These are the perks of being a DSA councilor

A proposal for a food cart pod on SW Salmon between 2nd and 3rd has been approved. www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-l... The site was formerly home to the Lotus Cardroom & Cafe, which was demolished for a high rise hotel that never broke ground.

Immigration advocates say if you see ICE targeting someone, knowing what to do in the moment is critical to protecting immigrants. It’s hard to know what to look for, but this guide can help you better understand how to be an effective bystander in Oregon, and your legal right to do so.

Congratulations to 21CS' Luisa on her reelection to the DSA National Political Committee! Luisa and the other members of the @sor4dsa.bsky.social slate will ensure DSA is anti-Zionist in principle and practice and is the fighting, internationalist org members voted for!

First DSA convention was a lot of fun ✊🌹

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some of y’all need to stop taking your frustrations with ICE out on angelita, the only immigrant on council, who is also the one who has done the most in this space and generally goes the hardest against fascists of any kind. why aren’t you lashing out at me or literally anyone else?

Damn right

The actual story that isn’t here is that the socialist city councilors are getting their agenda passed because they are smarter & more disciplined than the other people on council. They understand procedural rules better and have policy aims. Dan Ryan just takes up space. Zimmerman has no politics.

Trump is an authoritarian fascist. Full stop. DHS are fascists. Full stop. You do not give them an inch. You stand up and you fight back. All those No Kings rallies with tens of thousands of people in the streets - what do we think that was for? It's not a mandate for appeasement, to be sure.

"This isn’t just about one bill. It’s about whether community-driven solutions can survive when those in power object."

Each time a remotely progressive candidate wins office in the US, the rich declare they're going to leave town. What do they actually do? Nothing. A 2016 study found only 0.04% of millionaires move in a given year due to tax increases. Rich people talk to feel important. Please properly tax them.

i didn't make this

Cuomo drunkenly wandering through the Hamptons, yelling WHERES MY HUG to every woman he sees

Facts matter, especially when they concern the future of our children and our economic development strategies that support young families. The fact is that the number of high income earners paying into Preschool for All is increasing.

Sometimes I remember things from twitter fondly. Like when Mitch Green stood up for trans rights and people were like "standing up for trans rights means you're going to lose the election!" And then he won.

I don't have enough words to convey my disgust for what @tinakotek.bsky.social is trying to do to our hard-won universal preschool program on behalf of the millionaire & billionaire class of Portland (or its suburbs, more accurately). 🧵 www.wweek.com/news/schools...

PROTECT UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL!!!

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me. His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard. This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

Great crowd outside City Hall all geared up for the final push to counter the right wing police funded narrative with the Portland DSA vision of a city that works for everyone.

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Excellent article offering a deep dive into everything our chapter is *actually* up to! Join us!! portlanddsa.org/join-us/

Train keeps on rolling!! 💪🌹

Washington, Oregon, California — decent political & cultural continuity. 6th biggest economy in the world. Just sayin’

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Everyone come on out for a little fun this weekend!

ICE has brought its new tactic of moving to dismiss cases & detaining people to PDX. One person was taken yesterday but others were not because they were informed of their options in time. Please spread this updated KYR training from PIRC & allied groups far and wide. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It is explicitly more beneficial for police to let this continue. We've all seen how many officers they can assemble at a moments notice when they shoot someone and word gets out.

Gorgeous day outside and still a great turnout at the @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social town hall at Leaven Community center in district 2 with @councilorgreen.bsky.social , @councilorkanal.bsky.social and @councilorepg.bsky.social

There were definitely more of us (in favor of diverting a proposed increase to the police budget towards park funding) than there were of them (grifters, losers, and people who have terrified themselves into thinking that everyone is out to get them)

Imagine if institutions that actually care for human beings had these resources.

Best part is on last second notice the real community of grassroots orgs rallied more people today, in the middle of the work day, to show up and counter the police narrative than they could rally!! @portlanddsa.bsky.social @workingfamilies.org @aclu.org @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social FTW

Let’s do it!

As a 28 year old city councilor this feels so pointed 😂 Maybe John can check out the @portlanddsa.bsky.social family agenda, heard they’re fighting for things to make the lives of families (found or otherwise) better in our city 💕✨

Days after I ask @drmitchpdx.bsky.social to teach me how to play golf, @councilormorillo.bsky.social goes and ups the cost… 😒😂

What I actually said was idk why the big strong men are always scared to use transit when I’m a little 5’2” woman and I make that shit work 😂

A must watch from @councilorgreen.bsky.social , the commitment from Councilor Green and his amazing staff to truly rethink how our city operates is incredible. Major kudos to all involved including @councilordunphy.bsky.social

Very helpful clarifications here!!

Also, the Prosper board has signaled that it will ignore directives to this effect from the city council which is extremely wild behavior. If I was on council, I don’t think I’d take too kindly to a city entity asserting it is above the budget process. This is even more brazen than the cops!

This is a struggle over who has control over public money in this city & it’s pretty astounding to see a supposedly public agency run a public relations campaign (full of omissions & misinformation) against the city council to protect its loan fund from from going from ~$50 million to ~$40 million.

Amazing leadership from @councilordunphy.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social , willing to propose brave and creative solutions to move our city forward!

In case you missed it, yesterday I introduced a budget amendment with @councilordunphy.bsky.social that reprioritizes Prosper Portland's budget to ensure it aligns with the city's adopted goals and priorities, makes critical economic development programs whole, while relieving a burden on the city

we should bring this back

Portland DSA is in full support of Councilor Novick's proposal to tax rich corporations, which complements DSA member city Councilor Mitch Green's PCEF loan proposal. This is the kind of creative policy-making this city desperately needs. Tax the rich, fund our families and communities!

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Love to see City Councilors actually showing up for Tenants!! This is pretty unprecedented!!! 👏👏👏

Portland DSA is really stepping up to meet the moment IMO. The working groups have been really effective on a variety of campaigns & the adoption of a vibrant family (in the broadest sense) agenda is such an important framing for these local struggles. Really good time to join and get active.

Fascinating to dig through

On Wednesday I will stand before the PCEF Committee to present an option for City Council to consider as an additional tool in this budget cycle. I'm calling this proposal the Healthy Parks, Healthy Climate Plan. Mini thread to explain the proposal and the process 🧵 www.portland.gov/bps/cleanene...