Mike
@outdoorsenjoyer.bsky.social
Sanctimonious intersectional enviro guy.
Portland-based public interest lawyer
Portland-based public interest lawyer
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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The story is not that there are two conflicting versions of what happened.
The story is that the federal government is lying about what happened.
There is plenty of evidence.
Your job, our job, is to sift that evidence and describe what actually happened ffs.
The story is that the federal government is lying about what happened.
There is plenty of evidence.
Your job, our job, is to sift that evidence and describe what actually happened ffs.
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 AM
The story is not that there are two conflicting versions of what happened.
The story is that the federal government is lying about what happened.
There is plenty of evidence.
Your job, our job, is to sift that evidence and describe what actually happened ffs.
The story is that the federal government is lying about what happened.
There is plenty of evidence.
Your job, our job, is to sift that evidence and describe what actually happened ffs.
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I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
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By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
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January 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color
Messages obtained by the Mercury contain a slew of offensive tropes sent during a council president election
www.portlandmercury.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
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thinking about this as the usual characters try to erect a parallel version of this week’s horror. the liars know they’re lying. we are under no obligation to take their expressed “views” seriously.
let’s skip the part where we pretend we need an “investigation” to prove they’re abetting murder.
let’s skip the part where we pretend we need an “investigation” to prove they’re abetting murder.
can’t believe i still see so many liberals trying to debunk gop talking points as if they are actually outlining disprovable arguments, not clumsy pretexts for projecting power. you people sound like you are attempting to out-logic a squid dragging you underwater. use a fucking machete.
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
thinking about this as the usual characters try to erect a parallel version of this week’s horror. the liars know they’re lying. we are under no obligation to take their expressed “views” seriously.
let’s skip the part where we pretend we need an “investigation” to prove they’re abetting murder.
let’s skip the part where we pretend we need an “investigation” to prove they’re abetting murder.
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This is true, and as a result of “qualified immunity” coupled with prosecutorial discretion, it’s a standard exactly zero cops (any agency) will ever be held to.
I don't know who needs to hear this but:
The use of deadly force against a fleeing vehicle is only justified if officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others, AND deadly force is necessary to prevent escape.
The use of deadly force against a fleeing vehicle is only justified if officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others, AND deadly force is necessary to prevent escape.
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
This is true, and as a result of “qualified immunity” coupled with prosecutorial discretion, it’s a standard exactly zero cops (any agency) will ever be held to.
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ICE needs to be taken apart, brick by brick, and we need to salt the earth.
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
ICE needs to be taken apart, brick by brick, and we need to salt the earth.
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No one who treated "wear a mask when you enter this store" as horrific tyranny actually believe in deference to state authority.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
No one who treated "wear a mask when you enter this store" as horrific tyranny actually believe in deference to state authority.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
It's Schmittian friend-enemy politics all the way down. "We" should be able to do whatever we feel like without consequence. "They" should be harassed, repressed, killed.
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🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Six months of data showing every instance between January and June 2025 in which workers through the city’s Impact Reduction Program took the homes or belongings of people living outdoors.
Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
December 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Six months of data showing every instance between January and June 2025 in which workers through the city’s Impact Reduction Program took the homes or belongings of people living outdoors.
Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
Will these guys ever shut the fuck up?
“It’s not war ravaged. It was war ravaged. And the damage that’s been done to Portland is really, really, really sad. …"
Portland is ‘not a war zone’ but bears scars of 2020, Oregon’s only GOP member of Congress says
“It certainly is war ravaged,” the eastern Oregon representative said, noting he wants Portland police to “step up and do their job.”
www.oregonlive.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Will these guys ever shut the fuck up?
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No shade to this particular person but I hate how often we have to learn this. If you lay down they will trample you, if you surrender they will kill you, if you’re “peaceful” you’re a sitting duck
This is insane. I was at the Portland protest yesterday. We were peaceful. We stayed off ice property. They came out and attacked us with pepper bullets, tear gas, shoving, pepper spraying in eyes. The injustice is horrific. This was a group of all ages, neighbors, portlanders
October 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
No shade to this particular person but I hate how often we have to learn this. If you lay down they will trample you, if you surrender they will kill you, if you’re “peaceful” you’re a sitting duck
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They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
October 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
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Worth noting the FBI used its resources to find someone who pointed a laser pointer at the unidentified helicopter flying over the ICE building, found them with 4 people "suspected" of being here unlawfully, and they are now in ICE custody.
Surveillance is at an all time high, act like it.
Surveillance is at an all time high, act like it.
The Oregon National Guard said it has begun the process of mobilizing guard members with law enforcement experience to comply with President Donald Trump’s deployment order for 200 troops in Portland, but it could be next week before there are actual boots on the ground.
At least 166 Oregon National Guard members have volunteered for Trump deployment
Lt. Col. Stephen Bomar, director of public affairs for the Oregon Military Department, said Thursday is the absolute earliest the guard could arrive in Portland – but he wouldn’t bet on that.
www.opb.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Worth noting the FBI used its resources to find someone who pointed a laser pointer at the unidentified helicopter flying over the ICE building, found them with 4 people "suspected" of being here unlawfully, and they are now in ICE custody.
Surveillance is at an all time high, act like it.
Surveillance is at an all time high, act like it.
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perfect timing to have encountered this rebecca solnit quote this morning
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
perfect timing to have encountered this rebecca solnit quote this morning
“Heartwarming: Poor People Discovered to be People with Feelings”
When Juli Cobb's car ran out of gas in the middle of the road, three men from a nearby homeless encampment rushed over to push her car to safety.
When her car ran out of gas, help came from a homeless encampment
When Juli Cobb's car ran out of gas in the middle of the road, three men from a nearby homeless encampment rushed over to push her car to safety.
n.pr
September 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Heartwarming: Poor People Discovered to be People with Feelings”
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These are right-wing terror events I covered just from 2017 to 2023. It's not even close to comprehensive. The government's trying to erase this history.
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
These are right-wing terror events I covered just from 2017 to 2023. It's not even close to comprehensive. The government's trying to erase this history.
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what happened to charlie kirk is a) fucking horrible and b) the exact thing, word for word, that he spent his public life advocating for and cheerleading, and any coverage that isn’t frank about that second part is massively irresponsible
September 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
what happened to charlie kirk is a) fucking horrible and b) the exact thing, word for word, that he spent his public life advocating for and cheerleading, and any coverage that isn’t frank about that second part is massively irresponsible
Reading this in Oslo with zero memory of where I live: “yes, and I can’t imagine living any other way”
Mamdani: We need to make public transportation so good that “no matter how much money is in your pocket, you say: I’m gonna use this.”
September 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Reading this in Oslo with zero memory of where I live: “yes, and I can’t imagine living any other way”