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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 16h

Next week City Council will hear a pair of legislation that formally denounces the Trump Administration's attempt to terrorize our city with militarized units, while codifying Sanctuary City status protections. Portlanders have been waiting for a formal expression of City's Council will on this.

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 16h

Portland councilors move to resist federal intervention:
a “Protect Portland” resolution,
codifying sanctuary status,
monitoring federal tactics,
limiting data-sharing and chemicals.
Powers are limited,
but unity and oversight signal:
no military policing.

OPB @opb.org · 17h

With the National Guard poised to descend on Portland, city councilors are using their limited power to take a stand against federal intervention.

City councilors look to administrative tweaks to ‘protect Portland’ from federal actions

Several council members are working on the “Protect Portland Initiative,” a resolution urging the city’s administrative offices to take action against federal agents.

www.opb.org

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 23h

1 in 4 Americans has a disability. Millions of disabled Americans face deep inequality as they are 2Xs as likely to live below the poverty line.

This new coalition is a big step towards a more just economy and expands our efforts to ensure every American can partake in a #GoodLife.

Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 3d

Last month @rooseveltinstitute.org and NASI launched the Disability Economic Policy & Research Consortium. Read my colleague Lena Bilik's latest below on how a focus on this oft ignore population is crucial to building an inclusive economy.

rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/disabil...

Economic Policy Is Disability Policy: Launching the Disability Economic Policy & Research Consortium - Roosevelt Institute

When we apply a disability lens to economic policy and research, we zoom in on people who deeply understand the flaws in our systems and are more likely to interact with public programs and services. ...

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Legal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 1d

The political prosecution of Attorney General James is yet another example of a truly disturbing pattern within this administration to attack and punish Black public servants, especially Black women!

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Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.bsky.social · 20h

Three seconds of my voice with the dog in the goggles made it onto @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social!

Ahahahaha there goes my big break once again
@jimmykimmel.com

#ShowMeYourHellhole #PortlandIsNotBurning

“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Jimmy Kimmel asks Portlanders to #ShowMeYourHellhole

"The late-night host used the first few minutes of his opening monologue Wednesday to decry President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. — and attempts to do the same in Portland and Chicago."

#ShowMeYourHellhole: Jimmy Kimmel is looking for videos of ‘war-torn’ Portland

The late-night host wants to see “what’s going on” in cities targeted by the Trump administration — dance parties and all.

www.oregonlive.com

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 21h

Got the *worst* boss in Portland? Nominate them for the 2025 Scrooge of the Year Award! bit.ly/2025scrooge

All nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, October 31. Finalists will be announced at our steering committee meeting on Monday, November 3.

Got the *worst* boss in Portland? Nominate them for Scrooge of the Year Award! bit.ly/2025scrooge

All nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, October 31. Finalists will be announced at our steering committee meeting on Monday, November 3.

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 1d

In today’s Labor and Workforce Development Committee happening now, we’re introducing presentations on wage theft in the construction industry and in caregiving. We’ll also discuss the Future Ready Oregon program. www.portland.gov/council/agen...

Labor and Workforce Development Committee | Portland.gov

Subject matter:Internal and external investments in internships, apprenticeship, and job training programs.Apprenticeship and workforce utilization goals.Workforce and workplace policies and worker pr...

www.portland.gov

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

Personal news in the midst of
💫everything💫

It’s my last week at my favorite newspaper in Portland, @streetroots.bsky.social. I’m proud of the work we’ve done the past few years and can’t wait to see what’s next.

Excited to join my second favorite newspaper @portlandmercury.com later this month!

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, lordy, there's more of 'em!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 1d

Civil servants show up every day for the American people. That’s why we show up in court to protect them.

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 23h

The PPA never ceases to show their true colors. Selling out this City by "welcoming Fed support" will go down in the dustbin of history.

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 23h

Fuck you Aaron Schmautz. This is why we kept you out of the labor council.

Portland police union head welcomes fed support to help ‘horrifically understaffed’ cops end ‘burst’ in crime

President Donald Trump has signaled he wants to send National Guard units into Portland, Ore., in order to protect the city as well as ICE facilities, which he said have come under attack by Antifa…

nypost.com

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

"A Portland City Council member [Angelita Morillo] made a CNN anchor chuckle Thursday after calling Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem a 'renowned puppy killer' who is 'afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes.'"

