I really think a lot of people don't seem to realize (or they're cynically hiding their knowledge) that *there is nothing about Christianity* which makes it more or less protected than any other religion under U.S. law. Christianity is *not* a state religion and Islam is no less publicly acceptable!

#comedy #dramaticreading #funny #funnysigns #engrish

On Dec. 22, this guy gave a sermon on peace at this church. Meanwhile he's leading the terror campaign against his neighbors. The fucking audacity... www.citieschurch.com/journal/prin... www.c-span.org/program/news... (start at 11:44)

CONFIRMED: Earlier today Don Lemon reported a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, MN where they said pastor David Easterwood is Acting Director of the ICE Field Office. They were 100% right. https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/homeland-security-secretary-noem-on-ice-operations/667821

I almost miss the guy. 😉

I think it’s accurate to say we are now in the middle of a Cold Civil War between the U.S. Federal Government and "Blue" States/Cities. I fear when it comes to Minneapolis, MN, this is quickly devolving past the Cold part.

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

And one by one, the dominoes continue to fall… @davidgerard https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/15/bondholders-sue-oracle-over-openai-debt-deals/

Had to get out of the house, take a walk down to the river. #portland downtown vistas rarely disappoint! 😁

Props to this dude soaking up the sun in the middle of an empty Broadway Bridge today (it's closed to car users due to a construction project). ☀️

FYI, the classic tale of Robin Hood facing off against the Sherrif of Nottingham does not typically present Robin as the criminal socialist villain and the Sherrif as a righteous property-protecting hero merely attempting to Make England Great Again alongside his nobleman friends. Food for thought!

Worth every second

Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota: youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU

This is how far you have to scroll on the NYTimes homepage to get any coverage of what's going on day-to-day in an occupied American city where schools are closing because the government is checking the papers of all brown or Asian people then brutalizing, imprisoning or killing them.

I was just thinking about this yesterday, how we're all going to be suffering from CPTSD for quite some time after the Trump regime is over. 🥺

Some of my 📚 have included 50+ photos. I've spent *entire summers* tracking down rights holders + handling clearances. Every copyrighted graphic in 100+ articles and chapters: all researched, cleared, and, in most cases, *paid for*. That's a ton of time, expertise, effort, and (unrecouped) 💰.

Exactly

You gotta read this all the way till the end.

Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us. WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️

A lot of these folks traffic in plausible respectability, so it’s helpful to have clear evidence of who they are. I always say good politicians know whose opinions to value most. I hope councilors take these texts into account when making that judgment.

I think too many people watched too many Hallmark movies involving royalty. 🙃 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/barron-trump-urged-marry-princess-231812401.html

Nothing gets me to click "Unsubscribe" from a podcast faster than hearing the hosts jovially bloviating about the ways in which they use ChatGPT and Instagram. READ THE ROOM 😤

Every day now. Every. Damn. Day.

BikeLoud today in The Oregonian 1/12/26! Letter/Op-ed by our Board Vice Chair Kiel Johnson "Opposing oil wars requires reducing oil dependence. Investing in safe, connected bicycle infrastructure does exactly that." @kielbybike.bsky.social @oregonian.com

I'm not going to come out here and say "Not All Billionaires" …but, like, if you happen to have some billions and are wondering what to do with 'em, be more like MacKenzie Scott. 😄

the whole AI thing feels a little like some marketers went "well it's 2025 and the Jetsons said we were supposed to have flying cars by now so let's just say we have flying cars" and the flying cars we have:

I feel like saying that it's *unprecedented* that a Federal Reserve Chair would come out with a video message to the public such as this, literally rebuking POTUS because of intimitation and making it clear they are refusing to be swayed by that indimidation, is *quite an understandment.* 😳

DWM (Deluded Wine Moms) are the patriot force the Constitution needs

If you keep calling murderers of innocent mothers murderers, it's gonna infuriate people more which means there's going to be more murderers of innocent mothers. Yep, makes perfect sense.

It's always a good day for a walk or a ride along the Springwater Corridor! #portland #gresham #oregon #pnw #wintervibes

Starting to look like 2026 is another year of global protest. I wish I could give everyone a feel-good message about this, but I fear things are about to get much worse before they get much better.

The #abolishice protest march in #portland #oregon

#ICEoutforGood at Portland, OR

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

Find a local anti-ICE protest this weekend.

Give it a decade or two and this guy will be President of the United States.

It appears that protesters have made their way inside of one of the hotels in downtown Minneapolis, where fascist ground forces are being housed. Minneapolis is going to make it fucking ungovernable for these fascist terrorists. We will hold the line.

Oregonians demand transparency and accountability. To keep our communities safe, we have a responsibility - independent of the federal government - to investigate the facts of what did or didn't happen. #orpol

"But the genie is out of the bottle!" Turns out if you shame the people using the genie, they may stop using the genie.

It’s going to be a free for all soon. No consequence is the new baseline. apnews.com/article/immi...

Apparently one of the victims had to call for emergency help after he had been shot by CBP. A SHOOTING VICTIM HAD TO CALL FOR HELP…Because CBP didn’t?! What the hell is going on.

Another post of mine where I continue to argue that this is the biggest political issue that few are talking about nearly enough. We know Republicans are in the tank for the tech oligarchs on this, and this is an issue that infuriates many voters in key areas.

I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment. spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...

Proud of my Representative. Make all the noise, take every step, regardless of if it will "work" or not. We must make our voices heard!

Governments, orgs, news outlets, and frankly everyone else, need to stop using the abomination we all still refer to as twitter.

We are in an unprecedented moment. ICE is being directed to act this way, while top federal officials are stating overt lies before any investigation has even begun. When agencies police their own misconduct, trust collapses. That’s why Minnesota state investigators must be involved.