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Oregonians, we need your help.

ICE activity is increasing in our communities. If you see something, report it to PIRC's hotline (1-888-622-1510) and get your phone out to record it.

"No kings" in sidewalk chalk

North Portland reporting in: took my dog on a reconnaissance mission. I suspect the neighbor's baby has colic. War is hell.

That’s what I did yesterday! Cathartic.

My dad worked at the ABC affiliate in Portland from its inception until his retirement. He was a registered republican, and would be absolutely horrified by ABC’s capitulation to this administration’s shakedown.

This is the real ninja version of Zora Neale Hurston's "If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it."

Something something reaping, something something sowing...

When I whined to my mentor that I shouldn’t even bother with grad school because I would be at least 35 by the time I finished, she reminded me that I would be 35 anyway.

While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this:

That's literally what medieval europeans believed. Women were simply "inverted" men

I'm horrified that this ridiculous pseudo nostalgia is obviously focused on my hometown of Portland, OR. Graduated high school in 84. Paranoid park was paranoid for a reason

Flop sweat

Well like I always say, no one is more firmly in the grips of ideology than the person convinced they don't have one; no one is more easily manipulated than the person convinced they're a free-thinking iconoclast; no one is more driven by anger & resentment than the person proclaiming "rationality."

Had a quick chat with my neighbor a couple of hours ago...

Me: I bet you $10 he invokes the Insurrection Act within the next 2 days.

Neighbor: I bet he nationalizes StarLink and SpaceX.

Me: Why not both?

Should I have left the US 2 weeks ago?

Want to live longer? Try fartleks. - The Washington Post The vast majority of people have probably already given up on their New Year’s resolutions, but fartlek training can help you get back on track. Today, we discuss the benefits of “speed play” at any a...

wapo.st/4gJ9vhu

I was sent to the principal for accurately describing my social studies teacher as "egg-shaped."

Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Yes. And You Can Too.

Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”

Lots of information and resources in this one.

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

I was just searching options yesterday morning. Would love any advice.

The important difference between a committed nazi and someone who just likes to troll people by acting like a Nazi is that there is none.

Can confirm

There’s something to be said about how Americans can only conceptualize of bad things as Nazi/Soviet and how that’s just made them completely incapable of placing them into a true historical and political context

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World (Gift Article) Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

I read this every year in honor of Dr King letterfromjail.com

Had a dream last night in which i was successfully breaking queer teens out of detention.

HBB

Anita Bryant, pitchwoman who crusaded against gay rights, dies at 84

Ding dong the witch is dead!

Dude weighs 60 pounds

Some just asked if my dog is a pug. The dog in question: