#tear-gas — Public Fediverse posts

"This Podcast Will Kill You", | Ep 207 Tear Gas: How can a chemical weapon be “humane”?

Short answer It can't.

Here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/ea/dir-hfuqh-2cd0a0b1

#podcasts #ThisPodcastWillKillYou #teargas #chemicalweapons

“It’s all just a little bit of history repeating.”
- Shirley Bassey

( "Tear Gas: the most effective agent used by employers to persuade their employees that the interests of capital and labor are identical." - T-Bone Slim )

https://www.propublica.org/article/charles-mauldin-selma-tear-gas

#civilrights #ICEout #Photography #Selma #TearGas #VotingRightsAct

Resistance, Remembrance, and Comunidad: Cinco de Mayo, Mount Pleasant, and the Rebuilding That Erases

Cinco de Mayo is often misunderstood in the United States. It is reduced to a marketing holiday, a day of beer specials, paper flags, mariachi clichés, and the shallow consumption of Mexican culture without the burden of remembering Mexican history. But the heart of Cinco de Mayo is not consumption. It is resistance.

The day remembers the Battle of Puebla, May 5, 1862, when Mexican forces defeated the French army, then one of the most powerful military forces in the world. It was not Mexican Independence Day. It was not the founding of Mexico. It was a day when a people under pressure from empire stood their ground. It was a day when the powerful were resisted by those who were supposed to lose. It was, at its deepest level, a day about memory, dignity, land, sovereignty, and the refusal to be swallowed by imperial appetite. (MySA)

That is why, for me, Cinco de Mayo cannot be separated from another May 5: May 5, 1991, in Washington, D.C.

I was there.

Read the rest of the essay at PeaceGrooves.com.

https://youtu.be/8gTbRow_PjQ?si=WohJ4l5UdxAjJCCL
#lespresso #labuso #truthbomb #iof #babykillers #rapists #idf #israel #zionism #naziism #trumpcrimefamily #israel #netanyahu #zionism #war #warcrimes #gaza #iran #lebanon #uspol #netanyahu #gaza #freepalestine #MeeadAbualRub #palestine #wallandsettlementauthority #soba #IdnaalKhalil #israelisettlers #iof #israelioccupyingforces #AbuAlRub #armedsettlers #intimidation #teargas

California Professor Acquitted of Assault After Removing Tear Gas at Immigration Protest

📰 Original title: Man Trump Admin Targeted For Removing Tear Gas From Crowd Found Not Guilty

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/california-professor-acquitted-of-assault-after-removing-tear-gas-at-immigration-protest/?redirpost=bf239e7d-a656-4150-9473-23db2f073ecb

#justice #teargas #immigration #trial

Maimed, Deafened, Blinded

Fired at close enough range, so-called less lethal rounds easily kill or maim.
“Less Lethal Specialty Munitions” =
chlorobenzalmalononitrile - CS - chemical weapon used by U.S. on Vietnam is banned for military use; oleoresin capsicum - OC - derived from chili peppers.

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/less-lethal-chemical-weapons-tear-gas-protests/?

#Capitalism #CBP #ChemicalWeapons #DHS #ICEout #Protests #TearGas

Will #DomesticTerrorism charges be brought against these #AntiICE #protestors?

#ICE enforcement action leads to #protest, violent clashes in #SouthBurlington, #Vermont

by Derek Brouwer, Liam Elder-Connors, Zoe McDonald, March 12, 2026

"A tense, day-long standoff outside a South Burlington, Vermont house ended Wednesday night with federal immigration agents removing three people inside and a series of violent clashes between police and hundreds of #activists who tried to impede the apprehension.

"It marked the first major confrontation between protesters and federal immigration authorities in Vermont. Federal law enforcement deployed #TearGas and #flashbangs on a normally busy street in the state’s second largest city to disperse the activists who had surrounded their vehicles. Roughly 60 local and state law enforcement officers were also on scene, though the departments sought to distance themselves from ICE’s conduct.

"The incident began when a man fled Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who had been surveilling a Dorset Street residence where he was staying.

"According to an ICE affidavit, the subject of the warrant was Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez, a Mexico native who was removed from the United States in 2022, and later illegally reentered the country. In January, Corona-Sanchez was arrested by Middlebury police and charged with drunk driving, the affidavit says.

"Following a multi-vehicle crash, Corona-Sanchez escaped to a house on Dorset Street, authorities said.

"A growing number of protesters and police assembled outside throughout the day as immigration authorities waited for a criminal warrant to enter and arrest him.

"A neighbor, Richard Landsman, said an Ecuadoran family with two children had lived in the house for roughly a year. At one point in the afternoon, people helped a child leave the house; they were driven away.

"When the warrant came through after roughly nine hours, federal agents approached the front door with #TacticalGear and weapons drawn. They were supported by #VermontStatePolice troopers.

"Police wrenched away protesters blocking the front entrance and ICE agents broke down the door. Federal agents removed three people from inside, forcing them into an unmarked car. They attempted to drive off, but protesters linked arms and blocked the street. Confrontations ensued, and the agents eventually managed to drive off by running over a median and exiting via a driveway."

Read more:
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-03-12/ice-enforcement-action-leads-to-protest-violent-clashes-in-south-burlington-vermont

#ResistICE #SilencingDissent #AntiTerrorismLaws #CriminalizingProtest #Resistance #USPol #VTPol #ACAB

#Trump administration appeals #TearGas restrictions near #Portland #ICE building

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/16/trump-administration-portland-oregon-tear-gas/

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys submitted a notice of appeal mid-afternoon Monday, a boilerplate document signaling they will lodge a formal appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/09/federal-judge-limits-crowd-control-devices-portland-ice-building/

Judge limits crowd control devices at #Portland #ICE building; federal officers must identify themselves

A federal judge in #Oregon ruled that he would continue to strictly limit federal use of #teargas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the building in Portland.

DHS officers had an unwritten policy to use excessive force on #nonviolent protesters, in part to chill their #FirstAmendment rights, District Court Judge Michael Simon found.

#ORpol #pdx

City of #Portland temporarily bans #TearGas at #ICE facility as leaders seek permanent change

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/temporary-ban-tear-gas-ice-facility-fee/

The City of Portland is working to define a fee schedule and guidelines for detention facilities, such as the ICE building, to reduce the use of tear gas and protect Portlanders.

Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests

He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed

When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/

#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian

Public Health Experts Sound Alarm as Feds Keep Deploying Tear Gas Near Kids

https://murica.website/2026/02/public-health-experts-sound-alarm-as-feds-keep-deploying-tear-gas-near-kids/

Following the temporary restraining order issued against federal agents’ use of teargas and other “less lethals” for 14 days, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has submitted arguments and evidence in support of a lawsuit brought forth by ACLU of Oregon on behalf of protesters and journalists that challenges violations of the First Amendment and the use of excessive force by federal agents outside the Portland ICE building.

The evidence shows that federal agents tear gassed protesters, including children, elderly folks, disabled people, and pets, repeatedly during the weekend of January 31.

They are urging the court to issue a preliminary injunction against federal agents' “unlawful use of tear gas, pepper balls, and other crowd-control munitions.”

The district court will hold a three-day hearing on the preliminary injunction motion, which will begin on March 2.

Thread from the weekend in question here:
https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115992642852082848

And here: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115998976092458588

#Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons #teargas

Neighbors of #Portland #ICE facility to go before federal judge over chronic #TearGas

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/13/neighbors-portland-ice-facility-tear-gas-lawsuit/

A lawsuit over chemical munitions seeping into residences at a low-income apartment complex across from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland is set for a hearing Friday.

Angry and weary #PDX residents sue Feds over capricious #ICE use of #TearGas that filled their homes during sustained protests

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/climate/ice-portland-tear-gas-pollution-health-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.vB_w.TNkehQoF2plv&smid=url-share #GiftLink

So, I'm wondering if wearing good eye protection and a half-face respirator with appropriate filters would work. Has anyone used that combo?

Best #GasMasks
On #TearGas, and what it means when the government uses it on civilians.

by Sarah Jeong
Jan 29, 2026, 8:00 AM EST

Excerpt: "I was tear gassed by the government for the first time in July 2020 at one of the many #BlackLivesMatter protests that broke out all over the country. The feeling is excruciating, like your lungs are trying to kill you from the inside out. The sting in your eyes is painful, too. But oddly, after you’ve been tear gassed enough times, you mostly just resent the inconvenience of having to stand around and involuntarily gasp and sob. That summer, I learned the art of walking out of a cloud of tear gas — briskly, but not too briskly, lest you lose breath control and take in a huge huff of aerosolized pain.

"I thought about this five years later, as I watched Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi appear on Fox News after Customs and Border Protection agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. 'How did these people go out and get gas masks?' she asked, incredulously. 'These protesters — would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask, right now? Think about that.' "

Learn more:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/868571/best-gas-masks

#USPol #WorldPol #ProtestSafely #Resistance #Fascism #Authoritarianism

Did you know you need a #gasmask?

On #teargas, and what it means when the government uses it on civilians, by @sarahjeong

"I was #teargassed by the government for the first time in July 2020 at one of the many Black Lives Matter protests that broke out all over the country.

There isn’t a lot of reliable information out there about how to buy a gas mask, especially for the specific purpose of living under state repression. But hopefully after reading this guide you’ll feel equipped to make an educated decision."

https://www.theverge.com/policy/868571/best-gas-masks

New- article from this past weekend is out now where a rally organized by a coalition of labor unions and community members turned violent when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’s unwavering resistance.

