Anti-Trump Resistance
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Documentary makes the argument that George Orwell’s 1984 is materializing now, in Trump’s second term:
www.pbs.org
George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term "Orwellian." A new documentary called "Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that Orwell's greatest fears are coming true. William Brangham talked with director Raoul Peck about his new film, which is in theaters nationwide.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBfHby9uq7c
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X61vAlTJSGY
Documentary argues George Orwell's greatest fears are materializing
George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term "Orwellian." A new documentary called "Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that Orwell's greatest fears are coming true. William Brangham talked with director Raoul Peck about his new...
www.pbs.org
George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term "Orwellian." A new documentary called "Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that Orwell's greatest fears are coming true. William Brangham talked with director Raoul Peck about his new film, which is in theaters nationwide.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBfHby9uq7c
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X61vAlTJSGY
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Red
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Red
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Facebook post.
They came with costumes, not weapons. It started with the Portland Frog, now the weirdest city in America is dressing up and turning out to fight (and mock) Trump's goons.
We’ve all seen the photo: a giant green frog staring down a line of armored riot cops.
But now he’s back and he brought friends.
Behind him: a unicorn with a bubble gun. A raccoon on roller skates.
A man in a chicken suit, flag cape fluttering, struts past soldiers in riot gear with a deadpan stare. Someone dressed as a capybara doing the Cha-Cha Slide in front of the ICE building.
This is Portland 2025. And it’s hilarious, it's weird, and it's deeply defiant.
The now internet famous Portland Fog—real name Seth Todd—started showing up at protests in a $30 costume after Trump called Portland “a war zone.”
“The best way to show we’re not violent extremists,” he said, “is by being in a frog costume.”
Now he’s joined by a menagerie of inflatable animals, dancing, blowing bubbles, even holding weddings, right in front of federal officers in full riot gear.
Portland’s genius is its absurdity. It flips the fascist aesthetic, black uniforms, rigid order, marching boots, into slapstick theater. Authoritarianism thrives on fear. So Portland responds with joy.
The city that once hosted “Keep Portland Weird” stickers has evolved into something more radical: Keep Portland Human.
Because the opposite of fascism isn’t chaos. It’s creativity. Every unicorn wedding, every bubble gun, every frog shimmying in front of stormtroopers says the same thing: You don’t get to define what resistance looks like.
There’s something profoundly American about that, a reminder that protest doesn’t always have to roar; sometimes it can ribbit.
What’s happening outside Portland’s ICE facility isn’t just comedy, it’s cultural jiu-jitsu. It’s turning power’s own imagery back on itself, exposing how ridiculous tyranny looks under a disco ball.
When the story of this era is told, people will remember not just the cruelty of those who enforced Trump’s will, but the courage, and humor, of those who met them with frogs, bubbles, and the wild imagination of a city that refused to give up its joy.
Keep Portland Weird!
They came with costumes, not weapons. It started with the Portland Frog, now the weirdest city in America is dressing up and turning out to fight (and mock) Trump's goons.
We’ve all seen the photo: a giant green frog staring down a line of armored riot cops.
But now he’s back and he brought friends.
Behind him: a unicorn with a bubble gun. A raccoon on roller skates.
A man in a chicken suit, flag cape fluttering, struts past soldiers in riot gear with a deadpan stare. Someone dressed as a capybara doing the Cha-Cha Slide in front of the ICE building.
This is Portland 2025. And it’s hilarious, it's weird, and it's deeply defiant.
The now internet famous Portland Fog—real name Seth Todd—started showing up at protests in a $30 costume after Trump called Portland “a war zone.”
“The best way to show we’re not violent extremists,” he said, “is by being in a frog costume.”
Now he’s joined by a menagerie of inflatable animals, dancing, blowing bubbles, even holding weddings, right in front of federal officers in full riot gear.
Portland’s genius is its absurdity. It flips the fascist aesthetic, black uniforms, rigid order, marching boots, into slapstick theater. Authoritarianism thrives on fear. So Portland responds with joy.
The city that once hosted “Keep Portland Weird” stickers has evolved into something more radical: Keep Portland Human.
Because the opposite of fascism isn’t chaos. It’s creativity. Every unicorn wedding, every bubble gun, every frog shimmying in front of stormtroopers says the same thing: You don’t get to define what resistance looks like.
There’s something profoundly American about that, a reminder that protest doesn’t always have to roar; sometimes it can ribbit.
What’s happening outside Portland’s ICE facility isn’t just comedy, it’s cultural jiu-jitsu. It’s turning power’s own imagery back on itself, exposing how ridiculous tyranny looks under a disco ball.
When the story of this era is told, people will remember not just the cruelty of those who enforced Trump’s will, but the courage, and humor, of those who met them with frogs, bubbles, and the wild imagination of a city that refused to give up its joy.
Keep Portland Weird!
Red
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Republicans Should Be Afraid—Just Look at Who Joined No Kings Protests
For days, Republicans have been claiming No Kings protesters are all agitators and terrorists. Well, America had a different message for them, and for their dear leader.
newrepublic.com
No Kings protests across the US: in pictures
From New York to San Francisco, millions of Americans hit the streets to voice their anger over Trump’s policies
www.theguardian.com
PJF
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Anti-Trump resistance is a bunch of old, white people reliving their hippy days. Embarrassing.
