"But when a federal agent in riot gear ran up behind a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume and sprayed a chemical agent directly into his costume's air vent with all the casual menace of an exterminator, the inflatable frog went viral. I've definitely had spicier tamales, the 24-year-old protester, Seth Todd, told the Oregonian, cementing the frog's status as a leftist folk hero."
"Soon, activists had launched Operation Inflation to equip Portland protesters with an entire menagerie of inflatable animal suits, and the costumes began appearing at other protest hotspots, including the ICE detention center near Chicago where police have deployed teargas, pepper balls and batons against protesters in recent weeks. By the time millions of Americans took to the streets in last weekend's No Kings marches, inflatable costumes were ubiquitous."
Portland protests at the ICE detention center adopted whimsical tactics such as naked bike riding, organized public knitting and ICE fishing with doughnut. A federal agent in riot gear sprayed a chemical agent into an inflatable frog costume's air vent, causing the frog to go viral. Seth Todd, a 24-year-old protester, joked "I've definitely had spicier tamales," cementing the frog's folk-hero status. Activists launched Operation Inflation to supply inflatable animal suits to protesters, and the costumes spread to other hotspots, including an ICE facility near Chicago where police used teargas, pepper balls and batons. Inflatable costumes appeared widely during the No Kings marches, lending a festive atmosphere and undermining claims that protesters are violent extremists.
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