Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

"Just have some fucking rizz" is not particularly sophisticated advice, but it's better than 99% of what consultants tell candidates.

Not all the news is bad. This guy was totally unfit for the job.

Proud to have her as one of our leaders even if @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social isn't repping my district.

Trump wants the military to shoot people protesting and @opb.org frames it as "both sides". Change it or I cancel my membership.

The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.

[email protected] trying to negotiate with Trump through his assistant is weak and bound to be a losing strategy, and it's beneath her office. Go public and strong and make HIM look weak!

Please use this type of clear language that doesn't give the benefit of the doubt to Trump as if we are seeing "normal" federal-state interactions. @tinakotek.bsky.social

Get Trump's hands off of our state resources!

Despite all the jokes about Portland being war ravaged, there are members of our community who are quite vulnerable. Let’s step up to protect them where we can. This is from one of our city councilors @counciloravalos.bsky.social

A total about-face by Metro Chamber and allies, trying to repeal the portrait of Portland crime they drew up during the post-COVID years, when it seemed politically advantageous. Now, the crime narratives are “outdated,” because the people who constructed them decided so. Sleight of hand.

small businesses wondering how this is going to impact their bottom line should reconsider their membership in the portland metro chamber, an organization that is perhaps singularly responsible for conjuring up the imaginary crime wave trump is responding to

Appreciate that we have @jbpritzker.bsky.social to come with the energy that @tinakotek.bsky.social seems unable to bring. There's no time for "we're asking the Fed's to tell us what they are doing". We just need to say "no, leave!"

Nothing happening at ICE processing facility on S. Waterfront in Portland. Only five people on corner protesting Tesla at nearby dealership. Hearing nothing happening at Justice Center downtown as well.

hundreds of engineers, teachers, or outreach workers sounds good. I'd like a "full force" helping of that, please

Democrats should never vote to fund a government that's waging war on its own citizens and firing officials *because* they insist on following court orders instead of breaking the law. Let Senate Republicans nuke the filibuster. None of this is normal and it shouldn't be treated as such.

This is #WarTornPortland this morning.

This is way better a response than that weak sauce from @tinakotek.bsky.social.

I also hope we don’t forget all the local folks who’ve spent years spreading the “portland is a hellhole” narrative to gain short-term political power and/or social media clout. They provided ammo to the Trump machine. They fed the false narrative and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Pretending we can “behave” our way out of Trump’s attacks is a fantasy. He’ll send feds, unleash ICE, & come for us because it benefits him politically. The only answer is us: our solidarity, mutual aid, & refusal to let each other stand alone. That’s how we fight fascism. Find your community now!!!

Where is @tinakotek.bsky.social? I left a message by calling her office at 503-378-4582. You can too.

We keep each other safe. If you see ICE or if you know someone who’s been detained, call the PIRC hotline: 1-888-622-1510. Make sure you’re using the CLEAR model (Count, Location, Equipment, Activity, and Report Time) when you call.

We're at the point where a United States Senator has to say, no doubt correctly, that the goal of federal agents would be "provoking conflict and violence" in a major US city.

The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

Interesting map showing how PM2.5 air pollution is blown from major emitters - this map is showing North Portland. climatetrace.org/air-pollutio... via @climatetrace.org

Thanks @travisnelson.bsky.social, I was confused about what kids' ages the Covid vaccine booster was available for. Thanks for sharing this information clearly in your newsletter!

Left the house feeling frustrated and upset, biked my kids to school and back, came home feeling cheerful and energized. My car... does not have this feature #bikedc #bunchfam

Villains.

Not me trying to plant fakes into the Italian brain rot lexicon via my 5th grade son. Hit me up if you hear the kids talking about 'Tortelini portobello'.

An incredible achievement that @usatoday.com notes we are working towards here in Multnomah County to support our young families and save them thousands of dollars. "The county is scaling up the program each year...and is on track to have universal preschool for all county residents by 2030."

We want to hear from you! Try out the Walk Portland pilot, then take a minute to fill out our survey to give feedback on the system. We encourage you to try it out sooner rather than later! The pilot project ends Nov. 1. www.surveymonkey.com/r/9V8Q8TY

Yes! My weekend included shuttling one kid over the I-5 bridge to dance class in Vancouver on Saturday and biking 2 kids down for soccer at Providence Park on Sunday. Wouldn't be nearly as doable and fun without my Urban Arrow!

Anyone else without internet since around 5pm last night? No updates, time keeps getting extended. @fox12oregon.bsky.social @corporate.comcast.com

Homan seems to be making the case that he should be first in line for prosecution when the Democrats return to power. #accountability

AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.

We need a lot more of this and not just on health recommendations but on "hard" features of state sovereign power. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Video of Stephen Miran answering the call from Trump before he makes the most obvious 'dot' on the Fed's dot plot.

Councilor Kanal understands that our community is stronger when we understand how other issues intersect streets/transportation — and that we need to unite around shared values to be able to thwart all the bullshit coming from DC right now.

very solid list of proposals to protect portlanders from the federal government in councilor morillo’s newsletter

Lander is doing invaluable work daylighting this.

By Wednesday morning’s drop off, volunteer parents, caregivers and community members stationed themselves around the school, there to bear witness to any potential sign of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

This is the Democratic leader saying that its not his job to stand up for the Constitution. He should lose his leadership spot for continually demonstrating this pathetic do-nothing attitude. @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

I just scheduled my Covid booster!

Support our neighbors in North Portland!