The president had said living here, in the nation’s 26th-most-populous city, was like “living in hell.” Portlanders mostly met the news with confusion.
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Even taking the question seriously is sane-washing the President’s delusions.
No. Being that there’s no war there, that was an easy question.
Border patrol surveillance helicopters were flying over Portland yesterday. I wonder if he was watching the feeds.
No, not confusion. All of us here in Portland know that Trump’s statement is 100% bullshit, whether from Trump being fed bullshit by FOX News et al, or by Trump making up the lie itself.
There is literally nowhere else on earth I’d want to live more than Portland, OR. Any of his 'fires everywhere" would just be people having backyard barbecues or cookong in food pods.
My understanding is that it comes from watching B roll of other protests on Fox
“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”
How the fuck did we get here
Decades of right wing propaganda.
Payrolled by rich neoliberals
31% of the voting public writes their name with a dull crayon…
Capitalism.
I’m in Portland, can confirm, it’s not safe to go outside because of all the sniper fire and improvised explosives and people changing lanes in the highway 26 tunnel and how the rent is too damn high and the good food trucks are far away.
Flying out of PDX tomorrow. I fitted the homeless crusher to my car to make through the i5 to i84 to i205 route. No idea how I’ll fight off the mobs of antifa while waiting for the shuttle in blue lot.
Don’t change lanes in the tunnel!! Geez people. So rude.
…change lanes after the tunnel and swoop into the 26 east exit
Seeing as how he declared war on Americans, and there’s Americans all throughout Oregon, yes. And also, seeing how he’s bombing random fishing boats, Oregon also borders an ocean, so it’s like 115% invading Americans and fisherman.
Portland resident here, AMA I guess…
Tell me, are the crickets still singing in Portland?
Yeah, they’re still going. It was warmer today, so there’s quite the chorus right now.
Is Slappy Cakes still around? I like that place.
Sure is, had to look it up though. Recommend it?
Well, it’s always busy, but can be worth it. There is a hot plate in the center of the table that you make your pancakes on. The food is decent; I just like drawing funny things and then eating them. Appealing for kids, and for kid-hearted adults.
Sounds like fun, thanks!
Trump: it’s not war ravaged? It’s okay, we can fix that
Violent crime and homicide rates in Portland have been declining over the past few years. According to FBI data between 2014 and 2024, the violent crime rate peaked in 2021, while the homicide rate topped out in 2022. The number of violent crimes has been lower in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same period in 2024, according to data from the Portland Police Department.
No offense to the people there, but this is what matters: cold, objective facts, not their vibes.
Do you how how to tell if trump is lieing? His lips are moving.
I wonder when he’s going to deploy them to IB, not San Diego, IB. Since it’s one of a couple of cities that border Tijuana, and we only have 25,000 residents, I can only assume it will be soon.
