Following a recent trip to Israel and the West Bank, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says the US and its allies have a moral obligation to stop providing military aid for the war in Gaza.

Union nurses are calling out Providence Portland for short-staffing. Now that Oregon is supposed to get tough in its enforcement of minimum staffing rules, health care workers have filed 2,200 complaints since June. @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/09/nurs...

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"Were our justice system capable of justice, those who furnish their own lives at the expense of others would be held accountable for their actions long before they face threats to their lives." www.planetcritical.com/p/free-speec...

"Fuck you, make me." — How John Oliver says that Disney CEO Bob Iger should respond to FCC bullying.

Having spent my share of time in the past working to start a new political party, I can say that the top-down desire to control outcomes is one of the hardest battles to fight. Either your organization is truly democratic or it ain't.

After signing a law that cuts food assistance by $187B over the next decade, The Trump admin now says it will stop measuring food insecurity. If you stop counting hunger, you don’t have to admit that people are hungry. This is a disaster.

Benjamin Netanyahu walked back claims about Israel's international isolation after causing a stock market crash, but he was right - the Gaza genocide has severely hurt Israel's standing. We must deepen this isolation through boycotts and sanctions. mondoweiss.net/2025/09/as-i... #Palestine #Israel

At a conference I organized recently a senior professor decided to give some of his time to share what ChatGPT 'thought' on his topic. We invited him to speak not ChatGPT! Can't believe that we now have to make this clear for speakers!!!

The fascists simply cannot conjure “culture” out of thin air and I think one of the major catalysts for finally driving normies crazy will be seeing entertainment venues they’ve trusted for decades resorting to AI slop and Pureflix-level storytelling/propaganda.

Tubi’s arthouse movie selection continues to impress. This one is like a French giallo.

We launched the first student debt strike in U.S. history 10 years ago. Now, we're launching another bold, historic action uniting tenants and evicted debtors for the first time ever. Join us on October 1 to hear about it first: debtcollective.org/event/debt-s...

There is a lot happening today — from free speech censorship to racist violence to deportations. To defeat fascism, we will need all hands on deck. Google "general strike 2028" and start reading. Share it with your friends. Share it with your coworkers.

"Wilson said in a statement Friday that he wanted federal officials to 'adopt the high standards of professionalism and conduct' of the Portland Police Bureau."

This man shot an arrow more than a mile.

Even the *idea* of a third party makes Dems melt down. The phrase is a magnet for people who will both 1) Tell you why it can't happen; and 2) Actively work against it happening.

"You don't really support the Rebellion if you didn't do the grown up thing and vote for the Ghorman massacre."

I'm reading the Portland Clean Energy Fund's Climate Investment Plan and baking croutons. How's your Friday night going?

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Joining a local group that helps people is a great way to build power outside of Ds & Rs.

“The attacks on overcrowded neighbourhoods are causing panic and fear, and pushing people literally to run for their lives. We’re seeing waves of people now doing just that."

Merely aiming for "back to normal" isn't good enough, since that "normal" is what got us here.

At least 480,000 people forced to flee Gaza City: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-480000-people-forced-flee-gaza-city-report

The area counted, a 213-block district that runs roughly from SW Harrison to the Broadway Bridge and from Naito Parkway to SW 11th, saw solid growth in the number of people walking for the six months between March and August of this year. bikeportland.org/2025/09/18/f...

More than 200 businesses and nonprofit groups have joined prominent climate scientists in pressing North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein to challenge Duke Energy’s huge expansion of fossil fuels. Duke Energy is one of the world’s worst climate polluters. Learn more ➡️https://bit.ly/46wM5cd

"Many people are falling into line, including people who were once thought to be more powerful than a sitting president. When Trump invited big tech CEOs to a White House dinner they all paid homage, groveling as if they weren’t multi-billionaires."

In this political moment (especially), Black Agenda Report should have many, many more readers and subscribers than it does.

"We highlight that climate-induced migration and competition over scarce resources fuel instability across the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and other vulnerable regions."

Watch: www.democracynow.org/2017/8/14/co... [2017]

“The only way to halt this devastation,” said one advocate, “is to end the flow of weapons that Israel relies on to fuel its genocide.”

For those who've seen little of Robert Redford's work, here are a handful of recommendations. As an actor: All the President's Men Sneakers Downhill Racer As a director: Ordinary People Quiz Show A River Runs Through It This scene about writing is masterful:

"It’s not just that we are being destroyed, it’s that we are being destroyed for incredibly stupid reasons. There lies the ultimate triumph of the dumbasses!"

Strikes are part of how we fix ::all this::. Even if you're not in a union, you can still support striking workers. Here's a 1-minute How-To by organizing legend Jane McAlevey (1964-2024).

"The county council is set to pass a separate resolution Tuesday that will also temporarily block data center approvals. "Taylor Frazier's petition to stop a data center from being built on the site of the old Landover Mall got more than 20,000 signatures."

BREAKING: Prince George's County, the DC suburb of about 1 million people, is moving to suspend all data center permits while a task force completes a review of the projects and their impacts.

"The State of Israel has committed genocide." Navi Pillay, chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has told Al Jazeera that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide.