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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 8h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 4h

A crowd of right-wing agitators just stormed through chanting “Whose streets? Our streets.” A woman appears to have been shoved to the ground (hear clothes were dirty and hand had a small cut). A right-wing man may have been punched.

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 4h

Timely like a flat circle.

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Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · 9h

Bauer said RW influencers don’t follow journalistic norms of balance, independence & not participating in stories... they start out w/ an ideological vision of the world & then narrate what they see in a way that fits that vision. “The consequences are that we have two competing visions of reality”

OPB @opb.org · 17h

Right-wing media influencers are now being welcomed into the federal government to promote its messages. This kind of media access shows a deepening alliance between the Trump administration and an online world willing to misrepresent facts if it means furthering political goals.

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies.

www.opb.org

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 1d

CNN: "Thousands of Palestinians are returning home to northern Gaza, finding destruction and heartbreak."

The situation on the ground for civilians is horrific. They rely on donations to survive.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t believe an inflatable frog is my hometown’s symbol of resistance, and yet of course since I am from here I absolutely can

this is old school homegrown “rioting over the airport changing its carpet” Portland freak shit. it transcends the Portlandia mythos. writers would not think of this

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 1d

We are here. This is really happening,

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1d

He tried everything else and now he's going to put on a frog costume and dance like Gene from Bob's Burgers okay

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Caitlin @hellocaitlin.bsky.social · 1d

Follow the money 👀

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Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · 1d

The U.S. Department of Labor, under Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer (former US Rep from OR), has cut the wages of agricultural H-2A workers. Hourly pay in OR will go from $19.82 to as low as $15.25 - 23% less - while other more skilled positions will pay slightly more, $17.62.
Via Alejandro Figueroa:

Pacific Northwest seasonal farmworkers to earn less following Trump administration policy change

Foreign seasonal workers at Pacific Northwest farms will soon earn less in hourly wages following changes at the U.S. Department of Labor.

www.opb.org

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 1d

Remember that time Andy lost a lawsuit because he couldn’t process serve Antifa. Then a jury heard the facts of his other claims and resolutely returned a verdict of “Lol. LMAO even.”

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

trib.al

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Dutch Pendergrass @dutchpendergrass.bsky.social · 1d

Amazon has sold out of frog suits. Portland pivots to Yoshi instead.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 2d

My guess is the contempt hearing in Don’t Shoot and Jesse Merrithew was crossing Schoening or Dobson. I remember crossing one of them but not on anything terribly important (“isn’t it true that the sky was blue that day?” “Well, under the totality of the circumstances, our officers couldn’t assess…)

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 2d

Yes yes, I’m only catholic when I get to spout quasi-socialist/anarchist ideals. Welcome to the Catholicism cafeteria. Might I recommend the jello and whipped cream.

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 2d

Chat, sound off in the comments if you think it’s divisive to preach that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 2d

I love Burgerville despite the burgers being mid (seasonal items and chicken/fish/coconut bliss subs are where it’s at), but I’d personally be praying that they got my order right. It’s always dealer’s choice at BV.

Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 2d

What do you think she prays for?

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 2d

This came to me in a dream.

The teenage mutant ninja turtles font but it says One Battle After Another. The top part is red background with white lettering, the bottom text turtle green and big. Another is in green.

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 2d

Like I said: Kristi Noem is a liar, has no honor, and we are lucky that we have a proud protest tradition that shows this administration we are not backing down. 🫡🐸🐔

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Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 2d

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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Shaanth Nanguneri @shaanthx.bsky.social · 2d

“In the Capitol, Representative Hòa Nguyễn will be remembered for pouring her heart and soul into bringing communities together.”

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/09/o...

Oregon Rep. Hòa Nguyễn dies at 41 after cancer diagnosis • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon State Rep. Hòa Nguyễn, D-Portland, died Thursday morning following a months-long battle with advanced stage cancer. She was 41.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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