their campus
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2025-05-06 05:46:33 CEST

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look at this fucking loser hiding behind the cops lmao
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2025-05-06 05:43:15 CEST

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Two more arrests

2025-05-06 05:33:06 CEST

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Jonathan choe keep my name out of your mouth you nasty ass boot licking bitch. I knew he was a creep but watching him move irl is just next level gross

2025-05-06 04:09:44 CEST

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At the front entrance now. At least one person was arrested and PPB got very brutal. I was at the back so didn’t see what happened leading up to this
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2025-05-06 04:01:31 CEST

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Some folks are having a dance party and waving trans flags in the park blocks, others are by the entrance and being more confrontational. Some folks held the back door open as people rushed in. Cops quickly blocked it off

2025-05-06 03:58:19 CEST

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Didn’t catch him with no mask but this is the Nazi. If any researchers want to see the literature he was handing out I have a copy
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2025-05-06 03:37:04 CEST

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Folks just pushed out some dude handing out national socialist literature. Bike cops surrounded him and gave him a personal escort and are now protecting the building he’s hiding in

2025-05-06 03:01:35 CEST

TPUSA is hosting transphobe Riley Gaines at Portland State University tonight at 6:30 pm in the student union. Students have organized a counter demonstration to TPUSA’s bigotry and transphobia being welcome on campus.
Folks have already started gathering in the park blocks on campus. Lots of trans flag around, music blasting, suns out. Portland police bike squad is already out in front of Smith along with campus security and various far-right internet trolls.
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2025-05-04 20:20:35 CEST

Is anyone else seeing a lot more Nazi bikers in town recently? I know I am posting this as the One show is wrapping up but I’ve been noticing it for at least two months or so now so it’s not that.

2025-03-28 22:53:01 CET

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yeah exactly… let alone a very common font. I also wouldn’t share my crimes online lmao it’s just so stupid for so many reasons but she knows what she’s doing and she’s not very bright.

2025-03-26 18:20:42 CET

This fucking idiot lol. I post stuff like this ALL the time. So not only are Katie Daviscourt and TPM implying that everything like this I publish is something I myself did, but they are lying and reaching for the stars all to get attention by Elon and the feds on me.
Katie not only are you racist as hell for this but you are also extremely stupid! It took me less than two seconds zooming in to see these are two entirely different fonts lol. But of course that’s not the point is it? We’ve seen time and time again all they’re good for is making stuff up. The point is targeted harassment and violence.
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2025-03-24 23:55:12 CET

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Here’s that old post: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/112239221600289408
I’m not sure if any of these dangerous practices are still something they do, but it’s something people should be aware of regardless.
At an anti ICE rally a few weeks ago, their group made racist remarks to Latiné student organizers on campus. Recently, they held a rally for Mahmoud Khalil near the library at PSU. Not only had they condemned the occupations last spring and now were pretending to be supportive, but they denied multiple students who were involved with campus organizing at the time and have been personally in communication with Mahmoud for almost a year the space to speak.

2025-03-24 21:13:01 CET

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They just posted a flyer on instagram for Land Day (and lied about Palestinian and Arab organizers being talked to/invited to join) and at the bottom of it it’s just 5 logos for orgs that are all really just one MLM org / one big grift 😭

2025-03-24 21:10:41 CET

Portland for Palestine and all their other ghost groups they’ve created to funnel recruits to FRSO and grift is not a safe group to organize with and their events are unsafe. I cannot emphasize this enough.
A long time ago I posted something on here detailing some of the things they had done that endangered the community. Things have gotten much worse since.
Portland for Palestine/P4P is no longer the only group operating in Portland as FRSO under a different name. They are now operating under “SDS,” “Portland Contra las Deportaciones,” “Awan,” and “Portland for Palestine.”
Not only have these grifters endangered our community, but they are co-opting multiple struggles. First Palestine, now ICE and antifascism too.
My server doesn’t have the search for specific posts I made function, so if anyone is able to find that original post I made easily and can send it to me or post it here, please do 🖤 this is a community safety issue.

