As earlier mentioned that my sister-in-law (wife's younger sister) was living in Seattle Message 32650079 as late as April and now abodes in Portland Message 32908005 / Message 32874285 /
She was concerned about us last year as HK was undergoing 'revolution of our times'. At the time I told her everything was fine, just a phase, no need for Plan B execution.
Earlier this year she was concerned about us (she is guidance to the Jack) given the CoVid. I told her all good, the protests / riots / burning had ended. We are staying put and no need for Plan B execution.
Then we travelled to Cape Town, not exactly Plan B, but wasn't exactly planned, as who could have know that the schools would remain closed after the late January Chinese Lunar New Year holidays?
Then Seattle rioted and burned, then CoVid-ed. Coincidentally and happily she and her husband moved to Portland Oregon, and well ... stuff happened and happening.
The cities of this world seem to be quantum-mechanically spooky-linked in this age. What happens in one place tunnels to another.
However, so far, we do not have the sort of happenings of below profile.
I think I can tell the right-wingers from the left-wingers by their facial expressions, even without the giveaway signs of attire and accoutrements. I cannot say that either group attractive. But then I forget, that a revolution is not a tea party, and people do not exactly put forth best presentation for the occasion.
Re-watching the documentaries on the French and Russian revolutions. And know the Chinese revolution fairly well. Before the end the revolution goes through all living rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms, and eats its own.
Suggest Team USA tee-up the National Security protocol ASAP as HK already has done, to good effect.
Perhaps the November 3rd Election Day is all about which side gets to tee up protocol for what purpose. I can see her the lady judge's passing might turn out to be important.
bloomberg.com
Portland Braces as Proud Boys Converge in Defiance: Protest Wrap
Right-wing demonstrators gather during a rally in Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 26. Photographer: John Locher/AP Photo
Right-wing militants, some in helmets and body armor, began converging on Portland on Saturday for a rally expected to attract thousands of pro-Trump, “law-and-order” protesters.
Oregon declared a state of emergency Friday out of worry that groups of so-called “Proud Boys” would clash with Black Lives Matter and other demonstrators. Many on Twitter cast it as a showdown between Antifa, the loosely configured left-wing movement, and the Proud Boys.
Hundreds linked to Proud Boys have gathered in the city, the Oregonian reported, with some carrying guns, baseball bats, magazine clips, knives and batons. Two arrests had been made as of noon local time, and a shield was confiscated.
“Officers will be looking out for other dangerous items being brought to the events,” said Chris Liedle, spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, said on behalf of the state’s unified command. “Law enforcement officers are conducting high visibility patrols and monitoring the events closely.”
Oregon State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton said a “massive influx” of troopers would work to keep the groups apart. The protest comes a month after Aaron Danielson, a man affiliated with a white power group, was killed by an anti-fascist protester during a similar confrontation.
Governor Kate Brown said Friday she expected a significant crowd, many from out of state, and some armed. “The pattern of these particular groups is clear: to intimidate, instigate and inflame,” she said. “And these types of demonstrations in the past have often ended in fist fights and sometimes escalated to bloodshed.”
Law enforcement officials said tear gas would be used if needed, amid controversy over its deployment to disperse crowds.
In Louisville:Breonna Taylor’s family is joining the call for Kentucky’s attorney general to release all information related to the investigation into her fatal shooting after a grand jury this week chose not to file murder charges against any of the police officers.
The family is demanding that all body camera footage, police files and transcripts of the grand jury proceedings be released, Associated Press reported. A third night of protests was held in Louisville following the grand jury’s decision. The demonstration, which started peacefully, eventually led to clashes with the police, and police in riot gear fired flash bang devices to disperse the crowd, AP said. Two people were arrested.
“I am an angry Black woman. I am not angry for the reasons that you would like me to be. But angry because our Black women keep dying at the hands of police officers -- and Black men,” AP cited a statement by Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, that was read by a relative.
A Kentucky lawmaker who sponsored a bill to end no-knock warrants was among the protesters arrested Thursday night in Louisville. State Representative Attica Scott, the state’s only Black female legislator, was released from jail Friday morning after being charged with first-degree rioting, a felony, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Scott was attending a demonstration after Kentucky’s governor issued another plea to the state attorney general to release all information from the probe.
Key Developments:
Trump Tells Black Voters That Democrats Take Them for Granted Breonna Taylor Case Spurs Police Overhaul Tied Up in Labor Talks Black Voters’ Mail-Ballot Rejections Are a Warning for DemocratsIn Rochester, New York, Mayor Lovely Warren named Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, a Black woman, as the new interim police chief. Chief La’Ron Singletary was fired after a six-month investigation into the death of Daniel Prude unearthed a video of the police putting a hood over his head. The video set off days of protest and clashes with the police.
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