Alissa Azar

أليسا 🧿 Syria📍PDX  Journalist covering police & far-right violence in the PNW • She/They • Antifascist • Neurodivergent   wewillfreeus.org  https://linktr.ee/azarpdx   🖤 بذور الجنة تنتظر نيران الثورة

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2026-04-13 17:42:32 UTC

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/116389911016512033
Operation dildo at ICE has reached Portland
#pdx #Portland #ICE
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2026-04-12 04:45:01 UTC

Dozens of dildos fill the driveway of the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. They’re all over the property and many have been thrown over the gate.
Far right propagandist Katie Daviscourt and her crew ran away after also being pummeled with dildos.
#pdx #portland #ICE
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2026-01-17 22:48:51 UTC

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They made nazi popsicles in Minneapolis today 😭
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2026-01-17 22:29:22 UTC

Antisemitic, Islamophobic, self proclaimed Nazi Edward Jacob "Jake" Lang showed up with a very small group in Minneapolis today. They were vastly outnumbered by at least a few hundred antifascists chanting him down to the point his hate speech was not heard. After failing to make their way into a closed City Hall and getting stuck in window recess, they got chased out by hundreds of people.
His “crusade march” didn’t happen because of the community response, and he was unable to burn a Quran like he had planned.
His plate carrier was left behind after he escaped by running through a hotel and leaving out the back before jumping into a car. In multiple shots he appears to be covered in water, snow, and even had blood dripping down the back of his neck.
Turns out people don’t want nazis in their cities

2026-01-11 04:33:50 UTC

A Ribbit Rave is happening down at ICE in pdx where an inflatable “frog brigade” said they would be premiering a new dance. A group of folks interrupted, chanting “why are you dancing” and saying that ICE just murdered someone and CBP shot two people locally. “Why are you choreographing this bullshit while people are being kidnapped,” someone shouted.
Announcement was made right after that there is an autonomous zone led by Indigenous folks in our community happening now at city hall.
#pdx #portland

2025-10-19 08:51:04 UTC

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Ok so saw the PPB cops get hit with munitions that feds shot at them but just saw a video from the other side of the street and the feds also shot a tear gas canister at the police liaison squad car and they had to leave lol

2025-09-29 04:48:33 UTC

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Helicopter is also back circling

2025-09-29 04:48:06 UTC

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Seeing more locals who live nearby the facility complaining about drones again tonight. If you know anything about this, have a picture or saw it yourself please let me know.

2025-09-29 04:01:15 UTC

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Far right propagandist liars with the post millennial have a whole squad of far right dangerous assholes with them. Amongst them is Haley Adams, Mark Lee, violent and convicted of sexual assault, and Kareem Patton who is also extremely violent and was one of the men who physically and sexually assaulted me in Olympia a few years back.

2025-08-23 20:09:54 UTC

Last night at the ICE facility in Portland, OR, a man parked his semi truck near ICE, yelled at protesters, then ran back to his truck and grabbed a baseball bat and a fire extinguisher. He then started attacking everybody he could get his hands on with the bat and spraying the extinguisher at people. DHS came out shooting pepper balls as he continued assaulting multiple people. As expected, the Feds let him leave without issue, while they arrested someone who was defending people from this man’s violence.
He drives for S&M Truck Line. Their phone number is 503-463-6818. According to their website, that phone line is active 24/7.
This is who was driving the truck, along with a photo of the truck he was driving
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2025-07-05 18:35:47 UTC

Last night at ICE in Portland was another very violent and munition heavy night. Teargas filled the neighborhood with canister after canister being shot. Green and white smoke continuously filled the air. Pepper balls shot at protesters close range. Masks ripped off so the feds could mace people. Someone else was hospitalized by the brutality of the federal agents yet again.
I know these nights are scary. I know how bad these munitions and chemicals hurt and burn in the moment and that the pain and side effects can be even worse later. It’s all around bad. The thing is though it’s already very bad and scary without making things up or falsely attributing certain munitions as something that they are not.
The green smoke (same with the red when they choose to use it) that they use at ICE here, which they also used plenty in 2020 and 2021, is just green smoke. When I say “just” I don’t mean to imply that it is good for our bodies in any way, or that it isn’t toxic, because it is. These military style smoke grenades contain heavy metals and lead salts known to cause cancer and birth defects. But people keep calling it various types of gasses that it is *not*. HC gas being a big one people have been saying is what it is and that is not true.
We don’t have to pretend this smoke is something that it’s not to draw attention to how bad this chemical warfare is. Their violence and heavy handed use of chemical weapons speaks for itself. It’s already bad enough. Every single thing they do is already bad enough.
I know the green smoke looks intense because of how vibrant the color is. But there is a huge difference, and if HC gets used again, I promise you will know. This rumor isn’t just online, it often gets spread by people on the ground before anyone else. And I don’t think there is any ill intent with people doing this, but words have meaning. Facts matter.
A lot of this misinformation started in 2020. The first time they used HC gas then, feds deployed a canister and immediately lit a green smoke grenade and set it off in front of the HC. They used the green smoke to obscure the HC gas, and when it finished going off, the feds retrieved the HC gas canister and took it while leaving the green smoke one out. They were intentionally trying to make people think that the green smoke was what was being used. they didn't want anyone to know they were using HC and so it began being attributed to the green smoke.
Footage showing the canister burning, and comparison to canisters from other nights that took place after this night, is how it was later confirmed on that night they used HC gas. HC smoke burns a dark grey color, sometimes yellowish depending on how close to the canister the smoke you’re observing is. The canisters for HC remain on fire, often with flames shooting out of the top, and the canister itself is so hot you’ll see it glowing brightly the entire time it is lit.
HC is not like other common teargas used (OC and CS) which are bad enough on their own. When I said you would know… each time I’ve been otg when HC was used, well I’m not sure I even have the words to describe how bad it was. Thick clouds of smoke all around, usually from a combination of gas and smoke. People to my left and right either vomiting or completely losing consciousness. People all around ripping their full face gas masks off for reprise from the suffocation after the chemicals penetrated their masks and destroyed their filters. People’s limp bodies being carried out by street medics all around me. There was no eye flushing, at least not in the immediate vicinity where there was still gas. Medics and people who were well enough to help others would just be trying to get as many people away and out of there as fast as possible.
These photos of the green smoke canisters are all munitions used at ICE here over the past month.
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2025-06-05 03:05:28 UTC

