rowan
@rowan75.bsky.social
Account deleter but I been around.
Feel free to steal my ideas. I got way too many.
white cis lady, medium-aged, chinook land, happily married, crazy as a shithouse rat
Feel free to steal my ideas. I got way too many.
white cis lady, medium-aged, chinook land, happily married, crazy as a shithouse rat
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i know this whole time of year can be tough for many so i just want you to know that you are loved
by so many, and also by me
also sorry i’m your sister now, be sure you drink some water and stop slouching so much
and i’m gonna steal three bites of your pie and then kiss your cheek, nerd
by so many, and also by me
also sorry i’m your sister now, be sure you drink some water and stop slouching so much
and i’m gonna steal three bites of your pie and then kiss your cheek, nerd
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i know this whole time of year can be tough for many so i just want you to know that you are loved
by so many, and also by me
also sorry i’m your sister now, be sure you drink some water and stop slouching so much
and i’m gonna steal three bites of your pie and then kiss your cheek, nerd
by so many, and also by me
also sorry i’m your sister now, be sure you drink some water and stop slouching so much
and i’m gonna steal three bites of your pie and then kiss your cheek, nerd
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Reposting from comrades on Instagram
The new children's clothing closet is no barrier free clothing to kids in Portland
New wishlist up now and have some items on it that haven't been bought yet.
www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/33WYVGQ247YZS
The new children's clothing closet is no barrier free clothing to kids in Portland
New wishlist up now and have some items on it that haven't been bought yet.
www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/33WYVGQ247YZS
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Reposting from comrades on Instagram
The new children's clothing closet is no barrier free clothing to kids in Portland
New wishlist up now and have some items on it that haven't been bought yet.
www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/33WYVGQ247YZS
The new children's clothing closet is no barrier free clothing to kids in Portland
New wishlist up now and have some items on it that haven't been bought yet.
www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/33WYVGQ247YZS
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Mercedes Wells, the mother who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from a hospital, has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues
Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Active Labor Back in Hospital with Post-Birth Health Issues, Family Says
The mom who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from an Indiana hospital has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues.
people.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Mercedes Wells, the mother who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from a hospital, has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues
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In a warehouse just south of Salem the week before Thanksgiving, about a dozen state employees passed 1,500 boxes down a line, each dropping cans of beans, rice, canned fruit and other non-perishable food items inside.
Oregon emergency office not just focused on natural disasters, but food insecurity • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The role of Oregon's Office of Resilience and Emergency Management role has transformed over the past five years.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In a warehouse just south of Salem the week before Thanksgiving, about a dozen state employees passed 1,500 boxes down a line, each dropping cans of beans, rice, canned fruit and other non-perishable food items inside.
Eight months ago we saw Republicans ramp up this Nazi shit by grabbing a woman studying children's literature off the street.
A lot of folks sure are being good Germans about it.
A lot of folks sure are being good Germans about it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Eight months ago we saw Republicans ramp up this Nazi shit by grabbing a woman studying children's literature off the street.
A lot of folks sure are being good Germans about it.
A lot of folks sure are being good Germans about it.
I wish more people would aim for the top when they get to the nothing-to-lose place.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Worked with CIA backed units in Afghanistan. What happens to him if deported back there? (Rhetorical question!) This guy apparently felt that he had nothing to lose!
Worked with CIA backed units in Afghanistan. What happens to him if deported back there? (Rhetorical question!) This guy apparently felt that he had nothing to lose!
Live Updates: D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With C.I.A.-Backed Units in Afghanistan, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I wish more people would aim for the top when they get to the nothing-to-lose place.
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We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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bikeportland.org/2025/11/26/s...
An advocate asked me why no one has tried just parking cars on the outside lanes on this road. They thought this road was the ripest for this kind of activism across the city.
Now the idea is out there and you are reading it. Will anyone be fed up enough to try?
An advocate asked me why no one has tried just parking cars on the outside lanes on this road. They thought this road was the ripest for this kind of activism across the city.
Now the idea is out there and you are reading it. Will anyone be fed up enough to try?
SE Cesar Chavez claims another victim
It's the fourth fatal crash in the area since 2021.
bikeportland.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
bikeportland.org/2025/11/26/s...
An advocate asked me why no one has tried just parking cars on the outside lanes on this road. They thought this road was the ripest for this kind of activism across the city.
Now the idea is out there and you are reading it. Will anyone be fed up enough to try?
An advocate asked me why no one has tried just parking cars on the outside lanes on this road. They thought this road was the ripest for this kind of activism across the city.
Now the idea is out there and you are reading it. Will anyone be fed up enough to try?
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First issue of the main newsletter coming Saturday!
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Oregon ICE Activity—Weekly Update (11/25/25)
More detentions, escalating enforcement tactics, and the arrest of a 17-year-old U.S. citizen.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I’m doing these updates every week. Subscribe to Last Week in Hell to support my work.
First issue of the main newsletter coming Saturday!
First issue of the main newsletter coming Saturday!
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🧨💥🏆 Picked up a new client! And remember, of course, if you are in need of an LGBTQ centric coach for either fitness or self-defense (🇨🇺 boxing; 🇹🇭Muay Thai; 🇧🇷Jiu-Jitsu; 🇰🇷TKD) HMU! #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Training #Coaches #Portland #LGBTQ #TransWoman #TransAthlete #PDX #CombatSports #Fitness
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
🧨💥🏆 Picked up a new client! And remember, of course, if you are in need of an LGBTQ centric coach for either fitness or self-defense (🇨🇺 boxing; 🇹🇭Muay Thai; 🇧🇷Jiu-Jitsu; 🇰🇷TKD) HMU! #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Training #Coaches #Portland #LGBTQ #TransWoman #TransAthlete #PDX #CombatSports #Fitness
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Gave this a lot more context in a full post at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-two-sh...
