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I've been talking with various law enforcement here in Portland. Morale very low. Chance they will walk off after next Mayorial election in November? I do not know, but that number is significantly higher than zero.
Read more: Dispatch 13: Portland Peril: Mayorial Election: ANTIFA and KKK are terror organizations
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My sense after a week back in America: here in Portland, BLM/ANTIFA and other far-left factions are strong for limited action, but their life-force is being sapped. They seem to sense they are losing ground. They say so, even on the microphone on stage. There is no action at all tonight -- not that I saw, anyway.
Read more: Dispatch 12: Return to America: Portland -- No Police, No Peace
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This Portland morning is cool and dry. By the end of today, you likely will see Portland on national news.
Now, still calm.
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Proud Boys, Antifa, and others, are set to clash in about next 18 hours. I will be there.
Read more: Dispatch 7: Return to America: Portland in State of Emergency
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The situation grows.
A quick, unedited stream of consciousness so I can keep studying:
Yesterday violence spiked in numerous towns such as Louisville, Seattle, and Portland. Latest violence is not caused by any specific case such as the tragedy of Breonna. Dry forest. Any spark. We've got 'fireworks' flying 24/7. Forest getting drier.
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Quick update:
Visited a gun-store yesterday. There were density limits so we waited in a line of three people outside while others shopped. While we waited, this apparent Marine surplus vehicle arrived. I do not know the specific nomenclature. There are endless types and always changing. I did not ride in this type in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Read more: Dispatch 5: Return to America: Guns & Ammo in Vancouver, Washington
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A friend and I spent the afternoon of my third day back in America tooling around Vancouver, and into northern Oregon.
In the outlying areas, if I did not already know there is a ‘hurricane,’ I would not have sensed anything off other than tiny clues.
It’s been years since I was in Portland/Vancouver. I have no baseline. I’ve lived a couple years on the West Coast. School here twice such as in San Francisco, and so I am familiar with the vibe and I always loved West Coast in general — other than some obvious ‘anomalies’. (This also is old stomping ground of Gary the Cannibal whom I tracked down in India.)
Read more: Dispatch 4: Return to America: Ammo at Cabela’s, and more observations
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When you are assessing the situation in your area, Watch the Graffiti. Make photographs. Remember what you can. Valuable.
As I travel through America, I will make thousands of photos of graffiti. Watch for patterns.
Read more: Dispatch 3: Return to America: Primitive Graffiti in Portland
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