This photo is from Joint Base Lewis-McChord surveillance footage of Levi Austin Frakes and Charles Ethan Fields, the two military veteran Nazis who robbed the military base and stole weapons and armor.
The FBI complaint alleges that they both stole equipment and assaulted a soldier on the Army special operations compound.
Prosecutors say Fields and Frakes entered the military base on Sunday evening through the main gate and made their way to a facility used by Charlie Company, 75th Ranger Regiment. The complaint said that the pair were scanned into the main gate of JBLM around 8pm Sunday and that they had allegedly used bolt cutters to break a lock into the Ranger compound.
"The pair allegedly stole military gear after bludgeoning a soldier with a hammer and fleeing the scene.... Before being attacked, the soldier, who was not identified in court documents, confronted the veterans, who were in the process of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of ballistic helmets, rifle plates and communications equipment. As the soldier was questioning the pair, ordering them to remove their masks, one of them attacked him, striking him in the head and torso with a hammer. The soldier fought off the attacker, taking the hammer, but "surrendered" as the other assailant was brandishing a knife."
The complaint says that the two of them stole $14,000 worth of gear, but dropped most of it while fleeing. In addition to much of what they stole, Fields left behind a hat that had his last name on it.
During the search of one of their homes, the CID seized 35 weapons, including rifles, pistols, short-barreled rifles, an MG32 machine gun and suppressors (some of which appeared to have been produced using a 3D printer), along with night vision equipment, body armor, flashbang grenades, smoke canisters and blasting caps.
“Images from the complaint also show Nazi and white supremacist paraphernalia in one of the residences, including flags with a swastika and "SS" lightning bolts, murals and literature "in every bedroom and near several stockpiles of weapons and military equipment."
During their interviews, one of the Nazis admitted to the investigators that he had been stealing from the compound for about two years.
Fields and Frakes’ registered company is billed as a "defense manufacturing and training" service which features nazi imagery on its website and socials, listed several military units as "clients," including the 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army Special Forces, 1st Marine Division and the Coast Guard.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/04/2-veterans-tied-nazi-white-nationalist-efforts-allegedly-stole-gear-army-base-beat-soldier-hammer.html
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2025-05-06 04:07:29 UTC

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Cops have retreated and students cheered. Before the bike cops left, someone rode by on their bicycle and had to get past the cops. The bike cop closest to them rammed his bike into the cyclist making them eat shit. Im assuming the cop thought it was a protestor but it was a random person passing by.
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2025-05-06 03:51:00 UTC

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This is how portland state university responds to students saying they don’t feel safe when transphobes and bigots are welcome on their campus
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2025-05-06 01:37:04 UTC

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Folks just pushed out some dude handing out national socialist literature. Bike cops surrounded him and gave him a personal escort and are now protecting the building he’s hiding in

2025-05-06 01:01:35 UTC

TPUSA is hosting transphobe Riley Gaines at Portland State University tonight at 6:30 pm in the student union. Students have organized a counter demonstration to TPUSA’s bigotry and transphobia being welcome on campus.
Folks have already started gathering in the park blocks on campus. Lots of trans flag around, music blasting, suns out. Portland police bike squad is already out in front of Smith along with campus security and various far-right internet trolls.
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2025-05-04 18:20:35 UTC

Is anyone else seeing a lot more Nazi bikers in town recently? I know I am posting this as the One show is wrapping up but I’ve been noticing it for at least two months or so now so it’s not that.

2025-03-28 21:53:01 UTC

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yeah exactly… let alone a very common font. I also wouldn’t share my crimes online lmao it’s just so stupid for so many reasons but she knows what she’s doing and she’s not very bright.

2025-03-26 17:20:42 UTC

This fucking idiot lol. I post stuff like this ALL the time. So not only are Katie Daviscourt and TPM implying that everything like this I publish is something I myself did, but they are lying and reaching for the stars all to get attention by Elon and the feds on me.
Katie not only are you racist as hell for this but you are also extremely stupid! It took me less than two seconds zooming in to see these are two entirely different fonts lol. But of course that’s not the point is it? We’ve seen time and time again all they’re good for is making stuff up. The point is targeted harassment and violence.
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2025-03-24 23:19:16 UTC

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I’m not sure I honestly don’t really know anything about rose city indivisible

2025-03-24 20:10:41 UTC

Portland for Palestine and all their other ghost groups they’ve created to funnel recruits to FRSO and grift is not a safe group to organize with and their events are unsafe. I cannot emphasize this enough.
A long time ago I posted something on here detailing some of the things they had done that endangered the community. Things have gotten much worse since.
Portland for Palestine/P4P is no longer the only group operating in Portland as FRSO under a different name. They are now operating under “SDS,” “Portland Contra las Deportaciones,” “Awan,” and “Portland for Palestine.”
Not only have these grifters endangered our community, but they are co-opting multiple struggles. First Palestine, now ICE and antifascism too.
My server doesn’t have the search for specific posts I made function, so if anyone is able to find that original post I made easily and can send it to me or post it here, please do 🖤 this is a community safety issue.

2025-03-19 03:34:53 UTC

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it’s like a saying/proverb in Arabic. But I agree, so powerful 🖤

2025-03-19 01:57:39 UTC

Just drove by a Tesla that drove into a wall… I’ve never seen that many people taking pictures of a crash in my entire life

2025-03-18 23:32:11 UTC

Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest. This letter was dictated over the phone from the ICE detention facility in Louisiana:
My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.
Who has the right to have rights? It is certainly not the humans crowded into the cells here. It isn’t the
Senegalese man I met who has been deprived of his liberty for a year, his legal situation in limbo and his
family an ocean away. It isn’t the 21-year-old detainee I met, who stepped foot in this country at age nine, only to be deported without so much as a hearing.
Justice escapes the contours of this nation’s immigration facilities.
On March 8, I was taken by DHS agents who refused to provide a warrant, and accosted my wife and me as we returned from dinner. By now, the footage of that night has been made public. Before I knew what was happening, agents handcuffed and forced me into an unmarked car. At that moment, my only concern was for Noor’s safety. I had no idea if she would be taken too, since the agents had threatened to arrest her for not leaving my side. DHS would not tell me anything for hours — I did not know the cause of my arrest or if I was facing immediate deportation. At 26 Federal Plaza, I slept on the cold floor. In the early morning hours, agents transported me to another facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. There, I slept on the ground and was refused a blanket despite my request.
My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free
Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed in full force Monday night. With January’s
ceasefire now broken, parents in Gaza are once again cradling too-small shrouds, and families are forced to weigh starvation and displacement against bombs. It is our moral imperative to persist in the struggle for their complete freedom.
I was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria to a family which has been displaced from their land
since the 1948 Nakba. I spent my youth in proximity to yet distant from my homeland. But being
Palestinian is an experience that transcends borders. I see in my circumstances similarities to Israel’s use of administrative detention — imprisonment without trial or charge — to strip Palestinians of their rights. I think of our friend Omar Khatib, who was incarcerated without charge or trial by Israel as he returned home from travel. I think of Gaza hospital director and pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was taken captive by the Israeli military on December 27 and remains in an Israeli torture camp today. For Palestinians, imprisonment without due process is commonplace.
I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear. My unjust detention is indicative of the anti-Palestinian racism that both the Biden and Trump administrations have demonstrated over the past 16 months as the U.S. has continued to supply Israel with weapons to kill Palestinians and prevented international intervention. For decades, anti-Palestinian racism has driven efforts to expand U.S. laws and practices that are used to violently repress Palestinians, Arab Americans, and other communities. That is precisely why I am being
targeted.
While I await legal decisions that hold the futures of my wife and child in the balance, those who enabled
my targeting remain comfortably at Columbia University. Presidents Shafik, Armstrong, and Dean
Yarhi-Milo laid the groundwork for the U.S. government to target me by arbitrarily disciplining
pro-Palestinian students and allowing viral doxing campaigns — based on racism and disinformation —
to go unchecked.
Columbia targeted me for my activism, creating a new authoritarian disciplinary office to bypass due
process and silence students criticizing Israel. Columbia surrendered to federal pressure by disclosing student records to Congress and yielding to the Trump administration's latest threats. My arrest, the expulsion or suspension of at least 22 Columbia students — some stripped of their B.A. degrees just weeks before graduation — and the expulsion of SWC President Grant Miner on the eve of contract negotiations, are clear examples.
If anything, my detention is a testament to the strength of the student movement in shifting public opinion toward Palestinian liberation. Students have long been at the forefront of change — leading the charge against the Vietnam War, standing on the frontlines of the civil rights movement, and driving the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Today, too, even if the public has yet to fully grasp it, it is students who steer us toward truth and justice.
The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent. Visa-holders, green-card carriers, and citizens alike will all be targeted for their political beliefs. In the weeks ahead, students, advocates, and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest for Palestine. At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all.
Knowing fully that this moment transcends my individual circumstances, I hope nonetheless to be free to witness the birth of my first-born child.
https://ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/attach/2025/03/Letter_from_a_Palestinian_Political_Prisoner_in_Louisiana_March_18,_2025.pdf

