Mayor Ted Wheeler allowed Antifa to run wild last year in Portland.

But since the beginning of the year, he’s declared war on them, actually calling them out by name and blowing apart the Democratic narrative that they were “just an idea” and not an organized group. He knows, firsthand, how wrong that is. They came to his home last year and set a fire in the business on the first floor of his condo building. They’ve continued to riot without end.

According to Fox News, last night, a group of about 75 people dressed all in black were at it again, smashing their way through the northwest part of the city, smashing windows and breaking into a restaurant. They even threw a rock at the home of a resident who dared to film what they were doing. Police declared a riot for what seems like the umpteenth time, at this point.

A group of about 50 people are marching through NW Portland. One Starbucks had its windows smashed at NW 23rd/Overton pic.twitter.com/PCqEP1wlNG

— Drew Marine (@DrewCMarine) April 24, 2021

But Ted Wheeler may finally be on to something that may have an effect on Antifa.

Wheeler extended the state of emergency he had declared on Tuesday, after the Chauvin trial verdict, into the weekend. The declaration allows Wheeler to issue a curfew or close streets, Fox reported. It ends at noon on Monday. But then, Wheeler said something which caused many of the leftists on social media to freak out.

He said many of these folks were arriving for the “direct actions” in their cars, and he called on citizens to get their license plate numbers and call them in to the authorities, if they can do so safely. “Our job is to unmask them, arrest them, and prosecute them,” he said.

I know the propaganda media say riots aren't happening this week but Portland Mayor just extended the state of emergency to deal with them. https://t.co/iM9UY6lPiW

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 24, 2021

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is going to war with Antifa, asks the public to help dox Antifa militants.

"Our job is to unmask them, arrest them, and prosecute them." pic.twitter.com/W5b6fa5d26

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 24, 2021

Speaking to the city, Ted Wheeler had a message about Antifa with the imposition of harsher sentences for repeat offenders, higher bail, and tougher pretrial restrictions:

“Let’s make it hurt them a little bit.” pic.twitter.com/Zqorhvcyw9

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 24, 2021

Now, of course, this is the way to get them and he shouldn’t have to be calling on the citizenry to do it; the police should already have been marking down plate numbers at the parks where they gather and where they go back to when they’re done. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. That way, you figure out who all the folks are behind this. Of course, then you also have to prosecute them and hold them accountable. That’s another big piece that’s been missing here.

But this announcement also has the effect of throwing them completely off-kilter and wondering who may be turning them in.

Folks on the left are furious that Wheeler would dare do this. Everyone else is mad that it’s taken this long for him to do anything.

Today, @tedwheeler asked people to "take a stand" by tracking and calling the police on others for wearing black clothing. His comments are inappropriate, irresponsible, and dangerous.

— ACLU of Oregon (@ACLU_OR) April 24, 2021

"Our job is to unmask them, arrest them and prosecute them… People know who these criminals are. if you have information please contact the police."

Now that Trump’s gone & he’s been threatened instead of Republicans… Now Ted Wheeler’s ready to destroy Antifa.

Amazing. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/ETBoOfCCpB

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 24, 2021

Ted Wheeler advocating arrest of ppl dressed in black is some real Gestapo shyt. If Trump said this, liberal Twitter would lose their mind. Same energy. https://t.co/4zYy3fowSK

— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) April 24, 2021

There seems to be one point of consensus.

I made an egregious spelling error earlier: the crowd was NOT chanting “fucked” Ted Wheeler. This has obviously never happened. The chant is “fuck Ted Wheeler”, which changes the meaning entirely pic.twitter.com/s678KOgOEO

— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) April 24, 2021