Liz Enslin
@lizenslin.bsky.social
Author, Memoirist, Oregon Book Award Finalist, introvert, former high school teacher, recovering anthropologist, aspiring photographer, #neurodivergent. I live in a straw bale house on a farm with yaks, chickens, two cats, a dog and lots of wildlife.
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
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Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
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RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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Watching this press conference between Trump and MBS.
Trump’s answers on Khashoggi’s murder are absolutely vile.
Trump’s answers on Khashoggi’s murder are absolutely vile.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Watching this press conference between Trump and MBS.
Trump’s answers on Khashoggi’s murder are absolutely vile.
Trump’s answers on Khashoggi’s murder are absolutely vile.
Thank you, Senator Merkley.
The vote to reopen the government with no deal on health care is a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
November 9, 2025
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
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November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Thank you, Senator Merkley.
Thank you. I'm so glad you're my senator.
My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Thank you. I'm so glad you're my senator.
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The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
Done! I now use Tidal. #CancelSpotify
Are you still using Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Done! I now use Tidal. #CancelSpotify
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I’ve been talking to friends about some of the things that made Mamdani’s campaign feel unusual to me (*aside* from the policies he was promoting), and I kept coming back to the fact that he seems to really like the city and like the people and enjoy being among them. (1/3)
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’ve been talking to friends about some of the things that made Mamdani’s campaign feel unusual to me (*aside* from the policies he was promoting), and I kept coming back to the fact that he seems to really like the city and like the people and enjoy being among them. (1/3)
Congratulations from Oregon! You inspire progressives everywhere. 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations from Oregon! You inspire progressives everywhere. 🎉
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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BREAKING NEWS: We’re suing the Trump administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits.
Approximately 1 in 6 Oregonians receive SNAP benefits, including more than 214,000 children and 130,000 older adults.
Approximately 1 in 6 Oregonians receive SNAP benefits, including more than 214,000 children and 130,000 older adults.
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We’re suing the Trump administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits.
Approximately 1 in 6 Oregonians receive SNAP benefits, including more than 214,000 children and 130,000 older adults.
Approximately 1 in 6 Oregonians receive SNAP benefits, including more than 214,000 children and 130,000 older adults.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
Great turnout and vibes in Enterprise, Oregon @wyden.senate.gov #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Great turnout and vibes in Enterprise, Oregon @wyden.senate.gov #NoKings
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It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
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his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
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What Happened to The Migrants The U.S. Dumped In Panama?
Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com -->
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Below is a collection of many other people of Italian heritage worthy of attention — people who have played an active role in the struggle for labor rights, gay and lesbian rights, human rights, and civil rights.
#TeachTruth Defend the #FreedomtoLearn
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#TeachTruth Defend the #FreedomtoLearn
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Italian Americans Who Fought for Justice
Profile. Brief bios of people of Italian heritage who were committed to social justice.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Below is a collection of many other people of Italian heritage worthy of attention — people who have played an active role in the struggle for labor rights, gay and lesbian rights, human rights, and civil rights.
#TeachTruth Defend the #FreedomtoLearn
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/it...
#TeachTruth Defend the #FreedomtoLearn
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/it...
I moved from Portland to the far NE corner of Oregon. I love my quiet life here but also miss a lot about my former home these days. Keep it weird, Portland.
The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.
October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I moved from Portland to the far NE corner of Oregon. I love my quiet life here but also miss a lot about my former home these days. Keep it weird, Portland.
Please don't let Kristi near our dogs.
Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Please don't let Kristi near our dogs.
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One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.
They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.
They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.
@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.
Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
October 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.
They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.
They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.
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I interviewed #ActuallyAutistic moms about their reactions to Trump uring pregnant women not to take Tylenol and his anti-vaccine claims. They are a mix of livid, disheartened and frustrated that once again, their experiences as autistic women is erased.
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Autistic moms are livid after Trump and RFK Jr blame Tylenol — and them
Autistic moms tell Eric Garcia that they fear Trump’s outlandish and conspiratorial claims about autism and Tylenol both erase their needs and those of their children
www.independent.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I interviewed #ActuallyAutistic moms about their reactions to Trump uring pregnant women not to take Tylenol and his anti-vaccine claims. They are a mix of livid, disheartened and frustrated that once again, their experiences as autistic women is erased.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Sending love to my former hometown of Portland. I hope you and @tinakotek.bsky.social and other elected officials push back hard on this assault.
Trump is launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown. I urge Oregonians to reject Trump’s attempt to incite violence in what we know is a vibrant and peaceful city. I will do everything in my power to protect the people in our state.
BREAKING: Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, as he expands military deployments in U.S. cities.
September 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Sending love to my former hometown of Portland. I hope you and @tinakotek.bsky.social and other elected officials push back hard on this assault.
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I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?
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There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.
September 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.