2025-03-14 06:35:30 UTC

About a dozen cops showed up to the community free store again tonight. Before anyone had even arrived to set up, Jessie Burke, CEO and partner at The Society Hotel, was standing on the corner where folks usually set up with her husband speaking to a handful of police. Burke has a history of being hostile to the houseless community and those providing them resources. (In addition to everything in this article, she has countless posts on her instagram that are vile) https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/05/16/47206194/county-commissioner-candidate-saw-more-than-40k-funneled-to-her-husband-by-a-board-she-oversees
People ended up setting up just around the corner from where the free store typically is on Thursdays. Eventually, the police followed and surveilled from across the street for a while and eventually left. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were thrown off by how many people there were.
I think tonight displayed a successful community defense. While the police were still busy in the initial location with some people who stayed back to argue with them and the police tried to figure out if people had given up, others were around the corner setting up. When I first approached the distro setup in the new area, I was surprised by how many people there were. Not just the usual distro folks and people seeking resources, but others there to support and help keep the distro going even in the face of realtime repression. It wasn’t an ideal location to setup by any means, but people thought quick and didn’t let that ridiculous police response stop the distro from going on.
#CommunityFreeStore #Portland #pdx

2025-03-10 04:18:34 UTC

Nothing but horror stories coming from Syria 💔 7mina ya rab

2025-03-08 19:08:21 UTC

The city has approved PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project, which aims to clearcut 20 acres of
Forest Park to allow PGE to expand. Their goal is to begin this spring. This is 15 more acres than originally reported when this was first proposed.
What is the Harborton Reliability Project?
PGE wants to build new transmission lines from the new Harborton substation to Linton to Hillsboro. This lines up with where Intel plans to build a new semiconductor fabrication plant in the next five years, in addition to rebuilding their existing plant.
These expansions are largely aimed to serve the expansion of Intel and other big tech companies in Silicone Forest (which the city is also trying to expand). Each plant consumes as much electricity as 50,000 homes so the timing and location of this PGE update seems a little more than coincidental. Motivations aside, The Harborton Project started by proposing clear cutting a minimum of 6 acres through the park and putting up a line that would connect to the existing lines owned by the Bonneville Power Administration west of the current project area.
This project area is near the Harborton frog crossing, and it would demolish a wetland home to the red-legged frog that is federally recognized as a species of concern and protected in Oregon. While the initial "Project Area" designated by the PGE Harborton Fact Sheet only illustrated the first 6 acres to be cut headed west, it did not indicate how many additional acres of the park would need to be sacrificed to the southern leg of the project. A year ago, the PGE Harborton Project webpage passively mentioned an additional two phases to this project being in early planning stages but they craftily omitted that they had already obtained the permits for putting in underwater cables down the Columbia and Willamette to the Linnton substation.
PGE’s revised land-use application filed with the City of Portland proposed to clear cut 4.7 acres of 150+ year old Douglas fir and bigleaf maple trees and proposes to remove 5 white oak trees estimated to be 170-500 years old. In total, the proposal included the removal of 376 living trees, and 21 dead trees. It will permanently fill at least two wetlands and disrupts two streams that support multiple species of aquatic wildlife. That’s all when it was still 4.7 acres.
They slowly added more phases to their project as things progressed, which means more clear cutting of Forest Park. According to PGE, phase 5 of this project may also impact an additional 15 acres of Forest Park to the northwest and west potentially disrupting the Miller Creek watershed which contains salmon habitat. So it’s still unclear just *how much* they intend to clearcut, something PGE has been intentionally vague and confusing about from the early planning stages.
I will be updating regularly about this as things progress. #ForestPark #PGE

2025-03-07 22:44:13 UTC

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I simply can’t get over how many cops showed up for a distro.
If you’ve never been to the Thursday free store location or are unfamiliar with the area… it’s usually somewhere off 3 or 4th and Flanders in downtown. Right by the Blanchet House. There is really not much going on around there.. a car will drive by every now and then, but it’s a very sparse traffic area. Same with foot traffic. Outside of people there for the free store, hardly anyone walks by. The community free store doesn’t bother anyone, it isn’t loud, not once has it blocked traffic, nothing. It’s even pretty hidden away.
There is no way to justify this.
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2025-03-07 22:39:15 UTC

