Portland is ringing in the New Year.

“Tonight is about making noise, today is about making the city hear our pain.”

“Fuck the Police. Fuck Ted Wheeler.”
Fireworks a plenty, probably first time I’ve seen this many in Portland since July 4th.
Near the Justice Center in downtown Portland.
Behind the courthouse fence.
Portland Police have declared an unlawful assembly, orders to move to the south and west. Threatening use of force including impact munitions.
This has now been declared a riot. Portland Police now threatening use of Tear Gas. Portland Police are “banned” from using CS Gas.
Little street fire in between the Justice Center and Federal Courthouse.
The fireworks are nonstop by the way.
The Feds are back in downtown Portland. DHS agents have arrived.
We are having ourselves a fireworks fight with the cops.
Federal Agents marching in downtown Portland, during the last few hours of 2020.
The crowd of demonstrators in Portland are actively pushing back the DHS.
Under pressure from the advancing protesters, DHS starts using chemical weapons and fires wildly into the crowd with impact rounds. The federal agents continue to fall back for now.
The Feds push back with greater force.
DHS retreats again. There’s a bit of a back and forth going one. Continued fireworks vs munitions.
The back and forth with the DHS rages on. Lots of smoke from all the fireworks.
The Multnomah County Sheriffs and Portland Police have been called in to back up DHS.
City Police, Sheriffs, and DHS advance west.
Fireworks and the police’s own smoke grenades are being used against them.
Police and sheriffs bull rush the crowd, assaulting people along the way.
Teargas is being used in Portland yet again. After the bull rush police formed a line and slowly pulled back, simultaneously teargas was launched into the streets.
Some teargas gets thrown back at the police. Main Street is heavily gassed. I can taste a little through my gas mask.
A look behind the Police Line as cops and DHS pull back.
With the police pulling back after their latest violet push, people had some free time and anger from being assaulted and gassed.

As the clock struck midnight and 2021 began in Portland, another Starbucks got smashed.
After a night of violence and gas from the Police and Feds, people smash up Portland’s luxury shopping district early on New Year’s Day.
A third Starbucks got targeted. Big chains and luxury shops are the businesses hit.
A few officers arrive at Pioneer Square and jog around while cop cars circle.
A few blocks away from Pioneer Square, Portland Police do what I believe is the first arrest of night.
I am home safe with my cats, my back is sore, my ears hurt, I am going to sleep. Happy New Years everyone.

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Ok so there’s a conspiracy theory going around that this woman was faking her injury with an onion.

This is likely false. Onions are a folk remedy for pepper spray.


The theory, which has some merit, is that since onions make you cry, it helps flush the irritants from your eyes with natural tears.

However, this is not recommended as a treatment for pepper spray and is ultimately not very effective.

Pepper spray, tear gas, mace, CN, HC, and other agents are best removed with a flush of water or, if you have the proper mixture, saline. Nothing else.

We do not do chemistry in our eyeballs. We are not putting chemicals in our eyes. We are not putting produce in our eyes. We are removing the chemicals with safe, neutral water.

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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttānapāda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
#talesofkrishna https://t.co/E85MTPkF9W


Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
#KrishnaLeela


The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"
शमशान में जब महर्षि दधीचि के मांसपिंड का दाह संस्कार हो रहा था तो उनकी पत्नी अपने पति का वियोग सहन नहीं कर पायी और पास में ही स्थित विशाल पीपल वृक्ष के कोटर में अपने तीन वर्ष के बालक को रख के स्वयं चिता पे बैठ कर सती हो गयी ।इस प्रकार ऋषी दधीचि और उनकी पत्नी की मुक्ति हो गयी।


परन्तु पीपल के कोटर में रखा बालक भूख प्यास से तड़पने लगा। जब कुछ नहीं मिला तो वो कोटर में पड़े पीपल के गोदों (फल) को खाकर बड़ा होने लगा। कालान्तर में पीपल के फलों और पत्तों को खाकर बालक का जीवन किसी प्रकार सुरक्षित रहा।

एक दिन देवर्षि नारद वहां से गुजर रहे थे ।नारद ने पीपल के कोटर में बालक को देख कर उसका परिचय मांगा -
नारद बोले - बालक तुम कौन हो?
बालक - यही तो मैं भी जानना चहता हूँ ।
नारद - तुम्हारे जनक कौन हैं?
बालक - यही तो मैं भी जानना चाहता हूँ ।

तब नारद ने आँखें बन्द कर ध्यान लगाया ।


तत्पश्चात आश्चर्यचकित हो कर बालक को बताया कि 'हे बालक! तुम महान दानी महर्षि दधीचि के पुत्र हो । तुम्हारे पिता की अस्थियों का वज्रास्त्र बनाकर ही देवताओं ने असुरों पर विजय पायी थी।तुम्हारे पिता की मृत्यु मात्र 31 वर्ष की वय में ही हो गयी थी'।

बालक - मेरे पिता की अकाल मृत्यु का क्या कारण था?
नारद - तुम्हारे पिता पर शनिदेव की महादशा थी।
बालक - मेरे उपर आयी विपत्ति का कारण क्या था?
नारद - शनिदेव की महादशा।
इतना बताकर देवर्षि नारद ने पीपल के पत्तों और गोदों को खाकर बड़े हुए उस बालक का नाम पिप्पलाद रखा और उसे दीक्षित किया।