"We cover the DNC autopsy report which was, fittingly, dead on arrival, the California mayoral and gubernatorial elections, and why billionaire Tom Steyer is winning so much support from the left despite opposing Bernie's AI data center moratorium."

If you're on your high horse over shoplifting in I LOVE BOOSTERS, climb down and read this.

Heterodox economist Jamee K. Moudud returns to Money on the Left to discuss his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire?

Wasserman-Schultz is being accused of carpetbagging into a majority-minority district race. And pandering. 😬

I'm eating a green dragon.

🚨BREAKING: Protesters BLOCKING ICE Vehicles Moving Hunger Strike Leader | LIVE From NJ ICE Prison LIVE NOW: youtube.com/live/eRYCGy0...

The bodega next door topped the list. 🤷 My only quibble is with calling it "quaint". It ain't. And that's part of why it'll never be a tourist destination. It's just an average convenience store with—it being Portland—a slightly better than average bong selection.

the data says housing first works but have you considered my feelings on the matter

@pdxforall.bsky.social is hosting a virtual forum this Wednesday on the Moda Center deal.

Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo joined me on @blackagendareport.bsky.social to discuss the Ebola virus disease crisis and the continued exploitation of that country by western powers. youtu.be/P_aqJHQPWok?...

"The election autopsy wouldn't have changed anything anyway." True. The DNC has proved uninterested in change for at least a decade. Until Dems ditch all big donors party-wide, they remain impervious to reform. Here's RootsAction's *2016* election autopsy. Note how little has changed.

"Union organizer, Chris Townsend discusses the reasons why the AFL-CIO shrinks from effectively fighting for its members and expanding the power of workers. Then, political scientist Lee Drutman lays out a system of proportional representation that would take away the incentive to gerrymander."

A massive data center is the planned recipient of green energy generated by a $3.3 billion project long opposed by Yakama Nation.

Mental crisis didn’t cause airman to self-immolate in protest of Israel, Air Force found trib.al/oGbjpSt

Saturdays with Renee, 8am Pacific #BookSky

#California #democracy #voting

"The organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement on Telegram on Friday that the freed activists had reported at least 15 cases of sexual abuse while in Israeli detention."

sea lions > you

my favorite data centers are libraries

#a_short_story_per_day 24th October 2023 A Séance in the Anthropocene by Abigail Larkin (also Abby Rashid) grist.org/fix/arts-cul... This eco-futurist short story is full of the passion and hopefulness of youth, and is gently forgiving of our present.

Once again, corruption in the "good" party.

The replies to this not even controversial post are why this entire team sport political system is unsalvageable. "How dare you criticize our guy, you're a bot!"

If you otherwise have the fundamentals of organizing in place but are still struggling to reach more people, make sure you’re paying attention to your list and not leaving an opportunity on the table, writes @l-l-xu.bsky.social labornotes.org/2026/05/list...

At a recent faculty meeting, someone defended the use of AI and its environmental impact by saying Google had a sustainability effort. Yeah, right. Also, I have a bridge you might be interested in.

RootsAction figured that the DNC would either release a whitewashed 2024 election autopsy or none at all. So, as they did after 2016, they wrote their own report. Now that the DNC has released its (incomplete, botched) version, it seems like a good time to repost this. Read: democraticautopsy.org

Today at 1PM EDT Food, Development, and US Imperialism with Samantha Iyer www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh2G...

"Before October 7th, responses were similar to the 2019 poll, but by the end of October, in reaction to the intensity of Israel’s assault on Gaza, attitudes shifted dramatically against any attempt to deal with Israel. Three years later, one can reasonably assume this hasn’t changed."

Every time I talk about conditions in the rural US I get a lot of shitty comments so I am going to tell you up front that I will simply block you, no warning, if you make a shitty comment here. If you think rural communities deserve this, if you want to screech about 'red states,' fuck off.

"Ballot access laws make it unnecessarily difficult for independent and minor party candidates to appear on the ballot. Excessive signature requirements, early filing deadlines, restrictive retention rules, & technical compliance hurdles act as structural barriers rather than legitimate safeguards."

"Republicans, Democrats, and independents agree: We’ve had some of the worst candidates in history. The good news? It’s the law. And we can change the law." #democracy #voting

Minor parties from different states working together. I like it.

I'm still enrolled in the SAVE Plan and the emails I get about it are increasingly aggressive. None of them mention that there is still ongoing legal dispute about the program's future. Instead they all warn that I am being charged interest and that it's in my best interest to switch plans now.

"Since mid March, 14 detentions that may have violated Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise have been reported to the PIRC hotline. "This means that almost 21% of detentions reported in that timeframe have occurred as someone was traveling to or from local courthouses or being released from jail."

Where does balcony solar stand in your state? We've got a fresh update: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/states-passing-balcony-solar-laws

"The judicial fight over the future of the SAVE federal student debt repayment plan has left millions of working people in limbo. "Meanwhile, many debtors are wondering what to do – should they get out of the SAVE Plan? If so, when? Is there anything we can do to push back on these changes?"

this is unironically the political ideology of many Democrats

I rarely post anything from status quo site Politico, but they got this part very right: "The party made one thing very clear: It still hasn’t formed its own conclusion of what went wrong, or where it’s headed next."

27+ hours later, here's where Portland city councilors landed on budget tweaks:

Saturdays with Renee, 8am Pacific #BookSky

I ♥️ Oregon Field Guide videos.

"We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a left publication advance a take that so obviously benefits big AI?"

‼️ We needed a serious DNC autopsy. But this is almost worthless. There's no mention of the Biden/Harris administration's Israel policy that abetted the Gaza massacre. That cost votes, and helped Trump win. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The Democratic Party doesn't need to learn from its mistakes or even admit that it makes any. Running on vibes is working just fine. 🙄 #DNCReport

What's going on here? In February, Axios reported that top party officials who worked on the autopsy of 2024 concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden admin's approach to Gaza. But the newly-released autopsy…doesn't even mention Gaza or Israel?

Unmentioned: Ken's hand was forced by CNN's reporting. Given the choice, he wouldn't have released the autopsy at all.

"We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a left publication advance a take that so obviously benefits big AI?"

The report is incomplete. Rather than complete it, it's being released in a way almost guaranteeing that it won't be acted upon.

"That autopsy never actually arrived. And eventually DNC Chairman Ken Martin said he wouldn’t release it. "But now Martin is reversing course and releasing an incomplete version of the document."

“For Netanyahu, the sin was not the torture or humiliation of the activists; the sin was broadcasting it to the world. Ben-Gvir, however, does not care about Israel’s external image; he performs these abuses for his domestic right-wing base, confident that Israel will face no material consequences.”

I was last week years old when I learned that folks fight against air pollution regulation in India by claiming Indian people are uniquely adapted to dirty air (in part because of, amongst other things, yogic breathing 🤯) Incredibly story from @rishpardikar.bsky.social drilled.media/news/air-pol...