"The big picture: Protestors are increasingly using costumes (inflatable or otherwise) to troll the president's recent comments that the city is " war-ravaged" and reclaim Portland's reputation as a place for all things weird. State of play: One of the constant figures at the ICE facility protest since Trump first announced his plans to send troops three weeks ago is 24-year-old Seth Todd. He was the first to don an inflatable frog suit to protest the administration's immigration policies and kicked off a much larger trend."
"Jordy Johnson, one of the organizers, told KOIN that if Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act "he's going to have to point at people in inflatable chickens and inflatable frogs and inflatable unicorns." Jack Dickinson, 26, has deployed a similar tactic - and has been a regular fixture of the protest scenes - by wearing a chicken suit and American flag cape."
Protesters in Portland increasingly wear inflatable and absurd costumes to mock the president's characterization of the city as "war-ravaged" and to reclaim a reputation for eccentricity. A 24-year-old, Seth Todd, pioneered the inflatable frog suit and was pepper-sprayed through his costume's air-intake. A group called Operation Inflation plans to distribute over 100 inflatable costumes for free. Organizers and participants say the tactic undermines fear and complicates invocation of the Insurrection Act by turning potential targets into figures in inflatable animals. Local lawmakers have joined in, while conservative influencers continue shaping the administration's perception of events on the ground.
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