The Militarized Assault On Our Right To Protest
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump Administration sent federal law enforcement, including the paramilitary squad of Customs and Border Patrol, BORTAC, which has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, to the streets of Portland, OR to stop the ongoing demonstrations against racist police violence. Federal law enforcement, working with local police, is also being sent to other cities where anti-racist protests are going on. We speak with constitutional lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about the legality of this and how activists can fight back to protect the rights of everyone and end police violence and lawless impunity.
popularresistance.org/assault-on-right-to/
Seattle & Portland Activists: Protest Federal and City Police Crackdowns & Keep Focus on BLM Agenda
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-27
As nationwide protests against systemic racism and police violence stretch into their second month, President Trump has sent a team of federal agents to Seattle, following a controversial deployment of federal forces in Portland, Oregon. "We don't know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our city," says Seattle community organizer Nikkita Oliver, co-executive director of Creative Justice. We also speak with Pastor E.D. Mondainé, president of the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/trump_federal_agents_seattle_portland
Seattle & Portland Activists: Protest Federal and City Police Crackdowns & Keep Focus on BLM Agenda
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-27
As nationwide protests against systemic racism and police violence stretch into their second month, President Trump has sent a team of federal agents to Seattle, following a controversial deployment of federal forces in Portland, Oregon. "We don't know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our cities," says Seattle community organizer Nikkita Oliver, co-executive director of Creative Justice. We also speak with Pastor E.D. Mondainé, president of the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/trump_federal_agents_seattle_portland
The Heart of Darkness in Portland
Mike Hastie | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
Soon it will be 60 straight nights of demonstrations and ear shattering protests in Portland, Oregon. There is a continuous drum corps that is beating hypnotic rhythms that gives thousands of Portlanders a reason to be alive. The energy is electrifying, as people take turns chanting their built up frustrations of what they see as utter…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/the-heart-of-darkness-in-portland/
Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-27
Portland protests say Go Home Feds as protests grow (by Noah Berger, AP) Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. President Trump sending troops to cities added fuel …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/popular-movements-can-overcome-authoritarian-policing/
Three Questions for the "Resistance"
Coco Das | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump/Pence regime has sent a federal occupying army into Portland to "quell" ongoing protests. Overseen by the Department of Homeland Security and cobbled from a number of federal agencies, including Customs & Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, these anonymous thugs in camouflage, virtually indistinguishable from right-wing militias, have seized the authority to kidnap…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/three-questions-for-the-resistance/
Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. | President Trump sending …
globalresearch.ca/popular-movements-overcome-authoritarian-policing/5719539
More Federal Officers Deploying To Portland
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Several dozen additional out-of-town federal law enforcement officers are deploying to Portland as they look to make additional arrests in the coming days, while also shifting tactics from the use of tear gas, according to multiple federal law enforcement sources. | The federal response has so far sparked four civil rights lawsuits, a Department of Justice inspector general investigation, proposed legislation in Congress limiting the role of federal law enforcement in American cities, and has injured a number of protesters. Rather than quell the protests as was the intent, it's served to reenergize and strengthen…
popularresistance.org/more-federal-officers-deploying-to-portland/
Meet Eddy, 'War Correspondent' for High School Newspaper in US City of Portland
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
PORTLAND (Sputnik) – The youngest journalist covering the protests in Portland writes for a high school newspaper. Press badges, slight build, and being 17 years of age has proven insufficient to protect Eddy Binford-Ross from police brutality. Yet, almost every night she ventures back to report from the frontline.
