Posted on 10/12/2025 3:00:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
As the president tries to send in the National Guard, a phalanx of conservative influencers is working to support his claim that Portland is burning.
PORTLAND, Ore. — During the four hours Nick Sortor sat in jail on the morning of Oct. 3, the conservative influencer wondered if anyone even knew he’d been arrested. He had no cellphone. He could make local calls, but he didn’t know anyone’s number in Portland.
Outside, though, his online allies were blaring the news: A right-wing journalist — and not the leftists who assaulted him at an ICE protest — had been arrested by Portland police. Within hours of his release, Sortor had a message from Donald Trump, via a White House aide: “Nick, I saw you on television,” the message read. “Great job. We’re behind you 100%. Let us know if there’s anything we can do. … President DJT.”
Portland, Ore., has become a stage for President Donald Trump's war on antifa. But social media versus reality on the ground tells a different story. (Video: Robert Klemko, Alice Li, John Farrell/The Washington Post)
Over the next few days, conservative media spotlighted Sortor’s arrest to amplify Trump’s claims that leftists were engaging in destructive mayhem in Portland. By Wednesday, Sortor himself was at the White House, addressing a roundtable where Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem compared antifa — a catchall concept used to describe loosely affiliated far-left groups — to the Islamist Hezbollah, one of the most heavily armed non-state military forces in the world.
“The fact that we are here today, on such short notice, shows how serious you guys are taking this issue,” Sortor told Trump and other Cabinet members. He continued: “The Portland politicians are literally willing to sacrifice their own citizens just to appease these antifa terrorists...
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>> the conservative influencer
independent journalism is an anathema to the MSM
FU, Washington Compost.
Watch for more like this. Parenthetical editorial comments making the case that, "There isn't really such thing as Antifa."
If the Washington Post denies that it exists, you must be imagining that you see it.
“A right-wing journalist — and not the leftists who assaulted him at an ICE protest — had been arrested by Portland police.”
Back the Blue...
“a catchall concept used to describe loosely affiliated far-left groups”
Shows how uninformed the author is.
The are a well organized, well financed terrorist group with branches in the Eu, UK, Scandinavia and elsewhere with funding from elite globalists and even the CCP. They have a large organization in Portland with branches in numerous US evil democrat run cities.
It’s a crime to be a conservative in Portland. And you can be murdered for it.
“a catchall concept used to describe loosely affiliated far-left groups”
“’Shows how uninformed the author is.’”
I think it is on purpose. They are trying to mask the backers and make the group sound rag-tag and amateur rather than money-plumped and professional. They are desperate to keep the heat off but it won’t work.
Sorry, not easily influenced by either team/side.
DJT for the win.
>> I think it is on purpose.
no doubt it’s intentional context shifting
This is the apologist position of the media. It’s purposeful. Thinking otherwise at this point is delusional.
a catchall concept used to describe loosely affiliated far-left groups
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So says the urinalist’s and ANALists at Legion Propaganda Media .
And they aren’t loose, they are arm in arm lockstep with each other
Both in planning and funding and aim.
And Antifa has in fact existed,
with even the same logo , flag and tactics, and propaganda puking legion media
( Remember Times magazine ,’ Man of The Year’ Hitler anyone ? )
from 1930s Nazi Germany.
They had naked protesters today. On bicycles. Many more ICE supporting counter protesters today/night.
“The Portland politicians are literally willing to sacrifice their own citizens just to appease these antifa terrorists”
Antifa ARE the Portland politicians. They are in every aspect of city leadership and bureaucracy. These thugs out burning streets are just the drug addled foot soldiers. Their leaders are in the city hall and Portland police,
Liars or morons, or both.
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