Worst Year Ever

Inside The Battle of Portland

07.09.2020 - By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsPlay

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For more than forty nights, activists in Portland have confronted the city's Police Bureau in a series of marches, occupations and vigils. For more than a month the bulk of these demonstrations have ended in tear gas, truncheons and horrific Police violence. But as the weeks have gone on the people of Portland have learned how to stand up against their police, and as July sets in the conflict has escalated to stranger, and more dangerous, level. Sources: https://twitter.com/IwriteOK/status/1279651721891860480 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQFQ9BKPjg&feature;=youtu.be https://medium.com/@45thabsurdist/why-are-portland-protesters-being-taken-into-federal-custody-4a527a99f47f

Portland Journalists: https://twitter.com/45thabsurdist?lang=en https://twitter.com/TheRealCoryElia https://twitter.com/tuckwoodstock https://twitter.com/alex_zee https://twitter.com/MrOlmos https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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