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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 15h

I love my city.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 15h

No adorable turtles of any size, but wishing you best of luck!

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

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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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 22h

Every time I post a photo of Portland on social media, someone who has never been here will tell me it's month's old or that I should take a picture of some other part of the city they imagine is worse.

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing is less shocking.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 1d

Hearing Noem say about the governor, the chief of police, the mayor, etc. "are all lying."

She's just disgusting.

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Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Local station KATU in Portland is documenting what's actually happening outside the ICE facility through a 24-hour livestream.

katu.com/news/local/2...

24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland

Starting Thursday, Oct. 9 at midnight, we will begin a 24-hour livestream outside of the Portland ICE Facility. Our aim is to show the public everything we see.

katu.com

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 1d

This is for all the randos asking for "proof"

Is Portland Burning?

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

isportlandburning.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2d

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 2d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t wait to read @keithrosson.bsky.social latest! Coffin Moon. So lucky he lives in Portland and I could get it signed!

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 3d

This government only favors one side.

Feds grant ICE building access to conservative media, influencers, ignore local Portland press

Not all news organizations have been granted the same access to the ICE facility and the people who work there.

www.oregonlive.com

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 3d

Our state GOP was using photos from other countries!

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Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Visual lies about Portland exposed.

"Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest -- using photos of South America"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 3d

So many people on social media want to tell me I'm wrong about Portland, the city where I have lived for 43 years.

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 3d

Upcoming CLE event 👇👇
Spread le word

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April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 4d

Trying to relax but the helicopters that circle night after night over PDX ICE make it hard.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 4d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 4d

TOMORROW NIGHT, PORTLAND! See ya then!

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 5d

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.