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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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POSTED: December 1, 2025 To Close: January 9, 2026 The Revolving Door Project scrutinizes current and potential executive branch personnel as well as congressional oversight of the executive branch. ...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Plausible Dan-iability? Commissioner Dan Ryan scrubs nazi accusation from instagram after firing it at the only immigrant on Portland city council.
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Plausible Dan-iability? Commissioner Dan Ryan scrubs nazi accusation from instagram after firing it at the only immigrant on Portland city council.
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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NEW — Rashida Tlaib and 20 other members of Congress have introduced a resolution to officially recognize Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NEW — Rashida Tlaib and 20 other members of Congress have introduced a resolution to officially recognize Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
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Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests
Oregon officials have been embroiled in a complicated legal battle with the administration since late September, when the Trump administration mobilized hundreds of troops.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Resistance isn't futile
Here's a thread (and article) on five reasons for hope — and two concrete steps we can all take to stop Trump
www.laborpolitics.com/p/after-no-k...
Here's a thread (and article) on five reasons for hope — and two concrete steps we can all take to stop Trump
www.laborpolitics.com/p/after-no-k...
After No Kings, It’s Time to Escalate
We need bigger—and more disruptive—nonviolent campaigns that can go viral and peel away Trump’s pillars of support
www.laborpolitics.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Resistance isn't futile
Here's a thread (and article) on five reasons for hope — and two concrete steps we can all take to stop Trump
www.laborpolitics.com/p/after-no-k...
Here's a thread (and article) on five reasons for hope — and two concrete steps we can all take to stop Trump
www.laborpolitics.com/p/after-no-k...
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If you don’t know what Femi (or Mayor Johnson) is referencing here, check out Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. DuBois.
It’ll change how you see the Civil War, and particularly the role of enslaved Black people.
It’ll change how you see the Civil War, and particularly the role of enslaved Black people.
so here's the bit where he says it - notable that he explicitly links it to the General Strike interpretation of Civil Wars history
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BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom)
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike against the “tyranny” of Trump and the greed of the ultra-rich. An estimated 300,000 filled the streets for the “No Kings” march, powerfully re...
xcancel.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If you don’t know what Femi (or Mayor Johnson) is referencing here, check out Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. DuBois.
It’ll change how you see the Civil War, and particularly the role of enslaved Black people.
It’ll change how you see the Civil War, and particularly the role of enslaved Black people.
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Something tells me Keith Wilson will not be calling for a general strike
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Something tells me Keith Wilson will not be calling for a general strike
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"[L]aid off the entire CDC office in Washington, DC, as well as the staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication founded in 1930 that has been credited with the first reporting in medical literature on the disease that would come to be known as AIDS in 1981."
#USA #Healthcare
#USA #Healthcare
'It's a Disaster': Medical Experts Horrified by Trump Administration 'Friday Night Massacre' at CDC | Common Dreams
The Trump administration's mass layoffs of CDC public health officials leave the US vulnerable to disease outbreaks. Experts warn of dire consequences.
www.commondreams.org
October 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"[L]aid off the entire CDC office in Washington, DC, as well as the staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication founded in 1930 that has been credited with the first reporting in medical literature on the disease that would come to be known as AIDS in 1981."
#USA #Healthcare
#USA #Healthcare
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Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.
Now lettuce pray - as Antifa threatens to invade Burgerville under the hapless law of Mayor McCheese, we ask President Meatwad to deploy Meal Team Six and the Gravy Seals.
Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Now lettuce pray - as Antifa threatens to invade Burgerville under the hapless law of Mayor McCheese, we ask President Meatwad to deploy Meal Team Six and the Gravy Seals.
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National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge finds
The judge's ruling followed nearly two hours of argument Friday morning.
www.oregonlive.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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We're out here at the Federal Courthouse with Portland's DSA City councilors to say no to the militarization of Portland!
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We're out here at the Federal Courthouse with Portland's DSA City councilors to say no to the militarization of Portland!
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Thousands and thousands marching through Rome right now to say: Hands off the Flotilla. A whole day of action and general strike tomorrow.
October 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thousands and thousands marching through Rome right now to say: Hands off the Flotilla. A whole day of action and general strike tomorrow.
