So...I'm downtown at the protests. I just walked by Jim Belushi and was caught off guard. I asked him to remove his mask for a second to get a picture for proof. He asked me specifically "where the Trump boys were?"
It is with great sadness that I must state that I am done covering the protests. It is not my choice. I have been stripped of most of my equipment, humiliated, and harassed on multiple occasions. I'm exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally. It was made obvious that PPB no
Video sent to me (from an anonymous source) of a young women with a BLM sign getting harassed while walking through the crowd of Trump supporters at Clackamas Town Center.
Hi folks! I'm out and posting this on a backup phone. All my belongings are being held as evidence including my press passes, new phone, and several other items.
longer wished me to be reporting on the protests and they are now getting their way. I'm sorry to anyone who thinks I am tapping out but I have spent the time since my arrest trying to return to some normalcy without success. There are still reporters able to cover the protests..
live up to your expectations in my future reportings. Above all else I want to thank you for supporting the free press. I just want everyone to stay healthy and stay safe. I'll probably be curled up in a depressed state for the next week until I can recover from this all.
Another photo shared by my anonymous friend of an officer who on top of the federal courthouse using the device I posted earlier. He is using his cell phone to zoom in and spotlighting protest for deployment of ground munitions. Sorry about the grainy quality.
So now Andy Ngo is 1) stealing others work 2) going after the mom's 3) falsifying the narrative (he is an alt-right propagandist after all) and profiting off of it all because the method he uses to takes videos makes them think he is there recording. Truly disgusting behavior.
In this clip you see a fed go after a protester and several other protesters go after the fed in response. Protesters were able to rescue their comrade from arrest. Sorry about the abrupt switch in camera view.
back together and am overwhelmed. Life is really messed up for me right now without my equipment and while I dont want to step back from reporting I am being forced to. I thank you all for your kind words and the support you have shown me during this time. I will do my best to
Walked thru the drive thru at the Wendy's at Interstate and Lombard and got told "We aren't doing walk thru orders for protesters" I explained "I'm a member of the press" and their response was to tell me to leave or they would call the cops. That Wendy's crew seems nice.
This video is from a working class neighborhood in Barcelona. It appears to be a forced eviction of some sort where protesters have shown up to oppose officers. There is a tough as nails and pissed off granny in this video and it takes several people to pull her off an officer.
I shall be back out tonight! Being assaulted wont deter me from capturing the illegal levels of violence PPB is displaying. If anything this just strengthens my resolve. Thank you for your support.
Hi, so... Andy Ngo lost his lawsuit against Rose City Antifa and others. There is/was a lot of misinformation being thrown around about this case, especially from the Post Millenial and associates. There's a lot, so it'll be in parts.
So... the Andy Ngo trial, a thread part 1;
In the last few seconds of this clip from last night I believe I heard
@tuckwoodstock
say "Hello, hello" to a tear gas canister as it landed near their feet. I just laughed so hard.
"Fuck Andy Ngo", "You're supporting fascism", & "Hey, hey, ho, ho Andy Ngo has got to go" are some of the chants being heard from the crowd in front of Powell's books today in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Here is a prime example of Andy's lies. He takes a video of Tucks and then makes up some false narrative about what has occurred to try and create outrage. His following doesn't care about the houseless situation, nor does he. It's purely propaganda but an odd mix of it.
Someone near me said they were cold so they were going to stand by the garbage fire. Also PPB is making garbled LRAD announcements about "this has been declared a riot" but the crowd doesn't seem to care.
This is what it looked like afterwards, with my commentary.
People are there now, or were when I left, helping to fix the vigil
If you want to help I'm sure people would like it :)
Because there is controversy recently created by Ngo claiming John Sullivan's presence in DC indicated BLM was responsible I am sharing this post to clarify for people. He isn't BLM, Antifa, nor press. He is also proven connected to many far right individuals and groups as well.
