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They just heavily gassed. Went thru my full face again. the medics were saying it was going through their masks too. There were very young children present. This is the road nearby ten minutes after the gassing started. The gas is still visible as I type this. Crowd regroup and energy is high. “Killing in the name of” now playing on loud speaker. More later nothing will upload not even pics

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Alissa Azar

2026-01-31 23:28:29

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Massive crowd at Elizabeth Caruthers park just a few blocks away from the Portland ICE facility for the Labor Against ICE rally and march. Lots of various unions out showing support. Not sure I’ve ever seen a crowd this big at a rally here

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Industrial workers of the world sign. Says Abolish DHS and “an injury to one is an injury to all”

#portland #pdx
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Fuck ICE. Fuck DHS. Fuck Nazis. Keep up the good fight🙏
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Will upload camera pics when I get home but for now here’s a pic on the camera. Pointing munitions at faces. Will share stuff as I can it took a million tries to upload last pic
Fed pointing weapon at face

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People are dancing in the spicy air as roof cop feds shoot pepper balls

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This far right ICE supporter came to cause problems. There was a scuffle and then he pulled out his mace. He’s still here.
Bloodied far right asshole pointing his mace at people
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Looks like the mace didn't keep him from getting a bloody face. I guess he wants more?
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He looks scared shitless. That's what they all are, just under the surface.
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Two protesters in a cloud of teargas

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Another very heavy round of teargas after a dumpster got rolled over onto the driveway of the ICE facility. Uploading anything is taking ages right now.

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Didn’t realize I broke thread earlier. Still in Portland lol

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Alissa Azar

2026-01-31 23:28:29

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Massive crowd at Elizabeth Caruthers park just a few blocks away from the Portland ICE facility for the Labor Against ICE rally and march. Lots of various unions out showing support. Not sure I’ve ever seen a crowd this big at a rally here

#pdx #portland

Industrial workers of the world sign. Says Abolish DHS and “an injury to one is an injury to all”

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Alissa Azar
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That was a gnarly wave of teargas. No luck uploading anything and need to conserve battery. It cleared out a lot of people but still a large crowd remains
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From that last wave of teargas. Videos are a little glitchy. Some photographers were complaining about issues with their cameras as well from the amount of gas.
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Idk what’s going on today. I put in new filters this morning after they deployed HC last Saturday and gas was still seeping through my mask so I had to walk away. Both medics who helped me said it was getting in their masks as well.
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This was the view after I moved away for some reprise. You can see after the flash bang grenade goes off a bird flying. Was a heartbreaking reminder it's not just people impacted by this but animals and nature too.

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A little bit ago the feds were randomly shooting pepper balls from the roof, and then randomly shot off another single round of teargas into the crowd.
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Someone got taken by an ambulance in a stretcher during that last heavy wave of gas. People are saying it was a resident in a nearby apartment.
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I’m gonna have to call it for the night. That gas is fucking with me. Will update as needed if I hear anything.
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Tonight’s collection of spent munitions
Teargas canisters and other spent munitions
OC teargas
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there's so much I appreciate about your posting, and one small example is these photos. for me they constitute a precious glimpse into a world of productized military tools and weapons I could have never imagined outside an '80s political satire.

tl;dr thank you

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msdsdigital.com/system/files/D… a safety sheet for the cs canister. Maybe useful, maybe interesting. These also apparently cost about 35 dollars each.

Edit: OC canister, so this might be wrong too.

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@elebertus they used triple chaser CS too that’s what’s in the first pic. Thank you!
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Idk if it’s the exposure to HC last Saturday in addition to all the gas tonight or what but I really don’t feel good and i have never experienced chest pain like this in my life. Others messaging me about how nauseous they are.

When I first got treated by a medic they wanted to rinse my eyes first. Which yeah, I couldn’t see, but it was mainly my chest. I couldn’t breathe and it was so painful. Felt better for a little bit, maybe was the adrenaline, but now it’s back and it’s rough.

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Someone just told me that they saw multiple people passed out during the first brutal wave of tear gas when there were still a ton of children and elderly folks

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Have a question for you. Do the federal agents get a lot of exposure to the gas as well?

One would think that they are breathing some of it everyday. It must be having an effect on them too.

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@mastodonmigration I know they have top of the line PPE, but it has to. HC also gets absorbed in the skin. A few months back one of the feds took off his gas mask because even with it on he was choking on the chemicals they deployed
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Interesting. Just wondering about the cumulative effect on them. When you read about soldiers in WW1 you learn about how they all went crazy from the gas exposure. That's in addition to the other physical health problems.
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There was a line of children waiting to get treated by medics

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Terrible headache ✅
Nausea ✅
Chest pain ✅

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Reports of people being shot with rubber bullets that had smiley faces drawn on them in sharpie

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The feds shot out a local residents window this evening with these munitions that they also shot at people. I’m not sure that I’ve seen these before, does anybody recognize? (Not my photos)

One kind of looks like a 40mm foam round but that wood looking stuff??

Window shot out
Some type of munition
Some type of munition
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It kind of looks like a ceramic to me, which might be used for its heat resistance. Just one thought.
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There are photos and videos of the children who were gassed today and 💔💔 absolutely insane. Their violence truly knows no bounds.

