Candace Avalos
@candaceavalos.bsky.social
Blacktina 🇬🇹 organizer at heart, Councilor by choice. 🩷 Fighting for justice, joy, and a future we deserve. ✊🏾 East Portland District 1. Personal page for big thoughts and bigger dreams. 🫶🏾
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Candace Avalos
@candaceavalos.bsky.social
· Apr 25
👋🏾 I’m Candace Avalos (she/ella) — Blacktina, organizer at heart, Councilor for East Portland’s District 1.
This is my personal space for real talk, reflections, & justice that doesn’t always fit in city memos.
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This is my personal space for real talk, reflections, & justice that doesn’t always fit in city memos.
Official updates 👉🏾 @counciloravalos.bsky.social
Thanks for being in community with me!
Impeach him, convict him, remove him. That's the only solution, truly.
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Impeach him, convict him, remove him. That's the only solution, truly.
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So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
jfc 😂 you have to laugh so you don't cry 😭 because wtaf is this statement 😵💫
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
jfc 😂 you have to laugh so you don't cry 😭 because wtaf is this statement 😵💫
Currently disassociating on my animal crossing island 😵💫🫨
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Currently disassociating on my animal crossing island 😵💫🫨
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
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It leaves the U.S. in charge of managing the future of Venezuela, with potential consequences for American lives and treasure.
It is way past time for Congress to reassert its proper constitutional powers.
It is way past time for Congress to reassert its proper constitutional powers.
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
It leaves the U.S. in charge of managing the future of Venezuela, with potential consequences for American lives and treasure.
It is way past time for Congress to reassert its proper constitutional powers.
It is way past time for Congress to reassert its proper constitutional powers.
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Far from being a simple surgical strike, this action to remove Maduro will reverberate in unexpected and significant ways.
It undermines our defense of sovereignty, reducing our authority regarding actions China might take against Taiwan or Putin against Ukraine.
It undermines our defense of sovereignty, reducing our authority regarding actions China might take against Taiwan or Putin against Ukraine.
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Far from being a simple surgical strike, this action to remove Maduro will reverberate in unexpected and significant ways.
It undermines our defense of sovereignty, reducing our authority regarding actions China might take against Taiwan or Putin against Ukraine.
It undermines our defense of sovereignty, reducing our authority regarding actions China might take against Taiwan or Putin against Ukraine.
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Once again, U.S. foreign policy is all about oil, regime change, and might makes right.
This military operation violated our own Constitution which requires Congressional approval for acts of war.
This military operation violated our own Constitution which requires Congressional approval for acts of war.
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Once again, U.S. foreign policy is all about oil, regime change, and might makes right.
This military operation violated our own Constitution which requires Congressional approval for acts of war.
This military operation violated our own Constitution which requires Congressional approval for acts of war.
I hate that we just have to sit here and complain about war crimes on the internet because our feckless congress won't act or use their powers. Cursed American life.
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I hate that we just have to sit here and complain about war crimes on the internet because our feckless congress won't act or use their powers. Cursed American life.
This country is governed by people who manufacture crises, lie to justify violence, and then tell us it’s for our own good. They wreck lives abroad while people here can’t afford to live. This isn’t strength or strategy and it doesn't make us safer. The opposite. It’s incompetence, cruelty, and rot.
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This country is governed by people who manufacture crises, lie to justify violence, and then tell us it’s for our own good. They wreck lives abroad while people here can’t afford to live. This isn’t strength or strategy and it doesn't make us safer. The opposite. It’s incompetence, cruelty, and rot.
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This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book*
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
United States involvement in regime change - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book*
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
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Dear news media,
Why not spend a few minutes today explaining how the process of going to war is supposed to work in a constitutional democracy? Because it ain't this.
Why not spend a few minutes today explaining how the process of going to war is supposed to work in a constitutional democracy? Because it ain't this.
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Dear news media,
Why not spend a few minutes today explaining how the process of going to war is supposed to work in a constitutional democracy? Because it ain't this.
Why not spend a few minutes today explaining how the process of going to war is supposed to work in a constitutional democracy? Because it ain't this.
