I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

A man was choked so hard that his blood vessels burst in his eyelids and his death was ruled a homicide. This is a rogue agency. It needs to be torn down and replaced with a new federal agency that respects human and constitutional rights and has civil rights oversight.

Should Oregonians foot the $8.3 million dollar bill for a fossil fuel company’s failed experiment in greenwashing? That’s a no from me. https://loom.ly/ZX6t5m0 #orpol

The legacy of #MLK and the civil rights movement is honored by the righteous nonviolent resistance of people on the ground, from Oregon to Minnesota, organizing to defend their neighbors. Let's continue the fight to make this country a truly inclusive democracy. I believe in us.

Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...

While I'm disappointed my proposal "Crush ICE" didn't make it into the list of finalists, these are some good names, and I encourage you to vote! What are some names you would propose, even if they didn't make it to the list? https://loom.ly/x_8yJzs

While our classroom teachers are told to do more with less, while our roads and bridges crumble, and public transit services are being shut down today -- Oregon is giving away billions to big tech. Thanks to The O for this reporting: https://loom.ly/ScFJ2eg #orpol

I did this for you and he said that we should expect to hear from BPS very soon.

Here's what I'd tell Wilson if he asked today: 1) Let people share roofs, pipes & land if they want to...most notably, do @pnwelcome.bsky.social's Inner Eastside for All upzone portlandneighborswelcome.org/inner-eastsi...

Every second of 2025 Earth’s oceans absorbed the equivalent in energy to 12 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.” Oceans with the most warming included in our own Northern Pacific. You can count on me to keep fighting for Oregon’s coastal communities, fisheries, and climate future. https://loom.ly/3wRSV4I

Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

The crows attended this vigil, too! You can hear a bit of @khanhphamforor.bsky.social ‘s inspiring speech about creating power in a multiracial, intergenerational movement that can withstand conflict and stay focused on the big picture.

I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.

Big crowd reaction for Rep. Maxine Dexter’s comments calling on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired and asking for reliable investigations into the federal agent who shot and injured two people Thursday in Portland. “The FBI cannot be the only investigators.”

“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”

I am horrified by the shooting of a husband and wife outside Adventist Hospital yesterday afternoon in East Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood. This violence carried out by Border Patrol is unacceptable and it must end. Families deserve to feel safe seeking care and moving through their day. /1

Vigil in East Co. for the Married Couple shot by ICE 🗓️ Fri, Jan 9th 🕕 6pm 🩺 Adventist Medical Clinic, 1119 SE 96th Ave. https://www.mobilize.us/oepindivisible/event/882659/ Now is the time to fight for our communities, to keep each other safe, and demand ICE out of Oregon. We will win.

I am mourning the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis yesterday. My heart is with her family—especially her child—and with all who loved her. This was not an isolated tragedy. It is part of a growing scourge of violence /1

The legislature did a grave disservice when we failed to secure long term funding for transit service. I'm heartbroken to read the scale of cuts TriMet is now proposing. I hope you'll hold me accountable to prioritizing working with my colleagues to find a solution. #orpol https://loom.ly/pmos-0k

Mark your calendar for Monday, January 26th at 5pm for our Oregon Legislative Session Preview Joint Town Hall! RSVP at https://bit.ly/Jan2026TownHall. Share your questions and gather in community as we prep for the short session starting 2/2. Join us! #orleg #orpol

I spent Saturday with hundreds of Portlanders who took to the streets to protest the illegal, unconstitutional, and immoral American military action in Venezuela. On Sunday, I joined the Hope and Bread Street Church for their weekly dinner for homeless neighbors in Montavilla Park. A quick thread:

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn @zinndigital.bsky.social And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja... In Chile, 1973: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sa... And many more. #HandsOffVenezuela

This is great news and reflects the efforts from everyday Portlanders who poured into the streets, found ways to throw sand in the gears of this machine, and the urgency of my fellow electeds. Special thanks to the vets who joined me in the call to refuse orders. We won and it’s just the beginning.

