(I just realized how weirdly that was worded)
The "dignitary":
Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film
You don't need to read the entire thing. Let me share some key points:
Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters
These are actual words in the article:
imagine being that guy.
News station KATU has video of this. Bluesky link, they don't seem to have it on their actual site.
yeah.
Thinking back to the last time there was attention drawn to Portland protests. I'm not saying there wasn't ridiculousness then, there absolutely was.
But what we've got here is just humiliating. Probably not to the Visiting Dignitary, but to anyone with even a small grip on reality who's been on the "hell on earth" train.
And tonight?
Bonus frog/fashy standoff photos:
Photograph: Stephen Lam/AP
Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images
I don't know much, but I know that 1000 years from now, whoever digs up the remains of this country are going to be so confused.