2025-03-19 04:34:53 CET

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it’s like a saying/proverb in Arabic. But I agree, so powerful 🖤

2025-03-19 02:57:39 CET

Just drove by a Tesla that drove into a wall… I’ve never seen that many people taking pictures of a crash in my entire life

2025-03-19 00:32:11 CET

Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest. This letter was dictated over the phone from the ICE detention facility in Louisiana:
My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.
Who has the right to have rights? It is certainly not the humans crowded into the cells here. It isn’t the
Senegalese man I met who has been deprived of his liberty for a year, his legal situation in limbo and his
family an ocean away. It isn’t the 21-year-old detainee I met, who stepped foot in this country at age nine, only to be deported without so much as a hearing.
Justice escapes the contours of this nation’s immigration facilities.
On March 8, I was taken by DHS agents who refused to provide a warrant, and accosted my wife and me as we returned from dinner. By now, the footage of that night has been made public. Before I knew what was happening, agents handcuffed and forced me into an unmarked car. At that moment, my only concern was for Noor’s safety. I had no idea if she would be taken too, since the agents had threatened to arrest her for not leaving my side. DHS would not tell me anything for hours — I did not know the cause of my arrest or if I was facing immediate deportation. At 26 Federal Plaza, I slept on the cold floor. In the early morning hours, agents transported me to another facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. There, I slept on the ground and was refused a blanket despite my request.
My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free
Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed in full force Monday night. With January’s
ceasefire now broken, parents in Gaza are once again cradling too-small shrouds, and families are forced to weigh starvation and displacement against bombs. It is our moral imperative to persist in the struggle for their complete freedom.
I was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria to a family which has been displaced from their land
since the 1948 Nakba. I spent my youth in proximity to yet distant from my homeland. But being
Palestinian is an experience that transcends borders. I see in my circumstances similarities to Israel’s use of administrative detention — imprisonment without trial or charge — to strip Palestinians of their rights. I think of our friend Omar Khatib, who was incarcerated without charge or trial by Israel as he returned home from travel. I think of Gaza hospital director and pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was taken captive by the Israeli military on December 27 and remains in an Israeli torture camp today. For Palestinians, imprisonment without due process is commonplace.
I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear. My unjust detention is indicative of the anti-Palestinian racism that both the Biden and Trump administrations have demonstrated over the past 16 months as the U.S. has continued to supply Israel with weapons to kill Palestinians and prevented international intervention. For decades, anti-Palestinian racism has driven efforts to expand U.S. laws and practices that are used to violently repress Palestinians, Arab Americans, and other communities. That is precisely why I am being
targeted.
While I await legal decisions that hold the futures of my wife and child in the balance, those who enabled
my targeting remain comfortably at Columbia University. Presidents Shafik, Armstrong, and Dean
Yarhi-Milo laid the groundwork for the U.S. government to target me by arbitrarily disciplining
pro-Palestinian students and allowing viral doxing campaigns — based on racism and disinformation —
to go unchecked.
Columbia targeted me for my activism, creating a new authoritarian disciplinary office to bypass due
process and silence students criticizing Israel. Columbia surrendered to federal pressure by disclosing student records to Congress and yielding to the Trump administration's latest threats. My arrest, the expulsion or suspension of at least 22 Columbia students — some stripped of their B.A. degrees just weeks before graduation — and the expulsion of SWC President Grant Miner on the eve of contract negotiations, are clear examples.
If anything, my detention is a testament to the strength of the student movement in shifting public opinion toward Palestinian liberation. Students have long been at the forefront of change — leading the charge against the Vietnam War, standing on the frontlines of the civil rights movement, and driving the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Today, too, even if the public has yet to fully grasp it, it is students who steer us toward truth and justice.
The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent. Visa-holders, green-card carriers, and citizens alike will all be targeted for their political beliefs. In the weeks ahead, students, advocates, and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest for Palestine. At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all.
Knowing fully that this moment transcends my individual circumstances, I hope nonetheless to be free to witness the birth of my first-born child.
https://ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/attach/2025/03/Letter_from_a_Palestinian_Political_Prisoner_in_Louisiana_March_18,_2025.pdf

