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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 21h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 1d

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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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 1d

👏👏👏

Carol Fenton @cfpdx.bsky.social · 1d

A Portland City Council member made a CNN anchor chuckle Thursday after calling Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem a "renowned puppy killer" who is "afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes."

www.rawstory.com/portland-267...

CNN anchor can't help but laugh as Trump Cabinet member brutally mocked by official

A Portland City Council member made a CNN anchor chuckle Thursday after calling Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem a "renowned puppy killer" who is "afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes ...

www.rawstory.com

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Spocko @spocko.bsky.social · 1d

Great idea! To counter Trump's lies about the cities he's sending in the National Guard. @jimmykimmel.com asked for videos of your war-torn community & post it with
#ShowMeYourHellhole

The reality is troops are being called in to stop inflatable characters dancing to YMCA! @emptywheel.bsky.social

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

So far this sounds very much like a 2–1 panel decision in favor of Trump having the right to deploy the NG to Portland, Oregon.

This is despite TROs usually not being appealable and DOJ appealing Judge Immergut's first TRO but not the second one. (Though the full court might rehear en banc.)

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 1d

Not all heroes wear kilts?

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

Narrator: “Antifa is not out of control in Portland.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Antifa is out of control in Portland and other places ... we're looking for the people that are funding them and those people are gonna be just as guilty as the people that smack people over the head with a baseball bat."

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Michael Orr @michael-orr.bsky.social · 2d

happy 99th birthday to the opening of Providence Park. didn’t quite reach this claim of 100,000 seats, but its longevity is a testament to a lack of funds for replacements and begrudging acceptance 🙃

also grateful for images like this so the It WaS bUiLt FoR bAsEbAlL crowd doesn’t get started again

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case :: waves hands :: all this has you down, remember there is art and beauty and music in the world. Try not to smile watching this. Please to enjoy...

youtu.be/LWRMOJQDiLU?...

Neil Peart Drum Solo - Rush Live in Frankfurt

YouTube video by RushWire

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 2d

Might be a tiny bit overwhelmed, but seems to be working. 👍

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 3d

Ok, this is just funny.

isportlandburning.com

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

Was just telling @jerud.bsky.social - put this guy on a national ticket. Career politicians don't win back centrists - guys like this do. I hope he doesn't have an skeletons in his closet, but if he is what he seems....

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 5d

People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger.

The answer is empathy and compassion.

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

My desk buddies.

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

It's not an 'Immigration' problem - it's a "brown people" problem.

apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say

President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugee into the U.S. this year – as few as 7,500, and mostly white Afrikaners.

apnews.com

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Fischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 4d

really cool photo of portlandia arriving by barge on the willamette from the city of portland instagram

photo of the portland statue, with a surface of new untarnished copper, on a barge behind another boat spraying huge columns on water into the air

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

Legends #RCTID

Scotty Ray @theterminizer.bsky.social · 4d

These two Timbers fans were the most famous people in American soccer when the opposing team's would-be playoff penalty shootout winner in 2015 clanked off BOTH goalposts. I was there and it was absolutely insane and these guys were all of us www.reddit.com/r/MLS/commen...

From the MLS community on Reddit: These two Timbers Army dudes after the double-post miss from SKC

Explore this post and more from the MLS community

www.reddit.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 4d

A major reason why Republicans in Portland are "an endangered species" is that the OR GOP as an institution has become one of the more radically far right, state-level parties in the country. And in a state party gone off the deep end, the Multnomah county GOP stands out for its extremism.

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 6d

This was lazy reporting, and the Times would have done better for its audience exploring why so many Portlanders voted in DSA council. Article includes nothing from these voters. Describing Republicans in Portland as an “endangered species” is a choice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

If this were an organization that expected results and objectively measured progress toward established and shared goals, then yes.

This, is not that.

Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

THIS TOO

Raven Campbell @ravenmcampbell.bsky.social · 6d

I think Phil might not be a good coach #rctid

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 4d

THIS

Sam Svilar @sammich923.bsky.social · 5d

The Timbers registered just 0.57 expected goals last night, despite trailing for most of the game.

If you can't get up and show some fight in the penultimate game of the season, against your biggest rival, with the playoffs on the line... idk what to tell you #RCTID

MLS Analytics @mlsstat.bsky.social · 6d

Seattle Sounders FC: 1 (1.16 xG)
vs
Portland Timbers FC: 0 (0.57 xG)

#SEAvPOR | #Sounders | #RCTID | #MLS | 🤖⚽

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 6d

#BAONPDX

Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 6d

Olivia Moultrie's brace carries Portland to a 2-1 win over Bay FC, which is officially eliminated from #NWSL playoff contention. Portland climbs to 4th with the win.

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