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VancouverPhil, a Blue Dude in Washington State 💙 @vancouverphil.bsky.social · 8h

This Sunday there’s a naked bike ride in Portland to protest Trump. Guys there a 90% chance of rain with a daytime high of 55 degrees.

#protest #resist #demonstration #NakedBikeRide #impeach #NotMyPresident #BlueCrew #BlueWave

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 9h

Go Beavs! (jkjkjk)

Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 9h

"some outsiders"

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 8d

if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live

tilting oregon is a far portland suburb kind of

clackamas oregon and im being generous giving it the town and not the county

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10h

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.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 11h

Oh!

If you can’t be brave, be kind 🥪🥋⚔️☯️👩🏼‍🎨🖋️✏️ @takemusu.bsky.social · 11h

Alaska's City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to Mindy O'Neall, a Democrat, in the mayoral election on Tuesday night. www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairb...

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

www.newsweek.com

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 11h

[insert sure jan gif here]

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 12h

This feels like it warrants more attention

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 18h

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 14h

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 15h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 15h

I married into a quince tree. I’ve made jellies, pastes, candies, and liqueurs—and would love to try this. Can you process the marmalada for shelf stable storage or is there not enough sugar to make it safe for preservation?

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

Pritzker/Newsom see it as a defining fact of the moment that Trump is consolidating authoritarian power daily and using it to subjugate Blue America like an enemy nation within. Other Dems should stop the Beltway-speak about Trump laying "traps" for them and engage.

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

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Jairaj Singh @jairajsingh.bsky.social · 1d

Whoever created this website in this moment is smart: isportlandburning.com

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 1d

Between the PPB Chief’s public remarks and this, Oregon’s folks in uniform are showing up pretty good in this moment. And they are walking a tenuous line.

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

A day in the Portland war zone

The Portland War Zone isn't for everyone but at least the chaos is locally sourced.

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 1d

Is that her side piece sitting next to her?

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 1d

oh HELL no

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Noem’s agenda for the trip has not been announced.

Sen. Wyden had a blunt response: “Kristi Noem is cosplaying as a public official. In reality, she’s been sent by Trump to incite violence."

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/kristi-noem-visiting-portland-today-city-officials-confirm.html

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 1d

You could just talk about Jim Crow. I promise you, there's no need to leave America's shores to talk about life in a fascist state

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.

The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

www.motherjones.com

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 1d

JFC.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

www.propublica.org

Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 2d

This is what they do.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

I remember when being a fan meant watching SportsCenter and enjoying some dad jokes over highlights.

Now it's a set of culture warriors demanding I wager my kids' college fund on a Mid-American Conference baseball rivalry.

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 2d

Such an easily disprovable lie. Why is CNN platforming his lies?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Stephen Miller claims that in Portland "ICE officers have to street battles against antifa, hand to hand combat every night, to come and go from their building"

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Heather or not @heatherkh.bsky.social · 2d

He’s obsessed with us 💅💋

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Stephen Miller: "The administration will abide by the ruling insofar as it affects the covered parties, but there are also many options the president has to deploy federal resources under the US military to Portland."

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Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 2d

What is Justice Alito's relationship with Laura Loomer?

H/t @quincunctial.bsky.social

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: The Supreme Court has denied consideration of Laura Loomer's lawsuit over social media censorship:

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