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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Ground Zero! Portland Oregon ICE facility. On the ground being interviewed are one protester and Brian the Life Coach and Professional Christmas Caroler. In the foreground are a couple of Hell Angels. In the background behind the yellow tape are a bunch of very bored police officers.

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 1d

So anyway, found Brian Owendorff's troll account. For those unfamiliar...

www.oregonlive.com/business/201...

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 1d

Noem has with her right-wing social media personalities David Medina, Benny Johnson and Nick Sortor (who was arrested for fighting outside the ICE facility, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office not pursuing charges). No news conference or opportunity for press to ask questions.

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 1d

Noem appears to have arrived? Not sure how long we’ll be blocked from the street outside ICE processing facility. I can say unequivocally she did not witness anything she claims is happening at this facility, as she entered the facility…

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 1d

I need people not from Portland to understand that a majority of the escalations happening here are the direct result of the far right grifting machine. They are another arm of the fascist regime and have been manufacturing content and spreading lies to manufacture consent. It's as simple as that.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 1d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

spoiler alert: we are being governed over by abject, drooling morons, of which Bobby Brainworms Jr. and Dr. Ooze are only two examples.
go read my post from today, it's a good'n. thanks! link is here: bit.ly/4q09r2I

oh wait, Oz hasn’t finished shitblizzarding.

“the folks that we’re trying to help both in Medicaid and in the exchanges are people, who with a little bit of help, they hope they can get healthy and be able to take care of their families and move on.”

move on from what, having health insurance?

oh great, Dr. Shitblizzard has completely bought into Bobby Brainworms’ crackpot notion that if you’re sick, it’s your own fault — and you’re a drain on society.

stop taking that Tylenol, and all your autisms will be cured — and then you can cancel your health insurance, because you’ll never need doctors again.

what a shock to learn that Whalehead McChainsaw and Dr. Gobble These Diet Pills are on the same page when it comes to pushing quack theories about medicine and health. these are the lunatics running our nation’s healthcare system. what could possibly go wrong?

you know who else thought the sick were a drain on society? of course you do.

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Arbeit macht frei

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 6d

This is why I love Portland. 💜🎉🔥🦋🌈

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Elisa 🌶️🥔 @spicytater.bsky.social · 6d

#Portland

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 6d

3 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sonja Muijs, was born in Voorburg (left).

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.

She was almost 2 years old.

Two young children sitting and smiling on a porch step, in a black-and-white vintage photo.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and has no public events on his calendar today

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 8d

1 October 1854 | A Dutch Jew, Heiman Leefsma, was born in Opsterland.

In January 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

A man standing outdoors, dressed in a dark suit and tie, with a solemn expression.

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 8d

Somebody uses the word tranny more than tyranny. Autocorrect tattled on him.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 10d

29 September 1916 | An Austrian Jew, Hans Reichwald, was born in Vienna. He emigrated to Norway.

In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

Vintage portrait of a smiling man in formal attire.

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 10d

That does seem to be the business model.

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 10d

It looks like a funeral home.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13d

Claude Vecksler, a Jewish boy from Paris.

He was murdered in a gas chamber at Auschwitz II-Birkenau on 25 September 1942. He was 11 months old.

He arrived at Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 475 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.

A black-and-white photograph of a baby boy, appearing to be crying or upset. The image is somewhat blurred, but the facial features of the child, including wide eyes and an open mouth, are visible. The baby has a small amount of hair and seems quite young.

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 17d

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 19d

"A New Mexico arts organization on Thursday said it plans to decline a longstanding state grant that relies on federal funding, citing a new anti-DEI provision it says risks artistic freedom."

This is #creativefreedom and #artsactivism. Bravo!

sourcenm.com/2025/09/18/s...

Some NM artists decline federal-state grant funding, worrying it’s ‘tantamount to censorship’ • Source New Mexico

A New Mexico arts organization will decline grant funding citing a new anti-DEI provision it says risks artistic freedom.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19d

I like people who do stuff.

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 21d

Los Angeles — 818-863-7777
San Francisco — 415-954-7777
Chicago — 312-750-7777
Fresno — 559-442-1170
Houston — 713-666-0713
New York — 917-260-7000

Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 21d

Mad about Jimmy Kimmel?
Here are working numbers for local ABC stations:
Los Angeles — 818-863-7777
San Francisco — 415-954-7777
Chicago — 312-750-7777
Fresno — 559-442-1170
Houston — 713-666-0713
New York — 917-260-7000

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