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  Portland Oregon protesters put into chokeholds by federal agents January 25th at 8:54PM two protesters were apprehended at the back gate of Portland Oregon US immigration and customs enforcement. Seemingly completely peaceful according to local protesters and myself catching this on camera. Exclusive interview with the individuals apprehended read as follows. “i was sitting down right there [gestures to the back gate grass patch] and they ran out while my back was turned, and they grabbed me, put me in a chokehold, dragged me up onto the sidewalk, and then he said [referring to the ice agent who grabbed her.] ‘no not this one' and let me go” -Leilani Payne a pro Palestine activist. This is speculated because she (Leilani Payne) went global last year after being pepper sprayed as a completely peaceful protester on video, not even 5 inches from her face at only 19 years old. An unnamed protester who was detained also shared her story. Standing at barely 5’4 and in pigtails this is ...

   Operation Inflation: Odd Protest Tactics That Are Fascinating Portland – In Portland, Oregon, possibly the oddest protest tactic is currently causing a stir in the local community.  Dedicated day in and day out at the downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, organizers of the protest Jordy and Lacy, give free inflatable costumes, everything from dragons to video game characters, to anyone protesting.  “We bring costumes to the community regularly, so show up in person and grab a costume,” says the official website of operation inflation. “No reservations, no requests. We simply are supporting a community, so if you’re out in that community, you may see us there!” January 17 2026 6:50 pm Portland, Oregon US immigration and customs enforcement.  Providing the costumes is a new tactic for the demonstrators, who have been stationed outside Portland’s ICE offices for months. Is it effective? How does it impact the demonstrations? What is the im...

 In a paragraph or two ... or three ... share a bit about yourself (major, career goals, why at LBCC ...) I was majoring in journalism with a minor in criminal justice but as of a recent acceptance to WOU I've switched to a major in criminal justice and a minor in small communications (being a more governmental focus of journalism.) I started LBCC because I had only gotten my GED and not my diploma but with more recent and better grades western Oregon has been happy to have me. As to why I chose my major I was going to do psyc before I decided on journalism but I decided the psychiatric industry and the private prison industrial complex was far too bureaucratic and unethical for my taste or to have a long term career in. I also, for a short amount of time, considered beauty school for barbering and nails but fun act you actually need more training to be a barber or nail artist than to be a police officer. in school being a mandatory 40-55 hrs weekly with almost no room for mistakes...

Links  https://www.theatlasofbeauty.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mihaela_noroc/ https://www.facebook.com/MihaelaNorocPhoto/ https://www.sheclicks.net/podcast/mihaela-noroc Dark skin for centuries has been perceived by the global beauty standard, set by more developed countries, as a negative thing. I love that she captured the way this skin color hits the light and has many different dimensions. I also love that the head wrap is also a big part of the photo. We have more American versions of these such as the durag or bonet. Both things I've been made fun of by Western culture for wearing as it's depicted as “not classy” or “ghetto” I think that the “Atlas of beauty” had a deeper meaning wether she had the intention or not to de centralize western and Asian beauty standards which coincidentally align with eurocentric ideologies and whiteness as “inherently beautiful”.    Michala Noroc is a Romanian photographer who is most known for her “Atlas of beauty” where she, for ...

The next three are meals I've eaten or put together within the last week this was after the veterans day parade I went to Margins to eat and edit my photos this is a "salmon stacker" which consists of cured salmon, capers, cream cheese, shallots and tomato. I also had a Carmel latte. (alwyas with an extra shot.) What truly is a hardshell taco if not just a folded tostada? This is the question sweeping the nation.  I LOVE ENOKI MUSHROOMS!!!!!  

  My mother Francine Uriarte who spoils her chickens absolutely rotten. I photographed her specifically for these photos because of how much work she puts into her chickens.  Her feeding the chickens they're greens first and then moving towards the bird seed.  Right before we give them food and collected eggs. You can see the greens which is apart of they're meal but they also get what's called a "slurry" which consists of yogurt, water, oatmeal and whatever else she has on hand. She also makes them a dry mixture of bird feed and meal worms.