Meghan

The judge's entire reasoning in both TROs was based on the fact that there was NO VIOLENCE IN OREGON.

If that changes, her position might change, and even if it doesn't change her mind, it might convince the 9th Circuit to remand.

You've got to keep peacefully resisting. No matter what.

OK, so this is going to be tough to hear, but it needs to be said.

Now that Trump has been enjoined from sending *any* NG to Oregon, ICE is going to go gangbusters in Oregon, dialing everything up to 1000%.

Because they need riots. They need someone punching an ICE officer.

DON'T TAKE THE BAIT.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas fully backed the deployment. “You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it,” he wrote on social media. “No Guard can match the training, skill, and expertise of the Texas National Guard.”

We are seeing the risk inherent in dismissing actions as “just theater” all along. This is theater, but there’s no “just” about it. It’s not civil war, but it’s the posturing performance of civil war’s elements (“your troops can’t match our troops”). As such it’s drawing closer to the full deal.

For those still waiting for the host to join - there is a new meeting ID. They are on the record.

Wherever I live, I will always be an Oregonian in my heart. Born in Portland. Raised in the suburbs. It’s my home.

I’m really tired and the Webex lady’s soothing repetition of “Waiting for your host to join” is not helping keep me awake.

Community pooled their money to pay for her green card—then ICE locked her up in a private prison instead.

Agents detained her when she showed up for final green card appointment—a process that lasted years & cost $16,009.

Family was waiting at her house planning to celebrate over bowls of Pozole.

Or the government just didn’t show…

Did you or a friend or a family member get attacked by Trump’s brown shirts this weekend? I’d like to hear about it and maybe do something about it. My email is jchavez [at] ojrc [dot] info. Please put “Seeking Legal Advice re: ICE Building” in subject line. All inquiries are confidential.

“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”

“Let me introduce you to our frog.”

Right?! Like, I feel like they are gonna have a bad time. And they should have a bad time.

Same, but instead of football and Chex mix, it’s Netflix and a handful of Tums

Parenting is yelling at the dog multiple times a day to “leave the cat alone” and the dog trying so hard to follow directions but the cat is way too interesting.

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

I’m telling you: ridicule works. These guys are supposed to intimidate the citizenry and it’s very hard to do that when a guy in a frog suit is just staring you down and daring you to do something that makes it look like you’re afraid of a cartoon

Selfie of white-presenting wan wearing glasses with styled, chin-length purple hair in front of a lit Christmas tree.

Oh and I dyed my hair from purple to my natural color to try and blend in and keep my head down in a misguided attempt to protect my career - clearly did not work. So enjoy this pic from the White House 2023 Christmas Tour with that beautiful purple hair.

I still self-censor b/c I care about my new, non-government job and the work we do - I don’t want to cause reputational harm. I’m way more protected and privileged than a lot of people so I can say and do things others can’t. Eventually they will come for me, so calling out fascism now is essential.

Hah. I nuked my twitter, had my Facebook and insta private, and the Trump political appointees still had a fully built out dossier on me, a career with no real power, with my voter registration, vote history, donations, social media, and this picture - and poof, they took me off all of my projects.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Boyfriend now lives in Berkeley and we need to figure out a way to watch it together 😂

AOC "I think 'Abolish ICE' is a call to action on several levels. One is the literal interpretation of abolishing ICE, which I support...I don't believe that an agency that systematically & repeatedly violates human rights, I don't think that agency can be reformed. I think it has to be abolished."

Read this thread from a great Portland reporter! The New York Times running this story today is absolutely calculated. It has been positioning Portland for years as a progressive villain. Also: why send a reporter from the Bay when the NYT has at least two reporters who actually live in Portland.

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

Not only does this story get a number of basic facts wrong, it doesn’t take time to actually explore why Portlanders elected these folks. Coming in with a pre-baked PDX story to fit a NYT narrative about NYC is harmful, especially at this moment.

Wanna pitch the CBC on a reality court show about a real tough Judge Judy type Inuit judge operating in the far north of Canada called Having Nunavut.

The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

The problem with democratic leadership.

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

She was a really well respected county judge when I practiced in Oregon, as well. Very thoughtful and well reasoned.

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

It’s so funny because they seem to have their own little language and decision-making processes.