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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 6h

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 6d

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident & subsequent "police action" in Vietnam (& bombing Cambodia for the lulz)

Carpet bombing Korea (& we don't talk about Korea), the Gulf War, et al.: "armed conflicts"

Manufacture consent for armed conflict. Regime change. Expand US imperialism.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 6d

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident & subsequent "police action" in Vietnam (& bombing Cambodia for the lulz)

Carpet bombing Korea (& we don't talk about Korea), the Gulf War, et al.: "armed conflicts"

Manufacture consent for armed conflict. Regime change. Expand US imperialism.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Oil reserves in Venezuela

The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 300 billion barrels as of 1 January 2014. The 2019 edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy reports

the total proved reserves of 303. Wikipedia

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Antifascist Art PDX @antifashpdxart.bsky.social · 7d

There is a chance that SNAP will not be available in a couple weeks. This means our neighbors, friends, or ourselves might face going without food. Here are some ways you can prepare 🧵

soup label: Campbull's antifascist acab soup "for my family" Better than a brick! *may contain trace amounts of milkshake

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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 7d

It’s not about drugs; it’s about Venezuela’s oil. It’s always about oil. How stupid do they think we are?

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 8d

Realizing I'm on the aromantic spectrum after falling down a rabbit hole to an unexpected journey of self-discovery & learning another reason why I've felt broken my whole life is due to being culturally conditioned from birth to believe a pervasive social construct known as amatonormativity

kermit the frog is covering his face with his hands while looking at a computer monitor .

Alt: kermit the frog covering his face with his hand

media.tenor.com

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 8d

Boy howdy, it's only Tuesday

a cyclops is standing in a black void, staring off into the distance. across its chest are the words: me, having a fine day

behind the cyclops, monster with pointy teeth sneak is emerging from the darkness. across its chest are the words: EXISTENTIAL DREAD

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 8d

Well, that was the point

Reuters @reuters.com · 8d

AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows reut.rs/4qkIfvx

AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows

Leading AI assistants misrepresent news content in nearly half their responses, according to new research published on Wednesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC.

reut.rs

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 8d

The White House was attacked by a woke mob gay immigrant antifa commie terrorists, who wanted to rename it the Woke House, but King President Trump stopped them by beating them back with his own definitely not a micropenis & not at all saggy, wrinkled ballsack?!

I never thought I'd see the day

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 8d

I've been mostly offline today - what am I looking at?

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Feed The Streets PDX @feedthestreets.bsky.social · 10d

Members of our community are in need of assistance!

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPortland

A close friend and neighbor (who would like to remain anonymous) is in a vulnerable position of losing their rental home of 10+ years.

They have been given two options: buy the home they love or be evicted.

They are a super kind and community driven mixed race family, with a teen in an at-risk demographic, and moving would be life-altering for them.

They need community support to get their down payment, so please show up for this amazing family!

Read more of their story and donate:
tinyurl.com/
SupportPortlandFamily

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 9d

We should all be worried about any future rulings at this point - but the administration has to know Trump's approval rating is NOT where they want it - they're worried about the midterms

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 9d

Far-right Mark A. Lee was arrested in 2021 after a Sean Feucht concert after was walking around town in tactical gear pointing and threatening people with what looked like an AR-15 but later turned out to be an airsoft gun. Looks like he was also arrested Saturday at ICE. www.opb.org/article/2021...

A far right protester carried an airsoft gun through downtown Portland for 16 minutes before police knew it wasn’t real

Sixteen minutes elapsed before police learned Mark Lee was not carrying a real rifle, but instead an airsoft replica, according to call logs and dispatch recordings reviewed by OPB.

www.opb.org

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Feed The Streets PDX @feedthestreets.bsky.social · 10d

Today we hit the streets to share 60 servings of homemade spaghetti (aka pasta w/marinara if you're pedantic), water, blankets, & harm reduction supplies w/our unhoused neighbors!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPortland

a bowl of pasta w/marinara, topped w/shredded parmesan, sitting on a table in front of a small bouquet of zinnias, nasturtiums, marigolds and a tiny sad sunflower

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 10d

I skip most trailers nowadays, and have rarely been disappointed watching horror movies based solely on word of mouth

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 10d

Oooh that's a good one! I love creepy basements that have unexpected surprises

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 11d

You know, it would only take one country making life thoroughly ugly for fash in order to make life real ugly for fash the world over

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 11d

The same police you see directing traffic, some of them are going to get an adrenaline high tonight from bashing heads of ICE protesters.

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Wendigo Wires 👻 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 11d

“FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND I SPOKE UP BECAUSE I KNOW THE REST OF THE GOD DAMN POEM”

Go Miami

OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 11d

#NoKings Miami!

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Feed The Streets PDX @feedthestreets.bsky.social · 12d

Fight fascism & help your community by using this 1 weird trick: share 62 servings of homemade chicken & rice soup, water, blankets, & harm reduction supplies w/unhoused neighbors!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPortland

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 12d

Tbh I'd be more shocked if they *didn't* do this

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 12d

Portland Police have finally figured out how to blend-in and catch people who do chargeable offenses during protests. They've probably also increase their video and surveillance abilities with the help of ICE and FBI.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12d

Prosecutors have cited “confidential reliable sources” in at least eight criminal cases since June.

Portland police deploy ‘informants’ within ICE protest crowds to aid in arrests, documents reveal

Prosecutors have cited “confidential reliable sources” in at least eight criminal cases since June.

www.oregonlive.com

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 12d

No Kings won't gain us any ground, it's true. But No Kings helps us hold the line — a line that is very much at risk

There can be no mass movement if the masses succumb to fear and despair

Why You Should Go To A Protest Tomorrow

No Kings Day: October 18th

www.bannedinyourstate.com

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Twisted Copper @twistedcopper.bsky.social · 12d

This reminds me that I haven't posted any pics of our new cat, Guygus

a curious gray cat sitting on its haunches

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 12d

"Rates of depression are essentially equal between boys and girls during childhood, but by adolescence, girls are twice as likely as boys to be depressed – a difference which persists across the whole life course."

I don't think hormones are the problem in this particular instance

Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 12d

How your hormones might be controlling your mind
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

How your hormones might be controlling your mind

Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative – effect on our mood and mental health.

www.bbc.com

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