2025-03-16 04:36:33 CET

Report back from Rose City Counter Info:
In the Fall of 2024, several dozen trees in the Harborton Reliability Project area were spiked. Metallic and ceramic spikes were used, and between one to three spikes were placed in each selected tree.
We waited before sending this message in order to give time for legal advocacy groups to do their work, and also to let any traces of our presence decay into the loam.
Now, the project continues despite the efforts of the community, and the area threatened to be destroyed has grown.
It is now our time to get to work to defend forest park.
We will not let them take the earth from us.
Sincerely,
P.G.E. (Portlanders Getting Even)
https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2025/03/trees-spiked-in-forest-park/
#portland #oregon #pdx #forestpark #PGE

2025-03-14 07:35:30 CET

About a dozen cops showed up to the community free store again tonight. Before anyone had even arrived to set up, Jessie Burke, CEO and partner at The Society Hotel, was standing on the corner where folks usually set up with her husband speaking to a handful of police. Burke has a history of being hostile to the houseless community and those providing them resources. (In addition to everything in this article, she has countless posts on her instagram that are vile) https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/05/16/47206194/county-commissioner-candidate-saw-more-than-40k-funneled-to-her-husband-by-a-board-she-oversees
People ended up setting up just around the corner from where the free store typically is on Thursdays. Eventually, the police followed and surveilled from across the street for a while and eventually left. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were thrown off by how many people there were.
I think tonight displayed a successful community defense. While the police were still busy in the initial location with some people who stayed back to argue with them and the police tried to figure out if people had given up, others were around the corner setting up. When I first approached the distro setup in the new area, I was surprised by how many people there were. Not just the usual distro folks and people seeking resources, but others there to support and help keep the distro going even in the face of realtime repression. It wasn’t an ideal location to setup by any means, but people thought quick and didn’t let that ridiculous police response stop the distro from going on.
#CommunityFreeStore #Portland #pdx

2025-03-14 03:44:17 CET

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yes she is against it

2025-03-14 02:52:18 CET

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Police moved closer to surveil from across the street for a bit and have since left

2025-03-14 02:14:32 CET

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Before anyone arrived to attempt to set up, Jessie Burke, CEO and partner at The Society Hotel, was standing on the corner with a few other people talking to some cops. a few cops slowly turned into around 12-15. Some people are still standing on the initial location where the cops still are, others have moved around the corner to set up and continue distro. Cops are thus far just periodically driving past the new location.

2025-03-14 01:45:33 CET

Portland police are already at the community free store. At least 8 cops on foot. No one has even set up yet

2025-03-13 20:33:15 CET

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People’s free library is on masto now! @npub1fu0…p70z

2025-03-13 19:38:57 CET

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5:30-7:30 behind blanchet house (4th and Flanders-ish, sometimes a block or two off but you’ll see people)

2025-03-13 19:30:54 CET

Thursday free store is tonight!!
Of course there is no guarantee whether there will or will not be a police response to distro tonight, but this will be the first Thursday distro after last week’s escalation by portland police.
Come down, check it out, take what you need, help out, or just hang out. The people’s free library has tons of great zines and the librarians love having conversations about them. It’s a great place to meet people and more people keeps things safer for everyone.
https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/114123548635602602
#Portland #pdx #CommunityFreeStore

2025-03-10 21:19:48 CET

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not as bad… it’s the same shit. all family is telling us right now is it’s exactly like it was ten years ago for minorities. our village is in wadi al Nasara (valley of christians) and the stories are fucking horrifying. People pretending to be a different religion again just to stay alive.

2025-03-10 21:17:27 CET

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yeah I’m down

2025-03-10 05:56:26 CET

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yeah… lots of media reporting it’s all loyalists being targeted but that is not true

2025-03-10 05:18:34 CET

Nothing but horror stories coming from Syria 💔 7mina ya rab

2025-03-08 20:45:33 CET

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portland, Oregon. Just edited it!

