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A pizza restaurant in Portland, Oregon, known for its progressive stance, has stirred up conversation with a strongly worded anti-ICE message on its website, asserting that food is inherently political.
The statement on Tastebud’s website, which quickly gained widespread attention, advocates for dismantling Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This message emerged shortly after the deaths of anti-ICE activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
“Ice out everywhere,” the declaration boldly states.
“Food is political. No one is illegal on stolen land. Abolish ICE,” it continues, using explicit language to emphasize its point.
The message further delves into various topics, including the Epstein files and transgender issues, adding to its controversial nature.
“Release the Trump/Epstein files. Free Palestine. Black Lives Matter. Trans women are women. Love your LGBTQ+ neighbors. The Holocaust was real,” the unhinged tirade continued.
Website visitors met with the note before they could subscribe to the restaurant’s newsletter.
Critics accused the restaurant of choosing politics over pies, with some promising to boycott the establishment.
The restaurant faced a torrent of backlash online and the note has since been toned down.
“Since receiving attention for our statement, we have experienced a surge of hateful, harassing, and abusive reviews, calls, and emails. This is concerning for our staff, our family, and our guests,” a Tastebud spokesperson told Fox News.
The restaurant told the outlet all diners are welcome.
“Food is political because care has become political,” the toned-down note says.
Trump and Epstein mentions have been nixed and the restaurant claims it stands for human rights, equality, science and collective care.
“Waiting is not caution. Silence is not neutrality. Both are permission,” it says.
“Our country does not survive because it is written down. It survives only if people refuse to endure its unraveling.”
Anti-ICE protester Renee Good was fatally shot by agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis last month.
Armed anti-ICE protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti died after being shot by Customs and Border Protection officials in Minneapolis – two weeks after Good’s death.
The restaurant claimed Good and Pretti had been murdered in plain sight, according to a Jan.30 Facebook post.