‘No one deserves this’: Beaverton father dies after deportation to Mexico A Beaverton family is grieving after the father, who was detained and deported by ICE, has now died.

This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.

He finally died.

I am so angry.
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“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.

In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”

The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.

"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."

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Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.

Recommended, in an extreme way.

View of Mt Hood above east Portland, from Mt Tabor. The mountain is snow covered with wintry clouds looming above.

Just happened on this post and thought that cloud looked familiar…

News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Spoiler: it’s the same day as anywhere else in the northern hemisphere 🤣

The “online open house” is pretty great. Thoughtful, data driven, to the point. I love the bit about 10 seconds of lost travel time being how long it took you to read this paragraph

I love that you went for dessert first

This is the same tired refrain that establishment politicians here have been using against progressives since 2020, feeding national stereotypes, enabling suburban flight, tanking budgets, and ultimately enabling Trump’s federal invasion

It has a heavy connotation - not so much a question as a rhetorical statement. No neutrality, tailor made to satisfy smug reactionaries.

That’s such an insane clickbait headline. I haven’t read the essay (yet) but neither will most people. The headline is enough!

I’m not an expert but I think that dry erase markers are not meant to be used on paper. That’s where he went wrong.

What about the change regarding what is considered “take” to not include habitat destruction??

Are endangered species a thing anymore? Or are all the regulators just like following the vibe from the top and not enforcing？

how does something like the northwest diverter removal come together? we're still learning some details, but here's a summary of some of the players involved 🧵

Oh yeah picked some of that up in the Ozarks. It was.. hydrating

If I hear from other Oregon electeds that we need tax relief I’m going to be like, “Babe, you didn’t pass a transportation bill and you’ve defunded infrastructure ✋”

We’re evicting people from affordable housing ffs

We’re fighting Trumpism. Get your priorities straight.

Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering

We’re wasting the remaining carbon budget on war and AI.

A map of the US showing that very large numbers of events have taken place nationwide in April and May of 2025.

Mobilization has also been nationwide. Anecdotal evidence suggests that some activists are intentionally demonstrating in their local town rather than just traveling to a nearby big city for events.

Moises Sotelo, arms crossed, looks into the camera. He is standing in a vineyard on a sunny day.

ICE abducted Moises Sotelo today. He is a trusted vineyard management business owner from Newburg, Oregon, who has been in the US since 1994. He has a wife, three children, and five grandchildren who need him to be returned safely to them.

Please review and comment. This is an attack on accessibility.

Our NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership for the Northwest region was terminated this week. I'm so proud of the work we did to support the climate resilience efforts of frontline communities and Tribal Nations. And I'm deeply concerned for what the loss of this support means for NW communities.

New service will expand Portland-to-coast bus options this summer Ditch your car when you head to the coast this summer.

Ditch your car when you head to the coast this summer.

Totoro seed growing scene

Like for good soil temperature

Re-post for cotyledon luck

It’s nice you took the agency’s remaining staff out on a boat trip

Why don’t we talk about the enormous economic and cultural benefits of immigration?

Same crew just cruised my block SE of Mt Tabor. Very festive

I’m thinking of the homogeneity of suburbs and the lack of community spaces. Density means more people rubbing elbows while sprawl makes it easy to spend most of your time at home, work, and in the car. Density facilitates the arts, but society still needs to value creation for them to thrive.

And a biodiversity crisis. And a climate crisis. And a culture crisis.

#handsoff PORTLAND, OR