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packman

(16,296 posts)
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:54 AM Jul 2020

'Naked Athena' Stares Down Trump's Storm Troopers



Trump's Storm Troopers were no match for the power of a lone naked woman facing off against them. They fired pepper balls at her feet but she just stood there and stared right through them. After 10 minutes they fled....

The woman hasn’t been identified, but she’s been dubbed by some as “Naked Athena.”

The officers shot pepper balls at her feet. Another protester ran out in front of her with a homemade shield, Killen added, but she sidestepped him and his shield.

“She definitely did not seem to invite him to do that,” Killen (local reporter) said.

The whole time, he said, he didn’t hear her say a word.

About 10 minutes after she arrived, the officers left. The woman left soon after without any additional fanfare.

“She was incredibly vulnerable,” Killen said. “It would have been incredibly painful to be shot with any of those munitions with no clothes on.”

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/naked-athena-stares-down-trumps-storm
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'Naked Athena' Stares Down Trump's Storm Troopers (Original Post) packman Jul 2020 OP
Fabulous malaise Jul 2020 #1
. Champp Jul 2020 #2
In your face Donald. Hotler Jul 2020 #3
The first time that Trump supporting troopers volunteered to put their body cam on. Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #4
She's a damned hero. NT Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #5
she gave them quite the view SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #6
She had armpit hair. That is a lotta scary to a lotta people irisblue Jul 2020 #19
Yeah, all those tough GI Joe wannabes grumpyduck Jul 2020 #7
Yep. calimary Jul 2020 #9
I guess we have our own MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #8
I love this story peggysue2 Jul 2020 #10
Wonderful story - love it! Stopped them in their tracks. nt iluvtennis Jul 2020 #13
"The power of a woman's body" denem Jul 2020 #20
her act of incredible bravery tapped into something really deep in the zeitgeist 0rganism Jul 2020 #11
Like Kevin Costner in the early scenes wnylib Jul 2020 #22
Here'a tweet (with a video - it's only from behind her) iluvtennis Jul 2020 #12
The "police" officers who shot at her belong in jail. RussellCattle Jul 2020 #16
All these brown shirts belong in jail. n/t intheflow Jul 2020 #29
She went Full Goddess in that pose. Incredibly brave. Hekate Jul 2020 #14
She adopted the most socially vulnerable pose denem Jul 2020 #18
Absolutely! pandr32 Jul 2020 #24
Absolutely courageous and powerful. yardwork Jul 2020 #40
When a naked woman is more courageous than... Lock him up. Jul 2020 #15
Were they trained by Mike Pence? CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #17
Naked women are dangerous to some people IronLionZion Jul 2020 #21
Another photo. denem Jul 2020 #23
Is that blood on her feet and legs from being shot? Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #26
I think so. denem Jul 2020 #27
She's incredibly brave and I predict this will become one of the defining photos of the resistance Politicub Jul 2020 #25
Pussy fights back!! n/t intheflow Jul 2020 #30
Yes like the Kent State from Vietnam war protest photo but this will be more popular. Under The Radar Jul 2020 #32
I agree about the 'defining photo' 70sEraVet Jul 2020 #39
John Lewis:"You must find a way to get in the way." denem Jul 2020 #28
Why hasn't the body cam footage from those "officials" been released? Under The Radar Jul 2020 #31
Two more shots of this event, some say may become iconic of PDX.... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #33
They are afraid of this woman's courage and insult to them. triron Jul 2020 #34
Yes, but I suspect only because they know cameras are everywhere. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #36
It's a shame she was fit and attractive. Arthur_Frain Jul 2020 #35
Poor little troopers, she made them bust their balls on the pavement. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #37
They were scared and clueless, some shot their bullets randomly, prematurely one might say Hav Jul 2020 #38
The Maiden of the Triple Goddess ARPad95 Jul 2020 #41
Don't think clothes would make any difference actually. triron Jul 2020 #42
Now here's a statue that needs to be in Washington DC. maxrandb Jul 2020 #43
knr triron Jul 2020 #44

grumpyduck

(6,283 posts)
7. Yeah, all those tough GI Joe wannabes
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 11:16 AM
Jul 2020

in all their uniforms and helmets and masks and weapons and surrounded by other GI Joe wannabes

afraid of a woman just standing or sitting there.

Yeah, big tough guys.

Fucking coward bullies.

peggysue2

(10,849 posts)
10. I love this story
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:20 PM
Jul 2020

This woman was incredibly brave in what she did. Think the reporter is absolutely correct: she was very vulnerable by putting her raw flesh out there. As for the Storm Troopers? It appears this woman completely flummoxed the lot of them with her appearance.

The power of a woman's body!

0rganism

(23,987 posts)
11. her act of incredible bravery tapped into something really deep in the zeitgeist
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:21 PM
Jul 2020

for a few minutes, the spirit spoke through her directly and wordlessly

her courage and grace will be remembered

wnylib

(21,756 posts)
22. Like Kevin Costner in the early scenes
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jul 2020

of Dances with Wolves, when he rode out alone, back and forth, in front of the Confederate Army without being harmed.

Hekate

(91,003 posts)
14. She went Full Goddess in that pose. Incredibly brave.
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:32 PM
Jul 2020

May the Mother of All keep her safe from these thugs.

Lock him up.

(6,955 posts)
15. When a naked woman is more courageous than...
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:33 PM
Jul 2020

... all the orange-viRus-sia's "Aides" and the Russiapublicans in Congress, his Fascist, idiotic Regime folds.

BRING JUSTICE BACK AGAIN
RICO TRUMPS & ACCOMPLICES

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
25. She's incredibly brave and I predict this will become one of the defining photos of the resistance
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:54 PM
Jul 2020

Vulva power activate!

70sEraVet

(3,534 posts)
39. I agree about the 'defining photo'
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 09:25 PM
Jul 2020

Think about one of the 'defining photos' of the Vietnam war: the tiny naked 'Napalm girl' running toward the camera.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,499 posts)
33. Two more shots of this event, some say may become iconic of PDX....
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:16 PM
Jul 2020




The fed goons hightailed it and ran away, I believe just before the top photo.

KY...........

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,499 posts)
36. Yes, but I suspect only because they know cameras are everywhere.
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:28 PM
Jul 2020

Cops and other enforcement agents are now facing a new era of accountability......

Long overdue, IMO.


KY...........

Arthur_Frain

(1,868 posts)
35. It's a shame she was fit and attractive.
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:27 PM
Jul 2020

I'm sure quite a few of the incel, small genitalia, cops went home and orchestrated a solo orgasm or two despite their inadequacy. Or, they beat their wives/girlfriends out of spite.

Next time lets find some women who resemble Rosanne Bahr, Susan Collins, et al, ones who have really let themselves go. No point in giving the wankers a thrill eh?

Hav

(5,969 posts)
38. They were scared and clueless, some shot their bullets randomly, prematurely one might say
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 07:04 PM
Jul 2020

but generally they didn't know what to do when confronted with a naked woman. How fitting.

ARPad95

(1,671 posts)
41. The Maiden of the Triple Goddess
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:16 PM
Jul 2020

POWERFUL

Is that a woman's voice yelling "Hit her!" I hope I'm mishearing it. F all the women who worship and kowtow to deranged, dysfunctional men.

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