Fear in Fatigues
Trump’s militarized deployments to Portland and beyond aren’t about safety. They’re about narrative, optics, and power.
On the morning of Saturday, September 28, residents of Portland, Oregon woke to something surreal: news that President Donald Trump had ordered National Guard troops into their city.
His justification? Portland was a “war-ravaged city” under siege by “domestic terrorists.” Troops were allegedly being sent to protect federal facilities including ICE offic…
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