Nate Query
@natemusic.bsky.social
Bassist in Portland, Oregon. Art and justice.
Decemberists. Outta Sight Outta Mind Music.
https://linktr.ee/n8q
Decemberists. Outta Sight Outta Mind Music.
https://linktr.ee/n8q
Hey white people. The way you feel when you see this is how Black people feel about Freddie Gray, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbury, and so on. We are on the same team.
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Hey white people. The way you feel when you see this is how Black people feel about Freddie Gray, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbury, and so on. We are on the same team.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I would love to know how many people who were convicted for January 6 are now member ICE
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I would love to know how many people who were convicted for January 6 are now member ICE
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You rise to the level of your training and practice, not to the level of your imagined self.
So it's extremely important to get skilled up and to practice. That's what all of the people getting trained in ICE Watch are doing.
So it's extremely important to get skilled up and to practice. That's what all of the people getting trained in ICE Watch are doing.
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
You rise to the level of your training and practice, not to the level of your imagined self.
So it's extremely important to get skilled up and to practice. That's what all of the people getting trained in ICE Watch are doing.
So it's extremely important to get skilled up and to practice. That's what all of the people getting trained in ICE Watch are doing.
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Making a list of folks on the ground and trusted news orgs
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Making a list of folks on the ground and trusted news orgs
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You have very likely met a trans person, you just might not know it. Maybe you know someone who wants to transition but hasn't yet, maybe you know someone who transitioned before you met them and hasn't told you.
Transphobes are sure they can always tell but they are wrong.
Transphobes are sure they can always tell but they are wrong.
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You have very likely met a trans person, you just might not know it. Maybe you know someone who wants to transition but hasn't yet, maybe you know someone who transitioned before you met them and hasn't told you.
Transphobes are sure they can always tell but they are wrong.
Transphobes are sure they can always tell but they are wrong.
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Post a perfect album from the 90s
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s
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From the comrade card archives.
“Grief is and will always be a reflection of our capacity to love, and it is our grief that will keep us human in these times, as fascism attempts to grow where solidarity belongs.” — Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
“Grief is and will always be a reflection of our capacity to love, and it is our grief that will keep us human in these times, as fascism attempts to grow where solidarity belongs.” — Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
December 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
From the comrade card archives.
“Grief is and will always be a reflection of our capacity to love, and it is our grief that will keep us human in these times, as fascism attempts to grow where solidarity belongs.” — Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
“Grief is and will always be a reflection of our capacity to love, and it is our grief that will keep us human in these times, as fascism attempts to grow where solidarity belongs.” — Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
The case could be made that out of state developers have contributed greatly to Portland’s problems. 🙄
“You say `Portland’ and people want to run,” she says in an interview.
Developer Lauren Noecker, Once a Huge Fan, Says Portland is Toxic to Real Estate Investors
Anthony Effinger
www.wweek.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The case could be made that out of state developers have contributed greatly to Portland’s problems. 🙄
Indiana went 57% for Trump. They are represented 77 percent by Republicans in the house. And they want it to be 100 percent.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Indiana went 57% for Trump. They are represented 77 percent by Republicans in the house. And they want it to be 100 percent.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
I was just asked for my phone (to swipe the outside for whatever) for the 1st time during a “random” TSA extra screening for a domestic flight - i told them i didn’t consent to a search of the phone, made sure there were no notifications visible & it was locked and didn’t let it out of my sight…
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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Today was a hard day. Regulations that we passed unanimously last year, after 7 years of advocacy, were largely gutted. The FCC capitulated to the correctional telecom industry in roughly doubling rate caps for prison and jail calls. I'm truly sorry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today was a hard day. Regulations that we passed unanimously last year, after 7 years of advocacy, were largely gutted. The FCC capitulated to the correctional telecom industry in roughly doubling rate caps for prison and jail calls. I'm truly sorry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
“The best thing white allies can do right now is put their bodies on the front lines and donate money”
-organizer defending immigrant communities against attacks from ICE
-organizer defending immigrant communities against attacks from ICE
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“The best thing white allies can do right now is put their bodies on the front lines and donate money”
-organizer defending immigrant communities against attacks from ICE
-organizer defending immigrant communities against attacks from ICE
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@emilylhauser.bsky.social in case you haven’t seen, I have yet another zine out! It was commissioned to be distributed during the No Kings 2 protests. It’s called “We Marched! Now What?” and is filled with stuff people can do. drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
@emilylhauser.bsky.social in case you haven’t seen, I have yet another zine out! It was commissioned to be distributed during the No Kings 2 protests. It’s called “We Marched! Now What?” and is filled with stuff people can do. drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
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In 1485, an old-school incel put a hot smart lady named Helena Scheuberin on trial for witchcraft. Helena lawyered up, won the trial, and the locals laughed the smarmy inquisitor out of town
The lesson he took from that was “take away the right to a trial if you’re gonna accuse people of nonsense”
The lesson he took from that was “take away the right to a trial if you’re gonna accuse people of nonsense”
Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
October 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In 1485, an old-school incel put a hot smart lady named Helena Scheuberin on trial for witchcraft. Helena lawyered up, won the trial, and the locals laughed the smarmy inquisitor out of town
The lesson he took from that was “take away the right to a trial if you’re gonna accuse people of nonsense”
The lesson he took from that was “take away the right to a trial if you’re gonna accuse people of nonsense”
Couch St
Willamette
Willamette
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Couch St
Willamette
Willamette