I got threatened to be arrest ed d and officers assaulted my co-host while she was livestreaming by grabbing her by the throat and pushing her back. We are working to locate and timestamp the incident on her feed. She got the officers name too.
This child and officer were actually captured in this photo after officers had broken out the windows of the vehicle the toddler was occupying with his parents and taken from their custody while officer brutalized them. It appears this is a 100% copaganda.
Update for those wondering: I have had my property returned finally. There were a few items missing and that is being addressed however I have the majority of my gear back in my possession now.
Here we see the National Fraternal Order of Police trying to claim that a child was found barefoot and wandering around Philadelphia during the "violent riots". It is being spread by some right wingers but there is no truth to the claim. (See next tweet)
Proud Boys street gang likes to argue it's a "drinking club" that provides security against its anti-fascist opponents. In reality, members plan violence for months before they attack, according to leaked chat logs obtained by HuffPost. via
@HuffPostPol
As I was walking up to PSU in Portland, Oregon, a car turned down an alley in front of me where the crowd of protestors were standing. On the dash was a can of bear mace and the license plate holder read "we the people". This wasn't an accident.
The driver accelerated towards
Words cannot describe how excited I am not to be coming to you live from 3rd and Alder where perhaps 60 chuds are...well, I walked up and was immediately threatened by a man with an AR-15 so you could say things are tense
After my arrest and Ngo's posting about me I received so many death threats, was doxxed so many times, and had far right lunatics driving by my house periodically. I had to move from my childhood home. That was a cool experience.
andy ngo fled the country, claiming he faced threats here. when he wrote an “article” about my arrest, publishing my mug shot, i got death threats for weeks. armed men came to my home & stapled printouts of the mugshot to the trees outside my house.
he’s a hypocrite & a coward.
BREAKING. Mob of Trump supporters swarm the media near the US Capitol. They yell what Trump frequently says, “the media is the enemy of the people.” They destroy equipment and chased out reporters. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 year career:
@nbcwashington
@MSNBC
All I'm going to say is that the governmental observation of individuals is out of control. Especially those that don't align with the politics of the government. So what if someone is a socialist? Leave Santa alone NORAD!
One of the three people stabbed by Proud Boys tonight in Washington, DC was
@itsa_talia
who is a New York based freelance journalist who has been reporting on the ground in NYC mostly.
So...last night I reported rock salt being used at the fence. This might be inaccurate and I need to apologize. Whatever they are firing at the fence is fragmenting and hitting people in the face, neck, arms, and legs. Several people and myself included have felt this. Goggles!
Oh no...looks like
@dougbrown8
was able to confirm the identity of number 12. Ladies and gentlemen I introduce you to officer Taylor. I believe I have heard the first name of Brent in passing.
This is not what happened and this guy Joe Hall is trying to pass off a false narrative. He tried to drive through the crowd, stopped, pulled a gun on the crowd and then was disarmed and subdued. There is video proof, I can't remember who has it.
I'm watching a livestream on Facebook of the frontline of the Kenosha protesting tonight and just heard their LRAD say "Thank you for your compassion" after their officers used munitions and ordering people to leave from in front of their fence.
Lesley and I need a lawyer with us tomorrow to retrieve her belongings. There are several things missing from her items listed confiscated. It wants her to have ID but they took her ID and never returned it. Her keys are also not listed or was given to her upon her release.
I'm at my Alma Mater, Portland State University, where a protest crowd has sent up an encampment to protest the partnership between PSU and Boeing and their involvement with Israel's war against Palestine. There's a small crowd here already and more people appear to be showing up
PSA on the man in the ambulance from last night: He is alive!
I figured out his name, location and status.
Withholding his name he was released from the hospital today in a stable condition and placed in jail.
This is the type of thing that really is upsetting. Labeling yourself "press" like this to protect yourself from being shot by officers while possibly also aggressing at them makes my job more difficult not easier. Thanks for that.