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The speaks! (now with subtitles!)

"We decided to come support our friend Toad. (aka The ) He's a friend from another pond.

They are calling Portland an explosive fire-ridden sort of warland, which it's not, because we're here."

This would be good for Jimmy Kimmel's show.

From @OregonLive
@lizzyacker
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/trumps-antifa-roundtable-made-some-wild-claims-about-portland-heres-the-truth-about-7-of-them.html

Edited cover image to highlight the phrase:

"He's a friend from another pond."

Hi, we're outside the ICE facility in the evening on whatever the day is October. Can you guys let me know why you're here, why you're dressed as frogs? Well, you know, the frog has become a symbol of what's going on down here, and so we decided to come support our friend Toad who's been out here, you probably saw him on the news, and he's a friend from another pond, and so we decided to come down here and show our support, to show our support for the insane government over reach that's going on in this place in the nd the fact that they are calling Portland an explosive fire-ridden sort of, you know, warland, which it's not because we're here. Okay, and what's specific about the frog is that because of the one guy who's been in that costume before? Was there any other symbolism? Isn't to it? That's the reason you know. He's an iconic symbol. This is all over the internet now, so it only made sense that more frogs go in, you know, in this fight. okay. from

The antifascist frog, alongside Freedom Chicken, regularly protests outside the facility in . Obviously, nobody wears a costume like that to do any violence; it's to ridicule the Nazis and amuse your own side, as I've learned.

A few days ago I saw a video in which a Nazi agent sprayed pepper spray into the air hole of the frog costume, in an effort to cause serious harm to an obviously nonviolent protester.

The frog is back at the facility like nothing happened.

@manruss on some platform says: "How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?" "Let me introduce you to our frog."

So far the reported military deployment to Portland seems to be all bluster. All of the increase in military aircraft I saw at PDX are explained by invited performers in the Oregon Int'l Airshow this weekend in McMinnville. An article by KGW (NBC Portland) credits a phone call from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek with talking POTUS down from his unrealistic deployment based on bogus reports from his social media echo chamber. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trump-seems-to-back-off-portland-military-plan/283-e9c6bdfb-92d6-4881-bb74-09bb325a5270

article overview screenshot (added because the provided social media overview does not reliably display on different servers I viewed it on) KGW8 News Portland, Oregon Local News [...] seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?' President [...] had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack." Photo credit: AP FILE - President [...] signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. Author: Evan Watson Published: 11:01 AM PDT September 28, 2025 Updated: 11:12 AM PDT September 28, 2025 [...]

So…this is it. The end of everything as we know it. The escalation that we’ve feared.

“Full force.”

Portland is about to become ground zero for live rounds and the civil war between fascism and everything that is good.

I’m very, very frightened for what is upon us here. In my own backyard, where kids are playing and people are walking by the river. The propaganda is insanity.

💔😭

Screenshot of a post from Donald Trump that reads: At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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