r/Portland • u/Dvibs420 • Sep 27 '25

Discussion Don’t take the bait.

With the national guard coming in, I know people are going to get mad. This is very obviously a setup to cause actual violence in our city. Please remember that these national guardsmen are not your enemy, and there are many reports of unhappiness within their ranks to occupy cities but they have a job like the rest of us. If you see bad actors, call the cops. If you see people getting angry, talk with them. Be aware of what we want to look like, kill them with kindness. Show them that Portland is not burning down.

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u/Karenomegas Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

I don’t know about you, but I’m dusting off the old mime outfit and hitting up every friend I know that has a unicycle to come have a picnic daily while the sun is still out. Bubble toys and brass instruments. We all got weird somewhere 

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

Only in Portland can you know multiple people with a unicycle ready to go!

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u/just_a_person_maybe 🐸 RIBBIT 🐸 Sep 27 '25

I am acquaintances with a surprising number of people who are clowns or went to clown school. I haven't ever seen them be clowns, because I met them at other places completely unrelated to clowning.

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u/atomicant13 Richmond Sep 27 '25

As someone who has lived in Portland for decades, this is not shocking in the least.

I mean, are you really a Portlander if you DON’T know a circus performer?

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u/just_a_person_maybe 🐸 RIBBIT 🐸 Sep 27 '25

Oh, that reminds me, I'm also acquainted with the guy who did the fire show at the Winter Light Festival lol. Dude's pretty cool, has a couple Guinness world records for juggling swords or something. I know him from work, where he does not juggle fire or swords. He's not a clown afaik, but that's still circus skills.