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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

(Published June)

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

www.propublica.org

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

STATEMENT — PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION on Secretary of War (on Journalism) Hegseth revoking credentials because they won’t agree to a new draconian policy where he controls everything they do: “violates the first amendment.. a concern to all”

As we send them $1 TRILLION yearly🤔

Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social @bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social · 1d

100%!! Dress as ridiculous, as possible, find the weird joy - Show everyone that we are #PEACEFULLY protesting for our rights, saying #NoKings, and standing against this fascist regime! #Resist #2025Protests #StandTogether

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.

Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.

By @emcahan.bsky.social

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.

Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

www.propublica.org

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

Things are getting, not only worse, but stranger and stranger.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Major airports are refusing to air Kristi Noem’s propaganda video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, and there’s a reason: it violates the Hatch Act

You can’t use taxpayer resources for partisan attacks. Period.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

He clearly bought it to kill it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · 14h

In June, millions of people took to the streets in protest against the Trump regime.

There are even more peaceful demonstrations planned for No Kings Day 2.0 this Saturday, October 18th.

Here’s what you should know: nokings.org

Why No Kings Day 2.0 Is Even More Important

YouTube video by Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 16h

A year before President Trump said crime was out of control in big cities, conservatives in Dallas, Texas, used similar rhetoric and convinced voters to approve a ballot measure calling for more police. From our partners at @wfaach8.bsky.social

A Year Before Trump’s Crime Rhetoric, Dallas Voted to Increase Police. The City Is Wrestling With the Consequences.

Leaders at Dallas HERO argued the city was descending into anarchy despite falling violent crime rates. Residents, including some law enforcement officials and at least one prominent Trump supporter, ...

www.propublica.org

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

BREAKING: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating ceasefire with slow release of dead hostages, AP sources say.

Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 13h

No matter what the Trump Administration says, the reality is that mass deportations weaken the economy

@publicnewsservice.bsky.social

Expert: Mass deportations would harm all OR workers

As deportations escalate in Oregon and across the country, experts are highlighting the role immigrants play in powering the state's economy.Research shows immigrants make up 10% of the state’s popula...

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 10h

We have to get money out of politics, PERIOD.

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 10h

Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 11h

Great news: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Ratepayer Protection Act, which prevents for-profit utilities like PG&E and SoCalGas from forcing customers to pay for political lobbying and promotional ads.

This will lower energy bills for Californians - a big win!

California Passes Law Lowering Energy Bills and Protecting Californians from Utility Misbehavior

The California Ratepayer Protection Act (AB 1167) prevents utilities from forcing customers to pay for utility lobbying and advertising costs

earthjustice.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11h

Republicans in plain sight:

‘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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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 10h

The Portland Frog is EVERYWHERE! No Kings this Saturday on the Portland waterfront. Be there.

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 10h

Apparently the Democratic leadership is far too busy tapdancing for corporate money, to listen to us.

John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 18h

Bernie Sanders on out-of-touch Democratic Party leadership:

“… the Mamdani campaign is a crystallization of that. And if the Democratic leadership can’t support the Democratic nominee, what is the Democratic Party? Who’s the Democratic Party?”

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

Democratic Party leadership is way out of touch with where the American people are, and it’s almost frightening to see the kind of anger and contempt that people feel toward it.

www.thenation.com

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Canuck, MD @drcanuckmd.medsky.social · 2d

The war of domestic terrorism continues.

Nasty people. You wouldn’t believe. So unfair to me. So unfair. Frankly, a witch hunt. But these are just the nastiest people so we had to do it. A lot of people said we wouldn’t do it. A lot. But we did it.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Climate action is the only economic growth story of 21st century, says leading economist Lord Stern

- Fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 2d

"The Danes used empathy politically—an action abhorred by right-wing leaders, who have gone so far as to brand it as an enemy and a weakness. But what they are leaving unsaid is that fascism cannot prosper where empathy exists."

www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We

Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible when we work together to fight fascism.

www.thenation.com

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

I'm sometimes accused of being all doom and gloom about US medicine and doctors. But critique doesn't mean despair. Anti-fascist medicine is both possible and essential right now––and some among us are already practicing it.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

Trump is livid that he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize. But he should be thrilled, because the Nobels just tacitly endorsed his burgeoning war against Venezuela, writes @jeetheer.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump

Trump is mad he didn't win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe's MAGA groveling.

www.thenation.com

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 1d

@repdexteror.bsky.social, thanks for helping the world understand what's actually happening here.

'Portland is Portland-ing': Oregon congresswoman debunks Trump's apocalyptic depiction of the city

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 1d

Art Build volunteers getting ready for No Kings this Saturday on the Portland waterfront. There will be giant puppets.

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