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@forcedevolution.bsky.social
Just trying to survive and make this place a little less hellscape-y for my kids and all the other kids.
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“Sometimes people feel that calling the police is the only
way to deal with problems. But we can build trusted
networks of mutual aid that allow us to better handle
conflicts ourselves and move toward forms of trans-
formative justice, while keeping police away from our neighborhoods.”
way to deal with problems. But we can build trusted
networks of mutual aid that allow us to better handle
conflicts ourselves and move toward forms of trans-
formative justice, while keeping police away from our neighborhoods.”
September 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“Sometimes people feel that calling the police is the only
way to deal with problems. But we can build trusted
networks of mutual aid that allow us to better handle
conflicts ourselves and move toward forms of trans-
formative justice, while keeping police away from our neighborhoods.”
way to deal with problems. But we can build trusted
networks of mutual aid that allow us to better handle
conflicts ourselves and move toward forms of trans-
formative justice, while keeping police away from our neighborhoods.”
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Watching Portland, Oregon media is scary.
I have been violently arrested for so called "Jay walking" many times, 24 hours in jail but the people who violently attack us for 2 years have no arrests or adjudications for assault except one.
Bob Day allows the violence. Risk benefit analysis.
I have been violently arrested for so called "Jay walking" many times, 24 hours in jail but the people who violently attack us for 2 years have no arrests or adjudications for assault except one.
Bob Day allows the violence. Risk benefit analysis.
September 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Watching Portland, Oregon media is scary.
I have been violently arrested for so called "Jay walking" many times, 24 hours in jail but the people who violently attack us for 2 years have no arrests or adjudications for assault except one.
Bob Day allows the violence. Risk benefit analysis.
I have been violently arrested for so called "Jay walking" many times, 24 hours in jail but the people who violently attack us for 2 years have no arrests or adjudications for assault except one.
Bob Day allows the violence. Risk benefit analysis.
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I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12.
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
September 20, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12.
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
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I really respect Senator Merkley, *and* I think this is indicative of Democratic leadership failing to build the bench.
Jeff Merkley reversed his retirement plans, saying he couldn’t urge others to defend democracy while “bailing.”
https://mrf.lu/2Sr2w
https://mrf.lu/2Sr2w
September 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I really respect Senator Merkley, *and* I think this is indicative of Democratic leadership failing to build the bench.
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This bill would have also protected abortion providers from being extradited to another state that criminalizes abortion
"Gov Gavin Newsom over the weekend vetoed legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state."
He was "worried about constraints on the governor's power to approve extraditions".
www.ebar.com/story/170505...
He was "worried about constraints on the governor's power to approve extraditions".
www.ebar.com/story/170505...
Newsom vetoes bill aimed at protecting providers of transgender care
Governor Gavin Newsom used his veto pen over the weekend to ax legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state.
www.ebar.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This bill would have also protected abortion providers from being extradited to another state that criminalizes abortion
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Meet Bock’s pygmy octopus! Growing up to 0.98 in (2.5 cm) long, excluding tentacles, this tiny species can be found near coral reefs in parts of the Central Pacific. It is primarily active at night, using camouflage to avoid predators.
Photo: smithsonian_marinegeo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: smithsonian_marinegeo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, iNaturalist
September 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Meet Bock’s pygmy octopus! Growing up to 0.98 in (2.5 cm) long, excluding tentacles, this tiny species can be found near coral reefs in parts of the Central Pacific. It is primarily active at night, using camouflage to avoid predators.
Photo: smithsonian_marinegeo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: smithsonian_marinegeo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, iNaturalist
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250 donations away now 🫡
Small donations matter! I’m about 300 new Portland donors away from reaching the 3rd tier of Small Donor Elections which allows me to unlock more matching funds.
Even $5-10 is huge! Thanks to everyone who has supported and shared our donation links 💙
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Even $5-10 is huge! Thanks to everyone who has supported and shared our donation links 💙
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September 22, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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September 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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On the afternoon of September 20, 2026, a group of right-wing agitators sprayed chemical irritants into a crowd of protesters outside of a bar in Northeast Portland, Oregon.