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Waking up to the news that the US has bombed Venezuela, kidnapped its president, and will now seek to decide its fate (i.e. “liberate” its natural resources). We don’t have money for basic infrastructure in our local communities, but we can always start new wars? Absolutely sickening.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Waking up to the news that the US has bombed Venezuela, kidnapped its president, and will now seek to decide its fate (i.e. “liberate” its natural resources). We don’t have money for basic infrastructure in our local communities, but we can always start new wars? Absolutely sickening.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
Yo I really can't believe it's 2026 😳 not me being an elected for a whole year!? 🤯 look at this innocent lil blacktina moving into her office in City Hall one year ago today 🥹 giiiirl I had no idea what I was about to get into 🤣 whatta year...
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Yo I really can't believe it's 2026 😳 not me being an elected for a whole year!? 🤯 look at this innocent lil blacktina moving into her office in City Hall one year ago today 🥹 giiiirl I had no idea what I was about to get into 🤣 whatta year...
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The latest print issue of @streetroots.bsky.social is a devastating read, even if you won’t read every word. 16 pages of items city contractors took during sweeps in the first half of 2025. Data, presented without comment, tells the real, human-centered story of unsheltered Portland homelessness.
December 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The latest print issue of @streetroots.bsky.social is a devastating read, even if you won’t read every word. 16 pages of items city contractors took during sweeps in the first half of 2025. Data, presented without comment, tells the real, human-centered story of unsheltered Portland homelessness.
Can city councilors have sparkles in their hair?
...only one way to find out ✨💁🏾♀️
...only one way to find out ✨💁🏾♀️
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Can city councilors have sparkles in their hair?
...only one way to find out ✨💁🏾♀️
...only one way to find out ✨💁🏾♀️
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I said at the very beginning that Portland would remind Trump why he lost the first time he tried to mess with our city.
Trump lost in 2020, he lost in 2025, and he’s going to keep losing in 2026 because Portlanders will always stand up for what’s right.
We’re going to win.
Trump lost in 2020, he lost in 2025, and he’s going to keep losing in 2026 because Portlanders will always stand up for what’s right.
We’re going to win.
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I said at the very beginning that Portland would remind Trump why he lost the first time he tried to mess with our city.
Trump lost in 2020, he lost in 2025, and he’s going to keep losing in 2026 because Portlanders will always stand up for what’s right.
We’re going to win.
Trump lost in 2020, he lost in 2025, and he’s going to keep losing in 2026 because Portlanders will always stand up for what’s right.
We’re going to win.
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By my count, 21 of the 50 highest paid City of Portland employees are from the Police Bureau, which include police officers who were paid $104k, $157k, $160k, and 178k... JUST in overtime. And those aren't even the highest examples. projects.oregonlive.com/data-points/...
Portland
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December 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
By my count, 21 of the 50 highest paid City of Portland employees are from the Police Bureau, which include police officers who were paid $104k, $157k, $160k, and 178k... JUST in overtime. And those aren't even the highest examples. projects.oregonlive.com/data-points/...
Imagine hating me and I'm just a ✨girl✨ painting my closet hot pink 🩷
December 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Imagine hating me and I'm just a ✨girl✨ painting my closet hot pink 🩷
It's 2025 please tell me your understanding of power isn't simply "having it" vs "not having it" 😐
Begging, pleading for y'all to move past two dimensional thinking
Because this lack of understanding the power spectrum is exactly how the MOST powerful hoard it from the rest of us.
Begging, pleading for y'all to move past two dimensional thinking
Because this lack of understanding the power spectrum is exactly how the MOST powerful hoard it from the rest of us.
You’re an elected official with a span of responsibility given to you by the voters. Please help me understand how you’re NOT one of the “people with power.” This sort of learned helplessness isn’t moving Portland forward either.
December 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's 2025 please tell me your understanding of power isn't simply "having it" vs "not having it" 😐
Begging, pleading for y'all to move past two dimensional thinking
Because this lack of understanding the power spectrum is exactly how the MOST powerful hoard it from the rest of us.
Begging, pleading for y'all to move past two dimensional thinking
Because this lack of understanding the power spectrum is exactly how the MOST powerful hoard it from the rest of us.