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Rick Johnson dons a pickle costume to protest ICE. And yes, he feels he's making a difference

Recently, Rick Johnson donned a green, body-length pickle costume to protest at the federal Whipple Building in Minneapolis, estimating he has protested there at least 50 times.
Johnson began protesting at the Whipple Building when the Trump administration hinted at an ICE surge, framing his actions as opposing ICE operations that he says 'has to come to an end.'
The pickle persona yields laughter that Johnson says helps communicate his protest aims, and his comedic approach recently drew media attention when Fox News paused on him.
Last week, Johnson was removed from the Target Center while wearing the costume during a Minnesota Timberwolves game, and he has faced critics who told him to let ICE do its work.
Part of the Geek Partnership Society, Johnson’s comedy protest draws on Monty Python and Mel Brooks, with some questioning its appropriateness amid ongoing tensions, Johnson said.

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Rick Johnson dons a pickle costume to protest ICE. And yes, he feels he's making a difference

ROCHESTER — Rick Johnson knows how easy it is to cave to helplessness and despair during these dark times. To ask oneself: What difference can I possibly make? Yet Johnson has so far never yielded to such feelings. The Red Wing, Minnesota, resident estimates he has been out at the federal Whipple Building in Minneapolis protesting the work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at least 50 times. Yet before leaving his Red Wing h…

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