Ron Wyden: Donald Trump turned my hometown into a war zone to distract from his failures

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

For weeks now, Donald Trump has seemingly sought to incite violence on the streets of Portland.

Not content with simply dropping squads of federal agents into my hometown to clash with peaceful protesters, as he first did in early July after signing an executive order to supposedly protect monuments from protesters, Trump and his acting secretary of homeland security, Chad Wolf, have now unleashed these agents like an occupying army — complete with fatigues, military-style equipment and tactics that are utterly unacceptable in an American city.

These invaders are mounting this assault against my city on the flimsiest of justifications: While Acting Secretary Wolf rants about law and order, most of the incidents of "violent anarchists" he cites are actually graffiti or low-level vandalism.

I condemn violence by anyone, and, as in many other cities, we have real problems we need to fix. That is why I spent much of the last week in Oregon, working to reduce tensions on the streets by coming up with peaceful solutions to address the concerns highlighted by protesters. Oregon communities are taking the lead in using unarmed responses to mental health crises, offering more professional, compassionate mental health care to people that is less expensive than relying on traditional law enforcement tactics.

But the federal agents who have been parachuted into Portland are creating more problems, not solving any of them.

On July 11, a federal agent shot a peaceful protester in the head with a crowd-control munition, sending the man to the hospital with a fractured skull. On Wednesday, videos captured men in fatigues jumping out of unmarked vans and grabbing people off of the street without explanation. And agents from Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Marshals Service have since ramped up aggressive tactics against demonstrators in downtown Portland.

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[MyOwnPeace]

1. Great writing - serious point being made......

It is not about "just his city" - it is happening here, in AMERICA - and it could be anywhere.



"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

--------MARTIN NIEMÖLLER

[donkeypoofed]

2. What is happening to your country?!?!

Ya can't let this Administration get away with this.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Yes, another distraction!

Distract us from Putin's bounty on our troops, his niece's book, his failure of Covid, his taxes/finances, his mental capacity, etc. while setting up a plan to keep him in office if he loses (his SS/Nazi goons).