Nick, this isn’t the smoking gun you think it is. Portland has allowed nonsexual public nudity as protected free speech since 1984 — under Republican and Democratic leadership alike. The “nude die-in” you’re raging about is part of the city’s long-standing World Naked Bike Ride, which started as an environmental protest and now includes demonstrations against oil dependency and, this year, ICE detentions. You’re free to mock it, but let’s be clear: - A peaceful protest, even a goofy one, exercising constitutionally protected speech, is not a crisis. - Government agents detaining people without due process is a crisis. - And if unclothed cyclists blocking traffic for 30 minutes rattles you more than unchecked state power, your priorities are showing. So no, this isn’t “what you get when you vote Democrat.” This is what you get when Americans, even the weird ones, still believe they have the right to protest government abuse in whatever form draws attention. Some protest with flags. Some with bullhorns. Some with bikes and butts. Personally, I’ll take naked dissent over blind obedience any day.