September 20, 2026 at 11:28 PM
On the afternoon of September 20, 2026, a group of right-wing agitators sprayed chemical irritants into a crowd of protesters outside of a bar in Northeast Portland, Oregon.
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Here at the Sports Bra bar where a small group of transphobic fash are gathered again.
The portland community has yet again shown the fuck up to defend the space and the community and antifascists greatly outnumber them
Fascists have already been pushed so far out and there is still a large group
The portland community has yet again shown the fuck up to defend the space and the community and antifascists greatly outnumber them
Fascists have already been pushed so far out and there is still a large group
September 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Here at the Sports Bra bar where a small group of transphobic fash are gathered again.
The portland community has yet again shown the fuck up to defend the space and the community and antifascists greatly outnumber them
Fascists have already been pushed so far out and there is still a large group
The portland community has yet again shown the fuck up to defend the space and the community and antifascists greatly outnumber them
Fascists have already been pushed so far out and there is still a large group
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CW: Rape
#NIKE, who’s responsible for the racist Converse ad, and a major contributor to the Portland Metro Chamber (Portland Business Alliance), and is also helping to fund the political hit jobs against @councilorgreen.bsky.social via PMC, is allegedly responsible for covering up SA of a minor? 👇🏾
#NIKE, who’s responsible for the racist Converse ad, and a major contributor to the Portland Metro Chamber (Portland Business Alliance), and is also helping to fund the political hit jobs against @councilorgreen.bsky.social via PMC, is allegedly responsible for covering up SA of a minor? 👇🏾
September 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
CW: Rape
#NIKE, who’s responsible for the racist Converse ad, and a major contributor to the Portland Metro Chamber (Portland Business Alliance), and is also helping to fund the political hit jobs against @councilorgreen.bsky.social via PMC, is allegedly responsible for covering up SA of a minor? 👇🏾
#NIKE, who’s responsible for the racist Converse ad, and a major contributor to the Portland Metro Chamber (Portland Business Alliance), and is also helping to fund the political hit jobs against @councilorgreen.bsky.social via PMC, is allegedly responsible for covering up SA of a minor? 👇🏾
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i'm traveling and can't sit down to write out the portland police's history of using town halls, press conferences, and leaks to campaign against elected officials but they are repeat offenders and we should call it what it is: election interference by a cartel of armed washington state residents
good editorial in the merc. www.portlandmercury.com/opinion/knee...
Knee-Jerk Reactions to Councilor Green’s Tweets Are Hypocritical and Dangerous - Portland Mercury
The police are supposed to keep protesters safe as they exercise their rights to free speech—not retaliate by shooting them with rubber bullets, striking them with batons, or spraying tear gas at more...
www.portlandmercury.com
September 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
i'm traveling and can't sit down to write out the portland police's history of using town halls, press conferences, and leaks to campaign against elected officials but they are repeat offenders and we should call it what it is: election interference by a cartel of armed washington state residents
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the US military used a chatbot that hallucinated a Chinese ship was transporting nuclear weapons components for use in the Middle East and almost resulted in military action.
The report was "entirely false."
The report was "entirely false."
“It was only just before the planned operation that officials dug deeper into the report put together by a special operations command analyst and found it had been generated with the help of AI — and that a chatbot the analyst had used inaccurately identified the material the ship was carrying.”
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
the US military used a chatbot that hallucinated a Chinese ship was transporting nuclear weapons components for use in the Middle East and almost resulted in military action.
The report was "entirely false."
The report was "entirely false."
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As a scientist I am hesitant to share fear-mongering "chemical companies are poisoning us" hyperbole.
But chat, this is bad. 🧪
But chat, this is bad. 🧪
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
As a scientist I am hesitant to share fear-mongering "chemical companies are poisoning us" hyperbole.
But chat, this is bad. 🧪
But chat, this is bad. 🧪
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Announcing the Ear Hustle documentary 🎉
‘Ear Hustle’ Podcast Gets Documentary From Executive Producer Morgan Freeman (EXCLUSIVE)
'Ear Hustle' is getting a documentary feature from filmmaker Erika Cohn and executive producers Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary.
buff.ly
September 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Announcing the Ear Hustle documentary 🎉
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A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania, the state health department says.