This is good news. We don't need, didn't ask for, and would not benefit from troops in Portland, as we've said for months. Continued solidarity & congrats as well to the people of Chicago and LA, who have been fighting their own fights and finding time to support PDX also.

This TT video captures a snapshot of this challenging and beautiful year. So much to reflect on. Here's to more solidarity, courage, joy, and community in 2026! #HappyNewYear #2025recap

Thank you, Jennifer! I'm so grateful for my community of grassroots supporters. secure.actblue.com/donate/26x12...

Reflecting on my first year as a city councilor, and I’m so proud of what my team and I have accomplished, and we’re just getting started. I banned rental price fixing, created fees for landlords who want to profit off detention facilities (like ICE) secure.actblue.com/donate/angel...

When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day. When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.

John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)

Oregon needs transportation funding.

Meaningful ceremony to commemorate the Longest Night of the Year. The names of each person who died while homeless were read. The only acceptable number on that list is zero.

The landslide-related closures of Highways 6 and 229 are devastating to the communities that depend on them-- this disruption impacts the local tourist economy, local businesses like the Tilllamook Creamery, and leaves Oregonians disconnected from each other. A quick thread: #orpol #orleg

Really interesting story in the Montavilla News about the numerous policy and regulatory barriers that developers still face to build more homes in our community. https://montavilla.net/2025/12/06/home-builder-ramping-up-but-still-facing-city-headwinds/

Thankful for this legal challenge, and I stand in strong support of these community groups fighting to protect the Portland Clean Energy Fund. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2025/12/12/legal-challenge-filed-against-ballot-initiative-aimed-at-rerouting-climate-tax-dollars-to-police/

With more stormy weather expected this week, I'm all the more thankful for ODOT's road maintenance crews, and I'm all the more committed to ensuring the legislature secures funding to retain these vital front line workers through the winter months ahead. #orpol #orleg

We live in uncertain times when fear is weaponized. But we're not alone. Our strength in community is stronger than hate. I mourn the lives lost in the antisemitic attack in Australia, and deeply appreciate Oregon's Jewish leaders' message of hope. https://loom.ly/B02Dcvg

The 2nd graders at Lent Elementary are curious about how you become a legislator, how many languages I speak, if I'm on TikTok, whose mom I am, and how my work impacts their lives. I love making sure constituents young and old know that we all belong in leadership and public service. #orleg

The proposal would divert a quarter of the voter-approved Portland Clean Energy Fund’s yearly generated funds to hire about 400 new Portland Police officers.

Portland’s leaders are committed to 82nd Avenue as the centerpiece of a thriving, walkable neighborhood, and we are calling on TriMet to ensure full BAT lanes as a critical safety investment to fulfill that vision.

Oregon’s water crisis unfolding around the Columbia River Basin in Umatilla is hitting working-class families and communities of color the hardest, and this new reporting by @rollingstone.com is deeply alarming. https://loom.ly/7stscHg

These cuts at TriMet and other transit agencies around the state are just the start - there are horrific service cuts on the horizon without the legislature putting together a plan to find stable longterm funding for public transportation. #orleg #orpol https://loom.ly/jk0AHzs

"Grey was a therapist, an activist, and an inspiration and support to many Portlanders over the decades. She would post activist posters on fence outside her office so people passing by on the sidewalk could learn from their messages." - Lois Leveen bikeportland.org/2025/12/01/w...

Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…

19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras. Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking? He gets a full presidential pardon. Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.

Sharing heartfelt gratitude from our family to yours. Thank you to our community for showing up with generosity, creativity, empathy and care. In these difficult times it can be easy to despair, and it is our connections and shared commitment to a better world that keep me going.

So wonderful to celebrate Oregon's farmworker union PCUN and some amazing grassroots leaders, including the fierce and generous Martha Sonato. As we gather with friends and family this week, let us honor the farmworkers whose hard work feeds and sustains us. https://pcun.org/2025-gala/donate/