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Syrian Journalist• Covering right wing violence in the PNW • r3volutiondaddy @protonmail .com • kolektiva & bsky- @AlissaAzar IG- @ R3volutiondaddy

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holy shit. patriot front detained
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so i had to pee before court and…
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A moving act of solidarity as veterans burn their uniforms at a vigil for Aaron Bushnell hosted by veterans against war. This was after some extremely moving speeches, including a Vietnam War veteran who was a part of the SDS and did a lot of anti-war organizing.
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Proud boys stabbed three antifascist activists tonight in DC while the police stood back and stood by.
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Cops want people to stop filming them? Wonder why.
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I’ve seen a handful of these around town lately…looks like the city finally got something right 😅
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I’m currently in Coeur d’Alene where an annual family event called Pride in the Park is projected to come under attack from fascist militias and right-wing / christo-fascist extremists.
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Hiding in a bar in Olympia. I turned a corner to 50+ proud boys who said there’s Alissa and ran on me completely alone. I ran as fast as I could. They caught me and pulled my hair and shoved me to the ground then bear maced me. People af the bad pull me in hiding here now.
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arrested*
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Patriot front arrested. they have a uhaul filled with shields and idk what else
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holy shit. patriot front detained
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and then there were none. i need to cool down then i’ll post some more footage. got images of almost all their faces. cops said that they got arrested because of the feds in their group chats. all charged with conspiracy to riot. a helicopter followed before they got pulled over
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A historic moment in Chile as over 75% of Chileans voted to draft a NEW CONSTITUTION in a referendum today. The new constitution will replace the one written by the dictatorship of general Augusto Pinochet during a coup that was planned and funded by the US. 📷 @BorisvanderSpek
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Imagine attending a vigil for someone to have it be disrespectfully crashed by right wingers excited to show off their racism & hate. Tonight, that’s the unfortunate reality for Kevin Peterson Jr.’s family and friends as they try to mourn his death at tonight’s vigil in Vancouver
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A friend and I are outside waiting for a Lyft to go to the demonstration tonight. A man walked over asking for a lighter, he paused and asked “are you guys antifas?” He noticed the pause in our reaction and quickly said “I’m a homeless man. I just want to say thank you, everytime
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This is the moment I was attacked. You can’t see actually it happen but you can hear me screaming for them to get off of me as they celebrate my assault and encourage more. evac’d & out safely. I don’t wanna recap at the moment so I’ll update later.
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I’m free now. I need a break for my physical and mental health. Will update more when I feel up for it. Major headache. Basically it was complete bullshit reasons, an illegal search & seizure, just looking for a reason to arrest leftists, and mainly to try and get information.
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Portland police moving in on a houseless camp with their rifles drawn. This is not ok.
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Currently at the Port of Tacoma… hundreds of people are out to block Cape Orlando, the US military vessel filled with military cargo to aid the genocide in Gaza. Activists in canoes have now successfully blocked off a shipping container from getting to the ship
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They’re all being arrested one by one. cops won’t say what they’re being arrested for
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The fascists just shot someone. They’re conscious but really hurt.
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Not ok and shaking but Safe now and have protection.
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This is a significant day because of the predicted fascist incursion and the two year hiatus due to covid, but especially so as the mere existence of queer people comes under increasing attack from the violent & extremist GOP.
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a surreal scene as fascists are being confronted (verbally) while libs do the cha cha slide behind us
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We’re safe. It’s scary knowing there are people who legitimately think “antifa liberals” are setting these towns on fire... we are very clearly documenting and interviewing folks. Our pictures were taken and so was the car and license plate
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@DeeNoEvil Yeah TERFs suck
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a mass shooting occurred in portland tonight, targeting a group of antifascist activists who were meeting up in a park for a solidarity w/ MPLS march for Amir Locke. This all happened before the march could even take off. I’m feeling a lot of things right now. Plz check in ppl
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TW Multiple people have been shot at normandale park. Tonight there was supposed to be a protest in portland to honor Amir Locke. The shots were fired at the meet up location before the march even took off. More info to come. Plz check on your comrades
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there is something going on next to my camp everyone is so kind and brings me cans and bottles. Sometimes even change. Always food and water. I always feel safe. Thank you and tell them all thank you.” So if you’re an antifa, here is me thanking you for him 🖤
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Earlier a handful of Atomwaffen dudes got kicked out of the park by antifascists. A group of literal nazis, the 1488 type, also just got a bit confrontational but were verbally pushed out. People were yelling at the folks for attempting to kick the nazis out but they ignored it
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some of the people expected to show up and impose their violent beliefs are various groups of Neo-Nazis, Three Percenters, J6 Insurrectionists, members of Ammon's Army (Peoples' Rights Group) & PDX Liberation, and Proud Boys, all of which have signaled that they plan to be in
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omg omg look. timeline cleanse/mental health break 🤗
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Some wheat pasting spotted around the “Rekindle Portland” events downtown
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one by one still… there is now a wall of riot cops between them and us
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again… LIVING. They are both just so incredibly gorgeous 🥺😻
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fascists were just harassing a trans woman, the cops arrested her and left the fascists alone.