sputniknews.com/us/202007271079996675-meet-eddy-war-correspondent-for-high-school-newspaper-in-us-city-of-portland/
Where are the fact checkers? Rep. Jerry Nadler claims Antifa violence in Portland is a MYTH (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Congressman Jerry Nadler has been raked across the coals by social media after insisting that there is no protester-instigated violence in Portland. The lawmaker has spearheaded efforts to discredit federal police in the city. | The New York Democrat was approached by pundit and internet personality Austen Fletcher, who asked the House member if he "disavows the violence from Antifa happening in Portland right now." | "That's a myth that's being spread only in Washington, DC," Nadler responded. | Clearly amused by the lawmaker's answer, Fletched clarified: "About Antifa in Portland?" | "Yes," the NY representa…
rt.com/usa/495954-nadler-antifa-violence-portland-myth/
Portland Police say Molotov cocktails & rifle magazines found in bag as city reels from violent protests
rt.com | 2020-07-27
A bag discovered in a park frequented by demonstrators contained Molotov cocktails and several loaded magazines, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has reported. Nightly protests in the city have become increasingly violent. | The PPB said they were tipped off about a suspicious bag in Lownsdale Square Park, which is located across the street from the federal courthouse that has been under siege by protesters for nearly two months. The pack reportedly contained loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails. The police force shared a photo of the bag's contents on Twitter. | Tonight Portland Police were near Lowns…
rt.com/usa/495933-portland-molotov-backpackers-police/
Oakland March In Solidarity With Portland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Close to a thousand in Oakland protest for BLM and against hostile Federal occupation of cities.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835364.php
At Solidarity with Portland March, A "Wall of Moms" Ready
National Day of Action | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
On July 25, Oakland stood strong with Portland in opposition to Trump's invasion of cities. A recently formed Wall of Moms was ready to take up their place on short notice between police and protesters.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835384.php
'Let's Feed a Bedouin': Roy Oz and Israel's Outrageous Racism
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
On July 11, a video footage, which showed a popular Israeli TV celebrity demeaning Palestinian children from the Bedouin community in the Naqab area, went viral on social media.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/lets-feed-a-bedouin-roy-oz-and-israels-outrageous-racism/
Understanding Trump's game plan in Portland
George Lakey | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
Because the overwhelming majority of Portlanders have been demonstrating for Black Lives Matter in nonviolent ways, elected officials are mobilizing against Trump's intervention. If the majority had been violent, Trump's intervention would be welcomed by the center…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/understanding-trumps-game-plan-in-portland/
A City Too Far
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
President Donald Trump's law and order gambit against Democrat-led cities and states that is intended to swing votes his way Nov. 3 could use more law and less disorder. It's not enough that the Republican leader has divided the country racially and ethnically but now has encroached on civil, state and even constitutional rights by sending federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon, in his quest for another four-year term, now endangered by poor showings in polls against his presumptive opponent, Joe Biden.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/a-city-too-far/
Account from Portland
Arun Gupta | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
I'm old. Out of shape and with a nagging injury that makes it hard to run. But I have to be out there because the determination of these kids is extraordinary. They are fighting for you. They are fighting for your kids and family…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/account-from-portland/
What is BORTAC and why is it patrolling the streets of Portland?
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The special paramilitary arm of Customs and Border Protection has been deployed to intimidate and terrorize young people and workers amid the greatest health, economic and political crisis in modern American history.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/bort-j27.html
The State's Use Of Technology: An Issue For The Movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Data are everywhere. In 2020, technology is a ubiquitous part of everyday life for many workers in this country and around the world. We use social media and email to keep in touch with family and friends. We watch live streams of events and activities that take place across the globe. We text and stream music on our commutes to work. The list goes on. Technology has increased capital's ability to put workers into direct competition with one another for jobs — and drive their wages downward and worsen their working conditions, irrespective of the country in which they reside. It has given rise to higher lev…
popularresistance.org/the-states-use-of-technology-an-issue-for-the-movement/
Dozens of irregular migrants stranded in Mediterranean
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Dozens of irregular migrants have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea in Malta's search and rescue zone for over 30 hours, the UN migration organization said Monday.Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), cited a tweet by Alarm Phone, a group monitoring migrant crossings across the Mediterranean Sea, calling on authorities to rescue the 95 migrants fleeing from Africa to Europe."Let's remember that these boats are unsafe and unfit for navigation and that they should be always considered as boats in distress, since they can sink at any moment," wrote Giacomo, who w…
yenisafak.com/en/life/dozens-of-irregular-migrants-stranded-in-mediterranean-3535474
Kids Playing on Pool Table Made From Bricks Reminds Netizens of Wacky Inventions – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
New Delhi (Sputnik): It is said that where there is a will, there is a way. The same stands true for kids who have made pool table out of bricks and balls out of stones. Netizens are applauding the kids for their innovation.
