Ron
@ravensmoon.bsky.social
Enjoying the spirit of my own dichotomy and hypocrisy one sip of hot coffee at a time.
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pa...
Pam Bondi Must Go!
The Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files is nothing short of a failure for bringing justice to survivors and an effort to protect powerful predators in the billionaire class.
B...
sign.moveon.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pa...
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Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Truth
Indiscriminate and unlawful uses of crowd control tools by federal agents must stop. Whether in Eugene or Portland, or in any city in Oregon, a federal presence that meets the public with unnecessary force is fundamentally unacceptable in our nation.
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Truth
If tear gas is too dangerous for a battlefield, there is no justification for using it against people in our cities. Sign the petition. sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Congress: Don’t silence dissent with tear gas
If tear gas is too dangerous for a battlefield, there is no justification for using it against people in our cities. Sign the petition.
sign.moveon.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
If tear gas is too dangerous for a battlefield, there is no justification for using it against people in our cities. Sign the petition. sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Trump's ICE has no place in Oregon. The use of tear gas against families, children, and peaceful demonstrators yesterday is a horrific abuse of authority that undermines public safety and violates constitutional rights. Federal agents must stand down and be held accountable.
Anti-ICE protest draws massive crowd at South Portland facility, feds deploy tear gas
Thousands of demonstrators who marched to the ICE building were met with pepper balls and tear gas within minutes of their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Trump's ICE has no place in Oregon. The use of tear gas against families, children, and peaceful demonstrators yesterday is a horrific abuse of authority that undermines public safety and violates constitutional rights. Federal agents must stand down and be held accountable.
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
Opinion | Let the Arms Race Begin
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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"What the Trump adminstration wants is chaos," Gov. Tina Kotek said. "They want division. And we're just not going to give it to them."
‘Oregon will not be intimidated,’ governor says after Trump calls Eugene protesters ‘Lunatics’
"What the Trump adminstration wants is chaos," Gov. Tina Kotek said. "They want division. And we're just not going to give it to them."
www.oregonlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"What the Trump adminstration wants is chaos," Gov. Tina Kotek said. "They want division. And we're just not going to give it to them."
Trump reversed decades of national security objections to selling advanced AI chips to UAE. National security experts were alarmed.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
February 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order
‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order
In-person interactions break down barriers in east London, as AI startups also try to bridge communication divide
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order
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Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
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Not gonna lie, living here in WA that has so many deep ties with Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks and Boeing makes me think that we as a state need to collectively reckon with our labor propping up such pillars of unchecked power and greed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Not gonna lie, living here in WA that has so many deep ties with Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks and Boeing makes me think that we as a state need to collectively reckon with our labor propping up such pillars of unchecked power and greed.
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The killings cut especially deep in Portland, because just a month ago President Donald Trump had this city in his crosshairs.
Read Local Dispatches From ICE’s Deadly Campaign in Minnesota
Aaron Mesh
www.wweek.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The killings cut especially deep in Portland, because just a month ago President Donald Trump had this city in his crosshairs.
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Hundreds of people have marched to the South Portland ICE facility.
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Hundreds of people have marched to the South Portland ICE facility.
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
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Minnesotans are showing us how to show up for our neighbors. Let's show up for them.
NOW is the time to get involved. Join us.
NOW is the time to get involved. Join us.
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Minnesotans are showing us how to show up for our neighbors. Let's show up for them.
NOW is the time to get involved. Join us.
NOW is the time to get involved. Join us.
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Guten Morgen!
(Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
(Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Guten Morgen!
(Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
(Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
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More than 500 protesters descended on the ICE facility in South Portland on Saturday to condemn the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis by a federal officer.
During Portland protests Saturday, federal officers deployed chemical munitions at least five times by 9 p.m.
During Portland protests Saturday, federal officers deployed chemical munitions at least five times by 9 p.m.
Protesters converge on Portland ICE facility after latest Minneapolis shooting, met with tear gas
Mass protests returned to the Portland ICE facility after the latest shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis.
www.oregonlive.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 AM
More than 500 protesters descended on the ICE facility in South Portland on Saturday to condemn the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis by a federal officer.
During Portland protests Saturday, federal officers deployed chemical munitions at least five times by 9 p.m.
During Portland protests Saturday, federal officers deployed chemical munitions at least five times by 9 p.m.
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.