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Info helps make informed decisions
Portland Metro Area(ish) community focus
Info helps make informed decisions
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Gregory Bovino: “If you need (to) deploy gas, you deploy fucking gas!”
A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Gregory Bovino: “If you need (to) deploy gas, you deploy fucking gas!”
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The Sunday edition of the virus update is now with the latest news, a look at several state dashboards and wastewater.
Get Ready, We Are Just A Few Weeks Away From A Massive Wave Of Viruses youtu.be/Wg0F05d1aOw?... via @YouTube
Get Ready, We Are Just A Few Weeks Away From A Massive Wave Of Viruses youtu.be/Wg0F05d1aOw?... via @YouTube
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Sunday edition of the virus update is now with the latest news, a look at several state dashboards and wastewater.
Get Ready, We Are Just A Few Weeks Away From A Massive Wave Of Viruses youtu.be/Wg0F05d1aOw?... via @YouTube
Get Ready, We Are Just A Few Weeks Away From A Massive Wave Of Viruses youtu.be/Wg0F05d1aOw?... via @YouTube
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“Early Flu Season Places Major Strain on NHS as Doctors Prepare for Strike” www.newshub.co.uk/news/2025/11...
“Early Flu Season Places Major Strain on NHS as Doctors Prepare for Strike” | NewsHub.co.uk
Headline: Early Flu Season Poses Significant Challenges for NHS Amid Junior Doctors' Strike Preparations As the flu season begins earlier than expected, the NHS faces heightened concerns, further comp...
www.newshub.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“Early Flu Season Places Major Strain on NHS as Doctors Prepare for Strike” www.newshub.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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Our office in downtown Hillsboro taking donations of non-perishable food and toiletries. These will be distributed to local food pantries.
Please add rice and beans to the wanted list below!
140 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124. 10 am - 2 pm, M-F.
Please add rice and beans to the wanted list below!
140 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124. 10 am - 2 pm, M-F.
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our office in downtown Hillsboro taking donations of non-perishable food and toiletries. These will be distributed to local food pantries.
Please add rice and beans to the wanted list below!
140 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124. 10 am - 2 pm, M-F.
Please add rice and beans to the wanted list below!
140 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124. 10 am - 2 pm, M-F.
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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“Fuck ICE”
— Matthew Lillard
🎥 MarlowNYC | TW
— Matthew Lillard
🎥 MarlowNYC | TW
November 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
“Fuck ICE”
— Matthew Lillard
🎥 MarlowNYC | TW
— Matthew Lillard
🎥 MarlowNYC | TW
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Links:
federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ro...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.biometricupdate.com/202506/new-i...
federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ro...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.biometricupdate.com/202506/new-i...
Lawmakers call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition application
The technology reportedly allows ICE to identify individuals they encounter on the streets using multiple federal databases.
federalnewsnetwork.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Review: Human H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
Review: Human H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Review: Human H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
Why do I think it’s still worth showing up to vote?
Because if it didn’t matter they wouldn’t keep trying to destroy elections.
Because if it didn’t matter they wouldn’t keep trying to destroy elections.
November 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Why do I think it’s still worth showing up to vote?
Because if it didn’t matter they wouldn’t keep trying to destroy elections.
Because if it didn’t matter they wouldn’t keep trying to destroy elections.
HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
Sick of hearing voting doesn’t matter. Vote AND bitch about the system.
Show up to their meetings and town halls. Show THEM the ire and frustration.
Apathy is being weaponized.
Sick of hearing voting doesn’t matter. Vote AND bitch about the system.
Show up to their meetings and town halls. Show THEM the ire and frustration.
Apathy is being weaponized.
Schiff voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, Trump’s head of the USDA.
And now Rollins refuses to release emergency funds for SNAP.
But Schiff acts like he’s just another guy posting on the internet and not a sitting senator who voted for this.
And now Rollins refuses to release emergency funds for SNAP.
But Schiff acts like he’s just another guy posting on the internet and not a sitting senator who voted for this.
The law is clear.
As USDA’s own staff earlier agreed.
And now the law is upheld.
Donald Trump cannot withhold SNAP food assistance to inflict even more pain during his shutdown.
As USDA’s own staff earlier agreed.
And now the law is upheld.
Donald Trump cannot withhold SNAP food assistance to inflict even more pain during his shutdown.
November 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
Sick of hearing voting doesn’t matter. Vote AND bitch about the system.
Show up to their meetings and town halls. Show THEM the ire and frustration.
Apathy is being weaponized.
Sick of hearing voting doesn’t matter. Vote AND bitch about the system.
Show up to their meetings and town halls. Show THEM the ire and frustration.
Apathy is being weaponized.
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Schiff voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, Trump’s head of the USDA.
And now Rollins refuses to release emergency funds for SNAP.
But Schiff acts like he’s just another guy posting on the internet and not a sitting senator who voted for this.
And now Rollins refuses to release emergency funds for SNAP.
But Schiff acts like he’s just another guy posting on the internet and not a sitting senator who voted for this.
The law is clear.
As USDA’s own staff earlier agreed.
And now the law is upheld.
Donald Trump cannot withhold SNAP food assistance to inflict even more pain during his shutdown.
As USDA’s own staff earlier agreed.
And now the law is upheld.
Donald Trump cannot withhold SNAP food assistance to inflict even more pain during his shutdown.
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Schiff voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, Trump’s head of the USDA.
And now Rollins refuses to release emergency funds for SNAP.
But Schiff acts like he’s just another guy posting on the internet and not a sitting senator who voted for this.
