Eric
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ICYMI: Preschool for All might end up creating universal preschool ahead of schedule despite ongoing attacks from local business interests and politicians who argue every which way that the big struggle families face in President Trump's America is wealthy people paying too many income taxes✨
9 stories to kick off your day: The Preschool for All initiative in Multnomah County may achieve universal preschool sooner than planned. In St. John's, ICE agents made an arrest of a father in the presence of his children. Oregon is surpassing its 1950s records for confirmed whooping cough cases.
Good Morning, News: Big News for Universal Preschool, Whooping Cough on the Rise, Indiana Republicans Embarrass Trump, and What Kind of Blunt Rotation is THIS?
Good morning.
www.portlandmercury.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICYMI: Preschool for All might end up creating universal preschool ahead of schedule despite ongoing attacks from local business interests and politicians who argue every which way that the big struggle families face in President Trump's America is wealthy people paying too many income taxes✨
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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pay close attention to WHO produces this kind of bullshit, WHERE they get their money, and WHICH OUTLETS launder it
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
pay close attention to WHO produces this kind of bullshit, WHERE they get their money, and WHICH OUTLETS launder it
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Here is a FAQ sheet that will clarify what Portland City Council does and doesn't have power to do in relation to revoking the Macadam ICE permit.
TL;DR:
(1) CC cannot unilaterally revoke the ICE permit;
(2) CC cannot lean on PP&D to do it;
(3) the CC is exercising its authority in other ways.
TL;DR:
(1) CC cannot unilaterally revoke the ICE permit;
(2) CC cannot lean on PP&D to do it;
(3) the CC is exercising its authority in other ways.
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Here is a FAQ sheet that will clarify what Portland City Council does and doesn't have power to do in relation to revoking the Macadam ICE permit.
TL;DR:
(1) CC cannot unilaterally revoke the ICE permit;
(2) CC cannot lean on PP&D to do it;
(3) the CC is exercising its authority in other ways.
TL;DR:
(1) CC cannot unilaterally revoke the ICE permit;
(2) CC cannot lean on PP&D to do it;
(3) the CC is exercising its authority in other ways.
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VOZ worker's center is offering another Adopt a Corner day laborer support training on December 2! This is a great way to get out there and support migrants in the face of ICE attacks. Join your DSA comrades and tell your friends! Sign up: www.mobilize.us/ndlon/event/...
Adopt a Day Labor Corner Portland 12/2 · National Day Laborer Organizing Network
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), Portland Voz and IMA are calling on the public to Adopt a Day Labor Corner.
Please join us Tuesday, December 2nd for a workshop and conversation...
www.mobilize.us
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
VOZ worker's center is offering another Adopt a Corner day laborer support training on December 2! This is a great way to get out there and support migrants in the face of ICE attacks. Join your DSA comrades and tell your friends! Sign up: www.mobilize.us/ndlon/event/...
Is Dan Ryan stupid? Previously I just thought he sucked but is he also stupid?
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Is Dan Ryan stupid? Previously I just thought he sucked but is he also stupid?
how innnnteresting
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
how innnnteresting
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On October 15, Portland City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance proposed by Portland DSA member @councilorkanal.bsky.social that puts our 2017 sanctuary status officially in the city code!
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
On October 15, Portland City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance proposed by Portland DSA member @councilorkanal.bsky.social that puts our 2017 sanctuary status officially in the city code!
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Less visible homelessness in downtown Portland doesn’t mean there’s less homelessness in Portland.
In the week since Mayor Wilson began enforcing the public camping ban, we are seeing MORE tents in East Portland. Those folks are just being swept into my district.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Less visible homelessness in downtown Portland doesn’t mean there’s less homelessness in Portland.
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I oppose the resumption of sweeps beginning tomorrow. They are costly, ineffective and cruel. At a time when our Federal government is literally starving our most vulnerable neighbors, we add to that by violently taking from them what little they have? My statement attached.
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I oppose the resumption of sweeps beginning tomorrow. They are costly, ineffective and cruel. At a time when our Federal government is literally starving our most vulnerable neighbors, we add to that by violently taking from them what little they have? My statement attached.
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I think what would help folks feel safe is the following:
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
On TriMet, calls for police service fell by almost half from 2021 to 2024. Still, when the agency surveyed thousands of riders and non-riders across the Portland metro area last year, only about half the respondents said they’d feel safe riding TriMet.
Portland police rejoin TriMet’s transit police for the first time since 2020
But safety on the public transportation system has remained an issue for some riders and staff.
www.opb.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think what would help folks feel safe is the following:
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
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didn’t realize precisely how soft mike johnson is but lol
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
didn’t realize precisely how soft mike johnson is but lol
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October 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS✊
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
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Portlanders will not be cowed by this administration. When undignitaries like Kristi Noem visit for their photo ops and get mocked by people in animal costumes it’s because that’s the level of respect they deserve. Doing the work of mass deportation is the least honorable thing a person can do.
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Portlanders will not be cowed by this administration. When undignitaries like Kristi Noem visit for their photo ops and get mocked by people in animal costumes it’s because that’s the level of respect they deserve. Doing the work of mass deportation is the least honorable thing a person can do.
