A few thoughts about this: 1. PDX doesn't fuck around when it comes to protest defense expertise. 👑🦾 2. Whether this is "BlackBlok" or not, it's fucking ridiculous the situation exists in the first place. 3. If you're demonstrating, protect yourself. Plenty of videos etc with good info/tips

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

ICE arrested 36 Chinese & Taiwanese immigrants after raiding an LA nightclub. That's them, ziptied on the sidewalk. Yo Asians—if you weren't already outraged and mobilizing on behalf of others, guess what? That "First they came for the..." poem has gotten up to us. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Two, Seventeen, and Nineteen.

Here is another amazing protest - by the US Army Choir. I hope it is shared far and wide. I’ll bet many of the people applauding are clueless about the meaning behind this song, aka the French Revolution. youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...

Enjoy hunting, fishing, or using a boat in waterways in the US? Guess what the Office of Conservation and Wildlife manages?

Remember Project 2025? Folks are tracking every promise they made and it's current implementation status. They are _well_ on their way to accomplishing their goal within 100 days. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it.

(1/2) Since the government has ordered a pause on all communications, rubin_allergy on IG will be providing information about the list of recalls that the FDA has listed since that pause.

A great video talking about autocracy in other countries and how it begins. www.reddit.com/r/usa/commen...

Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

Also- bsky.app/profile/mari...

Small acts of kindness and resistance make a difference substack.com/@gurwinder/n...

So we have the answer for one question people were asking... people's gender markers are being changed back even for renewals, if they had an existing passport in a different gender even as a kid: www.instagram.com/reel/DFZNz6r...

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

THINGS THAT ARE MANLY: Doing chores. Splitting wood, mowing the lawn, cleaning the gutters, household repairs--these are classically manly behaviors, well established in the culture and the literature. But all chores are manly, from doing the dishes to milking the cows.

All things manly

ICE sightings collected and posted to keep neighbors safe. padlet.com/PeopleoverPa...

www.theskimm.com/news/reprodu... The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on! Go to reproductive rights dotgov.com This is how to do it! In quietness and confidence.

The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like. static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...

And here is some advice for civil servants from @protectdemocracy.org open.substack.com/pub/protectd...

Information to spread within local communities regarding immigration authorities #SignalBoost www.ilrc.org/resources/co...

Pardoned and released. #neverforget

Signal Boost for Minnesota teachers, administrators, and teacher adjacent folks. www.mneep.org/toolkits/cre...

The Minnesota feeds and starter packs are proliferating, so I'll try to collect them in one thread! Let me know if I've missed something good.

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