July 20, 2020 | Reading Time: < 1 minute

The secret police are real, part 2

The Oregonian is the state’s newspaper of record. It reported Monday that, according to court documents, federal agents deployed by the president to “protect” federal property have been spying on and infiltrating demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. Some of this might be legit for local cops, but not federal authorities criminalizing politics. I’ll post a few…

The Oregonian is the state’s newspaper of record. It reported Monday that, according to court documents, federal agents deployed by the president to “protect” federal property have been spying on and infiltrating demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. Some of this might be legit for local cops, but not federal authorities criminalizing politics. I’ll post a few of the tweets here. It puts more light on the thesis of today’s edition of the Editorial Board, which is that the president’s secret police are real.

Federal officers have conducted surveillance of protesters from upper floors of the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, analyzed video footage, posted undercover agents among crowds to arrest people on, records reveal. (1/17)
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) July 20, 2020

Federal officers also have shared some of their information with Portland police officers, who assisted them in at least one arrest earlier this month, the documents disclose. (2/17)
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) July 20, 2020

The court records provide a window into the tactics of federal agencies based at the courthouse in downtown Portland at a time when local, state and congressional officials from Oregon have roundly criticized the national law enforcement presence. (3/17)
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) July 20, 2020

Click here to read the whole thread. —John Stoehr

The Editorial Board.

The secret police are real, part 2

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