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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 10m

Yes, thank you federal workers for speaking up in support of the democrats holding the line for healthcare. Support federal workers and others by donating to food banks and energy assistance programs if you can.

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 19h

After meeting with Portland TSA and air traffic controllers their message was clear: Hold the line on healthcare. Hold the line on defending our democracy.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 19h

After meeting with Portland TSA and air traffic controllers their message was clear: Hold the line on healthcare. Hold the line on defending our democracy.

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IdahoLark @idaholark.bsky.social · 11d

Just went through TSA and said I was sorry they were having to work without getting paid on schedule. One said they will lose their health insurance if it keeps going much longer. Another said several have told him they are going to start looking for other work soon. Great job, GOP.

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 8h

Wonder if some of them are former law enforcement who appear on Brady lists

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

Help slow down ICE’s terror. Talk to local businesses about putting up signage to protect employees from ICE raids and show solidarity with immigrant communities: act.indivisible.org/signup/signs...

(over an image of the Statue of Liberty) WE STAND WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

For Californians

Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 18h

If you see federal election monitors, monitor the monitors & call your county registrar or

www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

@salinas.house.gov Would it be possible for a bipartisan group of representatives to prepare a piece of legislation every day during the shutdown for consideration when the House finally reconvenes? It would give us hope for a Congress that is for something. For us.

gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/6lYlkxKE

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

app.sosha.ai

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

Appreciate that you are relying on your solid bank of appellate attorneys instead of outsourcing

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks for covering this story

gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

And almost two weeks after a judge ordered her release. Hey, what's going on America?

OPB @opb.org · 12h

A Portland woman who was arrested along with her four U.S.-born children over the summer has been released from immigration detention, nearly four months after her apprehension.

Portland mother freed, reunited with children after four months in immigration detention

Kenia Jackeline Merlos was detained in June alongside her four U.S.-born children,

www.opb.org

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Oregon for All @oregonforall.bsky.social · 12h

Hoy, el Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito, en su conjunto, acordó volver a examinar el caso de Oregon sobre si la Administración Trump puede enviar tropas a Oregon. Esto significa que las tropas permanecen suspendidas por ahora.

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

Places like Lapine, with limited options for its residents due to its rural isolation (yes, being a half hour away by car from a large city is still isolation), will have residents experience growing hurt and cold in the coming days. Consider gifts to energy assistance programs.

gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 9h

Keep thinking about Speaker Johnson referencing a legal summary to the contrary. Hope he isn't taking advice from non-lawyers like Stephen Miller. Hey, what's going on America? www.cbpp.org/press/statem... Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims

Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims

Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...

www.cbpp.org

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ingemarknows.bsky.social @ingemarknows.bsky.social · 10h

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 10h

This

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 10h

This is the first time in our history that a president has used food benefits as a political tool.

In Oregon, 450,000 families receive SNAP benefits.

We filed a lawsuit to release these funds - because no one should go hungry because the government refuses to follow the law.

gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 10h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then …

www.nytimes.com

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 10h

Every labor leader and union leader should repeat after him. Hey, what's going on America?

A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 13h

❗👇 #BobReiter, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor🏆
🙏👏😃 'Repeat after him❗'

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 14h

Bob Reiter, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, walks us through the devastating economic implications of ICE’s crackdown in Chicago. Listen here:

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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 11h

#Gresham #Oregon 💥

Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier today in Gresham, Oregon (a suburb just outside of Portland), a US citizen was detained by ICE after taking photos of their unmarked vehicles. US Gestapo smashed the persons car windows before detaining them. They have since been released.

Federal agent in front of the person they detainees car with the window smashed

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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 11h

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Troublemakers @troublemakers.bsky.social · 12h

We've learned from Chicago folks:

If you see ICE lurking: Blow your whistle intermittently
If ICE is kidnapping someone: Blow your whistle continuously
If you hear a whistle: Get to safety if you need to OR Follow the whistle to form a crowd

Stay nonviolent, don’t stay silent!

#WAWhistles

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 12h

Some more good news for Portland. The question now remains how many more taxpayer dollars will Donald Trump waste on his failing lawsuits to try and fulfill his authoritarian fantasies. I'll keep working to defend the rights and values of every single Oregonian.

9th Circuit grants request to re-hear appeal of order blocking National Guard from Portland

A three-judge panel overturned the order blocking Trump from sending the National Guard to Portland, but Oregon asked for the appeal to be reheard by a larger panel.

www.kgw.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11h

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken found the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lacked any grounds to restrict such grant funding.

Judge in Oregon bars feds from halting grant funding for sex ed that involves gender identity

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken found the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lacked any grounds to restrict such grant funding.

www.oregonlive.com

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gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks to @democracydocket for its reporting on this.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

🚨BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear President Donald Trump’s Portland National Guard case Tuesday — a step that vacates an earlier ruling that allowed Trump to federalize Oregon’s troops and deploy them against local protests. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Ninth Circuit Restores Block on Trump’s Portland Guard Deployment