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UPDATE 9:30 PM
By and large it looks like tonight's protest is over, thanks to the rain and what appeared to be an overzealous reaction by the PPB to what seemed to be overall a peaceful protest. We'll be checking back in tonight sporadically to see if anything new develops. Otherwise we'll see you all for the Women's March tomorrow, and to hear what the PPB has to say for themselves. Should be interesting!
UPDATE 9:15 PM
According to various sources, Pioneer Courthouse Square is mostly empty now—though we're unsure if marchers have reconvened elsewhere.
Pioneer Square seems clear. MAX moving through, but then a line of cop cars goes screaming West. Not sure what's up.
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 9:00 PM
Mayor Ted Wheeler and the PPB will have some explaining to do tomorrow.
Riot cops knocked down a tourist, who lost her glasses. Didn’t apologize pic.twitter.com/LgrG834Q6E
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
This may go down as one of the biggest police overreactions in quite some time.
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
Meanwhile in Seattle...
At least one person shot as anti-Trump protests erupt in Seattle https://t.co/XrAbwvm6V8 pic.twitter.com/o50Um1zypd
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:53 PM
After a strong (probably unnecessarily strong) show of force, even more police and riot cops are heading toward Pioneer Courthouse Square.
@PortlandPolice it was entirely peaceful. Nothing thrown other than flash grenades by you. This is disgraceful.
— Gregory McKelvey (@GregoryMcKelvey) January 21, 2017
Police sirens chirping throughout downtown. There's still like 200 people marching,
chamting. It's pouring.
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
"Disperse. Go home." Police are saying.
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:46 PM
Police are gassing EVERYBODY.
Riot cops tear gas protesters (and me) pic.twitter.com/ls8iJ8iUaf
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
Tear gas pic.twitter.com/fzvDEeolmo
— Everton Bailey Jr. (@EvertonBailey) January 21, 2017
Protesters were throwing back smoke canisters at police. #Inauguration #j20pdx
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:40 PM
A line of cops was forcing us into the intersection where they're setting explosions. Said i wasn't bout that. "Then u better fucking go"
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
Cops are sending off explosives at protesters. Arresting people now.
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
This has to be the largest show of munitions we've seen post election. Cops gassed intersection.
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
Just got tear gassed. This is brutal
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:34 PM
More flashbangs. Raining harder. And pretty sure they gassed us.
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
Gas rubber bullets, grenades NOW. #j20pdx pic.twitter.com/wwKlbBk7qe
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) January 21, 2017
If it makes anyone feel better, our protest made the Rachel Maddow Show tonight!
UPDATE 8:29 PM
Big crowd now leaving Pioneer Courthouse Square. Marching in street again.
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:20 PM
Cops continue to threaten remaining crowd with gas grenades and flash bangs.
Protestors subject to arrest and/or riot control agents if they do not follow lawful orders. #J20PDX
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) January 21, 2017
Square seems a little calmer, quieter now, though still on the crowded side.
— Joe Streckert (@JoeStreckert) January 21, 2017
This thing is hanging on. Cops are threatening another (third) round of flashbangs. pic.twitter.com/dW7pTf6dqx
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:09 PM
Our event is over. Unfortunately, the city decided to use gas, flash grenades and violence against peaceful protestors.
— #PDXResistance ✊#J20 (@Pdx_resistance) January 21, 2017
Passing woman just said to me, "Fuck this, I'm out."
— Joe Streckert (@JoeStreckert) January 21, 2017
Lots of people taking off but there is still a sizable presence at Yamhill and Broadway #j20pdx
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 8:02 PM
And as feared, there goes the tear gas...
Flash bangs, tear gas deployed #j20pdx pic.twitter.com/wyJ6eXZa94
— Everton Bailey Jr. (@EvertonBailey) January 21, 2017
First flashbangs. Sixth and Morrison. People fleeing. #J20PDX pic.twitter.com/uVqaMyfwd6
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
They look like they might be ready to kettle? "Move south now!"
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
So this is "south" . It is also blocked by police. I asked two where to go. "I don't know." pic.twitter.com/mnzyBcjf8N
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:56 PM
Despite (or maybe because?) the crowd singing Smash Mouth, police are getting serious about the trouble in front of the Nines hotel.
All the riot cops have gas masks on. Huge bangs at other end of Square pic.twitter.com/ZfJRxfuZfA
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
Cops donning gas masks. #j20pdx #j20 #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/zkP6enwVAX
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) January 21, 2017
There are standoffs at 2 corners of Pioneer Square right now. Cops saying people dousing them with "unknown liquid."
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:54 PM
Why do protests always have to end this way?!? https://t.co/cyM4uqrAGy
— Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:49 PM
And it looks like the organizer of tonight's protest is calling it... at least for those who want to listen.
.@GregoryMcKelvey told the protesters at Pioneer Square that the @Pdx_resistance event tonight is over but he will still be out with them.
— Samantha Matsumoto (@SMatsumoto55) January 21, 2017
MEANWHILE... Trouble in front of the Nines hotel...
Police will use crowd control agents on crowd in front of the Nines. Been told it's an unlawful assembly.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:44 PM
People dance in the rain in Pioneer Square pic.twitter.com/FdlRL5u1ws
— Samantha Matsumoto (@SMatsumoto55) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:39 PM
FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!!
Witches against Trump are here. #j20pdx #Inauguration #Inaugurationday #j20 pic.twitter.com/fV0KQ4omgb
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:32 PM
Just got a gentle baton in the ribs from a riot cop #J20 #J20PDX
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
Cops in Director Park, moving East. pic.twitter.com/o4hP4Pp2iG
— Joe Streckert (@JoeStreckert) January 21, 2017
MAX update: normal service through downtown has resumed. Expect major delays.
