In Turmoil Over Its New Commander, a Portland American Legion Post Prepares for a Vote

Patriot Prayer protester and American Legion Post 134 commander Greg Isaacson canceled a no-confidence vote Sunday which was supposed to determine whether or not he will step down from his role. The vote, which fell in the wake of social media uproar regarding Isaacson’s election, has been rescheduled for Feb. 9.

A Right-Wing Protester Is Commander of Portland’s Progressive American Legion Post

A Northeast Portland post of the American Legion that drew national fame for its progressive politics has elected a new commander: a conservative provocateur who has been arrested while marching at far-right protests.

Powell’s Employees Protested a Reading by a Portland Author Last Night

“The Red Pill” is a reference to the online anti-feminist movement which divides men into “alpha” and “beta” males and has political associations with the alt-right. The plot spans the year prior to Trump’s election through his first year in office and centers around a “divorced, liberal-minded” man who begins taking dating advice from his Trump-supporting brother-in-law, and gradually gets drawn further into right-wing ideology.

Are Tourists Cancelling Portland Trips Because of Extremist Brawls? It’s Hard to Tell

Fundraising Platform Jettisons Pacific Northwest Far-Right Group Raising Money to Protest Abortion in New York

GivingFuel also deleted a fundraising effort posted by closely-linked Patriot Prayer last year, after finding the group had violated the website’s terms of service by allegedly “advocating and celebrating violence.”

Text Messages Show Portland Police Chief and Mayor’s Staff in Icy Dialogue Over Arrests of Political Brawlers

“Does this mean you’ll be coming out with us?” asked Chief Danielle Outlaw.

Neo-Nazis Saw Patriot Prayer Rallies as Fertile Recruitment Grounds and Targeted Portland Newspapers to Gain Publicity

“A significant number of the Alt light people are National Socialists, deep down, they just need to find somewhere they belong,” one user posted, discussing a Patriot Prayer rally in 2017.

Portland Mayor Calls For Investigation of Police After WW Reports Text Messages With Right-Wing Organizer. Read All the Texts Here.

“In my opinion, these text messages appear to cross several boundaries,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said.