Amy Franco
@thomaspoptart.bsky.social
Midwestern Isthmian 🇵🇦 en PDX. Coyote, bird, and bat enthusiast
Board Secretary of Pueblo Unido PDX
Mujer del maíz 🌽 🌱
Board Secretary of Pueblo Unido PDX
Mujer del maíz 🌽 🌱
Pinned
Amy Franco
@thomaspoptart.bsky.social
· Apr 12
For the last year, I've had the honor of getting to know Hashem Safi. When the genocide began he was a 2nd year medical student. He and his family have suffered bombings, displacement, and loss. And, he is so much more than what he's suffered. Kind, funny, full of life and desire to care for others
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Shoutout to food. Yall ever had food? stuff is spectacular.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shoutout to food. Yall ever had food? stuff is spectacular.
The hand giveth (2 billion to cancer research) the hand taketh away (3 million to rip apart the infrastructure that makes cancer research possible)
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The hand giveth (2 billion to cancer research) the hand taketh away (3 million to rip apart the infrastructure that makes cancer research possible)
Have sadly gotten too good at making hollandaise sauce and poaching eggs over the last 5 years, so now whenever I want eggs benedict it is just a prelude to me making it myself
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Have sadly gotten too good at making hollandaise sauce and poaching eggs over the last 5 years, so now whenever I want eggs benedict it is just a prelude to me making it myself
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
The way that liberals still feel that they can call the cops to deal with all of this should be studied in a lab.
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The way that liberals still feel that they can call the cops to deal with all of this should be studied in a lab.
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Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
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Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
I've got one hundred resolutions
But I've got no solutions
I've got one song I write a hundred times
And only a dozen or so rhymes
But I've got no solutions
I've got one song I write a hundred times
And only a dozen or so rhymes
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I've got one hundred resolutions
But I've got no solutions
I've got one song I write a hundred times
And only a dozen or so rhymes
But I've got no solutions
I've got one song I write a hundred times
And only a dozen or so rhymes
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Timeline cleanse: welcoming fall chum salmon home to Piper’s Creek in Seattle, WA.
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Timeline cleanse: welcoming fall chum salmon home to Piper’s Creek in Seattle, WA.
Portland: the martini is lit! Holiday season officially commenced
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Portland: the martini is lit! Holiday season officially commenced
“As we were processing and collecting these materials, folks were telling us the stories of how strong this whale was,” Norton said. “That story will stay with each of those pieces that are then put back out in the world.”
Nobody in the Siletz tribe had ever harvested a whale before. Nobody could remember the last time the tribe had done it. But when the opportunity arose, they jumped at the chance to relearn an age-old cultural practice.
‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations
The Siletz tribe took apart the 20,000 pound humpback after it was euthanized Monday.
www.oregonlive.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“As we were processing and collecting these materials, folks were telling us the stories of how strong this whale was,” Norton said. “That story will stay with each of those pieces that are then put back out in the world.”
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I went out to these camps a dozen times. It was misery after misery.
Two years ago tonight we were setting up dumpster dived pink tents for migrants in the freezing cold and wind in the desert, they were held there for days without food water or shelter other than what we could share with them. That was the Biden admin, in case anyone thinks it was all good before.
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I went out to these camps a dozen times. It was misery after misery.
They’re one of PCUN’s sister organizations! Holiday cheer indeed. ☺️🎄
If you are in the Portland metro please support a local collective of women farmworkers and get a beautiful wreath! www.mujeresluchadoras.org/shop/p/2024-...
Oregon Holiday Wreath — Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas
Beautiful holiday wreaths made to support farmworker women in Northwest Oregon
www.mujeresluchadoras.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
They’re one of PCUN’s sister organizations! Holiday cheer indeed. ☺️🎄
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-the forest is ancient and ANGRY
-satan worshipping lesbians
-life is mundane and achingly beautiful
-entire story arc centers on a time-intensive feast
-a rebellion with impossible odds
-the forest is ancient and ANGRY
-satan worshipping lesbians
-life is mundane and achingly beautiful
-entire story arc centers on a time-intensive feast
-a rebellion with impossible odds
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-the forest is ancient and ANGRY
-satan worshipping lesbians
-life is mundane and achingly beautiful
-entire story arc centers on a time-intensive feast
-a rebellion with impossible odds
-the forest is ancient and ANGRY
-satan worshipping lesbians
-life is mundane and achingly beautiful
-entire story arc centers on a time-intensive feast
-a rebellion with impossible odds
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November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Delighted to see the intensely researched ending to the Cook’s Illustrated pear drama
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Delighted to see the intensely researched ending to the Cook’s Illustrated pear drama
Dan Ryan rapidly reaching Wheeleresque levels of hating his job
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Dan Ryan rapidly reaching Wheeleresque levels of hating his job
“The documents reviewed by Reuters specified that employees determined by the administration to be in "confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating" jobs in the federal government would lose their whistleblower protections.”
President Donald Trump's administration is close to implementing a rule that would end long-standing legal protections for whistleblowers among senior federal employees, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“The documents reviewed by Reuters specified that employees determined by the administration to be in "confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating" jobs in the federal government would lose their whistleblower protections.”
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"Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside"
ca.news.yahoo.com/b-c-wolves-l...
ca.news.yahoo.com/b-c-wolves-l...
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside"
ca.news.yahoo.com/b-c-wolves-l...
ca.news.yahoo.com/b-c-wolves-l...
Finally watched The Quilters (2024)
The artistry! Geometry! Precision! 🪡🧵
The artistry! Geometry! Precision! 🪡🧵
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Finally watched The Quilters (2024)
The artistry! Geometry! Precision! 🪡🧵
The artistry! Geometry! Precision! 🪡🧵
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"As community members in other cities and states square off with federal agents, they will bring their own skills, tactics, and legacies of organizing to that work, and they will innovate, just as we have. We must learn from them, too, and offer our support." organizingmythoughts.org/what-now-chi...
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"As community members in other cities and states square off with federal agents, they will bring their own skills, tactics, and legacies of organizing to that work, and they will innovate, just as we have. We must learn from them, too, and offer our support." organizingmythoughts.org/what-now-chi...
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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"Our actions are working, and they are not enough.
Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters.
We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul.
This is how change happens." Dan Berger
Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters.
We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul.
This is how change happens." Dan Berger
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Our actions are working, and they are not enough.
Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters.
We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul.
This is how change happens." Dan Berger
Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters.
We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul.
This is how change happens." Dan Berger
And to add to the horror, recall that Tyson among other meat packing companies has been investigated in the last 5 years for migrant child labor.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
And to add to the horror, recall that Tyson among other meat packing companies has been investigated in the last 5 years for migrant child labor.