Honestly, this is worse than just doing nothing at all. If for no other reason than they look like they’re having even the slightest bit of fun.

Last month, when a brigade of inflatable frogs appeared in the streets of Portland in protest of ICE raids, many people online thought the absurdity actually helped their cause, and they weren’t entirely wrong. As the President repeatedly referred to Portland as a wasteland overrun with criminals and thugs, seeing normal people in green frog costumes helped show the country that that wasn’t the case.

However, it seems the lessons learned from the Portland Frog Brigade have been forgotten and only the absurdist parts remembered, because now, Portland protestors are being eaten by their own after staging an '80s-themed aerobics class across the street from an ICE detention center.

I get where these bright-colored, spandex-wearing protestors are coming from and don’t mean to disparage anyone who wants to protest; however, this group has clearly lost the plot. The point is to control the narrative, or at least fight against it, not being weird for weirdness’ sake.

But hey, it’s Portland. What did we expect? 

Right now: Anti-ICE protesters hold a 80’s themed yoga class outside the Portland ICE facility. pic.twitter.com/Rq3ZGbpDrd

— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) November 9, 2025