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Trans rights are human rights
Trans rights are human rights
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As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., let's not miss noting where he would stand in the battle of ICE versus Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., let's not miss noting where he would stand in the battle of ICE versus Minneapolis.
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
What are we even doing here?
Not something anyone I've talked to was expecting. Former state Sen. Tim Knopp, who led the longest legislative walkout in Oregon history, now works for Gov. Tina Kotek. #orleg #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek taps Republican rival to boost business relations
Tim Knopp, a former state senator from Bend, will join Kotek’s administration.
www.opb.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
What are we even doing here?
I'm glad we're finally getting the council president election completed but its really telling that the council couldn't come to elect Kanal. EPG could have shown leadership in this moment.
January 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I'm glad we're finally getting the council president election completed but its really telling that the council couldn't come to elect Kanal. EPG could have shown leadership in this moment.
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a million cops whining "but then we'd be at risk" and like. yeah, man. that's the job. that's why you get the pay and the benefits. that's why you get to stand around at road construction for four hours playing on your phone. sometimes you'll have hard work to do.
Let me give you a thought experiment:
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Absolute Immunity
Alignment with supremacy is a vile choice. Raising the natural costs for those who make that choice by putting first things first.
www.the-reframe.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
a million cops whining "but then we'd be at risk" and like. yeah, man. that's the job. that's why you get the pay and the benefits. that's why you get to stand around at road construction for four hours playing on your phone. sometimes you'll have hard work to do.
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As oral arguments wrapped in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., @imarajones.bsky.social shares what she heard inside the courtroom, including several alarming arguments from attorneys opposing the cases.
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
As oral arguments wrapped in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., @imarajones.bsky.social shares what she heard inside the courtroom, including several alarming arguments from attorneys opposing the cases.
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NEW: Portland Councilor Loretta Smith allegedly fired a staffer for union organizing. An unfair labor practice complaint, filed today, claims Smith showed increasingly hostile behavior to the worker following the union announcement, culminating in his termination last week.
Council Workers’ Union Complaint Alleges Loretta Smith Fired Staffer in Retaliation for Union Organizing
A new union representing Portland City Council aides and operations staff filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) complaint against the city for alleged anti-union conduct from Councilor Loretta Smith’s ...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:07 AM
NEW: Portland Councilor Loretta Smith allegedly fired a staffer for union organizing. An unfair labor practice complaint, filed today, claims Smith showed increasingly hostile behavior to the worker following the union announcement, culminating in his termination last week.
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“I also believe in the power of a people’s movement to effectively push back against authoritarian power, and I believe it’s important to put that belief into action. That is where I choose to put my energy when fascism is at our doorstep.”
- @councilormorillo.bsky.social
- @councilormorillo.bsky.social
Recent Events Could Shift the Debate Over Who Should Run City Council
The result is that when the council resumes deliberations this week, Peacock will have a much stronger case that it can mount an uncompromised response to the right-wing agenda Portlanders most fear.
www.wweek.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“I also believe in the power of a people’s movement to effectively push back against authoritarian power, and I believe it’s important to put that belief into action. That is where I choose to put my energy when fascism is at our doorstep.”
- @councilormorillo.bsky.social
- @councilormorillo.bsky.social
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WHAT
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.
Inside a Gaza medical clinic at risk of shutting down after an Israeli ban
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
WHAT
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
The destruction of PBS, MLIS, and USAID is just so radicalizing I don't have words to describe it.
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The destruction of PBS, MLIS, and USAID is just so radicalizing I don't have words to describe it.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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Call your reps this January and tell them:
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Call your reps this January and tell them:
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
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Trump is the first US president to bomb 7 countries in one year.
Based on verified reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and CBC, the seven countries targeted by US strikes under Trump in 2025 are: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
Based on verified reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and CBC, the seven countries targeted by US strikes under Trump in 2025 are: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Trump is the first US president to bomb 7 countries in one year.
Based on verified reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and CBC, the seven countries targeted by US strikes under Trump in 2025 are: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
Based on verified reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and CBC, the seven countries targeted by US strikes under Trump in 2025 are: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
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More than 500 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in large-scale incursion - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-500-israeli-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-large-scale-incursion
More than 500 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in large-scale incursion
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<p>The Jerusalem governorate said that hundreds of settlers stormed the courtyard under the protection of Israeli forces, performing Talmudic rituals and performing provocative tours.</p>
<p>Islam’s third holiest site, the Al-Aqsa mosque, is also a symbol of Palestinian national identity. Non-Muslims are allowed to visit the courtyard, but not pray there.</p>
<p>The site is also considered sacred in Judaism. Groups of Israeli settlers regularly raid the courtyard under heavy police protection.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
More than 500 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in large-scale incursion - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-500-israeli-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-large-scale-incursion
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I would say that it points to Israel's plan to replicate in the West Bank what it did in Gaza.
NYT on Israel's ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYT on Israel's ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank (Gift Article)
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I would say that it points to Israel's plan to replicate in the West Bank what it did in Gaza.
NYT on Israel's ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYT on Israel's ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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NEW: ICE has hired the infamous for-profit prison company GEO Group to help its immigrant bounty hunter program. GEO Group now stands to make money both tracking down immigrants and imprisoning them. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group
BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants.
theintercept.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW: ICE has hired the infamous for-profit prison company GEO Group to help its immigrant bounty hunter program. GEO Group now stands to make money both tracking down immigrants and imprisoning them. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The Trump administration is letting bosses get away with rampant wage theft.
Penalties for bosses who break wage and hour laws has fallen a staggering 94% during the second Trump administration.
Workplace health and safety penalties have also dropped 45%.
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Penalties for bosses who break wage and hour laws has fallen a staggering 94% during the second Trump administration.
Workplace health and safety penalties have also dropped 45%.
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Trump administration is letting bosses get away with rampant wage theft.
Penalties for bosses who break wage and hour laws has fallen a staggering 94% during the second Trump administration.
Workplace health and safety penalties have also dropped 45%.
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Penalties for bosses who break wage and hour laws has fallen a staggering 94% during the second Trump administration.
Workplace health and safety penalties have also dropped 45%.
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."