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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 10m

Well, no. Just responding to the concept.

Would much prefer troops in Gaza but with their backs to the Palestinians and their fronts to the IDF but we can’t have everything.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 22m

I'd welcome them in Portland if it keeps them from attacking Gaza.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 24m

Antifa Armor! 😂

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Politico @politico.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dee @deebunge.bsky.social · 48m

My dog supports Portland.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 42m

What a good dog! <3

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 4h

Members of the Unpresidented Brass Band were bull rushed & brutalized in the middle of playing "Ghostbusters." One was sent to the hospital and another tackled, arrested, and taken across state lines where she is still being detained.

Read more about Sunday's protest in Portland here:

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 1h

Best Jenga game ever.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 1h

So I live here now.

Plz send snacks. #cats #catsofbsky

A Tonkinese cat (like a petite Siamese) sits half on a lap, but with his head on an orange cat. Both are asnooze.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 2h

We’re quite friendly if you get to know us.

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papa2doc.bsky.social @papa2doc.bsky.social · 2h

NY Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won't sign new Pentagon rules that violate 1st Amendment.

Amid shutdown, Trump admin guts department overseeing special education.

Seattle and Portland airports refuse to air Kristi Noem's TSA video blaming Democrats for shutdown.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 2h

I think we’ve mostly been simply calling them the Portland Frog.

Say that, everyone knows. That’s a nickname by my definition.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 3h

You should feel threatened, Mike. They're biking naked in Portland in October in the rain. These people are fucking Terminators.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 3h

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 2h

This is reminiscent of when the first Trump administration closed the pandemic preparedness program...right before Covid hit.

No one was ever held accountable for that even though that thoughtless action was responsible for a huge number of unnecessary deaths.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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DaBella @highme.org · 2h

If you asked him today he’d say the same thing. You know that though.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

nyti.ms

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 3h

He's right.

We're going to prosecute him and others when this is over, and this kind of turnout absolutely shows him how that's going to go.

He should feel threatened. Not by violence, but by a functioning justice system.

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 3h

Found the violence at the Portland protests.

Dude is 6'6" and 245lbs, and is out there punching a woman in the face. Previously arrested for stealing a walking aid from a disabled protestor while claiming he can "take anything he wants."

I'm sure he can expect a presidential pardon.

Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 3h

katu.com/news/local/c...

Court docs: ICE counter-protester punches woman in the face as she tries to leave protest

A Portland man is charged with 4th degree assault after he allegedly punched a woman trying to leave a protest at the Portland ICE facility over the weekend.REA

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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 3h

katu.com/news/local/c...

Court docs: ICE counter-protester punches woman in the face as she tries to leave protest

A Portland man is charged with 4th degree assault after he allegedly punched a woman trying to leave a protest at the Portland ICE facility over the weekend.REA

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
5:55 PM • Oct 14, 2025 • 34.1K Views

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Paul @paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social · 6h

Uncharacteristically I'm going to defend Speaker Johnson on this.

He's absolutely right.

Because the only -- ONLY -- threat we are to them is the threat of trials when this is all over with, and that kind of crowd tells him just exactly how that's going to go.

Trials for ALL OF THEM. #Portland

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 11h

Mike Johnson decries 'naked bicyclers' in Portland as 'most threatening thing I've seen'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted that federal agents' abuse of force had not risen to the level of congressional investigations after a judge barred the Department of Homeland Security from using specific tactics against faith leaders and journalists.During a press conference on Tuesday, o...

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Andrew Sorg @andrewsorg.bsky.social · 7h

Black bloc walked so that inflatable animals could run

#DiversityOfTactics

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 6h

Me after seeing the leaked texts of young Republicans *in 2025* praising Hitler & calling to gas all of us.

The only thing I’m more (not) shocked by is this will not in any way shame them, further empower them.

Remember this next time they pretend to be offended that anyone calls them Nazis. Smh.

a cartoon character is screaming and saying `` i 'm shocked . ''

ALT: a cartoon character is screaming and saying `` i 'm shocked . ''

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Marcel Proust of Eating Brains @thotchev.bsky.social · 9h

PDX Community Alert:

Just posted by @pirc_oregon
10 am update on 10/14/25:

multiple confirmed ice sightings throughout the metro area including in Washington County near TV highway, near Poytner MS, Naito Parkway and Gresham off Hogan road and Division. Please be aware, careful and report suspicious activity you observe to the hotline - 1-888-622-1510.

We know this is scary news, but remember that you have rights.
You have the right to remain silent, the right to not sign anything without a lawyer present, and if you're in your home or another private space, the right to demand a warrant signed by a judge before you must allow ICE entry. Further, if you are a bystander and see ICE, please call the hotline and film the incident. Community is here to stand with you. Together, we keep each other safe.

Actualización de las 10 a. m. del 14/10/25:
Se confirmaron múltiples avistamientos de ICE en el área metropolitana, incluyendo el condado de Washington cerca de TV hwy, cerca de la escuela secundaria Poytner, Naito Parkway y Gresham, cerca de Hogan Road y Division.
Por favor, tenga cuidado y reporte cualquier actividad sospechosa que observe a la línea directa: 1-888-622-1510.

Sabemos que esta noticia es alarmante, pero recuerde que tiene derechos. Tiene derecho a guardar silencio, a no firmar nada sin la presencia de un abogado y, si se encuentra en su casa u otro espacio privado, a exigir una orden judicial firmada por un juez antes de permitir la entrada a ICE. Además, si es un testigo y ve a ICE, llame a la línea directa y filme el incidente. La comunidad está aquí para apoyarlo. Juntos, nos protegemos uno al otro.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 7h

"Portland medical workers say that an [ICE] agent threatened to shoot them as they tried to transport an injured protester last week."

"[V]iciously yelling in my face, stating, 'DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU.'"
#Oregon #USA #Healthcare #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

ICE Threatened to Shoot Ambulance Driver Picking Up Injured Portland Protester, Medics Say | Common Dreams

The incident comes as immigrants' rights advocates warn ICE's tactics in US cities are growing increasingly violent.

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