[staplers]

As a Portland resident, I can confirm the PPB has been escalating peaceful protests in neighborhoods. A few days ago protesters (including a mother of a protester who was horrifically maimed by an impact munition to the face by feds) were attacked and teargassed outside the police union hall in a very residential neighborhood.

The border patrol, DHS, and Portland Police Bureau are purposely terrorizing the citizens of Portland for political motives every single night. Portland is a lightning rod for right-wing animosity.

A lot of previously passive citizens are becoming radicalized by these events (similar to wartorn countries) and it kind of feels like a foreign occupation at this point.

I don't think I can ever go back to trusting police or the federal government the same way.