sputniknews.com/viral/202007271079991210-kids-playing-on-pool-table-made-from-bricks-reminds-netizens-of-wacky-inventions—video/
US police are wearing imaginary CGI armor to appease Putin, suggests acclaimed Russiagate huckster
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Commentary on Donald Trump's decision to send federal police to riot-stricken cities has taken a creative turn: according to a celebrated Russiagate disciple, Putin has "ordered" US cops to wear cyberpunk armor that doesn't exist. | Cheri Jacobus, a popular #NeverTrump Twitter pundit and Russian collusion peddler, has joined the growing chorus of outrage over the use of federal law enforcement to help maintain order in Portland, Oregon, which has seen two months of increasingly violent demonstrations. | While most critics have focused on allegations that federal officers are too militarized and use excessive f…
rt.com/usa/495938-putin-armor-trump-fake-police/
Portland sex worker who stripped in front of cops as 'Naked Athena' says her nakedness was 'POLITICAL'
rt.com | 2020-07-27
The woman dubbed 'Naked Athena' is a sex worker, and her famous confrontation with Portland police, in nothing but a cap and a face mask, happened because she felt offended by the way they stood, she has revealed in an interview. | …
rt.com/usa/496001-portland-naked-athena-revealed/
Antifa rioters call themselves journalists to avoid federal crackdown
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Federal officers in Portland are forbidden by court order from targeting journalists filming the riots. For 'Antifa' rioters, the order opened up an opportunity: anyone with a camera can call themselves a "journalist." | Riots have raged in downtown Portland for 60 straight nights, and the threat of arrest by federal agents hasn't stopped crowds of rioters from laying siege to the city's Justice Center night after night. With Mayor Ted Wheeler reluctant to order a police crackdown on the violence, federal officers have filled the gap. Unlike their local counterparts, these officers have had no qualms about mak…
rt.com/usa/495980-portland-antifa-press-riots/
Friday 8/7: The Battle for Portland & the Implications Nationwide
Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835406.php
J25 Stand with Portland March, Call and Response
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
One min 15 second video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. | Please give credit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835346.php
J25 Stand with Portland March, Quanah Parker Brightman Address
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. Please give credit. | 2 min 23 second video…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835347.php
NYC rallies to defend Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
New York, NY – Over 40 people gathered in Union Square in New York City, July 24, to stand in solidarity with Portland against the recent targeting of activists there. The action was called in response to viral videos of protesters in Portland being picked up by unmarked vans and brought to undisclosed locations, all just for speaking out against racist violence. | The action was called by the Workers World Party and included speakers from New York Community Action Project, Code Pink, Peoples Power Assemblies, Veterans for Peace, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, and The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum. | The speeches…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/nyc-rallies-defend-portland
NYC rallies to defend Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
New York, NY – Over 40 people gathered in Union Square in New York City, July 24, to stand in solidarity with Portland against the recent targeting of activists there. The action was called in response to viral videos of protesters in Portland being picked up by unmarked vans and brought to undisclosed locations, all just for speaking out against racist violence. | The action was called by the Workers World Party and included speakers from New York Community Action Project, Code Pink, Peoples Power Assemblies, Veterans for Peace, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, and The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum. | The speeches…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/nyc-rallies-defend-portland
Police declare riot in Portland after protesters pull down courthouse fence (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Law enforcement officers have begun pushing protesters away from Portland's federal courthouse after demonstrators pulled down a fence surrounding the building. | Activists used wire cutters, power saws, and ropes to attack the fence on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday morning. Videos show a group of demonstrators rocking the chainlink barrier back and forth, ultimately pulling it down. Projectiles and tear gas flew across the sky, in what one observer described as a scene resembling a battlefield. Several fires were then lit outside the courthouse before police declared a riot and emerged fro…
rt.com/usa/495888-portland-fence-riot-videos/
US federal agents fire tear gas on peaceful protesters
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — US federal troops have used tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, on the 59th consecutive day of unrest in the city.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161464/US-federal-agents-fire-tear-gas-onfulers