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attendance. On the walk over there were lots of Gadsden, thin blue line, punisher flags, etc. There are a LOT of people at the Pride in the Park event. It’s very colorful and the energy is high. Though the fascists events are primarily farther away from this location, there is
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quite the variety of chuds surrounding the perimeter of the event. A handful of dudes in camo with large rifles, but it’s mostly christo-fascists on the outskirts currently.
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getting detained. idk why.
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Portland Police Association, the police union building in Portland is on fire
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While what happened to Aaron Bushnell is heartbreaking, this was by no means a somber vigil. There were sad moments, but the energy was high as at least 6 speakers who were all veterans used their time to remember Aaron Bushnell and empower the crowd to act-
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Encouraging people to not imitate Aaron Bushnell, but be inspired by his courage- with an added emphasis on active duty military to act in defiance against the genocide and imperialism
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I’M FREE!! I’m finally out of jail and safe. Each and every one of the charges I got are complete & utter bullshit. They intentionally targeted me & charged me with crimes they know I did not commit. PPB has a pattern of targeting journalists and this is no different.
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i am LIVING for her! and by the sounds of it the crowd is too. people are going off and dancing their asses off. no amount of nazis can’t ruin this type of love and joy.
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Currently at a level 3 evacuation in Molalla, Oregon.
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I’m gonna be completely honest... that was scary as hell. Before Justin walked over one of the men cocked his assault rifle at me. They were 3 large assault rifles and extremely confrontational. We’re dressed in normal clothing and we’re wearing our press credentials
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lots of kiddies dancing in the bubbles as the spontaneous sun emerges as a welcome surprise. A musician is currently performing on the main stage
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We got 3 guns pulled on us at a militia style checkpoint. I’m with @MrOlmos and @PDocumentarians none of us are white.
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y’all…
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“these are nazis ➡️”
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Unfortunately this singing has been pretty continuous. Police are also scattered around the park and walking in the park where the Pride event is.
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i’m currently otg in Eugene at Old Nick's Pub, where anti-trans & anti-queer violent right wing extremists are here protesting the Drag queen story time brunch, though they are largely outnumbered by supporters of this event.
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street preacher was just arrested on a different side of the park. unsure why, i’m hearing trespassing?
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Welcome to Portland, where apparently the laws are merely suggestions and the mayor/police commissioner kicks a family out of their home during a deadly pandemic and the police kettle and mace folks trying to defend them
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Andy Ngo seriously hid from Portland antifa tonight in the nines hotel after getting unmasked and waited for an escort from like 50 cops to leave lmao. what a night.
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The march of christo-fascists came towards the park. They appeared to try to come in but it seems like the cops told them not too. Unsure if they’ll try again. It also seems like the cops are taking order from feds today. Can’t confirm but that’s what it appears from observation
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Atomwaffen Division is back
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One of the dudes with the guns. First there was 3 men who approached me. More cars showed up
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There were lots of pies going around and a TERF got tagged lol
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Last night Portland police shot someone for stealing FOOD. We are suffering one of the worst economic crises during a global pandemic and the cops shot someone for fucking stealing FOOD.
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Love that NE portland is basically covered in these 🤩
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Thousands out today taking the streets in Portland. It’s a beautiful sight.
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Useless cops arresting 50-60 (according to OP) mostly teenagers for attending the annual hill bomb in San Francisco after kettling them and shooting them with crowd control munitions. cops were being violent with children for skateboarding & getting paid 6 figures to do so
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SFPD has kenneled several dozen seemingly young kids & skaters at Dolores Park after an hours-long slow-moving chase to shut down the annual “hill bomb” Cops have trapped the group between rows of officers The group is being forced to sit, it is unclear if they are under arrest
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Pro-Israeli aggressors maced Pro-Palestinian activists and were being protected by LAPD
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American politicians condemning the protests in support of Palestine harder than they’ve ever condemned literal Nazis roaming US streets speaks volumes.
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Thank you all for your kind words and your support. I appreciate it so much. And thank you to those who helped me with alt text, you’re the fucking best! Logging off now, and definitely not checking dm’s. 🖤✨
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“We’re done voting” spotted in NE Portland.
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if anyone is able to help with alt text it would be immensely helpful and appreciate. difficult to do so while otg
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Here’s a bit of an account on what happened yesterday… I ended up alone and trying to leave the area. I had a group and safety… & just a block and a half away is where I needed to be. I was at an intersection about to cross but when I looked to my right I saw that large group
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Hiding in a bar in Olympia. I turned a corner to 50+ proud boys who said there’s Alissa and ran on me completely alone. I ran as fast as I could. They caught me and pulled my hair and shoved me to the ground then bear maced me. People af the bad pull me in hiding here now.