Yesterday at the community free store's Thursday distro, Portland Police arrived and began to harass community members both seeking and distributing resources. Around 6:00 PM, a group of about four officers approached as people were still setting up. They informed those present that the tables on the sidewalk needed to be removed or citations would be issued. Moments later, without any warning or explanation, an officer grabbed an individual by one of the tables, forced them to their knees, and restrained their hands behind their back. They were then dragged across the street, handcuffed, and placed in a squad car where they were held for 30 minutes before being released. When asked why they were being arrested, an officer said that they were just detaining people to get their identification.
In a matter of minutes, police went from supposedly being there because of the tables to detaining people they claimed were on the street. Soon after, the police presence intensified, with at least 11 squad cars present and over 20 officers on foot, filling an entire city block. Multiple people walking by asked if someone had been shot. It should be noted that PPB consistently complains about staff shortages but they have no issue sending out an insane amount of resources to harass and assault the houseless community and those helping them.
After the first arrest, I was standing on the sidewalk when two officers approached me, pulled me into the street, and restrained my hands behind my back. One officer repeatedly presented me with two options: accept a citation or go to jail.
Feeling angry and unjustly accused, I remained silent, refusing to comply with an unfair choice. When I didn't respond as he hoped, I was handcuffed and taken back to the sidewalk.
Eventually, I was released with a citation, which I believe was for impeding traffic, though the details are illegible.
During this incident, 3 people total were detained and cited, others were also subjected to harassment and being assaulted by the police, and citations were issued to parked cars nearby.
The community free store has become an essential resource in Portland, flourishing over the past year. It provides hot food, water, snacks, seasonal clothing, hygiene and medical supplies, tents, blankets, and more-resources that can be lifesaving.
Since January 2nd, the police have increasingly targeted the community free store. Initially, they surveiled from their vehicles, but soon escalated to recording from a distance, questioning individuals in groups, and gathering intelligence. Yesterday marked a significant escalation of their tactics.
As in previous encounters, when PPB threatened to cite individuals, many who relied on these vital resources left empty-handed. This intimidation strategy effectively discourages vulnerable populations from seeking help. Which is of course intentional. The police's actions also aim to instill fear among those distributing resources and to deter future congregation and participation. Detaining and citing individuals also serves to identify them for further intelligence gathering on these communities.
Mutual aid efforts, the poor, and houseless communities have long faced repression and state-sanctioned violence. The autonomy and self-reliance fostered by these community initiatives challenge state authority and control over our lives. It is not uncommon for those involved in mutual aid to experience harassment, surveillance, physical violence, arrests, and citations. The state utilizes various repressive measures, criminalizing mutual aid activities and deploying law enforcement to disrupt gatherings. This situation highlights the ongoing tension between state power and community resilience, emphasizing the urgent need to protect mutual aid as a crucial form of organization that addresses systemic inequalities and promotes collective empowerment.
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2025-03-07 02:19:50 UTC

Pretty big police presence at free store. They’re citing people for distributing food and supplies to the community.
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2025-02-28 01:44:04 UTC

Stopped by a brewery before leaving the coast earlier today. We sat outside, it was a really beautiful day so it was pretty busy. The hostess walked up to a table that had two men sitting at it with a drink. She told them that they were fine there before because there was space, but now that people needed to be seated they had to move because they ordered a beer from the bar and those tables are only for table service. She pointed out an another outdoor seating area they could utilize. The two guys started getting mad, one of them was like “I don’t like that. You’re saying we need to leave our table? I’ve never been asked to move like this in my entire life” and just kept going off. The hostess repeated herself and she was being really kind and apologetic just explaining the situation… they finally got up and were still going off at her. As they were walking away one of them shouted “liberal bathrooms, of course it’s a liberal brewery!” making a huge scene.
For about an hour after all I could think about was the bathrooms. I was so curious what was so liberal about them. I thought maybe at most they had inclusive signage or something that could’ve triggered these dudes. I finally got up to check it out… it was just single stall bathrooms with walls from floor to ceiling?? The only sign I saw was one on the way that said “bathrooms” with an arrow lol. Such babies

2025-02-24 17:55:13 UTC

This video played on loop for about 5 minutes straight at the Department of Housing and Urban Development HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, according to an agency source.
Staff at the building couldn’t figure out how to turn it off, so they sent people to every floor to unplug all the TVs lol
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/060/137/454/746/148/original/d72868ba709cbe3a.mp4

2025-02-23 19:37:29 UTC

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Idaho, and CDA specifically, has long been a testing ground for nazis and the far right. It’s an organizational hub for neo nazis and christo-fash, perhaps even the strongest/biggest in the country for both above and underground groups and organizing.
In addition to countless neo nazi groups, klan, militias, active clubs, Aryan nation, etc that were born and exist in Idaho, politicians in Idaho also have strong ties to white nationalists and far-right militias- including former lieutenant governor Janice McGeachin who is not ashamed to hide her love for far-right militias like the Three Percent Militia, spoke at Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist America First Political Action Conference, and has close ties to Ammon Bundy. Or Idaho state representative Heather Scott, who was an active participant in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Or Dave Reilly, who promoted the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, who was endorsed by the Idaho Freedom Foundation for a school board position (who lost and was then hired by the IFF as a communications strategist). There are countless examples such as these.
IFF is a far right lobbying group, and they are a major player in Idahos politics with a lot of power and influence, and are deeply tied to the far right. In 2022, 9 candidates who were not endorsed by the IFF say they were stalked, harassed, doxxed, and feared for their safety due to threats from white supremacists- several of which withdrew from the races because of this. One of the candidates even had a far right group doing “training sessions” outside of her home to intimidate her.
Pay attention to Idaho.

2025-02-23 18:50:56 UTC

Yesterday, a woman was detained by three men who
refused to identify themselves for speaking during a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee town hall and pointing out that town halls are supposed to feature citizen comment. The men who detained her were not wearing any badges or security labels/company logos. They were carrying zip ties on them, and were handing out religious Christo-fash pamphlets. Some of the material they were passing out was titled “prayer guide for state legislators - make America righteous again”
The woman illegally detained is Teresa Borrenpohl. Other people (all democrats, according to local media) who tried to help were also detained. Additional footage displays an off duty officer attempting to remove her before the men in black did. He threatened to use force against her and threatened anyone who was filming.
The town hall took place at a high school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Local Idaho media claims that her violent removal was initiated by County Sheriff Bob Norris before involving LEAR Asset management, a private security firm with alleged ties to sheriff Norris.
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/054/696/367/264/244/original/738864022a4e4d5a.mp4

2025-02-23 17:40:13 UTC

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wait… what??

