@boltsmag.org @oregoncapitalchronicle.com are two of my faves

So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.

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

Whoever is running Wyden's socials deserves an extra Christmas bonus

It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States. And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).

If this administration cared about housing affordability, they would immediately end their lawless campaign of racial profiling and indiscriminate targeting of the people who are out there building our homes. (They don't care about housing affordability)

Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law: "Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."

So thankful to Rep Bynum's hard work and engagement with her constituents this year.

Instead of addressing the real problems facing families, Republicans are inserting themselves between families and their doctors as they make the most personal and private decisions. I will never back down from fighting this sick and calculated attempt to erase trans Americans.

I'm very tired of repeating myself about this, but, as someone who works professionally on housing affordability, this is a disgusting lie.

Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.

It's been great to get out to our holiday celebrations this year. Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah! May we all keep our light going and share that light with others in 2026. Best wishes to everyone in Bend, however you celebrate the season. (Please Santa bring some snow tho ❄️)

President Trump’s tariffs have raised Americans' costs by nearly $1,200 this year. Prices are higher than ever and paychecks aren’t keeping up. Oregonians can’t afford these chaotic economic policies. apnews.com/article/trum...

Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."

I’ve been sounding the alarm about the millions of Americans that will see healthcare costs rise if Republicans don’t take action & hold a vote, but still, nothing! Oregonians shouldn’t have to choose between their prescriptions and putting food on the table. Speaker Johnson needs to make a plan.

Is this real life

it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.

administrative and institutional democracy is a complex process. the dream of the unitary executive theorists/presidentialism-pilled media, punditry, and political class is that politics is just One Event rather than an ongoing and roiling series of actions, measures, and countermeasures

It's not just cutting traffic, it’s cleaning the air. A new Cornell study found that in the first six months of NYC's congestion pricing: 💨 Air pollution dropped by 22% in the core Manhattan zone. 🌳 The benefits spread to all five boroughs AND the suburbs! news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.

Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter

There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.

NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse. The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead. "Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender" Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue." 1/

cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans

All those who can still stand up for the rule of law need to keep doing it.

It's a jarring time to be an local elected, watching as the President and our federal public officials, who have been given the highest power and responsibility in our country, choose to use their roles to spew racism and kill people so they can make a joke on Twitter. Depraved and despicable.

They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.

Rural schools have lost out on millions of dollars because of a lack of action at the federal level. That's the exact type of problem I came to Congress to fix. So this week, I demanded Speaker Johnson put a bill on the floor to help rural schools. Next week, it's happening. Let's get it done.

to reiterate a point from the column trump’s pardons of fraudsters and corrupt politicians should be understood as an expression of his belief that corruption should not be a crime

very funny that hours after this was published trump issued another corrupt pardon

Deschutes County commissioners are considering a map that, if voter-approved, would divide the county into five voting districts. The proposed map for districts could shape the future of decision-making and political power in this politically diverse county.

Got some great items and gifts at our local shops today. Downtown was bustling for #shopsmallsaturday! Hope everyone had a restful and delicious Thanksgiving week.

YIMBYism actually works and we increasingly have the data to prove it.

this is just gutter racism

Always a great thread! Thankful for our farmworkers who are the reason we all get to feast tomorrow.

What are you thankful for in your community right now?

The Trump Administration is withholding funding for housing assistance programs, which could cause 170,000 Americans to lose their homes this winter. That’s unacceptable. I’m demanding it be fixed & that hundreds of thousands of families aren’t needlessly evicted. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Oregon received $65 million from the federal Housing and Urban Development agency last year. It could lose $39 million under new rules.

Please support nonprofit news orgs like @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @boltsmag.org, who are bringing us really good journalism during a time when we need it most.

This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.

Thank you @wyden.senate.gov for visiting Central Oregon yesterday to hear from folks about the importance of restoring and protecting important food and healthcare programs. The federal govt should help people who are struggling instead of catering to billionaires. ktvz.com/news/governm...

*whispering to Mamdani* tell him to stop cutting infrastructure grants and HUDs budget!

Trump: He said some things that were very interesting and very interesting as to housing construction and he wants to see houses go up and apartments created. People would be shocked. I want to see the same thing.

As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Big shout out to the constituents who showed up to make their point about the importance of public process and trust in government when doing things like drawing voting maps.

Leave Twitter.

This is fascist racist bullshit from *checks notes* an actual agency of the federal government.