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  • Naked Bike Riders Demonstrate Against Federal Troops In ‘Quintessentially Portland’ Protest – KXL

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    People participate in the Naked Bike Ride protest on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters rallying against the Trump administration in Portland put the city’s quirky and irreverent reputation on display Sunday by pedaling through the streets wearing absolutely nothing — or close to it — in an “emergency” edition of the annual World Naked Bike Ride.

    Crowds that have gathered daily and nightly outside the immigration facility in Oregon’s largest city in recent days have embraced the absurd, donning inflatable frog, unicorn, axolotl and banana costumes as they face off with federal law enforcement who often deploy tear gas and pepper balls.

    The bike ride is an annual tradition that usually happens in the summer, but organizers of this weekend’s hastily called event said another nude ride was necessary to speak out against President Donald Trump’s attempts to mobilize the National Guard to quell protests.

    Rider Janene King called the nude ride a “quintessentially Portland way to protest.”

    The 51-year-old was naked except for wool socks, a wig and a hat. She sipped hot tea and said she was unbothered by the steady rain and temperatures in the mid-50s (about 12 Celsius).

    “We definitely do not want troops coming into our city,” King said.

    Bike riders made their way through the streets and to the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. Authorities there ordered people to stay out of the street and protest only on sidewalks or risk being arrested.

    The city is awaiting the ruling of an appeals court panel on whether Trump can send out the federalized troops after a federal judge on Oct. 5 ordered a temporary hold on deployment.

    “Joy is a form of protest. Being together with mutual respect and kindness is a form of protest,” the ride’s organizers said on Instagram. “It’s your choice how much or little you wear.”

    Fewer people were fully naked than usual — likely because of the cool, wet weather — but some still bared it all and rode wearing only bike helmets.

    Naked bike rides have thronged the streets of Oregon’s largest city every year since 2004, often holding up traffic as the crowd cycles through with speakers playing music. Some years have drawn roughly 10,000 riders, according to Portland World Naked Bike Ride.

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  • Naked man running around neighborhood screaming dies after being tased, Texas cops say

    Naked man running around neighborhood screaming dies after being tased, Texas cops say

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    A Texas man died after police say they responded to an exposure call and ultimately tased the man.

    A Texas man died after police say they responded to an exposure call and ultimately tased the man.

    Screengrab from Houston Police Department’s video on Facebook

    A Texas man died after police say they responded to an exposure call and ultimately tased him.

    Just after 7 a.m. April 28, police responded to a southeast Houston neighborhood after they were called about a naked man running around in the street, Houston Police Assistant Chief Wyatt Martin said at a news conference streamed on Facebook.

    People in the area reported they could hear the man screaming. When officers arrived, they found the man inside a back enclosed porch of a home in the neighborhood.

    Martin said police confronted the man and ordered him to come out, but he was uncooperative. The officers backed off and called for backup because the man was in an “agitated state”, Martin said.

    When fire crews and backup units arrived, police tried to take the man into custody, Martin said.

    “He fought with the officers and was eventually tased,” Martin said.

    The man, whose identity has not been released, was placed into handcuffs, and about a minute later he became unresponsive, police said.

    Paramedics were already on the scene and treated the man but were not able to revive him, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    “We use tasers as a less lethal weapon quite often, most of the time people have no adverse effects. This gentleman, we do know for certain was on a narcotic, and that very likely, given what he was on, could have contributed,” Martin said.

    Martin said the man was tased at least one time after wrestling with officers. He said a full investigation into the man’s death will be done.

    A cause of death has not yet been determined.

    Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.

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  • Florida Pastor is Moving Into a Glass House and Streaming It 24/7

    Florida Pastor is Moving Into a Glass House and Streaming It 24/7

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    updated: Aug 27, 2017


    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., August 27, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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    In a day where most people hide their private lives, South Florida Pastor and popular YouTuber, Troy Gramling, will take an unprecedented move towards transparency and move into a glass house with his wife Stephanie on Sept. 10, 2017. The best part is that you’ll be able to watch their every move — live and uncensored at myglasshouse.com for the entire month of September.

    The glass house is being built on the northwest corner of Flamingo & Stirling Road in Cooper City, Florida, and will include multiple camera angles to broadcast every minute of the experience!  While no physical nudity will be involved — the pastors do promise to get naked about their relationship and open up about how they handle day to day issues.

    We are leveraging this month in the glass house to rise above the white noise of the world and share with everyone how our lives are very similar to theirs.

    Troy Gramling , Lead Pastor

    “We are leveraging this month in the glass house to rise above the white noise of the world and share with everyone how our lives are very similar to theirs. We pray that by watching what we go through, it will help others with their own relationships and make them feel stronger and more encouraged,” said Gramling.

    The pastor will step out of the glass house on weekends to teach from the main stage of his 14,000-member congregation, based in South Florida, the Caribbean and in South America. Gramling’s discussions will also be aired on NBC-6 Sunday mornings and other local TV stations throughout the country. Listings are available at myglasshouse.com.

    Media and general public tours of the glass house are available exclusively during Potential’s Fall Kickoff Weekend Sept. 9 and 10. Exclusive pre move in tours will be available on a limited basis for media outlets and special groups through our Marketing Department.

    ‘Move In Day” is Sept. 10 at 5 p.m. (ET). Ribbon cutting and limited edition giveaways will be available during the festivities. You’ll definitely want to be there to watch the cameras roll and the privacy end in the lives of these two nationally recognized pastors.

    Media Contact: 
    Heredes Ribeiro
    Phone: 954.434.1500
    Email: h@potentialchurch.com

    Source: Potential Studios

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