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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 1h

They did send right-wing media, right as Trump threatened to use "full force" on us. So we had to use one of our strongest weapons: weird.

I don't think Trump wants to be reminded of our strongest weapon. A lot of us will show up even when we're scared.

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Lizzie Kodpuak née Acid Lich (Gröbnerpilled era) @acidlich.bsky.social · 3h

Since I have to listen to sometimes 4 helicopters at a time between the hours of 7pm -1am because of President business et Al, I really can’t help but wonder what all this invasion of cities he presides over is costing the US

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 3h

The federal government is telling active duty military families to take out loans so they can eat while Trump refuses to listen to what half the country wants!

www.army.mil

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h

"Local media like OPB and The Oregonian/OregonLive have not been given the same access to the ICE building when they requested it"

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3h

The thing about what is happening now out of Portland is so much is not real!

People who are pretending to be journalists on social media are starting from a political position and then gathering short clips to try and push the government's message.

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies.

www.opb.org

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 3h

I hope you win! (And I hope we stop letting people use land for personal profit so homes are more affordable.)

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 3h

Puppy-shooting, to be more exact

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Myanamink @myanamink.bsky.social · 3h

Visited a friend's place in Portland for the first time. Noticed a small crowd and thought a new food cart pod had opened... until I saw signs and realized my friend lives near ICE. Laughed my ass off bc these protests are so "violent" and "terrifying" that they made me want to have dinner there.

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 3h

I was looking at a government website and got a giant KKKristi ad for working at ICE.

I'm her age and we all wanted to be spokesmodels on Star Search when we were little girls, but not like this!

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hadn’t realized we reached the Fascist Leader Talking In An Endless Loop At Sites Of Mass Transit stage of the dystopia.

Good to know.

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isaac @sevier.io · 16h

"We have to imagine the world we want to live in because right now we're living in someone else's imagination instead." Je, paraphrasing Ruha Benjamin's Imagination: A Manifesto.

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isaac @sevier.io · 17h

Tonight we're talking about a positive vision for the future, the lives we are fighting hard for beyond the reach of the fascists trying to drive us underground and crush our communities— something that isn't hypothetical here in Portland.

Four people seated on a stage at a church with a large wooden organ behind them

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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 4h

This explains a lot

Trump & his capos see the peaceful situation in Portland OR through the manipulated lens of right wing influencers

#Trump #TrumpIsADementedDimWittedOldMan

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies.

www.opb.org

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 4h

Being brave is romantic as fuck. I'm happily married (he's loading the dishwasher as I post), but if I weren't, I'd fall in love every ten minutes down there.

Kat22🇺🇦 @katdoghaze.bsky.social · 4h

I ❤️ Portland!

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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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Lizzie K. Foley @lizziekfoley.bsky.social · 4h

Not one adult in Trump's inner circle is willing to tell him that Portland isn't burning.

Not one Republican senator. Not one Republican Member of Congress.

Cowards and opportunists all of them. And not a single patriot amongst them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 7h

are shooters of priests ever the good guys throughout history

Pastor shot by ICE with pepper balls speaks out in first TV interview | CNN

Pastor hit by ICE pepper balls granted restraining order against government.

www.cnn.com

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20h

President Donald Trump triggered an online political firestorm Friday afternoon with his remarkable claim that every time he sees Portland, Oregon, it's "burning down.

'Deluded nonsense': Trump stokes fury by repeating 'astonishing' claim about American city

President Donald Trump triggered an online political firestorm Friday afternoon with his remarkable claim that every time he sees Portland, Oregon, it's "burning down."Trump addressed reporters from the Oval Office with some Cabinet members at his side, including Robert F. Kennedy, the secretary of ...

bit.ly

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Frank @frank33pro.bsky.social · 8h

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

apnews.com/article/us-c...

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

apnews.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 9h

Yep, and I ❤️ Mr. Plywood bumper stickers

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 15h

A hero

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 18h

We are. The ocean.

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 19h

This is in Asia I think, but Portland is awesome, and I imagine competitive frog salutes could catch on here.

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Breaking Bad Punny @breakingbadpunny.bsky.social · 19h

Somewhere, right now, there's a young hispanic girl/boy living in Portland, Chicago, LA, etc., who is writing about the "terrible things happening outside". How "at any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes" and "families are torn apart"

chicago.suntimes

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 t...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney @councilorepg.bsky.social · 19h

On Wednesday, October 15, @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilortkl.bsky.social, @councilorclark.bsky.social, and I will present a joint resolution to Council that creates a coordinated framework to safeguard Portlanders targeted by those at the highest levels of our nation’s government.

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 20h

2020 footage and whatever PDXReal posts I imagine.

Like if Trump wants to send money to replace ugly chainlink-fenced lots with affordable housing, okay!

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