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Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn't already have.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
January 6, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This amazing doc is why I spent my holiday in rural northern Idaho, no joke. #breachthesnakeriverdams
www.pbs.org/video/covena...
KBTC Documentaries | Covenant of The Salmon People
A tribe's work to protect Chinook salmon.
www.pbs.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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An ex-FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.
Trump Administration Makes Deep Cuts at FEMA as Climate Crisis Accelerates
An ex-FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.
truthout.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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On his first day in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked all of the executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after his indictment in 2024 — including measures that sought to crack down on pro-Palestine protests and advocacy.
Mamdani Revokes Executive Order Banning Divestment From Israel on First Day
Mamdani also signed a number of executive orders aimed at increasing the housing stock and protecting renters.
truthout.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I love this place, hands down. We care about our neighbors and are willing to put our money into it.
www.portland.gov/hello/news/2...
12 Great Things that Happened in Portland in 2025 (While You Were Busy Doomscrolling.)
Welcome to the Boom Loop! Portland came roaring back in 2025.
www.portland.gov
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Data centers have popped up across the PNW, enticed by abundant water and energy, and tax breaks from cash strapped local communities.

Please join us for "What's the Deal With Data Centers?".

Details here:
www.columbiariverkeeper.org/event/rumble...

#Portland #Oregon #PDX
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Here is the full investigation of CECOT that CBS axed at the last minute due to pressure from the Trump regime:
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Heads up on the #Portland area: ICE is hitting apartments in Canby. One report of an agent pointing a gun at a bystander. Gray Ford Expedition, Oregon plates '439 HUJ' and
Gray Dodge Durango' Oregon plates '059 HPE' If you see them, call PIRC at 1-888-622-1510

iceout.org/reportInfo/5...
People Over Papers
iceout.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hell yeah.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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The NLG has been raising the alarm about the Federal repression happening in North Texas. This is Trump's first case against his imagined "antifa terrorists".

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism
DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say case is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is really a conundrum between abolition and harm reduction, huh?
Over the course of an hour, more than a dozen people stood up to ask the same question: What can the state do to hold federal immigration agents accountable for violating due process laws, using excessive force and to require agents to wear identification? oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/18/c...
Concerns over immigration enforcement dominate final Oregon attorney general’s townhall • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Many at the Portland town hall on Wednesday night demanded the state issue guidance to local police for protecting people from ICE.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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As Louisiana and Mississippi braced for this month’s ICE operation, one mother refused to go to a hospital for fear of being detained. “These are hard-working people. All they do is work to provide for their family. But they were almost at risk of losing their child rather than call 911.”
Immigrants Are Skipping Vital Health Care Appointments Amid Federal Raids
“It’s not because they don’t value their health; it’s because they don’t feel safe,” said a migrant rights advocate.
truthout.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
They don't have the capacity to do it legally, so....
The Trump administration has reportedly set a goal of yanking citizenship away from over a thousand naturalized Americans in fiscal year 2026, in yet another escalation in the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
Trump Administration Sets Goal to Denaturalize Thousands of US Citizens in 2026
Immigration officials have reportedly issued guidance setting a quota of 100 to 200 denaturalization cases a month.
truthout.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember the video with a gold-plated Trump tower on the Strip? They really meant it.
U.S.-based contractors are already vying for lucrative contracts to rebuild Gaza under the Trump-backed ceasefire deal. A new investigation found that the company behind “Alligator Alcatraz” has been involved in rebuilding plans spearheaded by Trump’s so-called Board of Peace.
Company Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Vies for Contract to Rebuild Gaza
“People are lining up and treating this the way they treated reconstruction in Iraq,” says journalist Aram Roston.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Happy new year to me! (and dozens of others I know in the same boat, including Trump-voting family...)
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Or watch Pam Bondi lie again and say they can't release them because of new “active investigations.”
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Don't tell my Zionist neighbor...
New polling finds that a comfortable majority of Republicans say they would rather the U.S. fund health care programs at home than continue to send billions to Israel.
3 in 4 Republicans Under 45 Say They Prefer US Fund Health Care Over Israel
Support for unconditional funding for Israel is waning as Americans languish at home.
truthout.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Do it the right way, they said- follow the rules. You need to be like the ones that followed the rules!
Nearly 1 million people used CBP One to enter the U.S. at legal ports of entry. Now DHS is sending notices ending their parole and telling them to leave “immediately,” which can also cancel work permits.

www.msn.com/en-sg/news/o...
MSN
Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using a Biden-era online appointment app have been told to leave the country 'immediately.'
www.msn.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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honestly what else are we supposed to say about these people who keep passing laws that involve touching children's bodies and looking at children's bodies in ways that they absolutely should not be touched or looked at, by total fucking strangers

on the pretext that they are trans or immigrant
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I freakin love this town
Check out this Portland-based protest in response to Apple removing ICEBlock, where users could anonymously flag sightings of ICE agents 🎅🏽🎄

“They sang from booklets — or in at least one instance, an iPad — of holiday protest lyrics rewritten to lambast Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook”.
Portlanders demand return of ICE-tracking app outside downtown Apple store
Downtown Portland demonstrators urged Apple to restore an app that helps everyday onlookers report federal immigration enforcement activity.
www.oregonlive.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM