Ireally don’t think Portland needs federal troops.

But let’s also stop pretending the small subset of violent protesters out there night after night are somehow the good guys. They’re not.

I’ve watched them up close in Seattle. They show up with recording equipment, even a smartphone, and they swarm you with umbrellas blocking your lens.

Multiple people, coordinated, aggressive. They grab your equipment, scream you’re “platforming fascism.” For what? Recording on a public street. They make sure you know you’re outnumbered. That you should leave. That documenting what they do won’t be tolerated.

The Pacific Northwest brings all types of journalists to these confrontations. Mainstream TV, radio, newspapers, and even reporters who are provocateurs and people trying to build an online bran

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