emily
@soupmuse.bsky.social
lawyer. human rights and civilian protection. forever Arabic student.
our liberation is bound together.
our liberation is bound together.
Zimmerman, a white man who served *in combat* in Iraq, wielding the “scary brown man” trope to attack Councilor Kanal is actually despicable.
All the more so, because EPG's outbursts are notorious.
But another Zimmerman schoolyard bully moment from today has been overlooked.
All the more so, because EPG's outbursts are notorious.
But another Zimmerman schoolyard bully moment from today has been overlooked.
my phone died but the end was getting absolutely crazy.
Zimmerman did "Kanal is an angry brown man" and opened up a tidal wave response about double standards on council and how many colleagues yell and abuse their staffers and colleagues.
Zimmerman did "Kanal is an angry brown man" and opened up a tidal wave response about double standards on council and how many colleagues yell and abuse their staffers and colleagues.
Morillo says we need to reject the politics where the police union can make calls during the break to swing votes about the council President.
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Zimmerman, a white man who served *in combat* in Iraq, wielding the “scary brown man” trope to attack Councilor Kanal is actually despicable.
All the more so, because EPG's outbursts are notorious.
But another Zimmerman schoolyard bully moment from today has been overlooked.
All the more so, because EPG's outbursts are notorious.
But another Zimmerman schoolyard bully moment from today has been overlooked.
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“There is a pattern from our current council president of berating people of color and those in subordinate positions inside this building,” said Koyama Lane.
After nearly eight hours of tense debate, Portland City Council failed to elect a new president at its first meeting of 2026 on Wednesday. The meeting ended after nine rounds of deadlocked 6-6 votes, which pitted current president Elana Pirtle-Guiney against fellow District 2 Councilor Sameer Kanal.
Portland City Council fights, feuds and fails its way to not electing its own leader
Portland’s first City Council meeting of 2026 ends with no action, personal attacks.
www.opb.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“There is a pattern from our current council president of berating people of color and those in subordinate positions inside this building,” said Koyama Lane.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Timestamped for Morillo's comments right after Zimmerman finished his attack.
Portland City Council AM Session 1/07/26
YouTube video by eGov PDX
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Timestamped for Morillo's comments right after Zimmerman finished his attack.
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The surprise invasion of Venezuela isn't imperial expansion driven by the dictates of capitalism; it is somehow even sicker. The Trump administration is behaving like gambling addicts chasing clout in an attention economy. Venezuela is a fucking meme stock. www.theverge.com/policy/85807...
Snatching Maduro was all about the spectacle
Kidnapping a world leader for online clout
www.theverge.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The surprise invasion of Venezuela isn't imperial expansion driven by the dictates of capitalism; it is somehow even sicker. The Trump administration is behaving like gambling addicts chasing clout in an attention economy. Venezuela is a fucking meme stock. www.theverge.com/policy/85807...
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I am honestly really surprised that -- when Pirtle-Guiney came in to today with one fewer vote than she left with last time -- after a few rounds, she didn't gracefully pass the baton and come out with a news cycle about how mature and above the fray she is
January 8, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I am honestly really surprised that -- when Pirtle-Guiney came in to today with one fewer vote than she left with last time -- after a few rounds, she didn't gracefully pass the baton and come out with a news cycle about how mature and above the fray she is
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The meeting ended without deciding the matter.
Two things stand out to me:
(1) Pirtle-Guiney should have denounced what Zimmerman did there but she didn't, presumably b/c it was in her interest not to;
(2) the longer this goes on, the clearer it is that Pirtle-Guiney's leadership has failed.
Two things stand out to me:
(1) Pirtle-Guiney should have denounced what Zimmerman did there but she didn't, presumably b/c it was in her interest not to;
(2) the longer this goes on, the clearer it is that Pirtle-Guiney's leadership has failed.
January 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The meeting ended without deciding the matter.
