One (Portland/Antifa/Hollywood) Battle After Another.

One (Portland/Antifa/Hollywood) Battle After Another.

From Make More Pie by Make More Pie

October 13, 2025 · 22 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing situation in Portland, including political tensions and cultural events.

This week, and I suspect the weeks to come, will be all about what’s unrolling in Portland: the possibility of Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, the debate about whether Portland is bleeding out or trying to recover, and whether yesterday’s Emergency Naked Bike Riders are anarchists in clever disguise. (NB: The Naked Bike Ride is an annual event going on in Portland since 2003, I did it once myself - in sheer underwear!) Portland made up the first part of yesterday’s episode of Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em , the podcast I do with Sarah Hepola. I am patching part of that in here. A clip - which I am getting pushback about. All comments welcome! There’s a lot more to say about this changing scene, until then… How it started… …how it’s going, courtesy of a Twitter follower who asked, “May I please send you a proper gas mask?” Your paid subscription helps me keep reporting (and maybe buy more protective gear) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nancyrommelmann.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Nancy Rommelmann

Topics covered

  • Portland protests
  • Insurrection Act
  • Naked Bike Ride
  • anarchism
  • cultural commentary

Keywords

  • Portland
  • Trump
  • Insurrection Act
  • Naked Bike Ride
  • anarchists
  • cultural commentary
  • protests

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Places: Portland

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