Portland Debrief #5: Tear Gas Edition

The action down at ICE has, for the most part, been a bit underwhelming. That changed last night. And no, Taylor Swift did not emerge from the mist

Busy busy busy, including needing to get to the laundromat to wash last night’s clothes. Why, you ask?

The early levity transformed pretty quick, CS gas being fairly incapacitating by design. A few more videos after the break. (And I appreciate your paid subscription, which will help me buy a proper gas mask.)

I’ll certainly be writing more about this but man, this is the weirdest protest I have ever been to, the usual players and a whole lot of new ones. You’d expect fisticuffs, and if you’ve been in the protest environment, you can feel it coming, feel that shimmy in the air. But last night…