Another Saturday, another opportunity for the fascist dummies of Patriot Prayer to troll Portland and grab lots of media coverage for themselves. (So maybe they're not as dumb as we think? They are definitely fascists, though.) Anyway, as conflicted as we are, the Mercury will be keeping an eye on today's protests, so check in periodically to get informed. Note: Newer updates will be at the top, scroll down for earlier stuff. 4 pm—That's it.
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Major cities on the West Coast were among those seeing riots and protests Saturday night as demonstrators marked the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death in a police raid in Louisville, Kentucky.
Taylor was killed as police returned gunfire from her boyfriend.
Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland all saw clashes between crowds and police, with numerous arrests being made, Fox News reported.
In Los Angeles, some demonstrators smashed store windows and threw rocks at police officers in Hollywood.
Social media videos showed police officers in riot gear near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street near the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One social media video showed a protester jumping on a police cruiser as it sped away.
Someone in the group set fire to the plywood on the building at the entrance to the courthouse. Federal officers are responding with crowd control munitions. #koin6news#pdx#pnw#Oregon#Portlandpic.twitter.com/pQS1IPV7iL
Those pictures and videos were from Thursday night. Here is what it looked like during the day on Friday.
New sheets of plywood have been put on the windows at the federal courthouse building. They were broken last night by a group who gathered outside dressed in black, yelling anti-police & anti-government language at federal officers. #koin6news#pdx#pnw#Oregon#Portlandpic.twitter.com/FMT1h4AIVm
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What does it take to finally be held, if you’re arrested during Antifa violence in Portland?
Well, we finally found out in the case of Darby Howard.
BLM and Antifa people stormed both a Chase Bank and pushed a security guard who pulled a gun on them.
#Antifa and other far-left rioters in Portland tried to break into the @Chase bank. A lone security guard tried holding them back. He pulled out a pistol during the mob attack. #PortlandRiotspic.twitter.com/Sw3SU8PO0A
As we previously reported, Howard, 22, was arrested when the BLM/Antifa group stormed a Wells Fargo Thursday afternoon, pushing their way into the bank and refusing to leave, according to the police. While there, Howard allegedly punched a TV and kicked a door, causing $,1000 in damage. When police responded, he allegedly punched a cop in the head. He was arrested, and charged with criminal mischief, resisting arrest, and attempted assault on an officer. But then, as is typical in Portland, he was quickly rel
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PORTLAND, Ore. A man who was arrested twice during riots on the same day in Portland is closely affiliated with Antifa, The Post Millennial reported.
Darby Marshall Howard, 22, of Helena, Mont., was first arrested for felony first-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest Thursday afternoon. Howard was reportedly part of a group of several-dozen far-left intruders who broke inside the lobbies of a Chase Bank and Wells Fargo in downtown Portland. Video footage outside one of the banks showed a crowd of people violently shoving a security guard who then pulled his firearm in defense against the angry mob.