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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 58m

Portland, OR friends: Mutual aid groups @portlandcleanair.bsky.social + @freecovidtestspdx.bsky.social just received a ton of respirators available for free for anyone in the PDX community.

🧵below for ordering details, available for no contact pickup in SE PDX or delivery

PCAC 😷🦚 @portlandcleanair.bsky.social · 2h

Make a request for free masks two ways:

1) If you prefer to PICK UP any of the mask styles shown in this post, visit bit.ly/BorrowFromPCAC to arrange a contactless option in inner SE

2) If you need delivery, visit bit.ly/freecovidtestspdx and use that form 2/3

A light blue background with a medium blue banner with white text reads "3M 9010 N95s (50 pack)" In the center of the slide is a white circle with an image of this mask model. Below it the description reads "white bi-fold mask with head straps" and along the bottom are logos for the Portland Clean Air Committee and Free COVID Test PDX and the numbers 3/7 to show the slide number.

A light blue background with a medium blue banner with white text reads "Lighthouse FILTR N95s (individually packaged)" There's a lightbulb call out advising that this mask has a larger fit. In the center of the slide is a white circle with an image of this mask model. Below it the description reads "white boat/tri-fold mask with black head straps" and along the bottom are logos for the Portland Clean Air Committee and Free COVID Test PDX and the numbers 4/7 to show the slide number.

A light blue background with a medium blue banner with white text reads "bulk KN95s (10 packs)" In the center of the slide is a white circle with an image of this mask model. Below it the description reads "white bi-fold mask with ear loops" and along the bottom are logos for the Portland Clean Air Committee and Free COVID Test PDX and the numbers 5/7 to show the slide number.

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LadyDEADtera32 🍁😷🌈💀 @ladylettera32.bsky.social · 6h

Alt text: a screenshot of a ‘x’ post from user “tern”. Text reads “Just think about it. Seriously. They told us that covid infection would not harm children, and now long covid is the *most common chronic illness in children*

Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 7h

Courtesy of @1goodtern.bsky.social, via X -

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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 8h

Bari Weiss nurtured the anti-vaxx rhetoric that directly contributed to 6 million children developing Long Covid. Her rise to head of CBS News is deeply disturbing. The Free Press promotes the most toxic neoliberal, climate denying, MAGA adjacent trash you can find.

NPR @npr.org · 8h

Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media. Here's what to know as she takes the helm of CBS News.

Who is Bari Weiss? CBS News' new editor-in-chief is a vocal critic of legacy media

Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media. Here's what to know as she takes the helm of CBS News.

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Anne Haberkern @annehaberkern.bsky.social · 8h

Hm, no plywood in sight on Hawthorne this morning…

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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 9h

OPB did an excellent series about the state of special education in Oregon in 2023. It is worth a read and still pertains to what families are experiencing today.

Students with disabilities face setbacks, safety risks as Oregon special education systems struggle

Staffing shortages are among the challenges that have left students in special education physically at risk and academically unserved — even though they are among the student groups in greatest need a...

www.opb.org

octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 9h

If this is true, there are going to be so many kids that will end up leaving the public education system, which undoubtedly is the whole point.

And it's not going to be a blue vs red state issue. I say this as an Oregonian who fought hard to get special education services for their child.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 11h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11h

See below for the incredible way Meta’s AI tool describes this video.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 12h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 12h

“Bubbles flew in the air as the groom, his best man (his son, dressed as Eric Cartman from South Park), the bride and maid of honor (the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters) walked down the red carpet.”

What joyful scene! Congratulations to the newlyweds!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 16h

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location

Suzette Smith

www.portlandmercury.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Another reason to mask at protests, aside from COVID safety and protection from doxxing, is that a lot of responsible documenters don't want to publish protesters' faces (esp without their consent) right now. Your face being in a shot may prevent people from sharing a worthwhile image publicly.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing

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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 1d

Photo of Mookie Betts being interviewed in the LA Dodger locker room on October 8. Under the photo of Betts is the caption ""Obviously, there's a lot of pressure on us... pressure is a privilege." Mookie Betts (2-4, 3B) talks with the media after the #Dodgers drop"

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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 2d

Joining Portland's frog, unicorn and raccoon at tonight's protest are a polar bear, panda, giraffe, dinosaur, peacock, a second unicorn and an axolotl.

I can only imagine what it will look like by Halloween.

(If you're not from around here, PDX loves Halloween)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmJ3...

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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 2d

I know that they’re surgicals, but can we get a West Coast Health Alliance to implement a healthcare masking season for CA, OR and WA?

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2d

USA: Mask rules are returning to Bay Area health care settings from Nov 1 as COVID, flu, and RSV cases rise.

Counties including Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz will require masks for workers, and in some cases patients and visitors, through spring.

Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears

By Aidin Vaziri,
Staff Writer
Oct 7, 2025

octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 2d

Chicken Guy being in the Noem DHS video has officially made him a Portland icon.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

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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octopuswaffle.bsky.social @octopuswaffle.bsky.social · 2d

This 86 year old who photographed civil rights protests was shot with what she believes was pepper spray.

86-year-old woman who lives near Portland ICE facility says she was pepper sprayed by feds

Johanna King, 86, lives in senior housing near the ICE building. She said some family members were chiding federal officers, then all started coughing and choking.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 2d

"The Young Ones" reboot looks a little janky.

Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 2d

Is this real or am I in a coma?

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3d

No mozzarella sticks at The French Laundry zero stars

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 3d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Chris Carvalho @gorgepulse.bsky.social · 6d

The Novavax vaccine locator is now up & running: www.nuvaxovid.com/vaccine-loca...

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 7d

I hope everyone learned their lessons in 2020 to not give much credence to national reporting on Portland

If you're looking for more trustworthy local sources:

bsky.app/profile/tayl...

Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 7d

This article has a lot more important problems so I feel stupid saying this…but umm…the Mercury wrote and published the first major article about the DSA councilors back in June. Of course it isn’t the local reporting linked or mentioned here.

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 7d

It's too bad we didn't elect a mayor capable of rising to the moment Portland is likely to find itself in. 🙄 I truly cannot comprehend why, after years of Ted Wheeler, Portland was like "yeah! how about another white guy!" when we had better options to choose from.

Wilson will be of no help here.

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