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Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · 8h

It’s the Portland way.

LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 19h

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 11, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Lizard Of Oz @lizardofoz316.bsky.social · 5h

This is a hair on fire situation.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 4h

The Dollop's version is great.

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 6h

Trump's firing people at the patent office. Cool, no more government-granted patent monopolies!

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

CNN reporting that 4,000 federal employees were fired on Friday, in HHS, Education, Energy, HUD, Homeland Security, Patent and Trademark Office, EPA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

www.cnn.com

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 4h

That's part of the reason I jokingly nominated the original Portland Frog for next year's peace prize.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 8h

We’ve reclaimed frogs from Pepe.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 11h

I love this image.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 4h

It's going to be a flash looking workbench.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 6h

11 October 1941 | Dutch Jewish boy, Heinrich Lange, was born in Amsterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with his mother Berta. His father Hans perished in the camp in September 1942.

Family portrait of Lange family. The father and mother stand with a baby. The father holds the baby in front of them.

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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 5h

Americans are all going to start dying of bacterial infections soon because some sideshow alley whale head collector of a political dynasty thinks antibiotics turns you trans

Reuters @reuters.com · 6h

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports reut.rs/4mVmDDb

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

The Trump administration has laid of dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its latest round of layoffs, including "disease detectives," high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 8h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 4h

Not sure that he is capable of learning lessons, however delivered.

Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 5h

I am not sure that she is so much a Trump fan and more playing a very sensible political game on several fronts.

Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 8h

It really was. 😋
Weekend viewing sorted.😁

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 8h

I trained for resistance by learning from an actual WW2 resistance leader. This is not fair. I should have been watching Mad Max movies instead. 😬

Oh well, at least the French food was amazing.

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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 9h

If you are a member of the National Guard and aren't called on duty on October 18, can I encourage you to join the No Kings protest?

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 8h

They are aiming to keep Roberts sufficiently on edge that doesn't even think of ruling against them on anything.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12h

Cruel and stupid is really the chocolate and peanut butter of authoritarian regimes.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 8h

I have completely ignored every zombie and apocalypse movie and show so far. Maybe I should not have.

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Fishtopher and Friends @fishtopher.bsky.social · 1d

speak of the fish and he appears

Fishtopher, a classic brown tabby cat with green eyes, laying on the arm of a gray recliner chair. He looks up at the camera with a relaxed expression. His back paws and one front paw are tucked towards his body.

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 8h

No argument from me. Opposing wannabe autocrats is good for your reputation.

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 8h

I just unofficially nominated the Portland Frog for next year's Nobel Peace Prize. I could be persuaded that Susie and Midge's Dad also deserves one for being unhinged in the right way.

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 8h

Are you a voter in California and angry at:

-rising healthcare costs

-rising inflation

-batshit crazy policies from Trump and Republicans

Then vote YES on Prop 50.

@cademocrats.bsky.social

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