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damned soul-o-man @dansolomon.com · 9h

i’ve wondered whether the traditional tactic of peaceful resistance to shock the conscience of observers who see nonviolence met with force is still possible in a media environment where only novelty can get the attention of the people you need to be shocked, and portland seems to have an answer

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 10h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Henny Gesserit @nmjmredux.blacksky.app · 6h

This is only 12 miles from where my family lives. When you use AI in any form, people are affected directly

Rob Milton @therobmilton.com · 1d

- put down the damn AI.

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1h

“Deportations like Sergio’s — to fixtures of the community — are making people think, ‘This could be me next, or my favorite place next, or somebody who I talk to every day’"

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 12h

“Come on down, I’ve got a Subway sandwich for ya!”

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Thugs

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 22h

Somebody run it through Turnitin!

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 1d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 1d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 1d

Cracker Barrel Vance sticker spotted in Denver, Colorado

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 1d

I like this energy.

The key is that the inevitable videos always convey this is both a stupid waste of resources and an asymmetrical show of force.

Like, "I'm sorry, did you say federal agents are attacking…Care Bears?"

"…the Fruit of the Loom guys?"

"…Disney Princesses?"

"…hams?!?"

A white guy dancing in an off the rack bone-in ham costume.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 1d

It sure looks like they're recruiting ICE based on a desire to inflict violence on fellow citizens.

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Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 1d

“Under financial and political pressure, university leadership, trustees, and regents may be tempted to sign and try to mitigate the damage later. We exhort them to see the truth beneath the administration’s pretext of encouraging ideological diversity and affordability.“

Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 1d

"No institution that is committed to the free pursuit of knowledge should submit to the degradation of autonomy and academic freedom contained in it." @acls1919.bsky.social statement on the White House "compact" proposed to universities. www.acls.org/news/acls-st...

ACLS Statement Regarding White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

ACLS stands firmly against this latest White House effort to divide faculties by giving special privileges to students in “hard science programs” and its demand that institutions abolish “units that p...

www.acls.org

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 1d

ACLS statement against White House “compact”: THIS IS SOVIET SHIT

Screenshot from statement “Universities and colleges have one mission: to advance knowledge. Faculty carry out the mission by conducting research and teaching students. The knowledge they produce and circulate is independently assessed by professional peers. Interfering with that process by forcing knowledge to pass through a political filter is a tactic adopted by the Soviet Union and other authoritarian states. The White House is dressing up its compact as a reasonable corrective to what it views as problems in campus culture. Let no one be deceived. This proposal imposes government censorship on academia. It is anti-American, and it weakens our democracy by devaluing academic expertise.”

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7/4 @sevenfour.bsky.social · 1d

fork

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

In case you’re wondering how grassroots Republican activists in Oregon are metabolizing what’s happening in the state. This person is a coordinator for two long running conservative organizations in the state: The Gathering of the Eagles and the Abigail Adams project.

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Trump is preparing to go after Antifa, waiting for them to make a move. Antifa is preparing for riots in major cities. Since Portland is their headquarters, it seems essential that the National Guard would be in Oregon.
Governor Kotek is in panic mode releasing news every day on her opposition. Portland Police are working with Antifa to criminalize federal agents. "Out in Oregon, the Governor, the mayor and police are all part of Antifa." Shan Davis explains, "Once you understand that Portland police is Antifa, everything else it does and refuses to do suddenly makes sense." If they are part of Antifa, they are part of the insurrection.
Antifa has been hired to create a civil war. Kotek has been telling people to stay calm, all the while she is still promoting Antifa to start a civil war.
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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 2d

LOGGING ON

Walt Whitman @skeetsofgrass.bsky.social · 2d

It is time to explain myself .... let us stand up.

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 2d

😊 that's nice of you to say! thx!

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 2d

Ooh! I just went and listened to your Sparks cover. Really loved it.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 2d

Friends @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is doing well— she’s at home, released last night. I’ll let her speak on the ordeal when she’s ready but for now wanted to share this update.

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Sending her all love and strength. ❤️❤️

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2d

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 2d

Friends @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is doing well— she’s at home, released last night. I’ll let her speak on the ordeal when she’s ready but for now wanted to share this update.

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 2d

Does anyone have an update on @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social?

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