Chris Olson 🐸
@chrisolsonpdx.bsky.social
Solidarity forever🌹| Portland, OR
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My entire life summed up in one quote.
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” - Dom Helder Camara
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” - Dom Helder Camara
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Are you looking for somewhere to put your political energy that can make a real difference? DSA is the largest socialist organization in the country, now at 90,000 members nationwide, and we have big plans for the years ahead. Join this mass movement!
go.dsausa.org/portland
go.dsausa.org/portland
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Are you looking for somewhere to put your political energy that can make a real difference? DSA is the largest socialist organization in the country, now at 90,000 members nationwide, and we have big plans for the years ahead. Join this mass movement!
go.dsausa.org/portland
go.dsausa.org/portland
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November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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I have a stance of "transit needs to be good enough that I want to ride it constantly instead of driving"
Which never includes the idea of having more cops or getting rid of 'undesirable people' because that makes me want to ride it less.
Which never includes the idea of having more cops or getting rid of 'undesirable people' because that makes me want to ride it less.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have a stance of "transit needs to be good enough that I want to ride it constantly instead of driving"
Which never includes the idea of having more cops or getting rid of 'undesirable people' because that makes me want to ride it less.
Which never includes the idea of having more cops or getting rid of 'undesirable people' because that makes me want to ride it less.
Hey hey! Let’s do this in Portland. #orpol
Our Minneapolis LP members are taking bold action to protect their communities -- empowering local law enforcement to arrest federal agents if they conceal their identities.
https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/23/minneapolis-arresting-federal-agents-separation-ordinance/
https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/23/minneapolis-arresting-federal-agents-separation-ordinance/
Minneapolis council members back arresting federal agents who violate city law
Minneapolis council members say local police should arrest federal agents who violate the city’s separation ordinance. Leaders from MIRAC and community groups are urging stronger penalties in the upcoming police contract. Read what officials and advocates said at recent press events.
spokesman-recorder.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hey hey! Let’s do this in Portland. #orpol
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Imagine if we had smart interventions which focused on people getting into stable housing instead of either criminalizing homelessness or managing it as if it is permanent and un-reducable.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Imagine if we had smart interventions which focused on people getting into stable housing instead of either criminalizing homelessness or managing it as if it is permanent and un-reducable.
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We had 560+ of our fellow Oregonians kidnapped by the Trump administration last month --- that's just in the Portland metro area.
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
Feds report more than 560 immigration arrests in Portland area in a month
The figure is higher than estimates from a local immigrants rights group.
www.oregonlive.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We had 560+ of our fellow Oregonians kidnapped by the Trump administration last month --- that's just in the Portland metro area.
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
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Save the date for our Holiday party! Rumba Socialista is a benefit for the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice and features live music from Bloco Alegría! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/rumba...
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Save the date for our Holiday party! Rumba Socialista is a benefit for the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice and features live music from Bloco Alegría! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/rumba...
My entire life summed up in one quote.
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” - Dom Helder Camara
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” - Dom Helder Camara
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My entire life summed up in one quote.
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” - Dom Helder Camara
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” - Dom Helder Camara
Renters! Now is your chance to share your experiences with our city council.
Renters: I want to hear from you! At our next Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 18, we’re holding open public testimony so renters can speak directly to councilors about their experiences and what they’d like to see from the City.
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Renters! Now is your chance to share your experiences with our city council.
Democrats caving to Republicans??? It must be a day that ends in y.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Democrats caving to Republicans??? It must be a day that ends in y.
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“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
City Council Mulling $4.3 Million Cut From Homeless Sweeps Budget
“We’re in a position right now, where people are going to end up being unhoused for the long-term, and we have to take action,” City Councilor Angelita Morillo said, explaining a proposal to divert fu...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
It's Mamdami's country, and Trump is just living in it.
Trump softens tone in reaction to Mamdani's win in NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by Eyewitness News ABC7NY
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It's Mamdami's country, and Trump is just living in it.
Actually they are all criminals.
