@m0hj.bsky.social
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I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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“[Kotek‘s] recent efforts to pressure Multnomah County to reduce its tax surcharge on high-income earners and her creation of a Prosperity Council composed almost entirely of corporate leaders read like signposts for what lies ahead.“
Gov. Tina Kotek's goal of getting Oregon on CNBC’s Top 10 States for Business is misguided, commentator Juan Carlos Ordoñez writes.
Governor’s goal of getting Oregon on CNBC’s Top 10 States for Business is misguided • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Not only are the CNBC rankings irrelevant, the goal could serve as a pretext for giving corporate lobbyists what they’re always after: tax cuts.
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“[Kotek‘s] recent efforts to pressure Multnomah County to reduce its tax surcharge on high-income earners and her creation of a Prosperity Council composed almost entirely of corporate leaders read like signposts for what lies ahead.“
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Dems waffling on tax reform are accepting (among other things) $50M in cuts to my kids' school district. Kids are sitting on cabinets b/c there's no room for 40+ chairs, teachers asking for pencil donations. There is nothing left to cut! DO SOMETHING you absolute cowards.
Oregon Democratic lawmakers targeted by union-backed group
An advertisement campaign that rolled out Thursday is expected to ramp up in the near future.
www.oregonlive.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Dems waffling on tax reform are accepting (among other things) $50M in cuts to my kids' school district. Kids are sitting on cabinets b/c there's no room for 40+ chairs, teachers asking for pencil donations. There is nothing left to cut! DO SOMETHING you absolute cowards.
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Oregonian really burying the lede here
The parents saw fit to bring their child to the ER last Friday, the whole family was detained and flown to Texas, and the child was not allowed medical care until WEDNESDAY
I am apoplectic with rage reading this
The parents saw fit to bring their child to the ER last Friday, the whole family was detained and flown to Texas, and the child was not allowed medical care until WEDNESDAY
I am apoplectic with rage reading this
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Oregonian really burying the lede here
The parents saw fit to bring their child to the ER last Friday, the whole family was detained and flown to Texas, and the child was not allowed medical care until WEDNESDAY
I am apoplectic with rage reading this
The parents saw fit to bring their child to the ER last Friday, the whole family was detained and flown to Texas, and the child was not allowed medical care until WEDNESDAY
I am apoplectic with rage reading this
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Ring is simply partnering with a company that similarly "does not work with ICE" but DOES work with local law enforcement agencies *known to conduct searches of its data on behalf of ICE*
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Ring is simply partnering with a company that similarly "does not work with ICE" but DOES work with local law enforcement agencies *known to conduct searches of its data on behalf of ICE*
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While ICE is killing innocent people, teargassing babies and pastors, and kidnapping our neighbors to ship them off to foreign torture prisons, seven House Democrats just voted with the GOP to give the regime’s secret police even more funding.
January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
While ICE is killing innocent people, teargassing babies and pastors, and kidnapping our neighbors to ship them off to foreign torture prisons, seven House Democrats just voted with the GOP to give the regime’s secret police even more funding.
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tbh I think the Mercury buried the lede, which is that an Oregonian comments section troll / real estate developer appears to be using Councilor Dan Ryan as a mouthpiece
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
tbh I think the Mercury buried the lede, which is that an Oregonian comments section troll / real estate developer appears to be using Councilor Dan Ryan as a mouthpiece
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LA can build a subway but Portland can't even get an express bus.
January 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
LA can build a subway but Portland can't even get an express bus.
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People keep describing what happened at council as “messy.” I wanna talk about this.
What they really mean is that they’re seeing how power actually operates — instead of how it’s usually hidden.
Disagreement in real time.
Values colliding.
Who’s willing to compromise.
And who isn’t.
What they really mean is that they’re seeing how power actually operates — instead of how it’s usually hidden.
Disagreement in real time.
Values colliding.
Who’s willing to compromise.
And who isn’t.
January 8, 2026 at 5:25 AM
People keep describing what happened at council as “messy.” I wanna talk about this.
What they really mean is that they’re seeing how power actually operates — instead of how it’s usually hidden.
Disagreement in real time.
Values colliding.
Who’s willing to compromise.
And who isn’t.
What they really mean is that they’re seeing how power actually operates — instead of how it’s usually hidden.
Disagreement in real time.
Values colliding.
Who’s willing to compromise.
And who isn’t.
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Here is Zimmerman calling his South Asian heritage colleague a “wonk-ulator” who would be replaceable with AI.
this is pretty textbook anti-Asian racial bias. said with a sneer.
Zimmerman owes Kanal and, frankly, many of his own constituents, an apology.
this is pretty textbook anti-Asian racial bias. said with a sneer.
Zimmerman owes Kanal and, frankly, many of his own constituents, an apology.
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Here is Zimmerman calling his South Asian heritage colleague a “wonk-ulator” who would be replaceable with AI.
this is pretty textbook anti-Asian racial bias. said with a sneer.
Zimmerman owes Kanal and, frankly, many of his own constituents, an apology.
this is pretty textbook anti-Asian racial bias. said with a sneer.
Zimmerman owes Kanal and, frankly, many of his own constituents, an apology.
