Jeremiah Hayden
Reporter at the Portland Mercury.
Also in Street Roots, The Guardian, The Nation, etc.
linktr.ee/jeremiahhayden
- “While the timing of this information is difficult, I do not believe these were hidden maliciously, but are instead a relic of the old government system of accounting," Council President Jamie Dunphy said.
- Not to editorialize but it is probably not a coincidence that this money is surfacing during the first year of a novel form of government. There was then, and then there is now.
- It’s worth noting that this march was during the day and was entirely peaceful. It’s also worth noting that by and large, the protests that endure police violence under the cover of night are also entirely peaceful.
- The diverse group of people closer to the facility did not deserve state violence; AND the parents, children, elders, people with disabilities etc. who wanted to avoid the facility did not deserve it either. Good protestor/ bad protestor narratives can harm a movement when fascism is the foe.