— TriMet (@trimet) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:25 PM
Police continue to push protesters back toward Pioneer Courthouse Square...
There are still hundreds of folks here. Most are just mulling aimlessly. Some headed into Pioneer Square. pic.twitter.com/uz9BKc1QXx
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
Police threatening to use "riot control agents" and "impact weapons." #j20pdx #Inauguration #j20 #inaugurationday pic.twitter.com/10GQF3aHuq
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:21 PM
Micah Rhodes just warned more riot cops coming and to head elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/km2ASDFQgD
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:08 PM
People are sitting in the street, risking arrests pic.twitter.com/f1qdN0l7qG
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
Uh oh. They are readying the LRAD. Long Range Acoustic Device. It's a crowd dispersal device. People covering ears. pic.twitter.com/niZNMPMW32
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
Now they're ordering people back three blocks from Broadway and Taylor. That's farther than before. Most people aren't budging. #J20PDX
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 7:02 PM
Yep, things are definitely starting to disintegrate...
I am so pissed. We came to exercise our rights. There was no violence or destruction then cops start spraying us now it's chaos
— Gregory McKelvey (@GregoryMcKelvey) January 21, 2017
Police say people have been lobbing projectiles. "You bullies!!" this woman yells. pic.twitter.com/zBapLKtMYv
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 6:55 PM
We're moving again. West through downtown. pic.twitter.com/XAPq7xYySH
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
MEANWHILE... Police are saying that "bottles and road flares" are being thrown at them.
Police advising crowd this is an unlawful assembly and they are subject to riot control agents if they do not disperse. #J20PDX
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) January 21, 2017
"Persistent mob and violent activity are subject to arrest." Now it's an unlawful assbly. Things typically go downhill from here. #j20pdx
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
And now the cops are threatening use of force at Taylor and Broadway. Telling crowd to hit Pioneer Square. pic.twitter.com/z1PuzBiKa4
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 6:48 PM
Not totally sure how this ramped up. Why is this intersection the point of contention? The heart wants what it wants, I suppose. #J20PDX
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
MEANWHILE the O is reporting that two protesters have been arrested after refusing to leave the middle of Burnside.
UPDATE 6:44 PM
And TriMet follows through with yesterday's threat...
MAX lines are no longer serving downtown Portland. #pdxtraffic
— PDX Traffic Alerts (@TrafficPortland) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 6:38 PM
And here come the warnings...
Cops warning of arrests, force for those at waterfront park pic.twitter.com/v4UqJbO9Kd
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
The O reports a protester getting hit in the face by pepper spray... no detainments yet.
Police advising marchers Waterfront Park is closed. If they do not leave, they are subject to arrest. #J20PDX
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) January 21, 2017
UPDATE 6:32 PM
If Ted Wheeler somehow planted a mole funk band... #J20PDX pic.twitter.com/T9myLOjpeA
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
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UPDATE, 6:28 PM
Mmmmmm... that's an interesting choice of words.
January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again! https://t.co/n6aMK1MCRC pic.twitter.com/YVXQYqt9uR
— President Trump (@POTUS) January 21, 2017
Meanwhile back in Portland, the "rulers" have paused at Naito and Morrison, with cops trying to turn them on to Taylor.
UPDATE, 6:22 PM
Dance party on First pic.twitter.com/zTpBV1Mee1
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 21, 2017
This dude's bass amp is on the back of a bike. Hero of the march. No question. pic.twitter.com/XWjYCkQRJ7
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) January 21, 2017
UPDATE, 6:20 PM
On NW Couch, Male voices: "HER BODY HER CHOICE."
Female voices: "MY BODY MY CHOICE."
— Joe Streckert (@JoeStreckert) January 21, 2017
UPDATE, 6:12 PM:
The O is reporting that police have deployed tear gas and flash bangs at the base of the Burnside Bridge, but police are denying that.
In response to questions: Police have only deployed pepper spray during this march (No tear gas). #J20PDX
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) January 21, 2017
UPDATE, 6:10 PM
NW 2nd and Davis. Chant: "WHOSE STREET? OUR STREER!" pic.twitter.com/clqPbIeHQd
— Joe Streckert (@JoeStreckert) January 21, 2017
UPDATE, 6:05 PM
According to reports, marchers have seemingly split into two groups, with one gathering around the entrance of the Steel Bridge, while another is moving down 2nd Ave. The march appears to have temporarily stalled.
UPDATE, 6:02 PM
Hey guys, it's your old pal Wm. Steven Humphrey taking over for my esteemed colleague Erik Henriksen here at Mercury Resistance & Solidarity Command Central™, where I will escort you through Donald Trump's "American carnage" for the rest of the evening. I hope he enjoys it!
But first a brief catch up of national news to provide some context: Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States this morning (ugh) just a few feet away from Hillary Clinton (gah) and what was possibly the smallest crowd to attend an inauguration in American history (SAD!).
10:34 a.m. exactly, 4 years ago and today. pic.twitter.com/HhoTQqIqsS
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 20, 2017
His speech was divisive and terrible, naturally, and actually plagiarized the super-villain Bane from the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. (You can't make this stuff up, folks!) Huge protests are taking place in Washington, DC with smatterings of violence here and there. (ICYMI, Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer was punched in his stupid racist Nazi face by a protester while taping an interview, and it was GLORIOUS. Fuck you, Nazi.) Trump then sat down to sign his first executive order: to "ease the economic burdens of Obamacare," which means what exactly? It means someone close to you is going to die thanks to him, probably. Anyway, that's the day so far.
Now let's check in on PORTLAND, with Mercury reporters Dirk VanderHart, Doug Brown, and Joe Streckert.