2025-03-08 20:08:21 CET

The city has approved PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project, which aims to clearcut 20 acres of
Forest Park to allow PGE to expand. Their goal is to begin this spring. This is 15 more acres than originally reported when this was first proposed.
What is the Harborton Reliability Project?
PGE wants to build new transmission lines from the new Harborton substation to Linton to Hillsboro. This lines up with where Intel plans to build a new semiconductor fabrication plant in the next five years, in addition to rebuilding their existing plant.
These expansions are largely aimed to serve the expansion of Intel and other big tech companies in Silicone Forest (which the city is also trying to expand). Each plant consumes as much electricity as 50,000 homes so the timing and location of this PGE update seems a little more than coincidental. Motivations aside, The Harborton Project started by proposing clear cutting a minimum of 6 acres through the park and putting up a line that would connect to the existing lines owned by the Bonneville Power Administration west of the current project area.
This project area is near the Harborton frog crossing, and it would demolish a wetland home to the red-legged frog that is federally recognized as a species of concern and protected in Oregon. While the initial "Project Area" designated by the PGE Harborton Fact Sheet only illustrated the first 6 acres to be cut headed west, it did not indicate how many additional acres of the park would need to be sacrificed to the southern leg of the project. A year ago, the PGE Harborton Project webpage passively mentioned an additional two phases to this project being in early planning stages but they craftily omitted that they had already obtained the permits for putting in underwater cables down the Columbia and Willamette to the Linnton substation.
PGE’s revised land-use application filed with the City of Portland proposed to clear cut 4.7 acres of 150+ year old Douglas fir and bigleaf maple trees and proposes to remove 5 white oak trees estimated to be 170-500 years old. In total, the proposal included the removal of 376 living trees, and 21 dead trees. It will permanently fill at least two wetlands and disrupts two streams that support multiple species of aquatic wildlife. That’s all when it was still 4.7 acres.
They slowly added more phases to their project as things progressed, which means more clear cutting of Forest Park. According to PGE, phase 5 of this project may also impact an additional 15 acres of Forest Park to the northwest and west potentially disrupting the Miller Creek watershed which contains salmon habitat. So it’s still unclear just *how much* they intend to clearcut, something PGE has been intentionally vague and confusing about from the early planning stages.
I will be updating regularly about this as things progress. #ForestPark #PGE

2025-03-07 23:44:13 CET

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I simply can’t get over how many cops showed up for a distro.
If you’ve never been to the Thursday free store location or are unfamiliar with the area… it’s usually somewhere off 3 or 4th and Flanders in downtown. Right by the Blanchet House. There is really not much going on around there.. a car will drive by every now and then, but it’s a very sparse traffic area. Same with foot traffic. Outside of people there for the free store, hardly anyone walks by. The community free store doesn’t bother anyone, it isn’t loud, not once has it blocked traffic, nothing. It’s even pretty hidden away.
There is no way to justify this.
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2025-03-07 23:39:15 CET

Yesterday at the community free store's Thursday distro, Portland Police arrived and began to harass community members both seeking and distributing resources. Around 6:00 PM, a group of about four officers approached as people were still setting up. They informed those present that the tables on the sidewalk needed to be removed or citations would be issued. Moments later, without any warning or explanation, an officer grabbed an individual by one of the tables, forced them to their knees, and restrained their hands behind their back. They were then dragged across the street, handcuffed, and placed in a squad car where they were held for 30 minutes before being released. When asked why they were being arrested, an officer said that they were just detaining people to get their identification.
In a matter of minutes, police went from supposedly being there because of the tables to detaining people they claimed were on the street. Soon after, the police presence intensified, with at least 11 squad cars present and over 20 officers on foot, filling an entire city block. Multiple people walking by asked if someone had been shot. It should be noted that PPB consistently complains about staff shortages but they have no issue sending out an insane amount of resources to harass and assault the houseless community and those helping them.
After the first arrest, I was standing on the sidewalk when two officers approached me, pulled me into the street, and restrained my hands behind my back. One officer repeatedly presented me with two options: accept a citation or go to jail.
Feeling angry and unjustly accused, I remained silent, refusing to comply with an unfair choice. When I didn't respond as he hoped, I was handcuffed and taken back to the sidewalk.
Eventually, I was released with a citation, which I believe was for impeding traffic, though the details are illegible.
During this incident, 3 people total were detained and cited, others were also subjected to harassment and being assaulted by the police, and citations were issued to parked cars nearby.
The community free store has become an essential resource in Portland, flourishing over the past year. It provides hot food, water, snacks, seasonal clothing, hygiene and medical supplies, tents, blankets, and more-resources that can be lifesaving.
Since January 2nd, the police have increasingly targeted the community free store. Initially, they surveiled from their vehicles, but soon escalated to recording from a distance, questioning individuals in groups, and gathering intelligence. Yesterday marked a significant escalation of their tactics.
As in previous encounters, when PPB threatened to cite individuals, many who relied on these vital resources left empty-handed. This intimidation strategy effectively discourages vulnerable populations from seeking help. Which is of course intentional. The police's actions also aim to instill fear among those distributing resources and to deter future congregation and participation. Detaining and citing individuals also serves to identify them for further intelligence gathering on these communities.
Mutual aid efforts, the poor, and houseless communities have long faced repression and state-sanctioned violence. The autonomy and self-reliance fostered by these community initiatives challenge state authority and control over our lives. It is not uncommon for those involved in mutual aid to experience harassment, surveillance, physical violence, arrests, and citations. The state utilizes various repressive measures, criminalizing mutual aid activities and deploying law enforcement to disrupt gatherings. This situation highlights the ongoing tension between state power and community resilience, emphasizing the urgent need to protect mutual aid as a crucial form of organization that addresses systemic inequalities and promotes collective empowerment.
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2025-03-07 09:35:46 CET

