Portland protests: Police beefed up for far-right, far-left showdown

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As Portland braced Saturday for possible violent clashes Saturday between far-right and far-left activists, President Donald Trump threw a spotlight on the tense confrontation by tweeting that the city is "being watched very closely" and that he hopes the mayor will "do his job."

Mayor Ted Wheeler and Chief Danielle Outlaw have vowed to use the full force of the law against anyone committing acts of violence or vandalism and ordered that none of the nearly 1,000 sworn police officers would have the day off.

More than two dozen other agencies, including the Oregon State Police and the FBI, will help local authorities.

The city's concern was that a far-right rally dubbed "End Domestic Terrorism" could turn into a slugfest after a militant, far-left antifa, or anti-fascist, group vowed to confront the rallygoers they described as "invaders."

In his tweet, Trump echoed the event's them by noting that "major consideration" is being given to declaring the militant leftist group "antifa" as a terrorist organization.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/portland-protests-police-beefed-up-for-far-right-far-left-showdown/ar-AAFWjUq?li=BBnbfcL

[rzemanfl]

1. Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi. n/t

[Newest Reality]

2. Showdown...

Methinks there will be more to come. The pot seems to be coming, slowly, to a boil. I was in Charlottesville for that debacle.

[klook]

3. Trump & Fox praying for violence.

I’m sure they’ll declare the white nationalist organizations there terror groups also.

[Hortensis]

4. Fed statistic: 94% (!) of domestic terrorist

events were committed by RW non-Muslim groups or individuals — the white shooters who meet the definition, Timothy McVeighs, Charlotte marchers.

Also of note, since the 1990s virtually all of the violent/potentially violent, white hate groups have been loosely brought together in a “white power” movement so that what we often see reported as individual incidents are local manifestations of something more united.

[gratuitous]

5. It was supposed to start an hour ago

About 10:30 local time. The NBC affiliate, channel 8, has nothing on any current developments, and no updates on their website (kgw.com).

[Initech]

6. The Proud Boys can go eat a steaming bag of rancid dog shit.

[Coventina]

7. Because opposing fascists makes you a Stalinist.

I just can't take it anymore.....

[OneBlueDotBama]

8. The Can't Get Date....

Or a job, Live in my Mom's basement club... lawn social..... most can't a afford a real Fred Perry polo....

[superpatriotman]

9. Any good live streaming?

nt

[Corgigal]

10. Yes,

that's what we're watching now. Click on live video. Live feeds from their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/TND/videos/?ref=page_internal

[superpatriotman]

12. Thx

K&R thread

[renate]

11. Just don't go to katu.com... it's a Sinclair station nt