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Signal is incredible but it’s kinda wild that the response to “horrible things happen there” has been “but we stop oppression” and now the world’s worst people use it to avoid consequences for oppressing people.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 8d

It’s absolutely clear it can’t. You said it. What the fuck is in the water at the NYT?

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 9d

The Portland Liberation Irregulars have found their Humvee.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 9d

FWIW I think that’s changed and the next batch of candidates are more prepared to extract a cost for all this behavior (hopefully rooted in some sort of norm and moral framework)

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 10d

This bit in the Rattner essay is wild in light of the edit.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 13d

So real question. How many of these shootings were routinely caught before we transferred a bunch of agents out of domestic terrorism fighting.?

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 13d

“In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only Scalzi’s definition of burrito.”

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 13d

The line for Matt’s Tacos is double normal as the impact of Portland’s war rations take
hold.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 13d

It sucks that progressives gets blamed for identify politics all the time but it’s only ever deployed by moderates looking to ratfuck progressives.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

“One more reason why shutting down this government is not only acceptable, but good, until they abide by US laws.”

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

Hang on I’m going to stop by and pick it up to make a little free library out of it.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

You should already have been following @timdickinson.bsky.social but he’s a Portland local and is covering what is really happening here.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14d

Live from "war ravaged" Portland

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

REI-bloc

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

This is weak.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

Do. Something.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

Nope, that’s why they need to be provoked.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 14d

The only war in Portland is over how often neighbors clean up after their stone fruit trees.

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Jesper Andersen @jandersen.bsky.social · 16d

Hey guys! I’ve finally made it. Isaac Chotiner just messaged me that he’s sending my interview to Kendrick because he would appreciate it.