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for sure!

2025-03-07 05:14:45 CET

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My wrist is already bruising from their handcuffs and my skin is raised from being pinched… even people watching were yelling at PPB to stop twisting my arm as they removed my cuffs.
I know it’s always fuck 12 but wow what an insanely gross response for people doing distro and not bothering a soul. Portland police are definitely escalating their response to the community free store this is the worst yet.

2025-03-07 04:46:34 CET

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That was so fucked. 3 people including myself detained and cited. Counted at least 11 squad cars.
I was standing on the sidewalk and pulled off by cops who then handcuffed me and held me for over 30 minutes. I was let go with a citation for impeding traffic I think, the citation is not legible so not entirely sure and the cops didn’t tell me what the citation was.

2025-03-07 03:24:34 CET

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Multiple people detained

2025-03-07 03:19:50 CET

Pretty big police presence at free store. They’re citing people for distributing food and supplies to the community.
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2025-02-23 20:37:29 CET

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Idaho, and CDA specifically, has long been a testing ground for nazis and the far right. It’s an organizational hub for neo nazis and christo-fash, perhaps even the strongest/biggest in the country for both above and underground groups and organizing.
In addition to countless neo nazi groups, klan, militias, active clubs, Aryan nation, etc that were born and exist in Idaho, politicians in Idaho also have strong ties to white nationalists and far-right militias- including former lieutenant governor Janice McGeachin who is not ashamed to hide her love for far-right militias like the Three Percent Militia, spoke at Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist America First Political Action Conference, and has close ties to Ammon Bundy. Or Idaho state representative Heather Scott, who was an active participant in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Or Dave Reilly, who promoted the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, who was endorsed by the Idaho Freedom Foundation for a school board position (who lost and was then hired by the IFF as a communications strategist). There are countless examples such as these.
IFF is a far right lobbying group, and they are a major player in Idahos politics with a lot of power and influence, and are deeply tied to the far right. In 2022, 9 candidates who were not endorsed by the IFF say they were stalked, harassed, doxxed, and feared for their safety due to threats from white supremacists- several of which withdrew from the races because of this. One of the candidates even had a far right group doing “training sessions” outside of her home to intimidate her.
Pay attention to Idaho.

2025-02-23 19:50:56 CET

Yesterday, a woman was detained by three men who
refused to identify themselves for speaking during a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee town hall and pointing out that town halls are supposed to feature citizen comment. The men who detained her were not wearing any badges or security labels/company logos. They were carrying zip ties on them, and were handing out religious Christo-fash pamphlets. Some of the material they were passing out was titled “prayer guide for state legislators - make America righteous again”
The woman illegally detained is Teresa Borrenpohl. Other people (all democrats, according to local media) who tried to help were also detained. Additional footage displays an off duty officer attempting to remove her before the men in black did. He threatened to use force against her and threatened anyone who was filming.
The town hall took place at a high school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Local Idaho media claims that her violent removal was initiated by County Sheriff Bob Norris before involving LEAR Asset management, a private security firm with alleged ties to sheriff Norris.
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2025-02-18 04:35:22 CET

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I have over 600 pics to go thru from today but here’s a few of the don’t tread on me
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2025-02-18 00:52:53 CET