CNN anchor can't help but laugh as Trump Cabinet member brutally mocked by official

A Portland City Council member made a CNN anchor chuckle Thursday after calling Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem a "renowned puppy killer" who is "afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes ...

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 3d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Jimmy Kimmel asks Portlanders to #ShowMeYourHellhole

"The late-night host used the first few minutes of his opening monologue Wednesday to decry President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. — and attempts to do the same in Portland and Chicago."

#ShowMeYourHellhole: Jimmy Kimmel is looking for videos of ‘war-torn’ Portland

The late-night host wants to see “what’s going on” in cities targeted by the Trump administration — dance parties and all.

www.oregonlive.com

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 1d

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality granted Zenith’s air permit over the objection of thousands of Oregonians and environmental advocates.

DEQ has let us down (again) and endangered our community.

Let Governor Kotek, Oregon DEQ, & Mayor Wilson know how you feel about this betrayal.

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

To Noem, an entire state worth of officials and residents is just simply running a massive cover-up.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

Reverend David Black, the senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying at the armed agents above him before being shot in the head with a pepper ball at least twice and falling to his knees.

Black said he could hear ICE laughing. trib.al/y6RQqAa

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 1d

Law schools try to dissuade this type of analysis and lawyers are reticent to speak out loud because so much of the power of law is in the shared professional consensus about its validity and getting the public broadly to accept its legitimacy, but ffs we have a bunch of people trying to do fascism.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 1d

RE: the question of what does it mean if the courts say it is ok for the President to deploy military in the cities based on bullshit claims…

The Nazis also had courts.

The law is inherently political.

Lawyers & judges approving of something blatantly unconstitutional is a reflection of that.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

The coming national horror is that if Portland's *truly* minimal level of protest justifies federalizing and deploying troops, they can and will be federalized and deployed anywhere the President wants and whenever he wants.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 1d

My initial read on this argument: Judge Nelson is eager to disagree with his 9th Cir. colleagues that federalizing the NG is reviewable at all.

He's also eager to disagree with Judge Immergut that the Portland protests were small and under control.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 1d

McArthur about the ICE protesters: "these are violent people." Says the president is entitled to say "enough is enough."

Asks for a stay pending appeal. Sits.

Argument is over.

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Spend your Friday night with music, speakers, and solidarity!

Rumble on the River and Public Grids present Portland’s Future: It’s in Our Hands, an evening of music and ideas for building a Portland that provides and cares for everyone with new public investment in public goods!

Public Grids @publicgrids.org · 29d

If you're anywhere near Portland, Oregon, come join us for a night of song, stories, and solidarity on October 10!

We're cohosting this free event with Rumble on the River, @mitchgreen.bsky.social, @sarahana.bsky.social, and folks with @uniteoregon.bsky.social and @houseourneighbors.bsky.social!

Portland's Future: It's in Our Hands

An evening of music and ideas for building a Portland that provides and cares for everyone with new public investment in public goods.

events.humanitix.com

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

We'll be there, will you?

At 10:30 on 10/18, meet at the Convention Center plaza (834 MLK) for a labor, JWJ, and community contingent to march together across the Steel Bridge!

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The Oregon AFL-CIO @oregonaflcio.bsky.social · 2d

📢NO KINGS: Oregon Neighbors & Labor March Together

www.oraflcio.org/nokings

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Breach Collective @breachcollectiv.bsky.social · 1d

You can submit comments quickly via this action link: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

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ghost of malena @seachanger.bsky.social · 3d

til i live next to a distribution hub supplying 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuel supply!

Verde PDX says the city's safety updates for this 6 mile stretch are not good enough and more public comments are needed by oct 17

here's Verde's action alert in english & spanish:
mailchi.mp/11907fbb89f5...

screenshot of the public comment site for the proposed CEI changes showing a project timeline and map of the area along the willamette river. The deadline for public comments is October 17

What is the CEI Hub & the Policy Project?

The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland along the Willamette River. It serves as a hub for the storage and

distribution of liquid fuels that provide 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuel supply.

Portland is updating the rules for the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub — and right now, the city needs to hear from you.

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 2d

According to the Worst "President" Ever,
Portland is “burning to the ground.”

The reality feels a lot different.
But how can you be sure?
A new website, isportlandburning.com
answers the question.

How?
Live cameras of the city,
fact-checked claims &
a live map of fire incidents in the city.

Is Portland Burning?

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

isportlandburning.com

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