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| Fifth Column |
| On Portland's Streets: Anger, Fear, and a Fence That Divides |
| 2020-07-27 |
| [AyPee] The party at the Salmon Street Springs fountain, a riverfront landmark in the heart of Portland, was just getting started. Dozens of drummers beat out entrancing rhythms and a crowd of hundreds danced joyfully as the setting sun cast a soft pink glow on distant Mount Hood. Poster boards bearing the names of dozens of Black men and women killed by police stirred in a gentle breeze as the energy built to fever pitch and more and more people poured into the square. Suddenly, 10-year-old Xavier Minor jumped into the center of the circle and started dancing with abandon. The emcee took note. |
| Posted by:KBK |
| #6 Twitchy has the Twitter thread of the reporter hanging out inside the courthouse here. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-07-27 17:11 |
| #5 The byliners on that article are probably still not done wiping their chins... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-07-27 13:51 |
| #4 Love to see the soft pink glow from Panty-fa craniums exploding |
| Posted by: Lumpy Mussolini7603 2020-07-27 13:30 |
| #3 Near as I remember you can't see Mt. Hood from downtown Portland, especially not down by the river. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2020-07-27 12:53 |
| #2 So our intrepid AP reporter was standing next to the Willamette in downtown Portland and saw a "soft pink glow on distant Mount Hood". Been there, tried that. Does he have any other superpowers? |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-07-27 12:25 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Jiling Gravitch9209 2020-07-27 11:03 |