Live from "war ravaged" Portland

Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

Things Portland is currently ravaged by: Pizza Temperate, sunny weather Coffee Middling soccer Sunsets Farmer’s markets Apples Hiking trails Thai food Fresh hops Harvest-ready vineyards Things Portland is not ravaged by: War Thank you for your attention to this matter.

“A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.” www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Dems need to denounce and fight this Portland insanity very, very hard. Our unacceptable hesitancy when Trump invaded DC encouraged further escalation. We should be demanding Congress return to deal with this "emergency" - briefings, hearings, debate. We have to fight. bsky.app/profile/jonw...

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

If you're in Portland, go take some video of how nothing is going on there. Document that Trump is invading for no reason.

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.

As a Portlander, I’m here to tell you that Trump’s statement is absolute bullshit. It’s a lovely morning in Portland. There is no war. There is no reason for the military to be sent into our city. And if he actually authorized the military to use full force on US citizens…

Clear grounds for removing Trump from office. He’s sending America’s military against a domestic terror organization that does not exist fighting a war that is not happening. He’s gone completely and dangerously mad.

Nothing to see here just the conservative majority using the shadow docket to destroy the idea the founders' principle that Congress holds the power of the purse.

very cool that trump is singularly dedicated to making everything in your life more expensive

Because this administration thinks everyone believes the rules only matter when it helps “your side” (like they do), they are counting on Comey’s unpopularity to normalize this. Don’t let it. Whatever you think of him or his actions in the past, etc. this indictment is dangerous and an outrage.

Cheryl representing @mnaurorafc.bsky.social tonight!!

shit ain’t over til it’s over

If you ever feel like you don't know what you're doing, just keep in mind Spotify sent out an email today with an image that is 8736x11648 in dimensions and 19.6MB in filesize. So. You're fine.

when a killer isn’t the leftie you hoped for

If I understand CCPA/GPDR correctly, cookie consent choices should be shared across all sites. How is this actually working? Say a user visits example.org which is using CookieYes. The user declines cookies. Then they go to the support site located at help.example.org which is run by a third-party

We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.

I am told that there is video of this shooting and it is graphic and bloody. Knowing that, I am choosing not to watch it. Now you can choose, too.

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

Grok in Github? You gotta be kidding me. There better be a way to turn this shit off. github.blog/changelog…

It’s bad enough to flatter the boss as a requirement for employment. But it’s even worse to sell out your fellow Oregonians along the way.

Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.

Everyone involved needs to stand up. The stakes are too high.

Media: You don't have to write these pieces. "Trump has gone a bit too far but X is a real problem" is a cursed article format.

The same applies to antisemitism and problems in higher education and the media. Trump has shown again and again that his actions are pretextual.

This is what a police state looks like—with masked secret police serving a political agenda not legitimate law enforcement needs.

Some assholes vandalized cars at AI Portland tonight. One car was owned a high school jazz band student. Paint was thrown on it and a tire slashed. He has nothing to do with AI. He was only there to play music. There are better ways to protest than to indiscriminately destroy property.

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This is a congressman who wants to hurt his fellow Americans.

Another day of carnage in crime-ridden Washington, DC.

This letter, to Harvard's leaders encouraging them not to give in to Trump, is open for signature by everyone. You can remain anonymous if you want. But please read and sign if you can. crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter

A large-scale, government-funded study tracking 1.2M children over two decades found something Kennedy doesn't like, so he wants it retracted. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

A hard-hitting story of how our dog Coco increased my appreciation for accessibility technology. The illustration of Coco by @tylersticka.com captures her silliness well. cloudfour.com/thinks/how-o...

I recently had the pleasure of working with @gerardo.bsky.social, @tylersticka.com, and a few other folks from the @cloudfour.com team, and WOW what an absolute delight they are to work with! @gerardo.bsky.social writes better docs than any dev I've EVER worked with!

BigCommerce is now a subsidiary of a new parent company named Commerce which seems backwards or I don’t understand what the word “Big” means. investors.bigcommerce.com/news-rele…

Android Instant Apps are Dead, iOS App Clips Should Follow – My latest featuring a brilliant illustration from @tylersticka.com cloudfour.com/thinks/andro...

Attending the #onemillionrising training tonight. Highly recommend getting involved with @indivisible.org. No kings!

Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.

Oooh… @[email protected] just created the coolest header image for my upcoming article. Any guesses what I’m writing about?

The only way. Criminal sanctions for impoundment, close the rescission loophole, short budget windows in case Trump breaks the law anyhow.

Maryland can't have flood relief because Stephen Miller demands concentration camps.

72-hour work weeks to make billionaires richer and build machines to replace you? Absolutely not. Burn it down. www.wired.com/story/sil…

Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore www.theregister.com/2025/07/2… I’m a sucker for a great headline. This one starts fairly pedestrian, but the ending “told fibs galore”… :chef‘s kiss:

Absolutely lovely article by @tylersticka.com on the joy that can be found in overcoming constraints in less-than-ideal projects. cloudfour.com/thinks/findi...

Why I’m Betting Against AI Agents in 2025 (Despite Building Them) utkarshkanwat.com/writing/b… /ht @tylersticka.com

Trump is now posting private mortgage documents from Adam Schiff, and I URGE people who have less self-control than Pavlov's dogs to EMPHASIZE that it is likely a crime for him to have accessed these docs, if you do post them.