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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 23h

We're always saying this.

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

stylish, practical, brave, good: www.404media.co/the-surreal-...

The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog

Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.

www.404media.co

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350PDX @350pdx.bsky.social · 1d

10/12/25 World Naked Bike/protest at ICE.

Organizers stressed that they do not wish to diminish what is happening to immigrants but that these kinds of protests serve a purpose, particularly when there are threats to send the National Guard to our city.
#Portland

Footage: Irene Tejaratchi Hess

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 1d

The band needs us! Let’s show up and make noise for Oriana and the Unpresidented Brass Band!

Unpresidented Brass Band @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social · 1d

We will be going to Clark county jail tonight to support our band member and the others who are being held there after arrest yesterday.
Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed. There will be music 🙂🎺

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Paper Ammunition @paperammunition.com · 1d

Choose your crew! We made this into a free poster bc, why not? It’s what we do! Hi-res file is on our website with 200+ other free resistance printables.

PaperAmmunition.com - Our crew is the puffy protest animals! Own the streets you beautiful creatures! 💙🔥💙

#resist #resistance #nokings #nokings2

Poster has line, art illustrations of four soldiers below them are four inflatable animal costumes a unicorn, a T-Rex, a duck, and a frog representing protesters in costume. It reads:

CHOOSE YOUR CREW!

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 2d

After the No King's March next Saturday, the Defense Fund PDX is throwing a street fair to raise money for the Portland bail fund.

Defense fund PDX street fair October 18th 2-7 pm on Clinton St & 25th. Music, vendors, raffle
Family Friendly
All proceeds to the Bail Fund

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 2d

Portland’s Emergency World Naked Bike Ride arrives at ICE

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Long Live the Nationwide Cartoon Animal Dance Party!

Lift every paw and flipper! Shake every comically inflated booty!

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Oregon knows how to show up rain or shine! With treats!

Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 3d

Really sweet resistance scene outside ICE in Portland of coffee, donuts and morning.

Person in bunny costume carries donuts outside ICE in Portland

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 3d

Mnemonics can help.

971 is the "other" PDX area code.
247 ==> 24/7, open all the time
1072 ==> for me, 107 is easy ( #RCTID #BAONPDX) and there are two such orgs. You may need to find your own for this.

PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 3d

Stay safe out there y'all.

If you're biking nekkid, the high for today is only about 53° F, so make sure you have a plan to warm back up.

If you're *not* nekkid, it's a good idea to have the jail support number written discreetly somewhere on your body where it won't be easily rubbed off.
🐸🦖🦄🦝

Arrested at the protest? Call from jail
971 247-1072
Memorize it!
Mass defense PDX Hotline
Coordinates support and advocates for you while you're inside

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 3d

Those are awesome!

We can't claim the art, we're just happy it's getting out there.

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 3d

Stay safe out there y'all.

If you're biking nekkid, the high for today is only about 53° F, so make sure you have a plan to warm back up.

If you're *not* nekkid, it's a good idea to have the jail support number written discreetly somewhere on your body where it won't be easily rubbed off.
🐸🦖🦄🦝

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 5d

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 4d

"Is Portland on fire? Depends on if the person you ask is lying" is a hell of a journalistic low, even for the Times.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 4d

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location

Suzette Smith

www.portlandmercury.com

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wendy copium @alicebennett.bsky.social · 5d

every time i see those inflatable animal costumes in portland i think of the david graeber essay “on the phenomenology of giant puppets”

davidgraeber.org/articles/on-...

On the Phenomenology of Giant Puppets Broken windows, imaginary jars of urine, and the cosmological role of the police in American culture

What follows is an essay of interpretation. It is about direct action in North America, about the mass mobilizations organized by the so called “anti-globalization movement”, and especially, about the...

davidgraeber.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement

Joey Mannarino in a dark brown tailored jacket. The low armhole is causing his jacket to lift.

Someone in an inflatable frog costume. The high armhole allows them to raise their arm without disturbing the rest of the garment

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

antifa in portland just announced they will be hosting a counter halftime show to counter turning point's counter halftime show

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 5d

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🚫🧊🚫

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 6d

Simply marching in the streets once every few months will not stop fascism. We have to draw people into concrete organizing and activity. No one else is going to do this for us.

Whether there are two of you or two hundred of you, this guide goes over what you can do.

crimethinc.com/NoKings2025

An anarchist red and black flag with an image of a sword run through a crown and the words "No Kings"

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 5d

Portland frogs remind me of "everyday antifascist" tactics from a few years ago, when activists dressed as unicorns & poop emojis & bananas, dancing to a brass band during a Portland Proud Boys rally. All meant to disrupt the group's “toxic masculinity riot porn” www.huffpost.com/entry/proud-...

Proud Boys, Outnumbered By Anti-fascists, Get Police Escort After 30-Minute Rally

Many had feared the rally in Portland would be the most violent fascist rally of the Trump era.

www.huffpost.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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