The Daily Populous Monday January 26th, 2026 evening edition
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bennetthaselton on January 26th, 2026 at 03:54 UTC »

The DHS agent talked briefly to the woman and then pulled her across the blue line; then agents swarmed her in a full tug-of-war until she fell to the ground while rooftop agents fired pepper balls at the crowd. The blue line was painted some time in fall 2025 and since then it has marked the boundary of where protesters can be without getting arrested.

The full video is on my insta at bennetthaselton (this appears to be allowed under the rules) if you scroll down to the reel from October 25th where the thumbnail looks similar to the image above.

Later I recognized the officer and asked him why she was arrested and he said "trespassing". I asked if he was accusing her of trespassing even though she was clearly pulled over the blue line but he didn't respond.

sf_sf_sf on January 26th, 2026 at 04:14 UTC »

Where’s the Mayor? Where’s the Governor? They are allowing this to happen to people in Portland (edit! Thanks).

blueintexas on January 26th, 2026 at 04:37 UTC »

Old trick from "Occupy..." protests.** Pull a small woman across the line to prompt rescue response and then beat the s*** and arrest the response.

** When I learned it. Probably earlier. But see Alex Pettri for recent use