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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 5h

This feels illegal

Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 5h

I died three times during this game at least, but here is where I lived

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 5h

Me naively thinking this would be a normal game LOLOL

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 5h

Fifteen innings omg.

I love you, M's 🔱

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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 1d

I was horrified and infuriated to learn that a constituent of mine was abducted by ICE agents, handcuffed, and thrown into a back of a van, all without reason.

Masked federal agents aren’t welcome in our state and they can’t keep kidnapping Americans.

My full statement ⬇️

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 1d

When immigrants have no due process, none of us have due process.

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Milwaukie Man Says ICE Abducted and Held Him for Hours Despite His Proving Citizenship

The case may be the first incidence of a documented Oregonian and U.S. citizen being swept up by ICE in an immigration raid.

www.wweek.com

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

It's striking that while some Republicans around the country support deploying troops in Portland, Republicans here in Oregon are mostly mum: www.opb.org/article/2025... That's because they know that Trump's claims that Portland is burning to the ground or a war zone are ludicrous.

Many Oregon GOP lawmakers silent as Trump seeks National Guard deployment to Portland

OPB emailed every Republican state lawmaker in Oregon on Monday to ask whether they support the deployment of National Guard members to the Rose City. Two responded.

www.opb.org

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OPB @opb.org · 2d

Here’s a little news break for your social feed. There’s nothing like a crisp autumn morning in Portland, Oregon.

OPB captured the Rose City sunrise by drone on Tuesday, Oct. 7, showcasing the Willamette River, bridges, skyline and view of Mount Hood.

🎥 by Stephani Gordon, OPB

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

Portland is so peaceful Republicans had to go all the way to South America to find photos from years ago for their bad memes.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 4d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 5d

This opinion is worth your time to read.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6d

NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

CONCLUSION
For the above reasons, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 6, and temporarily enjoins Defendants' September 28, 2025, Memorandum ordering
the federalization and deployment of Oregon National Guard service members to Portland. The
TRO expires in fourteen days on October 18, 2025, and the parties are ORDERED to comply with the attached TRO. The Defendants' request to stay or administratively stay the Temporary Restraining Order, see Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order, ECF 35 at 41, is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED
DATED this 4th day of October, 2025 at 3:40 p.m. pacific daylight time.
/s/ Karin J. Immergut
Karin J. Immergut
United States District Judge

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 7d

Quick update as of 5pm Friday: No ruling yet from this morning’s hearing, but we’ll share an update as soon as we have one.

#nationalguard #portland #orpol

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

all presidential administrations are partisan, but trump and the people in his white house are partisans bordering on sectarians, and one result is that they see nothing of actions that strain and weaken the union itself

Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight

The Office of Management and Budget is withholding billions in energy and infrastructure money in more than a dozen states that voted against Trump.

www.politico.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9d

Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday and I'm sorry! If you come to LOC conference and hang out I'll buy you a drink!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 11d

Hold on...I'm getting a note...work for the next one starts basically now?!

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 11d

We walked through the legal grounds for our case today on Morning Joe. #orpol #nationalguard

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 11d

Oregon Attorney General: Trump has started to attack our independent judiciary. He's attacked free press. And now you've seen the normalization of the US military in American cities. We have to draw a line in the sand. This is America. You don't need the US military walking our streets in any city.

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 11d

"So when the legislature debated a transportation package to fund repairs, the Republican caucus had already decided, back in January at a strategy meeting in Silverton, to oppose it. No matter what the bill contained. No matter what the need."

- Rep Javadi, former Republican

Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 11d

Republicans w long speeches on final day of the special session before the transportation bill will be past is a good illustration of their politics right now. They don't do hard work needed to be included in policy debates and actually shape policy. All they have is grandstanding and outrage.

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 11d

after remonstrances about the military takeover in portland and griping on taxes, the oregon senate is about to vote on HB 3991, the stop gap transportation funding measure. @senkhanhpham.bsky.social will carry the bill. watch livestream here: #orleg

olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediapla...

Oregon Legislative Video

olis.oregonlegislature.gov

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump administration's homelessness plan is that they are going to produce more of it.

Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 11d

New: four million people could be forced to leave public housing and other federally assisted housing under new plans from the Trump administration, according to experts who reviewed drafts of two unpublished rules obtained by @propublica.org.

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 11d

Two things I'm working on today that represent the whiplash of our current moment:

Joining with Mayor Wilson and other mayors across Oregon to speak up against federal overreach.

Trying to get a 60%AMI affordable housing project through a gauntlet of local approvals needed for a tax exemption.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 12d

Today Oregon’s message to Donald Trump was loud and clear: stay out.

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Mayor Melanie Kebler @melaniekebler.bsky.social · 13d

This person wants to become our Governor next year. Today she chose to attack her opponent and double down on a false narrative.

How can you lead Oregon when you constantly denigrate our largest city? When you side with federal overreach instead of defending Oregonians' rights?

Tone-deaf, indeed.

Oregon’s House Republican Leader Rep. Christine Drazan (R-Canby) issued the following statement:

"The ICE facility in Portland has been subject to months of dangerously chaotic protests that have put residents and federal agents in harm’s way. The governor’s assertion that there is no national security threat and the mayor’s assertion that everything is fine is tone-deaf. It’s shameful that state and local leaders have allowed violent mobs and domestic terrorists to assault federal law enforcement, destroy property, and interfere with those seeking immigration services from obtaining assistance and case management. We need order, we need to restore safety, and Oregon’s local leaders have failed to provide it."

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