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Amidst everything going on with Trump's attack on the cities like Portland, I don't want to miss the very important and urgent need to condemn Israel's interception of the Sumud Flotilla and call for the immediate release of Paul Reid and Stephen Wahab, two Portlanders held hostage.
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Amidst everything going on with Trump's attack on the cities like Portland, I don't want to miss the very important and urgent need to condemn Israel's interception of the Sumud Flotilla and call for the immediate release of Paul Reid and Stephen Wahab, two Portlanders held hostage.
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Update as of 4:30pm
Temporary Restraining Order against the feds has been granted. The judge did not find evidence that the military or the guard need to be brought in because the protests in Portland have been relatively calm.
Aggression is coming from federal agents and right wing provocateurs
Temporary Restraining Order against the feds has been granted. The judge did not find evidence that the military or the guard need to be brought in because the protests in Portland have been relatively calm.
Aggression is coming from federal agents and right wing provocateurs
Still no decision from a federal judge on deploying troops to Portland. Meanwhile, protesters at the ICE facility are getting tear gassed by federal agents in broad daylight.
Court is adjourned but no decision was immediately made. Judge says she hopes to issue a decision later today or tomorrow. More soon.
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Update as of 4:30pm
Temporary Restraining Order against the feds has been granted. The judge did not find evidence that the military or the guard need to be brought in because the protests in Portland have been relatively calm.
Aggression is coming from federal agents and right wing provocateurs
Temporary Restraining Order against the feds has been granted. The judge did not find evidence that the military or the guard need to be brought in because the protests in Portland have been relatively calm.
Aggression is coming from federal agents and right wing provocateurs
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we need picture evidence of the sort of deprivation a marginal tax of 3% on incomes over 400k can cause! i bet his house looks war ravaged
October 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
we need picture evidence of the sort of deprivation a marginal tax of 3% on incomes over 400k can cause! i bet his house looks war ravaged
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rene gonzalez embracing Trumpism to satisfy his brand of grievance politics is disgraceful. he’s directly embracing NSPM-7 which essentially labels anything in opposition to Trumpism as terrorism. completely mask off.
October 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
rene gonzalez embracing Trumpism to satisfy his brand of grievance politics is disgraceful. he’s directly embracing NSPM-7 which essentially labels anything in opposition to Trumpism as terrorism. completely mask off.
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Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.
September 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.
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Never forget Portland Biz Alliance/Portland Metro Chamber's role in handing Trump's Dept of Homeland Security the false narrative they craved in 2020.
PBA blamed biz losses on protestors calling for justice - when their own data showed the real cause was COVID.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
PBA blamed biz losses on protestors calling for justice - when their own data showed the real cause was COVID.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
September 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Never forget Portland Biz Alliance/Portland Metro Chamber's role in handing Trump's Dept of Homeland Security the false narrative they craved in 2020.
PBA blamed biz losses on protestors calling for justice - when their own data showed the real cause was COVID.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
PBA blamed biz losses on protestors calling for justice - when their own data showed the real cause was COVID.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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I don’t want to hear anymore “Portland is dying” narrative or vague complaints about “ANTIFA” as the clarion call for action in the city. All of that led to Trump targeting us. Groups like People for Portland, associated right-wing media ecosystem, and political opportunists own this.
September 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I don’t want to hear anymore “Portland is dying” narrative or vague complaints about “ANTIFA” as the clarion call for action in the city. All of that led to Trump targeting us. Groups like People for Portland, associated right-wing media ecosystem, and political opportunists own this.
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A total about-face by Metro Chamber and allies, trying to repeal the portrait of Portland crime they drew up during the post-COVID years, when it seemed politically advantageous.
Now, the crime narratives are “outdated,” because the people who constructed them decided so. Sleight of hand.
Now, the crime narratives are “outdated,” because the people who constructed them decided so. Sleight of hand.
September 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A total about-face by Metro Chamber and allies, trying to repeal the portrait of Portland crime they drew up during the post-COVID years, when it seemed politically advantageous.
Now, the crime narratives are “outdated,” because the people who constructed them decided so. Sleight of hand.
Now, the crime narratives are “outdated,” because the people who constructed them decided so. Sleight of hand.
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Continued escalation from Trump this morning. I need to hear a forceful response to this from Gov. Kotek, assuring Oregonians we will not tolerate this level of illegal intimidation. To service-members: remember you do not have to follow an unlawful order such as implied below.
Trump says he authorizes Hegseth to deploy the military to Portland, which he lyingly calls "war ravaged," and says he is authorizing "full force."
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Continued escalation from Trump this morning. I need to hear a forceful response to this from Gov. Kotek, assuring Oregonians we will not tolerate this level of illegal intimidation. To service-members: remember you do not have to follow an unlawful order such as implied below.
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Trump has escalated his attack on Portland by deploying more Feds to Portland for the purpose of intimidating and silencing our community, so that we comply in advance with his fascist regime. Don’t acquiesce. Join an org, talk to your neighbors and build solidarity networks to keep each other safe.
September 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Trump has escalated his attack on Portland by deploying more Feds to Portland for the purpose of intimidating and silencing our community, so that we comply in advance with his fascist regime. Don’t acquiesce. Join an org, talk to your neighbors and build solidarity networks to keep each other safe.