Oregon Lawyer (aka Mark Weintraub)
@oregonlawyer.bsky.social
Privileged male boomer and recovering federal criminal defense lawyer in PNW. Historian before that. I used to coach trial practice and soccer. Now: dogs, guitars, and planning my escape. Angry since 1968. “Where there’s law there’s injustice” (Tolstoy).
Pinned
Victor Hugo: “An enormous fortress of prejudices, privileges, superstitions, lies, exactions, abuses, violences, iniquities, and darkness still stands erect in this world, with its towers of hatred. It must be cast down. This monstrous mass must be made to crumble.”
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That’s what these ‘debates’ are really about: framing old fashioned oppression as some kind of high-brow concern for women’s happiness.
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us.
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us.
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
That’s what these ‘debates’ are really about: framing old fashioned oppression as some kind of high-brow concern for women’s happiness.
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us.
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us.
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Of course Trump doubles down on his hateful post.
This is who he is.
This is who he has always been.
This is who he is.
This is who he has always been.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Of course Trump doubles down on his hateful post.
This is who he is.
This is who he has always been.
This is who he is.
This is who he has always been.
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Right Wing Media Can No Longer Contain Trump’s Failures with Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com spends his days watching Fox & right-wing media, but Trump & MAGA's failures are so immense & chaotic that even the usual Reeks are having trouble at gaslighting & sanewashing.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
@atrupar.com spends his days watching Fox & right-wing media, but Trump & MAGA's failures are so immense & chaotic that even the usual Reeks are having trouble at gaslighting & sanewashing.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Right Wing Media Can No Longer Contain Trump’s Failures with Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com spends his days watching Fox & right-wing media, but Trump & MAGA's failures are so immense & chaotic that even the usual Reeks are having trouble at gaslighting & sanewashing.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
@atrupar.com spends his days watching Fox & right-wing media, but Trump & MAGA's failures are so immense & chaotic that even the usual Reeks are having trouble at gaslighting & sanewashing.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Google appears to be forcing Gemini onto IOS devices including my iPhone. How do I get rid of it, short of tossing the phone into the river?
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Google appears to be forcing Gemini onto IOS devices including my iPhone. How do I get rid of it, short of tossing the phone into the river?
Google appears to be forcing Gemini onto IOS devices including my iPhone. How do I get rid of it, short of tossing the phone into the river?
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Google appears to be forcing Gemini onto IOS devices including my iPhone. How do I get rid of it, short of tossing the phone into the river?
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Quiet piggy? Seriously? What will the NYT say if anything? “Trump speaks to reporter using language that some critics argue was inappropriate?”
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Quiet piggy? Seriously? What will the NYT say if anything? “Trump speaks to reporter using language that some critics argue was inappropriate?”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...
After reading this, I want to think that I would do this if I could. Easy for me to say, as my own kidneys are already in decline and no one would want one of them. (The article is from 6 years ago.)
After reading this, I want to think that I would do this if I could. Easy for me to say, as my own kidneys are already in decline and no one would want one of them. (The article is from 6 years ago.)
The Kindest Cut
What do people find so odd about saving a stranger by donating a kidney?
www.newyorker.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...
After reading this, I want to think that I would do this if I could. Easy for me to say, as my own kidneys are already in decline and no one would want one of them. (The article is from 6 years ago.)
After reading this, I want to think that I would do this if I could. Easy for me to say, as my own kidneys are already in decline and no one would want one of them. (The article is from 6 years ago.)
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This is straight up like paying defeated slavers for the people they legally didn’t own anymore and morally should never have “owned” in the first place
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is straight up like paying defeated slavers for the people they legally didn’t own anymore and morally should never have “owned” in the first place
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I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
Damn, now do I have to cancel @newyorker.com also?
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Damn, now do I have to cancel @newyorker.com also?
The NYT is even reporting the news, although with their typical demeaning slant.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The NYT is even reporting the news, although with their typical demeaning slant.
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There are going to be a whole lot of electoral results that Mike Johnson hasn’t heard about tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
There are going to be a whole lot of electoral results that Mike Johnson hasn’t heard about tomorrow.
“U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut cut in, and turned to Wamsley on the witness stand, and asked, ‘Do you ever see these documents that talk about your region that you’re in charge of?’”
#Portland #oregon #abolish_ice
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
#Portland #oregon #abolish_ice
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Videos show ‘excessive’ use of force against Portland protesters, state lawyers say
“The types and amounts of force being used by federal law enforcement is disproportionate,” a Portland police commander testified at trial.
www.oregonlive.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut cut in, and turned to Wamsley on the witness stand, and asked, ‘Do you ever see these documents that talk about your region that you’re in charge of?’”
#Portland #oregon #abolish_ice
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
#Portland #oregon #abolish_ice
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Dumbest. Senator. EVER.
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Dumbest. Senator. EVER.
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If given the chance, I'd lose my legs all over again to serve in our great military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If given the chance, I'd lose my legs all over again to serve in our great military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
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somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism
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This is the first day in forever that my feed was full of joy and wit instead of an unspeakable new horror every three hours.
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is the first day in forever that my feed was full of joy and wit instead of an unspeakable new horror every three hours.
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Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”
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Found this video while explaining the Portland Frogs to someone. Enjoy!
October 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Found this video while explaining the Portland Frogs to someone. Enjoy!
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it is far better to be in a country with a mass visible protest movement than one without it
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
it is far better to be in a country with a mass visible protest movement than one without it