pdxkarin
@pdxkarin.bsky.social
liberal. ally. mom of 2. cat mom of 2. dog mom of 1.
be kind! empathy rocks! go Blazers! Go Beavers!
just me being me. @pdxkarin pretty much everywhere.
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#Angret
be kind! empathy rocks! go Blazers! Go Beavers!
just me being me. @pdxkarin pretty much everywhere.
No DMs.
#Angret
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When a cat is a prophet
We are all going to have so many kinds of diarrhea
Trump is reportedly expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services
July 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
When a cat is a prophet
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Wow, gender affirming care
July 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Wow, gender affirming care
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Don't feel bad for Mitch...
#mitchmcconnell
#mitchmcconnell
July 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Don't feel bad for Mitch...
#mitchmcconnell
#mitchmcconnell
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It doesn’t matter if the man killed by ICE in Maine was authorized to work in the United States or not. It doesn’t matter if he had a social security or not. ICE should not be killing anyone. Period.
July 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It doesn’t matter if the man killed by ICE in Maine was authorized to work in the United States or not. It doesn’t matter if he had a social security or not. ICE should not be killing anyone. Period.
Yikes, this is bad. The article includes instructions on how to opt out.
“As part of this update, public Instagram profiles are now automatically opted into being fodder for generative AI remixes. All someone has to do is tag your account’s profile in a prompt—if it’s public—and they can use Meta AI to generate an image using your likeness.”
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.
www.wired.com
July 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Yikes, this is bad. The article includes instructions on how to opt out.
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Cartoon by @murphycartoons.bsky.social
June 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Cartoon by @murphycartoons.bsky.social
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A 60-year low in sentiment is a big deal because the baseline is already tough: this survey has lived through recessions, inflation, wars, and financial crises. And yet this is worse.
Read the full analysis on Substack: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/consumer-sentiment-hits-a-record
Read the full analysis on Substack: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/consumer-sentiment-hits-a-record
May 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A 60-year low in sentiment is a big deal because the baseline is already tough: this survey has lived through recessions, inflation, wars, and financial crises. And yet this is worse.
Read the full analysis on Substack: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/consumer-sentiment-hits-a-record
Read the full analysis on Substack: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/consumer-sentiment-hits-a-record
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💚 Burnside Bridge Portland, Oregon
March 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
💚 Burnside Bridge Portland, Oregon
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Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
March 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.
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Kamala Harris warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
I’ll never regret voting for them.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
I’ll never regret voting for them.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Kamala Harris warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
I’ll never regret voting for them.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
I’ll never regret voting for them.
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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Are we great yet? Are we safer?
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Are we great yet? Are we safer?
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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January 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Please SHARE if you agree!
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Please SHARE if you agree!
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Trump said he regrets not seizing voting machines after the 2020 election.
Anyone claiming authoritarians don’t want elections is missing the point. They want elections. They just don’t want fair elections.
This was an admission that Trump will cheat if he gets the chance.
Anyone claiming authoritarians don’t want elections is missing the point. They want elections. They just don’t want fair elections.
This was an admission that Trump will cheat if he gets the chance.
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Trump said he regrets not seizing voting machines after the 2020 election.
Anyone claiming authoritarians don’t want elections is missing the point. They want elections. They just don’t want fair elections.
This was an admission that Trump will cheat if he gets the chance.
Anyone claiming authoritarians don’t want elections is missing the point. They want elections. They just don’t want fair elections.
This was an admission that Trump will cheat if he gets the chance.
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Yet another incidence of Schrodinger's Immigrants
Living on welfare, SNAP, and social security, and at the *same time*, snapping up all the rental real estate in the highest priced markets in the country
Living on welfare, SNAP, and social security, and at the *same time*, snapping up all the rental real estate in the highest priced markets in the country
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Yet another incidence of Schrodinger's Immigrants
Living on welfare, SNAP, and social security, and at the *same time*, snapping up all the rental real estate in the highest priced markets in the country
Living on welfare, SNAP, and social security, and at the *same time*, snapping up all the rental real estate in the highest priced markets in the country
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rogue government
Breaking News: Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, local officials said, prompting calls to end an immigration crackdown in the city.
Federal Agents Shoot 2 in Portland, Ore., Police Say
The shootings in Portland, a city previously targeted by the Trump administration, come as Minneapolis grapples with a federal agent’s fatal shooting of a woman a day earlier.
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
rogue government
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Federal Agents Shoot 2 in Portland, Oregon. The shootings in Portland, a city previously targeted by the Trump administration, come as Minneapolis grapples with a federal agent's fatal shooting of a woman a day earlier.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Federal Agents Shoot 2 in Portland, Ore., Police Say
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Federal Agents Shoot 2 in Portland, Oregon. The shootings in Portland, a city previously targeted by the Trump administration, come as Minneapolis grapples with a federal agent's fatal shooting of a woman a day earlier.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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This is Pastor Michel Tshimankinda getting detained, brutalized & experiencing #ICELawlessness. They weren't looking for him—they were looking for someone else. They had no warrant, just brute force & if it can happen to him, it could happen to anyone.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is Pastor Michel Tshimankinda getting detained, brutalized & experiencing #ICELawlessness. They weren't looking for him—they were looking for someone else. They had no warrant, just brute force & if it can happen to him, it could happen to anyone.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
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A nativity scene depicting baby Jesus with zip-tied hands and masked centurions with sunglasses labeled “ICE” and “BP” sits outside Lake Street Church of Evanston Monday. The church and its leaders have been vocal critics of Trump and Operation Midway Blitz.
December 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A nativity scene depicting baby Jesus with zip-tied hands and masked centurions with sunglasses labeled “ICE” and “BP” sits outside Lake Street Church of Evanston Monday. The church and its leaders have been vocal critics of Trump and Operation Midway Blitz.
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