Minneapolis protests Trump's repression in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Minneapolis, MN – Over 600 people rallied and marched here, July 23, at the "Portland to Minneapolis: Protest Trump's Goons Attacking Our Movement," called by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J.) | On July 20, Trump announced plans to send the Department of Homeland Security to cities across the U.S. Agents in military fatigues were deployed in Portland, grabbing demonstrators off the street, detaining them in unmarked cars and attacking protesters. Homeland Security agents were also sent to Washington, DC and Seattle. 150 federal agents are headed to Chicago, and there are reports that 2000 mor…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/minneapoliss-trumps-repression-portland
Minneapolis protests Trump's repression in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Minneapolis, MN – Over 600 people rallied and marched here, July 23, at the "Portland to Minneapolis: Protest Trump's Goons Attacking Our Movement," called by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J.) | On July 20, Trump announced plans to send the Department of Homeland Security to cities across the U.S. Agents in military fatigues were deployed in Portland, grabbing demonstrators off the street, detaining them in unmarked cars and attacking protesters. Homeland Security agents were also sent to Washington, DC and Seattle. 150 federal agents are headed to Chicago, and there are reports that 2000 mor…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/minneapoliss-trumps-repression-portland
Wall Of Vets, Grandparents Support Black Lives Matter Movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Portland, Ore. — The protests have drawn people from all walks of life, and on Friday night, veterans from all over showed up downtown to create a "Wall of Vets" to protect protesters. | And they showed up in white shirts to support the Black Lives Matter movement. | "It's something I believe in. The other vets here — this is the first time they've come down; they don't like crowds either; we believe in something; it's time to stand," said Jonathan Fisher, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. | Veterans responded after the Navy veteran, Chris David, seen on video being beaten by federal officers, called for…
popularresistance.org/wall-of-vets-grandparents-support-black-lives-matter-movement/
Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. | President Trump sending troops to cities added fuel to the nationwide uprising against racist police violence. Protests have grown not only in Portland but in Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Omaha, Austin, Oakland, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, DC, among other cities. | Trump is not a 'law and order' president, he is a chaos and disorder president.
popularresistance.org/popular-movements-can-overcome-authoritarian-policing/
Turkey urges end to provocations over burning of its flag in Greece
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Turkey on Sunday called on an end to provocations such as burning of Turkish flag in Greece over reversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque, and also "strongly" condemned the act, according to the National Defense Ministry."We strongly condemn and curse the burning of Turkish flag in Greece's Thessaloniki," the ministry said on Twitter. | "We warn that such and similar provocations and harassments be terminated immediately," it said, adding: "Dirty hands reaching to our glorious flag will be broken." | A group of far-right Greek extremists burned Turkish flags late Friday in Thessaloniki to protest the reopening of t…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-urges-end-to-provocations-over-burning-of-its-flag-in-greece-3535423
Seattle radio host who mocked Trump's reaction to protests now says he needs a gun after Starbucks below his apartment is trashed
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Paul Gallant has a new perspective on violent protests after mocking President Donald Trump in June for saying anarchists were burning and pillaging Seattle. All it took was for the mayhem to come near the talk show host's home. | "I feel like I need to buy a firearm because this is clearly going to keep happening," Gallant said Saturday night on Twitter after coming home to see the Starbucks coffeeshop below his apartment complex "destroyed" by vandals. "Enough is enough. It looks like a block party down the street from me. Really angry right now." | I feel like I need to buy a firearm, because clearly this i…
rt.com/usa/495921-seattle-riots-gallant/
Riots are driving Portland's small businesses under, but mainstream media wants to sell you a different story
rt.com | 2020-07-26
After nearly 60 straight nights of violence, business owners in Portland are sick and tired of riots. But as their stores go under, the coastal media treats the rioters to glowing coverage and city authorities do nothing. | Portland is a liberal stronghold, and as 'Black Lives Matter' protests fizzle out around the country, anger remains at boiling point in the Oregonian city. The protests there have not been all banner-waving and slogan-chanting affairs though. Instead, droves of 'Antifa' types have laid siege to the city's Justice Center for almost 2 months, tearing down barricades, lobbing fireworks, settin…
rt.com/usa/495926-portland-riots-damage-business/
Riots are driving Portland's small businesses under, but mainstream media wants to sell you a different story
rt.com | 2020-07-26
After nearly 60 straight nights of violence, business owners in Portland are sick and tired of riots. But as their stores go under, the coastal media treats the rioters to glowing coverage and city authorities do nothing. | Portland is a liberal stronghold, and as 'Black Lives Matter' protests fizzle out around the country, anger remains at boiling point in the Oregonian city. The protests there have not been all banner-waving and slogan-chanting affairs though. Instead, droves of 'Antifa' types have laid siege to the city's Justice Center for almost two months, tearing down barricades, lobbing fireworks, sett…
