Jesse Belanger
@jessebelanger.bsky.social
PDX. Night shift nurse. Tired of all this, but staying silly.
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If you get your groceries anywhere other than Walmart, Trump and his cronies have ensured you're paying a higher price for your Lays, Gatorade, and Pepsi
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you get your groceries anywhere other than Walmart, Trump and his cronies have ensured you're paying a higher price for your Lays, Gatorade, and Pepsi
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Naturally, right-wingers are trying to pin Rob and Michele Reiner's deaths on trans people by baselessly claiming that their son was trans. Conservatives are truly evil people. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
Unraveling baseless rumor Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is transgender
Nick Reiner, who is suspected in the deaths of his parents, was being held on a murder charge, Los Angeles police said.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Naturally, right-wingers are trying to pin Rob and Michele Reiner's deaths on trans people by baselessly claiming that their son was trans. Conservatives are truly evil people. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
Same playbook, different implementor
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Same playbook, different implementor
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December 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: “Two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 11 people and wounding multiple others in a "terrorist incident" during a gathering for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah...” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: “Two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 11 people and wounding multiple others in a "terrorist incident" during a gathering for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah...” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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I went on City Cast to talk about how the city administration reportedly viewed $21M in unspent housing bureau funds as a “big PR problem,” after the now-ousted director found the money through an audit, reported last week by the @portlandmercury.com.
We also talk Portland/Seattle rivalry, etc.
We also talk Portland/Seattle rivalry, etc.
Millions of Unspent Housing Dollars and the Controversial Firing of Portland’s Housing Director - City Cast Portland
Today, we’re looking into how the Portland Housing Bureau director, a leading expert on affordable housing, was fired by our mayor and what the mov...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I went on City Cast to talk about how the city administration reportedly viewed $21M in unspent housing bureau funds as a “big PR problem,” after the now-ousted director found the money through an audit, reported last week by the @portlandmercury.com.
We also talk Portland/Seattle rivalry, etc.
We also talk Portland/Seattle rivalry, etc.
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the line is actually "no JESUS for us meeses," an oblique reference to the fact that, as muppets are unable to take communion, they are forbidden from entering the kingdom of god
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
the line is actually "no JESUS for us meeses," an oblique reference to the fact that, as muppets are unable to take communion, they are forbidden from entering the kingdom of god
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Kennedy is a fanatical, paranoid, evil, eugenecist. He is a liar and a menace. He should never have been confirmed, and he should be impeached and removed yesterday.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Kennedy is a fanatical, paranoid, evil, eugenecist. He is a liar and a menace. He should never have been confirmed, and he should be impeached and removed yesterday.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
Fuck everyone who did this to us. May they never have a moment of peace.
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Link to buying "How to GM Romance" is here!
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Pre-order How to GM Romance on BackerKit
Set your hearts ablaze. Learn to make romance in your tabletop games accessible, fun, and easy for everyone at the table. Including 🔧mechanics,🖋️how-to essays,🎲tables, &🎨art created by leading designe...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Link to buying "How to GM Romance" is here!
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For this book, I wrote an essay about "How to GM Romance" when you're asexual - because I'm asexual and find it frustrating to live in a world where sex and romance are an assumed and “necessary” part of any meaningful relationship.
I'm SO happy you can all read this now. 🫶
I'm SO happy you can all read this now. 🫶
December 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
For this book, I wrote an essay about "How to GM Romance" when you're asexual - because I'm asexual and find it frustrating to live in a world where sex and romance are an assumed and “necessary” part of any meaningful relationship.
I'm SO happy you can all read this now. 🫶
I'm SO happy you can all read this now. 🫶
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The letter comes as multiple Legacy staff members spoke to the Mercury on condition of anonymity over the past two weeks, saying they feared retaliation for speaking to the media without authorization.
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The letter comes as multiple Legacy staff members spoke to the Mercury on condition of anonymity over the past two weeks, saying they feared retaliation for speaking to the media without authorization.
