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Craig "Maybe we could try the constitution for a while" Good @clgood.bsky.social · 3h

Operation Inflation

#ICE #NoKings

Why Portland ICE protesters are showing up dressed as giant inflatable animals

"Operation Inflation" is stocking a rack of free inflatable costumes near the site of Portland ICE protests.

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Steve @stevecmatt.bsky.social · 1h

‘Operation Inflation' offers free costumes to Portland ICE protesters #PortlandOregon #FrogPower #FrogResistance
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theoregonian on Instagram: "Some of the most viral images to come from the protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Port…"

Some of the most viral images to come from the protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland have also been the silliest: protesters dressed as zebras, frogs, unicorns, chickens and clowns.Find a link to the full story in our bio about @operation.inflation

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adhdwonderwoman @adhdwonderwoman.bsky.social · 36m

Operation inflation is epic:

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Kodo and Sangha Aid & Abet @kodoandsangha.bsky.social · 3d

You, too, can help with Operation Inflation as a national organization has been set up to help buy inflatables for the U.S.

Imagine if millions of people were wearing inflatables on October 18th!

operationinflation.com

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 4d

“If you’re going to make it silly and say that we’re evil, we’re going to make it silly by showing how evil you are,” said Brooks Brown, of Vancouver, Washington, who passed out 30 inflatable costumes Thursday night to anyone who wanted to get it on “Operation Inflation.”

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

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Queen Antifa @niecylee.bsky.social · 2h

OPERATION INFLATION... GENIUS!

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 4h

“Operation Inflation” is offering free inflatable costumes to Portland ICE protesters.

Bravo and Brava!👩🏻‍🍳💋

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David August ❌👑 @davidaugust.bsky.social · 7h

'Operation Inflation' gives out costumes at Portland ICE protests

"…inflatable costumes for anyone to come & have for free…It blew up really big…We purchased like 160…Everyone wants the frog & people like the unicorn a lot…"

Donate: operationinflation.com

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'Operation Inflation' gives out costumes at Portland ICE protests

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 2d

Operation Inflation is purchasing more than 100 inflatable costumes with help from online donations and giving them away for free. operationinflation.com “a website that we started so that we could crowdfund, getting more costumes, more inflatables for people down here.”

Operation Inflation - Inflatable Costumes for America

Provide inflatable costumes for protesters. Every costume purchased is delivered to those who need them.

operationinflation.com

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Samantha Swindler @editorswindler.bsky.social · 9h

“When you have people in inflatables bouncing around ... it’s going to be very difficult to say this was a war zone, this was a riot. It de-escalates with ICE, it de-escalates with protesters, it de-escalates with counter-protesters — and, ironically enough, the pepper balls bounce right off.”

Why Portland ICE protesters are showing up dressed as giant inflatable animals

"Operation Inflation" is stocking a rack of free inflatable costumes near the site of Portland ICE protests.

www.oregonlive.com

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Coyote ^.^ ΘΔ @coyoteden.bsky.social · 4h

“Operation Inflation”

Oh fuck… this is gonna go places they never imagined.

Samantha Swindler @editorswindler.bsky.social · 9h

“When you have people in inflatables bouncing around ... it’s going to be very difficult to say this was a war zone, this was a riot. It de-escalates with ICE, it de-escalates with protesters, it de-escalates with counter-protesters — and, ironically enough, the pepper balls bounce right off.”

Why Portland ICE protesters are showing up dressed as giant inflatable animals

"Operation Inflation" is stocking a rack of free inflatable costumes near the site of Portland ICE protests.

www.oregonlive.com

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Eryn Wyld @erynwyld.bsky.social · 3d

… and if people refer to “Operation Inflation,” in conjunction with 10/18, this is what they are talking about:

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Free Spirit | Broken Heart @sunny72.bsky.social · 25m

Here’s a great cause!
“Inflate to deflate”
www.operationinflation.com

OPERATION INFLATION

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Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, it's Operation Inflation! An inflatable costume for anyone who wants to peacefully protest ICE. You can donate a costume at operationinflation.com 🎈

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

Discovered near the ICE facility in Portland this morning.

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RR Edmonds @rredmondsart.bsky.social · 3h

FYI

Operation Inflation offers free costumes to Portland ICE protesters.

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bennythesnitch.bsky.social @bennythesnitch.bsky.social · 2d

I saw this guy interviewed
Operation Inflation, which is purchasing more than 100 inflatable costumes with help from online donations and giving them away for free. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23h

Portland-based streamer Brooks Brown and a few of his friends created Operation Inflation, an organization providing puff-up costumes to those protesting the crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

How inflatable frog suits became the protest fashion statement of the year

Costumes have been worn as political symbols for decades, but animal outfits have become especially popular at anti-ICE demonstrations in Portland, Oregon.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 4h

“Operation Inflation” is offering free inflatable costumes to Portland ICE protesters.

Bravo and Brava!👩🏻‍🍳💋

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 2h

The Oregonian
Operation Inflation
We deliver free inflatable costumes across America's ponds with the mission to help deflate manufactured tension and laugh in the face of absurdity 🐸
www.operationinflation.com

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Sahara Stevens ❤️🇺🇸 @sahara-stevens.bsky.social · 1d

The No Kings Rally is a Love America Rally.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 1d

LFG ~ NO MF KINGS IN AMERICA‼️

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

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On October 18th, we say #NoKings

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David Bailey @drgdave.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, let's!
www.nokings.org#map

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Scott @thegopisfubar2024.bsky.social · 1d

Let's turn out in huge numbers 💪

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 11h

America has no kings. That’s kind of the whole point.

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