@jabakken.bsky.social
Displaced Wisconsinite stumbling through Oregon. Sometimes crappy but always passionate gardener, knitter, Thorns fan, chicken raiser, unionist, mom. Comms for @repfahey, all opinions and typos my own.
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This is the scene at the Portland ICE facility right now where the Trump admin wants to send hundreds of National Guard troops to protect federal workers and property.
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is the scene at the Portland ICE facility right now where the Trump admin wants to send hundreds of National Guard troops to protect federal workers and property.
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I’m at the launch of Oregon’s design competition for sunlight suite buildings - neighborhood-scale mulifamily buildings designed around one central staircase.
“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.
“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I’m at the launch of Oregon’s design competition for sunlight suite buildings - neighborhood-scale mulifamily buildings designed around one central staircase.
“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.
“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.
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"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
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Oregonians have showed up peacefully, calmly, and united against Trump’s abuse of the Constitution, and we will continue to do so. Our communities are not military training grounds; our neighbors are not enemy combatants.
October 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Oregonians have showed up peacefully, calmly, and united against Trump’s abuse of the Constitution, and we will continue to do so. Our communities are not military training grounds; our neighbors are not enemy combatants.
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The clearest, most on-point comment about the shutdown I’ve heard so far. Some angry rants make us smarter and sharper. This is one of them.
substack.com/@jesscraven1...
substack.com/@jesscraven1...
Jess Craven (@jesscraven101)
I got angry this morning when I saw a clip of a reporter asking Trump what I think is the wrong question. Here’s my very ranty response. (Trigger warning—cursing.)
substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The clearest, most on-point comment about the shutdown I’ve heard so far. Some angry rants make us smarter and sharper. This is one of them.
substack.com/@jesscraven1...
substack.com/@jesscraven1...
Blasting nonviolent 19-year-olds point blank with pepper spray, assaulting octogenarian veterans with walkers. Beyond shameful. I’m grateful we have some fantastic journalists in Oregon who are unflinchingly reporting this madness.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
October 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Blasting nonviolent 19-year-olds point blank with pepper spray, assaulting octogenarian veterans with walkers. Beyond shameful. I’m grateful we have some fantastic journalists in Oregon who are unflinchingly reporting this madness.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Are you a knitter or crocheter like me? It's another industry Convicted Felon Donald Trump is trying to fuck up. A number of yarn shops struggle to survive. Tariffs will close many of them.
Are we winning yet?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Are we winning yet?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Knitters snagged by tariffs, as yarn brands pause shipments to U.S.
At least a half dozen European brands suspended deliveries after the de minimis exemption ended, leaving crafters to contend with higher prices and supply issues.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Are you a knitter or crocheter like me? It's another industry Convicted Felon Donald Trump is trying to fuck up. A number of yarn shops struggle to survive. Tariffs will close many of them.
Are we winning yet?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Are we winning yet?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Transportation Update thread: As my punny colleague Rep Nosse… “sometimes the road is messy.” No one wants to have to pass a tax vote, but that’s the work of governing, keeping our roads usable and our families safe. To do that in the most accountable and thoughtful way possible is the goal. (1/5)
August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Transportation Update thread: As my punny colleague Rep Nosse… “sometimes the road is messy.” No one wants to have to pass a tax vote, but that’s the work of governing, keeping our roads usable and our families safe. To do that in the most accountable and thoughtful way possible is the goal. (1/5)
I count my lucky stars that I to get to watch this body work up close every day, leading with grace and vulnerability. It’s powerful, and beautiful, and — with some notable exceptions — unrecognizable from the ugly machismo politics reported from DC.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Crying in the Oregon Legislature: Lawmakers keep breaking into tears, unheard of a generation ago
Lawmakers have shown emotion this session and shared personal stories of domestic violence, sex abuse, a relative’s suicide and a homeless son.
www.oregonlive.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I count my lucky stars that I to get to watch this body work up close every day, leading with grace and vulnerability. It’s powerful, and beautiful, and — with some notable exceptions — unrecognizable from the ugly machismo politics reported from DC.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
This piece has really stuck in my craw for the past couple of days. Our state and country will be poorer for losing Ada Gallagher. Thanks for introducing me to this lovely, brilliant human, @billoram.bsky.social
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
Bill Oram: Booed for winning a state title, this Oregon teen now just wants a safe place to run
The first transgender athlete to win a state championship in Oregon, Ada Gallagher is now making plans to leave the country.
www.oregonlive.com
June 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This piece has really stuck in my craw for the past couple of days. Our state and country will be poorer for losing Ada Gallagher. Thanks for introducing me to this lovely, brilliant human, @billoram.bsky.social
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
April 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Dems have been protecting our state from federal overreach since Trump’s first term.
Join our leaders on April 17 at 5 p.m. to hear how they’re fighting back—on the budget, education, immigration & more.
