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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 12h

Bookmarks. That’s it.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 20h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 1d

I didn't realize Sabine was over here, but when I looked at her feed ... she endorses the "low white birthrates" stuff, in addition to being anti-trans and friends with noted sexual harasser/friend of Epstein Lawrence Krauss. So, I recommend blocking as fast as possible.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 1d

Yesterday, California adopted a law to raise the pay received by incarcerated firefighters when they’re fighting a fire from $1 to $7.25 per hour—meeting the federal minimum wage. Four other new laws also give new rights to incarcerated firefighters.

California's incarcerated firefighters to see a ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles wildfires, inspiring new laws that will improve their pay and open other opportunities.

calmatters.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

what better way to figure out what’s the deal with someone who really really bothers me personally than with the posting through it guys @jaredlholt.bsky.social and @michaelehayden.bsky.social

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

Half the Answer #41: Caitlin and Trent speak with Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden about the infamous right-wing "busybody journalist," online political influencer, and professional victim Andy Ngo. www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #41: Andy Ngo and the Portland Mythology

Caitlin and Trent speak with Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden about the infamous right-wing "busybody journalist" Andy Ngo, his work demonizing Muslim immigrants in grad school, and his transition...

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 1d

This, plus the testosterone shots, might go a long way to explain why so many gym bros have turned into violent, drooling idiots.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 1d

They’re carried on cable for their decrepit audience.

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 2d

www.charleyharperartstudio.com

Official Website for the Charley Harper Art Studio

Learn about the life and art of Charley Harper and purchase his prints and posters and merchandise based on his artwork.

www.charleyharperartstudio.com

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 2d

He was a wonderful illustrator, started out working for Ford illustrating their travel magazine, then moving onto nature an animals. Did some Golden Books for kids that are still treasured. I have a tattoo of his giant squid vs sperm whale.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 2d

I’m just waiting on all the Neoliberals who spent years communicating white supremacist smears about so-called second and third world countries not being able to sustain democracy or being susceptible to corruption to step up and apologize, but I’m not holding my breath.

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 3d

Portland Emergency World Naked Bike Ride turnout is huge, easily hundreds. Folks are amped that the Unipiper is here.

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 3d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely pissing rain but the naked bike riders just made it!

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 3d

Even more shameful, Anna Griffin has been a local Portland reporter for as long as I can remember. She got institutionalized into the NYT last year.

Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 3d

This is not Portland. Portland police uniforms don’t say POLIZE on them.

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 4d

This is the one I meant. They came out with this amazing French cidre, won all the awards for a few years then Kevin just stopped and no one else has really managed to replicate it.

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 4d

I miss their cider so much. They’re still selling their French cider apples to other makers, at least.

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 5d

Someone told him about Food Not Bombs.

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the ghost of pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · 5d

and here is an OPB video about some local frogs that have a hard time getting across a road we foolishly built right through the middle of their habitat, and the efforts of some human volunteers to help them

www.opb.org/article/2024...

Portland’s ‘frog taxi’ offers a life-saving lift to a struggling species

Red-legged frogs cross a busy Portland highway with help from the “Frog Taxi.”

www.opb.org

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 5d

It's going to be in the mid 50s and raining, so I have a feeling this is going to be more of a poncho ride, also probably a lot of costumes. The emergency nature obviates gatekeeping the naked part.

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 5d

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location

Suzette Smith

www.portlandmercury.com

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 5d

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads:

VIVE LA
RIBBITSTANCE

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Celeste Ramsay @celesteramsay.bsky.social · 5d

90% of those people didn’t know who she was before that and don’t remember who she is now. They are party cheerleaders. Platner has been in the race for over a month and is getting attention, centrist Dems now panicking.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 7d

What the actual fuck??? This is a really scary situation. This family is already facing death threats which is why they are leaving.

Because Dr. Bray is a scholar of anti-fascism.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 7d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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