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@kaufmac.bsky.social

Health policy wonk, Portlander. Mom of 2 young adult dudes. Jersey shore native. Love the Boss, Medicaid, great literature and dumb comedy.

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Let’s go, Portland!!

18.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis

Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.

We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

16.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10695    πŸ” 3206    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 71

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

08.10.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7122    πŸ” 1652    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 33

Our city has never felt so seen.

08.10.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The level of passive aggressiveness out here is intense. What a true hero!

08.10.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Is Portland Burning? No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

Ok, this is just funny.

isportlandburning.com

07.10.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1211    πŸ” 536    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 38

Legit good advice

01.10.2025 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

01.10.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really tired of the incessant noise of military helicopters flying over my NW PDX neighborhood all day/night. What’s the taxpayer cost and WHY?!? You can see the protestor in the duck costume or the woman serving high tea in front of ICE detention building at street level. #portland

01.10.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also looks like it would keep you emotionally safe, in a blanky kinda way.

01.10.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please tell me Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein have been invited to do the SNL cold open. #SNL #Portland

29.09.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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BREAKING: Today in #Portland, on barely any notice, a massive crowd gathered downtown & heard from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek.

After the rally, the crowd marched through Portland, Kotek and Mayor Wilson at the front, chanting β€œShow Trump what Portland looks like! This is what Portland looks like!”

28.09.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 869    πŸ” 299    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 27
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Portland, it’s to call in the cavalry. We ride at dawn! Actually, let’s say after brunch / kid soccer games. #portland

28.09.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It makes no sense. Hope your brother is ok.

24.09.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tearing just reading this

20.09.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

West Coast Broadcasting Alliance (i.e.., leave no Pacific Northwesterner behind)!

19.09.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

18.09.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 26789    πŸ” 8855    πŸ’¬ 866    πŸ“Œ 507
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This is almost as good as worrying about the issue of health care.

18.09.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the policymakers who genuinely care about people and the policymakers who genuinely care about the most efficient use of tax $ got together (if either actually exist), they’d come to same policy conclusions.

18.09.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

17.09.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 61458    πŸ” 17817    πŸ’¬ 1781    πŸ“Œ 725

You're just jealous because you earn about 20 cents more on the dollar than me.

03.09.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This would be a good subway take.

01.09.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved it

30.08.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear @omsiedu.bsky.social - a Nick Cage film festival is a great idea UNLESS YOU HAVE ONE THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE RAISING ARIZONA.

30.08.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Villains All the Time We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of lawβ€”and assert what it means to be American.

"Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others." --Abraham Lincoln, 1838 www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...

29.08.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1104    πŸ” 342    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 15
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Just a couple of friends hanging out

26.08.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Your Health Insurance Premiums Could Explode Next Year A perfect storm is coming for Obamacare in 2026.

🚨We're literally weeks away from a national emergency, when health insurance premiums are scheduled to skyrocket.

This disaster could be averted, but it's barely been mentioned in media & most people don't know it's happening. But it IS happeningπŸ‘‡

www.levernews.com/why-your-hea...

21.08.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

If he resigned, we could just give him both. Can't imagine anything that would do more for world peace or have higher ratings.

15.08.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Regular people are baller

05.08.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent work

05.08.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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