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City Hall protest prompts Portland councilor to advocate for open carry of firearms, report says Councilor Loretta Smith said she felt unsafe after an anti-ICE protest shut down a public meeting.

What the ACTUAL fuck

I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit. The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.

This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.

Amen

and cigarettes

That tracks 🙄

AI generated books are manufactured like widgets - not a creative result from the mind, hands & heart of an artist

oh i see him, he’s in a Ritz ad 😐

Where’s Juan Jamon???

go off jack white

TYRANNY SHALL NOT PREVAIL
First WTF postcard of the year to Congressional Republicans. We sent 800 postcards in 2025, thx to our postage patrons!
“America is a country ruled by laws, not the delusional demands of one old man. Take back the powers of congress and save our democracy!”
👊👊👊👊 👊👊👊👊

Teachers, construction workers, nurses unions are among those present at the March to the Portland ICE facility that has grown to a few thousand people @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

In Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats

My tribe! ❤️🧶❤️

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/s...

There's a predictable approach to denial that we're already seeing, which I call the Four Pillars of Disordered Doubt, which allows actors to constantly question evidence that don't fit their preferred narratives.

Salem, OR

This is appalling. I can say with certainty that Steve Jobs would be ashamed of Tim Cook at this terrible moment, one of many these days, and he has sullied the last year of his tenure and the Apple brand by his craven need to please shareholders over holding onto some basic values of decency.

Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say (Gift Article) Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.

A gift link to the NYT astounding, sometimes almost funny chronology of the first year of Kash Patel's FBI.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump’s America.

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This is correct.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Whistleblower disclosures reveal a formal ICE policy to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. 

Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/

The Canucks showed the Skip kiss on the arena center screen, then flashed to Robbie sitting in the crowd. Robbie rose and ripped off his special pride jersey to reveal 🥁🥁 a Scott Hunter #21 Admirals jersey underneath. (I actually love this more than LIFE, hear me!) 😍😍 #HeatedRivalry

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Happy #Squirrel Appreciation Day to those that celebrate! I wish you courage and peace for 2026, hold fast and don’t let the bastards grind you down.

a woman with a surprised look on her face is screaming the word kevin . ALT: a woman with a surprised look on her face is screaming the word kevin .

Meanwhile, 20 minutes into the journey aboard Air Force One:

Weather update from Portland OR 1/19/26: GAHHHH THE SUN HURTS MY EYES MAKE IT STOP ITS TOO BRIGHT AND SO LOW IN THE SKY WHEN ARE THE CLOUDS COMING BACK?!?!?

1,500 paratroopers put on alert for potential Minnesota deployment Trump threatened this past week to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would allow the use of military to deal the tensions in Minnesota.

About 1,500 active-duty Army paratroopers, based out of Alaska, have been put on alert for a possible deployment to Minnesota, ABC News reported late Saturday.

If the Seahawks had gone home after the opening play, they would still be leading

@newschoolbeer.bsky.social Breakside on Dekum has suddenly closed their kitchen - a third party Farmer and the Beast is serving food via Toast app 🤷‍♀️

“rural” life is complicated 🤔

Never Forgetti: Gavin Newsom was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle 2001-2006 - that is some serious baggage 🙀