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Justin Kent

@justinkent.bsky.social

Photographer, Technologist, Oregonian, Activist. Value: Earnesty over Irony, Joy over Nihilism, Altruism over Cynicism, Progressive over Regressive values, Justice and Social Advocacy. Love nature, science, photography, music, and furry animals.

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I flew to Coachella to see them kick it off in 2006 and it was one of the most incredible concerts of my life, nobody had a clue what they were about to witness and the way they ramped up the stage design and lighting with each song had people screaming with delight. Got to see it again in Seattle.

25.02.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These dogs are having the time of their lives following this week's historic blizzard in the Northeast. Please enjoy. 14/10 for all

25.02.2026 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15460    ๐Ÿ” 2726    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 255    ๐Ÿ“Œ 326

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18.02.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The surprise at the end of Cabel's talk was a personal highlight of 12 years of running XOXO, a secret quietly hiding on stage for the entire festival. Nobody knew what was coming but @cabel.panic.com, @andymcmillan.com, me, and venue/event staff. It was a surprise even to all the other speakers.

11.02.2026 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.

10.02.2026 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15394    ๐Ÿ” 5886    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 236    ๐Ÿ“Œ 161

Quick round up:

- the government is covering up evidence the president is a pedophile
- heโ€™s openly taking bribes from foreign governments
- his masked agents are shooting citizens in the streets
- the FBI is helping him steal the election
- heโ€™s threatening war against multiple allies

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

04.02.2026 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6717    ๐Ÿ” 2146    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 284    ๐Ÿ“Œ 117
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I got it from another angle, can see the trajectory is clearly aimed at the building. @iwriteok.bsky.social sorry to use the goon passcode when saying hi, I rarely get the chance these days.

03.02.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

01.02.2026 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4146    ๐Ÿ” 1127    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

โ€œICE must be abolished, and it will be.โ€

Events like yesterday bring us closer to this truth. What I saw with my eyes was thousands of people united in solidarity against this stain on our country, and then their children were assaulted with chemical weapons. Thatโ€™s not something you move on from.

01.02.2026 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 181    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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I was there, too, and recorded this as people left the scene.

Hard to see in the video, but the baby in mom's arms was also crying with red eyes.

01.02.2026 02:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 875    ๐Ÿ” 308    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56

Thank you @sarahjeong.bsky.social and @iwriteok.bsky.social . This is a legitimate conversation my friend group was having only yesterday. I'm pretty sure Portlanders have a higher than typical exposure rate to chemical munitions.

29.01.2026 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.

Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.

AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.

Know who is profiting from ICEโ€™s cruelty.

26.01.2026 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17545    ๐Ÿ” 8927    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 595    ๐Ÿ“Œ 530

Hey @lionsgate.com maybe read the effing room. naming a Trump aligned toadie to your board in 2026? ๐Ÿคฎ

26.01.2026 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wrote this paragraph 17 days ago, about the killing of Renee Good.

26.01.2026 03:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1171    ๐Ÿ” 249    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

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25.01.2026 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough

25.01.2026 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14378    ๐Ÿ” 4681    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 598    ๐Ÿ“Œ 311
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No oneโ€™s ready for this The photograph is now meaningless as evidence. We are not prepared.

We have been pounding the table about fake imagery in these moments for years - execs at the big tech companies have all told me we are right about it. But they have done appropriately nothing to manage the death of visual reality www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24...

25.01.2026 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 198    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Imagine how much the damage could have been offset if tech executives cared enough to have anticipated this very obvious progression and agreed on some standards for digital watermarking of generative content... It wouldn't have mitigated all the damage but it probably would have helped a ton.

25.01.2026 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i donโ€™t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different

25.01.2026 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9060    ๐Ÿ” 1007    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157    ๐Ÿ“Œ 225

Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

24.01.2026 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25362    ๐Ÿ” 6068    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 707    ๐Ÿ“Œ 260

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

24.01.2026 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60618    ๐Ÿ” 18870    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1403    ๐Ÿ“Œ 741

It is genuinely insane to watch capital decide that allowing this shit to go on is better for them than having to allow the FTC to do mild monopoly investigations and require cancellation buttons on websites.

24.01.2026 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4070    ๐Ÿ” 756    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

โ€œEveryone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gunโ€ is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

24.01.2026 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17718    ๐Ÿ” 5523    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 172    ๐Ÿ“Œ 178

ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.

24.01.2026 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11611    ๐Ÿ” 3380    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 228    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107

Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position

24.01.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12065    ๐Ÿ” 3409    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 139    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

Abolish DHS. Prosecute ICE.

24.01.2026 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 701    ๐Ÿ” 193    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.

24.01.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20118    ๐Ÿ” 6986    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80    ๐Ÿ“Œ 183
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F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

Breaking NYT:

The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.

23.01.2026 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17635    ๐Ÿ” 7663    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 529    ๐Ÿ“Œ 415
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

24.01.2026 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50066    ๐Ÿ” 14415    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 968    ๐Ÿ“Œ 852
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doorsโ€”they deserve to be defunded, and Iโ€™ll take any step in that direction.

22.01.2026 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44867    ๐Ÿ” 11229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 949    ๐Ÿ“Œ 571