Orin Kerr recalls a 2011 article in which people were asked to view a protest video and say whether the protesters were behaving lawfully. It was an experiment: their reading of lawfulness turned out to depend greatly on whether the protesters were said to be on their or the other side.

Breaking News: Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, local officials said, prompting calls to end an immigration crackdown in the city.

Pastor: I saw ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic. I said, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The next thing I knew, they put handcuffs on me and put me in the back of an SUV. I asked if I was under arrest. They said to me, 'Well, you're white, you won't be any fun anyway.'

So glad folks like @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social , @taylorgriggs.bsky.social, and @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social exist.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.

Portland City Council in recess indefinitely for security concern. Info still coming into focus.

Goldfish have no memory…

A Portland man is suing several government entities, alleging he served prison time for causing a fatal overdose that never happened.

For communities that have been historically excluded from decision-making, this doesn’t feel messy. It feels honest. What would be messy is pretending consensus exists when it doesn’t, or forcing marginalized communities to quietly coalesce to the center (again) just to keep things comfortable.

I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis. ICE is still terrorizing our city.

Knives out “I’m not political” is one of the loudest statements of privilege there is. It usually comes from white people who’ve never had their rights debated, their safety legislated, or their existence turned into a talking point. When the system protects you by default, politics feels optional

What the fuck

President Trump announced Wednesday he was withdrawing the US from the bedrock international agreement that forms the basis for countries to rein in climate change. The treaty, in place for the past 34 years, counts all of the other nations of the world as members. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/c...

Imagine thinking I’m the terrible one in a group and I’m just here giving my cat whipped cream.

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do." “We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

I will say - often - biopic, Asian, queer folks are always asked to accommodate the comfort of white folks. So yes what is being at council is city wide. Too loud, too strong, too outspoken… and yet never the same is said of a white colleague. I’ve seen this in many spaces.

Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon. The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.

Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents' lives.

Really need someone to report what it’s like to stay in one of the overnight shelters bc I’m hearing some terrible stories and mistreatment

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0... No mention of the abuse of the ride along offer.

And, like clockwork, minutes after the US v. City of Portland Status Hearing ends, the Independent Police Review (IPR) makes available the most recent external review of deadly force incidents. www.portland.gov/ipr/news/202...

Did I hear correctly one ride along with a city employee involved a cop sexually harassing them???

approximately 2,800, or 6%, of 45,000 affordable units are empty www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

katu.com/news/local/c... 2026 Petty: Portland's Public Camping Ordinance bans camping on public property like streets, parks, and sidewalks if reasonable shelter is available. Were they given citations or access to shelter? Oh right it's only applied to 'those people'

And again… every contract is an agreement and enforceable by law. But not every agreement (think stupid MOU in the non profit world) is a contract or legally recognized… I hate MOUs. Those are just promises and people break promises all the time. Get it locked down. Get your shit protected.

“We’re working against this entity that has the most up-to-date technology and money and tools, and so we have to create our own tools.”

Goodness. Gang, if you’re a freelancer or doing any sort of gig (photography, commission art, whatever) you need a damn contract. Contact me. I’ll draft you one. Cuz shit some folks losing out on getting paid.

he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him

A few hundred people are gathered in downtown portland to protest the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela. A broad coalition of groups is present. Maybe 350 people here so far.

Forest Grove 9-year police veteran and School Resource Officer got a DUII while on the job. I wonder if he was headed to school or leaving from school when he got caught?https://www.newsinthegrove.com/forest-grove-police-officer-sentenced-to-probation-required-to-resign-from-department/

The latest print issue of @streetroots.bsky.social is a devastating read, even if you won’t read every word. 16 pages of items city contractors took during sweeps in the first half of 2025. Data, presented without comment, tells the real, human-centered story of unsheltered Portland homelessness.

Weaponizing “I’m a good person” to avoid accountability is not emotional intelligence. It’s avoidance with better PR. White privilege + fragile ego ≠ goodness. Accountability is still required.

Jessie Burke’s husband www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

Well… www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

How’s the Made in Old Town swindle going? Anyone know?

Portland doesn’t just need more housing. We need more deeply affordable housing. If it’s all market-rate, it’s not fixing much. We should be aiming for something like 40% of housing off the market, with rents around $600/month for folks who need it most.

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Vicky Payne needs a nap.

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youtu.be/B_yFUKwDb70?... Hot 97 fired them on Friday and by Monday they had their own YouTube podcast up and running. Hot 97 capitulating…

Housing isn’t a normal market. New units are mostly luxury, not affordable housing. Demand is inelastic—people need a place to live. Vacancies in luxury units don’t help. “Upgrades” usually mean renovate & raise rent More units ≠ lower rent when supply targets the wrong segment.