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turbinetree

(24,688 posts)
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 12:33 AM Sep 2020

Proud Boys rally in Portland ends, smaller than feared

Zane Sparling Saturday, September 26, 2020


It was billed as a massive rally by the violent, far-right group called the Proud Boys — whom the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated a hate group — but by the time it ended, only a couple hundred people had gathered in North Portland's Delta Park on Saturday,

Many were dressed in camouflage and militarized body armor and listened to classic rock. When they came by car, they passed Portland Bureau of Transportation traffic signs lit up with messages like, "Black Lives Matter" and "Hate has no place here."

The rally was one of three separate protests of groups with vastly different ideologies that unfolded in relatively close proximity to one another on Sept. 26. The Proud Boys gathered at Delta Park in North Portland, but were denied a permit over COVID concerns. Anti-fascist groups held a rally about three miles away at Peninsula Park. At least one thousand people gathered there and listened to speakers urging all to work toward racial justice and equality for all.

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/482137-388914-proud-boys-rally-in-portland-ends-smaller-than-feared

And then there was the chicken shit punk asshole kicking reporter..................

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Proud Boys rally in Portland ends, smaller than feared (Original Post) turbinetree Sep 2020 OP
Is it truly "over" yet...? regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #1
downtown is a mess right now. Grasswire2 Sep 2020 #3
He's one of us? MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #5
He endorsed Obama and has a show about DemsIn2020 Sep 2020 #6
That's a relief MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #7
Proud? Maybe. Brave? Not. dchill Sep 2020 #2
here's what's happening right now in Portland -- check this twitter feed Grasswire2 Sep 2020 #4
'Smaller than expected' ? Is that their new recruiting slogan ? nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 #8

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
1. Is it truly "over" yet...?
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 12:55 AM
Sep 2020

The usual modus operandi of groups like the PB is to end their rally, but then spend the next few hours driving around the city, trying to provoke fights with people they perceive as their "enemies."

Grasswire2

(13,565 posts)
3. downtown is a mess right now.
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 01:07 AM
Sep 2020

You are right.

And look who was spotted there tonight!

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