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If this were happening somewhere else, we would call them what they are: Internally Displaced People.

You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.

Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.

On Todd Blanche: (1) his written statement on the weaponization fund is a meaningless joke and (2) the danger(s) he poses to abortion access: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAY...

They say every regulation is written in blood, but that's not true. Some are actually written in violent, painful diarrhea.

1/ Two misconceptions are doing most of the work in the Moda Center debate: "The city owns the arena, so the city pays for it." "The Blazers and the arena operator are the same thing." Both are wrong. The state's own comp report shows why. Let's fix them. 🧵

Unbelievable.

I am sad for one reason, and one reason only: this might be the end of @latenightseth.bsky.social Lindsey Graham impression, which is one of his best running gags. Please, @salgentile.bsky.social, keep them going as Lindsey yelling at Meemaw from hell.

The three branches of the United States government, as delineated in the Constitution, are the God Emperor, The High Council of the Six Ayatollahs, and the Federal Reserve

Far harsher sentences than the worst J6ers, who are free today: “Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys who was convicted of seditious conspiracy, was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison.”

Hey Oregon Legislature: Ohio passed the Modell Law after losing the Browns. We can do the same for the Blazers–especially since we own the Rose Garden now.

Fix SCOTUS now!

After ICE deported Wendy Hernandez Reyes, it turned her 3-year-old son Orlin over to her sister’s estranged partner, who tortured Orlin and beat him to death. I can’t say what I think should happen to those responsible without violating this website’s TOS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Some time ago, I’m not sure when, higher ed started to be understood as an individual benefit rather than a collective one. My guess is that shift happened in tandem with the drop in public funding. Reagan era? A major loss whenever & yet another trend in need of reversal.

Oregon was supposed to elect its DAs today. But literally none of the elections on the ballot drew multiple opponents. (Worth spending a moment thinking of the elections NOT happening!) boltsmag.org/oregon-uncon...

All the partisan gerrymandering was always (in part) racial gerrymandering, because the parties' politics were always (in part—but large part) about race. So when you tell Southern legislatures "you can do partisan gerrymandering, but no racial gerrymandering," they know it means they can do both.

Re: Multnomah County judicial elections, if you want to vote an anti-DA Vasquez ticket, here it is:

On the voting rights (wrongs) orders out of Alabama last night @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social : m.youtube.com/watch?v=r4JM...

Eastmoreland / Gresham / Lake Oswego

Who are the “Data Centrists” of Washington County and why are they so scared of the rise of democratic socialism? Read about it in The Thorn: portlanddsa.org/the-data-cen...

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

Most of us can see clearly that a desire to control women (including free license to abuse) is at the heart of MAGA's project but we're told not to say too much about this because we need to be appealing to lonely young men.

It's too bad that the folks in charge after the Civil War didn't contemplate and address keeping insurrectionists from gaining power in the — *listens in earpiece* — I'm sorry to report that they did, but the Supreme Court effectively deleted it.

"Have you ever considered just NOT being visible?" - Samuel Alito (probably)

I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here. Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.

Everyone congratulate Donald J. Trump on his *seventh* bankruptcy. Glory!

On some level I’m not sure my mind can quite grasp the raw stupidity of conducting a massive decapitation strike against Iran with no day two plan whatsoever, and then immediately finding yourself in a worldwide energy crisis with no off-ramp because you didn’t expect Iran to react

the "just asking questions" to "legitimate questions about fairness in sports" to "the state doesn't have to consider us as real people" pipeline working exactly as designed.

really remarkable how trump seems to relish sharing this lurid stories about the terrible pain people have experienced, and he does it exclusively to score some partisan points

As a career public defender, the facts on this really matter. Trump invoked Iryna Zarutska—a Ukrainian refugee murdered on a Charlotte train—to attack immigrants. The suspect is a U.S. citizen with mental health issues who was passed by transit security that night.

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

FIRED? Who gives a fuck about “fired”?!? How about “send them to jail for life”? And I mean ALL of ‘em.

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

Remember kids, nobody has to give the other 11 jurors a speech about what jury nullification is, they can just say “I dunno, prosecution’s story isn’t adding up,” and “sure, maybe, but the judge said ‘beyond reasonable doubt,’ does anyone else have reasonable doubts this was the guy?”

remember when an armed group of right-wing insurgents seized and occupied federal land for weeks and only one of them got shot after literally charging at an officer with his handgun drawn?

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

Meanwhile...

Does that seem like a good ROI to you?

"The US federal gov. now openly says it will use its supercharged spy capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. Labeled as “domestic terrorists” by the administration, these targets include anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them" www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Analysis | By calling for the execution of prominent Democrats, President Trump is preserving the legacy of Charlie Kirk.