Michael John

In and out of meetings with incredible organizers all day long and Portland, we didn't ask for it, but we are ready for this.

Stay connected. Stay calm. Plug in.

Trump is going to find out Portland is not to be fucked with for the second time.

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A landscape photo of the Willamette River, the Hawthorne Bridge and Downtown Portland, Oregon, at sunset, with someone kayaking in the river, and another person standing on the dock.

“War-torn Portland”

There is no tomorrow

Who is doing counter-recruitment organizing for ICE? As the economy worsens, those jobs and the loan forgiveness offer will become more attractive to unpoliticized individuals. There needs to be a clear social cost for even considering joining those ranks.

So Penske is allowing ICE to use its trucks to conduct raids and kidnap people off the streets. People, you know what to do. #boycottPenske #FuckICE #fucktrump

⚠️ CtoA: Help Cottonwood School Stay Open!

The Cottonwood School of Civics & Science is a K-8 school located next to the Lindquist-owned ICE building, on Macadam.

They’re faced with a very difficult decision; either move to a Lindquist property, or shut down.

Those aren’t viable options…

Personally, I’d just LOVE some acknowledgment and investigation into those 66 bomb threats on Election Day. Even that ONE thing please. ANYTHING.

⚠️ PSA: Portland Heatwave + Mutual Aid Call to Action

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Critique: Everything don't need a sequel, including ‘Sinners’ • The TRiiBE The best way to build upon the storytelling possibilities Ryan Coogler has introduced would be to greenlight more ideas from budding Black filmmakers and writers.

“The best way to build upon the storytelling possibilities Ryan Coogler has introduced and satisfy hungry viewers craving innovative takes on Black life would be to greenlight more ideas from budding Black filmmakers and writers.”

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Fuck feeling unappreciated by other people.

Learn to love yourself, unconditionally.

Because when you do, it really doesn’t matter how other people feel about you.

If you show up for you, advocate for you, I promise, that’s more than enough.

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

As if women didn’t already carry enough— we now have to worry about being turned into incubators if we die pregnant. And of course it’s a Black woman they are experimenting on. This isn’t fiction. This is happening, in Georgia. It’s dystopian, disgusting, and absolutely enraging.

#AdriannaSmith

"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
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Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland

A person wearing a Black 5-panel cap with an artistic embroidery of Blue, Orangish-Red and Goldish-Yellow, geometrically abstract letter shapes “DNW” which stands for Design News Weekly.

Got some merch clearing soon, with the activation of Design News Weekly

Hands down, the best Instagram alternative.

And love how it fully interoperates with BlueSky, so your follower count is fully interconnected & decentralized.

Once they expand into the Android ecosystem, I anticipate it’ll really start eating into Instagram’s DAUs & MAUs. 🤞🏾

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For some reason I feel oddly peaceful witnessing the collapse of our democracy and government.

Anyone else?

Just me?

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Is it weird that I find ‘The Lost Boys’ to be a comforting movie to stream while working?

I did a thing and wrote some words to clarify where I and Colorcubic® stand on this predictably awful Trump administration.

📢 Bluesky 1.97 is rolling out now!

• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations

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I’m writing something about what government around the world should do about ocean-based climate solutions. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy had some reports I wanted to see, but when I visited, they’re just gone. Sad.

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The only thing that matters today, is honoring one of the greatest orators in human history; a radical revolutionary, human & civil rights advocate, and class solidarity & pro-labor activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Matter of fact 👇🏾

New Details of Meta’s Rule Change Give Away Zuckerberg’s Whole Game Mark Zuckerberg is only trying to please one person.

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to do away with Meta’s third-party fact-checking service was presented as a sweeping cultural change across the company—but apparently, it will apply only in the United States.

💥 FILED: In partnership with Don't Shoot PDX, we requested public records from the City of Portland, the Oregon Department of Justice, and the FBI.

Time is, quite literally, the currency of life, with no refunds.