Third Act Oregon

Antonia Juhasz@antoniajuhasz.bsky.social

Woody Harrelson: "No one loves you more than Exxon" New Exxon El Niño Commercial www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJyQ...

youtube.comWoody Harrelson: "No one loves you more than Exxon" | New Exxon El Niño CommercialYouTube video by Yellow Dot Studios

Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social

A serious scoop here, and a serious blow to the permitting reform deal--Podesta, the ultimate Dem insider, says it would hand Trump a 'loaded howitzer.' heatmap.news/politics/joh...

heatmap.newsJohn Podesta Says Permitting Deal Hands Trump ‘a Loaded Howitzer’It should only pass if lawmakers disarm a key provision, the former Biden senior climate adviser says.

seedthevote.bsky.social@seedthevote.bsky.social

"Door knocking is the most basic work of our democracy. To be out talking with your fellow Americans about the most important questions. It's a real honor to get to see into other people's lives, even if only for a moment." – @billmckibben.bsky.social Join us in the field: stvote.org/signup

MantaHunk 🌎🏳️‍🌈☮️🟧@mantahunk.bsky.social

HOLY SHIT! 10,000 CASES OF EBOLA!

huffpost.comNew Milestone: Ebola Outbreak In Congo Tops 10,000 Cases

Zeteo@zeteo.com

“Nobody is running against the genocide.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social  and @naomiaklein.bsky.social discuss the Israeli elections and why no matter who wins the election, ending the genocide isn’t on the ballot. Watch the latest 'Unshocked': https://zeteo.com/p/brazil-israel-elections-naomi-klein

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Students chased out ICE goons when they were spotted tailing a school bus on 260th st in Federal Way, Washington. 👏 🔥 👏 🔥 👏

Councilor Sameer Kanal@councilorkanal.bsky.social

At the Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 9:30 a.m., the Portland Police Bureau will be presenting on why they think they should be able to tear gas Portlanders.   Watch the meeting in person or virtually: www.portland.gov/council/agen...   #RightToBreathe #BanChemicalWeapons

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

This is what happens when three South Africans, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks combine to dictate foreign policy for the US.

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social

Leaders of the No Kings movement are already gearing up for the next major grassroots campaign: Making sure congressional Democrats don’t wimp out. My first piece at @newrepublic.com! (Reposted to update link card) newrepublic.com/article/2168...

newrepublic.comThe No Kings Movement Is Already Planning for 2028The leaders of the groups massing under the banner of “the resistance” have an audacious agenda for a Democratic Congress—and they tell The New Republic that they are ready to fight for it.

mitchgreen.bsky.social@mitchgreen.bsky.social

We need to pause this process – not one school should close before we fully explore our options to fully fund education. My office will do everything in its power to help. We need to retain and attract young families to Portland, and we can start by saving our schools. (1/2)

Common Dreams@commondreams.org

The real threat, in Americans’ eyes, seems to be coming from the inside, as huge majorities remain concerned over data centers encroaching on their communities, AI-driven job loss, and other harms borne from the unregulated technology.

commondreams.orgThe 'AI Race' Against China Is a Dangerous, Dishonest NarrativeAI hype has merged with “China threat” hysteria, yielding disingenuous rhetoric that powers the current unregulated, breakneck AI buildout.

Common Dreams@commondreams.org

“We are not the first of the people arrested there and we will not be the last. We will continue as long as it takes to stop ICE for good.”

commondreams.orgFaith Leaders Defend Trespassing on ICE in VermontThe leaders’ civil disobedience action spotlights the fact that, as some protesters put it, “ICE violence begins in Vermont.”

Mark Gongloff@markgongloff.bsky.social

The global financial system isn't built for a hotter, more chaotic era. The sovereign-debt doom loops of the past century are morphing into a new breed: the climate-debt doom loop Gift link to my @opinion.bloomberg.com column: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

bloomberg.comA New Era of Debt Doom Loops Has BegunAnybody who has lived through the past quarter century or so is familiar with the concept of a debt doom loop. Big government deficits, say, cause higher interest rates, making the government pay more...

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

Both private and public schools in tech regions are limiting the use of tech in classrooms. But will low-income districts be able to follow suit?

theguardian.comSilicon Valley parents want the tech they help build out of their children’s schools

Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social

If you wanted one headline to explain what happened to us, this might do it: trying to make bank off a ten percent chance of killing us all

Environmental Voter Project@environmentalvoter.bsky.social

Right now, millions of environmentalists are deciding whether to vote or not. You can help them decide. 🔗 environmentalvoter.org/get-involved

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com

After studying 79,246 college students and 51 separate aspects of their lives, researchers found that spending time face-to-face with friends and others is the strongest predictor of good mental health.

theconversation.comSpending in-person time with friends is the biggest predictor of whether college students flourishHelping young people thrive involves supporting healthy relationships, as well as being engaged in work, school and family life.

Zeteo@zeteo.com

It was 1986. Reagan begged Congress to give $100M to the Contras, a right-wing paramilitary. Then he struck Libya. Reagan tried to link the two interventions, to justify it all. And he found that language in a book by a young diplomat: Benjamin Netanyahu. zeteo.com/p/40-years-a...

zeteo.com40 Years Ago, Netanyahu Laid the Groundwork for America’s Disastrous ‘Global War on Terror’The Israeli prime minister’s old writings from the 1980s and 1990s also reveal his long game for war against Iran – and how he influenced everyone from Reagan to Bush to Trump.