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Actually they are all criminals.
Blue wave? Nah. Red wave 🌹
@demsocialists.bsky.social
#election #democraticsocialism #solidarity #socialism #freedom
@demsocialists.bsky.social
#election #democraticsocialism #solidarity #socialism #freedom
a poster says solidarity socialism real freedom
ALT: a poster says solidarity socialism real freedom
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Blue wave? Nah. Red wave 🌹
@demsocialists.bsky.social
#election #democraticsocialism #solidarity #socialism #freedom
@demsocialists.bsky.social
#election #democraticsocialism #solidarity #socialism #freedom
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
Fun Fact: They are all criminals.
Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings and sexual assaults in several states, warns an FBI bulletin to law enforcement agencies issued last month.
The bulletin urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
The bulletin urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fun Fact: They are all criminals.
Today is the beginning of the end for the Democratic Party as we know it.
So long, good riddance. 🫡
So long, good riddance. 🫡
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Today is the beginning of the end for the Democratic Party as we know it.
So long, good riddance. 🫡
So long, good riddance. 🫡
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Correction: Wednesday’s council meeting is a morning session starting at 9:30 am!
h/t @koriander.bsky.social
h/t @koriander.bsky.social
✍️ Submit written testimony in support of the Detention Facility Impact Fee at the link below.
There will be a public hearing at Portland City Council on the evening of Nov. 5.
Link👇
www.portland.gov/council-cler...
There will be a public hearing at Portland City Council on the evening of Nov. 5.
Link👇
www.portland.gov/council-cler...
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Correction: Wednesday’s council meeting is a morning session starting at 9:30 am!
h/t @koriander.bsky.social
h/t @koriander.bsky.social
Here it is folks. The truth is out.
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here it is folks. The truth is out.
1/2 “Mayor Wilson’s decision to unleash the police on our most vulnerable neighbors on the very day they lose their food assistance is an act of stunning inhumanity,” said Chris Olson, Co-Secretary of the Housing Working Group in Portland DSA (@portlanddsa.bsky.social)
Portland DSA Condemns Mayor Wilson's Cruel Camping Ban, Calls for Investigation into Misuse of Public Funds - Portland DSA
November 3, 2025 (PORTLAND, OR) – Portland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) condemns in the strongest possible terms Mayor Keith Wilson’s decision to begin enforcement of the city’s “public camp...
portlanddsa.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
1/2 “Mayor Wilson’s decision to unleash the police on our most vulnerable neighbors on the very day they lose their food assistance is an act of stunning inhumanity,” said Chris Olson, Co-Secretary of the Housing Working Group in Portland DSA (@portlanddsa.bsky.social)
Fuck this guy for thinking he can skip the line because he knows Trump.
Trump Pledges to Intervene in Cartoonist Scott Adams’ Cancer Treatment
The Dilbert creator, who is battling prostate cancer, is a prominent—sometimes controversial—supporter of the President.
time.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Fuck this guy for thinking he can skip the line because he knows Trump.
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Friends a small bit of good news.
Portland mother freed, reunited with children after four months in immigration detention
Her release surprised family and advocates, frustrated that Merlos remained behind bars despite an immigration judge terminating the government’s deportation case on Oct. 14.
share.google
October 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Friends a small bit of good news.
If government won’t take care of us then we will take care of us. We will then turn around more united than ever and take the power back! #FDT
Heretic Coffee is a volunteer-run, nonprofit coffee shop that trains people to become baristas and coffee roasters.
The coffee shop has been soliciting donations for less than a week to pay for breakfast for people losing SNAP benefits from the federal government
www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...
The coffee shop has been soliciting donations for less than a week to pay for breakfast for people losing SNAP benefits from the federal government
www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If government won’t take care of us then we will take care of us. We will then turn around more united than ever and take the power back! #FDT
I had no idea we had safe houses or money???
Senator Eric Schmitt says Antifa "is a well-coordinated organization with safe houses and money that is laundered internationally."
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I had no idea we had safe houses or money???