Last weekend, major media outlets declared Joe Biden the victor in the 2020 presidential election, but the celebrations that ensued did not put an end to the rage of many on the left.
Portland's Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler—who this summer said he'd let violence from leftist protesters "burn itself out"—blamed "concerns" over election-week unrest on white supremacist groups.
This week Portland continued to be a battleground between federal agents and Antifa militants, protesters in Brooklyn called for "death to America," and Philadelphia saw mass looting and the destruction of an immigrant church.
Violence and vandalism in Portland, Seattle, and elsewhere continued to fester this past week, but left-wing activists also attempted to disrupt political and legal processes in the name of social justice.
This week saw violence break out in another Wisconsin city after a district attorney declined to charge a police officer for the killing of a black teenager, and stores and homes were attacked.
The Portland Police Bureau spent nearly $8 million to respond to protests and riots this summer, as protesters in Portland continue their push to defund the police, KATU News reported Wednesday.
The Multnomah County sheriff declined the Portland Police Bureau's request for backup at a planned demonstration on Saturday, citing the city’s strict regulations on crowd control methods.
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