Center for American Progress@americanprogress.bsky.social

Election day is fast approaching, and it's not unreasonable to predict that the Trump administration will attempt to undermine the election results.

ampr.gsHow the Trump Administration’s False Election Claims Could Be Used as a Pretext for a Power GrabWith voting underway, the Trump administration and its allies could use the false election denial claims they have pushed for a decade as a pretext to subvert the will of American voters.

Common Dreams@commondreams.org

"We are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere," a WMO leader said of record greenhouse gas levels before #COP31. "That means that heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying faster than our historical baselines prepared us for."

commondreams.org'Another Year, Another New Record': UN Highlights Rising Greenhouse Gas Levels Ahead of COP31"We are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere," said one WMO leader. "That means that heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying faster than our historical baselines prepared us for."

Zeteo@zeteo.com

“As Israelis go to vote, they are not thinking about what they did to Palestinians in the past but rather what they will do in the future.” Palestinians make up around 16% of the eligible voters in Israel’s election – yet their issues are ignored, writes Diana Buttu. 🔗: zeteo.com/p/heres-what...

Justin Mikulka@justinmikulka.bsky.social

“I don’t think anyone will switch back to diesel trucks,” said the 39-year-old, who has spent the last three years behind the wheel of an electrified hauler. “Nobody wants to return to a last-generation technology.”

bloomberg.comChina Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel PricesAround a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security.

WIRED@wired.com

Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

buff.lyA 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working ThereDespite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling lies

theguardian.comAI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn

seedthevote.bsky.social@seedthevote.bsky.social

"Door knocking is the most basic work of our democracy. To be out talking with your fellow Americans about the most important questions. It's a real honor to get to see into other people's lives, even if only for a moment." – @billmckibben.bsky.social Join us in the field: stvote.org/signup

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

President has taken an axe to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, stalling climate research on and response to extreme weather events

theguardian.comTrump’s cuts have exposed US to ‘cascade’ of El Niño dangers, experts warn

Elizabeth Kolbert@elizkolbert.bsky.social

Your daily disaster:

nytimes.comE.P.A. to Loosen Methane Rules for Oil Firms (Gift Article)The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change. Those rules are now being scaled back.

Common Dreams@commondreams.org

“The ultra-rich are setting the planet on fire and then charging the rest of us for the extinguishers."

commondreams.org'A Crime of Extreme Inequality': Richest 0.1% Generate More Carbon Pollution Than Half of Humanity“The ultra-rich are setting the planet on fire and then charging the rest of us for the extinguishers."

The Lever@levernews.com

The next Congress could shape AI oversight. Ahead of Nov. 3, we're tracking the money flowing to lawmakers developing AI policy. Start with our investigation: www.levernews.com/big-ais-favo...

levernews.comBig AI’s Favorite Democrats Are Writing The Party’s AI PlanHakeem Jeffries’ five-member AI commission is stacked with lawmakers backed by industry super PACs seeking to shape federal policy.

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com

Trump's "practical immunity" granted by Congress inaction has freed the president from the requirements of law and the Constitution.

theconversation.comCongress is freeing Trump of the limited legal requirements left on him by the Supreme CourtIn Donald Trump’s second term, congressional leaders have given up much of their constitutionally endowed power, allowing the president to exercise authority with little fear of consequences.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Big Brother is watching, but now we can watch Big Brother right back. I love that MapQuest is flipping the script. Apple Maps, where you at?!

The Last Mile with USAID@thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com

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Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social

One heck of a story about how oil companies face no consequences for their serious violations in Oklahoma. This Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It. @nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social

propublica.orgThis Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.Staff at an Oklahoma regulatory agency spent over a year building a case against Citation Oil & Gas, a company notorious for oil field pollution. Instead of disciplining the company, agency leaders ch...

UAW@uaw.org

“The goal with the program is record youth turnout. Abdul has this unique and powerful ability to speak to students: to the issues that young people care about, to the values they want to see reflected in their government.” @thenation.com 📰 www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Rule of Law Project@ruleoflawproject.org

Former Federal Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch New Organization to Ensure Criminal Accountability for Public Officials in the United States ruleoflawproject.org/news/project...

ruleoflawproject.orgFormer Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch The Rule of Law ProjectThe Rule of Law Project is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to restoring criminal accountability for public officials and law enforcement who break the law in the United States.

Portland DSA@portlanddsa.bsky.social

This is an incredibly moving ad from the Mitch Green campaign.

m.youtube.comKay's Story | Mitch For PortlandYouTube video by Mitch for Portland

Health Care for All Oregon@healthcareforallor.bsky.social

Talk to the Board this Wednesday, 10/28/26 at 5 PM! Oregonians have a direct say in creating a health plan that is built by, and for, our community. Attend the next meeting of the Community Engagement and Communications committee of Oregon's Universal Health Plan Governance Board.

PdxPunkx@pdxpunk.bsky.social

Better yet, drop it in a ballot box! #Oregon #voteblue #midterms

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

We're asking millions of Americans to be ready to mobilize in response to election disruption and subversion if needed.

Blanchet House & Farm@blanchethouse.bsky.social

Bring your unwanted Halloween candy to Blanchet House. We'll take your wanted candy too. Drop off Monday-Saturday, 8-10:30 am or 1:30-4 pm at 310 NW Glisan St. We will share your candy with our guests at Blanchet House and Bethanie's Room women's shelter.

Lakota Man 🪶@lakotaman.bsky.social

To all you seniors on fixed incomes who disproportionately voted for Trump thinking he’d protect your healthcare interests. I will not lie to you about your chances of surviving his negligent abandonment but, you have my sympathies.