Shaniqua Henry-Davis

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

I don’t ever want to hear a right-wing person talk about states’ rights again.

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them. Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.

By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.

Exactly.

I have been feeling this too, with increasing urgency.

Yes! And three renters are on the Portland City Council now too.

Absolutely not.

When they ask what radicalized me…

Federal Forces Set to Arrive in Memphis Next Week, Governor Says The deployment will eventually include more than a dozen federal agencies, Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee said, as well as the National Guard.

Federal agents will start arriving in Memphis as early as next week, Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee said, after President Trump signed an order creating a federal task force and authorizing use of the National Guard in the city.

the main divide in portland politics is if you think we have a “livability” crisis resulting from high levels of unsheltered homelessness or a broader housing and cost of living crisis of which unsheltered homelessness is one symptom

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield resigns over dispute with owner Unilever Greenfield said the Vermont ice cream maker "has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power" by Unilever, the multinational corporation that bought Ben & Jerry's in 2000.

Jerry Greenfield said in a public resignation letter that Ben & Jerry's "has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power" by Unilever, which bought the Vermont-based ice cream maker in 2000.

ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air 'indefinitely' over Charlie Kirk comments Jimmy Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was aligned with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.

There is no democracy without a free press. This is censorship and another step closer to state-run media.
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What to do if you spot ICE in your community Amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, local community networks are the first line of defense. Here’s what Oregon advocates say you should do if you see agents detaining someone.

Immigration advocates say if you see ICE targeting someone, knowing what to do in the moment is critical to protecting immigrants. It’s hard to know what to look for, but this guide can help you better understand how to be an effective bystander in Oregon, and your legal right to do so.

Reporter: On the National Guard, have you decided which city you'll go into next?

Trump: I have. I'm not going to say it now, but yeah I have.

[...] I will say this.... Portland....

Reporter: Are you going into Portland?

Trump: Well, I'm gonna look at it now....

I wonder what the Portland version of this would look like. 😂

Good article from Senya Scott on the complexities of this issue.

Nostalgia tinged with high blood pressure?

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This, so much.

Ooh, fun game!

Yeastie Boys

Louis Primavera

Food Fighters

Booker T and the MSGs

James Taylor Ham

Fleetwood Mac & Cheese

Megadeath by Chocolate

Make a band food:

Mamas and the Pappardelle

Great overview of the tough position Portland and other blue cities are in.

Role model