On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
Glass storefront door in Brighton Park, with sign in English and Spanish, reading: ATTENTION ICE/CBP AGENTS STOP YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED ENTRANCE INTO THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT ATENCION AGENTES DE ICE/CBP STOP NO SE LE PERMITE LA ENTRADA A ESTE NEGOCIO SIN UNA ORDEN JUDICIAL VALIDA
Glass storefront door with sign reading: PRIVATE PROPERTY NO ICE YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF THIS SPACE WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT SIGNED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE and a second sign: PLEASE USE DOOR ON 47TH ST. BACK OF THE YARDS
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text. -- Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.
"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.
Show us your signs?
It's Going Down the anarchist oriented news hub is shutting down after 10 years :( itsgoingdown.org/igd-2015-2025/ an incredible amount of good coverage went out via the platform for a decade >> @igd.bsky.social
SECRET ROLLER DISC 16 OCT 2025 ALL WHEELS WELCOME 7-9PM COSTUME PARADE ROLLOUT @7:40-DESTINATION WEST TILIKUM CROSSING secretrollerdisco Hello Portland! Inspired by our fearless frogs and chickens, we'd like to invite you to an extra special costume contest and group rollout on the south waterfront to resist authoritarianism together with whimsy, community and fun!
It doesn't look like they're on bluesky, but tonight, Secret Roller Disco took the party on wheels down to the ICE facility, and that's pretty neat.
Come celebrate Ori’s pre trial release and show support for our city council tonight that will pass new ordinances to codify our sanctuary city status into law and officially tell the Feds not to deploy troops here!
We're always saying this.
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
The band needs us! Let’s show up and make noise for Oriana and the Unpresidented Brass Band!
The inflatables have made it to Broadview.
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!
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
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
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.
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.
Portland’s Emergency World Naked Bike Ride arrives at ICE
Long Live the Nationwide Cartoon Animal Dance Party!
Lift every paw and flipper! Shake every comically inflated booty!
Oregon knows how to show up rain or shine! With treats!
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.
Those are awesome!
We can't claim the art, we're just happy it's getting out there.
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
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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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.
"Is Portland on fire? Depends on if the person you ask is lying" is a hell of a journalistic low, even for the Times.
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.
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-...
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
a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement
antifa in portland just announced they will be hosting a counter halftime show to counter turning point's counter halftime show
