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Sarah Iannarone

@sarahforpdx.bsky.social

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Fighting for people who walk, bike, roll, and depend on transit to get around war-ravaged Portland, Oregon. Fmly ran a global urban best practices exchange at Portland State. Recovered chef & restaurateur. #TacticalOptimist #EverydayAntifascist

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 7d

This morning, Rep. Mark Gamba and I have an op-ed in the @oregonian.com responding to the bare bones transpo funding bill #OrLEg passed Mon. We need significant, strategic investment in our infrastructure - it's critical both for safety and to support our economy.

www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion: Oregon needs strategic transportation investments, not stopgaps

While legislators authorized some new funding for transportation, the need for more significant, strategic investment in our infrastructure is critical both for safety and to support our economy, writ...

www.oregonlive.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 21h

Kotek wrote the soldiers deserve better than to be “uprooted from their families and careers, only to be mobilized for an illegal mission.”

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for National Guard troops to demobilize

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria, to demobilize and head home.

www.opb.org

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, she does us great service via her idiocy.

Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 21h

IMG SRC www.reddit.com/r/oregon/s/k...

From the oregon community on Reddit: Kristi Noem travels all the way to Portland costing taxpayers millions, insults Portlanders, gets on roof with ICE snipers in brave face-off w/about a dozen peacef...

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 21h

Props to DHS for framing Portland's densest neighborhood so the world thinks we look more like Vancouver than Topeka.

I love that urbanity for us. #SoWaFTW

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Noem’s agenda for the trip has not been announced.

Sen. Wyden had a blunt response: “Kristi Noem is cosplaying as a public official. In reality, she’s been sent by Trump to incite violence."

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/kristi-noem-visiting-portland-today-city-officials-confirm.html

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Julia Shumway @jmshumway.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem prayed over a meal from Burgerville (according to videos from right-wing influencers with her) and stood on the ICE facility roof (according to @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social, locked out with other real reporters).

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/07/u...

DHS Secretary Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues • Oregon Capital Chronicle

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 1d

a woman in a red dress is making a silly face

ALT: a woman in a red dress is making a silly face

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emily @soupmuse.bsky.social · 1d

the reason:

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Loling at your moon FOMO

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Rick Turoczy @turoczy.bsky.social · 1d

Please go look at the moon, Portland. Like right now.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Walk around the corner, it's worth it 🌕

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 2d

“It appears the federal government is engaging in prohibited viewpoint discrimination by targeting demonstrators based on the content of their speech, while favoring those with whom the federal government agrees,” he wrote.

OPB @opb.org · 2d

Portland’s top attorney lambasted the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division Monday, in a letter accusing the department of turning a blind eye to federal officers’ heavy-handed response to protests.

Portland accuses federal officers of violating demonstrators’ constitutional rights

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Axios @axios.com · 2d

BREAKING: Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment to Chicago

Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment to Chicago

The deployment would "undermine public safety by inciting a public outcry," the lawsuit states.

www.axios.com

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Cynicism is not helpful in this moment. Every act of resistance matters, and they may matter more coming from moderates and conservatives.

Could we defang the occupation by pausing protests at ICE? Feds can't deploy agent provocateurs w/ molotovs if there's no crowd. Hold silent vigils in parks?

Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Hmm, maybe I misunderstood civics but AFAIK, the judicial branch exercising checks and balances over a rogue executive branch is foundational to U.S. democracy. And that is what Immergut just did, swiftly and decisively.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

We need more moderates and conservatives standing by rule of law in this country at this critical moment.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Tell me what democracy looks like? This is what democracy looks like!

brunette woman in judge robe w US flag behind her.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, here we go.

The case is called and Judge Immergut explains the background. She says there were technical difficulties, which caused the delay.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

7 pm PST, actually but still a slog.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

I explored this risk in a piece a month ago...

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump's Military Moves Ratchet Up Threat of State-on-State Conflict

Donald Trump is using the military to beta-test a police state, and some fear it could lead to civil conflict like National Guard forces clashing.

www.rollingstone.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Immergut isn’t playing around and I suspect will slam the Trump Administration for trying to end-run her order from yesterday blocking Trump’s call-up of Oregon’s National Guard in Portland.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

It's good, recommend. Don't want to spoil it.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 2d

This comment dividing those who've seen the new P.T. Anderson movie from those who need to ... 😉

Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 3d

"Send in Van Halen."

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