Two things stand out to me:
(1) Pirtle-Guiney should have denounced what Zimmerman did there but she didn't, presumably b/c it was in her interest not to;
(2) the longer this goes on, the clearer it is that Pirtle-Guiney's leadership has failed.
Two things stand out to me:
(1) Pirtle-Guiney should have denounced what Zimmerman did there but she didn't, presumably b/c it was in her interest not to;
(2) the longer this goes on, the clearer it is that Pirtle-Guiney's leadership has failed.
am super sick and have only seen a clips. but i've seen enough to be furious and disgusted at the shameless racism on display from some of Portland's city councilors.
send some love to @councilorkanal.bsky.social today. this was appalling.
send some love to @councilorkanal.bsky.social today. this was appalling.
Zimmerman is literally doing Kanal is angry brown man now.
White supremacy culture calculator.
White supremacy culture calculator.
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
am super sick and have only seen a clips. but i've seen enough to be furious and disgusted at the shameless racism on display from some of Portland's city councilors.
send some love to @councilorkanal.bsky.social today. this was appalling.
send some love to @councilorkanal.bsky.social today. this was appalling.
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[For me, this is the most important point of the day.
EPG became council President literally because Green broke ranks for the good of council and she has a duty pay that forward.
Refusing to do that and forcing a long process despite having less votes than last year is wildly self centered]
EPG became council President literally because Green broke ranks for the good of council and she has a duty pay that forward.
Refusing to do that and forcing a long process despite having less votes than last year is wildly self centered]
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
[For me, this is the most important point of the day.
EPG became council President literally because Green broke ranks for the good of council and she has a duty pay that forward.
Refusing to do that and forcing a long process despite having less votes than last year is wildly self centered]
EPG became council President literally because Green broke ranks for the good of council and she has a duty pay that forward.
Refusing to do that and forcing a long process despite having less votes than last year is wildly self centered]
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EPG says she will adopt Kanal’s ideas if she is re-elected [begs question of why we don’t just cycle leadership?]
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
EPG says she will adopt Kanal’s ideas if she is re-elected [begs question of why we don’t just cycle leadership?]
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TKL: council presidency not designed to be held by one person year after year. Risk recreating power dynamics voters rejected.
If someone serves twice should be by overwhelming support otherwise it’s personality over good politics.
If someone serves twice should be by overwhelming support otherwise it’s personality over good politics.
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
TKL: council presidency not designed to be held by one person year after year. Risk recreating power dynamics voters rejected.
If someone serves twice should be by overwhelming support otherwise it’s personality over good politics.
If someone serves twice should be by overwhelming support otherwise it’s personality over good politics.
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So democracy. Much freedom. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
So democracy. Much freedom. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
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I too have watched the video. There's nothing graphic in the visuals, thankfully. But this is straight-up, no defenses, not really questionable murder
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I too have watched the video. There's nothing graphic in the visuals, thankfully. But this is straight-up, no defenses, not really questionable murder
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TKL says she wants she wants leaders who enable purpose in the face of uncertainty. Believes shared leadership is not a weakness.
Specific example: As VP, have had shockingly few opportunities to provide over anything. Maybe twice in 12 months.
As chair of governance, shared gavel with Ryan.
Specific example: As VP, have had shockingly few opportunities to provide over anything. Maybe twice in 12 months.
As chair of governance, shared gavel with Ryan.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
TKL says she wants she wants leaders who enable purpose in the face of uncertainty. Believes shared leadership is not a weakness.
Specific example: As VP, have had shockingly few opportunities to provide over anything. Maybe twice in 12 months.
As chair of governance, shared gavel with Ryan.
Specific example: As VP, have had shockingly few opportunities to provide over anything. Maybe twice in 12 months.
As chair of governance, shared gavel with Ryan.
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One of the first things Trump did in Feb. 2017 was set up an office in DHS to *exclusively* publicize crimes committed by immigrants — just as the Nazis used Der Stürmer to publish a special section only highlighting “Jewish crimes.”
