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workingclasshistory.com
#OtD 18 Dec 2010 following the self-immolation of street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, protesters took to the streets in Tunisia, eventually toppling the dictator Ben Ali and sparking off what later became known as the Arab Spring stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8963...
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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@cozca.bsky.social found not guilty on all counts
December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor? I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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chicagomike.bsky.social
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
chubbypossum.bsky.social
Sad trombone!
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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leahsottile.bsky.social
If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.

www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
The Takeover of Malheur Kicked Off a Decade of Lawlessness
The wildlife refuge occupation set the stage for Trump, January 6, and so much more.
www.pdxmonthly.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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violetblue.bsky.social
UPDATE: the mini 'zine is now free for 12 hours (until 1:30am PST). Please spread the word, you never know who might need it. A toolkit for vicarious trauma (like witnessing violent news), mitigating life under surveillance, overwhelm fatigue, more.

Link to download: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
Digital Revolutionary Mini Zine Vol. 2 | Threat Model
Get more from Threat Model on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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teslatakedownpdx.bsky.social
Nurses demand that ICE be held accountable
Legacy Staff and Nurses Union Say Hospital Policies Harm Immigrants
Jeremiah Hayden
www.portlandmercury.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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unlawfulassembler.bsky.social
ICE kidnappings today in the #Portland area, including Forest Grove, #Beaverton, #Tigard, Canby

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ICE agent in Canby
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I continue to believe that in the current context zines are an important modality for exchanging and distributing information.
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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rebeccaburns.bsky.social
Tenants also say they've faced harassment -- at least three organizers working w/ them have been served no trespass notices.

More background on health and safety issues at Sunset Ridge in this investigation by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: inthesetimes.com/article/mold...
As Corporate Landlords Spread, a Mold Epidemic Takes Root
Chronic mold has become an epidemic as severe as lead paint, but neither cities nor landlords are taking responsibility.
inthesetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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bikeportland.org
🚨 New video: Join a fun exploration of hidden Portland attractions while raising money for Portland Street Medicine at the annual Cranksgiving Scavenger Hunt Ride hosted by Nomad Cycles.

youtu.be/vTQtZ5RB2OE
Exploring Portland By Bike For 'Cranksgiving'
YouTube video by BikePortland
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December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
And if you're a De La Soul fan, be sure to check out @austinmccoy.bsky.social's new book:
Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age
For fans of Dilla Time and The Chronicles of DOOM, a culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop group De La Soul, and how they ...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The new De La Soul album CABIN IN THE SKY -- their first album in a decade, the first since Dave Jolicouer's death -- is absolutely amazing.

Guest turns by Nas, Common, Slick Rick, Q-Tip, Bilal, Killer Mike, Black Thought, Yummy Bingham ... even Giancarlo Esposito.

Highly recommended.
The Package by De La Soul on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 3:13
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December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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angus.bsky.social
It's in the link, but the four are:

White Nights
Robin and Marian
The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T
A Simple Favor

I won't claim that they're the four best movies ever made, but throw in Casablanca and you're real close to having the five that I love the most dearly.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online

www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
There are LOTS of fun creative collaborations happening with The Overseer Class in 2026….stay tuned!!
thrasherxy.bsky.social Dr. Thrasher wants you to pre-order The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 10d
Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins

THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto

by Steven W. Thrasher

cover art by Jamaal Barber

Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
Cover art of the book "The Overseer Class: A Manifesto" by Steven W. Thrasher. The cover is a black and white woodcut, with the title appearing over the images of three African American faces. To the left, is a face without eyes, in profile. To the right, is a man in a suit with no eyes looking forward. In the center is a police officer with eyes. Inside of him is a Black man on his knees, appearing to have been whipped. They all tower over raised fists.
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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superdillin.bsky.social
I wrote an essay in this book about including Sex Work(ers) in your fictional worlds and games and I hope folks find it helpful!

Part of the last few years I've tried to be less fearful of talking openly about my time in that industry and weaving that experience back into my tapestry
December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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alissaazar.bsky.social
Good morning! I’m currently at Beaverton High School in OR where a mass student walk out has just started to demand a proactive ICE protocol for their school and district.

Students say that similar walkouts were planned at multiple other high schools, including Aloha, Sunset, Southridge & more.
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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mbunchanumbers.bsky.social
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Breaking:

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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pbotinfo.bsky.social
They're back! Get your "20 is plenty" yard sign!

Pick one up at the Portland Building front desk (1120 SW Fifth Ave.) during business hours (Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). Limit one per household.
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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nikstreng.bsky.social
In a two-day hearing this week in U.S. District Court in Portland, it was revealed what tactics ICE is using to make arrests in Oregon. This includes facial recognition apps and also arrest quotas
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A federal ICE supervisor also testified he created and signed arrest warrants after-the-fact for people already arrested without warrants.
www.oregonlive.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I made my first zine in 1985, I believe. I’m still making them in 2025, 40 years later. In 1985, it was unfathomable that I would co-organize a Black Zine Fair. I’m excited to share that the 3rd annual Black Zine Fair will take place on May 9, 2026. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... - please fund us.
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 — Help Us Bring It to Life
The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...
gogetfunding.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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bsrg1.bsky.social
Fuck, this one hurts, for me the greatest guitarist, a musician in the service of the band and the song, who played on and helped create a wild succession of the finest records ever made. RIP Steve Cropper.
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM