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📍st johns, pdx
📍st johns, pdx
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tbh I think the Mercury buried the lede, which is that an Oregonian comments section troll / real estate developer appears to be using Councilor Dan Ryan as a mouthpiece
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
tbh I think the Mercury buried the lede, which is that an Oregonian comments section troll / real estate developer appears to be using Councilor Dan Ryan as a mouthpiece
1) these people are racist, disgusting monsters
2) lmao at someone in the council taking photos of cell phones and getting all these insane texts. heroic king shit
2) lmao at someone in the council taking photos of cell phones and getting all these insane texts. heroic king shit
The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color
Messages obtained by the Mercury contain a slew of offensive tropes sent during a council president election
www.portlandmercury.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
1) these people are racist, disgusting monsters
2) lmao at someone in the council taking photos of cell phones and getting all these insane texts. heroic king shit
2) lmao at someone in the council taking photos of cell phones and getting all these insane texts. heroic king shit
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make it stop
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
make it stop
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What's funny about this is that in Portland "the Left" fought for, and won, universal preschool at the ballot box and the liberal governor is now running her re-election campaign on gutting the program because it is paid for by a modest marginal tax on the rich www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
What's funny about this is that in Portland "the Left" fought for, and won, universal preschool at the ballot box and the liberal governor is now running her re-election campaign on gutting the program because it is paid for by a modest marginal tax on the rich www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
not mentioned in this article but somewhat fittingly, Emma happens to be an Oregonian herself who moved to baltimore in part for cheaper housing!
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
not mentioned in this article but somewhat fittingly, Emma happens to be an Oregonian herself who moved to baltimore in part for cheaper housing!
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speaking of state capacity (or lackthereof), fitting end to the trip to come home to TriMet’s flyer about the bus service cuts in my neighborhood
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 AM
speaking of state capacity (or lackthereof), fitting end to the trip to come home to TriMet’s flyer about the bus service cuts in my neighborhood
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ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
she's just so good at this
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
she's just so good at this
hell yeah, solidarity @loomly.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
hell yeah, solidarity @loomly.bsky.social
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
still in a post-conference endorphin hangover from Transportation Camp and processing a lot of smart things i heard from a lot of people in the last forty eight hours but i gotta say this question of protecting/reforming/rebuilding/reimagining state capacity is critical, especially in transportation
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
still in a post-conference endorphin hangover from Transportation Camp and processing a lot of smart things i heard from a lot of people in the last forty eight hours but i gotta say this question of protecting/reforming/rebuilding/reimagining state capacity is critical, especially in transportation
another ned banger
The case against Graeberism and for Mamdanism dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
January 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
another ned banger
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Immense skill issue to not have found this immediately obvious in 2016
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Immense skill issue to not have found this immediately obvious in 2016
some big news that understandably got buried by last week’s events
New cost estimates have revealed that the funding gap on Washington and Oregon's joint megaproject to widen I-5 between the two states has grown to anywhere from $5 billion to $13 billion. The project as we know it is likely doomed.
www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/12/t...
www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/12/t...
The Pacific Northwest’s Biggest Highway Project Could be Cooked » The Urbanist
# New cost estimates on the long-planned Interstate Bridge Replacement over the Columbia River reveal a funding gap that could range from $5 billion to a staggering $13 billion, an amount that neither...
www.theurbanist.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
some big news that understandably got buried by last week’s events
the sooner we can defang ICE the better - ideally before they can build capacity with the surge of money from last year’s legislation
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
the sooner we can defang ICE the better - ideally before they can build capacity with the surge of money from last year’s legislation
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cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”
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if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
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If you sit on any major street in the Twin Cities, within 5 minutes you'll see black SUVs racing around, doubling the speed limit. Passing on narrow two lane roads. It's absolutely insane right now.
i’m at plymouth church for their sunday forum with edwin of the immigrant defense network speaking now. there are samosas in the lobby
edwin says we have about 3k ICE agents here and more coming. largest deployment of ICE agents in the country’s history
edwin says we have about 3k ICE agents here and more coming. largest deployment of ICE agents in the country’s history
January 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you sit on any major street in the Twin Cities, within 5 minutes you'll see black SUVs racing around, doubling the speed limit. Passing on narrow two lane roads. It's absolutely insane right now.