David Welton
@davidwelton.bsky.social
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Computers, startups, bikes, Italy (lived in Padova for about 15 years), Bend YIMBY
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Yet another incident that would’ve gotten any other president immediately impeached that is only the 127th worst thing Trump has done in 2025.
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amendez.bsky.social
Do you have experience walking or biking through the two-lane roundabout at Butler Market and Empire/27th? If so, I’d love to hear about your experiences! Drop a comment or send me a message. Thank you!
A screenshot of a satellite view of a 2-lane roundabout at NE 27th and Butler Market in Bend.
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pbump.com
I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”
Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.
davidwelton.bsky.social
Remember when "The President is Old!" was a Huge Scandal for Biden and many Serious People in the media wrung their hands - and then when he dropped out it wasn't a Huge Scandal any more even if one of the candidates was still old? And now the old guy is deteriorating rapidly in front of our eyes
atrupar.com
Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
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zanath.bsky.social
"We took freedom of speech away" should be in every campaign ad moving forward.
atrupar.com
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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justinbaragona.bsky.social
Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
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volts.wtf
Portland is ... right there. It's a real place. People live in it. People can go look at it. You could call someone there right now.
atrupar.com
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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gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
The President of the United States is living in an alternate reality and it's long past time for media outlets to start talking about it.

We're beyond "Trump said without evidence." Trump is governing a world that only exists in his warped mind.
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
FBI agents assigned to Musk concluded he was systematically avoiding conduct standards imposed on those holding high-level clearances. FBI management concluded it could do nothing about this because of Musk's ties to Trump and the GOP.
kyledcheney.bsky.social
JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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amendez.bsky.social
Preparing for tonight's Bend city council discussion about widening roundabouts
The "it might work for us meme" from Arrested Development. The text reads, "LOTS OF CITIES ADD LANES TO FIGHT CONGESTION. WELL DID IT WORK FOR THOSE CITIES? NO, IT NEVER DOES, I MEAN, THESE CITIES SOMEHOW DELUDE THEMSELVES INTO THINKING IT MIGHT, BUT... ...BUT IT MIGHT WORK FOR US."
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
Fascists are desperate for violent disruption they can use an excuse for state violence and power grabs.

They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.

That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.
courtneyvaughn.bsky.social
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
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opb.org
OPB @opb.org · 11h
For Vera Vasquez of the Siletz, the apartment at Kloshe Illahee Haws is a chance for housing security after years of struggling, including experiencing being unhoused. “It means my son gets to stay in the same school, my brother and my kids and I will have a safe, stable home."
Siletz opens affordable housing project in Salem
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians held ribbon cutting to celebrate Kloshe Illahee Haws, a new 39-unit affordable housing project open to Siletz citizens and the broader Salem community.
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vermontgmg.bsky.social
I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”
atrupar.com
Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
davidwelton.bsky.social
Wow Noah's brain really imploded
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mims.bsky.social
This is a REALLY good video that gets into the *specifics* of how AI is degrading our information environment and putting truth further out of reach for the average person / the population as a whole
bvlsingler.bsky.social
I walked into the lounge last night to find my teenage son watching this. We have long admired @kurzgesagt.org and found their videos to be extremely illuminating. But this one in particular I think is so important right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...
AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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karlbode.com
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)
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davidwelton.bsky.social
Anyone who talks about Dems as some kind of monolith is probably worth ignoring
davidwelton.bsky.social
Bezos seems pretty happy to ingratiate himself with maga