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Cyclists in the buff and in costume mix with wet weather at Portland ICE protest: Get caught up

Cyclists in the buff and in costume mix with wet weather at Portland ICE protest: Get caught up

A party atmosphere returned to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Sunday as the “emergency” World Naked Bike Ride brought more than 1,000 peaceful protesters to the site of national attention. Tensions flared Saturday when federal officers blasted the crowd with stun grenades and chemicals, including tear gas, smoke and pepper balls. On Sunday, federal agents shot pepper balls …

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Portland leader says Trump’s portrayal of city is ‘completely disconnected from the truth’ – Politico

Portland leader says Trump’s portrayal of city is ‘completely disconnected from the truth’  Politico We don’t know where Trump is seeing Portland ‘on fire.’ That’s frightening.  MSNBC News Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’  The New York Times How social media influencers are promoting National Guard troop deployment to Portland  NPR FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait …

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Naked bike ride protest caps week of Portland demonstrations, more ahead

Naked bike ride protest caps week of Portland demonstrations, more ahead

As many Portlanders return to work Monday after a relatively sedate and rainy weekend of marches and protests, the city awaits word on whether the National Guard will be allowed to deploy to city streets. It was a weekend marked by occasional clashes with law enforcement, frequent dancing in the street – and nudity, as hundreds of people took to …

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Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment

Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment

Hundreds of cyclists in various states of undress braved the rainy streets of Portland on Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s attempts to send National Guard troops to the city. Meanwhile, a few hundred more marched from Elizabeth Caruthers Park in the South Waterfront to the nearby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. “Whose streets? Our streets!” protestors chanted …

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Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My! – The New York Times

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!  The New York Times Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a ‘war zone’  NBC News Protest frogs vs. MAGA media influencers: the info war over ICE in Portland and Chicago  CNN Unmasked: Inflatable frog tormenting ICE is non-binary ‘Antifa terrorist’  The Telegraph An Interview With the Portland Chicken  Willamette Week …

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Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

Trump supporters face off with protesters outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Ethan Swope / AP Benny Johnson, a pro-Trump social media personality from Florida, announced to his followers on X that he had arrived. “Yo, what’s up!” Johnson said Tuesday as he strolled into the airport. “We are on the …

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‘Portland is Portlanding’: ICE protests shift tone as court weighs Trump’s troop deployment

‘Portland is Portlanding’: ICE protests shift tone as court weighs Trump’s troop deployment

Two long-time protesters debated economics with a farmer who had driven down from Washington to see the protests for himself. Oct. 9, 2025.Fedor Zarkhin Floyd Sawyer surveyed the block near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland and seemed satisfied that he’d seen enough to come to his own conclusions about the protests that have been making …

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