Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Ryan Haas

OPB @opb.org · 6h

Trees in three national forests in Oregon will be auctioned off for logging by the end of the month, even though the federal workers preparing these timber sales are not getting paid and many of their colleagues in the U.S. Forest Service are furloughed.

Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.

www.opb.org

6 35 45

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · 8h

With beloved Portland frogs currently winning the hearts & minds of the American public, perhaps you'd care to learn from @opb.org about their siblings & the help they get avoiding the fate of Frogger from Portland's volunteer-run frog taxi, which helps Northern red-legged frogs cross the road 🐸🚕

‘The Evergreen’: Portland’s ‘frog taxi’ helps amphibians cross the road

Teams of dedicated volunteers are on-call from late winter to early spring to help Northern red-legged frogs safely cross Highway 30 to get from Forest Park to the Harborton wetland, where they breed.

www.opb.org

1 8 26

Reposted by Ryan Haas

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 9h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

330 520 3.3K

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 10h

OPB Politics Now is live this morning with public media reporters across the country talking about President Trump's efforts to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, Chicago and elsewhere.

Politics Now Live: President Trump's push for the military in US cities ramps up in courts, streets

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting

www.youtube.com

1 7

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 13h

If it's good enough for Mark, it's good enough for me!

Go subscribe to Hush!

open.spotify.com/show/3VORTty...

3

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Very kind words. Thank you!

1

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Second, if you like podcasts about justice, the new season of @leahsottile.bsky.social's and my show Hush just started this week!

Consider it a distraction from the federal situation if you need one.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Hush

True Crime Podcast · Weekly Series · Hush is an investigative podcast from OPB, uncovering the buried truth about critical stories in the Pacific Northwest. In the first season, we look at the case of...

podcasts.apple.com

2 17

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Guess this story is getting some eyeballs, so two things:

Did you know I worked on a whole podcast about the 2020 Portland protests (some of the worst of which involved federal officers) and the political divisions that make all of our worlds objectively worse?

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight

Documentary Podcast · Series · Portland-based anti-fascist Sean Kealiher was killed in 2019, months before the uprising that would bring Portland international attention. Nearly two years later, his h...

podcasts.apple.com

1 9 45

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Eight episodes in season 2 and they will come out weekly every Wednesday!

1

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 1d

We are at the terrifying point where Doug Wilson is being interviewed by Ross Douthat, and there is no earnest caveat of his extremism.

I interviewed Wilson in 2020. Compare Douthat's interview and this, and you'll see only one is not normalizing his bigotry:

www.hcn.org/issues/52-8/...

As a plague sweeps the land, zealots see a gift from heaven - High Country News

Extremist pastors are using the COVID-19 pandemic to push their conservative religious ideologies.

www.hcn.org

1 25 56

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Bradley W. Parks @bradleywparks.bsky.social · 1d

A federal appeals court will hear arguments this morning over whether the president can send the National Guard into Portland over the governor's objections. Oregon GOP politicians stay mostly silent on the Guard. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...

OPB’s First Look: Oregon National Guard case goes to court

A federal appeals court will hear arguments this morning over whether the president can send the National Guard into Portland. Here's your First Look at Thursday's news.

www.opb.org

13 35

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, take a holiday, you deserve it after all!

Give the new show a listen here or on your favorite podcast machine (and tell a friend!):

1 1 15

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 2d

The master of podcasts, in his domain!

1

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 2d

Among the endless fire hose of news, there was an interesting nugget buried in Mayor Keith Wilson's statement today.

The city of Portland is considering taking over the lease of the ICE facility and the city said it has no intention of being ICE's landlord.

Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility

The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.

www.opb.org

32 260 830

Reposted by Ryan Haas

OPB @opb.org · 2d

Here’s a little news break for your social feed. There’s nothing like a crisp autumn morning in Portland, Oregon.

OPB captured the Rose City sunrise by drone on Tuesday, Oct. 7, showcasing the Willamette River, bridges, skyline and view of Mount Hood.

🎥 by Stephani Gordon, OPB

4 25 83

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 2d

The new season of Hush begins! It's a really interesting investigation that takes on true crime tropes, the pitfalls of citizen sleuthing, politicizing literally everything and the collapse of local journalism.

Oh, and all told in that enthralling @leahsottile.bsky.social style!

Subscribe pls

‘Hush’ Episode 1: The last to see her alive

In March 2019, in the wooded hills above the rural river town of Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue wha...

www.opb.org

1 6 18

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 2d

Why was 18-year-old Sarah Zuber found dead 400 feet from her front door? And how is it possible, six years later, that no one knows what happened to her?

Hush, Season 2, "Love Thy Neighbor" — my investigation with @ryanjhaas.bsky.social — starts today.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

1 7 29

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

230 180 1K

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

Lots of very interesting details in this profile of Judge Karin Immergut, including that she dropped her affiliation with the Republican party as of July.

Also, former US attorney Billy Williams basically telling Trump he's wrong about the troop deployment.

OPB @opb.org · 3d

On Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut blocked President Trump's deployment of the Oregon National Guard. She is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history. Here's a deep dive into who she is.

Karin Immergut, judge who blocked Trump’s troop deployment, ‘well respected’ and ‘has no fear’

U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history.

www.opb.org

6 16

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

That's a vibe.

And here's a story on that visit: www.opb.org/article/2025...

2 17

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 4d

Oregon Republicans know they can't use an image of the actual (small, tame) protest in Portland to illustrate Trump's fever dream and their fake intel, so they had to make one from stock photos of South American "Policia" leaning on riot shields + what looks like Brazilian football fans with flares

A stock photo of South American police leaning on riot shields with the Spanish word "Policia" written on them

A stock photo of a crowd of young men with red flares and flames from a Brazilian photographer in Sao Paolo

6 120 280

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 4d

In case you were like me and coming off a vacation last week to find all of the rapidly changing news, here is a good catch up post on a chaotic weekend.

OPB @opb.org · 4d

An unprecedented weekend put Portland at the center of national headlines, as President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard members into the city over the objections of city and state elected officials and a federal judge.

Portland’s weekend of ICE protests: Tear gas, National Guard restraining orders and false claims of a city burning to the ground

After his order for an Oregon National Guard deployment was blocked, Trump turned to the National Guard in California and Texas for hundreds of federal troops he could send to Portland.

www.opb.org

1 20

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Bradley W. Parks @bradleywparks.bsky.social · 4d

Tensions escalated over the weekend as Trump turned the heat up on Portland. We recap and share where things stand. Plus, a new kind of geothermal energy in Central Oregon. Also Choco Tacos, because why not. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...

OPB’s First Look: Trump turns up the heat on Portland

The clash between Oregon and Portland leaders and the president of the United States intensified over the weekend. Here's your First Look at Monday's news.

www.opb.org

1 5 11

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 5d

Lawsuits are underway to stop the California National Guard's deployment in Oregon.

California and Oregon sue Trump administration to block National Guard deployment to Portland

Gov. Tina Kotek said Oregon is “not a military target,” and said federal officials are trying to antagonize and provoke conflict outside the ICE facility.

www.opb.org

1 12 37

Reposted by Ryan Haas

Lisa Wood @lisaeffinwood.bsky.social · 5d

Props to my co-workers for grinding it out until the wee hours as the news kept coming in.

Local journalism is more important than ever. Support your community papers and stations however you can.

OPB @opb.org · 5d

Outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, federal officers pushed crowds of protesters hundreds of yards down city streets and fired tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls without any clear signs of provocation.

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

www.opb.org

13 34