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Hester Johanna
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Grandmother, mom, cook, baker, musician, artist, puppeteer, maker, progressive, film buff
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YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement
@WinterPolitics1 The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE. And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General
October 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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indivisible-oregon.bsky.social
Gen. Gronewold says OR Guard would train for “protective crowd control,” protect protesters, and follow lawful orders
—though once federalized they report to USNORTHCOM.
“Full force” isn’t Army doctrine.
“We’re the home team—treat troops with dignity and respect.”
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online
Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.
www.oregonlive.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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indivisible-inco.bsky.social
#onemillionrising #indivisible #indivisiblenorthcoastoregon
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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indivisible-oregon.bsky.social
We Say No Kings!
Oct 18, 2025
#NoKingsOregon
❌👑2️⃣
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
September 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Art calms us, connects us, and gives us purpose. It heals our bodies, minds, and communities. More than that, it’s an act of rebellion, a tool for hope, and a legacy that outlasts us all.

youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0?...
The case for making art when the world is on fire | Amie McNee | TEDxManchester
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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indivisible.org
Trump thinks his rule is absolute.

But in America, we don’t have kings and we won’t back down to chaos, cruelty, and corruption.

We’re taking to the streets again on October 18 to say NO KINGS. Make a plan to do your part to turn this into the largest show of defiance against Trump’s regime yet. 👇
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
hestervh.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reel/DOLxXp_...

#vaccines
September 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
hestervh.bsky.social
« and the Nobel prize goes to… the leader who decided their country needs a department of WAR rather than defense » … or a department of peace.
#war #defense #executiveorder #cheetoh #hegseth #peace #nobelprize
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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This what Cowards look like, sound like, act like. #CliffBentz is a #coward!

@indivisibleoregon.bsky.social
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#NoKings #Oct18
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Why I Am Not Holding In-Person Town Hall Meetings Since being elected, to recognize and appreciate my constituents’ views, I have read, listened, discussed, and repeatedly reached out. Town Hall meetings can be a valuable part of this process, but equally important are meetings with smaller groups, including county commissioners, mayors, service organizations, chambers of commerce, central committees, irrigation districts, schools, hospitals, and many others. I have no idea how many public meetings I have attended, but the total is well into the hundreds. Let me emphasize: the purpose of reaching out is to learn what it is that my constituents believe would make their lives better. In February of this year, I kicked off a two-day, four town hall trip, including Baker City, La Grande, Pendleton, and the Boardman. In previous years, we were drawing between 40 and 100 people to these Town Hall meetings. This year, we had about 250 in Baker City, 450-500 in La Grande, 300 in Pendleton, and 180 in the Boardman. Unlike previous years, many of those attending followed us from town hall meeting to town hall meeting, so that they could pack the house. When given the opportunity to ask a question, many of those following along engaged in intentionally disruptive, repetitive, practiced, rude, and demeaning behavior. Catcalls, profane language, derisive and accusatory comments, canned questions, and reading from scripts of screed written and distributed by the anti-Trump gang, “Indivisible”, constituted the majority of the new attendee’s “questions”. The intent of Indivisible, a left-wing group initially formed in opposition to President Trump, is to disrupt, intimidate, and threaten. Everyone has the right, under the First Amendment, to express themselves at public town halls in ways that are as crude, rude, nasty, and obnoxious as they might want. But Indivisible cannot be forgiven for delivering a message that is false and intended to scare the most vulnerable people in my …
September 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Portland OR #indivisible #goodtrouble #everycorner #join #protest #resist
August 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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#ArtOfResistance
August 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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#bread #sourdough
Bread flour(150gr), spelt,einkorn,ground oats(250gr) w/80 gr starter, 325 gr water.
August 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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July 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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indivisible-oregon.bsky.social
People provide these services to the ruler though a variety of organizations and institutions.
If people would stop providing these skills,
the ruler could not rule.

– Gene Sharp, The Politics of Nonviolent Action
July 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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indivisible-oregon.bsky.social
Thread 🦋🧵 of notes and quotes:
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indivisible-oregon.bsky.social Indivisible Oregon ❌👑‬ @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · Jul 17
WE ARE IN A RACE AGAINST TIME: OUR PEOPLE POWER
VS THE REGIME.
Our task is to build and activate a powerful opposition of cross-society mass defiance, capable of interrupting the regime through nonviolent tactics that engage a broad range of participants.
Graphic with text on dark background: WE ARE IN A RACE AGAINST TIME: OUR PEOPLE POWER VS THE REGIME. Our task is to build and activate a powerful opposition of cross-society mass defiance, capable of interrupting the regime through nonviolent tactics that engage a broad range of participants.
July 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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If you are not paying attention to this, you are doing exactly what Trump and the GOP want. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
All the States Where DOJ is Demanding Voting Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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July 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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👋 There’s an Indivisible group near you that’s organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.

Find your local group: indivisible.org/groups

Or let us help connect you with your nearest organizers: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...
July 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Trump’s immigration machine is abducting Oregonians without cause—including four U.S. citizen children in my district—and detaining them in a windowless cell with NO access to counsel.

This is not law enforcement. It’s authoritarianism.
Portland family detained at border facility for 2 weeks in apparent violation of immigration policy
Kenia Jackeline Merlos, her 9-year-old triplets and 7-year-old son have been detained since late June.
www.opb.org
July 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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indivisible.org
We want to train one million Americans in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we slow down, stop, and ultimately defeat Trump’s authoritarian takeover. 👇
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
July 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
hestervh.bsky.social
On Independence Day with @portlandd2indivisible
July 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM