
oceanplot
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Citizen journalist covering the PNW.
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WATCH my interview with Maryann. She went to the antifa riots ALONE in Portland, and she was violently attacked. They stole her phone, and she ended up at the hospital. We spoke as she left a victim’s advocate meeting. Why are Governor Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson lying about the violence at the antifa riots?
oceanplot91,102 views • 11 months ago

EXCLUSIVE — Video captures disputed statement during January 24 ICE protest Video recorded during a January 24 protest captures a moment that raises questions about how allegations of political violence are documented on scene and later characterized in local news reporting. In raw, unedited video recorded at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, a background voice can be heard saying, “The guy in the blue shirt punched Tommy.” The statement is partially obscured by crowd noise but remains audible in the footage. The voice appears to belong to Jennifer Singh (Jennifer Singh), a reporter for KATU who joined the station last fall and was present at the scene. The statement appears to reference Thomas Allen (Tommyboi4209), a counter-protester whom oceanplot recorded being followed by a dozen or more people for much of the protest as it moved through the park. Read in context, the background statement alleges that Allen was struck by another individual. Video from the same period shows Allen being closely trailed by members of the crowd, as well as a man wearing a blue shirt running aggressively toward him. The footage does not independently confirm that Allen was struck. In subsequent reporting attributed to Singh, the incident was characterized differently. KATU reported that “crews also observed a counter-protester identified as Thomas Allen pepper spraying at least three protesters, who seemingly attempted to keep him away from the rally,” and noted that Allen “was arrested by Portland Police in the past during other anti-ICE protests.” The report did not reference an allegation that Allen was struck and instead presented Allen primarily as the source of violence. Allegations of violence at political protests carry significant weight, particularly in a charged national climate where such claims can shape public perception and justify escalation. When on-scene statements are captured on video but later framed differently in broadcast reporting, questions arise about how real-time observations are translated into definitive public narratives. Accurate and complete characterization of these moments is critical to maintaining public trust and ensuring that claims of political violence are reported with appropriate context and care. oceanplot contacted Jennifer Singh for comment regarding the discrepancy between the statement captured on video and her subsequent reporting. She did not respond by publication time.
oceanplot44,009 views • 7 months ago

WATCH — Independent media correspondent GUYER DIGITAL says he was assaulted while documenting a socialist-aligned protest for Maduro in downtown Portland. “I get shoved, I get punched in the face… a guy comes running up to me from about 20 feet away and sucker-punches me.”
oceanplot46,399 views • 8 months ago

WATCH — “I fell down, shattered my shoulder, severed a vein. Five weeks in the hospital.” I met Jerry, a veteran who lives across from the ICE facility. He says the protests interrupted his peace. “These people don’t even live here. They come every night and disturb my life.”
oceanplot46,509 views • 10 months ago

DEVELOPING — A medical clinic in Portland, OR released security camera footage from Jan 8 that appears to show a vehicle driven by an illegal immigrant ramming a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle before both the driver and his passenger were shot. Both survived and were later arrested.
oceanplot27,375 views • 7 months ago

WATCH as a car seems to drive towards a Trump supporter counter-protesting antifa at the ICE facility riots in Portland. Both antifa and patriots were in the road, but the car veered towards the patriot side. I interviewed the Trump supporter, @RheinDAmacher, immediately after.
oceanplot34,899 views • 11 months ago

WATCH — “They hate us because we’re having a good time.” Travis, known as Captain America at the Portland ICE protests, says he’s been out for weeks bringing donut holes, breaking up fights, and mocking the right. “There’s a $500 bounty on my jacket,” he claimed.
oceanplot21,605 views • 10 months ago

WATCH — Cindy reached her fundraising goal to leave her apartment beside the Portland ICE protests. “It’s bittersweet. I really like my apartment. But I can’t do this for three more years.” She talks about fear, violence, faith, and prioritizing peace at this stage of her life.
oceanplot18,763 views • 9 months ago

UPDATE — New footage confirms reporter identity in political violence allegation at January 24 protest Newly reviewed footage recorded by oceanplot confirms that the statement heard in earlier reporting — “That man in the blue shirt just hit Tommy” — was in fact made by KATU reporter Jennifer Singh (Jennifer Singh) in reference to Thomas Allen (Tommyboi4209). In the new footage, Singh can be seen pointing towards Allen before looking toward the camera at the moment the statement is made, confirming the speaker’s identity. The original reporting is linked below.
oceanplot15,983 views • 7 months ago