Aurora Biggers
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union communications specialist @oregonaflcio.bsky.social | I write stuff; sometimes people read it | former journo, labor columnist @streetroots.bsky.social
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The Oregonian says Portland “can’t afford” to shift $1.9M from the $300M+ police budget to maintain parks.
What we really can’t afford? Another year of rotting restrooms, trash-filled playgrounds, and fear-based spins on public safety. 🧵
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
What we really can’t afford? Another year of rotting restrooms, trash-filled playgrounds, and fear-based spins on public safety. 🧵
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
Editorial: A $1.9 million budget shift that Portland can’t afford
The Portland City Council should restore a $1.9 million shift of funds from police in the coming budget year, the editorial board writes. Portland's revitalization depends on ensuring the safety and s...
www.oregonlive.com
June 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Oregonian says Portland “can’t afford” to shift $1.9M from the $300M+ police budget to maintain parks.
What we really can’t afford? Another year of rotting restrooms, trash-filled playgrounds, and fear-based spins on public safety. 🧵
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
What we really can’t afford? Another year of rotting restrooms, trash-filled playgrounds, and fear-based spins on public safety. 🧵
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
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happy Pride, everyone’s hot
June 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
happy Pride, everyone’s hot
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A week after former PDX commissioner Rene Gonzalez banned bureaus from distributing tents in 2023, a presumed homeless man died on a downtown street in a record-breaking snowstorm. Whether a tent could save him is unclear, but politicizing emergency response makes some residents highly vulnerable.
Portland’s emergency systems may leave homeless residents vulnerable to extreme weather
One 2023 death reveals a complicated web of policy and procedures impacting the city’s emergency response systems efficacy
www.streetroots.org
May 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A week after former PDX commissioner Rene Gonzalez banned bureaus from distributing tents in 2023, a presumed homeless man died on a downtown street in a record-breaking snowstorm. Whether a tent could save him is unclear, but politicizing emergency response makes some residents highly vulnerable.
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More on this apparent ratfuck by me in @theguardian.com
RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban
Health secretary cites ‘new data’ that emerged from flawed study conservatives are using to pressure US government
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
More on this apparent ratfuck by me in @theguardian.com
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it’s extremely fucked up that rent is due on May Day
April 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
it’s extremely fucked up that rent is due on May Day
Hell yeah
“If they want my vote they’re going to have to drop the charges on those students."
Portland city councilor threatens PSU project funding over pro-Palestinian occupation response
“If they want my vote they’re going to have to drop the charges on those students."
www.oregonlive.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hell yeah
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In a clip from a July 2024 virtual town hall that recirculated online earlier this year RFK said Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants, and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms." This country tried that once before. Spoiler: It didn’t work.
Read more here ⤵️
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RFK Wants to Send People to ‘Wellness Farms.’ The US Already Tried That.
RFK said Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants, and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms."
www.teenvogue.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In a clip from a July 2024 virtual town hall that recirculated online earlier this year RFK said Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants, and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms." This country tried that once before. Spoiler: It didn’t work.
Read more here ⤵️
Read more here ⤵️
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#Easter is an important day for many and sharing a meal is a traditional part of this celebration. People like Betty who harvests carrots in CA’s Central Coast, make these sacred meals possible. #WeFeedYou
April 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#Easter is an important day for many and sharing a meal is a traditional part of this celebration. People like Betty who harvests carrots in CA’s Central Coast, make these sacred meals possible. #WeFeedYou
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wrote about how phoneworld is killing our political imaginary and making us profoundly miserable in this, a moment when we need to be stronger than ever www.late-review.com/p/the-eterna...
the eternal present
or: we need to destroy phone
www.late-review.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
wrote about how phoneworld is killing our political imaginary and making us profoundly miserable in this, a moment when we need to be stronger than ever www.late-review.com/p/the-eterna...
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To write a lengthy article about a (hugely overstated) "teacher absentee crisis" and not talk to a single teacher currently working in Oregon schools is quite unfortunate. The framing here encourages people to pick sides instead of working together to solve any potential problem that might exist.
In and around Portland, teachers are missing more school than ever. Their bosses don't want to talk about it
It's not just students. Post-pandemic, teachers are also missing significantly more school days. Oregon has virtually no policies in place to counteract the trend.
www.oregonlive.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
To write a lengthy article about a (hugely overstated) "teacher absentee crisis" and not talk to a single teacher currently working in Oregon schools is quite unfortunate. The framing here encourages people to pick sides instead of working together to solve any potential problem that might exist.
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Read Mahmoud Khalil's words at the end of today's hearing:
April 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Read Mahmoud Khalil's words at the end of today's hearing:
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@PCUN’s bill to create a farmworker labor standards board is a vital piece of legislation this session. Farmworkers deserve a seat at the table and a voice in their working conditions just like every other worker.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Oregon bill would create farmworker labor standards board
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would establish a board overseeing labor standards for agricultural workers. We'll hear from two people, one who supports the bill and the other who opposes.
www.opb.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
@PCUN’s bill to create a farmworker labor standards board is a vital piece of legislation this session. Farmworkers deserve a seat at the table and a voice in their working conditions just like every other worker.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Vigor metal trades workers at the Portland shipyard are strike ready.
April 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Vigor metal trades workers at the Portland shipyard are strike ready.
The gov. and the social services it is bound to offer its citizens does NOT make it our parents. Government paternalism rhetoric shit has to end. Also like read some basic economic research and you’d know addressing poverty in the US includes access to money asst. w/o strings.
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The gov. and the social services it is bound to offer its citizens does NOT make it our parents. Government paternalism rhetoric shit has to end. Also like read some basic economic research and you’d know addressing poverty in the US includes access to money asst. w/o strings.