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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 1d

A millionaire is poor compared to a billionaire…

No one needs a billion dollars.

Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 1d

I recently sat down with conservative YouTuber David Medina and talked Portland and Trump.

Progressives must be willing to show up in conservative spaces if want many Americans to hear more than Fox News/right wing conservative talking points!

Check out our conversation…

youtu.be/Kw8TtVBEv9A

Debate With A Portland Democrat Rep GETS HEATED Over Attacks On ICE And Trump Sending In The Troops!

YouTube video by David Medina

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 2d

I love Oregon. That’s all.

#oregon #portland #notahellhole #notburneddown

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 2d

Thankful that the courts have put a check on Trump. I wish we had a president focused on uniting us, not dividing us.

Oregon protesters, please continue to keep any protests peaceful.

#Oregon #Portland #orpol

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 3d

Another BEAUTIFUL October Day in Oregon!

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 3d

The President of the United States should be offering a hand up to cities and states, not hindering their progress. Oregon is NO WAR ZONE.

Photos taken in Portland within 3 blocks of the ICE facility.

#Oregon #Portland #PeacefulProtest #orpol #releasetheepstienfiles #Trump

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 3d

I spent about an hour down at the ICE facility protest today. Right wing statements about the Portland “war zone” are greatly exaggerated!

We are Americans…. Whether we were born in this country or chose those country. WE CAN’T LET TRUMP DIVIDE US!
#portland #oregon #orpol #dumptrump #wethepeople

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 4d

Because I keep hearing Republicans talk about how my city is a hell hole, I decided to go down to the ICE facility and see what things look like for myself. As you can see from the video, it’s not the war zone that Trump describes!

#orpol #portland #oregon #portlandisbeautiful #trumplies

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 4d

“State Rep. Travis Nelson, D-Portland, said the President should represent the entire United States, not just red or blue states. “It’s sad that we have a president who is vindictive enough to suspend funding to states that he did not win in the election," said Nelson.”

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Oregon lawmakers react to conservative influencer arrest, threats of federal aid cuts

Oregon lawmakers are reacting to the arrest of a conservative influencer and the threats of federal aid cuts that followed.

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 8d

The latest newsletter from my office.

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IMPORTANT: New COVID-19 Vaccine Information

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 11d

We don’t need Trumps troops in Oregon!

Oregonians…. Don’t take the bait!

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Im happy to be joining the NAACP Portland Fireside Chat Series on Sept 25th! I’ll be joining some awesome thought leaders in healthcare as we discuss “The Health & Healing Agenda for Our Community”.

Where: Louiza - 2808 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland

When: Thursday, Sept 25 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM

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Portland Police @portlandpolice.bsky.social · 14d

The Portland Police Bureau collaborated with Doernbecher Children's Hospital to create this simple 5-step checklist to make sure your child fits correctly within a seat belt:
1. Sit all the way back, knees bend naturally, feet on the floor
2. Shoulder belt across shoulders & chest

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 15d

Let KATU and Sinclair know your thoughts!

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 16d

We don’t need billionaires hoarding our nations wealth. There’s enough money in this country to end poverty and homelessness.

I’ll stand 10 toes down on that til the end!

#incomeinequaliy

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 20d

Join me in supporting healthcare workers in their fight for a fair contract!

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 27d

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 27d

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 28d

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 28d

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 29d

The Supreme Court now soys that ICE can detain based on racial assumptions.

“We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote,…”

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ‘roving’ ICE raids in Los Angeles

The ruling blocks a lower court’s order that found the enforcement operations were based on impermissible factors.

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Im happy to be joining the NAACP Portland Fireside Chat Series on Sept 25th! I’ll be joining some awesome thought leaders in healthcare as we discuss “The Health & Healing Agenda for Our Community”.

Where: Louiza - 2808 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland

When: Thursday, Sept 25 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Romeo, as the now 5-year-old is identified in the lawsuit, was diagnosed with a “rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer,” at age 2. He immediately began receiving ongoing “critical, life-saving medical treatment” in the U.S., according to the lawsuit..”

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ICE sends 3 U.S. citizen kids, including boy with stage 4 cancer, to Honduras with deported family members

An immigration group filed a lawsuit on behalf of two families, saying they were not given access to legal counsel before two mothers and their children were sent to Central America.

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had the pleasure of being an opening speaker at the SMC Doula Conference this year in Portland. Doulas do phenomal work! The work they do decreases maternal mortality, eases postpartum depression, and improves perinatal outcomes.

smcdoulas.com#trainings

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