The government has sent in riot police to break up protests against ICE in SW Portland.

[triron]

Link to tweet

[Keefer]

1. Live video here:

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/special-reports/at-the-border/8-arrests-as-federal-police-clear-entrance-to-portland-ice-building/283-568461821

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[world wide wally]

3. Federal police in Portland Oregon?

THIS is so fucked up

[bitterross]

8. There is a Federal Courthouse/Building right there.

They are always in downtown PDX. They were not sent in as Brown Shirts in this case. Not to say that isn't happening and won't happen in the future.

[DownriverDem]

18. My Fear

is that trump will declare Martial Law. He could even suspend the Midterms.

[RKP5637]

4. Like any good fascist country does! n/t

[snort]

5. They're playing Vanilla Ice.

It's almost funny.

[Shrike47]

6. Why didn't federal police clean out the Bundys at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge? 'Cause they had guns?

It’s much easier to clean out peaceful demonstrators, less dangerous to the feds. Cowards AND bullies. (I refer to those who gave the orders, not those who executed them. This time.)

[KPN]

16. Because we had a Democratic President who

rightfully preferred and resorted to peaceful resolutions.

[gratuitous]

7. Names all carefully concealed, most of them wearing dark glasses

If law enforcement isn't an honorable profession anymore, boys, why not quit? Most of you appear to be quite ashamed of what you're doing.

[IronLionZion]

9. I thought Repubs were against feds terrorizing Americans?

and Freepers are constantly going on about fighting for freedom and 2nd amendment is needed to defend themselves from our own government.

Unless they terrorize unarmed peaceful liberal protesters.

[Roy Rolling]

10. Private Police Force?

When did the DHS get its own private police force?

[IronLionZion]

13. When DUers started invoking Godwin's law on a daily basis

If it looks like fascism, and walks like fascism, and stinks like fascism, then it probably needs to be ignored because everything is just fine and people are letting their imaginations run wild.

[DownriverDem]

19. After 9/11

I live near the Canadian border. I see DHS driving around all the time. They have their own police cars too.

[heaven05]

11. Just the start

wait until they start using live ammunition. THEN we will know the extent to which the deplorables government will go to ensure fascism is our immediate future.

[Saviolo]

12. The more things change, eh?

[ifihad2]

14. If you have a chance, watch this ...

Sorry, this is a repeat. I posted this earlier associated with another news story. PBS aired Do Not Resist on POV back in February ... it's scary stuff ... one segment focuses on training done by this guy, if I remember, his name is Grossman (not 100% sure of his name) ... he's a maniac ...

http://www.pbs.org/pov/donotresist/

[Duppers]

20. OMG! Chilling.

Just watched the trailer. Will look at the feature later.

[Coventina]

15. .

[defacto7]

17. K&R