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Street Roots' January 21, 2026 issue. Large white text says, "American carnage. One year into Trump 2.0, Street Roots takes a look at the damage." In the background is a collage of photos and illustrations filling the page. A framed photo of Trump, a king's crown, a U.S. map, the white house, protest signs and more make up the collage.

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: The damage done one year into Trump 2.0, Oregon Legislature's short session begins in February, a new book on Silicon Valley’s homeless encampments and more.

Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

I’m angry & I’m grieving.

Not just for myself but for the communities who watched how easily people like us can be discredited, demeaned, & disbelieved in plain sight. What happened didn’t just hurt councilors of color. It hurt Portlanders who saw exactly who this system protects & who it doesn't.

“Yes, it is Bread we fight for—but we fight for Roses, too.”

Owner of Portland ICE building accuses city of ‘retaliatory’ land use ruling The owner of the South Portland building that houses the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office says city leaders are unconstitutionally penalizing him for his choice in tenants.

Update for those following Portland's ICE land use appeal: The city has given the property owner two more weeks to submit info before meeting/deciding on the appeal.

That means a mtg won't happen until after Nov. 14.

Background here:

US sues four Oregon counties, alleging non-compliance with federal immigration enforcement The U.S. has filed a lawsuit against four Oregon counties—Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Marion—alleging non-compliance with federal immigration efforts.

The US is suing four Oregon counties (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas &
Marion) alleging non-compliance with immigration enforcement. The lawsuit claims these counties have ignored requests to turn over all non-citizens to ICE after completing their sentences.
katu.com/news/local/u...

Portland troop deployment expected to cost at least $3.8 million Oregon lawmakers held a hearing on President Trump’s order for the first time Tuesday

The deployment of the Oregon National Guard to allegedly "war-ravaged" Portland would cost taxpayers an expected $3.8 million, at least:

Rossio v. City of Portland, 3:25-cv-01197 - CourtListener.com Docket for Rossio v. City of Portland, 3:25-cv-01197 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

The claims analyst responded with the case number - 3:25-cv-1197-IM - and the complaint is now available in CourtListener.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/70751...

Reminder: TONIGHT is my July Town Hall!

Join us from 6-8 PM in Cully at Love City Church (6025 NE Prescott St.) to hear a short update on recent Council action, ask questions and share your views on upcoming Council priorities, and connect with your neighbors!

#townhall #orpol

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been…

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.

Now, their stories will begin to be told.

Starting here 👇

The Mental Health Alliance issued a demand to the City of Portland today, in the absence of a police accountability system, for an unlimited and independent investigation of the death of Damon Lamarr Johnson.

www.mentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...

The popo pepper sprayed a sin bather in a a Georges Seurat painting

LAPD out there like

Cover for A Marvellous Light. Shows two gentlemen in orange silhouette against a pink paisley background.

Nice! You might like The Last Binding series by Freya Marske. Sweetness of Klune + drama of Kingfisher.

SEIU California | SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE Raid in Los Angeles We are proud of President Huerta’s righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement…

Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing.

ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.

seiuca.org/press-releas...

In the spirit of Dan Handelman, please doggedly submit public comment on amendments to PPB directives!

Whatcha doing Wed night?
6:35 PM
• PPB Community Engagement & Recent Attendance of Elected Official Town Halls
o Invited Guests: Chief Bob Day, Assistant Chief Lovell, Deputy Chief Chris Gjovik
▪ PCCEP Questions
▪ Community Questions

www.portland.gov/pccep/events...

FCC Investigates SF Radio Station for ICE Reporting, Sparking Press Freedom Fears | KQED Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José.

“It’s an intimidating exercise. The process is the punishment,” Loy said. “Even if charges are never filed, people have to look over their shoulder to wonder, is the government going to come after me because I report something that the government doesn’t like me to say?” www.kqed.org/news/1202597...

Last words of Steven Nelson, executed tonight in Texas

Large white van at ICE building

Portland police bureau vehicle outside of ICE monitoring the building and people around it.

Earlier this afternoon, a massive bus was seen parked at the ICE building in Portland. At the same time, a PPB vehicle was parked directly across the street facing the ICE building.

Chase Strangio--a white man with black hair and a black mustache un a blue dress coat--stands in front of the US Supreme Court, a large white building with marble columns

See you tomorrow

Street Roots Staff Announce Intent to Unionize Staff members at Street Roots, the Portland nonprofit that publishes a weekly newspaper focused on homelessness and social justice issues, announced their plan to unionize with Communications Workers ...

Street Roots staff recently announced their intent to unionize with CWA, with eligible workers voting unanimously in favor of the decision. Staff say they hope to receive voluntary recognition from the social justice nonprofit's board. ⁠

www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/12...

this rules

🇳🇿 #nzpol

Gonzalez cries his Trump "rigged!" tears.

Auditor's office: "Across the nation, elections officials find themselves under attack and painted as politically motivated when they are simply performing their jobs as local bodies or the public have asked them to..."

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

I hope you will use #BannedBooksWeek to stand beside your local library workers in the fight for the right to read. This is a great time to read up and get your hands dirty.

It isn't a time to "celebrate." That's just weird, especially given the escalating attacks on libraries.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler blasts judge for delaying new police oversight board: Short-sighted and politically driven U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon's ruling prevents the mayor and current city council members from appointing people to a nominating committee that will select members of a new civilian police ove...

Looks like my birthday gift came early, but just in time for my vacation. We made the mayor mad again. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/0...

Looks like I shouldn't have made it in Novelette either (maybe)?

Instead "Upstart" (which I was shocked not to see, it's GREAT): clarkesworldmagazine.com/lu_12_22/

& "Hummingbird, Resting on Honeysuckles": clarkesworldmagazine.com/yang_11_22/

You can angry-read both at @clarkesworldmagazine.com

Still frame from The Passion of Joan of Arc

Everyone's talking about the mouse, but dozens of other classic films moved into the public domain this year, including:
🎬 The Cameraman (Buster Keaton)
🎞️ Easy Virtue (Alfred Hitchcock)
⚔️The Passion of Joan Of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer) ⬇️
Explore our curated list: blog.archive.org/2024/01/04/t...

Check out the Hugo Awards nominees and winners for the last 10ish years. Some already mentioned here. The Locked Tomb trilogy, Light from Uncommon Stars, She Who Became the Sun, Ancillary Justice. Add Persephone Station for mercenaries and T.J. Klune for magical queer stories with happy endings.