Rob the Lef
@robthelef.bsky.social
This is the end/Of every song that we sing
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A statement from Councilor Avalos, @councilordunphy.bsky.social, and Councilor Smith on the ICE shooting of two people in the Hazelwood neighborhood:
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
A statement from Councilor Avalos, @councilordunphy.bsky.social, and Councilor Smith on the ICE shooting of two people in the Hazelwood neighborhood:
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Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.
Police: Two East Portlanders Reportedly Shot by Federal Agents
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, o...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
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Please please please stop calling what I do afrofuturism. It is NOT. It is africanfuturism and the distinction MATTERS GODDAMMIT. I can't remain civil about this much longer and I shouldn't be expected to. 🤬
Even saddling The Space Cat with the afrofuturism label is diabolical.
Even saddling The Space Cat with the afrofuturism label is diabolical.
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Please please please stop calling what I do afrofuturism. It is NOT. It is africanfuturism and the distinction MATTERS GODDAMMIT. I can't remain civil about this much longer and I shouldn't be expected to. 🤬
Even saddling The Space Cat with the afrofuturism label is diabolical.
Even saddling The Space Cat with the afrofuturism label is diabolical.
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Start your new year ✨fresh✨ with this list of all! the new! science fiction books! coming out in January 2026!
All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in January 2026 - Reactor
This January, solve murders in space and explore the stars via sail-ships and Greatships…
reactormag.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Start your new year ✨fresh✨ with this list of all! the new! science fiction books! coming out in January 2026!
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
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Minnesota has to come first - always.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Minnesota has to come first - always.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
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As of this week, millions of Americans are now paying thousands more for health insurance.
If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?
If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As of this week, millions of Americans are now paying thousands more for health insurance.
If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?
If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?
@clarkesworldmagazine.com continues to impress. December’s “The Hole” by @ferencsamsa is an incredible bit of world building with weird corners and just barely suggested end-stage perversions. Plus golems.
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
@clarkesworldmagazine.com continues to impress. December’s “The Hole” by @ferencsamsa is an incredible bit of world building with weird corners and just barely suggested end-stage perversions. Plus golems.
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A few hundred people are gathered in downtown portland to protest the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela. A broad coalition of groups is present. Maybe 350 people here so far.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
A few hundred people are gathered in downtown portland to protest the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela. A broad coalition of groups is present. Maybe 350 people here so far.
Read an amazing novella by @tadethompson.bsky.social in Nov’s Clarkesworld magazine today and oh man was it good. A whole universe created in so few pages. Be sure to check out “The Apologists” when you can; simply brilliant.
January 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Read an amazing novella by @tadethompson.bsky.social in Nov’s Clarkesworld magazine today and oh man was it good. A whole universe created in so few pages. Be sure to check out “The Apologists” when you can; simply brilliant.
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THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
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“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
Excited to delve into this one.
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Excited to delve into this one.
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This is one of my favorite comics stores in the entire country, and due to the pandemic and some other issues, it is asking for a bit of help. I hope you go look and spread the word, donate a little bit (or a lot) if you can.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is one of my favorite comics stores in the entire country, and due to the pandemic and some other issues, it is asking for a bit of help. I hope you go look and spread the word, donate a little bit (or a lot) if you can.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
The downside of 3d printing
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The downside of 3d printing
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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It's raining, it's pouring, and in these conditions driving is never boring.
Slow down on wet roads. If you start to lose traction, stay calm and follow our master brick driver's lead.
Slow down on wet roads. If you start to lose traction, stay calm and follow our master brick driver's lead.
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's raining, it's pouring, and in these conditions driving is never boring.
Slow down on wet roads. If you start to lose traction, stay calm and follow our master brick driver's lead.
Slow down on wet roads. If you start to lose traction, stay calm and follow our master brick driver's lead.
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feeling sorry for all the millionaires and billionaires who didn’t get to see this perfect NYC sunset because they fled the city forever today. 😞
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
feeling sorry for all the millionaires and billionaires who didn’t get to see this perfect NYC sunset because they fled the city forever today. 😞
Me: ooh Barnes and Noble is hiring. It might be fun to work in a bookstore
B&N: We pay less than $17 an hour
Me: Closes web browser
B&N: We pay less than $17 an hour
Me: Closes web browser
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Me: ooh Barnes and Noble is hiring. It might be fun to work in a bookstore
B&N: We pay less than $17 an hour
Me: Closes web browser
B&N: We pay less than $17 an hour
Me: Closes web browser
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"we can rip out the very marrow and heart of government as quick as we want, whenever we want, but if you make us turn any spigot back on that we don't want on, it's just gosh darn impossible, judge"
NEW: The Trump administration told a judge it will comply with an order to fund US food aid benefits for November during the government shutdown, but only at 50% of the amount eligible households would normally receive, and with a warning it could take weeks or months to implement buff.ly/nNJ5LJA
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"we can rip out the very marrow and heart of government as quick as we want, whenever we want, but if you make us turn any spigot back on that we don't want on, it's just gosh darn impossible, judge"