Ouro
Ouro
@ourobolus.bsky.social
Deep State Operative in local government. Portland, OR. Interested in progressive politics, gaming, technology, science, cooking, and honestly, at this point, as many cute pics of animals as possible.
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lol these guys will never move away from the status quo get fucked
We are witnessing MAGA equivalent of destruction of Democratic Party through election of progressive Socialists. If you think this ends well for country, I believe you're sadly mistaken. Extremism on one side simply fuels opposite growth on other side. We need moderates.
That’s what we’re doing. Might want to get out of the way if you’re opposed to improvement.
And let me be clear: I don’t care if you’re progressive, moderate, or conservative. I’ve worked with Democrats across the ideological spectrum. We didn’t always agree, but we understood that building a stronger Democratic Party was part of the job.
I always love these, because it's basically "We Talked to 12 of the Most Naive and/or Ignorant People in the Country. Here's What They Said, Now that Leopards are Eating Their Faces." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Hey @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social , wtf do you think the FBI is going to do? You need to arrest these fuckers on state charges ASAP
@wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov Abolish ICE. That is the bare minimum of what you need to do. Then make sure every single one of these assholes faces a judge.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR THAT NOW YOU HAD PUBLIC OPINION ON YOUR SIDE WE JUST WON A HOST OF ELECTIONS BY HAVING CANDIDATES THAT SHOWED THEY WERE WILLING TO FIGHT HOW CAN YOU TAKE THE EXACT WRONG LESSON FROM ALL OF THIS
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.
@wyden.senate.gov, @merkley.senate.gov , thank you for voting no on this idiocy. But you guys have got to change up leadership. Schumer is incapable of leading. And we can tell that there were more than these 8, as they aren’t up for reelection in ‘26. We aren’t stupid. This was OK’d by Schumer.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis For the millions who will lose coverage For people with cancer who won't get the care they need For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare We will keep fighting
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From @isabellamweber.bsky.social: “Democratic parties everywhere face versions of the choice 🇺🇸 Democrats confronted in 2024: equivocate on bold economic intervention and watch voters embrace authoritarians, or fight for policies that materially improve lives.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Paging @schumer.senate.gov , this is the future of the Democratic Party. Either figure that out right now, or get out of the fucking way.
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
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fuuuuuuuuck no
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
If y’all ever get back into power again, you’d better start tossing these thugs into Leavenworth
There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.
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I watched the @mehdirhasan.bsky.social debate video and came away with the sense that these people are having a good time being callous and malicious, and that they have no real politics. badfaithtimes.com/its-one-long...
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fucking lol Christ this newspaper is unable to look inwards at all
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
This is, amazingly, still not deleted. Bribery is a specific form of corruption. The overarching concept of "corruption," 100% does not require a quid pro quo. Abuse of power, personal gain...all forms of corruption.
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
Fandom has always been god-awful, but this shit is horrible. Just running things into the ground in order to keep shoveling AI-generated crap out in order to make a profit. It was bad enough that they made looking up any wiki information unusable, now they gotta do this.
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I expect a strongly worded skeet from @schumer.senate.gov any moment now. And then going back to doing nothing.
@schatz.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov Hey, let me know who is primarying you or running for your seat after you retire this term - I need to send my donations somewhere
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social hey you wanna be Senate Minority Leader? Clearly, we need a shakeup.