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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 1h

Timely view:
Successful action requires clear planning, training, and preparation.
We cannot go in with rose colored glasses.
We have to assess the risks and plan to mitigate them.
Who keeps us safe?
We keep us safe.
How?
Non-violent discipline.
Always based on community.
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Want to topple an authoritarian? You need skills.

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 4h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
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Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 2h

I got my first hospital job as a Registered Nurse 20 years ago…

Becoming a nurse was the best decision I ever made.

#nurse #nursing #caring #savinglives #hospital

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Indivisible- East Portland District 1 Neighbors @eastpdxindivisible.bsky.social · 1h

"if you live in...any of the cities where Trump is sending in the National Guard...please make a video of your war torn community and post it to YouTube with the hashtag showmeyourhellhole and then look for a message from us so we can share it on the show." youtu.be/_XXpWVNtsVg?...

Trump Sends Troops to Democrat-run Cities, Gets Sued by QAnon Shaman & Still Stalling Epstein Files

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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SW Indivisible Resistance @swindivisiblepdx.bsky.social · 1d

Join Us!!
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3h

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

@WinterPolitics1
The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE.

And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 3h

Socrates maintained that the man who
lies to himself has an enemy living within.
He's not even a person.
He's just a chaos of selfish desires
wrapped in an animal hide.
-- Young Sheldon
#AproposOfNothing

a young boy in a plaid shirt is typing on a computer keyboard

Alt: a young boy in a plaid shirt is typing on a computer keyboard: Socrates maintained that the man who lies to himself has an enemy living within. He's not even a person. He's just a chaos of selfish desires wrapped in an animal hide. -- Young Sheldon

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Breach Collective @breachcollectiv.bsky.social · 1d

Let's take our future into our own hands and build a Portland that provides for everyone with public investment in public goods.

Friday, October 10
5:30pm reception
7:00pm program
First Unitarian Church of Portland
RSVP 👇

Portland's Future: It's in Our Hands

An evening of music and ideas for building a Portland that provides and cares for everyone with new public investment in public goods.

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The Oregon AFL-CIO @oregonaflcio.bsky.social · 13h

📢NO KINGS: Oregon Neighbors & Labor March Together

www.oraflcio.org/nokings

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12h

This is why neither the companies profiting from a technology nor the agencies deploying it can be trusted to tell the full story about how it's being used. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help.
www.help99.co/patches/timo...

Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action

Professor Timothy Snyder – a prominent voice of freedom, teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who ...

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Miller Street PDX @millerstreetpdx.bsky.social · 12h

Peaceful protest is part of a democratic society. We love standing with our brothers and sisters to support the future we want to see. Join Miller Street Indivisible for No Kings Day II. October 18th. www.mobilize.us/millerstreet...

No Kings Meet-up to March! Hawthorne Bridge SE Clay & SE Water · Miller Street Indivisible

Join us at No Kings II. 📣 March with your neighbors, friends and concerned citizens! 📣 March together to show solidarity and strength. 📣 March across the Hawthorne Bridge to the Waterfront Rally at t...

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Act for Democracy @act4d.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson will make you poor because of a headline he's read somewhere.

Sean for Congress (VA-01) @subletteweather.com · 1d

Amen, I say to you:

Every time Mike Johnson opens his mouth, he betrays Christ in a way that makes Judas Iscariot look like a Boy Scout.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

Act for Democracy @act4d.bsky.social · 15h

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“War Ravaged” Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 1d

At JWJ's Annual Dinner, we honored the NW Labor Press with the "Enduring Solidarity" award, as NW Labor Press is an invaluable institution - and print newspaper - telling labor's story for over 125 years! 📰🗞️

Jobs with Justice honors Labor Press

The group’s sold-out annual fundraising event also honored Federal Unionist Network, CWA Local 7901 and others.

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Tina Kotek met DHS Sec. Noem at PDX, saying:
there’s no insurrection in Oregon.
She urged DHS/ICE to follow state law,
vowed to block military policing, and warned federal officers are violating Oregon’s crowd-control rules
—e.g., improper tear gas use.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Oregon’s governor says she told Kristi Noem ‘there is no insurrection in Oregon’ – as it happened

Tina Kotek, Oregon’s governor, says in statement she asked to meet homeland security secretary before she visited Ice field office in Portland

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 16h

To be clear: undocumented immigrants have never been able to enroll in Medicaid & Medicare. It's just misinformation to marginalize our most vulnerable.

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GOP misleads with claim that Democrats shut down to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

U.S. law prohibits federal health care benefits for undocumented immigrants. Democrats want to return benefits for those with lawful presence, like DACA recipients and asylum-seekers.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 1d

If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/en/playlist...

Want a security starter pack?

Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps. Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want to know what measures they can take to protect their communications and data from...

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Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. @reptroycarter.bsky.social · 1d

Being LGBTQI+ isn't a disease & it's not something that a therapist should be trying to “fix.” Conversion therapy is opposed by every major medical association in the U.S., & today I’m calling on #SCOTUS to protect young people & uphold states' bans on these cruel, disproven practices for minors.

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Indivisible Hillsboro - Oregon ❌👑 @indivhillsboro.bsky.social · 1d

And just for good measure, we’ve added the SW Indivisible video to our YouTube channel — make sure to check it out!

#indivisible #resist #nokings #bluecrew

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SW PDX Indivisible | Signs of Fascism | NO KINGS | JOIN US!

YouTube video by Indivisible Hillsboro

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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 1d

Originally published in our sister pub, @portlandmercury.com reports that the city’s legal team says federal police are brutalizing protesters, and the government is weaponizing its longstanding settlement agreement with the city.

Portland City Attorney to US DOJ: “Please Do Not Fail America”

Portland’s city attorney says federal police are brutalizing protesters, and the government is weaponizing its longstanding settlement agreement with the city.

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Indivisible- East Portland District 1 Neighbors @eastpdxindivisible.bsky.social · 22h

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South Portland residents are at their wits' end with helicopters circling over the ICE facility

YouTube video by KGW News

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago is watching
the Federal government perpetrate
violence on its people.

The country is watching.
The world is watching.

Stay strong. Stick to your non-violent discipline.
Resist. Ridicule. Refuse.

Let's all rise up together:
#NoKings Oct 18

Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 1d

At 4:00 priest shot in head by ICE. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

ICE violence caught on camera featured among evidence in new lawsuit

Rachel Maddow relays reports of a brutal, militaristic raid on an apartment building in Chicago, and shares video included as exhibits in a new lawsuit showing ICE agents violently attacking a Presbyt...

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Banned Books Week! 🗃️

For more information on Book Bans, check out this recent report from @penamerica.bsky.social

pen.org/report/the-n...

Read Banned Books under a shelf of books.

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 1d

OK, but has your candidate been canvassing in the rain all morning wearing the most patriotic hat you’ve ever seen?????? 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#tn07 #aftynforcongress #bigbullshitbill #fliptn07

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 1d

Inside the newsroom:

CalMatters’ innovative Digital Democracy project is bringing government transparency to other states, starting with Hawaiʻi.

Like CA, Hawaiʻi residents can now swiftly search state legislators' hearings, donors, bills and vote records. cal.news/4o7gtB4

CalMatters’ Digital Democracy team helps launch the same effort in Hawaiʻi with Civil Beat

Now, Californians and Hawaiʻi residents alike can search through every word uttered in public hearings, every dollar given to a politician, every bill introduced and every vote taken in their state le...

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