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Sneederbunk

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1. No roving gangs, but a whole lot of homeless people.

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:48 PM

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Had a somewhat disheartening convo with next door neighbor this morning [View all] Coventina Sep 21 OP

No roving gangs, but a whole lot of homeless people. Sneederbunk Sep 21 #1

it is disturbing how so many folk are SO easy to manipulate Skittles Sep 21 #2

I was in Portland a few weeks ago sdfernando Sep 21 #3

Same with San Francisco lame54 Sep 21 #12

Oh, good. I'm going through Portland in 2 weeks. Turbineguy Sep 21 #4

A few years ago, I visited Sweden. My maga relative was full of stories about Scrivener7 Sep 21 #5

That image is still pushed..that Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, UK are Muslim enclaves BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 21 #9

And France. n/t ReRe Sep 21 #15

Yes... youtube videos paint Europe cities as Islamic hellholes, blue usa cities as crime filled ghettoes BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #20

And yet Finland, Denmark and Sweeden are the happiest countries. Norbert Monday #22

They really do live in an alternate reality Tesha Sep 21 #6

Maybe they'll all get so scared they'll stop voting. yardwork Monday #23

Tell her she needs to go onto the ANTIFA website and register for a special temporary membership. Xavier Breath Sep 21 #7

If she likes chicken, tell her she has to try The Gilt Club! Abolishinist Sep 21 #8

One of my favorite cities. I was up there for a flm festival last month. tinrobot Sep 21 #10

My daughter lived in Portland a few years ago... buzzycrumbhunger Sep 21 #11

Great!! She'll have the opportunity to find she's been lied to by her right wing media sources. aeromanKC Sep 21 #13

Ermergerd! The roving bands of hippies! They might give you flowers or someting! tclambert Sep 21 #14

Go to Powell's Books and the nearby 24 Hour Church of Elvis. Got arrested for only time in life in Portland. PufPuf23 Sep 21 #16

Powell's Books is one of my favorite places in the world. hunter Sep 21 #18

Your neighbor would be absolutely terrified of the world my wife and I live and work in. hunter Sep 21 #17

Has the downtown area changed? Tree Lady Sep 21 #19

And here I thought Portland was famous for Voodoo Donuts and Powell's Book Store. sinkingfeeling Monday #21

That's how they control people. When I was 13, we moved to GA Iris Monday #24

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