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Do you live in or near downtown Portland? Because I do, and I can assertively state that the rule of law had not broken down prior to the arrival of federal agents.

Walking around downtown recently and finding little more than a single broken window and an "I'm hatin' it" spray-painted on a McDonald's makes this kind of fearmongering comment truly laughable.

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I was told that my city of Portland Maine had riots going on by people living 300 miles away. We had a couple hundred people laying on the ground in front of a police station. The over-exaggeration of people and sources negative towards the causes of these protests is astounding

Where do you live downtown?

I witnessed rioters shooting mortars at PPB on the 4th of July. PPB sent teargas and flash bangs back at them. SW Broadway and Main looked like a war zone. They’ve been lighting fires around 3rd for weeks. The park around the justice center looks like a set from Escape From New York.

The Feds showing up didn’t start this. This nonsense has been going on in spurts since 2016.

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