I said this last year when the camping ban was on the table and I’ll say it again: Enforcement of this ordinance will likely increase over-policing, wasting public dollars that could be better used to solve serious crime. it’s possible to solve houselessness without criminalizing it.

We never need this guy back in a position of power.

adding metal detectors inside the library downtown in response to a shooting that happened outside the library: an idea so unbelievably stupid that only the portland metro chamber and PPB could come up with it

I didn't realise "day drunk" was a "warrior ethos."

Portland will not bend to Trumpism. We will not be shocked into compliance with his overtly racist, and violent attacks on our most vulnerable neighbors. We must get organized and refuse to allow his authoritarianism to be normalized in our city. Use your voice, be smart and safe, and stand strong.

we all keep pointing out that he's watching old tapes from 2020 that are convincing him portland is burning down and he needs to send the marines, and it's true, but here's what's also true- we didn't need the military here in 2020 either. even if it were like that today, it would still be wrong

“What the people think is one thing; what is publicized about what they think can be quite something else. The media cannot mold every political feeling we have, but they can fill the air with pronouncements about what our feelings allegedly are.” -Michael Parenti, “Inventing Reality”

in which my homie and colleague @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social gives a masterclass in how to do national press without losing a scintilla of her principles www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

imagine flying halfway around the world for a meeting that could’ve been an email and some guy with a hangover is just shouting at you that it’s against the rules to be fat or gay

Thank you councilor Morillo ❤️‍🔥 www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Exhibit A at The Hague just dropped

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

this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life

I'm not predicting anything, but we could be heading toward a situation where a federal court enjoins Trump from deploying the National Guard in Oregon and then we will then see if the dictator ignores it or not.

The Portland Business Alliance spends millions buying politicians and rustling up opposition to modest policy reforms. Did you have second thoughts about drug decriminalization? That was them. Terrified a small capital gains tax to stabilize the housing market would steal your retirement? Them

“We cannot expect reasonable behavior from President Trump when it comes to Portland,” Candace Avalos, a member of the Portland City Council, said in an interview last week. “He is going to instigate if he can. The facts don’t matter.” NEWS: Trump Again Focuses on Portland as an Avatar of the Left

“I feel an obligation to this city to be someone who, when this moment comes, takes that risk instead of rolling over for an authoritarian” 🏆

The Military Law Task Force is a legal advocate for servicemembers and veterans. nlgmltf.org

the Athenians got so tired of Socrates' bullshit they literally made him drink poison

In case you were wondering, here's the ad.

Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.

If you're National Guard and have any info about the Portland deployment, text me securely via Signal at 202-510-1268

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

I don’t want to hear anymore “Portland is dying” narrative or vague complaints about “ANTIFA” as the clarion call for action in the city. All of that led to Trump targeting us. Groups like People for Portland, associated right-wing media ecosystem, and political opportunists own this.

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

Thank you for your leadership, Governor Pritzker. It’s important to name what Trump is doing directly and reassure our communities that we categorically reject this intimidation.

this is surely a minor quibble but why say "unlawful." why not say illegal and be clear about what law is being broken. "Lawfulness" implies some weird non-existent spectrum that leaves the point of intervention up in the air. i get why libs love it

Imagine leaving behind everything and everyone you know and love for a complete unknown land with a new language and uncertain legal status? Immigrants are so powerful. Anti-immigrant hate in America is so insane to me coming from people without the discipline to do 3 days of Duolingo.

This is what a judicial warrant looks like. If a federal agent shows up at your door with a warrant that doesn’t have the judge’s signature, you don’t have to let them in. Contact PIRC at 1-888-622-1510 if a federal agent shows up at your residence or workplace. #KnowYourRights

Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland. Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming. No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."

I wrote this during Occupy, a few years after separation from my Army service. While the conditions are different now, this feels relevant still. Share this with friends and family in the military, because we need them to choose which side they are on. Time is precious folks.

Continued escalation from Trump this morning. I need to hear a forceful response to this from Gov. Kotek, assuring Oregonians we will not tolerate this level of illegal intimidation. To service-members: remember you do not have to follow an unlawful order such as implied below.

If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it. This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.

The Portland Metro Chamber, which over the past five years has constructed the narrative that Portland is a crime-infested city where you can't go anywhere to feel safe, said in a press conference that Portlanders should fight against Trump's deployment of federal agents by purchasing more things.

Trump announced that he’s directing federal troops to Portland. Portlanders look after each other, and that’s how we’re going to overcome these threats.🧵 ✅Report suspected federal agent sightings to PIRC’s hotline (1-888-622-1510) instead of spreading rumors on social media.

I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?

Trump has escalated his attack on Portland by deploying more Feds to Portland for the purpose of intimidating and silencing our community, so that we comply in advance with his fascist regime. Don’t acquiesce. Join an org, talk to your neighbors and build solidarity networks to keep each other safe.

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!!!

Tina Kotek's lack of visibility when the city is routinely threatened by this administration is wild. Is she too busy having dinner with real estate developers?

the Portland Business Alliance (and some of its disgruntled members) are using the Republican Party playbook to try to get rid of their opposition on city council.

biggest two questions you should be asking after the latest trump political persecution executive order: - is my city/state/county in a JTTF agreement? - how soon can we get out of it? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

*new bio* ☺️

Maybe he could find contentment with his government handout while he’s got it, eat drink and be merry

A group that lobbies far more than any other entity and can get its position generously communicated on any corporate media outlet at any time is not suffering. What's happened is that they were fully dominant before and now they have been demoted a bit in status & are losing their minds about it.

there's a cute little preschool for all program at the community center that we run into at the park all the time and i wish i could "enroll" the lads for like that one hour a day just so i could go get coffee or something while they play but all the slots are full time :(

I'm so City Hall pilled that I saw this meme and immediately thought "that's what @drmitchpdx.bsky.social keeps saying about social housing!!!" 😂🤯😜

Holy shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

I wrote for @theguardian.com this week (also in print in this week’s @streetroots.bsky.social) on Portland’s investigation into permit violations at the local ICE facility. It’s one tool for a long process that could ultimately provide some accountability, with eviction unlikely, but in the toolbox.