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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 14h

I live in PDX now (though no longer a young person) and I am working! But there are many who are still living the dream...

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 14h

How about the old saying: "Portland is where young people go to retire" ?

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 1d

Timeline cleanse: "Into October," W.S. Merwin.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller, famous knower of what black people think about stuff

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3d

Goddamn, this is great. The part at the end — you’ll know it when you see it — made me laugh so hard that I startled the dogs.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

Portland is not on fire, but Donald Trump's, Stephen Miller's, and Karoline Leavitt's pants are.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 5d

As always, @sethcotlar.bsky.social has all the receipts on everything Oregon.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5d

Let's talk a bit about the broader context of the DOJ's newly announced investigation of the Portland Police's arrest of "conservative" influencer Nick Sortor. For context, Sortor is one of over a dozen far right "citizen journalists" who has come to Portland. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/u...

Arrest of conservative influencer Nick Sortor outside Portland ICE building now under federal investigation | CNN

A conservative influencer who this week posted videos of clashes outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, has been released without bond after he was arrested late...

www.cnn.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 8d

"I would prefer not to"

The Bartleby the Scrivener economy

Stone Cold Jane Austen @grayathena.bsky.social · 9d

I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 8d

portland update: this just crossed the street in front of me holding a bright yellow sign that said WELCOME TO HELL

(a person in an inflatable unicorn costume to be clear)

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Meghann Cuniff @meghanncuniff.bsky.social · 9d

New tonight:

Prosecutors are recommending 135 months in prison for Sean “Diddy” Combs.

That’s 11 years and 3 months.

Here’s the 164-page filing:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 9d

I feel this one from the very bottom of my weird & wild Portland heart: "Remove the scourge of unwanted immigrants flooding into Portland (crypto bros from California)."

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 9d

"Subdue the real domestic terrorists—i.e., drivers who don’t know how to merge onto I-5."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/way...

Ways the National Guard Can Actually Help “War-Ravaged” Portland

“President Trump’s declaration on Saturday that he had authorized the use of federal forces to ‘protect war-ravaged’ Portland, Ore., prompted bewil...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 10d

Thankfully we grow it in our backyard, right next to the chicken coop!

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 10d

Send assistance, oat milk, and kale!

Yayger @yayger.bsky.social · 11d

Dispatches from war torn Portland

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 11d

Here we go again!

Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 11d

“A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.”

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court

Assistant Chief Craig Dobson said federal officers were “causing some of the ruckus” at the ongoing protests.

www.oregonlive.com

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 14d

1/ Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis affects 1 in 10Kpeople who contract measles, but the risk soars to 1 in 600 for infants infected before their first birthday. The progressive brain scarring & inflammation typically emerge 6-8 years after the original measles infection.

No pay wall.

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 15d

A child in Los Angeles has died from SSPE, a rare but fatal brain disorder that can appear years after measles infection.

The case underscores the deadly risks of falling vaccination rates.

buff.ly/QPOOYSx
#vaccineswork

Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained

Why falling vaccination rates put vulnerable children at risk.

buff.ly

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 14d

Anna Akhmatova, "In A Dream," 1946

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16d

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 19d

If you can vaccinate your kids against these preventable, lethal diseases, please do. ASAP.

Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 19d

Two babies have died of Whooping cough in Louisiana, a vaccine preventable disease.

All pregnant patients and their families should be vaccinated to protect the newborn.

This is Louisiana's worst Whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 30 years. buff.ly/pez25q3

#medsky #pedsky🛟😷

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 20d

Ooof, that is unprofessional.

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks, @profgoldberg.bsky.social , this is really helpful!

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 20d

I'd be slightly less peeved if they hadn't gladly used the obscure info I sent them for the article but just without giving me credit for digging it up. I guess it's just industry practice!

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah, they definitely went with the bigger names as opposed to me, despite the topic being in my area of expertise. Ah well!

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Laura I Appleman @lawandlitprof.bsky.social · 20d

Q for Bluesky hivemind, esp. journos: if you spend considerable time discussing topic w/reporter, & send them novel info, & then you're cut out of long article for "space," despite many others cited, wd you be irritated? Asking for a friend. @coreyryung.bsky.social @dorfmandoron.bsky.social

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 21d

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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