Dozens of protesters gathered at the Justice Center in Portland for a Stop the Fascist Coup demonstration, burning the American flag and a "Police Lives Matter" flag taken in Salem during clashes on the same day. Demonstrators then roamed through downtown, smashing windows of a Starbucks, Target, and a credit union, with no arrests occurring.
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Chileans gathered in Santiago to protest against the violations of human rights by the state of Chile, carrying signs of eyes whose pupils reflected images of state torture. Demonstrators chanted and carried a slogan on a banner saying "The eyes of the people accuse the terrorist state," demanding the resignation of President Piñera.
About 40 protesters gathered in front of the Trump International Hotel in New York City against the violence in Washington and the attempted insurrection by Trump supporters. Demonstrators held letters spelling "TRUMP IS GUILTY", demanding his resignation; police then attacked the protest, making several arrests against the completely peaceful crowd in a seemingly harsher crackdown than against the insurrectionaries at the Capitol.
Hundreds of Trump supporters at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem clashed with left-wing counterprotesters, using paintball guns, smoke bombs, and other munitions before police cleared the area, coming under fire from right-wingers who "used to back the blue".
Chilean protesters in Antofagasta marched and threw fireworks at a police station and prison in the Bonilla region, demanding amnesty for all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising. Multiple clashes ensued, with no arrests occurring due to protesters blocking security cameras with laser pointers.