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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 17m

ok, we need to be friends.

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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 39m

Good evening, Portland! Tonight, we’re considering a resolution and an ordinance that will strengthen our ability as a city to safeguard Portlanders from federal overreach and militarization.🧵

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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 44m

and thank you for all your work <3 so important to have journalist on the ground to document these unlawful arrests and escalations of force.

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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 50m

My most recent piece in the Mercury w/ @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social covers what all happened at the ICE facility last Saturday and what to expect going forward.

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1h

Shortly before 9 pm, Department of Homeland Security agents were seen shoving a protester to the ground while trying to clear the driveway so vehicles could exit the ICE facility. Another was shoved immediately afterward, and shot with pepper balls. Later, tear gas blanketed the block.

A Night of Terror: Civil Disobedience Met With Extreme Force at Portland ICE Facility

Portland’s protest antics have made national headlines in the past week. The chicken suit; the giant inflatable frog; and the growing flurry of other inflatable animal costumes have put a spotlight on...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 46m

do you have any footage of my arrest, or know anyone who might? looking to find some footage before i meet with lawyers. i was the tall trans person holding a rosary/cross.

Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 56m

@ericswalwell.bsky.social like do you guys truly not understand the groundswell that is happening right now?

the energy is on your side. go big. go broad. go moral majority on these motherfuckers and demand we put an end to ICE's ethnic cleansing of our communities.

Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 57m

this is pathetic. @ericswalwell.bsky.social ICE is abducting innocent hardworking Americans, they're zip-tying black and brown children, they're assaulting peaceful protestors and religious protestors.

asking for the *masks to come off* while they do this isn't he bare minimum, it's MINIMAL.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7h

So the "next frontier" is that they will keep kidnapping our neighbors, terrorizing our communities, and pulling guns on us in the street, but Dems will fight for them to be unmasked while doing it? I bet they'll just put those gas masks on a little more often. They love gassing our neighborhoods.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 1h

Demagogic president seizes money to pay standing army, arrogating to himself legislative power, while his cronies keep Congress out of session is honestly more or less exactly how the Founders thought this would end

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 4h

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 7h

Trump ICE regime troops assaulted and abducted a 15 year old American girl and two other US teens, a 250+ pound regime agent set his knee on her neck during the violent attack.

"They were telling them they were U.S. citizens, and they didn't care."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 7h

They're trying to unilaterally reorder the entire society, including everything from healthcare to university admissions. It's a radical project and one that runs afoul of the Constitution. If you're cautious about major societal changes, as conservatives are, you should be nervous about this!

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🍂 beagle 🥧 @beagle.bsky.social · Sep 13

shoutout to women who use vocal fry

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 1d

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

This is fucking awful but has the byproduct of making ICE look like dumb babies.

three stills from a video showing robby roadsteamer getting arrested by ICE

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 10h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

The last people who said this here were American colonial merchants who remained loyal to King George III. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 8h

yoooo, if you are the person who has footage of my arrest, i need it! reach out pls

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h

Vic Mensa, an American rapper born and raised in Chicago, breaks down ICE raids and the politics of division.

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 10h

Portland making an impressive showing here.

Seven Years in Quebec @dfeldman.org · 10h

More experiments with geotagging posts to make location feeds. Here are the most common named locations in BlueSky posts over a 2 week period

US
America Russia
Ukraine Israel
U.S.
AI
Gaza
UK
Portland Chicago Poland
the United States
Utah
Europe Canada
DC
California
China n't
New York
London
Texas
Oregon
Washington
Japan
Minnesota
Qatar
USA
Florida
Colorado Palestine
Germany
Ukrainian
Brazil
Virginia
France
Michigan Seattle Georgia
Britain
LA

427
LA
409
Earth
406
Moscow
387
NYC
380
Argentina
364
Boston
364
Dallas
347
New York City
316
Australia
312
Arizona
308
BB
308
Italy
304
Illinois
298
america
292
Spain
279
russia
271
Los Angeles
267
England
255
Paris
252
Ohio
251
Hollywood
248
Venezuela
248
Ireland
247
Denmark
244
Kinda
241
Netflix
238
New Jersey
235
Toronto
233
D.C.
204
Gaza City
202
Lauren
198
Iran
197
Scotland
196
Hungary
193
Denver
192
Atlanta
192
Mexico
191
Doha
190
Saudi Arabia
188
Eagles
185
San Francisco
183
kinda

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 10h

It looks like Clark County will hold someone for 72 hours and in Oregon it's 48.

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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 10h

i used to have the funkiest vintage copy of "Les Guérillères" but have lost it ;-(

now there is a book! rereading that and other monique wittig is on my 2025 to-do list.

Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 10h

it's giving "Les Guérillères"

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 19h

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 11h

Never in my life did I think they would start doing this to white people.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 12h

Agent lobs a gas canister into a residential neighborhood in Illinois for no discernible reason, gassing dozens of neighbors including a baby. The comfort with which they deploy weapons of war is unreal.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 11h

Police have always depended on white citizens remaining unaware of this kind of behavior to continue doing it. It has escalated so rapidly. Not only do they not care if they are seen doing this by white people, they have no problem targeting them.

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