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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Sarina Noctua @gargoyal.bsky.social · 1d

Hey PdX...
ICE just rolled out over a dozen rented SUVs (at 8:30 on a Sunday).

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump on Portland: "It's like the movies you see for the kids, I guess not only the kids, adults also, where you have these bombed out cities and these bombed out people. It's like, worse than that."

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Sarina Noctua @gargoyal.bsky.social · 8d

Tarrio is in PdX, be wary!

Sarina Noctua @gargoyal.bsky.social · 10d

Things are likely to be spicy in BridgeCity, if you are going to music festivals.

Sarina Noctua @gargoyal.bsky.social · 14d

From people I know in PdX
Heads up, Joey Gibson, and known Proud Boys have been seen downtown. They have folks in all black act like they are against ICE, but then get into vehicles with Joey and co.
If you see them, RECORD THEM. It looks like they are trying to cause trouble and violence.

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Starving Dog Eats Master @eatsmaster.bsky.social · Jul 30

THIS POST IS JUST TO RAISE AWARENESS.
THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR A PROTEST.
A local extremist church is organizing a significant conservative Christian gospel event featuring contemporary country music artists appealing to the right-wing Christian community. While mainstream conservative Christians and families will attend for the free show, participants from fringe groups like the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer, right-wing militias, and January 6th rioters are also expected due to the organizer's membership, extremist rhetoric and doctrine.
Promoted as a "PDX Crusade," the organizers aim to establish Portland as a stronghold for Christianity in the PNW. Their promotional material has explicitly targeted Portland and its reputation as a liberal sanctuary, even quoting President Trump and Joe Rogan, and features primarily footage of riots and poverty, blaming such conditions on a lack of Christian faith in our local communities. The pastor also leans heavily on debunked antisemitic conspiracy theories to boost his message, exploiting popular right-wing grievances and false narratives about Portland as a means to lure unwitting mainstream Christians to his extremist church for his own personal gain. Let's be clear: this event is nothing short of a con to help fulfill his megachurch ambitions. Revealing his church's members, lineage and doctrine has been especially concerning.
That being said, a large majority of the crowd will be mostly peaceful conservatives and naive but harmless families who are excited to see a free concert featuring bands and speakers they enjoy. This is NOT a thinly-veiled attempt to cause violence in Portland like previous rallies organized by Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys. However, leftist spaces in Portland should take necessary precautions, as some of the same individuals who participated in said violence WILL be in Portland over the weekend, especially the Moda Center area.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Jun 9

Calling it a night for protesting in front of HBPD, thank you to everyone that showed up. We’re going to make it a nightly thing for as long as ICE and the National Guard are in LA, so if you didn’t make it this time, I’ll see you next time!

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Michelle Moore @trebula.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · Jun 8

not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns

los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · Jun 9

David Huerta, the local president of SEIU United Service Workers West, was injured and arrested by federal agents in the midst of a fascist and chaotic immigration “enforcement” event on Friday in Los Angeles. Since then, the current admin is “deploying” to provoke unrest in California.

FREE DAVID HUERTA
STOP ICE RAIDS NOW
David Huerta is being held as a political prisoner for exercising his First Amendment Rights. His arraignment is Monday.
Rally to Demand Justice for David Huerta
Monday, 6/9 @ 11am
Gloria Molina Grand Park, Los Angeles

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Apr 7

I have no respect for ANY athlete that visits this White House.

You are unAmerican if you do so, as is anyone who supports or enables this administration.

Let me repeat that.

You actions are in *direct* opposition to the Declaration of Independence.

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · Mar 22

63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.

They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.

When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Mar 22

A thing people can do to make sure their fellow Americans know what is going on is hand out flyers at transit hubs, malls, etc with some data points and the URL/QR codes to more resources.

And high school and high ed campuses

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Mar 22

Colorado…

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Mar 22

BREAKING: 34,000 people have showed up in Denver, Colorado this evening to see Bernie Sanders and AOC fight oligarchy and authoritarianism.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Mar 21

Now that I am finished screaming into the void about schooling for kids with disabilities being assigned to RFK: understand what this means.

He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.

This is eugenics.

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · Mar 22

Forcing therapists back into the office to conduct therapy in cubicles? Gutting SAMHSA, an org responsible for funding 988, treatment courts, & evidence-based training resources, among many other things... Trump's attacks on mental health treatment are dangerous! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbcE...

Donald Trump Guts Veteran Mental Health Treatment!!!

YouTube video by Brittany Page

www.youtube.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Mar 22

Trump is now demanding that the Governor of Maine apologize and “never” challenge him again or else the entire state will face consequences.

Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences

The Trump administration has sparred with Maine and singled out its governor in recent weeks over his order banning trans athletes from playing in women’s sports.

www.politico.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Mar 22

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Mar 21

"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...

Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility

In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?

www.chronicle.com

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Malcolm L. McCallum @malcolmlmccallum.bsky.social · Mar 10

We need some radical environmentalists to make a difference.
Trump order: Logging can skirt Endangered Species Act, environmental study search.app/V8Ed66fj3eVN...

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Trump order: Logging can skirt Endangered Species Act, environmental study

President Donald Trump took action last weekend to increase domestic logging by circumventing environmental protections and to staunch the flow of imported timber and lumber products into the country,...

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · Mar 10

Anyway it’s so weird that all these end stage things are happening but all we still have to do regular chores and get dental care and stuff

an orange cat is in a sunbeam with his mouth open yelling a whole conversation

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Mar 10

First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem

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