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Soma faggot on Substack trying to stir shit up.
Canadian Returnee
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Canadian Returnee
A few notes from a lurking Portlander:
Make sure your goggles are impact resistant. Police aim for the eyes with their rubber bullets. Don’t let them maim you! You can find suitable goggles at any lab supply store. Science or medical school stores are typically cheaper.
It’s not mentioned here, but wear earplugs. Protests are loud as fuck even at their most peaceful, once the sirens, explosions, and LRAD start you’re looking at the possibility of permanent damage.
Cartridges for respirators can get expensive, but you can reuse them. Take them apart and toss the spent filter, then insert your own made of powdered charcoal sandwiched between several layers of hepa filter. Powdered charcoal can be found in both health food stores/sections, and in pet stores aquarium sections. You can also do this with surplus NATO or Israeli gas masks. Do not buy old Soviet Bloc masks, several of them used asbestos filters, which obviously cannot be opened.
Take a change of clothes for when you leave. You don’t want to look like that with nobody else around you.
Wash your gear in cold water, and air dry. Tear gas is heat activated, and can be reactivated in the laundry. Cold showers are also advised. Only use water for your eyes.
Tear gas is a abortifacient. If you are pregnant there is a decent chance you will suffer a miscarriage if you are exposed. It has deleterious effects on cycles in general. So make sure you’ve got a decent respirator situated. This is important even if you don’t go out, that stuff absolutely seeps into homes.
If you want everyone to love you, bring some easy to eat snacks. Bananas and tangerines are a great choice.
https://substack.com/@candianreturnee/note/c-124209917
Which is why it's so difficult for many to accept that they are corrupt, many people would rather mainting the illusion that should be trusted because they don't want to face the alternative. Elections fraud is a good example.