Rockom Sockom NoBots
@rockom.bsky.social
GenX Boston boy in a PNW context. D&D. Music. Politics. Tech.
I may not be right, but I sure am certain!
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I may not be right, but I sure am certain!
Portland Feed on Graze: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fgnkp5yb6fuvxsqpqpnan46u/feed/tstpdx
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John Prine That's How Every Empire Falls
YouTube video by 666Binky
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Padlock the door and board the windows
Put the people in the street
"It's just my job, " he says "I'm sorry."
And draws a check, goes home to eat
But at night he tells his woman
"I know I hide behind the laws."
She says, "You're only taking orders."
That's how every empire falls
Put the people in the street
"It's just my job, " he says "I'm sorry."
And draws a check, goes home to eat
But at night he tells his woman
"I know I hide behind the laws."
She says, "You're only taking orders."
That's how every empire falls
Will Disney lawyers be sending cease-and-desist letters?
Common loon #RebelBird for Minnesota by Caitlin Cahill
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Will Disney lawyers be sending cease-and-desist letters?
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TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
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heaven is 2+ hrs immersed in the Ursula Leguin retrospective in Kenton, PDX y’all gotta get to this before it’s gone feb 8
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
heaven is 2+ hrs immersed in the Ursula Leguin retrospective in Kenton, PDX y’all gotta get to this before it’s gone feb 8
Cowards and collaborators
60+ CEOs release letter on "recent challenges" creating "tragic loss."
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Cowards and collaborators
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Just bizarre that because immigration agents now dress like soldiers, actual soldiers have to wear hi-viz vests to avoid confusion
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Just bizarre that because immigration agents now dress like soldiers, actual soldiers have to wear hi-viz vests to avoid confusion
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When you hear someone say "Optics" what they're talking about is making sure you dont scare the rich white folks
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
When you hear someone say "Optics" what they're talking about is making sure you dont scare the rich white folks
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Spotted elsewhere, don’t know the source.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Spotted elsewhere, don’t know the source.
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I find this language really gross. First off, it's weak as hell. But second, if your demand is simply that ICE leaves Minnesota, that's just telling them to go to another state to terrorize people.
These centrist squishes need to push for full abolition of ICE.
These centrist squishes need to push for full abolition of ICE.
Our message is clear: ICE needs to get out of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I find this language really gross. First off, it's weak as hell. But second, if your demand is simply that ICE leaves Minnesota, that's just telling them to go to another state to terrorize people.
These centrist squishes need to push for full abolition of ICE.
These centrist squishes need to push for full abolition of ICE.
do this instead of a bridge replacement
a ferry should go from downtown vancouver wa to downtown pdx and stop in st johns, we should all hang out on the rivers more
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
do this instead of a bridge replacement
Oregon contains multitudes of natural beauty
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Oregon contains multitudes of natural beauty
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A billboard?
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A billboard?
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sauvie island in the winter sun yesterday, and a sailboat
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
sauvie island in the winter sun yesterday, and a sailboat
My wife, out of the blue, “I don’t understand goat yoga.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 AM
My wife, out of the blue, “I don’t understand goat yoga.”
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“today we remember that freedom is not free” fuck man
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 AM
“today we remember that freedom is not free” fuck man
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Hey @governor.ca.gov, when are you having the ICE guy who murdered Alex Pretti on your podcast?
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Hey @governor.ca.gov, when are you having the ICE guy who murdered Alex Pretti on your podcast?
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*State terror has arrived for white America.
Fixed it for you.
Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Island folks been living under fear & state violence since European colonialists invaded this continent, and then violently annexed the adjacent territories.
Honestly, fuck the NYT.
Fixed it for you.
Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Island folks been living under fear & state violence since European colonialists invaded this continent, and then violently annexed the adjacent territories.
Honestly, fuck the NYT.
There we go:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Gift link:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Gift link:
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:46 AM
*State terror has arrived for white America.
Fixed it for you.
Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Island folks been living under fear & state violence since European colonialists invaded this continent, and then violently annexed the adjacent territories.
Honestly, fuck the NYT.
Fixed it for you.
Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Island folks been living under fear & state violence since European colonialists invaded this continent, and then violently annexed the adjacent territories.
Honestly, fuck the NYT.
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Hundreds of people have marched to the South Portland ICE facility.
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Hundreds of people have marched to the South Portland ICE facility.
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
The protest was organized hours after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota while observing and filming them.
Footage by Jeremiah Hayden
Solidarity
Portland, please continue to show up. We cannot accept this blatant disregard for life, justice, and order from our federal government.
Show up how only you can. We will share information when we have it.
Show up how only you can. We will share information when we have it.
Portland Mayor and Council President Respond to Minneapolis Fatality Involving Federal Agents
www.portland.gov
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Solidarity
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Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
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CHILDREN. These are children screaming. The inhumanity of this is beyond comprehension.
Leading up to that.. Eric Lee Atty
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
CHILDREN. These are children screaming. The inhumanity of this is beyond comprehension.
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I actually think abolishing ICE *is* worth shutting down the government over.
Grind all business to a halt in Congress. Nothing should get done so long as ICE is part of any funding bill.
THAT'S what you can do now, @democrats.org.
Grind all business to a halt in Congress. Nothing should get done so long as ICE is part of any funding bill.
THAT'S what you can do now, @democrats.org.
January 25, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I actually think abolishing ICE *is* worth shutting down the government over.
Grind all business to a halt in Congress. Nothing should get done so long as ICE is part of any funding bill.
THAT'S what you can do now, @democrats.org.
Grind all business to a halt in Congress. Nothing should get done so long as ICE is part of any funding bill.
THAT'S what you can do now, @democrats.org.
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hows the plugging going you fucking ape
I’ll keep plugging away to make sure that Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars are being invested in an effective, durable, and responsible way.
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
hows the plugging going you fucking ape
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Remember these people were all picked because they’re TV personalities first. They read whatever the script is, not because they believe lot but because that’s the script they’re paid to read. Trump likes the way they look on camera saying what he and his junta declares is the truth.
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Remember these people were all picked because they’re TV personalities first. They read whatever the script is, not because they believe lot but because that’s the script they’re paid to read. Trump likes the way they look on camera saying what he and his junta declares is the truth.