I spoke with multiple people who were on the ground, including a street medic who said “I’ve been working in this field for over 8 years now and I’ve seen a lot of shit, but that was truly one of the most terrible things I’ve witnessed and I never thought that I’d have to see actual children getting gassed like that, but here we are I suppose.”

“This couple with a stroller emerged from the cloud with their maybe 2 or 3 year old daughter sitting barely conscious in that stroller. The parents were coughing and could barely walk, couldn’t see anything, this poor little girl was covered in her own vomit and sputum and mucus was pouring from her nose. She was just sitting there barely conscious, wheezing heavily, barely breathing through the wheezing…”

The medic told me that they had treated at least four children that day, adding "I’m never ever going to forget the sounds of those kids wailing in pain hacking up a lung in full panic mode. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my 8+ years of street medicine and EMS work."

https://www.wewillfreeus.org/portlands-labor-against-ice-march-faces-brutal-federal-response/

#Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons #teargas

Due to the deleterious health effects of #teargas, states should make it illegal for it to be used in any capacity.

@BenjaminHCCarr

quote from article:
"Notably, 10 of the 19 individuals who reported that they were pregnant when exposed [to tear gas] reported a subsequent miscarriage — that’s about twice the expected rate of miscarriage. "

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tear gas (2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile [CS]) targets TRPA1

pepper spray (oleoresin capsicum [OC], capsaicin) targets TRPV1

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"Although TRPV1 and TRPA1 have been shown in the human eutopic and ectopic endometrium, their regulation and functional importance are not known..."
https://doi.org/10.1530/JME-15-0184

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"CS exposure induced strong tissue swelling, plasma extravasation, and a dramatic increase in inflammatory cytokine levels in the mouse ear skin. We also showed that the effects of CS were not transient but caused persistent skin injuries. These injury parameters were reduced with TRPA1 inhibitor treatment. Further, we tested the pharmacologic activity of advanced TRPA1 antagonists in vitro. Our findings showed that TRPA1 is a crucial mediator of CS-induced nociception and tissue injury and that TRPA1 inhibitors are effective countermeasures that reduce key injury parameters when administered after exposure. "
https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.123.001666

#TRPchannels #nocicieption
#TearGas

#Teargas and #pepperspray can have lasting #health effects
Evidence is mounting for longer-term impacts beyond immediate pain and tears
“These are chemical weapons that are harmful to the human body and harmful to particularly vulnerable folks, like children,” says Asha Hassan, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. “We know that tear gas causes tears, but it also causes other things that are a lot more severe,” she says — even death.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tear-gas-pepper-spray-health-effects
https://archive.ph/Wgonw

Judge orders temporary restraining order against federal agents using #TearGas, chemical munitions at #ICE facility in #Portland

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/federal-judge-temporary-restraining-order-federal-agents-tear-gas-chemical-munitions-portland-ice-protests/

A federal judge has ordered a temporary restraining order restricting the ability of federal agents at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland from using tear gas and other chemical munitions at people unless there is an imminent threat of physical harm, according to court documents filed on Tuesday afternoon.

"Federal agents may not use chemical or projectile munitions, including rubber bullets, or other less-lethal weapons against protesters outside the ICE facility unless there is "imminent threat of physical harm," according to a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon on Tuesday, Feb. 3. "

#Portland #Oregon #Protests #UseOfForce #TearGas #ICE
https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson/news/2026/2/3/judge-orders-federal-agents-curb-use-force-and-tear-gas-ice

#Activists in #Minneapolis are arrested while trailing #immigration agents

By RYAN MURPHY, SARAH RAZA and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Updated 4:44 PM EST, February 3, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — "Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, while education leaders described anxiety and fear in Minnesota #schools from the ongoing federal sweeps.

"Both are signs that tension remains in the Minneapolis area after the departure of high-profile commander #GregBovino of U.S. #BoarderPatrol and the arrival of #Trump administration border czar #TomHoman, which followed the fatal shooting of protester #AlexPretti.

"'There’s less smoke on the ground,' Gov. #TimWalz said, referring to #TearGas and other #irritants used by officers against #protesters, 'but I think it’s more chilling than it was last week because of the shift to the schools, the shift to the children.'

"At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground. An Associated Press photographer witnessed the arrests.

ICE agents are changing their tactics

"Federal agents in the Twin Cities lately have been conducting more targeted immigration arrests at homes and neighborhoods, rather than staging in parking lots. The convoys have been harder to find and less aggressive. Alerts in activist group chats have been more about sightings than immigration-related detainments.

"Several cars followed officers through south Minneapolis after there were reports of them knocking at homes. Officers stopped their vehicles and ordered activists to come out of a car at gunpoint. Agents told reporters at the scene to stay back and threatened to use pepper spray."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-immigration-crackdown-arrests-29ab636ca0f7db5389418463ca8b67c7

#USPol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #DefundICE #DefundDHS #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity