Steve Portigal
@steveportigal.bsky.social
Superb user research consultant; author of Doorbells, Danger and Dead Batteries & Interviewing Users (http://portigal.com/books), Host
Dollars To Donuts podcast
Dollars To Donuts podcast
Pinned
And now some personal news! My book Occupied Minds is for sale on Amazon!
I hope you’ll check it out. It’s only $2.99!
www.amazon.com/Occupied-Min...
I hope you’ll check it out. It’s only $2.99!
www.amazon.com/Occupied-Min...
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#JusticeforDavidHuerta
Our union brother David Huerta, President of @seiuca.org, faced arraignment today after being brutally assaulted and detained by ICE agents for standing up for working people during a raid in his community.
An attack on one is an attack on all.
Our union brother David Huerta, President of @seiuca.org, faced arraignment today after being brutally assaulted and detained by ICE agents for standing up for working people during a raid in his community.
An attack on one is an attack on all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#JusticeforDavidHuerta
Our union brother David Huerta, President of @seiuca.org, faced arraignment today after being brutally assaulted and detained by ICE agents for standing up for working people during a raid in his community.
An attack on one is an attack on all.
Our union brother David Huerta, President of @seiuca.org, faced arraignment today after being brutally assaulted and detained by ICE agents for standing up for working people during a raid in his community.
An attack on one is an attack on all.
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Enten: "Trump's net approval rating is at -15 -- the lowest it has been during his entire second term... the Democratic lead on the generic ballot has widened. Trump's political position has worsened. I don't think how you can look at both and conclude anything other than that Dems won the shutdown"
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Enten: "Trump's net approval rating is at -15 -- the lowest it has been during his entire second term... the Democratic lead on the generic ballot has widened. Trump's political position has worsened. I don't think how you can look at both and conclude anything other than that Dems won the shutdown"
We live in some weird fucking times
>> The fourth entry in the [Rush Hour] action comedy series is the beneficiary of some Oval Office intervention. After gestating for years, President Donald Trump had personally requested the studio to revive the franchise, as first reported by Semafor.
>> The fourth entry in the [Rush Hour] action comedy series is the beneficiary of some Oval Office intervention. After gestating for years, President Donald Trump had personally requested the studio to revive the franchise, as first reported by Semafor.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We live in some weird fucking times
>> The fourth entry in the [Rush Hour] action comedy series is the beneficiary of some Oval Office intervention. After gestating for years, President Donald Trump had personally requested the studio to revive the franchise, as first reported by Semafor.
>> The fourth entry in the [Rush Hour] action comedy series is the beneficiary of some Oval Office intervention. After gestating for years, President Donald Trump had personally requested the studio to revive the franchise, as first reported by Semafor.
“Employees Rally Around [the University of Pennsylvania’s] Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names *** The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs & organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.” 11/25/25 … 1/
Penn Refuses to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names
The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs and organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The president is a traitorous idiotic hateful asshole. #ITMFA #HappyThanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The president is a traitorous idiotic hateful asshole. #ITMFA #HappyThanksgiving
John Oliver's Bob Ross Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for PBS (and read on for the list of the Last Week ephemera and how much those items brought in)
‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting
'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' auctioned a Bob Ross painting and other items for PBS, raising more than $1.5 million.
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
John Oliver's Bob Ross Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for PBS (and read on for the list of the Last Week ephemera and how much those items brought in)
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This is what dismantling pillars of authoritarianism looks like.
These companies hold up the regime—Target advances inequities, Disney enables censorship, Spotify promotes ICE, Home Depot facilitates kidnappings, and Amazon funds Trump.
Each boycott takes power from Trump—and brings it back to us.
These companies hold up the regime—Target advances inequities, Disney enables censorship, Spotify promotes ICE, Home Depot facilitates kidnappings, and Amazon funds Trump.
Each boycott takes power from Trump—and brings it back to us.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is what dismantling pillars of authoritarianism looks like.
These companies hold up the regime—Target advances inequities, Disney enables censorship, Spotify promotes ICE, Home Depot facilitates kidnappings, and Amazon funds Trump.
Each boycott takes power from Trump—and brings it back to us.
