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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3h

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4h

he does not regret to inform you and neither do I

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 4h

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

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 7h

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 7h

VG signed LNG contracts with customers and then refused to honor them after the war in Ukraine b/c spot prices were so high. This case could cost it a billion dollars, but other customers have also sued.

VG stock down 10% in after hours trading.

Jamie Smyth @jamiesmythft.bsky.social · 7h

Venture Global loses high stakes arbitration with BP over disputed cargoes in a major blow to one of the largest US LNG providers on.ft.com/42Blo4N @financialtimes.com

Venture Global loses arbitration with BP over disputed LNG cargoes

[FREE TO READ] US exporter was accused of breaching contracts to profit from higher prices during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

on.ft.com

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 10h

When I was reporting in Sudan several years ago, a driver warned me not to tell government officials when I was leaving because the airport is where they stop and detain writers.

So, yeah, this is a very bad sign. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h

I don't even know anymore man

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 11h

Like I said: Kristi Noem is a liar, has no honor, and we are lucky that we have a proud protest tradition that shows this administration we are not backing down. 🫡🐸🐔

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 13h

He picked his papal name for a reason.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 15h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 13h

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

capitalandmain.com

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/08/o...

Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule • Oregon Capital Chronicle

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, judges rule.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

seeing more of these stories lately

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

once in a generation political talent, only a matter of time before he moves up

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

This is big

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

Justin J. Pearson — the 30-year-old Memphis representative and member of the “Tennessee Three” who protested gun violence — has announced a bid to primary 76-year-old Democrat Steve Cohen for a seat in the U.S. House.

Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is pushing "countries, financial institutions and businesses to roll back their climate change policies, using international forums ranging from the World Bank to stock market regulators." No concessions offered in return, just plain old-fashioned bullying.

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

www.ft.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

LNG is inherently insecure (and expensive)

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. 97% of Taiwan’s energy is imported by sea. If completely cut off, its LNG inventory would be fully depleted within days, crippling the island’s ability to produce electricity.”

@wsj.com
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Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 1d

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

www.reuters.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:

-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech

If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 2d

The regime struggling to gin up the fascist theater that it wants

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 2d

seems increasingly likely

Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 2d

oh that's encouraging

Altman “has the power to crash the global economy for a decade or take us all to the promised land,” Stacy Rasgon, an analyst with Bernstein Research, wrote in an investor note this week. “Right now we don’t know which is in the cards.”

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 2d

A trillion dollars gambling on nonsense when we don’t have enough housing, health care or electricity, not to mention decarbonizing quickly enough to avoid the worst of climate change. Feels like the endgame could involve guillotines

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

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.

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