**Virtual Town Hall info + RSVP:** bit.ly/43KPPqC
#ORpol #ORleg
Join our leaders on April 17 at 5 p.m. to hear how they’re fighting back—on the budget, education, immigration & more.
**Virtual Town Hall info + RSVP:** bit.ly/43KPPqC
#ORpol #ORleg
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Progress: Oregon House Democrats Leadership Town Hall . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join House Speaker Julie Fahey, House Majority Leader Ben Bowman, Rep. Willy Chotzen, and Rep. Ricki Ruiz for a special virtual town hall. We’ll dive into how House Democrats, the Governor, and our…
bit.ly
April 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Dems have been protecting our state from federal overreach since Trump’s first term.
Join our leaders on April 17 at 5 p.m. to hear how they’re fighting back—on the budget, education, immigration & more.
**Virtual Town Hall info + RSVP:** bit.ly/43KPPqC
#ORpol #ORleg
Join our leaders on April 17 at 5 p.m. to hear how they’re fighting back—on the budget, education, immigration & more.
**Virtual Town Hall info + RSVP:** bit.ly/43KPPqC
#ORpol #ORleg
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Wisconsin's Supreme Court race is now the most expensive court race in U.S. history — largely due to donations from out-of-state billionaires.
As Justice Louis Brandeis said, we can have great wealth in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy, but we can't have both.
As Justice Louis Brandeis said, we can have great wealth in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy, but we can't have both.
March 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Wisconsin's Supreme Court race is now the most expensive court race in U.S. history — largely due to donations from out-of-state billionaires.
As Justice Louis Brandeis said, we can have great wealth in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy, but we can't have both.
As Justice Louis Brandeis said, we can have great wealth in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy, but we can't have both.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
While tidal waves of cruelty and chaos slam us from the Trump administration, Oregon Dems focus on making life better—and more affordable—for Oregonians. More of this please.
This session Oregon House Democrats are fighting to make utilities more affordable for Oregonians. One of our proposals has a public hearing tomorrow in the Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee — learn more about the Fair Energy Act here:
#ORleg #ORpol
#ORleg #ORpol
Oregon lawmakers seek to make utility bills more affordable, transparent
State lawmakers are working on legislation that would give Oregon regulators broader discretion in setting power rates, with the aim of making energy bills more affordable, reducing the number of bill...
www.oregonlive.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
While tidal waves of cruelty and chaos slam us from the Trump administration, Oregon Dems focus on making life better—and more affordable—for Oregonians. More of this please.
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This session Oregon House Democrats are fighting to make utilities more affordable for Oregonians. One of our proposals has a public hearing tomorrow in the Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee — learn more about the Fair Energy Act here:
#ORleg #ORpol
#ORleg #ORpol
Oregon lawmakers seek to make utility bills more affordable, transparent
State lawmakers are working on legislation that would give Oregon regulators broader discretion in setting power rates, with the aim of making energy bills more affordable, reducing the number of bill...
www.oregonlive.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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This week, two federal judges issued injunctions against Pres. Trump's attempt to change the definition of who can be a US citizen. I'm grateful for AG Dan Rayfield's @doj.oregon.gov work on this case and his commitment to defending our constitutional rights #ORpol
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order (Gift Article)
The injunction issued Thursday by a judge in Seattle came a day after another injunction stemming from a lawsuit in Maryland.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This week, two federal judges issued injunctions against Pres. Trump's attempt to change the definition of who can be a US citizen. I'm grateful for AG Dan Rayfield's @doj.oregon.gov work on this case and his commitment to defending our constitutional rights #ORpol
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
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Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:27 AM
So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
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No U.S. states mandate that law enforcement officers take active shooter training annually. In comparison, at least 37 states require active shooter-related drills in schools, typically on a yearly basis.
w/ @texastribune.org and FRONTLINE
(Published Feb. 2024)
w/ @texastribune.org and FRONTLINE
(Published Feb. 2024)
Check Your State: Here Are the Active Shooter Training Requirements for Schools and Law Enforcement
No states mandate annual active shooter training for police officers, according to an analysis by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE. In comparison, at least 37 states require such training…
propub.li
December 29, 2024 at 4:00 AM
No U.S. states mandate that law enforcement officers take active shooter training annually. In comparison, at least 37 states require active shooter-related drills in schools, typically on a yearly basis.
w/ @texastribune.org and FRONTLINE
(Published Feb. 2024)
w/ @texastribune.org and FRONTLINE
(Published Feb. 2024)
If you’re like me, being in this lovely space with you fine people may make you forget the cardinal rule in the rest of the world wide web—never read the comments, especially in the local news.
PSA: never forget.
PSA: never forget.
December 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
If you’re like me, being in this lovely space with you fine people may make you forget the cardinal rule in the rest of the world wide web—never read the comments, especially in the local news.
PSA: never forget.
PSA: never forget.
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I don’t take credit for this meme, but I do co-sign.
December 7, 2024 at 1:12 PM
I don’t take credit for this meme, but I do co-sign.