rt.com/usa/495926-portland-riots-damage-business/
Oakland March In Solidarity With Portland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Close to a thousand in Oakland protest for BLM and against hostile Federal occupation of cities.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835364.php
At Solidarity with Portland March, A "Wall of Moms" Ready
National Day of Action | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
On July 25, Oakland stood strong with Portland in opposition to Trump's invasion of cities. A recently formed Wall of Moms was ready to take up their place on short notice between police and protesters.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835384.php
Federal Crackdown in Portland Provokes Solidarity Protests Across the Country
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"This is my first protest," said a 45-year-old woman who joined the "Wall of Moms" at a Saturday demonstration in Seattle. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12586851111.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/26/federal-crackdown-portland-provokes-solidaritys-across-country?cd-origin=rss
The state's use of technology: An issue for the movement
Ben Carroll | workers.org | 2020-07-26
Data are everywhere. In 2020, technology is a ubiquitous part of everyday life for many workers in this country and around the world. We use social media and email to keep in touch with family and friends. We watch livestreams of events and activities that take place across the globe. . . . | Continue reading The state's use of technology: An issue for the movement at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50251/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-states-use-of-technology-an-issue-for-the-movement
Questions Swirl Around Portland Police's Coordination With Federal Officers
Arun Gupta | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
The Portland police have been cagey about how they work with the feds. Deputy Chief Chris Davis has said Portland police offered "suggestions" to the federal forces and coordinated efforts with them.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/questions-swirl-around-portland-polices-coordination-with-federal-officers/
Governments should protect residents' data on digital platforms
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
It is inadvisable to trust a social media platform completely and governments should protect residents' data on digital platforms, according to a digital communications expert.Ensuring personal security is one of the primary duties of states, said Nabat Garakhanova, the head of the MEZO Digital consultancy firm.In the first six months of the year, 16 billion personal data records were leaked in many sectors, such as accommodation and health care.According to researchers, only 8.4 billion data records were leaked in the first three months of 2020, and 4.1 billion in the first half of 2019, she told Anadolu Agency…
yenisafak.com/en/news/governments-should-protect-residents-data-on-digital-platforms-3535414
News of Kuwait emir's health 'very reassuring', parliament speaker says
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
News about the health of the Emir of Kuwait, who is in the United States for medical treatment, is "very reassuring", parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim said on Sunday in a statement carried on the parliamentary Twitter account.Kuwait's 91-year-old ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah arrived in the United States on Thursday to complete medical treatment following surgery for an unspecified condition in Kuwait.
yenisafak.com/en/world/news-of-kuwait-emirs-health-very-reassuring-parliament-speaker-says-3535424
Turkish media claims Egyptian military used fake photo to report on joint naval drills with France
rt.com | 2020-07-26
An old photo of a French warship was used by Egypt's Defense Ministry to report on joint drills with France, while an Egyptian corvette was photoshopped into the image, Turkey's Anadolu news agency said. | The statement on the exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, in which Egyptian corvette Tahya Misr and its French counterpart, F713 Aconit participated was posted on the Defense Ministry's website and social media on Saturday. | The joint training with France focused on "cooperation in conducting combat missions on the sea against naval forces of the enemy using live fire." The drills showed that both Cairo and…
rt.com/news/495923-egypt-france-navy-photo-turkey/
Couple MACED at California dog park for not wearing face masks while having lunch (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-26
There's mask-shaming and then there's full on assault. A California couple having lunch with their puppy at a dog park experienced the second, when an irate woman pepper-sprayed them for refusing to mask up… while eating. | Ash O'Brien and husband Jarett Kelley say they were grabbing a bite to eat at Dusty Rhodes dog park in San Diego on Thursday, with their three-month-old pug in tow. The pair had their masks off to eat, when a "random old lady" approached, calling them "idiots" for not masking up, even though "you can't wear a mask and eat at the same time." | www.facebook.com/ash.obrien.102/videos…
rt.com/usa/495920-california-woman-maced-face-masks/
Friday 8/7: The Battle for Portland & the Implications Nationwide
Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835406.php
J25 Stand with Portland March, Call and Response
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
One min 15 second video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. | Please give credit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835346.php