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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 3h

It is wrong and so freaking stupid. It's impacting hospital care (causing helicopters to have to land an hour away instead of at hospital which is near ICE facility) and the type of thing which will turn people against the protestors. www.kgw.com/article/news...

OHSU says emergency flights will be diverted amid 'laser party' aimed at helicopters circling over Portland ICE facility

A "laser party" for those frustrated with helicopters' nightly flights over the South Portland area can have dangerous consequences for patients, OHSU warned.

www.kgw.com

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4h

I really wouldn’t be shining lasers at helicopters if I were you. It’s illegal and could cause an aircraft to crash - and that could kill a LOT of people, in the air and on the ground.

And the ICE goons appear to be *salivating* at the chance to claim people that they arrest were doing this:

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 8h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 4h

Garfield hates ICE more than he loves lasagna

the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 4h

Portland is showing the way. Hail Portland

FOX 12 Oregon facebook post screenshot. Headline reads "Latest Updates: 2 more arrested near Portland ICE facility Saturday." Picture shows people outsid the ICE facility in blow-up costumes, L-R: Squidward, Mr. Potato Head, not sure but it's a diapered person in a trucker hat, Garfield, again not sure, banana, lobster

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tim d (he/him) @timdevin.bsky.social · 5h

spotted at the local pinball place in Somerville

Gilligans Island pinball game, with the banner that says protect trans youth

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 17h

When I was homeless in 2019, the Salvation Army shelter refused to give me a bed (even though they were available), because I was on immunosuppressant meds and they didn’t want to be responsible or liable if I got more sick or died on premises. They’d rather I die on the street.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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cara is doing it #ForRhysie @carmen-m0n0xide.bsky.social · 11h

Never ever give a single dime to the Salvation Army, a homophobic, transphobic, horrible group of miserable assholes

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 17h

When I was homeless in 2019, the Salvation Army shelter refused to give me a bed (even though they were available), because I was on immunosuppressant meds and they didn’t want to be responsible or liable if I got more sick or died on premises. They’d rather I die on the street.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 7h

At least Henry Kissinger is still dead

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 8h

New levels of hell: just got an email from our local AYSO cancelling today’s youth soccer games because ICE is at the Home Depot across from the soccer fields at James Park in Evanston.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 8h

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

Video below ⬇️

Joshua Reed Eakle via X (@JoshEakle): In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 8h

But beautiful display of both teef and peets!

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 8h

The angle on that pic is amazing, because it looks like Bob is sitting at a Bob-sized table, perhaps in a Bob-sized Cracker Barrel, about to complain to management about today's special.

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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 1d

IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY IS DUE TO DRUG ADDICTION. IT'S A MEDICAL EMERGENCY YOU FUCKING GHOULS.

This is part and parcel of what's keeping us from having universal health care: they really believe that some ppl deserve medical care and some don't.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Derek Hennen, Ph.D. @derekhennen.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah

Archway with text over the door part of a longer message, message over door reads "Be trans"

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 20h

Okay it appears that I owe the youths an apology, b/c the sounds have gone on for hours now & I don't think they're fireworks at all. There's something flapping on one of the buildings in the wind, or a loose dumpster, or something else just banging & rattling. Better than incipient fire, I guess.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 20h

I'm a smoked gouda devotee myself.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 20h

Didn’t notice until just now that a Spider-Man fully walks behind me right at the end of this video

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Amanda Finley Digs All the Spooky Things @rubyslippahs.bsky.social · 20h

Drop your favorite Portland meme, photo, or moment below using alt text.

Picture from Facebook of a person in an inflatable frog suit walking away from the camera in a crowd of people. Caption says Portland protests turning into one big costume party

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erin*carly @erincarly.bsky.social · 21h

Piggybacking on this to share a story I overheard today. Lady in front of me was USAID. Got fired while she and her family were stationed overseas. Kicked out of their home and kids pulled from school. Moved back here, living in a shared apartment, and she’s selling things on Etsy to get by. 💔😡

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 1d

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 22h

Remember self-care. Sprinkle some joy in with the doom scrollin' and whatnot. I love you and there's absolutely nothin' you can do about it.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 20h

I have literally lost track of how many times this administration has accidentally fired huge swaths of people via email blast and then scrambled to get them back. That is a super weird and embarrassing recurring problem to have when you're RUNNING A COUNTRY.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 20h

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21h

RESULT: New Orleans has a new mayor. Helena Moreno, a Democrat known as a progressive member of the city council, easily won today’s mayoral race and cleared the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. She’ll replace the retiring Democratic Mayor, Cantrell.

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Jane N @jdopinkie.bsky.social · 21h

We are amphifa

Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 1d

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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