Start the New Year by eating local! In the PNW that means a hearty, healthy Dungeness crab chowder: goodstuffnw.com/2025/12/crus...

“Tis the season for end-of-year lists, and we’ve put together one compiling our favorite bites of the year in Portland - plus a handful of bests. #favoritebites #portland #endofyear #bridgetownbites bridgetownbites.com/2025/12/23/f...

The Good Stuff NW Gift Guide, Pt 2 is live! Give the gift of generosity with a donation to a worthy cause instead of a gewgaw…plus avoid store aisles packed with panicky shoppers! This list of organizations also makes for great year-end donations. Check it out: www.goodstuffnw.com/2025/12/holi...

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 The @Chinook Nation is seeking federal reinstatement of their tribal status and they are petitioning to introduce the "Chinook Indian Nation Restoration Act." Please consider supporting their effort! Find info and the link to sign at: goodstuffnw.com/2025/12/chin...

Trump tonight: Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me

Watch till the end. We have the laws on the books already in many areas, we just need to enforce them. 💡An idea from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=FlGR...

The latest edition of the Good Stuff NW newsletter has hit subscribers' in-boxes. You can read it (and subscribe if you'd like) here: buttondown.com/GoodStuffNW/...

The Good Stuff NW Holiday Gift Guide just posted and it's (not surprisingly) about giving the gift of local and delicious! Find it at: goodstuffnw.com/2025/12/holi...

The irony is rich.

Homeland Security‘s social media gets more unhinged and master-race-y every day. Today they want us to believe that terrorizing immigrants is “the fight for western civilization.”

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Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.

The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.

More reasons to by locally grown and/or organic ingredients.

Over 200 men were sent by Kristi Noem-in violation of a court order-to the CECOT prison for terrorists She claimed they were criminals. In reality, most had no criminal records, and many had valid claims for asylum They were tortured. Beaten. Sexually abused. Even shot. THERE MUST BE JUSTICE

Got chili crisp or gochujang? Make these amazing crackers (actually cheesy snack cookies) for your guests (or yourself) tomorrow! So easy, so good! Get the recipe at: www.goodstuffnw.com/2025/11/zing... Thx @doriegreenspan.bsky.social for the inspo!🙌

Are you ready to take the "Three Issues in Three Minutes" Challenge? Believe me, nothing feels better than taking action when you're confused and thinking the situation is hopeless when it comes to fighting big political battles. Take the Challenge at: goodstuffnw.com/2025/11/acti...

NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state. José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time: “I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social. (Published January)

Tell them to vote NO: Jeanne Shaheen, N.H.: (202) 224-2841 Maggie Hassan, N.H.: (202) 224-3324 Angus King, ME: (202) 224-5344 Dick Durbin, IL: (202) 224-2152 Tim Kaine, VA: (202) 224-4024 John Fetterman, PA: (202) 224-4254 Catherine Cortez Masto, NV: (202) 224-3542 Jacky Rosen, NV: (202) 224-6244

Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.

The resistance always grows.

Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project has been converting neglected lots into resilient neighborhood green spaces for 30 years. Today, it owns and operates 51 community gardens throughout all five New York boroughs.

Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.

Sen. Shaheen: I had a meeting with some constituents last Friday. One was a small business owner who had cancer. He said, 'If I didn't have that insurance through the ACA, I would not have gotten my cancer treated, and I would be dead by now.' That's what this fight is about.

A typical Saturday in NE Portland with folx flocking to their favorite farmers’ market vendors for their weekly fix of locally grown produce. BTW, anyone with family or friends in the city knows all is well here, so spread the word not to believe the lies coming from the administration. Thx!❤️🙌❤️

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE “Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

Trump's stunt to send National Guard to Portland would cost an estimated $10 million in taxpayer dollars. Follow along to see what Portlanders would rather do with 10 million dollars.   Portland is not a war zone—It’s our home.

ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Fall is cabbage season and that means it’s sauerkraut time! Picked up two good-sized heads, then shaved them into shreds, salted and packed them into my new crock. They’ll be weighted to submerge in their juices and sit in the basement to ferment. Can’t wait!🥰 Recipe: goodstuffnw.com/2022/11/ferm...

WTF is in those files?

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Democrats are ready to pass a funding bill that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and safeguards against Trump’s abuses of power.   Mike Johnson’s response? Cancel votes in the House and continue the shutdown.

This was taken two nights ago outside Portland’s ICE facility. According to the Trump administration a guy in a chicken suit counts as a reign of terror.

I don’t mess around when it comes to our city. We don’t want this, and we don’t need this. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Portlanders desperately seeking shelter at @roselinecoffee from the hellscape outside.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in Portland: "I will not be approving utilization of the Oregon national Guard. The President does not have the authority to deploy federal troops on State soil."

TW: More terrifying footage from war-ravaged Portland… cc: @wyden.senate.gov

⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉

Disney paid $16 million to Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit involving George Stephanopoulos. Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.” Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel. That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.

Trump: "When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."

Trump is launching a full blown attack on free speech while his harem of billionaires buys up every media platform. This is no coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack on your fundamental right to speak freely without worrying if you’ll lose your job or worse.

Division will not solve anything in this country—inclusion will. It was powerful to meet with Jace from the Human Rights Campaign Portland to collaborate on how we can best protect and uplift the LGBTQIA community. Love will always win. We won't stop fighting for it.

I've posted an emergency appeal for donations to the Gaza Soup Kitchen that works to feed starving Palestinians, as well as providing food packs, clean water and basic medical support, despite bombs literally falling around them. Info and link to donate here: www.goodstuffnw.com/2025/09/spec...

1/3 Eight months into my term as a U.S. Representative, I understand a simple truth: you can’t legislate from behind a desk.

My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...