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"PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks
watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a
unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back
Time.”
Across the street, the self-proclaimed frog brigade — three adults in
inflatable amphibian costumes — posed for photos and bounced around in unison.
A small group of counterprotesters nearby shouted, “We love you, ICE!”
Similar scenes outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building south
of downtown Portland have been playing out for weeks as people protest
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and the deployment of more
than 200 National Guard troops to Oregon’s largest city to protect federal
property.
The absurdity of adults dancing in inflatable costumes during anti-ICE
demonstrations is meant to display community joy, protesters say, and helps to
dispel the Trump administration’s narrative that Portland is a crime-ridden
“war zone,” a characterization local and state leaders say is false.
Plus, the costumes provide protection from gas and other toxins deployed by
federal agents, protesters say.
“If you’re going to make it silly and say that we’re evil, we’re going to make
it silly by showing how evil you are,” said Brooks Brown, of Vancouver,
Washington, who passed out 30 inflatable costumes Thursday night to anyone who
wanted to get it on “Operation Inflation.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
