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To Protest ICE, Portland Strips Down

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Protesters rallying against the Trump administration in Portland put the city’s quirky and irreverent reputation on display Sunday by pedaling through the streets wearing.
Protesters rallying against the Trump administration in Portland put the city’s quirky and irreverent reputation on display Sunday by pedaling through the streets wearing absolutely nothing—or close to it—in an « emergency » edition of the annual World Naked Bike Ride. Crowds that have gathered daily and nightly outside the immigration facility in Oregon’s largest city in recent days have embraced the absurd, donning inflatable frog, unicorn, axolotl, and banana costumes as they face off with federal law enforcement who often deploy tear gas and pepper balls. The bike ride is an annual tradition that usually happens in the summer, reports the AP, but organizers of this weekend’s hastily called event said another nude ride was necessary to speak out against President Trump’s attempts to mobilize the National Guard to quell protests.

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