Pennsylvania teen dies from measles complications, the state’s fourth death
An 18-year old with measles died from a rare and severe neurological condition that causes inflammation in the brain.
nbcnews.to
September 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania, the state health department says.
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Outgong Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington just flipped off Commissioner Nafisa Fai for... leaning forward in her chair. Commissioner Pam Treece (who is the centrist running against Nafisa) sat there and did nothing.
Y'all, this is getting insane.
Y'all, this is getting insane.
September 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Outgong Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington just flipped off Commissioner Nafisa Fai for... leaning forward in her chair. Commissioner Pam Treece (who is the centrist running against Nafisa) sat there and did nothing.
Y'all, this is getting insane.
Y'all, this is getting insane.
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summer 2020 the cops beat up my 64 year old dad walking away from a protest wearing a "friends of trees" hoodie. all this to say i personally have trouble getting worked up over questions of appropriate social media decorum from private citizens contemporaneously responding to cop brutality
Councilor Mitch Green said he regrets the since-deleted tweets. “That's not how I engage in discourse today,” he said.
https://mrf.lu/2zjmT
https://mrf.lu/2zjmT
September 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
summer 2020 the cops beat up my 64 year old dad walking away from a protest wearing a "friends of trees" hoodie. all this to say i personally have trouble getting worked up over questions of appropriate social media decorum from private citizens contemporaneously responding to cop brutality
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WashCounty Chair Harrington flipped off Commissioner @nafisafai.bsky.social in a public meeting earlier today. We need to talk about both the action, the coverage (YIKES to both), and the election this November. Let's get into it (1/3)
September 16, 2026 at 12:39 AM
WashCounty Chair Harrington flipped off Commissioner @nafisafai.bsky.social in a public meeting earlier today. We need to talk about both the action, the coverage (YIKES to both), and the election this November. Let's get into it (1/3)
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Solidarity with my Rutgers comrade Noura Erakat! Free Palestine!
Human rights lawyer Noura Erakat arrested at hearing against Israel Bonds
Palestinian human rights lawyer Noura Erakat was arrested in Florida after speaking against an Israel Bonds investment.
www.aljazeera.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Solidarity with my Rutgers comrade Noura Erakat! Free Palestine!
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New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
September 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
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I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done.
This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands.
He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands.
He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.
Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.
www.transiticsnews.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done.
This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands.
He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands.
He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
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Providing for people’s basic needs works and it’s really not that hard. Almost like we’ve seen this exact result a thousand times before.
A Michigan program gave families $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month through a baby’s first year.
The result: Healthier babies and healthier moms.
theconversation.com/im-a-pediatr...
The result: Healthier babies and healthier moms.
theconversation.com/im-a-pediatr...
I’m a pediatrician in Michigan who created Rx Kids, one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty programs – here’s what I’ve learned about how medical schools can improve community health
More than 15,000 families in Michigan have received cash support from Rx Kids. Participants say the program helps them pay bills and maintain their health.
theconversation.com
September 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Providing for people’s basic needs works and it’s really not that hard. Almost like we’ve seen this exact result a thousand times before.
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After Pretti was killed, Savageford, who is Asian-American, said she was taken to a warehouse near the Whipple detention center where immigrants were being detained. She was strip-searched, including by male agents who Cook told HuffPost on Friday were “touching her privates.”
NEW from me: Lawyers for a witness to the killing of Alex Pretti confirmed she has given an interview to the feds.
Full details inside.
Warning: Disturbing content.
www.huffpost.com/entry/she-wa...
Full details inside.
Warning: Disturbing content.
www.huffpost.com/entry/she-wa...
She Watched Agents Kill Alex Pretti From The Backseat Of An ICE Vehicle. Now She Can Share What She Saw.
She’s been experiencing some trauma,” James Cook, an attorney for Wynnie Savageford, told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
After Pretti was killed, Savageford, who is Asian-American, said she was taken to a warehouse near the Whipple detention center where immigrants were being detained. She was strip-searched, including by male agents who Cook told HuffPost on Friday were “touching her privates.”
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One small business is gone, while others begin cleaning up.
Kauai 'in dire straits' after Hurricane Lowell
One small business is gone, while others begin cleaning up.
bit.ly
September 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
One small business is gone, while others begin cleaning up.