Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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The Minnesota Star Tribune spoke with three experts who reviewed videos and photos of the grenades that Greg Bovino threw on Jan. 21 and determined it was more than likely smoke, though many had thought it was a far more toxic gas, given his "gas, gas, gas" warning. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
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It is unclear whether the highly corrosive and carcinogenic hexachloroethane, or HC smoke, has been deployed in the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. It was used during the 2020 protests in Portland, Ore., following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Also extremely important to note that despite rumors to the contrary, HC is NOT a nerve agent bsky.app/profile/rabb...
There is extremely bad disinformation going around claiming that ICE is using "nerve gas" in Minneapolis. This is a completely false rumor spread by bad actors and people who don't know better. Nerve agents are literally organophosphate pesticides. They work by hijacking your nervous system. 🧵
In order to identify HC tear gas, there are three characteristics, according to an expert: • An intense orange-colored, metallic fire coming from the canister as it’s burning. • Fire that emits sparks and burns considerably hotter and longer than other grenades. • A white, gray or black smoke.
START PICKING UP DEAD CANNISTERS AFTER PROTESTS. THERE'S SOME SERIOUS SHIT OUT THERE AND THE ACLU SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. Read article free at Archive.Today: archive.ph/tPPCt
And hey, Trib - Consider whether getting IMPORTANT, HEALTH-RELATED NEWS should be behind a FUCKING PAYWALL, yeah? www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
Hexachloroethane is not carcinogenic and isn't considered to be a very toxic substance. Please stop spreading misinformation. wwwn.cdc.gov/Tsp/ToxFAQs/...
And hexachloroethane, or HC smoke was deployed in the current police actions in Portland 2026-01-25: bsky.app/profile/alis...
The feds deployed HC in Portland tonight and heavily gassed people and a neighborhood over people standing in a driveway that wasn’t even being used.