jenred
@jenred.bsky.social
Community Broadband Activist, traveler, photographer, reader of books, student of the City. Portland, OR
I try to buy and ship gifts from Portland based small businesses, but wow so many online shops make it hard to include a note and a gift receipt. Or they let me know one item is a “preorder” and won’t ship the other (more expensive items) until the preorder is available months from now.
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I try to buy and ship gifts from Portland based small businesses, but wow so many online shops make it hard to include a note and a gift receipt. Or they let me know one item is a “preorder” and won’t ship the other (more expensive items) until the preorder is available months from now.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, is sitting on 955 empty affordable apartment units, according to a Nov. 7 vacancy report the agency provided to WW last month.
Portland’s Housing Authority Sits On 955 Empty Apartments
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, is sitting on 955 empty affordable apartment units, according to a Nov. 7 vacancy report the agency provided to WW last month.
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Mitch cosponsored the impact fee.
Sameer worked on codifying sanctuary city status.
Ryan and Clark have been reticent to do ANYTHING on ICE.
No other city has revoked an ICE permit.
And yet the people shouldering all the blame according to these activists? The women of color on council.
Sameer worked on codifying sanctuary city status.
Ryan and Clark have been reticent to do ANYTHING on ICE.
No other city has revoked an ICE permit.
And yet the people shouldering all the blame according to these activists? The women of color on council.
I think it’s honestly disgusting and deeply unserious that the Revoke the Permit people have clipped videos of my women colleagues eating pizza at the dais as some kind of shaming tool, which is now being used by right-wing media to harass them in misogynistic ways. Congrats everyone.
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Mitch cosponsored the impact fee.
Sameer worked on codifying sanctuary city status.
Ryan and Clark have been reticent to do ANYTHING on ICE.
No other city has revoked an ICE permit.
And yet the people shouldering all the blame according to these activists? The women of color on council.
Sameer worked on codifying sanctuary city status.
Ryan and Clark have been reticent to do ANYTHING on ICE.
No other city has revoked an ICE permit.
And yet the people shouldering all the blame according to these activists? The women of color on council.
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I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
The cowardly Democratic Senators just relinquished the narrative that the GOP was responsible for the shutdown. It was a narrative that was winning but sure burn your own house down, again.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The cowardly Democratic Senators just relinquished the narrative that the GOP was responsible for the shutdown. It was a narrative that was winning but sure burn your own house down, again.
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watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.
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If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
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Trump: I'm dismantling the Constitution, building a paramilitary fascist army loyal only to me, demolishing the White House, and blowing up the US economy for my billionaire cronies
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump: I'm dismantling the Constitution, building a paramilitary fascist army loyal only to me, demolishing the White House, and blowing up the US economy for my billionaire cronies
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
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The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
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This is a very good sign about his understanding of what good governance involves
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is a very good sign about his understanding of what good governance involves
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“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras
Lawmakers’ calls for Flock probe may help kill local contracts, expert says.
arstechnica.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
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When the Democrats lose an election, they debate endlessly how they can appeal to more voters. When Republicans lose an election, they think of ways to keep more people from voting.
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When the Democrats lose an election, they debate endlessly how they can appeal to more voters. When Republicans lose an election, they think of ways to keep more people from voting.
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A great night for people who are sick of this shit.
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A great night for people who are sick of this shit.
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In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
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The policy being weaponized to inflict pain on the marginalized is intended to keep retailers from charging SNAP customers more than they charge non-SNAP customers.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The policy being weaponized to inflict pain on the marginalized is intended to keep retailers from charging SNAP customers more than they charge non-SNAP customers.
Those of us who are Aunties are Aunties to all children. I thought this was universally known?
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Those of us who are Aunties are Aunties to all children. I thought this was universally known?
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A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
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an american citizen, mother of three, who was playing the clarinet in a peaceful protest outside the city has been nabbed by ICE, held in a jail across state lines, without bail nor any specific charges.
i mean, yikes?
i mean, yikes?
October 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
an american citizen, mother of three, who was playing the clarinet in a peaceful protest outside the city has been nabbed by ICE, held in a jail across state lines, without bail nor any specific charges.
i mean, yikes?
i mean, yikes?
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Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
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Great time to be a fentanyl dealer because all the guys who are supposed to investigate and prosecute you are going after doordash drivers and moms instead
September 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Great time to be a fentanyl dealer because all the guys who are supposed to investigate and prosecute you are going after doordash drivers and moms instead