Pritzker says the Trump admin is about to deploy the National Guard in Chicago.

There are a lot of interesting anecdotes and lessons to share from the first year of Portland’s new form of government and the progressives in charge of it, and the role municipal lefties can play to respond to this horrible political moment But I’m not sure any of that was included in this article

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The LA Public Library research librarian explaining what is going on with Charli and Taylor is outstanding work www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...

hoooo boy

hoooo boy

Dan Ryan's heel turn on city council has gotten so bad he now feels it necessary to say "well maybe we need to acknowledge portland does have problems" in his newsletter about the whole military escalation / national guard deployment thing he finally got around to writing bsky.app/profile/alan...

I just don't think we have to live like this and am going to keep doing everything i can with others to try.

i'll make you a deal: i will tearfully restrain myself from bringing up "surplus value" at all so long as you present a definition of working class that does not rule in car dealership owners on vibes

not sure i would have advised mamdani to be publicly vocal on this issue a month before his election, but kinda love he's willing to push the conversation nonetheless www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/n...

AI, gambling, and kidnapping brown people is really only popular with Gen X Republicans (and boomers to a lesser extent) and no one else. They're trying to build a world for the suburban car dealership owner of today. Not for the future. Not for the kids.

bluesky has the juice

Masked federal agents dressed like they are deploying to Desert Storm abducted someone tonight in Portland after piling out of an unmarked van by the ICE office. This behavior by unidentifiable agents is not unprecedented in our city.

The empire is not insurmountable. They rely on posturing but they’re highly disorganized and fragmented. We are going to win.

honey your witchy aunties are here tonight to see Miss Stevie Nicks! lotta middle aged divas in top hats and lace dresses in the house. the Gresham covens, the Hillsboro covens, the Clackamas covens- they’re all here, baby!

People watching in the crowd of Portland’s Stevie Nicks show is as good as you could hope for

also, spite

I want Pritzker to have the wrecking balls lined up outside the White House on January 20 to start knocking down that fucking ballroom the moment he gets sworn in

this is basically portland's version of a haka

my hot take is that i'm not that concerned with pesky and onerous labor regulations that make it harder for the next generation of american homes to be full of dirty air toxins from fossil-fuel using appliances, although i'd like fair wages for whoever is installing induction stoves too

this is one of the best responses I've ever seen a politician give to any question, let alone one this aggressive generational political talent

We’re preparing for a court hearing on Friday on our motion to stop the federalization of Oregon’s National Gard. We filed our lawsuit within 6hrs of receiving notice on Sunday morning. We’ll continue to share updates as we have them. #nationalguard #portland #oregon #orpol

it's okay government, i'm down too

It was shocking to learn this weekend that the President of the United States has unilaterally ordered the deployment of federal troops in Portland. Let me be clear - nobody in Portland asked for this. They are unwelcome, unneeded, and counterproductive to our efforts. #orleg

the federal government shutting down the same moment that the federal government is sending armed troops to town is kinda funny timing

This is like those turtles in the Super Mario World castle

NO www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Another day I am truly grateful for charter reform and the work of the people who got us here

the kids are alright

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Beautiful new 84-unit building proposed for one of the last empty lots around the governor's mansion. Symbolically poignant as @governor.ca.gov prepares to sign #SB79, the historic bill legalizing sustainable & affordable homes like these near rail/transit stations across CA! @cayimby.bsky.social

newsom even considering vetoing SB 79 is deeply embarrassing. he's so unserious

imagine what we could do with the highway trench through albina if we decided against adding more freeway lanes to it

Worth noting the FBI used its resources to find someone who pointed a laser pointer at the unidentified helicopter flying over the ICE building, found them with 4 people "suspected" of being here unlawfully, and they are now in ICE custody. Surveillance is at an all time high, act like it.

Trump has sent the military to occupy portland in a horrifying authoritarian escalation and thankfully willamette week knows the real priority right now is to juice one more story out of the fact that public records laws haven’t updated to reflect our electeds text each other on Microsoft teams

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

this is some true leadership right here, cheers @councilorgreen.bsky.social www.opb.org/article/2025...

good riddance to the 2025 legislative session

Wishing the worst for every Republican who says we should move money from the ADA curb cut settlement to pay for freeways LMAO

JUST IN: Judge Simon sets a restraining order hearing for *tonight* on Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Oregon. Suggests he could issue a very quick order.

after remonstrances about the military takeover in portland and griping on taxes, the oregon senate is about to vote on HB 3991, the stop gap transportation funding measure. @senkhanhpham.bsky.social will carry the bill. watch livestream here: #orleg olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediapla...

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

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What does community mean to you? I have learned so much from the wisdom, care, and determination of @stephrouth.bsky.social. There are few people as steadfast and consistent in their efforts to cultivate community, and promote understanding. It's important, in the moment we're in now... 🧵1/16

special kudos to @typewriteralley.bsky.social, who captured my caffeinated crazed energy at my YIMBYtown panel this month www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/27/y...

this, to me, is art

Dan Rayfield is a ray of hope in Oregon politics right now