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Options360, an evangelical pregnancy crisis center in Vancouver, WA, was hit with some red paint last night and had “Jane’s Revenge” written on the front of the building.
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Currently in Salem at planned parenthood where a group has gathered to support accessible reproductive health care and to counter reactionary extremism.
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These guys are literal nazis. They’re currently engaged in a heated conversation with a group and saying fucking awful things that i will not repeat about trans people and Black folks.
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They’re not even trying to hide their support for genocide and fascism. The guy on the left in the checkered shirt was just being super racist and said that fascism is good and that it’s fine queer and trans people are here because they’ll all be dead soon.
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Ok, more about the nazis arrests tomorrow because i’m mentally drained, but this awful firetruck was there. also this patriot front sticker that was already partially removed. Was a premonition for the rest of the day
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Easily a few thousand people out in LA marching in support of Palestine
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A proposal in front of a line of riot cops is peak 2020
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A MAN JUST PROPOSED IN FRONT OF THE RIOT POLICE #OTGWESTPHILLY
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Here’s a little rundown on the detainment: So yesterday I stayed near patriot front and continued filming until the last 1 remaining was unmasked. Afterwards I started to make my way to the car. The day got really hot really fast, and the car was scorching hot, so the doors were
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getting detained. idk why.
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Got arrested. Free now. They took us all the way to east precinct to detain us longer, take pics, then release us. Cold hungry and bruised up but most I’m with are ok. We got maced before they took us. Update later, I’m over this day lol
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Got a heads up that a banner that was dropped by a nazi group in Portland this morning was reclaimed and put back up…
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The sexual tension between Portland and Seattle...
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was just confirmed that at least 4 people were shot and one person is dead. Medics were providing aid and got pushed away by portland police, one medic was even briefly detained. FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICAL AID.
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For reference- last night a right wing streamer who pretends to be a cop showed up to the demonstration. People trolled his chat by saying antifa released the animals from the portland zoo and he believed it and called the cops. Thank god he was still streaming
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A banner was displayed on the bridge at Multnomah falls to show solidarity with Atlanta Forest Defenders. Stop Cop City!
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Turns out they don’t just protect and serve property, they protect and serve violent extremist nazi terrorists as well.
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absolutely not surprised to learn that the person who disarmed the shooter in Colorado Springs and saved countless lives was tackled by cops and detained in a squad car for over an hour. i cannot even fathom that kind of trauma after what he had just been through. fuck.
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Last night, Indigenous community members from Six Nations in Ontario, Canada dug up a highway at 1492 Land Back Lane. This land is being threatened by capitalistic development even though it is not rightfully theirs to build on. Earlier in the week activists were attacked with
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How are they blaming antifa for the insurrection at the Capitol while still making plans for an insurrection at the Capitol lol
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Portland police motorcycle just ran over a protester
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It was barely 2 years ago when communications between PPB officers and proud boys were leaked showing them coordinating as the proud boys put out a hit on folks who were “visibly queer.” Unfortunately this is nothing new for Portland. One of many instances.
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A Black man named Kevin Peterson Jr was shot and killed by Vancouver police today In Washington. Otg reports are claiming he had his hands in his pockets when it happened. Enough is enough.
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Medics told me my friend will be alright. He is a Black man who was shot by fascists protecting other people from getting shot and hurt. Fuck everyone who criticized people coming down to support them.
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A source who wishes to remain anonymous sent me this photo from Clackamas Town Center where Trump supporters are meeting for a ‘drive around the city’ car rally (still unsure where they’re driving to). Their Facebook event encouraged attendees to show up armed.
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these guys were with the street preacher. said they were here as individuals not with a group. when the Atomwaffen packed up to leave they showed up and joined them. they definitely knew each other too. same group.
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after the search I was let go & luckily I’m fine, this is a great reminder 4 myself & EVERYONE to touch up on our rights. Memorize all of it. Know what information you’re *required* to give & only give that. Don’t give them more & don’t answer any questions. They’re manipulative
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Ambulance never came he was evac by street medics. Police are now shooting at US with munitions. People were just recovering from the shooting.
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Activists in the Willamette Valley have recently been notified via their facebook emails that facebook has complied with a law enforcement request for information regarding their facebook messages & activity.
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🚨 🚨 for anyone asking how they can help, there is a gofundme for me for the victims of last night mass shooting. funds will be used to cover funeral, medical, and legal expenses amongst other bills for those wounded. Boost
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I’m at Lents park in Portland. Earlier this morning portland police shot and killed someone. Eye witnesses report it was a mental health crisis. I won’t be sharing pictures, the body is still on the ground covered in a bag. It is a devastating scene. Protesters are gathered
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