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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 15h

Yeah.

The “let the states handle it” folks don’t know that Texas is hell.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 15h

For those who think state control is good, be aware that Texas got in trouble for creating a cap for the number of students who could be identified for special education:

Texas Illegally Denied Education To Students With Disabilities, Feds Report

Texas failed to make special education services available to all students with disabilities who needed it, according to a report released Thursday by the…

www.keranews.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

Current and former Department of Education employees: We want to hear from you.

Use Signal to contact our reporters @jsmithrichards.bsky.social at jsmithrichards.93, @jodiscohen.bsky.social at jodireporter.88 or @megomatz.bsky.social at 414-207-6225.

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 11h

Capitalism is a hell of a drug

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 1d

The fact that Citi even considered taking people to court for *letting their children live in their house* should be a moral stain on the bank. Would certainly make me think twice about getting a mortgage from them, though I'm not sure other banks are any better. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Mr. Rossi said that during his years at Citi, he saw cases in which a parent allowed an adult child to live in a second home rent-free — prompting the bank to consider pursuing the matter in court as a violation of the original borrower agreement. Citi’s lawyers, he recalled, often advised against doing so.

“We were told by counsel basically to stand down, that it would be very difficult to prove that out in a court of law, because there’s a lot of gray in these cases,” he said.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations against school districts for teaching lessons on systemic racism and hosting empowerment gatherings for students of color.

Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools

The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 3d

My guuuuyyyyyy

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 4d

I love this town

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 5d

Anyway, abolish ICE, organize, solidarity forever.

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 5d

If I worked for the Democrats, I’d immediately use the footage from Portland today to cut a commercial that says “Republicans are cutting your healthcare so Trump can fend off violent Antifa terrorists in chicken costumes.”

A person in a chicken costume protesting at the ICE building in Portland, OR

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 5d

The case may be the first documented incidence of a documented Oregonian and U.S. citizen being swept up by ICE in an immigration raid.

Milwaukie Man Says He Was Abducted by ICE and Held for Hours Despite Proving Citizenship

Anthony Effinger

www.wweek.com

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 6d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 7d

Everything sucks right now, but allow me a moment of triviality: I liked TLOAS. I thought it had some bangers on it and it was fun. Deep? No. Best writing? No. I don’t need deep, sad music in this current moment in time.

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 7d

lol finally, getting our recognition 😆

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 7d

The Oregonian editorial board linked this post in their Trump editorial today because they know it’s true and that they are partially responsible for promoting the idea that Portland is a crime ridden hellscape.

They want to pretend it never happened when confronted with their own complicity.

Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 14d

I don’t want to hear anymore “Portland is dying” narrative or vague complaints about “ANTIFA” as the clarion call for action in the city. All of that led to Trump targeting us. Groups like People for Portland, associated right-wing media ecosystem, and political opportunists own this.

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 7d

Look to Denmark during the Nazi occupation

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 7d

Good post by Wyden staffer

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 7d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 11d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Portland DSA @portlanddsa.bsky.social · 8d

The so-called "paper of record" tries to caution New Yorkers against Zohran with a smear-job article about Portland's Socialists in Office. Embarrassing! Seems like the genocide-denial has melted some brains over there.

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Friends of Preschool for All @friendsofpfa.bsky.social · 8d

Official statement from Team Toddler re: *that* NYT piece:

🗣️Lol. LMAO. We especially appreciated this photo of our opposition

Paragraph from article reads "at a downtown art gala last month, affinity for Portland's socialists among champagne-sipping attendees was in short supply. The event celebrated the opening of a museum exhibit showcasing the collection of Jordan Schnitzer, a local billionaire and philanthropists." and it's followed by a photo of two champagne-sipping attendees at the gala

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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 8d

I love to see Portland unite via the clowning of a New York Times article

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 8d

Not only does this story get a number of basic facts wrong, it doesn’t take time to actually explore why Portlanders elected these folks. Coming in with a pre-baked PDX story to fit a NYT narrative about NYC is harmful, especially at this moment.

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

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Lorreina @lorreina.bsky.social · 11d

Just as a reminder that tactical frivolity is a valid form of non violent protesting and that people in Portland are *very* aware of the dangers of our current administration.

People were literally kidnapped off the streets in 2020, Portland knows what fascism looks like

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Taylor Unswift @10tgibs.bsky.social · 12d

Imperial Boomerang Effect

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12d

THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE

YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS

PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP

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