Brenda
@operabrendaslp.bsky.social
Team Leader, Collins View Neighborhood Emergency Team (CVNET)
Loves: horses, hiking, gardening, cooking, music, reading, Portland Trail Blazers
Retired Speech Language Pathologist, voice specialty
Opera Stage Director
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Loves: horses, hiking, gardening, cooking, music, reading, Portland Trail Blazers
Retired Speech Language Pathologist, voice specialty
Opera Stage Director
she/her
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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I think what both the second Trump administration and the Epstein files have taught us is that there’s very little need of covertness or secrecy if everyone with power pretends you aren’t doing what you’re doing when you openly tell them what you’re doing
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I think what both the second Trump administration and the Epstein files have taught us is that there’s very little need of covertness or secrecy if everyone with power pretends you aren’t doing what you’re doing when you openly tell them what you’re doing
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Undocumented immigrants didn’t hang out with an elite New York pedophile ring and then use it to ruin America.
January 31, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Undocumented immigrants didn’t hang out with an elite New York pedophile ring and then use it to ruin America.
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Turns out that not only was Carlin’s “there’s a big old club and you ain’t in it” correct but also it’s a child rape club.
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Turns out that not only was Carlin’s “there’s a big old club and you ain’t in it” correct but also it’s a child rape club.
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They're taking children from their parents. They're taking parents from their children. Don't let anybody normalize this. They're murdering innocent people. They're beating people up to almost death. They're locking up whoever they want to lock up.
January 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
They're taking children from their parents. They're taking parents from their children. Don't let anybody normalize this. They're murdering innocent people. They're beating people up to almost death. They're locking up whoever they want to lock up.
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This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
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Why do Democrats wanna fund the DHS?
Because DHS is not just ICE and CPB. DHS includes the Coast Guard. It includes FEMA and it includes TSA among others.
That’s why this is so fucked
Because DHS is not just ICE and CPB. DHS includes the Coast Guard. It includes FEMA and it includes TSA among others.
That’s why this is so fucked
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Why do Democrats wanna fund the DHS?
Because DHS is not just ICE and CPB. DHS includes the Coast Guard. It includes FEMA and it includes TSA among others.
That’s why this is so fucked
Because DHS is not just ICE and CPB. DHS includes the Coast Guard. It includes FEMA and it includes TSA among others.
That’s why this is so fucked
Love finds like these, but hate, hate, hate when someone undertakes to “correct” the grammar or spelling, most especially in a library book!
this is why i love getting used books. someone read this book and left one annotation “sexist bullshit” and AGREED!! look at me and my unknown friend sharing experiences
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Love finds like these, but hate, hate, hate when someone undertakes to “correct” the grammar or spelling, most especially in a library book!
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FFS - Don’t most of these white male politicians share a home bathroom with their wives & kids? Haven’t they ever used a port-a-potty at a concert or fair or similar event, which means they’re in line behind people of all genders & ethnic groups? Which same-sex toilet are they using on a plane????🙄
January 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
FFS - Don’t most of these white male politicians share a home bathroom with their wives & kids? Haven’t they ever used a port-a-potty at a concert or fair or similar event, which means they’re in line behind people of all genders & ethnic groups? Which same-sex toilet are they using on a plane????🙄
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I’ve thought about this more and I have an idea. Women should start using the men’s room to pee right now. No law against it. There are stalls. Men have no way of knowing who is trans and who isn’t. If men want ”men’s spaces”, they’ll have to find them outside work. 🤷♀️
Malicious compliance works.
Malicious compliance works.
January 29, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I’ve thought about this more and I have an idea. Women should start using the men’s room to pee right now. No law against it. There are stalls. Men have no way of knowing who is trans and who isn’t. If men want ”men’s spaces”, they’ll have to find them outside work. 🤷♀️
Malicious compliance works.
Malicious compliance works.
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The Kansas bathroom bill applies to state government buildings. State Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat who is trans, was selected to fill a vacant seat earlier this month and it's believed this bill was specifically targeted at her. Disgusting and hateful.
Details here:
Details here:
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The Kansas bathroom bill applies to state government buildings. State Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat who is trans, was selected to fill a vacant seat earlier this month and it's believed this bill was specifically targeted at her. Disgusting and hateful.
Details here:
Details here:
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Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
January 29, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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The 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators were treated far too lightly. Media and the public moved on too fast without grasping the seriousness of assassination. These are life and death issues, not just differences of opinion the USA is working out. The reactionary right is ready to kill.
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators were treated far too lightly. Media and the public moved on too fast without grasping the seriousness of assassination. These are life and death issues, not just differences of opinion the USA is working out. The reactionary right is ready to kill.
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I'm confused by Republican gun policy.
If you lawfully have a gun near a protest the government can kill you.
But, if you kill protesters with a gun they'll make you a celebrity.
If you lawfully have a gun near a protest the government can kill you.
But, if you kill protesters with a gun they'll make you a celebrity.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I'm confused by Republican gun policy.
If you lawfully have a gun near a protest the government can kill you.
But, if you kill protesters with a gun they'll make you a celebrity.
If you lawfully have a gun near a protest the government can kill you.
But, if you kill protesters with a gun they'll make you a celebrity.
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The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
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TWO SHOOTERS. Not just a lone dumbass in a panic, poorly trained, altho a gun expert claims they were running with fingers on triggers, so they are indeed lacking any real law enforcement skills. Taught to gun people down like it’s their Call Of Duty, the video game they gushed on afterwards,
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
TWO SHOOTERS. Not just a lone dumbass in a panic, poorly trained, altho a gun expert claims they were running with fingers on triggers, so they are indeed lacking any real law enforcement skills. Taught to gun people down like it’s their Call Of Duty, the video game they gushed on afterwards,
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
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Abolish. ice. 💔
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish. ice. 💔