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SoonerPride

(12,286 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:46 PM Jul 2020

DOJ will remove their Gestapo troops from Portland per NYT

Federal Tactical Teams to Withdraw From Portland, Governor Says

Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said the teams will begin a withdrawal on Thursday. Federal officials cautioned that they will withdraw only when they are confident the federal courthouse can be secured.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/us/protests-portland-federal-withdrawal.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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DOJ will remove their Gestapo troops from Portland per NYT (Original Post) SoonerPride Jul 2020 OP

Mayors and Governors in other locations invaded by these secret police should Mike 03 Jul 2020 #1

I wonder if it just coincidence that this follows Barr's testimony from yesterday. flor-de-jasmim Jul 2020 #2

Congratulations to the protestors who kept their heads and held the line! n/t Kingfisher86 Jul 2020 #3

Gov. Brown tweet oregonjen Jul 2020 #4

So what changed their attitude? triron Jul 2020 #11

Cratering poll numbers C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #12

Seriously, there only purpose was to terrorize the protesters . . Iliyah Jul 2020 #5

I think it was just for campaign ad footage. SoonerPride Jul 2020 #7

Well Barr said if Portland would send police to protect the courthouse then we could leave soothsayer Jul 2020 #6

I'm guessing the orange anus finally figured it didn't play well in Peoria Brother Buzz Jul 2020 #8

Beware of false flag incidents now, mayors!! Grasswire2 Jul 2020 #9

Dear Leader Demon Sperm will declare victory by day's end. Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #10

It's a trap madville Jul 2020 #13

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

1. Mayors and Governors in other locations invaded by these secret police should

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:48 PM

Jul 2020

study what they did in Portland and replicate it.

And good for Portland!

flor-de-jasmim

(2,125 posts)

2. I wonder if it just coincidence that this follows Barr's testimony from yesterday.

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:48 PM

Jul 2020

- you know, "Clean-up on aisle 4"...

Kingfisher86

(46 posts)

3. Congratulations to the protestors who kept their heads and held the line! n/t

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:49 PM

Jul 2020

oregonjen

(3,341 posts)

4. Gov. Brown tweet

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:49 PM

Jul 2020

Link to tweet

After my discussions with VP Pence and others, the federal government has agreed to withdraw federal officers from Portland. They have acted as an occupying force & brought violence. Starting tomorrow, all Customs and Border Protection & ICE officers will leave downtown Portland.

triron

(22,023 posts)

11. So what changed their attitude?

Reply to oregonjen (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:14 PM

Jul 2020

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)

12. Cratering poll numbers

Reply to triron (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:28 PM

Jul 2020

Republicans looked at their own extinction in the face and don't like what they see

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

5. Seriously, there only purpose was to terrorize the protesters . .

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:51 PM

Jul 2020

secretly arresting by random some protesters, charge them with trump up charges and then have been signed a waiver stating that they will never protest again?

That doesn't even sound right, but alas, treason barr and shithole are some fucked up people.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

7. I think it was just for campaign ad footage.

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:52 PM

Jul 2020

The terrorizing citizens was a bonus

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

6. Well Barr said if Portland would send police to protect the courthouse then we could leave

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:51 PM

Jul 2020

So maybe they called him on it

Brother Buzz

(36,469 posts)

8. I'm guessing the orange anus finally figured it didn't play well in Peoria

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:53 PM

Jul 2020

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

9. Beware of false flag incidents now, mayors!!

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:05 PM

Jul 2020

It could be a sucker trap.

Pull out CBP and DHS but manufacture some incidents that will make people gasp. That's not beyond Barr, Trump.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

10. Dear Leader Demon Sperm will declare victory by day's end.

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:11 PM

Jul 2020

madville

(7,412 posts)

13. It's a trap

Reply to SoonerPride (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:30 PM

Jul 2020

The feds are gonna step back because the Governor has promised that the state police will protect the federal buildings. It’s a no-win situation for the mayor and governor now, either the state and local police squash the protestors and raise tensions with local law enforcement again or they let the protestors have their way with the federal buildings and look like they can’t maintain order on their own.

Their only way out of this now is if the protestors back down once the feds step back.

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