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Topic: Portland Protests

An anti-I.C.E. protester in a frog costume holds a sign at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)

Protest frogs are absurdly serious

Andi Zeisler
A person wears a hat of US far-right men's organisation Proud Boys. (Getty/Thomas Patterson)

Police let Proud Boys go after beating

Bob Brigham - Raw Story
Donald Trump | Trump supporters and a man with an assault rifle join demonstrators outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building to protest the continued closure of businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Cadet Bone-Spurs vs. the "losers"

Lucian K. Truscott IV
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a news conference in the briefing room at the White House on August 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke on several topics including unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Right-wing violence as "self-defense"

Amanda Marcotte
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Donald Trump | Pickup trucks and cars full of flag-waving Donald Trump supporters as they snarl traffic and parade through downtown Portland, Oregon on August 29, 2020. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's ego demands bloodshed

Amanda Marcotte
Portland police officers walk through clouds of smoke while dispersing a crowd from in front of the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office on August 22, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Hundreds of protesters clashed with police Saturday night following a rally in east Portland. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

When tear gas becomes a pollutant

Matthew Rozsa
Federal Police clash with protesters in front of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in downtown Portland as the city experiences another night of unrest on July 25, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. | Prisoner with guard John Loftus, involved in the Stanford Prison Experiment. (Getty Images/Salon)

The psych study that became prophecy

Matthew Rozsa
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