Emconk 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 8647 ✊🏼
@emconk.bsky.social
Pissy, middle aged, and ready to fight back. Proud native Oregonian.
*don’t ask for money, I really don’t have any.
*don’t ask for money, I really don’t have any.
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OMG this is perfect. A good way to end the night.
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
OMG this is perfect. A good way to end the night.
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A sprawling park in outer southeast Portland is on the brink of closure if it doesn’t get more funding soon, according to an online plea posted by the Leach Botanical Garden on Tuesday.
Nonprofit says Portland’s Leach Botanical Garden will close in March without additional funding
The 17-acre public park in outer southeast Portland is part of a coalition that provides environmental education to Black and brown children and teenagers.
www.opb.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
A sprawling park in outer southeast Portland is on the brink of closure if it doesn’t get more funding soon, according to an online plea posted by the Leach Botanical Garden on Tuesday.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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After 35 years, Disney gay days has been canceled due to lack of support and loss of funding. Incredibly bleak stuff.
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
Gay Days Orlando canceled, citing sponsor losses and mounting pressures on LGBTQ+ gatherings
It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
After 35 years, Disney gay days has been canceled due to lack of support and loss of funding. Incredibly bleak stuff.
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
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This AC hotel in Lake Oswego? The one where ICE is staying?
14811 Kruse Oaks Dr, Lake Oswego, OR 97035?
Maybe Portland needs to check in and make some phone calls to 503-624-8400
Right off the highway
14811 Kruse Oaks Dr, Lake Oswego, OR 97035?
Maybe Portland needs to check in and make some phone calls to 503-624-8400
Right off the highway
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This AC hotel in Lake Oswego? The one where ICE is staying?
14811 Kruse Oaks Dr, Lake Oswego, OR 97035?
Maybe Portland needs to check in and make some phone calls to 503-624-8400
Right off the highway
14811 Kruse Oaks Dr, Lake Oswego, OR 97035?
Maybe Portland needs to check in and make some phone calls to 503-624-8400
Right off the highway
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Important thread on the Republicans latest attempt to rig the midterms.
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Important thread on the Republicans latest attempt to rig the midterms.
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probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
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A 50-year pillar of Portland media known for reporting on policy impacts in undercovered areas — and one of the state’s only Black-owned news outlets — is shutting down.
One of Oregon’s few Black-owned publications shutters as newsrooms across the state shrink
The Skanner has covered politics, policy and other community issues in Oregon and Washington for five decades.
www.opb.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
A 50-year pillar of Portland media known for reporting on policy impacts in undercovered areas — and one of the state’s only Black-owned news outlets — is shutting down.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
It has been 3 weeks since top surgery. While I am happy, this has been the most difficult thing I have ever done. I am absolutely exhausted mentally, emotionally and physically. And I’m only about halfway through the hard stuff. #lgbtq #Trans #transgender
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
It has been 3 weeks since top surgery. While I am happy, this has been the most difficult thing I have ever done. I am absolutely exhausted mentally, emotionally and physically. And I’m only about halfway through the hard stuff. #lgbtq #Trans #transgender
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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Transgender Girl Scouts have sold over 71,000 boxes of cookies with the help of journalist Erin Reed www.advocate.com/news/people/... #LGBTQIA
Transgender Girl Scouts have sold over 71,000 boxes of cookies with the help of journalist Erin Reed
These scouts have sold hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of cookies with support from a campaign Erin Reed began several years ago.
www.advocate.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Transgender Girl Scouts have sold over 71,000 boxes of cookies with the help of journalist Erin Reed www.advocate.com/news/people/... #LGBTQIA
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Happy birthday Tula-Tu! This petite party pachyderm is 1 today 💖
February 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Happy birthday Tula-Tu! This petite party pachyderm is 1 today 💖
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
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Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
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People who visited the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas earlier this week may have been exposed to measles, the Oregon Health Authority warns.
Measles exposure possible for visitors at Clackamas Kaiser Permanente hospital on Jan. 26, OHA says
Oregon Health Authority says the site is linked to Clackamas County's second measles case this year.
www.opb.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 AM
People who visited the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas earlier this week may have been exposed to measles, the Oregon Health Authority warns.
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I feel like corporations are waiting for the dems to take power again before they'll allow the stock market to collapse.
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I feel like corporations are waiting for the dems to take power again before they'll allow the stock market to collapse.
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Might be a thing worth trying to get rid of ICE in the street. Leaf/snow blowers?
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Might be a thing worth trying to get rid of ICE in the street. Leaf/snow blowers?
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Important not to lose sight of what’s starting up in Maine right now.
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Important not to lose sight of what’s starting up in Maine right now.