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The George Floyd Uprising
What I Saw at the George Floyd Protest in Portland

What I Saw at the George Floyd Protest in Portland

On May 29th, I went to a candlelight vigil and wound up building flaming barricades to fend off grenade-launching riot cops.
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Abolish ICE march joins with Black Lives Matter in Portland

June 26 2020
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Who Runs the Movement for Black Lives?

Who Runs the Movement for Black Lives?

The narrative managers of Media and Government are advancing a false image of the Movement for Black Lives
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The First Three Weeks of The George Floyd Uprising in Portland

June in Portland, Oregon was a month of constant uprising in the streets against police violence and racism. This is what I remember.
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Concussed Thoughts the Day After the 7/20 Protest in Portland

Concussed Thoughts the Day After the 7/20 Protest in Portland

I believe I have a mild concussion, & my head is filled with thoughts & memories of the biggest demo yet in Portland’s George Floyd…
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We Tried to Protest for Police Abolition in Portland, but The Feds Wouldn’t Stop Shooting at Us

We Tried to Protest for Police Abolition in Portland, but The Feds Wouldn’t Stop Shooting at Us

A front line report from the July 25th “Christmas in July” demonstrations, and how it reveals a big Crossroads in this Movement.
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Insane “Swoopers” Are Trying to Take Over the George Floyd Uprising in Portland

A highly disturbing development threatens to derail the most important political movement of our time.
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Taibbi and Weinstein Do Not Understand the George Floyd Uprising

Taibbi and Weinstein Do Not Understand the George Floyd Uprising

To University People, inviting an activist on to discuss Black Lives Matter would be like having a chimp on to discuss primatology.
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Antifa Does Exist, and They’re Not the Same Thing as Black Lives Matter

Antifa Does Exist, and They’re Not the Same Thing as Black Lives Matter

Two duelling myths about a much-discussed and little-understood movement
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