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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 1h

Happily reporting for jury duty this week!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"Yes, yes, it *is* sad that you lost the family farm, but have you heard about the big beautiful ballroom that President Trump is building at the White House? It's going cost a quarter of a billion dollars! Yes, billion, with a b. ... What? ... No, you can't come see it. What a stupid question."

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 1d

I understand this reference

a close up of a man making a funny face while sitting at a table .

ALT: a close up of a man making a funny face while sitting at a table .

media.tenor.com

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 2d

There were a number of Federal Department accounts that all started posting on Friday using gaslighting language. Great use of my tax dollars.

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 2d

Protesters at ICE pretty excited about the arrival of Mr. Peanut

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 2d

four dicks

three cops taking away a handcuffed woman who is dressed in a penis costume

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 2d

@wyden.senate.gov Forest Grove, OR #nokings

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 2d

The face of war and chaos in #pdx

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 2d

to be clear I don't think the dsa is somehow stealing the limelight. I think the institutional libs have failed to meet the moment and their constituents.

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 2d

In the words of my British friends ‘who the fuck is this cunt?’

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

That's right

A sign that says THEY BLAME IMMIGRANTS AO YOU DON'T BLAME BILLIONAIRES

Also behind them to the left is a sign that says NO TROOPS IN OUR STREETS

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

This. You are not alone. Go feel it.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 3d

Proud to see how #pdx lowered the national inhibitions for inflatable costumes #nokings

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 3d

To everyone participating in a No Kings protest today, thank you. Protest PEACEFULLY, look out for your neighbors, and use your voice.

This is part of how we protect our democracy.

There are NO KINGS in America!
❌👑🇺🇲

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3d

This is what Mike Johnson is terrified of:

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Lucia Romano, MBA @luciaromano.bsky.social · 3d

Status in Portland, 10 pm-ish

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3d

There is absolutely no reason for this. Trump is doing this only b/c Santos sucked up to him.

The case against Santos was solid. He was a total fraud and violated assorted campaign finance laws. Noah Lanard and I broke a major piece of the Santos story in 2023:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity th...

www.pbs.org

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 4d

Me to them

a man with a beard says serious people in front of a purple background

ALT: a man with a beard says serious people in front of a purple background

media.tenor.com

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 4d

ChatGPT gave a significant portion of my students the wrong answer to an easy quiz question that everyone used to always get right

I had two groups of students turn in annotated bibliographies that were ChatGPT generated - not a single citation actually existed

This is fine dog meme

Am orangish brown dog sits on a red chair wearing a hat that matches his fur color. A circular table in front of him has a coffee cup on it. Around him, flames roar and smoke covers the ceiling. His speech bubble says "this is fine"

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 5d

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds crazy but Ed Orgeron to #gobeavers Oregon State is a path already traveled by Denny Erickson. 2-3 years of successful building and then a final move to a bigger gig or simply stay and enjoy success at the smaller scale and retire.

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Hex Castly 🏳️‍⚧️ @hexcastly.bsky.social · 6d

#Portland PSA: Far-right/Right-Leaning agitators and/or content creators are out at these protests.

They will instigate in order to get footage to fit their narratives, despite these protests being 99% peaceful. Do not give them content. Do not take the bait. #Immigration #Protests #ICE

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 5d

PENN IS OUT! That means both institutions that signed prior agreements with the administration have said no. We're at 3 rejections.

I told y'all once the second one hit yesterday, the clock started for the rest.

www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment

With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.

www.thedp.com

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jackaninny.bsky.social @jackaninny.bsky.social · 5d

No way he makes it to 2027