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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 9h

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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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 12h

“Noem’s motorcade then drove out of the facility past a handful of protesters on the street outside, including one dressed as a bear wearing a sombrero.”

Also:

Text from OP linked story in The Guardian reads,

“Three of those conservative influencers were referred to in a police report last month as
"counter-protesters" who "constantly return and antagonize the protesters until they are assaulted or pepper sprayed" and refuse
"repeated advice from officers to stay way from" the protesters.
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Johnson, a former journalist who reinvented himself as a Christian nationalist influencer after he was fired from BuzzFeed for plagiarism, shared video of Noem looking down from the roof of the Ice facility at the small group of protesters below, including Jack Dickinson, a protest organizer who wears a chicken costume to mock Trump. Johnson captioned the video of Noem inspecting the placid scene below: "DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stares down army of Antifa and a guy in a chicken suit."”

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 19h

😂 Me too!

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 21h

I’m just gonna say, that’s too many posts.

Bluesky @bsky.app · 1d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 1d

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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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you!

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

*Sortor

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez declines to prosecute Nick Sorter after Portland Police arrested the right-wing influencer last Thursday. Two others have been charged.

Multnomah County District Attorney press relase reads:

"MCDA RELEASE ON NICK SORTER ARREST/PROSECUTION
10/6/25
Portland, OR- The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office declined to charge Nick Sortor with Disorderly Conduct for activities related to Thursday October 2nd.
The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office determined that the Portland Police had probable cause to arrest Mr.
Sortor at the demonstration at the ICE building that night based on the information that was available to them on scene. The arrest followed a small but chaotic scene involving Mr. Sortor and a group of demonstrators, two of whom were identified. All three were arrested.
After a careful review of the investigation,including reports and video, we do not believe the crime of Disorderly Conduct can be proven against Mr. Sortor beyond a reasonable doubt. The two other individuals arrested for Disorderly Conduct October 2nd have been charged.
We greatly appreciate the efforts of the Portland Police Bureau to manage the situation near the ICE building during this time of political unrest. The Multnomah County District Attorney's office remains committed to a fair and impartial administration of justice.
District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has repeatedly affirmed that "Free speech does not include the freedom to commit crimes. It does not matter if an individual is expressing ideology from the left, right, or center. What matters is whether or not there is evidence to prove a crime was committed."
While the vast majority of protests in Portland are free of criminal behavior, this office remains committed to prosecuting those individuals that engage in criminal behavior in and around political gatherings and protests. Each case will be reviewed on its individual merits.
#H#MCDA###"

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure with enough support he’d love for it to happen sooner.

Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

😆 good luck!

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

*Dunphy is not a DSA member, to be clear.

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

It was maybe the wildest week in Portland news since Damian Lillard hit The Shot, and this story understandably flew under the radar. But if you're interested in what could happen when 1/3 of city councilors are, ahem, socialists, look no further than a recently closed Gateway Fred Meyer.

Jamie Dunphy envisions social housing tower to replace closed Gateway Fred Meyer

Jamie Dunphy wants a 14-story social housing unit where an East Portland Fred Meyer recently closed

www.streetroots.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.

By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

www.propublica.org

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

None of this is funny tbh, it sucks. Would rather be on tour.

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing all these states supposedly sending their National Guard in to my beautiful hometown Portland makes me feel like I’m young again, back on tour:

“Oregon on Friday, California last night, Texas coming up this week…”

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment.

I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵

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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d

Judge Karin Immergut has scheduled a hearing tonight on the new temporary restraining order request that includes CA troops. More tk

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/05/c...

California joins Oregon lawsuit blocking deployment of Guard troops from both states to Portland • Oregon Capital Chronicle

California on Sunday joined Oregon and the city of Portland in suing over the Trump administration’s order to deploy National Guard troops to the city, the latest attempt to deploy federal troops to a...

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

More from Chris, with About Face Veterans:

“We are a post 911, service members and veterans organization aiming to end a foreign policy of permanent war and the use of military weapons, tactics and values in communities all across the country, including ours.”

aboutfaceveterans.org

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

Came across this earlier today as a Portlander walked their dog (cute) near the 50th & Division Capes & Crapes board game cafe, which is, miraculously, still standing.

Poster on telephone pole at SE 50th and Division reads “I'LL PAY TOM HOMAN $50,000 TO STAY OUT OF PORTLAND.”

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

You too!

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

I had to leave for my regularly scheduled therapy appointment and there is no way I’m missing that this week. More tk

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

“Let's work together to build a future free of militarism and oppression of all peoples. Free Palestine.” (Crowd chants free, free Palestine! Lots of intersectional anti-imperialist language here.)

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker, Chris, a veteran: “If you're hearing my words and you're a service member or a veteran, I would love for you to get in contact with me after this. Let's get you plugged into a community of people who want to end the military industrial complex.”

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

Portland City Councilors Koyama-Lane, Kanal and Morillo are here in support.

City councilors join Veterans at Portland City Hall to demonstrate against Trump’s deployment of National Guard to Portland.

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 2d

“We maintain the ability to strike anywhere at any time even when those targets are civilians and even when the pilot sits 8000 miles away in an (AC) building operating a drone instead of building housing, a modern energy grid, high speed rail, universal health care, world class, free education.”

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