These companies hold up the regime—Target advances inequities, Disney enables censorship, Spotify promotes ICE, Home Depot facilitates kidnappings, and Amazon funds Trump.
Each boycott takes power from Trump—and brings it back to us.
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Went looking for COVID19 death statistics recently:
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
The full impact of the pandemic has been much greater than what is indicated by reported
deaths due to COVID-19 alone. Strengthening death registration systems around the
world, long understood to be ...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Went looking for COVID19 death statistics recently:
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
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I know nothing about the man other than, Chester Brown was in the first batch earlier this year
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I know nothing about the man other than, Chester Brown was in the first batch earlier this year
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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Senator Kelly & his fellow veterans are American patriots.
Their video simply reiterated the Uniform Code of Military Justice's requirement to only carry out LAWFUL orders.
Not surprising that Secretary Talk Show Host doesn't know that.
Their video simply reiterated the Uniform Code of Military Justice's requirement to only carry out LAWFUL orders.
Not surprising that Secretary Talk Show Host doesn't know that.
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Senator Kelly & his fellow veterans are American patriots.
Their video simply reiterated the Uniform Code of Military Justice's requirement to only carry out LAWFUL orders.
Not surprising that Secretary Talk Show Host doesn't know that.
Their video simply reiterated the Uniform Code of Military Justice's requirement to only carry out LAWFUL orders.
Not surprising that Secretary Talk Show Host doesn't know that.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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The No Kings Alliance stands with the Starbucks baristas on strike. Don’t shop at Starbucks while workers fight for fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Power still belongs to the people who make this country run: nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The No Kings Alliance stands with the Starbucks baristas on strike. Don’t shop at Starbucks while workers fight for fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Power still belongs to the people who make this country run: nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
There's more of us than there are of them
Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There's more of us than there are of them
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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We’ve had a huge number of requests for a full transcript of @calvarezaranyos.bsky.social’s speech at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC. It seems to have struck a chord.
While we will post it on the website soon, here is the text as written.
While we will post it on the website soon, here is the text as written.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We’ve had a huge number of requests for a full transcript of @calvarezaranyos.bsky.social’s speech at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC. It seems to have struck a chord.
While we will post it on the website soon, here is the text as written.
While we will post it on the website soon, here is the text as written.
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Home Depot on defense for their horrific enabling of ICE crimes. That means Ain't Buying It boycott is already working and it's not even Thanksgiving yet!
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
Home Depot speaks out about ICE involvement as boycott calls grow
The retailer's premises have become a key target of immigration enforcement activities in recent months.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Home Depot on defense for their horrific enabling of ICE crimes. That means Ain't Buying It boycott is already working and it's not even Thanksgiving yet!
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
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Munich's famous river wave, the Eisbachwelle, vanished after a dredging in early November. Authorities are working to resurrect the beloved wave but impatient surfers have also tried their own methods.
Surf's down! Munich, until now an inland surfing hotspot, has lost its biggest wave
Munich's famous river wave, the Eisbachwelle, vanished after a dredging in early November. Authorities are working to resurrect the beloved wave but impatient surfers have also tried their own methods.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Munich's famous river wave, the Eisbachwelle, vanished after a dredging in early November. Authorities are working to resurrect the beloved wave but impatient surfers have also tried their own methods.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
I used this article to find out a) where to post my comment and more importantly b) some talking points and a sample letter that I could repurpose
Protect Childhood Vaccinations! Express Your Concerns to the CDC Due Nov 24, 2025
Protect Childhood Vaccinations! Express Your Concerns to the CDC Due Nov 24, 2025
Public Comments to the CDC’s ACIP vaccine committee close on Nov 24 at 11:59 pm EST. Children must be protected from infectious diseases.
peoplescdc.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I used this article to find out a) where to post my comment and more importantly b) some talking points and a sample letter that I could repurpose
Protect Childhood Vaccinations! Express Your Concerns to the CDC Due Nov 24, 2025
Protect Childhood Vaccinations! Express Your Concerns to the CDC Due Nov 24, 2025
Public Comments to the CDC’s ACIP vaccine committee close on Nov 24 at 11:59 pm EST. Children must be protected from infectious diseases.
peoplescdc.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Protect Childhood Vaccinations! Express Your Concerns to the CDC Due Nov 24, 2025
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.