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Susan

@ssusuyou.bsky.social

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“Appeasement means feeding the crocodile hoping he will eat you last.” Federal indigent defense lawyer. All views my own. Anti-fascist. Posting politics, ephemera, legal hot takes, and occasional cats. Pottery: zuziaceramics.bsky.social Go Hawks

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · Feb 5

I would like to switch to the Zombie Apocalypse timeline please.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky war-ravaged #Portland bids Bluesky goodnight 🎃👻

Quiet street, wet sidewalk, nighttime. Huge trees, red lights illuminate their leaves

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky war-ravaged #Portland bids Bluesky goodnight 🎃👻

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yes. An #antifa dad joke, I’m so here for it 🏆

Lusus Naturae @7lusus4.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah Portland. Every town, every city needs to find an iconic fighter again fascism. Skateboard Kid in LA, or Scooter Guy in Chicago, or here, we have an inflatable frog. Without that personal identity, our flag, our banner for our city, the fight is much harder to unify ourselves.

Icon of the Portland Frog, saying Amphibians Against Fascism. It’s a reference to the Antifa icon.

Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 2d

Too bad Trump can’t prosecute the Nobel Peace Prize committee for mortgage fraud

Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds like Portland’s got a new city flower. #pdx #portlandoregon #pansy

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 5d

Facts

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colliejoy.bsky.social @colliejoy.bsky.social · 7d

Attacking Portland Oregon is like attacking the Shire from Lord of the Rings. Seriously we are all a bunch of Hobbits over here in Oregon. We like Beer and second breakfast and Birthday parties.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 7d

Called it.

A screenshot of a post by Acyn. Trump predictably blames the “people who pick judges” for the unfavorable ruling by his appointee in Portland.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 8d

Also cats. Mostly cats.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 8d

T-30 seconds before tRump starts ranting about Leonard Leo recommending bad judges during his first term.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 8d

While the U.S. president is entitled to a great level of deference, Immergut wrote, “a great level of deference” is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground.”

She also found the deployment violates the Tenth Amendment. A huge win for Portland and all of our constitutional rights.

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 8d

The judge was a Trump appointee and we still got the win.

National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules

While the U.S. president is entitled to a great level of deference, the judge wrote, “ 'a great level of deference' is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground.”

www.oregonlive.com

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 9d

Epic post,
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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 11d

Also this creepy AI generated … thing … of spindly neck growing out misshapen hillocks of muscle and monstrous chin is an apt advertisement for the new American fascism

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 11d

So at the same time the Trump regime claims it's fighting antisemitism (which was always a lie) it's now saying it will deny citizenship (or visas?) to "globalists" which is mostly used in their crowd as a barely coded euphemism for "Jews"

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 11d

DHS appears to suggest that it will deny citizenship to "globalists"

Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 12d

A wee fuzzy grey kitten snoozing in a box on a cat tree with her head peeping out

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 15d

War-ravaged Portland

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 15d

This is Sprinkles. #fosterkitten #caturday #cats #kittens #adoptdontshop

Three week old gray fluffy kitten on a red blanket gazes out of a low cardboard box. A black and white kitten is in the background

Same gray kitten but only its eyes are visible. It looks very serious or very mad.

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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 15d

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 17d

I’m a Sam Darnold truther. Fight me. #Seahawks

Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 17d

Portland peeps: everyone’s favorite independent movie theater has entered the building. Follow and repost: they promise shitposting, movie memes, and weird garbage once they reach 500 followers. #pdx #portland #moviesky #independentfilm #arthouse

The Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social · 17d

We don't have 500 followers on here, yet. But we're breaking our silence to alert all the cool kids that we'll be screening this as a special late night show on Thursday, Oct. 2. Tickets on sale soon at cstpdx.com.

The Onion @theonion.com · 17d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is in select theaters October 2.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 24d

Facts. Also, they have a lot of those shows we want to stream on DVD.

wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 24d

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

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Tony @tonyshepherd.bsky.social · 29d

Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · 29d

Here’s a podcast that will tell you more than you ever wished you knew about 764

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The cult using Minecraft to recruit

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Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · Sep 6

Totally stanning. Squee!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 6

A perfect afternoon in Astoria.

Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a restaurant.

Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · Aug 17

This is Bigfoot. I fostered him for the Oregon Humane Society then my friend adopted him. Sometimes he comes over to visit. Isn’t he cute? #nationalblackcatappreciationday #blackcatappreciationday

A handsome black cat poses regally on a patterned rug

Susan @ssusuyou.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is hopeful news. Goodnight fellow idealists.

Blasphemous Jones @blasphemousjones.bsky.social · Aug 14

Opinion | Some Democrats Panicked Over Mamdani. Obama Called Him.