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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 16h

A victory for rule of law and for our communities in Oregon.
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Federal judge permanently bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland

A final ruling on National Guard deployment to Portland is expected on Friday.

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you for your true service and dedication to human rights, democracy, and justice. Thank you for being my Senator.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 16h

The Trump administration is working as hard as it can to starve 42 million kids, seniors and families. Incompetence and inhumanity in equal measure.

Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

www.nytimes.com

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 6h

Proud to have you for me Senator!

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 23h

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18h

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.

Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again.

An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next.

Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h

accusing him of weaponizing the legal system, using it to pursue political enemies while shielding allies and major donors from investigation or accountability. Read what he wrote here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Why I Am Resigning

A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

www.theatlantic.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h

A federal judge issued a stark warning about what he called an “existential threat to democracy” in a forceful first-person essay published Sunday. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against Trump,

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, it's all about shopping and "holiday deliveries", eh? Just buy-buy-buy. Wake up Americans -- most of our medications are ALSO shipped to pharmacies, or to us directly from the pharmacies, by UPS and FedEx. And we aren't allowed to get extra Rx meds to save for shortages.

Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 6h

YES. And...the American parks absolutely deserve and need protection as well. And those 8 Dem traitor Senators betrayed us all so they could get airports staffed enough that they can fly home on the weekends.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10h

My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 7h

But....Dems almost always do cave. We see DACO, not only TACO. And sadly, the DACO is stronger.

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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 12h

Caving on the shutdown won’t make you “moderate.” It makes you WEAK! Giving Republicans what they want for NOTHING more than a “promise” of a vote and risking millions of Americans’ healthcare isn’t compromise—it’s surrender and it’s the most RADICAL thing you could do in this moment. 1/

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 7h

Proud, once again, to be an Oregonian. Ashamed of the betraying Dems. As Bernie said tonight "this was a bad night. We have a lot of work to do". We cannot stop resisting! Thank you Jeff and Ron for being two of the very best Senators in the Senate!

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you for speaking the truth Bernie. Who is surprised that those 8 Dems utterly and totally BETRAYED us? NO ONE.

AND...as you said, Bernie, "we have a lot of work to do". Giving up and surrendering like these 8 traitors did is exactly what trumpism wants from us. We cannot stop resisting.

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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 7h

I’m fucking furious

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8h

Tonight was a very bad night.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 9h

The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)

They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.

The Senate Democrats!

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 7h

They betrayed everything they claimed to support. EVERYTHING. And who is surprised by this? NO ONE!

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 5d

The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!

esti @estibass.com · Jun 25

Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.

Zohran standing amidst a crowd in winter clothing

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 5d

YES! We can do better than another golden-boy, primping, power-seeker egoist. Of course he'd be better than trump or vance -- BUT we can do WAY better than newsom!!!

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 5d

Just to note, there is a well documented connection between mass in-person protest and election outcomes. I'm looking forward to the academic papers analyzing No Kings in October and turnout today.

ShenLoop @shenloop.bsky.social · 5d

No one should ignore or discount the significant effect that all the organizers of the NO KINGS rallies have had on this election night. It is monumental the influence you have had on this night.

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Cailleach PNW @cailleach731.bsky.social · 5d

The poor pitiful "man" (child)....so predictable. And....we must remember....so manipulated by the far right. So as childish and stupid as he is, he is still dangerous because of who is behind him, pushing his buttons.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 5d

HUGE THING:

100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.

So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.

That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.

We're going to keep working.

And we're going to keep winning.

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Scoiattolo @offline.mountainherder.xyz · 5d

Tonight is many things, but it is among other things, vindication for Lindsey, for being brave and speaking up about Cuomo's abuse towards her and other women.

Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 5d

I’m very superstitious of election night, but not today.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5d

We’re so proud of everyone who made this happen. Thank you for knocking on doors, making calls, writing postcards, working the polls, and most importantly voting. Let’s have another round tonight! 💙🇺🇸

And sorry for blowing up your newsfeed today, we promise it’s all for a good cause! 😉

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