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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 4h

Among the endless fire hose of news, there was an interesting nugget buried in Mayor Keith Wilson's statement today.

The city of Portland is considering taking over the lease of the ICE facility and the city said it has no intention of being ICE's landlord.

Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility

The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.

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OPB @opb.org · 10h

Here’s a little news break for your social feed. There’s nothing like a crisp autumn morning in Portland, Oregon.

OPB captured the Rose City sunrise by drone on Tuesday, Oct. 7, showcasing the Willamette River, bridges, skyline and view of Mount Hood.

🎥 by Stephani Gordon, OPB

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 12h

The new season of Hush begins! It's a really interesting investigation that takes on true crime tropes, the pitfalls of citizen sleuthing, politicizing literally everything and the collapse of local journalism.

Oh, and all told in that enthralling @leahsottile.bsky.social style!

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‘Hush’ Episode 1: The last to see her alive

In March 2019, in the wooded hills above the rural river town of Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue wha...

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 13h

Why was 18-year-old Sarah Zuber found dead 400 feet from her front door? And how is it possible, six years later, that no one knows what happened to her?

Hush, Season 2, "Love Thy Neighbor" — my investigation with @ryanjhaas.bsky.social — starts today.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 1d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of very interesting details in this profile of Judge Karin Immergut, including that she dropped her affiliation with the Republican party as of July.

Also, former US attorney Billy Williams basically telling Trump he's wrong about the troop deployment.

OPB @opb.org · 1d

On Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut blocked President Trump's deployment of the Oregon National Guard. She is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history. Here's a deep dive into who she is.

Karin Immergut, judge who blocked Trump’s troop deployment, ‘well respected’ and ‘has no fear’

U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

That's a vibe.

And here's a story on that visit: www.opb.org/article/2025...

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

Oregon Republicans know they can't use an image of the actual (small, tame) protest in Portland to illustrate Trump's fever dream and their fake intel, so they had to make one from stock photos of South American "Policia" leaning on riot shields + what looks like Brazilian football fans with flares

A stock photo of South American police leaning on riot shields with the Spanish word "Policia" written on them

A stock photo of a crowd of young men with red flares and flames from a Brazilian photographer in Sao Paolo

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 2d

In case you were like me and coming off a vacation last week to find all of the rapidly changing news, here is a good catch up post on a chaotic weekend.

OPB @opb.org · 2d

An unprecedented weekend put Portland at the center of national headlines, as President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard members into the city over the objections of city and state elected officials and a federal judge.

Portland’s weekend of ICE protests: Tear gas, National Guard restraining orders and false claims of a city burning to the ground

After his order for an Oregon National Guard deployment was blocked, Trump turned to the National Guard in California and Texas for hundreds of federal troops he could send to Portland.

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Bradley W. Parks @bradleywparks.bsky.social · 2d

Tensions escalated over the weekend as Trump turned the heat up on Portland. We recap and share where things stand. Plus, a new kind of geothermal energy in Central Oregon. Also Choco Tacos, because why not. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...

OPB’s First Look: Trump turns up the heat on Portland

The clash between Oregon and Portland leaders and the president of the United States intensified over the weekend. Here's your First Look at Monday's news.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

Lawsuits are underway to stop the California National Guard's deployment in Oregon.

California and Oregon sue Trump administration to block National Guard deployment to Portland

Gov. Tina Kotek said Oregon is “not a military target,” and said federal officials are trying to antagonize and provoke conflict outside the ICE facility.

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Lisa Wood @lisaeffinwood.bsky.social · 3d

Props to my co-workers for grinding it out until the wee hours as the news kept coming in.

Local journalism is more important than ever. Support your community papers and stations however you can.

OPB @opb.org · 3d

Outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, federal officers pushed crowds of protesters hundreds of yards down city streets and fired tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls without any clear signs of provocation.

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

Oregon leaders say California National Guard members were flown into Oregon last night in an effort to circumvent a federal court ruling.

Oregon, California governors blast Trump for deploying California Guard despite court order

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that the president's action to send 300 California National Guard members to Portland appears to circumvent the federal judge's Saturday ruling to temporarily block ...

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

Now the federal administration is trying to skirt a court order by sending California troops potentially?

California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

It appears that the federal agents occupying Portland have people embedded with them charged with the task of producing stories presenting the government’s version of events. Ironically, this was the sort of work JD Vance did in Iraq before he decided he was against that war.

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Federal officers were flanked by videographers, toting professional equipment and wearing high-visibility vests.
They filmed from behind the lines of officers, capturing the show of force. At least two drones swept over the scenes.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

Another good point raised here by Alex. The streamers who are selectively pushing a narrative on behalf of the federal government and pretending to be "journalists" should be of concern to anyone who cares about accurate and truthful information.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Two things felt different to the ppl I spoke with who’d been protesting at the ICE building for months.

1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.

2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

Troy and I were on the ground:

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

It would be at this point that an ombudsperson at DHS would likely be asking if officers are within their authority to push citizens blocks away from federal property.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

Troy and I were on the ground:

Federal tactics on protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 4d

Federal officers fired tear gas into a crowd of marchers minutes after they arrived outside Portlands ICE building this afternoon:

Federal agents fire tear gas, make multiple arrests during protest outside Portland ICE facility

Hundreds of protesters marched to facility from nearby Elizabeth Carruthers Park in Southwest Portland.

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 4d

Still waiting for Judge Immergut to make a ruling today on whether to block Oregon National Guard activiation to Portland...

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 4d

Federal officers gassed a crowd of hundreds of protesters today outside the ICE facility in Portland.

Federal agents fire tear gas, make multiple arrests during protest outside Portland ICE facility

Hundreds of protesters marched to facility from nearby Elizabeth Carruthers Park in Southwest Portland.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 4d

Federal officers gassed a crowd of hundreds of protesters today outside the ICE facility in Portland.

Federal agents fire tear gas, make multiple arrests during protest outside Portland ICE facility

Hundreds of protesters marched to facility from nearby Elizabeth Carruthers Park in Southwest Portland.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 5d

An investigation out today from OPB and ProPublica on how the Blazers' new ownership amassed his wealth, in part, through predatory loans on Oregonians.

Before Tom Dundon agreed to buy the Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon accused the company he created of predatory lending

In 2020, Oregon sued Tom Dundon’s former company for allegedly preying on Oregonians through high-interest car loans they couldn’t afford in a case involving more than 265,000 borrowers nationwide.

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 7d

One week until the new season of Hush, the investigative podcast by me and @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for OPB, drops! (One week until I hear from men on the Internet about vocal fry!)

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‘Hush’: Season 2 trailer

Season two of "Hush" covers the case of Sarah Zuber, who died 400 feet from her front door in 2019. Despite living in a small community, police have been unable to figure out what happened to her.

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Suparna Chaudhry @sch-ir.bsky.social · 11d

Long lunch wait too, really rough out here

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 11d

I thought hollondaose on a mozzarella cheese would be weird, but it was kind of delightful

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 11d

Yes, I have been in purgatory for approximately 30 mins (checkout line at Powell's)

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