And now Rollins refuses to release emergency funds for SNAP.
But Schiff acts like he’s just another guy posting on the internet and not a sitting senator who voted for this.
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Gunshots were heard while crews were searching last night, but the hunter still hasn't been located
Crews are searching for a missing hunter near Estacada
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A search and rescue effort is underway for a hunter who failed to return late Friday. Hubbard resident Devon Dobek, 55, was reported to be missing in the Mount Hood National…
www.koin.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Gunshots were heard while crews were searching last night, but the hunter still hasn't been located
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You would be kicked out of any writer’s room in existence if you had the villains celebrating a Great Gatsby-themed party while taking away food benefits from millions of poor people.
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You would be kicked out of any writer’s room in existence if you had the villains celebrating a Great Gatsby-themed party while taking away food benefits from millions of poor people.
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Chanting, "who do you serve? Who do you protect?"
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Chanting, "who do you serve? Who do you protect?"
Apparently now publicly announcing — ADVERTISING - the bounty hunter phase
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.
theintercept.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Apparently now publicly announcing — ADVERTISING - the bounty hunter phase
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
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Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
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You literally can only buy food that you have prepare yourself with SNAP cards. You aren’t allowed to buy stuff like rotisserie chicken, fast food, etc or non food items.
Ron Johnson is a lying POS.
Ron Johnson is a lying POS.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You literally can only buy food that you have prepare yourself with SNAP cards. You aren’t allowed to buy stuff like rotisserie chicken, fast food, etc or non food items.
Ron Johnson is a lying POS.
Ron Johnson is a lying POS.
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When communities in Veracruz told WCK that they usually celebrate Día de Muertos at home, we knew exactly what to do. Our #ChefsForMexico teams spent all week preparing 10,000 Día de Muertos kits that include traditional holiday items like pan de muerto to help flood-impacted families celebrate.
November 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
When communities in Veracruz told WCK that they usually celebrate Día de Muertos at home, we knew exactly what to do. Our #ChefsForMexico teams spent all week preparing 10,000 Día de Muertos kits that include traditional holiday items like pan de muerto to help flood-impacted families celebrate.
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Apparently there was a Gatsby party at Mar a Lago, while Trump is trying to kick 42 million off SNAP
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Apparently there was a Gatsby party at Mar a Lago, while Trump is trying to kick 42 million off SNAP
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ICE is out of control:
“A Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours” — @coloradosun.com
coloradosun.com/2025/10/31/d...
“A Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours” — @coloradosun.com
coloradosun.com/2025/10/31/d...
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ICE is out of control:
“A Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours” — @coloradosun.com
coloradosun.com/2025/10/31/d...
“A Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours” — @coloradosun.com
coloradosun.com/2025/10/31/d...
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The week in review from #WarRavagedPortland protests at #ICE facility
ICE PROTESTS
Horses, choirs and frogs
"On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters danced salsa and a person dressed as Moses walked around with a sign promising a plague of frogs."
reader.theoregonian.com/horses-choir...
ICE PROTESTS
Horses, choirs and frogs
"On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters danced salsa and a person dressed as Moses walked around with a sign promising a plague of frogs."
reader.theoregonian.com/horses-choir...
Horses, choirs and frogs: The scene in South Portland
reader.theoregonian.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The week in review from #WarRavagedPortland protests at #ICE facility
ICE PROTESTS
Horses, choirs and frogs
"On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters danced salsa and a person dressed as Moses walked around with a sign promising a plague of frogs."
reader.theoregonian.com/horses-choir...
ICE PROTESTS
Horses, choirs and frogs
"On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters danced salsa and a person dressed as Moses walked around with a sign promising a plague of frogs."
reader.theoregonian.com/horses-choir...
Live in Western Oregon especially?
Wipers on 🟰 lights on
Wipers on 🟰 lights on
As the days get darker, make sure you can be seen while heading to and from transit 🚌
💡 Make sure the operator can see you and knows you’re waiting for the bus.
💡 Wave your cellphone’s flashlight at the bus as it approaches.
💡 Make sure the operator can see you and knows you’re waiting for the bus.
💡 Wave your cellphone’s flashlight at the bus as it approaches.
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Live in Western Oregon especially?
Wipers on 🟰 lights on
Wipers on 🟰 lights on
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As the days get darker, make sure you can be seen while heading to and from transit 🚌
💡 Make sure the operator can see you and knows you’re waiting for the bus.
💡 Wave your cellphone’s flashlight at the bus as it approaches.
💡 Make sure the operator can see you and knows you’re waiting for the bus.
💡 Wave your cellphone’s flashlight at the bus as it approaches.
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As the days get darker, make sure you can be seen while heading to and from transit 🚌
💡 Make sure the operator can see you and knows you’re waiting for the bus.
💡 Wave your cellphone’s flashlight at the bus as it approaches.
💡 Make sure the operator can see you and knows you’re waiting for the bus.
💡 Wave your cellphone’s flashlight at the bus as it approaches.
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Happy Day of the Dead. Let us remember with love those who live in our hearts.
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy Day of the Dead. Let us remember with love those who live in our hearts.
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A court ruling on Friday said the federal administration must find contingency funding for SNAP. However, there may be a few days’ delay before benefits are loaded on recipients’ debit cards.
A worker on the front lines of helping Oregonians losing SNAP benefits
Oregon Department of Human Services workers are seeing a surge in calls as families prepare to have food benefits cut on Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal shutdown.
www.opb.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A court ruling on Friday said the federal administration must find contingency funding for SNAP. However, there may be a few days’ delay before benefits are loaded on recipients’ debit cards.