2025-02-23 17:34:23 UTC

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appreciate it. I don’t know her personally but she’s friends with my mom and her sisters. It’s hard hearing news like this, and it’s almost harder seeing how normal it is for many people I care about

2025-02-23 04:58:39 UTC

Family friend in Syria got kidnapped after teaching a lecture at a university that included a section on women’s rights. All we know is she was taken by men they’re assuming are soldiers. No one knows where she is or if she’s still alive

2025-02-18 03:35:22 UTC

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I have over 600 pics to go thru from today but here’s a few of the don’t tread on me
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2025-02-18 03:30:33 UTC

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same lol
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2025-02-18 03:22:34 UTC

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deport deez nuts
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2025-02-18 03:20:52 UTC

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Some photos from today
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2025-02-18 00:37:37 UTC

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https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/022/091/307/863/757/original/4c7ac837af035322.mp4

2025-02-17 23:52:53 UTC

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I stg lol. Will share more pics when I get home. Very curious if they’re actually politically aligned with that, or if it’s a situation where liberals saw the far right using certain things and now doing it against them kinda thing

2025-02-17 23:48:55 UTC

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There are so many don’t tread on me signs omg. One person is even wearing a Gadsden flag around their shoulders

2025-02-17 23:41:20 UTC

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Dance party slowly transformed into chanting while the streets are blocked off. Energy got even higher. Pretty good vibes today, there was a really good energy and the best way I can describe it is as people feeling inspired- this is based off both talking to folks who are out and just palpable good vibes idk
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/021/852/620/370/881/original/db8c23a54b0cb7f5.mp4

2025-02-17 22:57:01 UTC

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Pretty much all day everyone has been following all laws. Even during the march the group got very split because people stopped for every single red light. All day the crowd has kept to sidewalks and parks. A few people put traffic cones on the block right in front of city hall blocking oncoming traffic. Now people have flooded into the streets. Lots of cheering, dancing and music

2025-02-17 22:46:11 UTC

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Dance party is back on

2025-02-17 22:45:01 UTC

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Lots of great signs. Will get some photos up when I’m out of the rain. Folks are back at city hall. There was a brief dance party, and now someone is saying something to the crowd but I can’t hear them over the overwhelming amount of cars honking in support of the protest

2025-02-17 21:56:40 UTC

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Part of the group that marched made it to the other side of the Morrison Bridge, then took the Esplanade to take the Hawthorne bridge back to downtown. Bike cops swooped in trying to split the crowd and blocked off anyone else from following suit. March heading back to downtown as bike cops tail. This march was unplanned by organizers, but the people here all wanted to do something other than chant to an empty building. Similar to the last 50501 protest I went to in Salem, crowd today is extremely diverse in both politics and age

2025-02-17 21:29:34 UTC

Massive turnout in Portland, OR at City Hall to protest against Trump & Musk and the fascist American regime. Thousands of people out. A group broke away from city hall and is now marching. I cannot see where the march starts nor where it ends.
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2025-02-17 00:20:58 UTC

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As I was leaving I walked by this bottle that is placed right where all the proud boys parked and had just left from. 99% sure this bottle is filled with PB pee
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2025-02-17 00:20:32 UTC

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Lovely folks out here.
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/016/362/518/029/264/original/2db83265382e31ee.mp4

2025-02-17 00:19:53 UTC

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Proud Boys and fash ended up leaving, antifascists stayed a little longer and left shortly after. Of course the police came back and approached the group again after the fascists left.
Multiple verbal confrontations and things got a little tense a few times but it was mostly verbal. Their shitty music got drowned out by a live performance of Bella Ciao
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2025-02-16 22:20:54 UTC

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These men are so fucking disgusting. One of them won’t stop sexualizing femmes and one of my attackers from the Olympia incident is here and bragging about putting hands on me

2025-02-16 22:13:45 UTC

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People still standing in the same spot. Verbal confrontations and chanting from both sides off and on. PB side is playing god awful music
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2025-02-16 21:59:34 UTC

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PB’s came in and saw the stickers and got mad. The two sides are now congregated in the same spot with some more PB’s/fash across the street
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/015/804/819/461/167/original/f19d66c0634e92c6.mp4

2025-02-16 21:44:54 UTC

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And these stickers. (Cory (fredrickson) is a PB affiliate who has cancer)
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2025-02-16 21:42:17 UTC

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Some flyers about some of the organizers were up at the location of the flag wave when we got here
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2025-02-16 20:46:53 UTC

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Clackamas Mall is in a suburb about 10 minutes away from Portland, Oregon fyi

2025-02-16 20:44:42 UTC

Currently near Clackamas mall where folks are out to counter a Proud Boy/far right flag wave scheduled for 1:30pm. Police showed up to harass antifascists but have since left.
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2025-02-15 20:30:53 UTC

Anti-Musk protest at Tesla in Portland happening now
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2025-02-15 04:53:46 UTC

snow day cuddles 🥰
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2025-02-12 03:28:30 UTC

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One day our Nuremberg will come and the fascist tabloid propagandists will be right up there with the rest of the nazis.

2025-02-11 18:15:05 UTC

There aren’t “enough hacks against the police… so we took matters into our own paws”
A group called the puppygirl hacker polycule has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country from Lexipol.
Lexipol is the name of the private company that develops policy manuals, training bulletins, and consulting services for first responders. It is the number one company writing policies that protect cops nationwide. It was founded by two police officers turned lawyers in 2003. Texas Law Review called them the “dominant force in police policymaking across the country,” despite the existence of other companies and nonprofits doing similar work.
The company drafts policies and manuals on matters ranging from use of force, less-lethal alternatives to rules surrounding confidential informants and high-speed chases. When speaking on Lexicon, DDoSecrets said “there is little transparency on how decisions are made to draft their policies, which have an oversized influence on policing in the United States.”
In 2017, the ACLU demanded that Lexipol “eliminate illegal and unclear directives that can lead to racial profiling and harassment of immigrants.” One year later, the ACLU said that Lexipol’s policies led an officer in the city of Spokane, WA to unlawfully detain and hold the victim of a car accident to be questioned by immigration authorities.
In 2015, Kris Jackson, a Black 22 year old, got into an argument with his partner. Police ended up knocking on the door and Jackson decided he didn’t want to deal with them as he was on probation. He tried leaving through the bathroom window when an officer rounded the corner of the building and saw Jackson hanging out the window. The cop immediately shot him, claiming he “looked aggressive” and that he had a gun. There was no gun found and Jackson died at the hospital.
Officer Klinge was not charged, of course, and received a payed vacation before quietly retiring. Jackson’s parents ended up filing a lawsuit against the officer, several police department staff, and the city of South Lake Tahoe, arguing that not only had Klinge used excessive force against their son, but that the police department had an illegal policy allowing him to do so. That policy, written by a company called Lexipol, stated that officers could use deadly force to protect themselves or others from any “imminent” threat of serious injury or death. An “imminent” threat, the policy explained, was broader than an “immediate” threat such as someone pointing a gun.
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipol-data-leak-puppygirl-hacker-polycule/

2025-02-09 19:06:29 UTC

In getting ready for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police and other law enforcement agencies directed by the Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, forced over 100 houseless folks onto buses under threat of arrest. They were dumped in an unheated warehouse, all of their belongings are lost and their tents have been destroyed.
When one unhoused man told state police he didn't want to go the warehouse, the officers responded, “It’s either that or jail.”
The man offered to move somewhere else but was told: “No, you can come with us or we’ll cuff you and throw you in jail.” He complied and was bussed to the warehouse, where he was processed and given an identification bracelet.
Other unhoused people, including one woman still wearing a hospital bracelet, had been forced to quickly abandon all their possessions as officers descended and began to rip apart their tents with knives and a Caterpillar front-end loader, according to witnesses.
Three days before police began sending unhoused community members to the warehouse prison, New Orleans chief of staff/city council member visited the warehouse. She wrote in her affidavit that “the warehouse had no floor, and I was told by [on-site] staff that the walls had no insulation”. Rain leaked through holes in the roof, pooling on the ground near the sleeping area. There are also no eye level windows. New Orleans is also experiencing historic snowfall.
Workforce Group, the company that received the operating contract for the warehouse is politically connected to Governor Landry. They’re charging $17.5 million for 3 months. “The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/louisiana-unhoused-people-warehouse