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I stg lol. Will share more pics when I get home. Very curious if they’re actually politically aligned with that, or if it’s a situation where liberals saw the far right using certain things and now doing it against them kinda thing

2025-02-18 00:48:55 CET

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There are so many don’t tread on me signs omg. One person is even wearing a Gadsden flag around their shoulders

2025-02-18 00:41:20 CET

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Dance party slowly transformed into chanting while the streets are blocked off. Energy got even higher. Pretty good vibes today, there was a really good energy and the best way I can describe it is as people feeling inspired- this is based off both talking to folks who are out and just palpable good vibes idk
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2025-02-17 23:57:01 CET

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Pretty much all day everyone has been following all laws. Even during the march the group got very split because people stopped for every single red light. All day the crowd has kept to sidewalks and parks. A few people put traffic cones on the block right in front of city hall blocking oncoming traffic. Now people have flooded into the streets. Lots of cheering, dancing and music

2025-02-17 23:46:11 CET

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Dance party is back on

2025-02-17 23:45:01 CET

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Lots of great signs. Will get some photos up when I’m out of the rain. Folks are back at city hall. There was a brief dance party, and now someone is saying something to the crowd but I can’t hear them over the overwhelming amount of cars honking in support of the protest

2025-02-17 22:56:40 CET

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Part of the group that marched made it to the other side of the Morrison Bridge, then took the Esplanade to take the Hawthorne bridge back to downtown. Bike cops swooped in trying to split the crowd and blocked off anyone else from following suit. March heading back to downtown as bike cops tail. This march was unplanned by organizers, but the people here all wanted to do something other than chant to an empty building. Similar to the last 50501 protest I went to in Salem, crowd today is extremely diverse in both politics and age

2025-02-17 22:29:34 CET

Massive turnout in Portland, OR at City Hall to protest against Trump & Musk and the fascist American regime. Thousands of people out. A group broke away from city hall and is now marching. I cannot see where the march starts nor where it ends.
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2025-02-17 09:15:14 CET

Today wasn’t all bad. Got an Arab style rendition of habby birzday with durbake and all
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2025-02-17 03:52:52 CET

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FYI Dan Tooze and other proud boys were talking about coming back to portland proper for A22. Delta park again, to be specific.

2025-02-17 01:20:58 CET

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As I was leaving I walked by this bottle that is placed right where all the proud boys parked and had just left from. 99% sure this bottle is filled with PB pee
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2025-02-17 01:20:32 CET

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Lovely folks out here.
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2025-02-17 01:19:53 CET

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Proud Boys and fash ended up leaving, antifascists stayed a little longer and left shortly after. Of course the police came back and approached the group again after the fascists left.
Multiple verbal confrontations and things got a little tense a few times but it was mostly verbal. Their shitty music got drowned out by a live performance of Bella Ciao
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2025-02-16 23:20:54 CET

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These men are so fucking disgusting. One of them won’t stop sexualizing femmes and one of my attackers from the Olympia incident is here and bragging about putting hands on me

2025-02-16 23:13:45 CET

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People still standing in the same spot. Verbal confrontations and chanting from both sides off and on. PB side is playing god awful music
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2025-02-16 22:59:34 CET

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PB’s came in and saw the stickers and got mad. The two sides are now congregated in the same spot with some more PB’s/fash across the street
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2025-02-16 21:44:42 CET

Currently near Clackamas mall where folks are out to counter a Proud Boy/far right flag wave scheduled for 1:30pm. Police showed up to harass antifascists but have since left.
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2025-02-13 23:04:15 CET

random ask but if you see any protests/counter protests happening in the US, or worldwide about the US, please either tag me on here/on bsky or DM me a link if you can <3 idc how frequent it is it won't be annoying i promise. i'm trying to keep eyes on things and there's a lot going on

