Street Shit“Thin blue line” is a funny phrase, considering every police uniform I’ve seen in recent times is black. This particular uniform…Feb 13, 2022Feb 13, 2022
PDX Protest — Another Anniversary: Omnibus EditionThis is the entire four-part series of articles on the events of August 22nd, compiled into one post.Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Another Anniversary, Part 3 of 4As mentioned, the second wave of violence pushed the bloc west down Skidmore, half a block south of the K-Mart. Press were amongst the…Sep 15, 2021Sep 15, 2021
Another Anniversary, Part 2 of 4At K-Mart, shit was a little weird. They’d brought a trailer covered in what looked like astroturf to use as a stage, with a huge US flag…Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021
Another Anniversary, Part 1I’d never seen the Penumbra Kelley Building in person before. Saw hours of it on my phone, last summer. Whenever the protest wanted a…Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
PDX Protest — Weird ShitA flyer showed up distributed around NE yesterday, and it’s weird as shit. Seemingly titled “Anarchy as Order,” it sports the logo of…Jul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
Minneapolis Protest — Loose EndsHere’s some shit I wrote on Monday, with the intention of reviewing, editing, finishing and publishing it today. Here’s hoping that the…Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
PDX Protest (and Beyond) — Things That Have HappenedAll the time, I’m bookmarking tweets that seem important but that I don’t have the time or capacity to absorb at the time. The intention…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Despair: An InterruptionThere was indeed a protest on the night of the 25th. An uncommonly well-covered one, actually. But I’ll talk about that later. There’s…May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
PDX Protest, Day 90 — Bait and Switch— CONTENT WARNING — Graphic descriptions of gunshot wounds.Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
PDX Protest, Day 88 — The Seven Shots Heard Round the WorldWell… nobody died. That’s not nothing, I guess. Though it’s not much.Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020
PDX Protest, Day 84 — A Song of ICE and FireThe two big actions of the last two days were as different in style as they were in outcome.Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020
PDX Protest, Day 77 — A Spot o’ News to Fill the VoidThe direct-action protests of the past week have all been guided by formally announced events through social media. And so last night…Aug 15, 2020Aug 15, 2020
PDX Protest, Day 76 — Catching Up and Coming HomeThe couple of these that I wrote while comet chasing were well-liked. Really well-liked. Nothing I’ve written since has even come close…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020