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Tune in to the live stream please, and share it, as the night sets in, its perfect opportunity for Israel to commit more war crimes and break international law
shame on Italy and Spain for leaving
this is from Tommy Marcus www.instagram.com/quentin.quar...
shame on Italy and Spain for leaving
this is from Tommy Marcus www.instagram.com/quentin.quar...
October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Tune in to the live stream please, and share it, as the night sets in, its perfect opportunity for Israel to commit more war crimes and break international law
shame on Italy and Spain for leaving
this is from Tommy Marcus www.instagram.com/quentin.quar...
shame on Italy and Spain for leaving
this is from Tommy Marcus www.instagram.com/quentin.quar...
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Remarkable victory for antiapartheid organizers inside and outside Microsoft. Workers in particular have raised the question in every meeting, birddogged every exec, organized within recruitment events, and much much more. They raised the price of collaboration and now MS is out.
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Remarkable victory for antiapartheid organizers inside and outside Microsoft. Workers in particular have raised the question in every meeting, birddogged every exec, organized within recruitment events, and much much more. They raised the price of collaboration and now MS is out.
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A serious legislative caucus would sanction Gillette and strip him of his seniority. At minimum.
September 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A serious legislative caucus would sanction Gillette and strip him of his seniority. At minimum.
Sun Tzu wrote about this. The strongest battle plan is actually to ride into your enemy's camp, get details of their attack, then hunch your shoulders and shout "really guys?"
Asked what he would do to stop the deployment of federal troops to Portland, Chuck Schumer replies: "I'd hope some of them [Republicans] would join us in legislation to prevent it from happening."
"I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants but this is so far stepping over the line"
"I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants but this is so far stepping over the line"
September 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Sun Tzu wrote about this. The strongest battle plan is actually to ride into your enemy's camp, get details of their attack, then hunch your shoulders and shout "really guys?"
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Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.
September 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.
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Continued escalation from Trump this morning. I need to hear a forceful response to this from Gov. Kotek, assuring Oregonians we will not tolerate this level of illegal intimidation. To service-members: remember you do not have to follow an unlawful order such as implied below.
Trump says he authorizes Hegseth to deploy the military to Portland, which he lyingly calls "war ravaged," and says he is authorizing "full force."
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Continued escalation from Trump this morning. I need to hear a forceful response to this from Gov. Kotek, assuring Oregonians we will not tolerate this level of illegal intimidation. To service-members: remember you do not have to follow an unlawful order such as implied below.
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"[R]eady to call a general strike."
"In response to yesterday's [flotilla] bombings, Italy's General Confederation of Labor, the largest trade union in Italy, affirmed this sentiment and expressed its commitment to join dockworkers in strike actions."
#Italy #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
"In response to yesterday's [flotilla] bombings, Italy's General Confederation of Labor, the largest trade union in Italy, affirmed this sentiment and expressed its commitment to join dockworkers in strike actions."
#Italy #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
Italian Unions Say They Are Ready to Strike After Attacks on Gaza Flotilla - Left Voice
Following the most recent attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla, the Italian General Confederation of Labor says it is ready to call a general strike to defend the activists and the people of…
www.leftvoice.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"[R]eady to call a general strike."
"In response to yesterday's [flotilla] bombings, Italy's General Confederation of Labor, the largest trade union in Italy, affirmed this sentiment and expressed its commitment to join dockworkers in strike actions."
#Italy #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
"In response to yesterday's [flotilla] bombings, Italy's General Confederation of Labor, the largest trade union in Italy, affirmed this sentiment and expressed its commitment to join dockworkers in strike actions."
#Italy #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
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Conservatives whenever I do or say anything: “Booo, Comrade Green, booo!”
Conservatives when I file an ordinance literally designed to unleash the power of the free market:
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“Booo, Comrade Green, booooo!”
Conservatives when I file an ordinance literally designed to unleash the power of the free market:
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“Booo, Comrade Green, booooo!”
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Conservatives whenever I do or say anything: “Booo, Comrade Green, booo!”
Conservatives when I file an ordinance literally designed to unleash the power of the free market:
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.
.
“Booo, Comrade Green, booooo!”
Conservatives when I file an ordinance literally designed to unleash the power of the free market:
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“Booo, Comrade Green, booooo!”
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In a civilized society, a person who suggested murdering unhoused people would be forever shunned
Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be killed
Co-host of Fox & Friends issued on-air apology for ‘extremely callous’ remark
www.independent.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In a civilized society, a person who suggested murdering unhoused people would be forever shunned