The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
www.lawdork.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Gave this a lot more context in a full post at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-two-sh...
I suspect they move the especially violent feds around as if they were Catholic priests but I always have wanted awful people to be rarer than they are.
Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I suspect they move the especially violent feds around as if they were Catholic priests but I always have wanted awful people to be rarer than they are.
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump's occupation of DC is unlawful and soldiers have the right to refuse unlawful orders.
nlgmltf.org/military-law...
nlgmltf.org/military-law...
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trump's occupation of DC is unlawful and soldiers have the right to refuse unlawful orders.
nlgmltf.org/military-law...
nlgmltf.org/military-law...
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What a time to be at the intersection of all these matters, and yet here we are, thriving! Community is everything, and I'm forever grateful for the opportunities and the people to build more and more of it with. 🙏
Read more: wired.com/story/the-hard-left-shooters-leading-a-gun-culture-revolution
Read more: wired.com/story/the-hard-left-shooters-leading-a-gun-culture-revolution
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What a time to be at the intersection of all these matters, and yet here we are, thriving! Community is everything, and I'm forever grateful for the opportunities and the people to build more and more of it with. 🙏
Read more: wired.com/story/the-hard-left-shooters-leading-a-gun-culture-revolution
Read more: wired.com/story/the-hard-left-shooters-leading-a-gun-culture-revolution
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"At what point does a literary collection or newspaper subscription become prosecutorial evidence under the Trump administration’s logic? Essentially, whenever it’s convenient."
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"At what point does a literary collection or newspaper subscription become prosecutorial evidence under the Trump administration’s logic? Essentially, whenever it’s convenient."
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Manufacturing culture wars allows Republicans to sound faux populist without having to address the practical problems faced by most Americans — lack of paid sick leave, unaffordable child care and elder care, stagnant wages, and inadequate housing.
Don’t fall for it.
Don’t fall for it.
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Manufacturing culture wars allows Republicans to sound faux populist without having to address the practical problems faced by most Americans — lack of paid sick leave, unaffordable child care and elder care, stagnant wages, and inadequate housing.
Don’t fall for it.
Don’t fall for it.
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Preschool for All provider Joyful Noise is enrolling!
- Preschool classes begin January 5, 2026.
- Last day to apply for a 2025-2026 seat is January 26, 2026.
Learn more and apply at pfa.multco.us #PreschoolForAll #MultCoD1
- Preschool classes begin January 5, 2026.
- Last day to apply for a 2025-2026 seat is January 26, 2026.
Learn more and apply at pfa.multco.us #PreschoolForAll #MultCoD1
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Preschool for All provider Joyful Noise is enrolling!
- Preschool classes begin January 5, 2026.
- Last day to apply for a 2025-2026 seat is January 26, 2026.
Learn more and apply at pfa.multco.us #PreschoolForAll #MultCoD1
- Preschool classes begin January 5, 2026.
- Last day to apply for a 2025-2026 seat is January 26, 2026.
Learn more and apply at pfa.multco.us #PreschoolForAll #MultCoD1
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National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
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Accountability for whom - certainly not slumlords or biased medical professionals
Utah is opening a large “accountability center” on the outskirts of SaltLake City. Ostensibly, the center will treat addiction and provide mental health services, but in practice, this center will function like a jail where impoverished people who can’t afford housing will be sent against their will
A dangerous new approach to homelessness
The most effective approach to homelessness is simply to house people. But some states — and the White House — want to lock them up instead.
www.springhopeenterprise.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Accountability for whom - certainly not slumlords or biased medical professionals
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"The Supremacy Clause only affords immunity to federal officers from State criminal prosecution in the reasonable discharge of their duties, and not beyond,” Oregon AG reminds Pam Bondi/DOJ, and DHS.
Oregon's Attorney General and Portland area DAs just told the feds they'll prosecute excessive force by federal agents in the state—citing evidence from the trial that shut down Trump's National Guard plan for Portland.
Oregon to Feds: Rein in Your Officers or We'll Prosecute
Prosecutors in Oregon are warning the US justice department to rein in federal agents who’ve repeatedly used excessive force on protesters, immigrants and even local police. A joint letter from Oregon...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"The Supremacy Clause only affords immunity to federal officers from State criminal prosecution in the reasonable discharge of their duties, and not beyond,” Oregon AG reminds Pam Bondi/DOJ, and DHS.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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This isn’t just a gift guide. It’s a map to supporting the #Portland economy. 🗺️
Introducing the Stumptown Savings Holiday Guide! To celebrate, we’re offering a massive limited-time bundle: 10% off a Savers Club membership + 50% off a City Cast Portland Neighbors membership.
Grab the deal 👇
Introducing the Stumptown Savings Holiday Guide! To celebrate, we’re offering a massive limited-time bundle: 10% off a Savers Club membership + 50% off a City Cast Portland Neighbors membership.
Grab the deal 👇
The 2025 Portland Holiday Gift Guide: 30+ Local Businesses To Shop This Fall
Skip the big box stores. This year, give a gift that gives back to Portland with our curated guide to the best independent shops, from iconic institutions to hidden gems.
stumptownsavings.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This isn’t just a gift guide. It’s a map to supporting the #Portland economy. 🗺️
Introducing the Stumptown Savings Holiday Guide! To celebrate, we’re offering a massive limited-time bundle: 10% off a Savers Club membership + 50% off a City Cast Portland Neighbors membership.
Grab the deal 👇
Introducing the Stumptown Savings Holiday Guide! To celebrate, we’re offering a massive limited-time bundle: 10% off a Savers Club membership + 50% off a City Cast Portland Neighbors membership.
Grab the deal 👇