Breaking: churches shut down for Jan. 23

we attended a townhall yesterday with senator @wyden.senate.gov and representative @bynum.house.gov. we live in or-5 and it's deep purple - lori chavez-deremer was our rep before janelle bynum. there was only one question that garnered a standing ovation and sustained applause.

still waiting to find the folks who are more worried about the price of eggs than living in a police state.

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the fact that we aren’t sure if an elite army unit is being staged for deployment against american citizens or a nato ally but knowing it is at least one of the two, maybe both… would be a great time to have a functional congress.

100% this

this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities

what’s better than symbolic visits to copenhagen? actual acts of congress.

"Fundamentally, the problem of homelessness is not about a lack of empathy. It’s about power and about who controls access to the basic necessities we all need." - Lily Sanchez Current Affairs

happy caturday, y’all

man, I miss seattle. this is absolute gold 💛 🪴

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Very curious what the long-term ripple effects of this ICE occupation will be. Many very privileged people have stepped up to prevent their own government from disappearing their non-white neighbors and have now confronted inequalities and social problems they never would have experienced firsthand.

Put differently: addressing the housing crisis means making *everything else* less expensive, not just housing.

I would like to live in a country where statements like "people are vermin" & "we should attack our NATO allies" & "we shouldn't have elections" immediately ended presidencies.

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪

Giant hermit crab rocked up wearing a very stylish queen conch shell this morning 👑🐚🦀💪 #gianthermitcrab #hermitcrab #coolcrab #queenconch #shell #diogenes #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Washington banned octopus farming in 2024, but a new bill is making its way through the Legislature that would also ban the sale, possession, transport and distribution of farmed octopus. The aim isn't to outlaw the culinary use of octopus, proponents say, but to ensure it is treated humanely.

man, so many democrats lack imagination and lack connection to real people in the real world. what is happening with ice, in minnesota, and nationwide, is deeply connected to “affordability.” to the point where I’m not sure dems even know what that word means.

They even got the "challenge coins" HOLY FUCK

crows love peanuts, friends.

I got a text tonight informing me that my last donation helped a patient at seattle children’s hospital. I wish no kiddo was in need of such a thing, but grateful for the ability to help in a small way. january is natl blood donor month. please consider donating if you’re able. bloodworksnw.org

more of this please, minneapolis. this is the lord’s work.

I love surgical fixes that cure big problems! Don't go for the complete overhaul - target the core.

Really feels like just telling military to draw up plans to invade an ally should be an impeachable offense regardless of party

This implies that when given notice, these facilities will change their behavior and conditions for the better. So... Democrats should be requesting NON-STOP rolling daily visits to these facilities. Whatever the "tour" mode is should become permanent.

Just want to say this really loud and clear: If Congress does not assert itself and force a vote on impeachment for Noem, this violence will continue to happen. It is not a training or compliance issue this is the deployment of paramilitary forces against the population bsky.app/profile/mims...

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

This is what Dem leaders need to understand. The murder yesterday and the shootings today in Portland are the result of POLICY. This is exactly what they intend. If you collaborate with the GOP in any way, blood is on your hands too.

wish the fourth estate was also up to the task

I just think it's wild that the armed professionals who wander our streets are allowed to act in fear, but the untrained normal citizens are supposed to know exactly what to do under terrifying circumstances or die

lip service - an avowal of advocacy, adherence, or allegiance expressed in words but not backed by deeds action - an act of will, a thing done impeachment - a process by which a legislative body initiates charges against a public official for misconduct

As the midterms approach, we must: 1) fight for fair elections 2) ensure people on all sides have access to voting 3) vote out those more interested in partisanship than our people and Country 4) vote out those who are ineffective Most importantly- 5) fight fascism and tyranny Every. Single. Day.

An Oregon lawmaker is warning of ICE agents posing as utility workers. NW Natural and Portland General Electric have published guidance in several languages on how to tell if a person is actually one of their employees.

if you want to throw a few bucks to an organization that is doing really great work against ICE here in Portland, this is a Willett family rec pircoregon.org

Breaking News Update: Two people were shot Thursday by federal officers operating in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The victims were transported to a local hospital. It was not immediately clear their condition, police said in a release.

Call your Representative - (202) 224-3121. Call for Noem’s impeachment. She is the first brick in this wall that we have to remove.

NYT: “In the last 4 months, immigration officers fired on at least 9 people in 5 states + D.C., all while in their vehicles. In each case, officials claimed the agents fired in self-defense, fearing they’d be struck by the vehicle. At least 1 other died.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

This. Is. Not. Normal. This is what a response that cares about people, that cares about democracy, looks like. Every. Day.

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

This is what we need to be seeing! This is the correct response to elected officials who violate the Constitution.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

--- and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

these are the stories we need headlining the beginning the new year! not whatever tf happened last weekend..

Today is the 5-year anniversary of a day in American history that will live in infamy forever and should have marked the immediate end of the political career and public life of Donald J. Trump Our descendants will rightly wonder why he was president in 2026 instead of in a cage

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

meanwhile ..

We had a good run

the #1 question of 2025 come to fruition three days into 2026