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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 12h

Tonight - BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ, made in 1964 by a perfect match of John Frankenheimer & magnetic Burt Lancaster. A romanticized telling of the life of Robert Stroud, it was released at the pinnacle of American filmmaking and social idealism. A moment where we were brave enough to consider anything.

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 16h

Crime? No crime. Impunity? Yes impunity.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 *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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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 16h

Oriana Korol, clarinetist, “I feel even more committed to what people are protesting at the ICE building and I hope that people continue to speak out against acts of violence towards minorities.”

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Band member accused of interfering with federal arrest of another, feds allege

"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”

www.oregonlive.com

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 19h

Korol is no longer listed at the Clark County jail.

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 1d

As of 9:14 PM PT 10/14/2025 Oriana Korol is still in the Clark County jail with no charges and no bail.

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 1d

"federal agents had just exited the fortified facility and appeared to be chasing a protester when the protester and officer collided with band members, most of whom were wearing banana costumes."

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 1d

Tedious yet comprehensive and accurate rundown of the trouble we’re in.

www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/14/g...

Greetings from Charming, War-Ravaged Portland

When the President called Portland, Oregon "war ravaged," those in the reality-based community considered it a joke. Not a funny joke, since it was the

www.counterpunch.org

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition is connected to a network of rapid response organizations across the state who have trained people on how to verify the veracity of reported ICE activity, support people who are being detained, connect with legal support, and provide legal observation.

Meet the Groups Helping Immigrants Impacted by ICE

If people in the Portland area think they’ve spotted ICE, there’s a number that many organizations, such as the ACLU, suggest they call: the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition hotline. The Portland I...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 2d

The Taft Hotel - 70 units of housing for elders who would otherwise be homeless - was left vacant by REACH Development in 2021.

Abandoned and unprotected, it's now being developed by McMenamins, no longer for people exiting homelessness.

www.wweek.com/news/2022/07...

Taft Home Is Still Vacant Nearly a Year After It Displaced 70 Low-Income Seniors

www.wweek.com

Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight - HIROSHIMA, 1953 by Hideo Sekigawa. Controversial, searing, a docudrama using hibakusha actors to show rather than tell of the suffering of 140,000 humans killed by an arrogant emperor and a cruel president on the the other side of the world.

www.criterion.com/current/post...

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 3d

Just say no.

Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 4d

Anne introduces herself to Alvy in ANNIE HALL 1977, and we all fall in love.

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 6d

Still nothing burned, nothing ravaged, but excellent carmel corn if you know where to find it.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 9d

Read transcript of Oregon federal judge’s decision on National Guard deployment to Portland

@oregonian.com

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Read transcript of Oregon judge’s decision on National Guard deployment to Portland

“Mr. Hamilton -- Mr. Hamilton, you are missing the point,” U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut told the federal government lawyer.

www.oregonlive.com

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 8d

Seattle leased the Civic Hotel to place homeless people.

After filling the rooms, they were emptied — even with a $2.7M lease extension.

Of 5,000 Seattle shelter beds an average 3% were free each night in 2024.

www.propublica.org/article/seat...

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

www.propublica.org

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks John. Jim and I were big fans of yours in the day. The case above is a direct result of Jim's killing. Weird we've been in legal opposition to the PPB for 10+ years on behalf of Jim and others, but these letters have us united with the city, its attorneys, and even the cops.

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 9d

Federal law enforcement officers have used excessive force against peaceful protestors and given favorable treatment to those who support Trump administration policies, Portland City Attorney Robert Taylor told Justice Department officials today.

Portland Says Feds Are the Ones Engaging in “Viewpoint Discrimination”

Andrew Schwartz

www.wweek.com

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 9d

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

‘Do not fail Portland’ city urges Trump DOJ in response to police probe

The city of Portland claims federal agents allow conservative journalists special access while cracking down on anti-ICE protesters and deploying unnecessary use of force.

www.oregonlive.com

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 9d

ICYMI, here's the cause of the ruckus.

www.mentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...

www.mentalhealthalliance.org

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 9d

Parallel to the Immergut ruling, the US DOJ Civil Rights Division seeks to mis-direct and weaponize the settlement of US DOJ v City of Portland (about use of force against people with mental illness).

Here's the city's boss response - www.mentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...

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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 10d

Never give a sucker and even break or smarten up a chump.

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