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mysteryowl

(7,470 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:20 AM Jul 2020

Raw video: Federal Military deploy gas in downtown Portland, PEACEFUL Protesters 7/16/20

Peaceful protesters being gassed!!
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Raw video: Federal Military deploy gas in downtown Portland, PEACEFUL Protesters 7/16/20 (Original Post) mysteryowl Jul 2020 OP

Ironic .. . Iliyah Jul 2020 #1

When? Newest Reality Jul 2020 #2

They aren't military, they are CBP and US Marshalls nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #3

Many of whom... 2naSalit Jul 2020 #4

Which may explain why there are no badges or agency markings. Contract enforcement? KPN Jul 2020 #5

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. Ironic .. .

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jul 2020

Bloody Sunday is being showed all over the media now.

R.I.P. John Lewis.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

2. When?

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 09:50 AM

Jul 2020

When was our right to peacefully assemble revoked?

If it were still in effect, we wouldn't have military-style actions like that and any law enforcement would be handled by local police, especially in a situation where backup wouldn't even be needed.

Welcome to dystopia. This still has a very surreal quality to it. They don't announce they are Fascists, but they make it clear by fighting anti-Fascism.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,730 posts)

3. They aren't military, they are CBP and US Marshalls nt

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 09:57 AM

Jul 2020

2naSalit

(87,112 posts)

4. Many of whom...

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 10:50 AM

Jul 2020

transferred over from the military. I have a relative who did just that, I hope they are not involved in this. I do suspect that Erik Prince is involved somehow.

KPN

(15,695 posts)

5. Which may explain why there are no badges or agency markings. Contract enforcement?

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:53 PM

Jul 2020

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