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James Belcher

@jamesbelcher.bsky.social

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Focused on energy and the just transition. Open to Work: linkedin.com/in/jameslbelcher jamesbelcher.substack.com [I'm looking for an alternative.] Portland, Oregon

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · Nov 19

"If you're just doing this to get back to voting every two years, but that vote still enables NATO or a genocide, I ain't with that. [At that point,] you might as well go side with the fascists, because that's what you're ultimately enabling."

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Where Do We Go From Here? Featuring Kali Akuno (Audio/podcast version)

YouTube video by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live!

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1h

Report: Economic Populism Has Broad Appeal in the Rust Belt

An exhaustive new survey from the Center for Working-Class Politics and its partners finds that strong economic populism resonates across Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — and that indepen...

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 6h

I'm neither D nor R, and your stance repels me.

Reassess, Jeff.

Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures

Politicians and pundits are stoking a backlash to trans rights in the wake of the election. They’re playing a dangerous game.

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 6h

It's wild how Dem consultants will brag about being objective and data-driven while dismissing any data which that would work against their own class interests.

James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 10h

Should Working-Class Politics Move Beyond the Democratic Party?

YouTube video by Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 10h

"I say this more to our liberal or centrist counterparts—that when you don’t think critically about extraction, you can find yourself having promoted all this mining supposedly for the energy transition, but now it’s not even being used for that."

"Centering the Climate-Economy Intersection Is Our Only Way Forward"

An interview with Thea Riofrancos on climate left strategy, asymmetric polarization, and "critical" minerals

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 10h

Should Working-Class Politics Move Beyond the Democratic Party?

YouTube video by Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 15h

They'd rather risk another electoral faceplant. Incredible.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

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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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking | The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, including Thousand Madleens to Gaza and Conscience, is being intercepted.

Around 8 Israeli naval vessels are surrounding the ships, with occupation forces destroying CCTV cameras and abducting activists.

Another war crime. Piracy. Kidnap.

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

Sid & Marty Krofft's influence was widespread and long-lasting.

Tour the forsaken McDonaldland that Sid and Marty Krofft didn’t want you to see

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Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 19d

Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S. share.google/yNkHLqu25iGl...

Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S.

Fifty-four percent of Americans, down from 60% in 2021, have a positive opinion of capitalism, while a steady 39% view socialism positively.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

In response to an investigation launched by the federal government into the Portland Police Bureau’s policing practices at the local ICE facility, the city attorney shot back, laying out a pattern of excessive force used on protesters, and favoritism toward conservative streamers by federal police.

Portland City Attorney to US DOJ: “Please Do Not Fail America”

Portland’s city attorney says federal police are brutalizing protesters, and the government is weaponizing its longstanding settlement agreement with the city. In response to an investigation launched...

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OPB @opb.org · 1d

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria, to demobilize and head home.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek asks National Guard troops to demobilize

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wrote the soldiers deserve better than to be “uprooted from their families and careers, only to be mobilized for an illegal mission.”

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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Here at Popmob HQ we’re big fans of the Portland Hypno Frog. We love a protest outfit that’s adorable, goofy, effective and just plain fun!
There’s a long history of intentionally bouncy gear at protests, and we think it’s time for a revival! Let’s explore…

PDX hypno frog in a blue cape standing on 2 legs waving tiny arms at ICE police
Text reads “AWAY WITH YOU”

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

"Show Faith by Works pledged to 'geofence the actual boundaries of every Major church in California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado and all Christian Colleges during worship times.' The firm said it will then 'Track attendees and continue to target with ads' on behalf of Israel."

Israel wants to hire Chris Pratt and Steph Curry

The Jewish state is seeking to target Christian Evangelical churches for support, using celebrities and an anti-Palestinian message in a new $3.2M effort

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, this is just funny.

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Is Portland Burning?

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

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

"Nearly 25yrs after the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to develop the Joint Strike Fighter Program into the F-35, the gov't finally admitted the jet will never live up to Lockheed’s ambitious promises — used to sell the $2 trillion boondoggle to nearly 20 countries around the world."

US gov't admits F-35 is a failure

With some wonky, hard to decipher language, a recent GAO report concluded the beleaguered jet will never meet expectations

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

"Kambale Musavuli of the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa explains how eastern Congo is facing a 'de facto annexation' by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, with U.S.-backed forces driving a war that has already killed millions in the scramble for the country’s vast mineral wealth."

How the US Loots the Congo’s Minerals

YouTube video by BreakThrough News

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

How many videos have you seen of protesters being brutalized? Pretending this imagery still changes the math the way you wish it would is an insult to the people whose bodies you would treat as props. Ghandi's era was more complex than many of you make out. This is not the 60s either. Things change.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

"You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.”

Robin Williams’ Daughter Tells Fans to ‘Stop Sending Me AI Videos of Dad’: It’s ‘Gross’ and ‘Not What He’d Want’

Zelda Williams tells fans not to send her AI recreations of father Robin Williams, calling them "gross."

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Data Against Fascism @dataagainstfascism.bsky.social · 18d

Someone left a comment to say “please don’t stop”. I don’t post here with frequency but I am still maintaining the tracker. A few things have changed: 1. It’s just me now (but this is preferred, I’ll explain) 2. The novelty of ICE’s brutality has worn off and there aren’t as many news stories /1

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 2d

Here’s last night’s story about presidential libraries, how they help shape history, the troubling ways they can be used, and – of course – some tasteful conjecture about one president’s undercarriage. youtu.be/dB1-lg-xZWc

Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 2d

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 2d

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 2d

"These voters are way more progressive than the pundits who put them down as no-account populists. They are also more radical than many progressives who are playing footsie with the Democrats."

The Rust Belt Survey is now Available

And so is the Shawn Fain Webinar Video

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 2d

"Unfortunately for everyone—but especially Portland in this politically dangerous time where misinformation is being used against us—the New York Times published yet another bullshit article written by a know-nothing San Francisco journalist who parachuted in to crap on the Democratic Socialists on city council, while also platforming the know-nothing opinions of the city's rich people. And... you know what? This is too busy of a week to say much more about it, other than read this terrific thread from our own Taylor Griggs for more info, and to check out her infinitely better, and much more informed and nuanced story on the same topic."

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