#MikeJohnson Called Us Hateful. Meet the #Portland #Frog. How dancing protesters proved love defeats hate and why millions #march #October18 https://substack.com/inbox/post/175921873 The costumes also serve practical purposes: They provide protection from #teargas and #pepperspray; They make it visually obvious there are no #weapons; They show the #protests are #peaceful; They make protesting feel accessible to people who are #scared; And most importantly, they refuse to let #Trump set the emotional tone.

#MikeJohnson Called Us Hateful. Meet the #Portland #Frog. How dancing protesters proved love defeats hate and why millions #march #October18 https://substack.com/inbox/post/175921873 The costumes also serve practical purposes: They provide protection from #teargas and #pepperspray; They make it visually obvious there are no #weapons; They show the #protests are #peaceful; They make protesting feel accessible to people who are #scared; And most importantly, they refuse to let #Trump set the emotional tone.

In #Chicago on Sunday, dozens of #armed federal agents, in full #tactical gear, walked the streets of some of the city’s most prominent tourist & shopping [& safest] areas. That comes amid a surge of #immigration enforcement that began early this month, including repeated conflict at an #ICE building in #Broadview, west of Chicago, where federal authorities on Friday & Saturday fired #PepperSpray balls & #TearGas at #protesters.

#Trump #law #US #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState

In #Chicago on Sunday, dozens of #armed federal agents, in full #tactical gear, walked the streets of some of the city’s most prominent tourist & shopping [& safest] areas. That comes amid a surge of #immigration enforcement that began early this month, including repeated conflict at an #ICE building in #Broadview, west of Chicago, where federal authorities on Friday & Saturday fired #PepperSpray balls & #TearGas at #protesters.

#Trump #law #US #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState