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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 1d

#showmeyourhellhole

Portland District 2 Neighbors Indivisible❌👑 @indivisiblepdx.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a party for free speech at the ICE facility.

Much to the chagrin of the President, who has asked the Mayor to restrict free speech to specific zones in our city.

To that? We say -

Trump is in the Epstein Files 😌😌😌

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 1d

This might be a good #showmeyourhellhole post...

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Portland, OR: another peaceful demonstration at ICE's Macadam facility.

Musician and activist Andrea Gonzalez of Sana Sana Centro de Salud y Expresión performs “O Canto do Cisne Negro for the Silenced.”

#showmeyourhellhole

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 3d

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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Portland District 2 Neighbors Indivisible❌👑 @indivisiblepdx.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a party for free speech at the ICE facility.

Much to the chagrin of the President, who has asked the Mayor to restrict free speech to specific zones in our city.

To that? We say -

Trump is in the Epstein Files 😌😌😌

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

More people in Oregon will be hungry

New SNAP rules start Nov. 1. Here’s what it means for Oregonians

www.oregonlive.com/nation/2025/...

New SNAP rules start Nov. 1. Here’s what it means for Oregonians

Sweeping changes to SNAP are coming sooner than anticipated.

www.oregonlive.com

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

I love this interview: www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

www.wweek.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Post this everywhere‼️
-and-

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

This opinion piece pulls together some important threads.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’

www.nytimes.com

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a case of a US Citizen being racially profiled and arrested by ICE while on the job in Oregon.
Oregonians, let's stand strong and not allow ICE to target our neighbors.

ICE arrests US citizen in Oregon. Attorney decries ‘illegal abduction’

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

ICE arrests US citizen in Oregon. Attorney decries ‘illegal abduction’

Francisco Miranda, who was born in California, was detained by masked agents, taken away in an unmarked van and held for several hours at the ICE office in Portland.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

This constituent thanks you for your dedication to the laws of our land, due process, and protecting our rights with regard to federal overreach.

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 3d

I love hearing people passionate about plants tell plant stories.

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 3d

Here's how Fox News in Portland fact-checks Trump and Noem on the ICE facility. Turns out, we don't need military intervention.

www.kptv.com/2025/10/09/f...

Fact-checking President Trump’s roundtable on ‘Antifa’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted a White House roundtable focused on what he described as “Antifa,” a term meaning “anti-fascist.”

www.kptv.com

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 4d

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat — you should be worried when you hear the president say a judge should “work for him”. No judge should ever serve any politician. That’s not how the balance of powers works.

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 4d

Let's build it back better

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d

Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 4d

"“We’re watching things be televised and published every day and a lot of us are horrified about what’s taking place,” Lettunich said. “We’re way past awareness; we have to find ways to stop the craziness.”"

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 4d

"Merlos has not been charged with a crime, and has only minor traffic offenses from 15 years ago. She has a valid work permit through 2029 and a pending U Visa application, which is available to people who have been victims of crime in the U.S. and agree to help law enforcement."

National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 17d

"Dreams can come true if you work really hard."

That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.

Free the Merlos family.
bit.ly/47ZVdIE

After ICE arrests parents, Portland business owner takes in 4 kids - Portland Business Journal

Portland business owners Mimi Lettunich and Jackie Merlos have been friends for 20 years. With Merlos now in ICE custody, Lettunich is championing her case.

www.bizjournals.com

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 6d

I like the looks of this demonstration. But, I am a sucker for carbs.
www.oregonlive.com/galleries/GW...

About two dozen people in pajamas gathered with coffee and pastries outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland on Sunday morning, Oct. 5, 2025, for the Portl...

www.oregonlive.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6d

Judge: That's what I'll do. Prohibit federalization or deployment of any NG troops into Oregon. For all reasons in prior opinion. Deployment of federalized military is ultra vires and contrary to law, violating Title 10, section 12406. I also find it's likely that defendants violate 10th Amendment.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6d

DOJ: I would just reiterate request for stay pending appeal and admin stay and note request in order.

Judge: I am denying both requests for stays.

[HEARING ENDS]

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

Immergut: What I'll do is not modify my original TRO but issue a new TRO that prohibits the relocation or deployment of any federalized national guard to the state of Oregon....

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6d

Oregon (Kennedy): I think it would be appropriate for the court to issue separate 2nd TRO and incorporate by reference reasoning of initial TRO. Now we'd need to broaden: apply to deploying federalized members of NG of *any* state into Oregon.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 6d

Trump tried to end-run a federal judge's ruling blocking the deployment of the Oregon National Guard by sending the *California* National Guard to Portland.

A hearing will begin imminently for a judge to decide whether to block him again.

Background www.allrisenews.com/p/constituti...

Rising This Week: 'Constitutional law, not martial law'

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has a habeas corpus hearing on Monday. James Comey's arraignment is on Thursday, and Trump's troop gambits remain ongoing.

www.allrisenews.com

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