JVL! I have been thinking about the National Guard and related matters a lot from my home in the former anarchist jurisdiction of Portland. Shit was bananas here and I have all sorts of thoughts about what happened during the George Floyd protests locally (short version everyone sucks!). The truly unsettling part was the introduction of …
JVL! I have been thinking about the National Guard and related matters a lot from my home in the former anarchist jurisdiction of Portland. Shit was bananas here and I have all sorts of thoughts about what happened during the George Floyd protests locally (short version everyone sucks!). The truly unsettling part was the introduction of federal personnel into the mix on Trumps orders. There was some almost certainly illegal shit,but also just they weirdness of using federal prison operators,and using federal power to ostensibly protect statues but in reality to send a message and cause havoc.
All hilarious in hindsight (we miss you Chad Wolf!) but I do not have a lot of confidence in the local leadership to hold the line against Trump if he decides to bigfoot on pdx. Things like federalizing the Oregon guard. Good times!
In my dreams there are regular meetings of local leaders working the problem,but I believe that is the only place.
JVL! I have been thinking about the National Guard and related matters a lot from my home in the former anarchist jurisdiction of Portland. Shit was bananas here and I have all sorts of thoughts about what happened during the George Floyd protests locally (short version everyone sucks!). The truly unsettling part was the introduction of federal personnel into the mix on Trumps orders. There was some almost certainly illegal shit,but also just they weirdness of using federal prison operators,and using federal power to ostensibly protect statues but in reality to send a message and cause havoc.
All hilarious in hindsight (we miss you Chad Wolf!) but I do not have a lot of confidence in the local leadership to hold the line against Trump if he decides to bigfoot on pdx. Things like federalizing the Oregon guard. Good times!
In my dreams there are regular meetings of local leaders working the problem,but I believe that is the only place.