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It’s important to note that @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social has, for months, in official and personal communications, clearly, repeatedly, and exhaustively articulated the problems posed by the separation of powers in city government and the supremacy clause, including to members of this unhappy group
Continually impressed by this group’s principled refusal to understand government or politics
The state of Portland left politics is a group of mostly white presumably born-in-USA people from FRSO accusing Angelita Morillo, an immigrant, of not caring about ICE abducting people in Portland and being performative.
We're doing ultra leftism on crack tonight.
We're doing ultra leftism on crack tonight.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
It’s important to note that @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social has, for months, in official and personal communications, clearly, repeatedly, and exhaustively articulated the problems posed by the separation of powers in city government and the supremacy clause, including to members of this unhappy group
Lots of leftists speaking at tonight's Portland City Council meeting seem to think the city has the ability to take on the federal government in some impossible ways
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Lots of leftists speaking at tonight's Portland City Council meeting seem to think the city has the ability to take on the federal government in some impossible ways
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
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i think it's important to note that bill maher doesn't like mamdani because he's muslim. that's the whole reason
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
i think it's important to note that bill maher doesn't like mamdani because he's muslim. that's the whole reason
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oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion
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bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
Being a squirrel must feel like being in an action movie a lot of the time. Lots of high stakes tree parkour and chase scenes interspersed with eating and naps
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Being a squirrel must feel like being in an action movie a lot of the time. Lots of high stakes tree parkour and chase scenes interspersed with eating and naps
PBoT could be doing awesome stuff, but instead continue to choose the most car-brained nonsense possible
Well, PBOT got what they wanted and the street seating at Taqueria Los Puñales has been removed. But at least we have two extra parking spaces on Belmont.
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
PBoT could be doing awesome stuff, but instead continue to choose the most car-brained nonsense possible
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people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
February 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
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There’s a widespread misconception that western society stagnated in the Middle Ages but actually they were just really focused on designing different little hats for people to wear based on their social station. “Modernity” came about when Italians set the hat stuff aside and invented modern racism
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
There’s a widespread misconception that western society stagnated in the Middle Ages but actually they were just really focused on designing different little hats for people to wear based on their social station. “Modernity” came about when Italians set the hat stuff aside and invented modern racism
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The image of keith haring sold by his estate versus the actual guy is like night and day, he was so much cooler than “colorful stick figures”
keith haring, 1980. i think the de young has these, full series is 8
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The image of keith haring sold by his estate versus the actual guy is like night and day, he was so much cooler than “colorful stick figures”
Deyna Castellanos is my least favorite Thorn ever to watch, I think. I was never a big Carli Lloyd fan and Castellanos is like all of Lloyd's worst freelancing tendencies without most of the good outcomes or any of the other good stuff Lloyd did.
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Deyna Castellanos is my least favorite Thorn ever to watch, I think. I was never a big Carli Lloyd fan and Castellanos is like all of Lloyd's worst freelancing tendencies without most of the good outcomes or any of the other good stuff Lloyd did.
The most fascinating part of this Thorns season is it's less clear now than at the onset how good a coach Rob Gale is. Has he managed a strong locker room or just relief in Coffey and Arnold? Is he a tactical maniac who loves Castellanos and hates width or did the roster and injuries force his hand?
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The most fascinating part of this Thorns season is it's less clear now than at the onset how good a coach Rob Gale is. Has he managed a strong locker room or just relief in Coffey and Arnold? Is he a tactical maniac who loves Castellanos and hates width or did the roster and injuries force his hand?
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There are lots of things that the bible sends mixed messages on - it's why theological debate exists.
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There are lots of things that the bible sends mixed messages on - it's why theological debate exists.
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
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I smile broadly and begin a 35 minute laudatory speech as I introduce pigs in a blanket as a first ballot Hall of Famer in the Snacking, Cocktail Party, and Holiday Wing. A triple threat and the best to ever do it.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I smile broadly and begin a 35 minute laudatory speech as I introduce pigs in a blanket as a first ballot Hall of Famer in the Snacking, Cocktail Party, and Holiday Wing. A triple threat and the best to ever do it.
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Small but important victory in the lawsuit challenging the city’s approval of a land use compatibility statement for Zenith in February.
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit. Environmental advocates celebrated the procedural win, saying the Land Use Board of Appeals has a better grasp on comp...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Small but important victory in the lawsuit challenging the city’s approval of a land use compatibility statement for Zenith in February.
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The copy here is an all-time example of NY Times passive voice. Matt Gaetz has no agency here.
Even in the image, look at the phrase "left vulnerable to exploitation." Who exploited her?
Even in the image, look at the phrase "left vulnerable to exploitation." Who exploited her?
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The copy here is an all-time example of NY Times passive voice. Matt Gaetz has no agency here.
Even in the image, look at the phrase "left vulnerable to exploitation." Who exploited her?
Even in the image, look at the phrase "left vulnerable to exploitation." Who exploited her?
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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I’m fine conceding that a bunch of nebulously incriminating Epstein statements do not a story make, but in that case neither does the Biden Parkinson’s nonsense, or literally any component of the various Clinton/Wikileaks pseudo-scandals, or tons of other right-wing stuff the paper has laundered
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’m fine conceding that a bunch of nebulously incriminating Epstein statements do not a story make, but in that case neither does the Biden Parkinson’s nonsense, or literally any component of the various Clinton/Wikileaks pseudo-scandals, or tons of other right-wing stuff the paper has laundered