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Nurses at Legacy Emanuel hospital are raising alarm bells, saying hospital policies accommodating immigration enforcement agents violate the code of ethics they swore to uphold.
Legacy Staff and Nurses Union Say Hospital Policies Harm Immigrants
Jeremiah Hayden
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December 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Nurses at Legacy Emanuel hospital are raising alarm bells, saying hospital policies accommodating immigration enforcement agents violate the code of ethics they swore to uphold.
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Today I filed a resolution intended to pursue Council oversight into the matter of the $21M that was found in the Portland Housing Bureau but not disclosed to Council ahead of budget discussions. I'm joined by @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @counciloravalos.bsky.social as co-sponsors.
December 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today I filed a resolution intended to pursue Council oversight into the matter of the $21M that was found in the Portland Housing Bureau but not disclosed to Council ahead of budget discussions. I'm joined by @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @counciloravalos.bsky.social as co-sponsors.
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Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
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Seattle just opened an extension of the light rail and @nicksattele.bsky.social noticed that means it now connects the two Red Lobsters at either end of the city, so to celebrate:
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Seattle just opened an extension of the light rail and @nicksattele.bsky.social noticed that means it now connects the two Red Lobsters at either end of the city, so to celebrate:
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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A Portland Police Bureau officer is under investigation after he was arrested last month on domestic violence charges.
✍️ Courtney Vaughn
✍️ Courtney Vaughn
Portland Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges
A Portland Police Bureau officer is under investigation after he was arrested last month on domestic violence charges. Jimmy Pryce, 50, was arrested Saturday, November 29, in Clackamas County on charg...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A Portland Police Bureau officer is under investigation after he was arrested last month on domestic violence charges.
✍️ Courtney Vaughn
✍️ Courtney Vaughn
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Appreciate the clarity. It sucks, but this is the reality we live in. ODOT does not even have money to keep our bridges from crumbling and our public transit from falling apart. The money for highway expansion and caps does not exist.
Anti racism and climate justice are inherently bound together.
Anti racism and climate justice are inherently bound together.
Trump took back a $450 million grant intended for the caps as per their anti “equity” crusade. (That missing $$ might explain Flowers’ irascibility).
They don’t have $$ for anything really. ODOT would say caps can’t be built w/o widening, but anti-fwy folks would disagree.
They don’t have $$ for anything really. ODOT would say caps can’t be built w/o widening, but anti-fwy folks would disagree.
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Appreciate the clarity. It sucks, but this is the reality we live in. ODOT does not even have money to keep our bridges from crumbling and our public transit from falling apart. The money for highway expansion and caps does not exist.
Anti racism and climate justice are inherently bound together.
Anti racism and climate justice are inherently bound together.
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A Portland cop is arrested on domestic violence charges, a right wing so-called “journalist” threatens to sue the city, and Trump suffers a humiliating triple loss. (Hee-hee-hee. :joy:) It’s GOOD MORNING, NEWS!
✍️ Wm. Steven Humphrey
✍️ Wm. Steven Humphrey
Good Morning, News: Portland Cop Arrested, Right-Wing "Journalist" 🙄 to Sue City, and a Triple Loss for Trump
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A Portland cop is arrested on domestic violence charges, a right wing so-called “journalist” threatens to sue the city, and Trump suffers a humiliating triple loss. (Hee-hee-hee. :joy:) It’s GOOD MORNING, NEWS!
✍️ Wm. Steven Humphrey
✍️ Wm. Steven Humphrey
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Writing HTML in Notepad
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Writing HTML in Notepad
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There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
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Today the Community & Public Safety Committee will hear my joint proposal with Councilor Novick to create a Data & Privacy Office to ensure that during a time of federal and corporate overreach, Portlander’s data is protected.
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
December 9, 2025 Community and Public Safety Committee Agenda
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December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today the Community & Public Safety Committee will hear my joint proposal with Councilor Novick to create a Data & Privacy Office to ensure that during a time of federal and corporate overreach, Portlander’s data is protected.
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
www.portland.gov/council/agen...