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locraen.bsky.social
Every night it’s burned to ashes, and every morning it’s reborn as a plywood taco palace.
locraen.bsky.social
I do wish the President would explain why it’s so expensive to live here and why Portland has a huge housing shortage when it’s a crime-ridden warzone. Seems odd that people keep wanting to move here.
locraen.bsky.social
I often struggle with puzzles that are like 2/5 difficulty, but puzzles like this that are 5/5 difficulty are a breeze. So, I guess I am that very particular kind of person.

Connections
Puzzle #852
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locraen.bsky.social
Hawthorne Blvd., Portland Oregon. 3:35 PM, Friday, October 10, 2025.

There appear to be…buildings? And stores? And they are not made out of plywood. Weird.
Hawthorne Blvd., Portland Oregon. 3:35 PM, Friday, October 10, 2025.
locraen.bsky.social
Was just asking about 13 Songs, yesterday, as it was the anniversary of its release. bsky.app/profile/locr...
locraen.bsky.social
The best to ever do it.

13 Songs isn’t even one of my top 3 Fugazi Albums, and it’s still better than 99.99999999% of all albums (punk or otherwise) ever released.
locraen.bsky.social
Sadly, the my state’s CCB mandatory mediation program is so bad, the AI arbitration might actually be better.
locraen.bsky.social
The best to ever do it.

13 Songs isn’t even one of my top 3 Fugazi Albums, and it’s still better than 99.99999999% of all albums (punk or otherwise) ever released.
locraen.bsky.social
My city is the best city, and though I’ll never fully understand why, it makes Republicans so, so angry.
why.it
locraen.bsky.social
Yeah, “Seeds of Love” is almost certainly their worst album, and yet…it’s still less annoying.
locraen.bsky.social
Probably unpopular opinion: Roland Gift’s voice drives me crazy and I can’t help myself voting for Tears for Fears.

For almost 40 years Gift’s vocal stylings have been like nails on a chalkboard for me.
locraen.bsky.social
It sure doesn’t. Was only able to listen to a little bit of the hearing, but what I heard fucking sucks.
locraen.bsky.social
Lmao. So, let me get this straight. Antifa infiltrated J6, committed violence, and then he…pardoned them? Make it make sense.
atrupar.com
Q: There's compelling proof that antifa did infiltrate on January 6 dressed up like Trump supporters and incited violence. Is that something you'd like the new J6 committee to look at?

TRUMP: Well I've heard that. Yeah. We will be acting on some of that.
locraen.bsky.social
I would certainly bet on it.

You would think law enforcement would be on a high alert for civil rights violations when confronting a man whose surname is Miranda. But then again, it’s ICE, so I guess we shouldn’t be surprised.
locraen.bsky.social
That’s just being competitive, and it’s not easy to turn on and off.

Shit, I argue calls in my over-40 men’s league, and those games are way more meaningless than NBA preseason!
locraen.bsky.social
I really enjoyed this whole piece and shared it with a buddy who’s a high school teacher.

He’s going to teach and discuss it in his politics & government class tomorrow.

Keep up the great work!
locraen.bsky.social
Apologies for the TikTok link, but I couldn’t find a clipped video elsewhere.
locraen.bsky.social
Well stated.

Out here in Portland, I’m very, *very* cautiously optimistic that our National Guard will do the right thing, mostly because of this testimony before the Oregon Legislature from Brigadier General Gronewold. www.tiktok.com/@jaws.90/vid...
Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold, who is currently serving as The Adjutant General for the Oregon National Guard speaks on if the ONG was sent to portland #oregonnationalguard #portland #iceoutofpo...
TikTok video by jaws.90
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locraen.bsky.social
Jesus Fucking Christ
jackjenkins.me
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.
locraen.bsky.social
It is dope, but it doesn’t have to be a competition. Merc & WW both do the thing that they do well, and it’s good that each one is around to do its particular thing.
locraen.bsky.social
If it is near 100% certain that the bully will beat the everloving shit out of me if I lead with violence, then no, I will not hit him just to prove that I’m not a coward. Thats what he wants.

I will be strategic, patient, and adopt a strategy with better odds of success. It’s less cathartic, but 🤷🏻‍♂️
locraen.bsky.social
at this *specific moment in time* is to not provide them with any propaganda content. I would rather force Trump to continue escalating in increasingly ridiculous and desperate ways in order to justify his military invasion.
locraen.bsky.social
Lmao. There’s a fair chance that I was getting tear gassed and shot at with rubber bullets while you were an infant, but sure, I’m a noob. I have no issues with what you’re proposing, for the record, and I do not think that we should ignore them. All I’m saying is that the best strategy available…
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repdexteror.bsky.social
Kristi Noem is in Portland today. She should see the real Portland—a city that’s peaceful and filled with people who care for one another. Instead of feeding Trump’s political theater, she needs to rein in the federal agents brutalizing peaceful protesters.
locraen.bsky.social
You deleted your post, but I’ll respond anyway. It’s not clear to me what “shutting public space,” “[t]argeting,” or “[f]ucking with” mean, specifically. But to the extent that they are non-violent, lawful actions that do not provide right-wing propaganda material, I’d support them.
locraen.bsky.social
This is the correct. Trump is going to keep trying to incite violence regardless of Portland’s response, and each time he does, he will look more foolish and desperate. Don’t give him what he wants. Forcing him to escalate to prove his bullshit narrative is the best currently available strategy.
repdexteror.bsky.social
Kristi Noem is in Portland today. She should see the real Portland—a city that’s peaceful and filled with people who care for one another. Instead of feeding Trump’s political theater, she needs to rein in the federal agents brutalizing peaceful protesters.