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Just reading so many accounts of people talking about rinsing out the eyes of their small children, or people who were there with their elderly parents who were vomiting as they were trying to get away
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I hope you will get better soon.
It looks like civil war.
Your reports and photos are important, there will be a time 'after', and it will need your accounts to prosecute these thugs and their bosses.
Thanks for sharing. Keep save.

For all others:
Boycott #fifa #worldcup2026

#FIFA #WorldCup2026
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I’m so stuck on the amount of children teargassed. I cannot even imagine how traumatizing this must be.

There were so many children at the park earlier. There were thousands and thousands of people out. I didn’t see any children near the gate where I was standing but that didn’t even matter. The teargas reached the park, blocks away. More and more people are telling me their gas hardly worked.

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What happens when the wind changes and the gas blows into say, a Christian nationalist church event or a politician's $10,000 a plate dinner funded by a developer?
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Some of the teargas deployed tonight was expired. (They expire 5 years from the manufacture date)
Pins from canisters, one of them the MFG says 2015
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for accuracy's sake, mfg often refers to the manufactured date not expiry, I'm not an expert though

(also huge huge thanks for the information you're getting out, wishing you safety)

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ahh makes sense. Quick bit of reading i did suggested when they expire they just are less effective, so seems like that's more of a downside for the cops?
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@bounding_star hmm there are some reports iirc that suggest they are even worse. But I will have to look tomorrow or something haven’t been able to shake this headache and screen isn’t helping lol
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@bounding_star Thanks for all you are doing to get the word out. Take care of yourself. Maybe get checked out after all that gas?
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Remember that filters saturate and lose efficacy, generally around eight hours it so — if there's been a lot of gas, folks may not have been changing them enough.
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Looks like flash ball

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Le LBD, une acquisition à portée de toutes les mains?

L’agression, lundi matin, de la présidente de la cour d’assises de Versailles, avec une arme de poing, probablement un lanceur de balles de défense, pose la question de la réglementation de ces armes.
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I know wood baton rounds are a thing (used similar to beanbag rounds), but I don't think they look like that. Might be the backer for a foam round the with foam missing?
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a quick note from south africa. in the 80s the cops started dropping D cell batteries down the barrels of their rubber bullet guns. and firing that into the crowds
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Hope you're feeling better today. Thank you for your reporting!
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So sorry to hear you are feeling poorly. Certainly cumulative exposure is a bad thing. Hopefully you will recover quickly. Take care Alissa. You are amazing.
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“Safariland”? Am I reading this right? Are they shooting actual hunting munitions at protesters?!?
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the natural world is going to be suffering from this for a long time, I fear 💔
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most likely answer is a bad seal, and after hard use, that isn’t uncommon. We used to have to do “fit tests” in the hospital for our respirators, and I don’t “fit” any of them. The bitter crap they aerosolize into a hood over your head always snuck in one way or another. Almost every time I clean my duck coop with a 3M silicone respirator, there is still black dust along my nose when I’m done.
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@mcnado I had brand new filters on but I think you’re right. Just tried it on again after decon and I think it’s just on the right side of my face no matter how much I tighten it or adjust it won’t seal properly there’s a little gap. Hopefully there’s a way to fix this really don’t want to have to buy a new mask
Full face gas mask
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not sure what material that specific one is, but see what they say for cleaning. May have a bunch of residue on it that prevents a good seal. I have two “identical” 3M ones and one leaks like hell and I’ve never figured out why.

Also, thanks for the updates on this fucking bullshit. We all appreciate your reporting!

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Hi, @alissaazar do you want to publish your currently preferred fundraising channels?

I think here are quite some people willing to support you in obtaining the best fitting gas mask you deserve...

digging into your link.tree from your bio, I found
- stripe wewillfreeus.org/support/
- a venmo
and some cash app account that seems not working anymore (?)

anything else? (I think I remember you some months ago about opinions on Liberapay, but I am not sure if it was you)

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are people able to pick up and throw the teargas away?
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@sbeebe yes and many have been and many got sent back. These are just the ones I was able to get ahold of that got left behind.
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Jeeeeeez… you take care! They are turning it into a battlefield… so awful, so upset for everyone exposed to it. 😤
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I’ve been tear gassed before it wouldn’t stop me from pummeling this bitch.
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You don’t need a doctorate in psychology to recognize that fooker’s trolley has left the tracks.
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AYIN TACTICAL morale patch on his chest rig. Great pick
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that's a gas canister gun. It won't kill you, but the irritant is capsaicin based. I grow extreme chilly peppers. And we're talking reapers. The secret is to drink milk, and keep a carton handy to wash out the eyes. Lactose breaks down capsaicin from pepper spray and gas canisters. You can't wear face coverings at protests UNLESS it for medical reasons, and an N95 mask minimizes capsaicin inhalation. Also don't touch your genitals. It hurts like a motherfucker. Ask me how I know.
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Important thread. All should read it. We are under attack in our own American cities, where we live, work and raise our families. We are under attack by our own government.
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