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Linda Silvestri
@leeendala.bsky.social
Illustrator, clay nerd, rhymer, lover of puns, critters, coffee and rain, living in the PNW. She/Her
A great day, spent with good people!

Happy Veteran's Day!
Thank you to all who served.

#VeteransDay
Happy Veteran's Day!

SRI marched in the Linn Co. Veteran's Day parade, alongside Benton Co. Indivisible, today in Albany, Oregon.

A good day for the whole community to come together.
Blue, red or purple, we all support our veterans!

#VeteransDay #SupportOurVeterans #VetsDefendTheConstitution
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My Dad, Jonnie.
United States Marine Corps
WII • Pacific Theater

Happy Veteran's Day!
Thank you to all who served.

#VeteransDay
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Been speechless since last night.

I mean, if they were going to cave why didn't they just do it sooner and save a lot of people pain?

I'm afraid I'll just post expletives so I'll give Bernie the floor.

#WTF #healthcare #ACA #FederalWorkers #GovernmentShutdown #Resist #SNAP #ResistAuthoritarianism
Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Some musings on Halloween on the importance of being scared.
The importance of being scared – Nobel-winning Polish poet Wisława Szymborska on fairy tales and the necessity of fear (which also explains what Halloween does for us) www.themarginalian.org/2016/04/22/w...
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Happy Halloween!!!

“Bait” was an Inktober prompt a few years back.)

I call it “Bait is in the eye if the beholder.”
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
An acquaintance of mine, of modest means, mentioned she’s adding a few non-perishable food items to her cart every time she goes grocery shopping, in order to drop off at Food Share.

More info on how to help in Salem-link in comments.

#SNAP #FoodShare #FoodAssistance #FeedAmerica #shutdown
Oregonians scramble to find food aid as shutdown puts SNAP benefits on hold in November
Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians are a week away from losing food assistance benefits through the SNAP due to the ongoing government shutdown.
katu.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Again? A week late, but sharing what I was up to last Saturday!
No Kings!

The People Rule!

#NoKings #NoKingsll #October18 #ThePeopleRule #WeAreFrog
October 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A week late posting this but this is what I did last Saturday! (Video by hubby @visualkaos.bsky.social)

#NoKings #NoKingsll #October18 #ThePeopleRule #WeAreFrog
A day of solidarity. A day of resistance. A day of frogs. A day of joy…
… and we were legion!

#NoKingsll #NoKings #October18 #ThePeopleRule #wearefrog #WeThePeople
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Happy Indigenous People’s Day
Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network
NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.
www.npr.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
What’s it going to take to convince some people? More dancing dinosaurs and raccoons!
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
NKll posters popping up all over town!

Join us on October 18!

#NoKingsll #October18 #ThePeopleRule #Resist
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My head is so full of important, fantastic information, the joy of solidarity and camaraderie from Resistance Bootcamp this weekend.

#Resist #ResistanceArt
This weekend SRI members attended Resistance Bootcamp, 2 days of activist training, put on by E. Portland Indivisible, along with 10 other area chapters & @coin-indivisible.bsky.social.

One breakout was “Caftivism.” So good for the soul!

#ResistanceArt #ResistanceBootcamp #nonviolentresistance
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Oregon Public Broadcasting video. It's important for the public to know that the protests are taking place in a very small area, at the ICE facility, not throughout Portland and that the protestors are peaceful and are being tear gassed and pepper balled for no apparent reason.

#Resist #AbolishICE
Federal officers escalate tactics against ICE protesters in Portland
YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
September 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reposted by Linda Silvestri
“Instead of working with elected leaders across this country, the president is either purposefully ignoring the reality on the ground in Portland to score political points, or at best is recklessly relying upon social media gossip.” – AG Dan Rayfield

#WarRavagedPortland #PortlandOregon
Trump administration authorizes 200 National Guard members for Portland deployment
State leaders say they’ve received a letter from federal officials authorizing Oregon National Guard members to “perform federal functions” for 60 days.
www.opb.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Reposted by Linda Silvestri
Today, Portland ICE facility. Peaceful protesters came with flowers and signs.
September 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🎵 It’s the most wonderful time
of the month! 🎶

Art is resistance!

#RiotArt #ResistanceArt #ArtIsResistance
Another Riot Art full of camaraderie, inspiration and fun, arty activities! We did all the things but this month we focused on resistance collage.

Remember, art is resistance!

#ResistanceArt #RiotArt #ArtIsResistance
September 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Ruthie and Linda brave the hellscape that is Portland today.
September 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
A lovely day at “war-ravaged” Portland farmer’s market today.
September 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
October 18, a national
peaceful protest!

Please join me in Salem or a
No Kings 2 protest
near your town.

No Kings!
The People Rule!

#NoKings #NoKings2 #NoKingsSalemOr #ThePeopleRule #October18 #resist #ResistFascism
No Kings ll Salem OR · Salem Region Indivisible
We know you've been watching and reading about Trump's authoritarian power grabs. He's deploying the military to blue cities, he's abducting immigrants and holding them in inhumane facilities, he's at...
www.mobilize.us
September 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Well, I’m still here, as expected, but the day is still young.
#TheRapture #RatureToday?
September 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Working the SRI booth on Saturday's Pride in the Park, Salem.

Best. Day. Ever!

#Pride #PrideInTheParkSalem
Our booths at Pride in the Park, Salem!

Simply, a day of joy!

#prideintheparksalem #Pride #prideintheparksalem2025
September 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I will miss OMITB, Alien Earth and other great shows but sending this message is important!
Some have had difficulty canceling. I found this way easy.
Go to your account page on a computer or mobile browser at hulu.com/account, sign in, and select Cancel under the "Your Subscription" section.
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Let me see if I have this straight. Those who’ve been pontificating about free speech this past week are now all about squashing it?
#FreeSpeechForAll #BoycottABC #ResistFascism
September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
This evening, John Koblin, Michael M.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM