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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 2h

Kudos to #Maine for soundly rejecting the anti-democratic
Ballot Measure 1. It would have adding a voting ID requirement and adjusting absentee voting regulations. #voting #democracy

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 1d

#Trump on 60 Minutes

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H/T @anntelnaes.bsky.social

Trump on 60 Minutes

CBS's big fat bribe and a big fat bullshit interview

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 6d

Ah Canada 🍁

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 9d

This piece by @adambonica.bsky.social is a crucial read. The @nytimes.com editorial board leans into their priors in their own recent editorial on the need for moderation to win. As @adambonica.bsky.social suggests the story is more complicated. 1/ data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...

The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.

Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.

data4democracy.substack.com

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 9d

The week in review from #WarRavagedPortland protests at #ICE facility

ICE PROTESTS
Horses, choirs and frogs

"On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters danced salsa and a person dressed as Moses walked around with a sign promising a plague of frogs."

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Horses, choirs and frogs: The scene in South Portland

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit administratively stays the panel’s 2-1 order staying the initial TRO in Oregon v. Trump through 5p PT Tuesday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The initial Oregon TRO is not stayed.

A resolution on en banc consideration is expected(?) to happen by 5p Tuesday.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
STATE OF OREGON; CITY OF PORTLAND,
Plaintiffs - Appellees,
No. 25-6268
D.C. No.
3:25-cv-01756-IM
District of Oregon, Portland ORDER
FILED
OCT 24 2025
MOLLY PUTER CLERK
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, In his official capacity as President of the United States;
PETER HEGSETH, In his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, In her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Defendants - Appellants,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Intervenor - Pending-
Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Senior Circuit Judge and En Banc Coordinator.
Without objection from the panel, the court's October 20, 2025, order granting a stay pending appeal (Dkt. 61) is administratively stayed until 5:00 pm
on October 28, 2025, to allow the completion of the pending en banc
of 2), Page 2 of 2
Case: 25-6268, 10/24/2025, DktEntry: 87.1, Page 2 of 2
proceedings. This administrative order expresses no views on the merits of this
matter and is not a reconsideration of the earlier stay order.

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 11d

"..government “admitted that 115 FPS officers have never been redeployed to Portland,” Only a fraction of that number “was ever” in Portland ..urged the panel to throw out their ruling [due to] the government’s “material mistake.” @chrisgeidner.bsky.social

#PDX #ICE #DOJ

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Lawyers clash over potential 9th Circuit review

At issue is whether full panel will reconsider Monday’s National Guard ruling.

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 12d

Justice Sotomayor with a graphic dissent as the Supreme Court allows Alabama to move forward with the execution of Anthony Boyd by lethal gas:

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 12d

Not news to anyone with kids or those who work with kids 😂

"Adjusted virus detection rates were highest in pre-K (1.46) and elementary (1.51)"

Consistent "with older research that found that young kids play a key role in spreading respiratory viruses at home.”

publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Respiratory Virus Detection and Acute Respiratory Illness Rates in Students and Staff in Schools

10.1542/6375931865112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0708866375931865112BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Schools are an important setting for infectious disease transmission. Baseline rates of respiratory virus ...

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 15d

Good reason to #walk, #cycle, use #public #transit....and for government to invest in the related infrastructure. And it's good for the #environment

#Car ownership costs $12,182 per year or $1,015 per month on average, according to a 2023 #AAA report

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Why car insurance keeps climbing, and where premiums are highest

Auto coverage has surged 50 percent in the past five years, but calculating a driver’s cost plays out very differently from one state to the next.

wapo.st

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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 16d

Ongoing mainstream media coverage further demonstrates that #Trump #ICE characterization of #WarRavagedPortland protests at facility are "untethered from the facts". The 2 Ninth Circuit #MAGA judges should read this rather than rely on #TruthSocial.

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The scene in South Portland

What reporters saw last week outside the ICE facility.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 17d

A whole of Portland response to Trump's lies about this peaceful city. #NoKinga