{"id":28034,"date":"2020-09-12T14:37:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=28034"},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:37:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:37:52","slug":"the-fbi-really-has-become-the-enemy-of-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=28034","title":{"rendered":"The FBI really has become the enemy of the people!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>FBI says reports of Antifa arson in Oregon are \u2018CONSPIRACY THEORIES,\u2019 but someone is starting fires<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_28036\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28036\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f5d0a7d20302770db0e844b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28036\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f5d0a7d20302770db0e844b.jpg 980w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f5d0a7d20302770db0e844b-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f5d0a7d20302770db0e844b-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As wildfires burn throughout Oregon and close in on Portland, a number of arrests and reports suggest that some of these fires may have been started intentionally. The FBI has dismissed reports of arson as \u201cconspiracy theories.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>As wildfires burn throughout Oregon and close in on Portland, a number of arrests and reports suggest that some of these fires may have been started intentionally. The FBI has dismissed reports of arson as \u201cconspiracy theories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multiple wildfires are ripping through Oregon, with local media\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/pacific-northwest-news\/2020\/09\/oregon-wildfires-clackamas-marion-county-blazes-remain-separate-evacuation-orders-persist-live-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reporting<\/a>\u00a0seven dead as of Friday. Governor Kate Brown has evacuated more than 40,000 people, and the state\u2019s emergency management director, Andrew Phelps,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KOINNews\/status\/1304520209814888448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>\u00a0on Friday that authorities are preparing for a\u00a0<em>\u201cmass fatality event.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Phelps also warned that the fires are\u00a0<em>\u201cknocking on the doorstep\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of Portland. With the sky over the city blotted out by ash and smoke, Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Portland has been an epicenter of \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 and antifa riots since May, and rumors circulating online have accused some of these activists of starting the fires intentionally. The FBI attempted to squash these rumors on Friday, declaring them\u00a0<em>\u201cconspiracy theories and misinformation,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and urging citizens to only share\u00a0<em>\u201cvalidated information from official sources.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1304485033210769409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F500568-portland-fires-arson-antifa%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1304485033210769409\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, reports of arson have not come solely from anonymous Twitter accounts and conspiracy cranks. Hours after the FBI\u2019s tweet was posted, the Multnomah County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced that deputies had discovered spent fireworks next to a bush fire in Corbett, a few minutes\u2019 drive from Portland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1304577271429099520&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F500568-portland-fires-arson-antifa%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1304577271429099520\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Multiple suspects have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1304602426821849090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrested<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-or\/pr\/portland-man-charged-may-29-2020-arson-justice-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charged<\/a>\u00a0with arson within the city itself, with the arrestees usually linked to the ongoing protests and riots. Previously, Molotov cocktails have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/499979-molotov-cocktail-portland-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thrown<\/a>\u00a0at police officers, buildings\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/499579-antifa-burns-black-businesses-portland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">set on fire<\/a>, and powerful fireworks\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/496034-antifa-explosives-portland-courthouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a>\u00a0at federal agents protecting the city\u2019s Justice Center and courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>However, law enforcement officers have caught several arsonists outside Portland too. A man was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JacksonCountySheriff\/posts\/3382158311846673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charged<\/a>\u00a0on Friday with multiple counts of arson after allegedly setting a wildfire near Phoenix in southern Oregon on Tuesday. Officers arresting the man found him standing near a large blaze that was threatening several houses, and discovered two ounces of methamphetamine on his person. His political leanings are unknown.<\/p>\n<p>In central Oregon, a 44-year-old man was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/pacific-northwest-news\/2020\/09\/man-arrested-on-arson-allegation-in-wildfire-west-of-eugene-deputies-say.html?fbclid=IwAR36Ubh6DvZC9Pe6xWYLpd7EqbvKsa-1f9WXyjHOMMrLeCZ0RLR04d7xtaY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrested<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday on suspicion of arson, with deputies accusing him of torching nearly 400 acres of land west of the city of Eugene.<\/p>\n<p>While law enforcement officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DouglasCoSO\/posts\/3294100377341103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">say<\/a>\u00a0they\u2019ve been flooded with false calls blaming the fires on Antifa arsonists, a fire that began in Ashland is under criminal investigation after human remains were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailtribune.com\/news\/top-stories\/sheriff-confirms-death-investigation-where-almeda-fire-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a>\u00a0at its origin point. The fire quickly spread, and merged with the same blaze that the alleged Phoenix arsonist was arrested and charged for starting.<\/p>\n<p>Further north in Washington state, a man was charged on Friday with starting a fire alongside a rural highway two days earlier. The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Jeffrey Acord,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/demologik\/videos\/10159917885382289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">live-streamed<\/a>\u00a0his arrest on Facebook, but denied starting the fire. Acord had professed support for Black Lives Matter on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/demologik\/videos\/10159586154022289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, and had previously been arrested with a cache of weapons at a protest in Seattle in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>It is not known, however, if his alleged fire-starting on Wednesday was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/500568-portland-fires-arson-antifa\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/500568-portland-fires-arson-antifa\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI says reports of Antifa arson in Oregon are \u2018CONSPIRACY THEORIES,\u2019 but someone is starting fires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}