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NEWS ALERT
The Interstate Bridge Replacement team has known the cost of the project has doubled since August, but didn't tell legislators at September/December committee meetings
The IBR now is projected to cost more than the entire pricetag of HB 2025, last year's statewide transportation package
The Interstate Bridge Replacement team has known the cost of the project has doubled since August, but didn't tell legislators at September/December committee meetings
The IBR now is projected to cost more than the entire pricetag of HB 2025, last year's statewide transportation package
The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers.
Interstate Bridge Staff Hid Information About Ballooning Cost of Giant Highway Project
Nigel Jaquiss
www.wweek.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
NEWS ALERT
The Interstate Bridge Replacement team has known the cost of the project has doubled since August, but didn't tell legislators at September/December committee meetings
The IBR now is projected to cost more than the entire pricetag of HB 2025, last year's statewide transportation package
The Interstate Bridge Replacement team has known the cost of the project has doubled since August, but didn't tell legislators at September/December committee meetings
The IBR now is projected to cost more than the entire pricetag of HB 2025, last year's statewide transportation package
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ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.
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It's extremely embarrassing watching Portland & Oregon just destroy everything good it was known for.
Even things like the new 4th ave bike lane is stuff you see built in San Antonio or Des Moines now. Portland doesn't have an environmental edge or standing to any major city in the USA now.
Even things like the new 4th ave bike lane is stuff you see built in San Antonio or Des Moines now. Portland doesn't have an environmental edge or standing to any major city in the USA now.
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It's extremely embarrassing watching Portland & Oregon just destroy everything good it was known for.
Even things like the new 4th ave bike lane is stuff you see built in San Antonio or Des Moines now. Portland doesn't have an environmental edge or standing to any major city in the USA now.
Even things like the new 4th ave bike lane is stuff you see built in San Antonio or Des Moines now. Portland doesn't have an environmental edge or standing to any major city in the USA now.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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Unhoused folks and "crime" aren't destroying our small businesses, runaway landlord greed is. If a James Beard winner w/ a line out the door can't survive, who can?
We need a vacancy tax on commercial property.
@councilorepg.bsky.social
@councilorkanal.bsky.social
We need a vacancy tax on commercial property.
@councilorepg.bsky.social
@councilorkanal.bsky.social
from instagram, jinju patisserie closing bc they can’t find a suitable location to relocate to. state of commercial real estate in portland really seems not good
December 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Unhoused folks and "crime" aren't destroying our small businesses, runaway landlord greed is. If a James Beard winner w/ a line out the door can't survive, who can?
We need a vacancy tax on commercial property.
@councilorepg.bsky.social
@councilorkanal.bsky.social
We need a vacancy tax on commercial property.
@councilorepg.bsky.social
@councilorkanal.bsky.social
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If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
The Takeover of Malheur Kicked Off a Decade of Lawlessness
The wildlife refuge occupation set the stage for Trump, January 6, and so much more.
www.pdxmonthly.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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I LOVE UNIVERSAL PROGRAMS!
Portland can be the best and most affordable place in the nation to raise a family, through the power of preschool for all, Inner Eastside for All, and building out a complete all ages bicycle network.
Portland can be the best and most affordable place in the nation to raise a family, through the power of preschool for all, Inner Eastside for All, and building out a complete all ages bicycle network.
Multnomah County expects its universal preschool program to see a significant boost in enrollment, starting next fall. On Thursday morning, the county announced plans to offer more than 7,400 Preschool for All seats to early education providers for the 2026-27 school year.
Multnomah County Plans Major Surge in Free Preschool Enrollment Next School Year
Multnomah County expects its universal preschool program to see a significant boost in enrollment, starting next fall. On Thursday morning, the county announced plans to offer more than 7,400 Preschoo...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I LOVE UNIVERSAL PROGRAMS!
Portland can be the best and most affordable place in the nation to raise a family, through the power of preschool for all, Inner Eastside for All, and building out a complete all ages bicycle network.
Portland can be the best and most affordable place in the nation to raise a family, through the power of preschool for all, Inner Eastside for All, and building out a complete all ages bicycle network.
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idk whatever. something like this.
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
idk whatever. something like this.
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since we're doing USPS discourse again, a reminder of what Dems should be saying
"the USPS is a miracle. it's in the constitution. for the price of a single stamp you can send a letter across the country, from Hawaii to Maine. Trump is trying to take that away from you. He's attacking Christmas cards and wedding invitations. It's un-American and it has to stop."
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
since we're doing USPS discourse again, a reminder of what Dems should be saying
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We're in a climate emergency, our DOTs are out of $, we need affordable transportation. People have to bike.
We need accountability from engineers, police, courts, each other.
Not this:
𝙈𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 & 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡
We need accountability from engineers, police, courts, each other.
Not this:
𝙈𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 & 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡
In our screwed up country all you have to do is say "oops I'm sorry" after running a red light and hitting a bike rider with your car (and sending them to hospital w a broken ankle) and the police won't even give you a ticket. I'm fuming!!
This is how pro-driver bias influences PPB.
This is how pro-driver bias influences PPB.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We're in a climate emergency, our DOTs are out of $, we need affordable transportation. People have to bike.
We need accountability from engineers, police, courts, each other.
Not this:
𝙈𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 & 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡
We need accountability from engineers, police, courts, each other.
Not this:
𝙈𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 & 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡
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Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds. A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as "a big PR problem."
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds
The former director of the Portland Housing Bureau says she was ousted for trying to advance City Council’s social housing policy and was unfairly blamed for revenue that went unspent prior to her app...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds. A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as "a big PR problem."
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social