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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 3h

Of fucking course they fucking dropped Marwan Barghouti from the prisoner release list.

Who is Marwan Barghouti? Marwan Barghouti is the most beloved politician in Palestine. He has been in Israeli prison for over 20 years and has continued to advocate for a two-state solution even behind bars.

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emily @soupmuse.bsky.social · 10h

in case you were wondering why this whole town would brawl for Angelita

Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 11h

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 11h

Even though today’s decision is by the DEQ, recall back in March that Mayor Wilson and his city administrator Donnie Oliveira rushed a decision on a land use compatibility statement while Councilors Green & Morillo called for a pause for more oversight & analysis.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 11h

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality granted Zenith’s air permit over the objection of thousands of Oregonians and environmental advocates.

DEQ has let us down (again) and endangered our community.

Let Governor Kotek, Oregon DEQ, & Mayor Wilson know how you feel about this betrayal.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 12h

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first stage of the US government’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.”

The agreement offers the prospect of relief after two years of unimaginable atrocities—but is no substitute for action to protect human rights and ensure justice.

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emily @soupmuse.bsky.social · 12h

a murderous disregard for law or fact.

Tom Jones @earl2.bsky.social · 12h

Colombia president claims U.S. bombed Colombian boat in strike off Venezuela www.axios.com/2025/10/08/c...

Colombia president claims U.S. bombed Colombian boat in strike off Venezuela

"Evidence shows that the last boat bombed was Colombian, with Colombian citizens inside."

www.axios.com

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 13h

In today’s Labor and Workforce Development Committee happening now, we’re introducing presentations on wage theft in the construction industry and in caregiving. We’ll also discuss the Future Ready Oregon program. www.portland.gov/council/agen...

Labor and Workforce Development Committee | Portland.gov

Subject matter:Internal and external investments in internships, apprenticeship, and job training programs.Apprenticeship and workforce utilization goals.Workforce and workplace policies and worker pr...

www.portland.gov

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 13h

RE: the question of what does it mean if the courts say it is ok for the President to deploy military in the cities based on bullshit claims…

The Nazis also had courts.

The law is inherently political.

Lawyers & judges approving of something blatantly unconstitutional is a reflection of that.

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 15h

And, for the record, and to my great shame and dismay (but holding myself to account), no judge asked why they were hearing a stay motion for an appeal of a TRO, which isn't appealable in the first place.

We are truly living in cursed times.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 16h

I anticipate one of the first questions will be: wait, how can you appeal a TRO?

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 15h

The coming national horror is that if Portland's *truly* minimal level of protest justifies federalizing and deploying troops, they can and will be federalized and deployed anywhere the President wants and whenever he wants.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 15h

My initial read on this argument: Judge Nelson is eager to disagree with his 9th Cir. colleagues that federalizing the NG is reviewable at all.

He's also eager to disagree with Judge Immergut that the Portland protests were small and under control.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 15h

McArthur about the ICE protesters: "these are violent people." Says the president is entitled to say "enough is enough."

Asks for a stay pending appeal. Sits.

Argument is over.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 15h

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 15h

“The alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.”

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 16h

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 15h

The federal government is fixated on the display of a *cardboard* guillotine and I’m sorry, even if we were wheeling around real guillotines in the street and intended to use them, a single AR-15 carries infinitely more deadly potential

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 16h

The federal government is arguing that the facts on the ground in Portland actually don’t matter and the White House should be able to do whatever they want without any possible restraint.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 16h

Here’s the link to the live video feed of today’s 9am Ninth Circuit stay motion argument in our National Guard case:

www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-o...

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 17h

People are 100% gonna memoryhole the White House condemning AOC and Tlaib for calling for a ceasefire in October and November 2023

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Mac Fox @macfox.bsky.social · 1d

How is this real life

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emily @soupmuse.bsky.social · 1d

I have many many concerns about this Gaza plan. But for the moment, just overcome to witness Gazan joy. Gazan relief.

May this only be the beginning.

Alhamdillilah 🥹

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire.

And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.

I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

This is my grandmother during World War II. She was dating my grandfather at the time, thereby making her

Woman standing next to a Navy medical department vehicle during World War II

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

What the actual fuck??? This is a really scary situation. This family is already facing death threats which is why they are leaving.

Because Dr. Bray is a scholar of anti-fascism.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I hope very much for a respite for everyone in Gaza- but what I really hope for is justice and an end to the occupation

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