Norm Borden
normbord.bsky.social
Norm Borden
@normbord.bsky.social
Superannuated database and web developer. Former goat wrangler. My only hero is Clinton Tyree. Charter member, ANTIFA. Fan of the Oxford comma.
Israel says it will ban MSF from operating in Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Israel says it will ban MSF from operating in Gaza
Medical charity has been barred for not providing Israeli authorities with personal details of its staff in enclave.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Israel is in possession of 776 bodies of identified Palestinians, other nationals www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israel is in possession of 776 bodies of identified Palestinians, other nationals
Holding on to Bodies of Palestinians Was Initially Used by Israel as a Tool in Negotiations for the Return of Fallen Israeli Soldiers. Now It Has Become a Method of Revenge and Inflicting Further Suff...
www.haaretz.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Our Mayor

From: Mayor Keith Wilson <MayorKeithWilson@info.portland.gov>
Date: Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Subject: Portland stands against federal injustice
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Milan protests decry ‘creeping fascism’ of ICE role at Winter Olympics www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...
Milan protests decry ‘creeping fascism’ of ICE role at Winter Olympics
Demonstrators in Milan protest United State's ICE unit role at Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Inflated casualty figures help rally support for invasion of Iran and allow pro-Israeli influencers to downplay Gazan dead from Israeli strikes.

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Appropriating the death count: Manufacturing consent for an attack on Iran
Protest death toll speculations are used to rally support for an attack on Iran and downplay the genocide in Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Reposted by Norm Borden
This is who Trump is.
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 AM
What Trump can’t stop: Renewable energy is growing and setting world records english.elpais.com/climate/2026...
What Trump can’t stop: Renewable energy is growing and setting world records
Wind and solar power are expanding across the world’s major economies, as fossil-fuel consumption stagnates. Meanwhile, the US president derides wind turbines as ‘those damn things’
english.elpais.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Trump wants to build 250ft Washington DC arch that dwarfs Lincoln Memorial – report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump wants to build 250ft Washington DC arch that dwarfs Lincoln Memorial – report
US president reportedly eyes plot near Memorial Bridge for a large-scale structure named the Independence Arch
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Reposted by Norm Borden
NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.”

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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The judge wrote of ICE actions: “Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.”
In scathing ruling, federal judge orders release of Liam Ramos from detention
Judge Fred Biery said federal agents were “traumatizing children.”
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana leaves six people injured www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana leaves six people injured
One person taken into custody after a mass shooting in Clinton leaves six injured, including a child
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern www.opb.org/article/2026...
DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It's part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.opb.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
'Some theaters showing “Melania” were so empty that wags suggested that undocumented immigrants should hide out there.'

Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed!
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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The Board of Peace is working as planned:

Israel Launches Attack in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...
Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/w...
Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further From the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants. This amounts to the capability to come into your home and take anyone they think offends the Dear Leader.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Reposted by Norm Borden
Donald Trump is reposting crazy conspiracies about foreign interference with the 2020 election. Tulsi Gabbard's presence at the site of the Fulton County raid should worry all of us who care about free and fair elections.
January 31, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Apparently Trump is speaking at a banquet tomorrow that commemorates Robert E. Lee's birthday.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfalfa...
Alfalfa Club - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 AM
How does this fit in with his Board of Peace agenda?
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 AM