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

Mark Zaid, Esq@markzaidesq.bsky.social

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.

Jaime Harrison@jaimeharrison.bsky.social

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.

“Campism” apparently is what they’ve decided to call “it’s bad when people do bad things.”

Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social

My colleague @ericlevitz.bsky.social has Hasan Piker dead to rights www.vox.com/politics/486...

You could just, you know, go back there. Get over there and start yelling.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.gov

Republicans should be calling us back to DC right now. We should be voting to stop him.

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

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov

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.

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

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

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.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

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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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

Like an entire four people near the Courthouse in Portland counter-protesting. And by “counter-protesting,” I mean just being vaguely threatening with their bullhorn. What a bunch of losers. #nokings

Someone please primary this cowardly idiot

Hakeem Jeffries@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful. Here’s a thought. Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.

If y’all ever get back into power again, you’d better start tossing these thugs into Leavenworth

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov

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.

Sangsin Lee@sslee.bsky.social

Lee Jae-myung was sworn in at 11 a.m. today. Before the day ends, the Democratic Party is expected to pass a bill in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee to double the number of Supreme Court justices to 30.

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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.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

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.

Giant Bomb@giantbomb.com

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To celebrate last week's launch of Blue Prince we're running a GIVEAWAY! 8 lucky folks could win a copy of Blue Prince on Steam, Xbox or Playstation. To enter follow our account, like and share this post. Good luck. Winners will be announced on April 28th.

Kat's awesome, and I really hope we see this campaign take off.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social

Thank you to GQ and @ellyfishman.bsky.social for letting me rant about democracy, antifascism, and Elon Musk’s loser energy: www.gq.com/story/kat-ab...

And there it is, as predicted! If you'll notice, there's no plan, no call to action, nothing. Just shouting into the void, statements that WE ALREADY KNOW. Fucking useless wimp of a man.

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

I'm voting for anyone who promises to deal with these ghouls. If we don't get a Nuremberg-like trial for everyone involved, then this shit is just going to happen again and again.

GO KAT Wish this was a more competitive district, but hell, I'll take some strong, new blood since we're sincerely lacking in it these days.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.