AUTHORS!! Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON? Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen. More here:

A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...

Meanwhile, we will be filing a brief in the Ninth Circuit later today urging the court to hold an en banc hearing on the motion to stay our first TRO. This means that, for now, National Guard troops still cannot be deployed in Oregon.

The gathering crowd in #Portland. So many people, so many costumes, so much good energy #NoKings

Immergut's second order, given from the bench, will prohibit the relocation or deployment of any federalized national guard to Oregon.

We will be gathering at our waterfront tomorrow to be present with each other, care for each other, and remind those that seek to occupy us - we out number you.

In addition to hearing the sound of helicopters, I’m smelling something acrid in the air, like burning rubber or something. anyone have info? NE Portland, a few miles from downtown and ICE hq.

Portland is terrifying. The tiny thorns as I cut back my raspberry bushes today … you don’t want to even know.

If you’re in Portland and pissed off about the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel, here’s a good guide as to what you can do. Our local Sinclair station is KATU, and the post includes a list of last night’s advertisers. www.bojack2.com/2025/09/acti...

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments. that fox news host still has his job.

Oh. 😥 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens. Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important". Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary. substack.com/redirect/169...

It appears that ICE is arresting US citizens in Portland, Oregon. This parent doesn’t know where her kid was taken. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rmkp9k/

Following today's massive "No Kings" march in Portland, federal agents have begun firing tear gas and less-lethal munitions at a crowd of roughly 500 people at the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue. Stay tuned to the Mercury for the latest.

Portland, Oregon #NoKings

Three small victories (we'll take it!) on the immigration front: * Trump regime returned a Guatemalan man, known as O.C.G., who was wrongly deported to Mexico, marking the first instance of the regime following a court order.

Now more than ever, we need our leaders to fight for climate justice, not walk away from it. So why is #MultCo considering cuts to climate and sustainability programs? Join us this Thursday for a #HandsOffClimateJustice rally! 🗓️ Thurs. 5/29 2pm 📍501 SE Hawthorne Blvd Wear red❗ #ClimateJusticeNow

Release Mayor Baraka immediately, along with everyone else who has been illegally arrested by ICE. www.usmayors.org/2025/05/09/s...

Masked agents of the state are now comfortable arresting citizens, including election officials, who challenge their operations

I think the special sauce of the Planning Commission is to be a public forum of ideas. It turns out our city and region is home to a lot of phenomenal folks who are asking important questions and suggesting thoughtful solutions. Here have been some that have stuck with me:

Signals would become stop signs. Crosswalks would waste away. No one would respond to your neighborhood street safety requests. Cars would take over plazas. City budget heating up! Time to focus and learn what's up.

Standing up for Oregon schools against threats to illegally withhold funds. Thank you @tinakotek.bsky.social. opb.org/article/2025...

boosting because good and we need more good

You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It’s everywhere.

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING #handsoff

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Trans & nonbinary folks have ALWAYS existed, and ALWAYS will. This Trans Day of Visibility, we’re sending a loud reminder to all of our trans and nonbinary loved ones: we are here, we love you, and we are fighting for you and your right to be your authentic, incredible selves. 🏳️‍⚧️ Visit pflag.org/TDOV

"A commitment to the rule of law is nonpartisan. All government officials, regardless of their party or ideology, must obey the Constitution and laws. Indeed, the very core of the rule of law is that no one is above the law." Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean at UC Berkeley Law

What keeps Jews safe in the US are First Amendment freedoms - freedom of speech, religious freedom - not attacking universities for protecting those rights, and not deporting a green card holder for exercising them. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82S6Hed/

Cheers to Georgetown Law for standing up to the AG’s threats. Academic freedom and the First Amendment are good things.

The overtime pay for the top earners in the Portland Police department is jaw dropping.

It is not Zelensky and Ukraine that should be thanking the West. It is the West that should be thanking Zelensky and Ukraine.

Something to be grateful for: 16 AGs, including Oregon's, say DEIA is sound and lawful best practice that helps businesses prevent discrimination. Our top lawyer will be enforcing the law, not illegal EOs. www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/n...

Thank you, Paul K. Martin. You shined a light on the immediate impact of freezing USAID funds, knowing you would get fired for it.

In case this won't be reported, Senate Dems are holding the floor for 30 hours to try to stall the RFK Vote! Here's the press release from Wyden's office.

Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.

Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen -hot meals for elderly and disabled -groceries for those in need -maternal & child health services -a clinic that serves the poor www.propublica.org/article/trum...

@wellesley.edu we need to hear from you too. (W’94)

"What happened last night is the most direct assault on the authority of Congress, I believe, in the history of the United States. It is blatantly unconstitutional," Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says of Trump's OMB halting all federal grants. "If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."

Feels like a good time to remind everyone that if you are a public servant wishing to report retaliation, acts of corruption or abuse of government power, I have a page for that on my website: www.wyden.senate.gov/whistleblowe...

Solidarity, Chicago

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

The new Multnomah Co DA falsely blaming public defenders. It’s widely known in legal circles that public defenders are underfunded and underpaid, which lead to excessive caseloads and high turnover. Do better. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Youth won! The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the state's fossil fuel policies and lack of climate action violated the state’s constitutional right to a clean environment. State agencies must now consider climate impacts for all proposed development projects. www.mtpr.org/montana-news...

Cheers to Community Cycling Center, who raised nearly $400,000 from over 1000 people to get back on solid financial footing. #portland #nonprofit #bikes www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Celebrating local action: Metro just awarded a grant to remove Kellogg Dam in Milwaukie, which will restore fish habitat and get rid of algae blooms.

There’s much more that Biden can do in his final weeks - on immigration, climate, pardons, nature, and more. @wyden.senate.gov @repbonamici.bsky.social please help move them forward. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...

This OPB story highlights the struggles that so many Oregon nonprofits are facing. It’s a big deal: Nonprofits provide essential services across the state, lead efforts to advocate for good government decisions, and employ 10% (!) of Oregon workers. opb.org/article/2024...

Portland in 2020 was a proving ground for Trump's fascist impulses. The capacity of regular people to raise the political costs of repression should not be discounted www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Reading “The Big Burn”, I learned that only one US President has served two nonconsecutive terms. Can you name him? (without looking it up)