2025-02-08 23:12:02 UTC

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At least 3 people have had appointments for gender affirming surgery abruptly canceled at SCH, including a 17yo whose parents say they had been waiting 3 years for
https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2025/02/04/79906101/seattle-childrens-postpones-trans-teens-surgery-indefinitely
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/seattle-childrens-halts-some-gender-affirming-surgeries-following-trump-order/

2025-02-08 20:39:04 UTC

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List of demands from Healthcare Workers for Trans Youth:
We demand that Seattle Children's Hospital resume gender affirming surgeries immediately. This includes resuming scheduling, coordinating, completing surgery and providing post surgical care for all gender affirming surgeries regardless of age of the patient.
We demand that Seattle Children's Hospital leadership deliver a statement in support of gender affirming care, the gender clinic, and Washington State anti-discrimination law; a statement that does not use excuses such as finances and insurance reimbursements. Going forward, implementing a communication strategy in which all community partners and referral sources have access to a clarified statement from SCH which details how to refer patients, who can receive treatment at Seattle Children's Hospital, and which procedures are included in the Surgical Gender Affirmation Program service line.
We demand that members of hospital executive leadership reach out directly to those families affected by cancelled surgeries, attempting to repair the harm caused by this sudden exclusion from care. Specifically, to reimburse impacted families for any travel, medical supplies, meals, time away from work, or any other personal cost which was earned due to planned leave (inclusive of caretakers) to accommodate their surgeries.
We demand that Seattle Children's Hospital direct it's legal resources to defend existing, evidence-based care that has been approved by their licensed medical professionals. Further more, legal arguments should defer to protections under state law and be prepared to set precedence for its defense of all Seattle Children's Hospital patients, practitioners, staff, and alleged principles.

2025-02-08 20:35:49 UTC

Happening now: Hospital staff and community members are currently protesting outside of the Seattle Children’s Hospital demanding the reinstatement of gender affirming surgeries for trans youth.
Following Trump's executive order banning all federal support for gender affirming care for trans children and youth, Seattle Children's Hospital (SCH) is canceling gender affirming surgeries with less than 24hr notice. Critical and life saving surgeries that had been scheduled months in advance. Complying with this executive order (which is not even law) violates Washington state's anti-discrimination laws and must be stopped.
Healthcare workers say that they only discovered via news outlets and public forums that gender affirming surgeries have been paused indefinitely at
SCH, the only children's hospital serving Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. This alarming news has left healthcare workers searching for answers and demanding solutions. "In lieu of official guidance or communication from SCH, queer healthcare workers and their allies are autonomously gathering community support for trans youth. A variety of group actions are already planned in accordance with the Saint Paul Principles of organizing. The intent of these activities is to bring our demands to the attention of the SCH Executive Leadership," said someone with Healthcare Workers for Trans Kids.
Below is a statement from Healthcare Workers for Trans Kids from Seattle Children's Hospital:
The importance and significance of gender affirming care cannot be overstated. These surgeries save lives. To deny these services is a breach of professional ethics, as well as SCH's own policies. SCH is a global leader in providing gender affirming care and must not step down to appease executive orders, violating Washington state law. It is their responsibility to defend their patients and employees from fascist threats. We refuse the notion that federal funding will be secured by sacrificing transgender, nonbinary, intersex, or gender diverse young people. The American Psychological Association's amicus brief for the upcoming Supreme Court case United States v.
Skrmetti states, "every major medical and mental health organization in the United States follows guidelines that allow for medical interventions for adolescents when deemed medically appropriate by a licensed medical professional." We ask, were these cancellations done in consultation with their licensed medical providers, or accountants and lawyers? This action directly intervenes with SCH's Zero Suicide Initiative and placates a transphobic federal administration that has no intention to fund healthcare at all. We gather to express our concerns for, and our solidarity with trans youth. Let our presence show our children, niblings, and siblings that trans adulthood is beautiful. Together, we will ensure they get there too.

2025-02-07 22:57:41 UTC

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It was almost entirely Black folks responding to the nazis, Black youth to be more specific, and other youth of color. Not only were the cops protecting the nazis as usual, but other footage shows police getting violent and pushing Black people down to the ground in order to protect the nazis and get them away. Just layers and layers of racism.
The response today was honestly remarkable. This wasn’t a planned counter-action. It was a spontaneous response that was both community defense and direct action. They still persisted and showed no fear in directly confronting nazi scum. And they made the unbadged nazis leave.
Protect and support the kids. They are leading the way.

2025-02-07 21:27:17 UTC

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Update: it appears the little nazi boys club ended up scurrying to get away in their uhual *because* of the group that rushed through police barricades.
It was a group of young kids and they got at least one of their swastika flags and burned it on a livestream lmao
“Hitler been dead y’all living in the ‘40s”
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/964/716/362/191/701/original/3a392864d0478f70.mp4

2025-02-07 20:48:18 UTC

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Here is a street camera view showing the police blocking off one of the entrances. They were there protecting the nazis before any opposition showed up.
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2025-02-07 20:46:29 UTC

US based neo-nazi group “hate club” held a flag wave in Cincinnati today where they waved swastika flags and carried rifles. Police blocked off the entrances and exits to the overpass where the nazis were to protect them from anyone interfering.
As hate club attempted to pack up into their uhual and leave, a group of people broke through the police barricades and rushed at the group of Nazis. Police physically pushed people back as they helped the Nazis get away.
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/964/555/172/752/157/original/3ba04901cca8b592.mp4

2025-02-05 18:25:32 UTC

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Democrats aren’t going to save us. Politicians aren’t going to save us. And people’s favorite org with the red t shirts are sure as hell not going to save us either.

2025-02-05 18:25:11 UTC

Losing my mind at how many people are turning to democratic politicians to lead the resistance against fascism.
Democrats paved the way for all of this. It’s up to us.