2025-02-11 19:15:05 CET

There aren’t “enough hacks against the police… so we took matters into our own paws”
A group called the puppygirl hacker polycule has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country from Lexipol.
Lexipol is the name of the private company that develops policy manuals, training bulletins, and consulting services for first responders. It is the number one company writing policies that protect cops nationwide. It was founded by two police officers turned lawyers in 2003. Texas Law Review called them the “dominant force in police policymaking across the country,” despite the existence of other companies and nonprofits doing similar work.
The company drafts policies and manuals on matters ranging from use of force, less-lethal alternatives to rules surrounding confidential informants and high-speed chases. When speaking on Lexicon, DDoSecrets said “there is little transparency on how decisions are made to draft their policies, which have an oversized influence on policing in the United States.”
In 2017, the ACLU demanded that Lexipol “eliminate illegal and unclear directives that can lead to racial profiling and harassment of immigrants.” One year later, the ACLU said that Lexipol’s policies led an officer in the city of Spokane, WA to unlawfully detain and hold the victim of a car accident to be questioned by immigration authorities.
In 2015, Kris Jackson, a Black 22 year old, got into an argument with his partner. Police ended up knocking on the door and Jackson decided he didn’t want to deal with them as he was on probation. He tried leaving through the bathroom window when an officer rounded the corner of the building and saw Jackson hanging out the window. The cop immediately shot him, claiming he “looked aggressive” and that he had a gun. There was no gun found and Jackson died at the hospital.
Officer Klinge was not charged, of course, and received a payed vacation before quietly retiring. Jackson’s parents ended up filing a lawsuit against the officer, several police department staff, and the city of South Lake Tahoe, arguing that not only had Klinge used excessive force against their son, but that the police department had an illegal policy allowing him to do so. That policy, written by a company called Lexipol, stated that officers could use deadly force to protect themselves or others from any “imminent” threat of serious injury or death. An “imminent” threat, the policy explained, was broader than an “immediate” threat such as someone pointing a gun.
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipol-data-leak-puppygirl-hacker-polycule/

2025-02-09 20:06:29 CET

In getting ready for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police and other law enforcement agencies directed by the Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, forced over 100 houseless folks onto buses under threat of arrest. They were dumped in an unheated warehouse, all of their belongings are lost and their tents have been destroyed.
When one unhoused man told state police he didn't want to go the warehouse, the officers responded, “It’s either that or jail.”
The man offered to move somewhere else but was told: “No, you can come with us or we’ll cuff you and throw you in jail.” He complied and was bussed to the warehouse, where he was processed and given an identification bracelet.
Other unhoused people, including one woman still wearing a hospital bracelet, had been forced to quickly abandon all their possessions as officers descended and began to rip apart their tents with knives and a Caterpillar front-end loader, according to witnesses.
Three days before police began sending unhoused community members to the warehouse prison, New Orleans chief of staff/city council member visited the warehouse. She wrote in her affidavit that “the warehouse had no floor, and I was told by [on-site] staff that the walls had no insulation”. Rain leaked through holes in the roof, pooling on the ground near the sleeping area. There are also no eye level windows. New Orleans is also experiencing historic snowfall.
Workforce Group, the company that received the operating contract for the warehouse is politically connected to Governor Landry. They’re charging $17.5 million for 3 months. “The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/louisiana-unhoused-people-warehouse

2025-02-07 23:57:41 CET

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It was almost entirely Black folks responding to the nazis, Black youth to be more specific, and other youth of color. Not only were the cops protecting the nazis as usual, but other footage shows police getting violent and pushing Black people down to the ground in order to protect the nazis and get them away. Just layers and layers of racism.
The response today was honestly remarkable. This wasn’t a planned counter-action. It was a spontaneous response that was both community defense and direct action. They still persisted and showed no fear in directly confronting nazi scum. And they made the unbadged nazis leave.
Protect and support the kids. They are leading the way.

2025-02-07 22:27:17 CET

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Update: it appears the little nazi boys club ended up scurrying to get away in their uhual *because* of the group that rushed through police barricades.
It was a group of young kids and they got at least one of their swastika flags and burned it on a livestream lmao
“Hitler been dead y’all living in the ‘40s”
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2025-02-07 21:48:18 CET

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Here is a street camera view showing the police blocking off one of the entrances. They were there protecting the nazis before any opposition showed up.
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2025-02-07 21:46:29 CET

US based neo-nazi group “hate club” held a flag wave in Cincinnati today where they waved swastika flags and carried rifles. Police blocked off the entrances and exits to the overpass where the nazis were to protect them from anyone interfering.
As hate club attempted to pack up into their uhual and leave, a group of people broke through the police barricades and rushed at the group of Nazis. Police physically pushed people back as they helped the Nazis get away.
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2025-02-06 04:25:05 CET