See this article from 2017:
www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...
See this article from 2017:
www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
One of the first things Trump did in Feb. 2017 was set up an office in DHS to *exclusively* publicize crimes committed by immigrants — just as the Nazis used Der Stürmer to publish a special section only highlighting “Jewish crimes.”
See this article from 2017:
www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...
See this article from 2017:
www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...
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DEVELOPING: ICE shot and killed someone in Minneapolis.
Echoing another shooting by ICE in Maryland in December, vehicle was stopped in front of ICE and ICE agents got out of their car and opened fire. Developing - more TK.
Echoing another shooting by ICE in Maryland in December, vehicle was stopped in front of ICE and ICE agents got out of their car and opened fire. Developing - more TK.
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
DEVELOPING: ICE shot and killed someone in Minneapolis.
Echoing another shooting by ICE in Maryland in December, vehicle was stopped in front of ICE and ICE agents got out of their car and opened fire. Developing - more TK.
Echoing another shooting by ICE in Maryland in December, vehicle was stopped in front of ICE and ICE agents got out of their car and opened fire. Developing - more TK.
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I am biased because I know Tiffany well but that also means I know she is literally the last person who would make a rash, selfish, or ill-considered decision about communal well-being. The last.
January 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I am biased because I know Tiffany well but that also means I know she is literally the last person who would make a rash, selfish, or ill-considered decision about communal well-being. The last.
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If Teacher Tiffany aka the most generous, collaborative, disarming & diplomatic (not in a superficial courtesy sense but by being the most effective & under-the-radar) adult in the room is saying something like this in the newspaper there is a big problem. Boundless respect for her & Councilor Kanal
Huge day for Portland city hall heads and people who want to see more meaningful policy get passed with our new form of government! www.opb.org/article/2026...
Portland City Council will elect its next president, but not everyone agrees
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney wants to keep the job, but her vice president says she is not up for the gig.
www.opb.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If Teacher Tiffany aka the most generous, collaborative, disarming & diplomatic (not in a superficial courtesy sense but by being the most effective & under-the-radar) adult in the room is saying something like this in the newspaper there is a big problem. Boundless respect for her & Councilor Kanal
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The United States should not be a “predator force.” We are not brute animals scrabbling in the dirt for sustenance, we are human beings who can stand side by side with friends and allies.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The United States should not be a “predator force.” We are not brute animals scrabbling in the dirt for sustenance, we are human beings who can stand side by side with friends and allies.
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This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?
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Who was Gamba talking about here? Tina Kotek, Rob Wagner, Julie Fahey?
bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...
bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Who was Gamba talking about here? Tina Kotek, Rob Wagner, Julie Fahey?
bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...
bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...
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Due to a lack of federal and state dollars, TriMet is cutting multiple key bus lines I take.
I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻♀️
Feel free to name and shame in the replies!
I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻♀️
Feel free to name and shame in the replies!
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Due to a lack of federal and state dollars, TriMet is cutting multiple key bus lines I take.
I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻♀️
Feel free to name and shame in the replies!
I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻♀️
Feel free to name and shame in the replies!
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If Trump is impeached there is no doubt that Vance will be dramatically weakened but he's a nazi.
No nazis in power.
If those two go it's going to be trivially easy to get rid of Mike Johnson and get a better Speaker to be a placeholder.
No nazis in power.
If those two go it's going to be trivially easy to get rid of Mike Johnson and get a better Speaker to be a placeholder.
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 AM
If Trump is impeached there is no doubt that Vance will be dramatically weakened but he's a nazi.
No nazis in power.
If those two go it's going to be trivially easy to get rid of Mike Johnson and get a better Speaker to be a placeholder.
No nazis in power.
If those two go it's going to be trivially easy to get rid of Mike Johnson and get a better Speaker to be a placeholder.
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Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court