Josh Baker
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Li'l scoop at Semafor: A new report endorsed by Biden's former campaign manager, former DCCC chair Cheri Bustos, and other centrist Dems blames the party's broken brand on post-2012 left-wing language and ideas - not just "the groups" but adopted by whole party www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns
The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.
www.semafor.com
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.
Fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as potential arson
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The Texas Education Agency is taking over Fort Worth ISD. It's the second-biggest district takeover in the state's history.
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
State will take over Fort Worth ISD, replace school board, commissioner says
Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced the takeover Thursday morning, which comes after one school received five straight F ratings.
www.star-telegram.com
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***Take action before 5:00pm today--Oct 17, 2025***
Let's stop the immense danger the CEI poses to Portlanders, our river, and our city's wild inhabitants. Send a comment to Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability! Talking points and comment link here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Let's stop the immense danger the CEI poses to Portlanders, our river, and our city's wild inhabitants. Send a comment to Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability! Talking points and comment link here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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“LAPD wants judge to lift an order restricting use of force against the press” 😭😭😭
“Ahead of this Saturday’s No Kings protests, the Los Angeles Police Department has filed an emergency motion asking a judge to lift an injunction that restricts their use of force against the press.”
“Ahead of this Saturday’s No Kings protests, the Los Angeles Police Department has filed an emergency motion asking a judge to lift an injunction that restricts their use of force against the press.”
LAPD wants judge to lift an order restricting use of force against the press
The police department filed an emergency order ahead of this Saturday's No Kings protest.
laist.com
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i don’t think Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) has a bluesky account so i wanted to make sure this info is making the rounds here
please share, especially if you have community outside of pdx—it’s important to get trained ICE watch in Eugene, Hillsboro, Aloha, Woodburn, & beyond in Oregon
please share, especially if you have community outside of pdx—it’s important to get trained ICE watch in Eugene, Hillsboro, Aloha, Woodburn, & beyond in Oregon
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if the federal government truly cared about public safety in Portland, they would help us shut down the CEI hub which threatens to cause the biggest industrial disaster in US history.
submit your comments by Friday.
actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-a-safer-portland-stop-the-cei-hub-time-bomb
submit your comments by Friday.
actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-a-safer-portland-stop-the-cei-hub-time-bomb
Demand a Safer Portland! Stop the CEI Hub Time Bomb!
Tell City Hall to Choose Public Health and Safety Over Corporate Profits at the CEI Hub Portland faces a historic choice—one that will determine our city’s safety and environmental legacy for generat...
actionnetwork.org
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Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.
"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.
"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.
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her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character
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🗣Lena
@lenaisok.bsky.social
· 25d
“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...
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
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has granted an air permit to Zenith Energy. This goes directly against thousands of Portlanders who have organized for years to stop the expansion of the Texas-based fossil fuel company.
Read more about this new development 👇 #StopZenithOil
Read more about this new development 👇 #StopZenithOil
DEQ Grants Air Permit to Zenith Energy Despite Public Outcry | Breach Collective
Oregon’s DEQ approved an air permit for Zenith Energy, ignoring years of community opposition. The fight for accountability and climate justice isn’t over.
www.breachcollective.org
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joan
@joanbybike.bsky.social
· Oct 4
With Newfound Sway in City Hall, Portland’s Democratic Socialists Hope to Redefine the City’s Priorities
How do you solve a problem like an unprecedented city budget deficit? Over the last few months of budget planning, Portland leaders suggested a host of ways to close the roughly $93 million gap, from ...
www.portlandmercury.com