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some photos from today at the capitol in Salem
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2025-02-05 23:29:38 CET

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Most of the crowd trickled out within 10 minutes of the rain falling. Still around 200 or so people but numbers are dwindling down quickly.
At its peak there was probably around 1,000 people. The crowd stayed on both sides of the sidewalk facing the main road. It ended up being a flag/sign wave at cars driving by and periodic chanting. Cars passing by were overwhelmingly in support. Nonstop honking and many cars driving by waving Mexican flags.
The crowd was very politically diverse. There was all the “stop the steal” signs and “lock him up chants” but also pockets where folks were chanting things like “hey hey, ho ho, nazi fucks have got to go” and holding antifascist and anarchist signs. There were lots of American flags and a chant of “this is what democracy looks like.”
There were cops nearby watching almost at all times. At one point, a group of older white ladies saw a group of bike cops. They started pointing and being like “omg! Antifa is here!! They’re in all black! Get them out!” which… first, lol… and second, is this not an antifascist protest ? Another older person interjected and said “those are cops, I am antifa” and that really threw them off.
Not much to update. But I think at some point a conversation about all the paranoia regarding the 50501 flyers is worth having.

2025-02-05 22:00:17 CET

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There’s definitely over 500 people out. Lots of antifascist signs and flags. Folks are taking up two sides of the street facing all the cars with the signs and drums and chants

2025-02-05 21:55:26 CET

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Y’all they are chanting “lock him up” 😭

2025-02-05 21:17:38 CET

At the capitol building in Salem for the nationwide protests happening today.
Have already spotted two “stop the steal” signs

2025-02-05 01:30:58 CET

After promising the removal of all Palestinians living in Gaza, Trump announced that the US “will take over the Gaza Strip” and “level it out, create an economic development” at the press conference with Netanyahu.

2025-02-04 22:11:04 CET

Last week in Denver, a person who was displaying swastikas out of their apartment window had their window smashed. A few days later, the person living in the apartment put up two more swastikas. Yesterday, police responded by parking outside awaiting would-be window breakers and opposition to fascism.
This picture is a great depiction of police priorities and who and what they protect.
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2025-02-02 03:35:07 CET

Is there a zine about mastodon/fedi?

2025-01-24 16:58:19 CET

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if you’re on the other side there’s a few free stores that happen there too! In Kenton, Hollywood, and Lents Park. I can get you all the days and times if it’s helpful. They’re much smaller than Sunday and Thursday free store but growing slowly but surely ✨

2025-01-24 04:49:29 CET

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Cops have nothing better to do than harass unhoused people. So many people who wanted food, shelter, warm clothes and other resources left with nothing because the cops showed up. They were trying to question people and taking down all the license plates.
Never talk to cops. A few weeks ago at the Thursday free store a squad car drove by. He was acting super nice, telling people “oh this is so cool I love what you’re doing” and then proceeded to try to ask people questions, still in a “friendly” way, like “how often does this happen?” and “what time are you guys here?” He was just trying to get intel. The next Thursday they drove by again, slowly, and this time filming everyone.
Then the escalation today.

2025-01-24 04:01:19 CET

PPB are at the free store harassing everyone. 5 minutes before arriving a squad car drove by and said they’re coming back to kick everyone out. There’s 5 of them right now
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2025-01-24 02:11:08 CET

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Judge has ruled in favor of the State. They got one year bench probation and 60 hours of community service to be completed within 6 months.

2025-01-24 02:07:05 CET

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They decided to proceed with sentencing today. The DA requested one year bench probation and 60 hours of community service.
The defense attorney just brought up a previous case as legal precedent in which the defendant was found guilty on the exact same charges, and just like the defendant from today, they never denied being in the area and had their case dismissed during sentencing.
The defendant is now making a statement and explaining how they were there to protest the university ties with weapons manufactures who have been providing weapons to Israel to commit genocide in Palestine. They concluded their statement by telling the judge they stand by what they did.

2025-01-24 01:51:15 CET

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The defendant has worn their keffiyeh throughout the duration of the trial, never wavering on what they stand for and believe in 🖤