Amy Wheeler

Whoops. Not out until next March

When We're Born We Forget Everything by Alicia Jo Rabins: 9780593702161 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books From the creator of the internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter project Girls in Trouble, a memoir following her journey from a secular Jewish childhood to becoming a modern queer woman owning...

My neighbor and parent friend wrote a memoir and it sounds incredible

Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net

I had so much I needed to get done today but instead I’m stressed out that the party that is supposedly meant to represent us is run by so many feckless assholes we might lose everything in one fell swoop — get your backs up and meet the moment or fucking retire you assholes!!!

ICE is active in D2 today. Please support your neighbors in the best way you're individually able to.

I think Blue and Bucky may be related ❤️

Donate — The Fund for Portland Public Schools

Here is a link where you can directly donate to food assistance to Portland Public School families: fundforpps.org/donate

I would also encourage folks to reach out to their neighborhood schools. Many of them are collecting food donations to go directly to families.

Choose the ones that are not too soft and not too hard.

I feel this deeply and have had to restrain myself many times.

I’m glad you are okay ❤️

Republican Christine Drazan appointed to Oregon Senate The former house republican leader is expected to announce she’ll run for governor in 2026.

State Rep. Christine Drazan just pursued -- and won -- an open Senate seat, even though she plans to run for governor.

That may seem confusing until you realize Senators can raise political cash during legislative session. Reps cannot. #orleg #orpol

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Food shortages in poor communities leads to ppl engaging in survival tactics. The State frames this as senseless crime. They criminalize poor, hungry folks for trying to live. They send in troops and put folks in prisons, lining the pockets of private prison owners.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

64. The Absurdity There are two Portland, Oregons. I live in the real one.

There are two Portland, Oregons. I live in the real one. open.substack.com/pub/leahsott...

Portland Mayor: ICE Facility Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to Portland was a taxpayer-funded whistle-stop tour to prop up a ludicrous fable of domestic terrorism.

An “accident chain” is a collection of small mistakes or oversights that, together, can lead to an accident, injury or death. As the former CEO of one of North America’s safest freight trucking companies, I’ve learned to see these potential chain-links everywhere.

www.newsweek.com/portland-may...

I’m still thinking about this, actually.

School kids go through mass shooter drills these days the way we went through fire drills when we were their age. And it’s OUR fault. The least we can do is let them have their own ridiculous and loud JOY. “6-7” makes it them laugh and they’ve EARNED it.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Community will save us.

Waking up to some careless parachute journalism from the NYT. Really frustrating that @kellen.bsky.social chooses to write that "some top filers" have left Portland due to the Preschool for All tax but neglects to mention that the number of overall filers went up by many thousands in that period.+

I also highly recommend Relinquished by @gretchensisson.bsky.social It will open your eyes to the true experience for birth moms and the propaganda/marketing of adoption in this country.

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

A banner that says End Endo 5K, with participants walking and on horseback, smiling as they walk the 5K

Proud to announce that I’m going to be swimming 5K for the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s End Endo 5K!

Endo is something that I, along with 1 in 10 people with a uterus, live with. To join me in supporting Endo research and advocacy, tap the link below!

give.endofound.org/MaraWilson5k...

Portland has spent billions on housing, with very little to show for it. Let's stop reinventing the wheel and instead learn from the successes and failures of other cities around the world to create something that actually works for Portland.

Tennis was my sport growing up, it was something I was good at. I took a 20 year break (burn out, grad school, kids). I picked up my racket recently, and even though I was nervous, I’m now back to playing regularly and it’s bringing me a lot of joy.

Y’all, these 2 dogs are up for adoption as a pair at Oregon Humane Society.

Starting the Tasks for the National Guard in Portland list.

Priming the pump with a few and gonna crowdsource the rest; feel free to submit here. I will also have a paper and pen version on my fence.

I really wish America the Beautiful was our national anthem.

Let’s go Amanda Anisimova!!

I would move the items and park there anytime I could.

I want to push back against the sentiment that we live in terrible political times and we must exist as if we don't. Let me hold your hand gently when I say this:

You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