Lots of emotions and questions following Homan's announcement. But the thing I keep coming back to is this: We cannot go back. We must take this moment, reflect on the power we discovered, and build a city that is stronger, more caring, and more connected. A city that can do this can do anything.

This whole thread, from a lawyer who had no wish to get involved — on the government’s open defiance of the courts & the truly murderous conditions in the US immigrant concentration camps. We really are rolling rapidly down a steep slope to Auschwitz.

Please stop writing headlines like this.

All of our branches will be closed for Presidents' Day on Monday, February 16th! We'll return to our regular hours on Tuesday.

I hope I'm not counting too many chickens too soon. I notice my Google searches this morning are coming up with a real link at the top, instead of featuring some artificial idiocy slop to scroll past. Anybody else get those results?

Streets Are For Everyone! Corvallis has a happy hour this Friday, 2/13. Stay lucky and come to Laughing Planet on 2nd St. between 4 and 6 pm.

Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.

Immunizing Portland from tyranny.

Trump's attempt to crush a religious uprising might be obvious if the press corps treated everyone’s faith as equally authentic, hence equally legitimate. It doesn’t.

The end of decline open.substack.com/pub/quakerre... 'Quakers in Britain are used to telling each other a story about how our meetings are ageing and shrinking, and the Quaker movement as a whole is in steady decline. This story is no longer true.' 1/

AI is quietly boosting fossil fuel expansion, helping some of the world’s biggest polluters to drill and extract more oil and gas. It is time to look at the emissions enabled by AI that could dramatically exceed the footprint of its infrastructure. https://gwitness.org/4qZXr16

That's our Congress critter! Happy to hear this!

Makeshift traffic calming in South Minneapolis where ICE vehicles regularly travel through at high speeds. “DHS was started in 2002. I remember a world before, let’s build a world after” “Dream of spring” “Neighbors say ice out!” “ICE OUT” Minneapolis February 4, 2026

Pictures of NYC pavement carrying traffic: one has cars and dirty snow, the other none of either. Legend on the former says that cars constantly spew oil, petrochemicals, exhaust and tire microplastics, which can be seen now because of the snow.

It’s worth noting that this march was during the day and was entirely peaceful. It’s also worth noting that by and large, the protests that endure police violence under the cover of night are also entirely peaceful.

As a side note, Alaskan Way has never moved people so efficiently.

they’re demanding prosecutions of people they can’t build a case against and handing them to people who can’t build a case, period, because anyone who actually knows what they’re doing says no they’ve weaponized DOJ into a pool noodle

DoJ arrests: Jamael Lundy, candidate Georgia Fort, journalist Don Lemon, journalist

So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator. It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/

After Pam Bondi requested Minnesota’s voter data, MN officials reportedly sent her exactly 1% of their records with it all blacked out and a note on the top of every page that says, “Most transparent state government ever.”

"data showed that although all drivers correctly defined the straight-arm turn signals, less than a quarter understood the bent-arm right turn signal" "findings suggest that cyclists should use straight-arm signals" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣"War costs us a better world." 👇

This six-week online course addresses a central challenge facing societies today: What can unarmed civilians do when militaries attack, invade, or occupy their communities? What real alternatives exist beyond fighting back with violence? worldbeyondwar.org/unarmed-civi... #Quakers #QuakersIreland

I will be taking all future Zoom meetings here thank you.

E-bike policy exists in a world of bad and limited data We don't really know ridership We don't really know exposure to traffic We don't really know citations related to behavior We often don't even know what type of e-bike is involved in a crash So we get anecdotes and moral panic

The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.” The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.

My state legislator, Sarah Finger McDonald is sponsoring a bill to mandate family notifications when ICE comes to Oregon schools. I just wrote to thank her. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.

Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.

I have watched this video a dozen times and it has given my joy each and every time.

🧵to distinguish trained law enforcement practice from the actions of ICE & CBP. Provided by the able member of Congress who represents me and our neighbors.

🧵about the science of autism.

oh right. I forgot about this insurrection. And of course Malheur. They are the insurrectionists.

Pretty in any conditions?

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

Every day there are like ten absolutely mind blowing news stories from the ICE occupation of our city. This is another.

People should not fear for their safety when they are trying to get health care. I implore my colleagues to support my bicameral legislation, the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, to blocks ICE enforcement at hospitals, schools, courthouses, places of worship, and other sensitive locations.

"We thought Safe Routes to School was safe." - Zachary Lauritzen, Oregon Walks bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...

“ICE operations are directly undermining more than a decade of progress in combating wage theft/tax fraud in MN’s construction industry…When workers are afraid to report violations, employers who cheat on wages & evade taxes gain a competitive advantage over law-abiding contractors.” bit.ly/4q06yhi

Well, now I can't legally ride an e-bike in NJ. There are so many disabled folks who use ebikes and trikes when we can't get driver's licenses. This is really crappy.

"...the federal agents flooding this city, like the president ultimately commanding them, seem unprepared for what they are facing here. Like the agent who slipped on ice, they have misjudged the ground beneath their feet: a state full of ordinary people..." 1/2

When we honor such a prophetic voice in American history — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — we honor his legacy, which invites us to help create a better world through nonviolent action. Step deeper and contemplate nonviolence with this short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHI...

Times are tough right now and community is very important. If you don't have a community or are in need of a community...there are amazing ones near you (I hope🤞) or online. I serve, Judson Church, we meet at 9:30am We're 1/3 progressive Xian, 1/3 former somethings, 1/3 atheists/seekers

Get your whistles and phone cameras ready. www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

Maybe Minnesota’s general strike should go national??? bsky.app/profile/robe...

Eat your salads! You, too could be fifteen feet tall!

I listened with great interest. I'm inspired by the stories I heard. Thousands of Minnesotans prepared for non-violent action. Now they are prophetically resilient in the face of chaotic DHS aggression, which seems increasingly aimed at citizens' love for neighbors and resistance to oppression.

Congressional Democrats are holding a hearing to document the abuses of Trump's federal occupation in Minnesota today at the Capitol Complex. Stream here: www.youtube.com/live/bfVji76...

PSA: If you’ve never been to, volunteered with, or worked at a food bank, you should do it. It’s a whole machine of dozens to hundreds of people just doing their damnedest to spread love, be supportive, and feed people and it’s a whole ✨vibe✨.

Absolute best-case scenario for “my flight is delayed & I’m going to be spending a couple of extra hours in the airport.” Honolulu ftw.