Stella Blue
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Stella Blue
@lisainpdx.bsky.social
Progressive GenXer. Dog mom and human mom, not necessarily in that order. Native Oregonian. Concert enthusiast and #Deadhead
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60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts.

It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.

www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
Banned 60 Minutes CECOT Segment - Filemail
Get it while it's hot.
www.filemail.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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"When same-sex marriage was still years away, there was America’s Uncle, straight as can be, demanding a future in which LGBTQ families be given a full stake in the American Dream and hurry the fuck up on that, please and thank you."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
America's Uncle
He brought us comfort and humor.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
For fuck’s sake
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.

They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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fantastic photos and article by the great photojournalist @speciousk.bsky.social , who's just arrived on Bluesky! make with the following, friends! gothamist.com/news/the-hot...
The hottest clubs in NYC these days are volunteer trash pickup groups
The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner.
gothamist.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Snapshot of tonight:
•Mamdani wins NYC Mayor
•CA passes Prop 50 Redistricting
•Maine votes NO on voter ID laws, YES on red flag laws
•VA Dems Sweep statewides & pick up 10+ seats in House
•Cincy reelects Mayor Pureval, beats JD Vance’s brother 78-21

Embrace victory tonight. Get to work tomorrow.❤️✊🏽
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession
Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:

Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Q: One theory on how you might try to serve a 3rd term is that you could run at the vice president

TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Meiselas: California Gov. Gavin Newsom just announced he’s deploying the National Guard — to help Californians hurt by Trump’s government shutdown. While Trump uses the Guard to attack Americans, Newsom is sending them to deliver food and support families in need.
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
October 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Cost to fund Obamacare subsidies for a year: 35B

Amount just given to that sick fuck running Argentina: 40B

But we have to keep the govt closed because Democrats want to spend too much on health care.
October 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
#Portland braving the fiery hellscape to get an affogato and browse some antiques on a beautiful fall day. Pic taken 10/16/25
October 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:

I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.

So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s pretty wild being in Portland and hearing planes fly overhead and being afraid it’s the US military invading
October 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
October 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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A silent, inter-faith march near the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon.

The marchers held flowers. 💐
September 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM