Portland’s ongoing descent into chaos took another bizarre turn as a machete-wielding homeless man engaged in a heated argument—with a lamp post. While progressive urban centers like Portland and Seattle have grown desensitized to such incidents, this episode underscores the growing crisis of mental illness and drug addiction in America’s Democrat-run cities. Rather than addressing the root causes—unchecked drug use, lenient crime policies, and failed homelessness programs—many on the left continue to push for misguided compassion, suggesting that all this man needs is “a hug.” Meanwhile, law-abiding residents must navigate city streets wondering if they’ll be the next victim of random violence. Until leadership prioritizes public safety over progressive virtue signaling, cities like Portland will remain playgrounds for lawlessness, where wielding a machete in broad daylight is just another Tuesday.