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Rita Moore @ritamoore.bsky.social · 1h

Takes time and energy to fabricate a non-risible "legal" justification for clearly illegal and unconstitutional acts.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5h

There are at least 170 incidents where ICE held US citizens against their will.
This includes 20 children, including two with cancer. That includes four who were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.

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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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

This entire article is, unsurprisingly, kicked off by Brett Kavanaugh and includes this: "A spokesperson for Kavanaugh did not return an emailed request for comment."

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

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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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Thankful Thinker @thankfulthinker.bsky.social · 1d

They want us to think that they're the majority, but they're not. They're just a miserable minority of fearful, insecure people with a crust of rich grifters seeking to profit off of them.

Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 1d

[Good riddance] Dr. Phil’s anti-woke TV network goes broke www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Dr. Phil’s anti-woke TV network goes broke

After the end of his popular daytime talk show in 2023, Dr. Phil McGraw launched a right-wing media network, and a new report from Slate documents a network in chaos, with suspended programming and .....

www.dailykos.com

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 1d

Asking how did our country became this is the wrong question. Our country was always this. The question is why we (as in people who look like me) didn’t do more to change it.

Then the next question is what are we (as in people who look like me) willing to do NOW to change it?

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bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social @bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social · 3d

100%!! Dress as ridiculous, as possible, find the weird joy - Show everyone that we are #PEACEFULLY protesting for our rights, saying #NoKings, and standing against this fascist regime! #Resist #2025Protests #StandTogether

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 2d

Meet PIRC -- The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition.
Since 2005, the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) has been on the front lines, defending the rights of immigrants in our community.
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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition is connected to a network of rapid response organizations across the state who have trained people on how to verify the veracity of reported ICE activity, support people who are being detained, connect with legal support, and provide legal observation.

Meet the Groups Helping Immigrants Impacted by ICE

If people in the Portland area think they’ve spotted ICE, there’s a number that many organizations, such as the ACLU, suggest they call: the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition hotline. The Portland I...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2d

✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS✊
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr

Know your rights training. What to do in encounters with ICE or law enforcement. Tuesday, October 21 at 4 PM. The address is 4511 Southeast Main St. in Portland. Another training will be held Saturday, November 22 at 11 AM at the Clinton Street theater in Portland. Free admission. All are welcome RSVP recommended

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t go numb. In Portland, ICE agents blocked an ambulance and allegedly threatened to shoot the driver while a patient waited.
Where’s accountability?
ICE, history has its eyes on you. 🧊👀
Demand answers.
#ProtectMedics #PDX @parkroseperma.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABMf...

ICE Agents in Portland allegedly block ambulance and threaten to shoot medic

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

I suppose this story makes my newsletter from last night even more timely joycevance.substack.com/p/are-we-the...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

MAGA minions don’t get to decide which voices the American people are allowed to hear. Join us on Saturday to remind Trump that there are NO KINGS in the USA: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

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ICE now targeting legal residents and fining them $130 for not having papers

The Trump administration continues to rain down on undocumented immigrants all across the U.S., but particularly in major cities, including Chicago and its suburbs, known as Operation Midway Blitz

www.themirror.com

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Michael Deane @michaeldeane.bsky.social · 2d

America this is the time. It’s a 5 alarm fire. Stand and be counted.

All it takes is 3.5% of the population to be in the streets every day to mandate change.

Take Action
-Sign up
-Share
-Attend

www.nokings.org

One Goal: The impeachment of Donald Trump.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans in plain sight:

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Consolidated Oregon INDIVISIBLE Network @coin-indivisible.bsky.social · 2d

And now a message from the leader of the frog resistance!

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A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 2d

Submit your public comment on CEI Hub policy project:

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 9d

Everything is stupid and dangerous right now, *but* we have an opportunity to make a least one thing less stupid and dangerous.

Please submit a comment to the PDX city planners asking them to prevent any further expansion of liquid fuel storage at the CEI Hub and mandate a fuel drawdown.

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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...

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

A gorgeous fall day here in the burning hellscape of Portland.

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 2d

🧵 Thread of important deadlines and links this week for the Critical Infrastructure Hub, Portland Street Response applications, and a link to submit potential cases with the ACLU

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 3d

this crowdsourced crowd counting was a big success previously (no one else is doing something like this, and researchers cited it) and i'm happy to help out again.

The Xylom @thexylom.com · 3d

Attending a "No Kings" protest Saturday? The Xylom's @alexip718.com and Strength in Numbers' @gelliottmorris.com are joining forces to conduct a nationwide, unofficial, crowdsourced attendance estimate.

We need your help to be our eyes and ears across 2,100+ locations and on the Internet.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

On Saturday, we wear yellow. ❌👑

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