View: https://x.com/sav_says_/status/1979707136830742929?t=hrhpFzRkpNcUqj2hvcbkzg&s=19
View: https://x.com/sav_says_/status/1979707136830742929?t=hrhpFzRkpNcUqj2hvcbkzg&s=19
Red
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Hey @PJF, you’re not fond of facts, are you? I can see your mind at work: “Ohh! Look what I found! Oh boy, this is great. I got a great ‘gotcha’ I can post”. That Boston crowd photo is very, very real. Maybe you can find a “I love American Fascism” rally you can attend?
www.nbcboston.com
www.snopes.com
Here’s what a fact free @PJF research went with:
Readers added context to this video:
And the image was real! 100,000+ plus American patriots turned out for No Kings Day in Boston. I had friends there, while I and other friends enjoyed the rally in Providence.
Analysis: How AI turned the Boston Common ‘No Kings' protest into fake news
Let me tell you about Saturday on Boston Common. Thousands showed up for the “No Kings” protest—a massive, peaceful demonstration. Drone and helicopter footage captured the crowds. Local stations covered it live. Thousands of photos were taken and posted. It was an event happening in real life...
www.nbcboston.com
Watch out for posts claiming MSNBC aired old footage during report on Boston 'No Kings' protest
An MSNBC spokesperson said the footage in question was recorded Oct. 18, 2025, the day of the protest in Boston.
www.snopes.com
Here’s what a fact free @PJF research went with:
Readers added context to this video:
And the image was real! 100,000+ plus American patriots turned out for No Kings Day in Boston. I had friends there, while I and other friends enjoyed the rally in Providence.
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PJF
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Great overview of all the garbage you guys fret over.
View: https://x.com/GadSaad/status/1980273682011312266?t=J7PtftWshTupVq8e0QvzvQ&s=19
Have you noticed how all of the hysteria around @realDonaldTrump since the #NoKings idiocy is associated with cosmetic/peripheral issues? His trolling is apparently "non-presidential." @PressSec's responses are "mean." @JDVance is "unbecoming" of a VP. It's exactly what I explained in The Parasitic Mind. The Progressive Invertebrate Castrati class are all about cosmetic appearances. If you are a man who speaks with a progressive lisp and you cross your legs like a woman, this makes you presidential. If you are a "mean troll" like President Trump, you are "unfit" to be president. NEVER are substantive issues tackled. President Trump is an existential aesthetic injury to the Anointed Ones (hat tip to Thomas Sowell for that term). This is the root cause of TDS. If he can be president for two terms, it invalidates their entire identities curated over decades of castrated uselessness.
View: https://x.com/GadSaad/status/1980273682011312266?t=J7PtftWshTupVq8e0QvzvQ&s=19
Have you noticed how all of the hysteria around @realDonaldTrump since the #NoKings idiocy is associated with cosmetic/peripheral issues? His trolling is apparently "non-presidential." @PressSec's responses are "mean." @JDVance is "unbecoming" of a VP. It's exactly what I explained in The Parasitic Mind. The Progressive Invertebrate Castrati class are all about cosmetic appearances. If you are a man who speaks with a progressive lisp and you cross your legs like a woman, this makes you presidential. If you are a "mean troll" like President Trump, you are "unfit" to be president. NEVER are substantive issues tackled. President Trump is an existential aesthetic injury to the Anointed Ones (hat tip to Thomas Sowell for that term). This is the root cause of TDS. If he can be president for two terms, it invalidates their entire identities curated over decades of castrated uselessness.
Mongoose
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Exactly- what option do they have when they cant attack policy. They must attack process because they are on the very unpopular side of every issue. I don't believe the folks here will understand what this is saying in the slightest. The height of their intellect is "trump bad", and their favorite rebuttal is "but trump". Its a decade plus of brain rot, doubling down, and sunk cost.
Mongoose
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PJF
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Hey @PJF, you’re not fond of facts, are you? I can see your mind at work: “Ohh! Look what I found! Oh boy, this is great. I got a great ‘gotcha’ I can post”. That Boston crowd photo is very, very real. Maybe you can find a “I love American Fascism” rally you can attend?
Analysis: How AI turned the Boston Common ‘No Kings' protest into fake news
Let me tell you about Saturday on Boston Common. Thousands showed up for the “No Kings” protest—a massive, peaceful demonstration. Drone and helicopter footage captured the crowds. Local stations covered it live. Thousands of photos were taken and posted. It was an event happening in real life...
Watch out for posts claiming MSNBC aired old footage during report on Boston 'No Kings' protest
An MSNBC spokesperson said the footage in question was recorded Oct. 18, 2025, the day of the protest in Boston.
Here’s what a fact free @PJF research went with:
Readers added context to this video:
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And the image was real! 100,000+ plus American patriots turned out for No Kings Day in Boston. I had friends there, while I and other friends enjoyed the rally in Providence.
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Seriously, no one cares. Just a bunch of bitter hippies with TDS. Funded with Soros money and USAID had to tell them what to say or they sat there like idiots. Dumbest protest in history.