Amber Kelsall (she/her)
@englishyew.bsky.social
Coffee drinking progressive book hugger.
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Before judges intervened, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said last month that benefits for November wouldn’t be paid out due to the federal government shutdown.
Trump administration to partially fund SNAP after judges’ rulings
Before judges intervened, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said last month that benefits for November wouldn’t be paid out due to the federal government shutdown.
www.oregonlive.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Before judges intervened, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said last month that benefits for November wouldn’t be paid out due to the federal government shutdown.
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Shouldn’t take a court order to tell you to feed the hungry.
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Shouldn’t take a court order to tell you to feed the hungry.
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Over 20 million Americans on the ACA marketplace are about to see how their health insurance is going to spike—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Republicans have the power to reopen the government and protect healthcare. They just need to remember who they are supposed to serve: the people.
Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Over 20 million Americans on the ACA marketplace are about to see how their health insurance is going to spike—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Republicans have the power to reopen the government and protect healthcare. They just need to remember who they are supposed to serve: the people.
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Courts rule administration must use contingency funds to maintain food assistance program which served 41 million Americans in 2024.
Judges order Trump administration to fund SNAP payments during shutdown
Courts rule administration must use contingency funds to maintain food assistance program which served 41 million Americans in 2024.
www.oregonlive.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Courts rule administration must use contingency funds to maintain food assistance program which served 41 million Americans in 2024.
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If lawmakers won't fight for our basic human rights, maybe etsy witches will 🔮🪄
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If lawmakers won't fight for our basic human rights, maybe etsy witches will 🔮🪄
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October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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BREAKING: Virginia Democrats to announce a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map, making Virginia the second state to announce a redistricting process that could net seats for Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms.
In Surprise Move, Virginia Dems to Announce Redistricting to Counter GOP Gerrymanders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Virginia Democrats to announce a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map, making Virginia the second state to announce a redistricting process that could net seats for Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms.
EPIC. He's still going.
www.youtube.com/live/BPJcq9u...
www.youtube.com/live/BPJcq9u...
Merkley CONTINUES Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
EPIC. He's still going.
www.youtube.com/live/BPJcq9u...
www.youtube.com/live/BPJcq9u...
He's still going.
#Senate floor update:
@SenJeffMerkley
began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
As of 10:21 a.m. Wednesday morning, he has held the floor for sixteen hours. He has broken his previous 15 hour and 27 minute floor speech in 2017.
@SenJeffMerkley
began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
As of 10:21 a.m. Wednesday morning, he has held the floor for sixteen hours. He has broken his previous 15 hour and 27 minute floor speech in 2017.
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
He's still going.
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We're going to keep clipping, but really do recommend you tune in yourself to Senator Jeff Merkley on the Senator floor ringing the alarm bells: AUTHORITARIANISM IS HERE ON OUR DOORSTEP!
https://loom.ly/r0fRd54
https://loom.ly/r0fRd54
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We're going to keep clipping, but really do recommend you tune in yourself to Senator Jeff Merkley on the Senator floor ringing the alarm bells: AUTHORITARIANISM IS HERE ON OUR DOORSTEP!
https://loom.ly/r0fRd54
https://loom.ly/r0fRd54
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We will urge the *full* Ninth Circuit to vacate today’s decision by a three-judge panel, before illegal Guard deployments can occur. A Ninth Circuit judge has already called for a vote on whether the case should be heard by the full court. Our team will file a brief encouraging the court to do so.
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We will urge the *full* Ninth Circuit to vacate today’s decision by a three-judge panel, before illegal Guard deployments can occur. A Ninth Circuit judge has already called for a vote on whether the case should be heard by the full court. Our team will file a brief encouraging the court to do so.
Damn, I miss the X-Ray so much. thatoregonlife.com/2025/10/look...
Looking Back at the X-Ray Café That Helped Shape Portland’s Early 1990s Music Scene
I grew up in Springfield, Oregon, born in 1981, and when I was a kid in the early 90s, I remember hearing about a wild little place up in Portland called the X-Ray Café. As a kid of course with no
thatoregonlife.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Damn, I miss the X-Ray so much. thatoregonlife.com/2025/10/look...
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BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
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Trump’s legacy as the Job Loss President continues: his refusal to extend health care tax credits for working families will kill nearly 340,000 jobs in 2026 alone.
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trump’s legacy as the Job Loss President continues: his refusal to extend health care tax credits for working families will kill nearly 340,000 jobs in 2026 alone.
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The one in six Oregonians who rely on federal SNAP food and nutrition assistance to pay for groceries each month will be left with nothing in November due to the ongoing government shutdown. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/20/s...
SNAP food and nutrition assistance to Oregonians runs out at the end of October • Oregon Capital Chronicle
USDA officials notified states that funding for SNAP benefits would be frozen in November due to the government shutdown.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The one in six Oregonians who rely on federal SNAP food and nutrition assistance to pay for groceries each month will be left with nothing in November due to the ongoing government shutdown. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/20/s...
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shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
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Will no one on the other side of the aisle be brave enough, American enough, to stand up to this?
October 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Will no one on the other side of the aisle be brave enough, American enough, to stand up to this?
Had a great time at #NoKings in Portland, OR yesterday. Thanks to #CrookedMedia for this great shirt. #friendofthepod
October 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Had a great time at #NoKings in Portland, OR yesterday. Thanks to #CrookedMedia for this great shirt. #friendofthepod
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"I hope that more broadly, people recognize that Indigenous peoples are core to the story of this land, and always have been."
In “We Survived the Night,” author Julian Brave NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
In “We Survived the Night,” author Julian Brave NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
Julian Brave NoiseCat's New Book Explores Indigenous Life, Death, and Survival
In "We Survived the Night," NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
www.motherjones.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"I hope that more broadly, people recognize that Indigenous peoples are core to the story of this land, and always have been."
In “We Survived the Night,” author Julian Brave NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
In “We Survived the Night,” author Julian Brave NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
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Oh my god....Balloons!!!! THE HUMANITY!!!!!
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!!!
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!!!
Check out this crowd shot we got in Portland.
What a hellhole, amirite?
What a hellhole, amirite?
October 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Oh my god....Balloons!!!! THE HUMANITY!!!!!
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!!!
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!!!
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Portland's No Kings protest saw more than 40,000 people marching in the streets.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
October 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Portland's No Kings protest saw more than 40,000 people marching in the streets.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
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