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Terry J. Harris

@trryjhrrs.bsky.social

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Portland, Baltimore, Oregon, Idaho, green, blue, law, government, cats, kittens.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 15d

Adopt one or both of these cute Portland kittens and I can now personally guarantee that, as of today, they are up-to-date on their shots.

www.nwac-oregon.org/cats

Foster kitten sisters Indigo and Wren, both gray and white tabbies, temporarily jailed in a cat carrier awaiting their vaccines, looking slightly anxious but mostly resigned. They are adoptable through Northwest Animal Companions

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1h

Again, the glass-half-empty guy looks around at the extraordinary damage already done while they’re merely muddling through the morass. To badly mix some metaphors, the shadow docket is already lighting their path.

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1h

As a glass-half-empty guy, I think we are only one or two big court cases away from handing over the keys. Because then it’s just a race to the midterms as for how much damage they can do

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1h

Metal roller shutters is somewhat off message though

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1h

At the moment, I’m hoping against all hope that the courts will hold on the biggest questions at least. And nobody knows what near-future wildcards and catastrophes might alter the downward spiral. But, at the risk of being called a doomer, it’s clear to me the prognosis is bad.

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1h

Except “how far along it is” doesn’t matter if there’s nothing to stop any of it.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 3h

Very much worth reading. This is even more correct than "the courts won't save us."

rickhutzell.bsky.social @rickhutzell.bsky.social · 8h

What Gov. Wes Moore suggested feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.
www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

No, Gov. Moore, the military is not going to come to our rescue

What Moore said feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.

www.thebanner.com

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 17h

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 19h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 21h

Here's a word you don't hear every day: orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile.

(g)“Tear gas” means oleoresin capsicum or orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile, or other similar chemicals meant to accomplish the same effect, administered by any shell, cartridge or bomb capable of being discharged or exploded, when the discharge or explosion will cause or permit the release or emission of the chemicals.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

So, this passage from the @k-rambo.bsky.social piece is something we all need to absorb as the pending 9th (and 7th) Circuit cases come down in the coming days.

I keep asking, then what? I hear platitudes. But I don't have any answers. 7/7

I know it’s hard to stomach, but we’ve left the territory where a leader believes he needs any valid pretense for his regime’s actions. The truth is something he determines, not something he experiences. It’s a tale as old as power itself, and it’s a hallmark of authoritarianism. It doesn’t really matter if there’s a spectacle of disorder. He’ll simply lie about it or be very confidently wrong — he’s already doing it.

To believe the populace can avoid conflict by not ‘taking the bait,’ or that we can submit our way out of Trump’s attacks, is foolhardy. There’s an air of privilege that, for many Oregonians, is truly unimaginable. As though if they only stay quiet enough, they’ll be alright.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

Trump (Miller) is dog-walking the courts to full authoritarian control. While district court judges - the ones on the ground floor who must deal with *facts* - are doing amazing work, it's going to take SCOTUS to rein in this runaway executive. And nobody I know thinks they're up to the task. 6/x

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

Memphis federalization is legal because the TN governor requested it. Now Oregon's federalization is claimed to be legal because the feds can't keep their driveway clear. In Illinois, the claim is that federalized troops from *other* states can deploy there. 5/x

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

But we're actually on the proverbial slippery slope: With each Guard deployment gambit, Trump (Miller) pushes the legal envelope: DC deployment was legal because, well, DC is isn't a state. LA federalization was legal because it's "only" protecting federal facilities and federal law enforcement. 4/x

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

Then there's the letter from the editor @k-rambo.bsky.social, which presents a clear-eyed discussion on the limitations of "not taking the bait." That is, remaining 100% peaceful in our protests so as to remain 100% within the bounds of 1st Amendment speech. And Portland is doing well... So far 3/x

Letter from the editor | Portland and Oregon electeds took the bait

By acting as though the Trump regime cares about truth or reasonability, some leaders fell for the con

www.streetroots.org

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

Over at @streetroots.bsky.social a pair of articles support my gnawing pessimism. First @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social lays out what we might expect from a military occupation based on what's already occured in DC and Los Angeles. It's not pretty, but the sky isn't falling.... Yet. 2/x

If troops arrive in Portland, will they sweep homeless encampments like in D.C.?

www.streetroots.org

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 20h

While we wait for the 9th (and now 7th) Circuit to address the issue of guard deployment, I keep coming back to this. If Portland's "facts on the ground" are legally sufficient to deploy military on our streets, the days of whimsy as protest are over. Because why bother. 🧵 1/x

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 3d

The coming national horror is that if Portland's *truly* minimal level of protest justifies federalizing and deploying troops, they can and will be federalized and deployed anywhere the President wants and whenever he wants.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 3d

My initial read on this argument: Judge Nelson is eager to disagree with his 9th Cir. colleagues that federalizing the NG is reviewable at all.

He's also eager to disagree with Judge Immergut that the Portland protests were small and under control.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

As long as you put your hazards on ...

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

Foster kitten kitten

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

The rule rules rules

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

Explaining to foster kitten Wren that the playoff extra innings rules are different than the regular season rule extra innings rules rules.
#explainingthingstokittens
#explainingthingstocats

Cute white and gray tabby foster kitten kitten with the cursed baseball game in the background

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon’s currently applicable building code not available online? Coincidence? Maybe not!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

This is so, so, so f'ing true.

elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 2d

rightist plutocrats are doing politics. liberal plutocrats are doing charity. it’s an entirely different mindset.

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN -- Judge April Perry finds that "that deployment of National Guard members is likely to lead to civil unrest"

full opinion on yesterday's TRO here >>> storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

Foster kitten Indigo just got gotcha’d! One of the most friendly kittens we’ve fostered, her forever home is a lucky one. We’re so happy for everyone!

A gorgeous gray tabby foster kitten says goodbye and prepares for her ride to her forever home.

Last minute lap selfie with gray and white tabby foster kitten Indigo

Gorgeous gray and white tabby foster kitten lounges on a fuzzy blanket for a final portrait

Cute gray and white tabby foster kitten with a sweet face sitting on a tray table

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 2d

To further litigate an off-topic pet peeve though - Oregon's public meetings law prevents the sponsor(s) of legislation from soliciting and gathering co-sponsors in advance beyond a quorum. This is a perfect example of an item that should be co-sponsored by the entire council at this agenda stage.

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like yet another late night at next week's evening Portland City Council meeting -- but in a good way this time. #WarRavagedPortland fights back.

Two big agenda items on next Wednesday evening's City Council agenda: a resolution denouncing attempts to deploy the military, and an ordinance to specifically codify sanctuary city protections.

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