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November and December typically account for 20%+ of an indie bookshop’s annual sales.

Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.

Screenshot of a tweet from Cory Archibald on X.com criticizing claims that young people are “hoarding” devices. The tweet says Boomers spent years telling young people to save money, and now blame them for not buying $1500 phones and for “costing the economy” by living at home. Below is a tweet from unusual_whales stating that $12 billion a year is being lost because younger people spend less on housing, transportation, and food due to living with family.

Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.

Starbucks can end this today: bargain in good faith, resolve unfair labor practices, and stop the union-busting.

Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.

No contract? NO COFFEE!

Robert Reich It’s Time to Roast Starbucks | Robert Reich

I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.

Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.

I stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers on strike.

When a corporation can pay $96 million to its CEO for just four months of work, it can afford to pay its workers a living wage and decent benefits.

Merkley, Wyden Call on Starbucks CEO to Stop Union-Busting and Negotiate a Fair Contract for Workers - Merkley Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a letter to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol demanding that the multibillion-dollar corporation stop its illegal uni...

Solidarity with Starbucks workers! Starbucks makes BILLIONS every year.

The very least the company owes its workers is good faith negotiations for a fair contract and to END their illegal union-busting.

Everyone should be able to organize at work!

We're out supporting striking Starbucks workers across the Portland metro! Don't cross the picket line! You can find a striking store to support at nocontractnocoffee.org

Remember: no matter who is in the Oval Office, you can always fight for change at the state and local levels.

Just look at New Mexico.

Robert Reich The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)

Lina Khan, the former head of the FTC, will now co-chair Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.

Her understanding of corporate power and how to combat it, which she examines in the video below, make her a perfect fit. Watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdgxIJZDns

This is what oligarchy looks like:

If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.

If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.

Obscene.

SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.

Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.

Don’t forget this.

Sharing this again. It's from four years ago, and censorship continues to rear its ugly head. Thank you, Meg, for stating this so well.

The real choice Democrats face is not between a continuing resolution that allows the government to function normally or a government shutdown.

Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.

Democrats must not legitimize Trump's coup.

Elon Musk backs Cuomo against Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race Musk encouraged NYC voters to back former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani the day before the city's mayoral electi

First Cuomo got Trump's endorsement, now he's got the endorsement of the richest man in the world.

It's clearer than ever that there's only one candidate for NYC Mayor who will actually stand up to the oligarchs: Zohran Mamdani.

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On the eve of his second election — on October 31, 1936 — FDR delivered his coup de grace, explaining the stakes in his fight with the moneyed interests.

Today’s economic royalists are backing Trump, and the fight is much the same.

DEFIANCE.org | Defy Trump, Together Join a club of courageous Americans taking lawful, peaceful action to defend democracy and oppose political retaliation. Support causes and stay informed with DEFIANCE.org.

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Food is a right not a privilege. With SNAP expiring, here's how to help and where to get help.

SNAP—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—will not be going out November 1st, leaving 42 million individuals without benefits to supplement their food income. We know this will impact many of our readers and bookselling partners.

Here's how you can help: 🫶🏻 Donate money or time to your local food bank, so they can keep your community fed. ❤️ Add food into free pantries, or start your own. ☎️ Contact your representatives at a local and state level to urge them to restore and fund SNAP and WIC. 🫂 Contribute to and get involved in mutual aid groups

And where to get help: 🥫 Many food banks are preparing for an increase in aid. They are here to help your community. 🥡 Visit a free pantry near you for shelf-stable products. 🍲 Many local businesses are offering free meals for those on SNAP. Ask around to see who is participating. 🛒 Companies like Gopuff and DoorDash are offering groceries to impacted individuals

Food is a right, not a privilege.

We know many members of our reading community, including our bookselling partners, will be impacted ❤️ Here's how to help, and where to find help. ⁠

A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps: "NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE" – US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.

Here are 13 Portland-area coffee shops and restaurants that have pledged to feed people who lose SNAP benefits The restaurants are doing what they can to feed people in the community.

www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...

We need your help to make this movement grow! electoral.dsausa.org/socialist-ca...

A trip to the indie bookshop or local library (or supporting them online) instead of placing an order through a mega-retailer.

Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain.

Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections.

Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.

Nothing stops the DSA! A rainy morning canvassing neighbors with @councilormorillo.bsky.social for the Parks Levy. Sign up for our next canvass with @councilorkanal.bsky.social on November 2nd! actionnetwork.org/events/canva...

Super duper fun fact of the day: alternatives to Amazon-owned Audible exist 🙃

Internal documents reviewed by the New York Times reveal Amazon's goal to replace 600,000 jobs with robots.⁠

When we support our local businesses, we create a more stable economy—one not at the whim of billionaires. Support your indie bookshop today and every day 💓⁠

The real choice Democrats face is not between a continuing resolution that allows the government to function normally or a government shutdown.

Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.

Why vote to legitimize Trump's coup?

This Is Fascism

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location Suzette Smith

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Listen to scientists and not sociopaths in public office. Get your annual COVID vaccine.