"Childcare is like a pie. Some people can buy a nice pie from a store so we can't give them free pie! If they want pie they need to submit their receipts for the last 5 years so we can see how much pie they can buy as a percentage of pie. Then we give them a little slice of money to use at 1 of 3 st

“An OHSU spokesperson said the hospital had no relationship with the company and did not facilitate any filming for the advertisement. The city’s transportation bureau, which manages the tram, also said it did not give permission for filming.”

“Concern over the use of the technology within the US was partly intensified by a Sightline promotional video that showed its technology, edited alongside footage of an aerial tramway at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), a local hospital.”

Portland activists are calling on the city to investigate whether a local company that makes tech used in Israeli military drones receives any city resources. In the face of consistent federal funding for Israel’s wars, they say slowing components sales on the local level may be more effective.

A new talking point from an Israel lobby group in the US, aligned politicians, is extremely dangerous, and even more insidious than the positions of AIPAC. The US public wants an end to complicity in Israel’s genocide, apartheid and illegal military occupation against Palestinians — now.

gonna start a DSA caucus for people who are correct 100% of the time and it’s only going to include me and my wife

an alarming scoop from DSA Portland: local company Sightline is providing drone tech for Israeli military use. there is concern the company has developed some of its tech via surveilling Portland communities. Sign on letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/sigh...

Some great Qs: Why does Sightline feature footage of Portland in its promotional videos? Does Sightline have a license to operate drones, cameras, and equipment in the Portland area? Has Sightline conducted tests of its technology or used its technology in public spaces, such as the OHSU area? 1/2

🚨 🚨 🚨 New research reveals that Portland-based company Sightline Intelligence has been shipping drone technology components to Israeli military contractor Elbit Systems. Is Sightline testing & training this technology on us without our consent?

Gov. Kotek tried to destroy preschool for all on behalf of the rich and was defeated handily by parents, teachers, unions, and socialist electeds. Now she’s retreating by announcing some vague panel to study the issue. The working class is strong when we fight together for what we deserve. 💪

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at [email protected]

Mayor Wilson has now indicated he will expedite the rule making process for the Detention Facility Impact Fee. I am grateful for that. We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.

I keep thinking about the difference between the feds who chaotically unloaded teargas on thousands of people after a few minutes of chanting vs. the crowd, which moved slowly and carefully even while people were choking & blind from gas. People looked out for each other & didn't panic. We will win.

There is no place for tear gas (or any indiscriminate chemical weapons) in Portland. I am working on legislation preventing its use, storage, or possession in City limits. This will be a multi-month process, but you can make it go faster by convincing swing-vote Councilors to support it. 1/4

I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.

Mayor Wilson needs to expedite the rulemaking for our Detention Facility Fee.

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

Congrats to ICE for dropping a metric ton of tear gas on a bunch of nurses, teamsters and children just now

> dozens of unions show up with their families after hearing rousing militant labor speeches. > the regime gasses their children

We brought our one year old to the rally today, we thought it would be completely safe knowing that there would be thousands of union members and other families there planning for just a brief march. She was proudly singing “we are the union!” when we heard the flash bangs

What's funny about this is that in Portland "the Left" fought for, and won, universal preschool at the ballot box and the liberal governor is now running her re-election campaign on gutting the program because it is paid for by a modest marginal tax on the rich www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...

Sorry, my quote was funny but it’s actually insane they’re OPENLY ADMITTING that moneyed interests in this city are going to attack progressive councilors this election. Anyways maybe donate to my grassroots campaign pinned at the top of my profile? Some of us aren’t backed by corporate freaks 👼 ✨

We want DSA City Councilor Sameer Kanal for Council President! The vote is tomorrow; write a letter in support --> actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

NEW: Portland Councilor Loretta Smith allegedly fired a staffer for union organizing. An unfair labor practice complaint, filed today, claims Smith showed increasingly hostile behavior to the worker following the union announcement, culminating in his termination last week.

Congratulations to our endorsees: Mitch Green, Angelita Morillo and Tiffany Koyama-Lane for City Council, and Farrah Chaichi for the Oregon Statehouse!

ICE needs to be taken apart, brick by brick, and we need to salt the earth.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson needs to issue an arrest warrant for the ICE agents who attempted murder today. ICE has declared war on our cities. This is a hostile takeover. We must not comply.

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I have to chair Portland DSA SC meetings after I put my toddler to bed and I feel like it really helps sets the tone so people are nicer to each other. I’m sitting on my bed basically whispering the whole time. Imagine getting on stack to be rude while the chair is doing ASMR. You can’t

Powerful stories of families choosing to stay in Portland thanks to Preschool for All. "Another parent...shared a similar experience. His 4-year-old daughter Elden also attends Preschool For All. He said the cost savings alone made the difference between staying in Portland and leaving the region."

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Whelp, I must report that I am rapidly aging. If you’d like to help take the sting off this brutal fact, the best way to do so is to make a campaign contribution today to support my reelection effort. That’s how we party at this late stage in life. secure.actblue.com/donate/m4pdx

Meanwhile, two NYC city councilors so far have signed Portland DSA’s national pledge for city councilors to pledge to investigate the manufacturing and transport of weapons and equipment for Israel within their city limits, and other forms of complicity in Israel’s genocide

It passed! We made a couple wording changes that'll be posted online (at www.portland.gov/council/docu...) shortly, and I'm grateful to Councilors for collaborating on wording and making it happen.

Thank you Councilor Kanal for bringing an amendment to develop a human rights screen for Portland's investment policy!!! Thank you to the 8 councilors who voted yes 🙏😭 IT PASSES

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I think it’s honestly disgusting and deeply unserious that the Revoke the Permit people have clipped videos of my women colleagues eating pizza at the dais as some kind of shaming tool, which is now being used by right-wing media to harass them in misogynistic ways. Congrats everyone.

“Far from being "performative" as the Metro Chamber suggested, this pledge from the Peacock councilors is a bright light from their north star. It shows their dedication to universal justice and human rights, not to slicing and dicing morality in the name of political expediency.“

Next Portland DSA ballot measure campaign should be to put fluoride in the water

It’s a great night to be a socialist! It’s a great night if you believe in the power of the working class! It’s a great night to commit yourself to the project of building a city that works for the many and not the few! Join us: portlanddsa.org/join-us/

A packed house at the launch party for Dr. Tammy Carpenter' campaign: it's time to send Socialism to the Statehouse! tammyfororegon.com

In Hillsboro, which has seen a surge of ICE arrests in the past week, elementary school staff are spending early mornings on neighborhood watch to ensure families/students feel safe coming to school. By @hbarth.bsky.social: www.opb.org/article/2025...

Just to be clear, socialism is *not* when the Republican Party and their corrupt billionaire president cut your food stamps to punish you for being poor while they enrich themselves and their buddies. That’s actually happening right now in the center of global capitalism.

My Detention Facility Fee policy will have a first hearing at the morning Council Session on 11/5. It will be posted tomorrow on the website, and I will repost a link for people to submit written testimony. I also recommend emailing your district Councilors if this is an issue that matters to you.

This framing is largely correct. Palestine is the dividing line. Palestine has always been a litmus test for DSA, for good reason. If a politician is unwilling to speak against a genocide being committed with our tax dollars, why should you trust them to speak up for you on anything else?

Nothing stops the DSA! A rainy morning canvassing neighbors with @councilormorillo.bsky.social for the Parks Levy. Sign up for our next canvass with @councilorkanal.bsky.social on November 2nd! actionnetwork.org/events/canva...

The headline of this article makes a serious and incendiary claim that is not backed up by the facts presented in the story.