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PORTLAND, Ore. — Downtown Portland businesses appear to have begun boarding up their windows again this week, bracing for possible unrest ahead of a nationwide day of protest called “Rage Against the Regime,” organized by the activist group 50501.
The protest, scheduled for Saturday, August 2, is part of a national effort involving hundreds of cities, according to organizers. The central event—a peaceful sit-in—is planned at the Capitol Building in Augusta, Maine, but solidarity actions are expected in multiple states.
The 50501 movement—short for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement”—has issued a press release citing what they describe as growing “threats to democracy and human rights.” The
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