Occupy Portland - Midnight Eviction - Live Stream

[Joe234]

Occupy Portland - Midnight Eviction - Live Stream

http://occupyportland.org/



They are preparing for a midnight showdown PST.
We have about 35 minutes to go. The surplus stores
have sold out of gas masks. Get ready

[Joe234]

They had a countdown and cracked champagne at midnight.
It's a party tonight in downtown Portland!


Update:

Crowd chanting, ' We called your bluff."
Things are tense.

Police tweet: 5,000 in downtown Portland

It's 12:20 AM here and Saturday Night Live has been postponed
until after the planned eviction. This is due to local coverage on all channels.

There is a large party going on now. People on tall bikes, break dancing,
a dude on the elk statue blowing a horn and more.

[EricHill78]

That's awesome.. wish I was there!

[Joe234]

It's now 1:07 AM. Dancing in the streets.
Crowd pushed up against the police.


Mounted police just rushed the crowd. Officer down.

Update
One protester down and cuffed.
Blood on forehead

Update
It's 2:12am
Things are tense. Cops warn that
chemical weapons will be used.
Large crowd under spot lights

Update 2:30 AM
Still large crowd. Twitter estimate 3000. Things chilled at this time.

[Joe234]

It's 3:00 am

The occupation continues
Reports of the smell of marijuana

[Joe234]

It's 4:00 AM

The street party and drum circle
continues

[Joe234]

4:40 AM

According to the Police some shit is going to happen.

5;24 am

Standoff continues
Wall to wall local coverage
Some tents coming back in

[Joe234]

KATU Live Video Stream

Best Live Action
http://www.katu.com/news/live

5:30 AM

Standoff continues

[lxskllr]

Are you out there Joe? If so, good luck.

I'm not sure what to think of the Occupy movement. I think the energy's misplaced, and the demands nebulous, but I fully support the impact on society, which is a monkeywrenching of the system, and bringing attention to failings of the system :^)

Hail Eris :^)

[EricHill78]

How did this end up Joe?

[EricHill78]

How did this end up Joe?

Nevermind..

http://www.katu.com/news/local/133752243.html

[sirloot]

i just wanna know how you can injure a police officer in full riot gear by throwing something at them ? short of a Molotov ?

[clint404]

He's protesting the very company that made the cell phone he cant live without.

And lxskllr, i agree misplaced energy. They, like me are fed up with crony capitalism. But capitalism works if you dont keep propping up failed companies and let the strongest survive and the weakest die.

[Joe234]

Nevermind..

http://www.katu.com/news/local/133752243.html

About 1,000 protesters have reassembled downtown.
A standoff again

Live coverage here
http://www.kgw.com/live-stream

They have brought in the Salem police.

[Joe234]

Things are heating up again for a confrontation

Check your live feeds

http://www.katu.com/news/live