Our federal taxes should be going toward making health care affordable for Americans rather than paying ICE agents $50,000 bonuses.

What he said

I don’t know how anyone can defend this reckless, violent and lawless behavior. ICE must be stopped. This is not what Americans want. This is not how any country should treat its citizens, especially children.

Thank you for your service, @kameronhurley.com. I need a British WWII book murder show more than ever RN. See,sometimes Americans DO show up right on time, despite what these shows are always trying to tell us.

I found a new murder show! Bookish on PBS. Murder! Books! It's WWII Britain, even!

Twin Cities genuinely helping to restore my faith in humanity. Portland has your backs, friends. Thanks for giving us energy, hope and a reminder of what humanity looks like in the face of far too much inhumanity.(And thanks for this piece @amandamarcotte.bsky.social, right when I needed it most.)

Trump is decimating services for people with substance use disorders and severe mental illness. Every American family knows the pain caused by addiction or mental illness. Our taxes should help solve the needs of our people — not for Venezuela oil, Greenland, gold ballrooms or ICE brutality.

The RECOVER Act seeks to shift VA funds to the private sector, allowing people like hedge fund giant Steven Cohen to profit off of veteran care. Russell Lemle and Jasper Craven report: trib.al/FD6CBQu

Jane Jermyn contemporary ceramics artis draws inspiration from the natural world.#WomensArt

@mluckovich.bsky.social is the best

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.” -Tove Jansson

(Sigh) —24 million Americans are not “very few people.” —the subsidy expiration isn’t 4% of the increase; it’s 4 *percentage points* of the *gross* increase of 26%, or 15.4% of the gross increase. —More importantly, it’s causing nearly ALL of the NET increase, which is what matters to enrollees.

I cannot over emphasize how completely unhelpful the lost and found process at @ewrairport.bsky.social is. No office you can go to, no ability to talk to a human or even leave a message. Fill out an online form and wait, which won’t help me with a lost driver license needed for a 4pm flight

In extremely disturbing Gen X news, I just saw a Ross Dress for Less commercial set to a Ramones song

Only in America!

Congress is trying to force through mass surveillance/censorship laws THIS WEEK BOOST THIS EVERYWHERE before it’s too late. 👇 www.badinternetbills.com Call and tell your rep: —NO to KOSA —NO to Section 230 reform —NO online digital ID laws —NO age verification laws

"there's a new serif in town"

@mcsweeneys.net Wow - only thing missing is a page of Lisa Frank stickers.

NOBODY who ain't a jackal better even TRY to come after our guy (or his writers)...unless maybe the FCC is also mad about how long it's been since we've seen a popsicle shtick? #LNSM

Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level. We must stop this takeover before it's too late.

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

democratic voters wanted their party to shut down the government for myriad reasons — troops in american cities, masked thugs ripping families apart — but dem leaders insisted the wise thing to do politically was to stay hyper-fxated on this one thing, ACA tax credits. and then they just… gave up

There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.

I follow @womensartbluesky.bsky.social here and on insta and no account brings me more joy. Look at this visual stunner, for example.

@propublica.org gets it right (per their usual) What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% www.propublica.org/article/port...

One more example of the current corporate grift of American taxpayers www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...

Great news

An annual event, Paddlebuard witches Oregon US #WomensArt (Photo D.Caslick) #Halloween #Samhain

On Saturday, health insurance premiums are projected to double for millions of Americans and 42 million working families will lose the benefits that keep them fed. This weekend, join the No Kings Alliance and millions of us who will come together to provide mutual aid and care for our communities.

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

SNAP makes America stronger. Support @fedworkersunited.bsky.social: bit.ly/PeoplesPantr...

This piece in @rollingstone.com does a good job of explaining the hunger and health care crisis hitting America thanks to President Trump's budget cuts.

We should prioritize affordable healthcare for hardworking Americans and small businesses over bailing out Argentina and building a big, gold ballroom.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Let’s go, Portland!!

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

LA: we will fight you. Chicago: we will fight you. PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

Ok, this is just funny. isportlandburning.com

Really tired of the incessant noise of military helicopters flying over my NW PDX neighborhood all day/night. What’s the taxpayer cost and WHY?!? You can see the protestor in the duck costume or the woman serving high tea in front of ICE detention building at street level. #portland

Please tell me Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein have been invited to do the SNL cold open. #SNL #Portland

BREAKING: Today in #Portland, on barely any notice, a massive crowd gathered downtown & heard from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. After the rally, the crowd marched through Portland, Kotek and Mayor Wilson at the front, chanting “Show Trump what Portland looks like! This is what Portland looks like!”

Portland, it’s to call in the cavalry. We ride at dawn! Actually, let’s say after brunch / kid soccer games. #portland

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

This is almost as good as worrying about the issue of health care.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Dear @omsiedu.bsky.social - a Nick Cage film festival is a great idea UNLESS YOU HAVE ONE THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE RAISING ARIZONA.

"Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others." --Abraham Lincoln, 1838 www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...

Just a couple of friends hanging out

🚨We're literally weeks away from a national emergency, when health insurance premiums are scheduled to skyrocket. This disaster could be averted, but it's barely been mentioned in media & most people don't know it's happening. But it IS happening👇 www.levernews.com/why-your-hea...