By Meerah Powell
A Portland police officer monitors the situation in downtown Portland during the “End Domestic Terrorism” event on August 17, 2019.
Demonstrations (click here) in downtown Portland remained non-violent Saturday with the two opposing groups remaining mostly separated.
Portland Police allowed the far-right group to cross the closed Hawthorne Bridge, effectively keeping the two groups separated by the Willamette River, with counter-protesters on the west side at Portland’s south waterfront.
Participants gathered as early as 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the “End Domestic Terrorism” event in downtown Portland. The event was billed as a rally against Antifa, a far-left, anti-fascist group that has engaged in violence....
Oregon has a problem with right-wing militias. The militias don't worry about the police. They threaten the State Police. They don't care. That is another reason assault weapons don't belong on the street in the USA.
June 22, 2019
By Sarah Zimmerman
Salem - The Oregon Capitol (click here) will be closed Saturday due to a “possible militia threat” from right-wing protesters as a walkout by Republican lawmakers over landmark climate change legislation drags on.
Republican state senators fled the Legislature — and some, the state — earlier this week to deny the majority Democrats enough votes to take up the climate bill, which would dramatically reduce fossil fuel emissions by 2050. It would be the second program of its kind in the nation after California if passed.
Gov. Kate Brown then dispatched the state police to round up the rogue lawmakers, but none appeared in the Capitol on Friday and the stalemate seemed destined to enter its third day with a week left in the legislative session....
