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**UPDATE** The 11:30amET Senate procedural vote on a funding package FAILED 45-55 - All Dems voted No.
The negotiations are ongoing. Another vote is expected before the Friday shutdown deadline.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
The negotiations are ongoing. Another vote is expected before the Friday shutdown deadline.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
Senate blocks massive funding bill, with critical talks underway to avoid government shutdown | CNN Politics
Bipartisan senators blocked a massive spending bill Thursday, as eleventh-hour talks continue to avoid a costly partial government shutdown that looms at the week’s end.
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
**UPDATE** The 11:30amET Senate procedural vote on a funding package FAILED 45-55 - All Dems voted No.
The negotiations are ongoing. Another vote is expected before the Friday shutdown deadline.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
The negotiations are ongoing. Another vote is expected before the Friday shutdown deadline.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
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me every day:
Practicing being cool and calm. Look how much I’m not screaming
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 AM
me every day:
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You couldn't pay me enough to write "I'm afraid of white ladies yelling shame and throwing Aquafina bottles at me" in the paper
He’s shaken because 5 women asked for his credentials…imagine ICE asking you for your papers…
January 28, 2026 at 9:15 PM
You couldn't pay me enough to write "I'm afraid of white ladies yelling shame and throwing Aquafina bottles at me" in the paper
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We live in one of the least-taxed, most unequal countries on Earth. It's unsurprising, but utterly shameless, for the Portland Metro Chamber to continue to pedal the fiction that Portland's businesses are especially tax burdened.
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
We live in one of the least-taxed, most unequal countries on Earth. It's unsurprising, but utterly shameless, for the Portland Metro Chamber to continue to pedal the fiction that Portland's businesses are especially tax burdened.
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Wyden in DC
(202) 224-5244
Merkley in DC
(202) 224-3753
(202) 224-5244
Merkley in DC
(202) 224-3753
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Wyden in DC
(202) 224-5244
Merkley in DC
(202) 224-3753
(202) 224-5244
Merkley in DC
(202) 224-3753
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what wyden and merkley's staff should be reporting to schumer's staff is that voters are angry and are demanding schumer step down. schumer doesn't care what strategy we want but he will feel heat if he feels hate
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM
what wyden and merkley's staff should be reporting to schumer's staff is that voters are angry and are demanding schumer step down. schumer doesn't care what strategy we want but he will feel heat if he feels hate
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Government’s most basic responsibility is to keep people safe. Therefore, I also call on every U.S. Senator to stand against fascist tyranny and block the DHS funding bill. Agencies like ICE or CBP that slaughter people in the streets should not receive another penny of funding.
5/6
5/6
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Government’s most basic responsibility is to keep people safe. Therefore, I also call on every U.S. Senator to stand against fascist tyranny and block the DHS funding bill. Agencies like ICE or CBP that slaughter people in the streets should not receive another penny of funding.
5/6
5/6
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"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
gifting this article because it made me laugh, which is hard to do in this context. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/n...
After Mamdani Nods to ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Library E-Book Downloads Surge
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
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My wife, to the tune of Wind Beneath My Wings:
🎵did you ever know they fired Bovino🎶
🎵did you ever know they fired Bovino🎶
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
My wife, to the tune of Wind Beneath My Wings:
🎵did you ever know they fired Bovino🎶
🎵did you ever know they fired Bovino🎶
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the 2014 speech in which LeGuin said “any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 AM
the 2014 speech in which LeGuin said “any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.”
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“Vax and relax” was never an option for people with chronic illnesses. It was a huge betrayal when that became official policy and so many people followed it without consideration for the vulnerable people in their communities.
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“Vax and relax” was never an option for people with chronic illnesses. It was a huge betrayal when that became official policy and so many people followed it without consideration for the vulnerable people in their communities.
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These times call for tears, rage, and action. But also flowers.
January 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
These times call for tears, rage, and action. But also flowers.
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Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
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This week, these folks were at city hall causing chaos over a demand that can’t be met by the council, yelling at progressive councilors to “grow some balls” and waving cameras in faces hoping for a response while those same councilors were trying to stop the police from arresting them.
For clicks.
For clicks.
I want to go to the ICE protest but I *do not* trust anything those FRSO people are involved in.
January 24, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This week, these folks were at city hall causing chaos over a demand that can’t be met by the council, yelling at progressive councilors to “grow some balls” and waving cameras in faces hoping for a response while those same councilors were trying to stop the police from arresting them.
For clicks.
For clicks.
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The Senate must reject the bill that funds ICE. Both chambers must take up impeachment, conviction and removal proceedings for POTUS and any other office engaged in the killing and oppression of our communities. Abolish ICE and prosecute from root to branch every last one of them.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The Senate must reject the bill that funds ICE. Both chambers must take up impeachment, conviction and removal proceedings for POTUS and any other office engaged in the killing and oppression of our communities. Abolish ICE and prosecute from root to branch every last one of them.
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The idea that lethal force by p*lice & ICE agents alike is committed by "untrained" people is wild to me.
They are literally trained to see civilians as enemies. They seek training from mercenaries who commit genocide on their "home" territory.
They are literally trained to see civilians as enemies. They seek training from mercenaries who commit genocide on their "home" territory.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The idea that lethal force by p*lice & ICE agents alike is committed by "untrained" people is wild to me.
They are literally trained to see civilians as enemies. They seek training from mercenaries who commit genocide on their "home" territory.
They are literally trained to see civilians as enemies. They seek training from mercenaries who commit genocide on their "home" territory.
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"look to the helpers"
THEY'RE MURDERING THE HELPERS
THEY'RE MURDERING THE HELPERS
January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"look to the helpers"
THEY'RE MURDERING THE HELPERS
THEY'RE MURDERING THE HELPERS
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So many of the impulses of traditional media and the people who run those institutions are not suited for the times we are living through right now. IDK what it takes to change that.
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
So many of the impulses of traditional media and the people who run those institutions are not suited for the times we are living through right now. IDK what it takes to change that.
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If the US can abolish USAID, we can sure as shit abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
If the US can abolish USAID, we can sure as shit abolish ICE.
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If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
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Pro tip: If you are attending a rally or action, wear a N95 mask & bring extras to give to others.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Pro tip: If you are attending a rally or action, wear a N95 mask & bring extras to give to others.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
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With growing calls for ICE abolition, I felt it worth asking where Oregon’s congressional leaders stand. Article is available for free on Substack.
I Asked Oregon’s Members of Congress Whether They Support Abolishing ICE—Here’s What They Said
Hint: None of them do.
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
With growing calls for ICE abolition, I felt it worth asking where Oregon’s congressional leaders stand. Article is available for free on Substack.
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I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
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We could clear up 80% of the discourse on this place by having everyone try testifying at a state/local committee hearing, and/or by working on a campaign.
So many ppl here who have politics as a hobby but have never even played in their local rec league. It’s easy and fun* I swear.
So many ppl here who have politics as a hobby but have never even played in their local rec league. It’s easy and fun* I swear.
January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We could clear up 80% of the discourse on this place by having everyone try testifying at a state/local committee hearing, and/or by working on a campaign.
So many ppl here who have politics as a hobby but have never even played in their local rec league. It’s easy and fun* I swear.
So many ppl here who have politics as a hobby but have never even played in their local rec league. It’s easy and fun* I swear.
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'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'