2025-02-04 21:11:04 UTC

Last week in Denver, a person who was displaying swastikas out of their apartment window had their window smashed. A few days later, the person living in the apartment put up two more swastikas. Yesterday, police responded by parking outside awaiting would-be window breakers and opposition to fascism.
This picture is a great depiction of police priorities and who and what they protect.
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2025-02-04 18:53:59 UTC

Proud Boys can no longer legally use their own name and logo and are barred from selling any merch with either its name or its symbols without the consent of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Black church in Washington that Proud Boys targeted and vandalized.
Enrique Tarrio and several other Proud Boys attacked the church in December of 2020. The church won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys and their former leader. After they failed to turn over any money, lawyers for the church sought to satisfy the judgment by seizing control of the trademarked name and by enjoining the group from “selling, transferring, disposing of or licensing any merchandise using the words “Proud Boys” or any of the organization’s symbols.”
https://archive.ph/OKf7Y

2025-02-02 02:35:07 UTC

Is there a zine about mastodon/fedi?

2025-01-31 19:45:32 UTC

For at least two of the trials I have attended regarding the occupation of the library at PSU, the defendants were PSU students. Funny enough, both their names were excluded from the “list of students” that were arrested when the media was taking the heavy handed “outside agitators” rhetoric approach, parroting local police and university admins. I know of at least another handful who were arrested that were students who were also excluded.
The whole student status thing is bullshit anyways. The good protester/bad protester thing is both stupid and harmful. But yet again we see another example of a meticulous narrative to demonize protesters launched by police, then parroted by local and mainstream media.
So tired of journalists taking police statements as fact, when the only true fact here is that cops lie.

2025-01-29 22:51:05 UTC

Ok I spoke with my lawyer and here’s some updated info on the bullshit the state tried to pull in my case. A lot of this same shit was pulled for others arrested the day the PSU library was raided, but I know some of the details vary and I don’t know everyone’s specifics so I will stick to sharing what I do know/my situation.
From the beginning my lawyer and I were having a hard time getting discovery from the state. When it was finally received, it was about 5 pages long and nothing but documents. Where were all the photos and videos? A lot was missing from discovery. There was a lot of back and forth, until they finally sent over the footage they said they would.
When we finally got the new discovery, it contained over 75 hours of body cam footage from the Oregon State Police. They were assisting PPB on May 2, but I was arrested by PPB, and by the time my arrest happened, OSP had been gone for hours. We only just got this in November, and the DA was like “omg sorry we just learned they exist.” (not exact quote 😅)
The DA’s office insisted that was the only footage they had.
Before one the trials for one the PSU students who was arrested, they found people wearing PPB patches, tactical vests, and sidearms on their person holding large selfie sticks with GoPros attached filming while standing with the police on May 2nd. This caused an investigation with the Internal Police Review Committee. Because again, they said PPB had no footage.
They came back and said that these were not cops, but “criminologists” working for the city attorneys office and that the devices being used to take this footage are the city attorneys office property. They said that this footage served only one purpose, to be used to protect the police bureau and officers in case of a civil lawsuit.
It should be noted that some of this footage *was* used by the state to try to prosecute a student. But either way, this is a huge violation. All defendants are entitled to that footage and not disclosing it is a huge problem.
The city attorneys office ended up getting subpoenaed for this footage. Up until this point, the DA’s office was playing stupid pretending like they didn’t know this existed. Odd, considering one of the DA’s (Mota) was on the ground with the police that day helping with strategy and plans. She was part of their command post. She was inside one of those vans when they were doing all the arrests. She was being consulted.
My lawyer kept up her persistence on trying to get this footage from the DA and the rest of discovery. This kept up until after the city attorneys office was subpoenaed. Finally, the DA sends my lawyer something and attached is two random videos, one titled “Azar video # 13,” and another random number. My lawyer responded asking her where the hell the other numbers the DA decided not to include were, and other necessary information, like where did this video come from, who took it, etc. Nothing. The case is now dismissed, but we have still yet to hear back about this.
For folks who don’t know, they don’t get to be selective with discovery. They are required to send anything that could be exculpatory. They are obligated to screen what they have to see if it contains any Brady material. Anything that could exonerate you, show you in a positive light, mitigate your sentence etc. Stuff that the defense may want to use. Identifying information about who took said video is also discoverable, what if they need to be called as a witness?
They were sanctioned for discovery violations and Brady violations in other trials where the defendants ended up getting acquitted. Hiding footage and discovery like this is extremely shady.
At this point, every case from this day that’s gone to trial has resulted in an acquittal. We anticipate the same for the others who haven’t gone yet. Others have had their cases dropped, and those who took plea deals will have their charges dropped upon completing whatever they agreed to in their plea deals.
So, all in all, there is a high chance that the occupation of the PSU library will have resulted in zero charges for anyone lol.

2025-01-28 04:56:14 UTC

Earlier this afternoon, a massive bus was seen parked at the ICE building in Portland. At the same time, a PPB vehicle was parked directly across the street facing the ICE building.
Someone who was near the building taking photos of the huge bus ended up getting detained for taking pictures. Portland police told the person they detained that they were watching ICE and ID’ing anybody who trespasses on ICE property today.
This is a sanctuary city. PPB is not supposed to be helping or working with ICE. Just last week our new mayor said that PPB would not be cooperating with ICE. But anyone familiar with local immigration and deportation is very aware that this happens much more frequently than is reported.
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2025-01-24 22:39:27 UTC

My case was dismissed!
My statement for the National Writers Union:
On May 2nd, 2024, I was arrested while reporting on the ground at Portland State University. I was documenting the police’s actions as they cleared an encampment and library occupation in support of the liberation of Palestine when, later that evening, I was arrested by the Portland Police Bureau while filming the violent arrests occurring in the park in front of the PSU library.
Following my arrest, I faced consistent harassment from the police until I was finally let out of jail early the next morning. This harassment included racist remarks, sexual harassment, misogyny, a cop taking a selfie with me as I was in handcuffs, and the persistent interruption of all my phone calls.
This experience has highlighted the critical importance of press freedom and the rights of journalists to report on public events without fear of arrest or intimidation. The need for transparency and accountability in our institutions grows increasingly urgent. And under a Trump presidency, protecting our First Amendment rights is more important than ever.
My trial was set to begin on January 27th. I was offered a plea deal multiple times, but I refused to plead guilty to a crime I did not commit. My commitment to uncovering the truth and informing the public remains steadfast, even in the face of these challenges.
You can read the rest of my statement at the link attached.
While the state loves waiting until the last minute to extend the punishment for as long as they can, I genuinely don’t think this would have been possible without support from multiple unions, the press freedom advocacy groups, and all of the solidarity. Thank you 🖤
https://bsky.app/profile/thenwu.bsky.social/post/3lgjfvbdfik2p

2025-01-24 03:51:53 UTC

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This guy in plain clothes was with the 5 cops. He kept his distance in the immediate vicinity, then walked away with them. I followed at a distance until they got to their vehicles and he left with them.
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2025-01-24 03:49:29 UTC

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Cops have nothing better to do than harass unhoused people. So many people who wanted food, shelter, warm clothes and other resources left with nothing because the cops showed up. They were trying to question people and taking down all the license plates.
Never talk to cops. A few weeks ago at the Thursday free store a squad car drove by. He was acting super nice, telling people “oh this is so cool I love what you’re doing” and then proceeded to try to ask people questions, still in a “friendly” way, like “how often does this happen?” and “what time are you guys here?” He was just trying to get intel. The next Thursday they drove by again, slowly, and this time filming everyone.
Then the escalation today.

2025-01-24 03:01:19 UTC

PPB are at the free store harassing everyone. 5 minutes before arriving a squad car drove by and said they’re coming back to kick everyone out. There’s 5 of them right now
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2025-01-24 01:11:08 UTC

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Judge has ruled in favor of the State. They got one year bench probation and 60 hours of community service to be completed within 6 months.

2025-01-24 00:45:25 UTC

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Jury has reached a verdict, waiting for them to get back in the courtroom.

2025-01-23 22:29:07 UTC

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Prosecutor highlighted the fact that the defendant is white and two of the PSU cops were Black?? Incredible comeback, case closed 🙄

2025-01-23 22:15:50 UTC

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DA: begins with condemning the comparison to civil rights era. He then adds that folks chaining themselves to the building prevented people from exiting the building. (They already proved that the building was completely empty, and that there were 3 additional entrance and exits.
Now he is saying that you don't need a no trespassing sign, and uses a home as an example again saying houses don't have those signs but you can't just walk in (lol?).
Makes a weird comment about how its not sexy to be the district attorney- which, I appreciate the self awareness I guess.
Jury is going over jury instructions now and will begin deliberations after

2025-01-23 22:09:12 UTC

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Defense is now beginning their closing arguments.
Defense begins by saying "if the cost of speech or assembly is being locked up in a cage, that speech is meaningless." He goes on to say that speaking out and taking action is the only way we make progress. He brings up Ruby Bridges and various Freedom Fighters from the '60's and continues to say that the Freedom Fighters were the driving force behind the de-segregation of our public schools. He listed out a few examples of direct action they took, and how it also helped to amplify and advance the public debate about justice. He said the defendant was there "to advocate for change, and refused to shrink in the face of police threats."
Defense highlighted once again how universities are public spaces, and the garage gave no indication that anyone from the public couldn't enter. He says the defendant had no reason to believe that "the police subjectively closed it off to the public" and there is zero evidence that she knew.
Defense: you saw the video. the police said "you're trespassing" to someone at one point and protesters said "no we're not."
Defense says that regardless of who was right you get an idea of the mental state they were in. They were exercising their constitutional rights and standing up for what they believe in.
He adds that even if they did hear it, that statement was wrong, they weren't trespassing. He said that commands from the police were not a legal order, but rather a "raw display of authority"

2025-01-23 21:48:54 UTC

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DA closed by comparing this act of passive resistance to going into someone's home to protest in there.

2025-01-23 21:46:24 UTC

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Jury is back from lunch. Closing arguments are starting.
State begins with the usual sucking up to the jury. Proceeds to say the defendant went into an underground garage (which is misleading because its only underground from some sides of the street but the entrance/exit and where everything happened is ground level. He proceeds to show video of the cops breaking the chains at the front doors to the admin building and explains that the police did this to protect people (building was empty) and for fear of what happened to the library (weeks before this).
On the TV screen we can see he is checking off boxes and presenting to the jury a definition for Trespass II- He has highlighted the first line which says "knowingly enters or remains on property"
He then highlights the line that says "not open to the public" and is listing off reasons why he believes the defendant knew it was not open to the public. He is citing the building being locked as proof of this even though the parking garage is whats in question here.
Now he is showing a map which highlights the route from the defendants apartment to the admin building/parking garage?? This is so odd... unclear what his point even was.
He then highlights the third and final line while defining trespassing, which says they remained "after a lawful order to vacate"

2025-01-23 19:15:11 UTC

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The defense has stated to the judge that they are ready to rest their case and will not be having the defendant testify.
The judge has decided to call an early lunch break and the jury will return at 1:00 to hear closing arguments before deliberations. In the meantime Defense and the State will be finalizing jury instructions.

2025-01-23 18:54:32 UTC

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Defense is adding in rebuttal that "get up or you're going to be arrested" is not adequate enough direction to justify trespassing or a trespass warning.
Judge has denied the motion for acquittal.

2025-01-23 18:49:58 UTC

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The cop testified that he heard Jimenez later in the garage shake his can of mace and threaten the defendant. Judge is agreeing with DA that this is not relevant. Witness and jurors are out of the courtroom now.
Defense is now requesting a motion of acquittal, on the grounds that the defendant didn't have the knowledge that the garage was closed to the public as the State is claiming. They also raised the Right to Remain under the first amendment and that they had a right to be there.
DA is now making their argument against it repeating all the same BS from earlier.

2025-01-23 18:39:23 UTC

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Defense: was officer Jimenez here to testify yesterday?
Cop: Yes
Defense: And is he here now today to testify?
Cop: ...... no
(The State clearly realized getting that mf to testify was a horrible idea)

2025-01-23 18:35:16 UTC

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Defense: Earlier you testified that you didn't hear Jimenez threatening to mace people?
Cop: Yeah I didn't hear that in the elevator
Defense then plays the video again and we hear Jimenez saying
"We're just gonna start pepper spraying, we're just gonna start pepper spraying people Chief."

2025-01-23 18:30:01 UTC

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Defense is showing a video that shows mace in a PSU cops hands
Earlier this morning Jackson testified that no mace was used by police that day and she would have 100% seen it (false, the day was chaotic and people were all over the place. no way to have eyes on everything.) She then said maybe it was used by PPB she doesn't know. Then added that campus police didn't have mace.
Defense: What is that in Officer Jimenez hands?
Cop: mace

2025-01-23 18:25:57 UTC

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Defense: was there a "no tresspassing" sign in the garage?
Cop: I don't think so?
Defense: So why did you say there was earlier?
Cop: Well other garages on campus have those signs
all cop do is eat non spicy chip and lie

2025-01-23 18:24:37 UTC

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Cross examination-
Earlier in Swingle's testimony he said that they needed to evacuate the building but it was unsafe to do so out front.
Defense: When you say "we had to evacuate the building" you mean?
Cop: The arrested individuals.
Defense: So there was no emergency, no one who needed medical attention or anything like that to warrant the term "evacuate?"
Cop: I guess not

2025-01-23 17:59:28 UTC

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Break before cross examination. They are going over some objections now.
Jackson mentioned that library cost the university millions of dollars in damages during her testimony as well. Defense is arguing that this prejudices the jury and is totally irrelevant.
DA is arguing that they were providing context for other arrests they made on campus. He also insinuated that everyone arrested at the library was guilty, even though two people have been acquitted and some have yet to have their trials yet.
This is so silly to me. The damage has been done so wtf is striking something from the record gonna do when it's already in the jury's heads.
Sounds like this will be addressed again later. brief break now