Michael Rose
@mrosepdx.bsky.social
Retired journalist and Oregonian.
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Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain
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Today's Oval Office spectacle wasn't about showing strength, it was about surrendering to Putin. Trump and JD Vance have completely sold out America.
Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social n react: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_m...
Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social n react: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_m...
Trump and Vance ATTACK Zelenskyy in Oval Office and Align U.S. with PUTIN
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Today's Oval Office spectacle wasn't about showing strength, it was about surrendering to Putin. Trump and JD Vance have completely sold out America.
Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social n react: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_m...
Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social n react: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_m...
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Tonight's blog post: "I just initiated an ethics complaint against the City of Salem"
hinessight.blogs.com/salempolitic...
hinessight.blogs.com/salempolitic...
I just initiated an ethics complaint against the City of Salem
Pressing "send" on an email rarely feels as satisfying to me as it did a few minutes ago when, after laboring on a message to officials at the City of Salem that is required by the Oregon Government E...
hinessight.blogs.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Tonight's blog post: "I just initiated an ethics complaint against the City of Salem"
hinessight.blogs.com/salempolitic...
hinessight.blogs.com/salempolitic...
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The Trump administration has cut news access to some American foreign service employees, even as they clamor that the up-to-date information is essential for their work.
DOGE Chaotic Cuts Have Locked Federal Workers Out of News Outlets
Foreign service workers are flying blind now.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Trump administration has cut news access to some American foreign service employees, even as they clamor that the up-to-date information is essential for their work.
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SCOOP: Kash Patel—whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI—took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries.
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel—whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI—took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries.
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Officials with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project told OPB they are no longer getting daily rosters of detainees from a Tacoma detention facility that was critical during the first Trump administration.
Immigration attorneys sue after Trump administration blocks work at Tacoma detention facility
Officials with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project told OPB they are no longer getting daily rosters of detainees from the facility operated on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a...
www.opb.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Officials with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project told OPB they are no longer getting daily rosters of detainees from a Tacoma detention facility that was critical during the first Trump administration.
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Should Oregon cities be able to raise gas taxes without voter approval? Two progressive lawmakers think it's one way to address a major budget shortfall in state transportation funds.
Should Oregon cities be allowed to raise gas taxes without asking voters?
As lawmakers search for billions of dollars to maintain deteriorating roads, it's one of many options under consideration.
www.opb.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Should Oregon cities be able to raise gas taxes without voter approval? Two progressive lawmakers think it's one way to address a major budget shortfall in state transportation funds.
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Given the rapidity at which the "rapid, semi-planned disassembly" of the federal government is taking place, I give it maybe 18 months before we start seeing calls to abolish the federal reserve (a dream goal of the US far right for many decades).
February 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Given the rapidity at which the "rapid, semi-planned disassembly" of the federal government is taking place, I give it maybe 18 months before we start seeing calls to abolish the federal reserve (a dream goal of the US far right for many decades).
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
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President Donald Trump said this week that his 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will be imposed starting Saturday, raising the specter that Oregonians reliant on natural gas from the north could be hit hard.
What Trump tariffs could mean for Oregonians’ heating and lighting bills
The Pacific Northwest is heavily reliant on natural gas from Canada
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
President Donald Trump said this week that his 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will be imposed starting Saturday, raising the specter that Oregonians reliant on natural gas from the north could be hit hard.
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Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
robertreich.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
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Another reminder that the people who claim to love America more than anyone else know absolutely nothing about the history of their beloved country.
“Back in 1867, Democratic President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland”
January 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Another reminder that the people who claim to love America more than anyone else know absolutely nothing about the history of their beloved country.
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The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration.
The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.
The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.
Six big US banks quit net zero alliance before Trump inauguration
Exodus from target-setting group is attempt to head off ‘anti-woke’ attacks from rightwing politicians, say analysts
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration.
The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.
The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.
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Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.
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Russian general is killed in Moscow.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
December 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Russian general is killed in Moscow.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
- Top Bluesky searches produce media sources (NYT, Guardian)
- Twitter algorithm results: Crazypants conspiracy tweets
Twitter's advantage used to be breaking news. No longer.
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This is the worst Terminator sequel yet.
Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
www.opb.org
December 9, 2024 at 5:21 PM
This is the worst Terminator sequel yet.
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Portland General Electric seeing massive demand from chip manufacturers, data centers since 2020, requiring company to buy more, and more expensive, energy, and spend on infrastructure. But those costs are coming down to all customers, CEO letter indicates.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/05/r...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/05/r...
Residential PGE customers subsidizing industrial customer growth, CEO letter to Wyden indicates • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon’s largest investor-owned electric utility has enjoyed a 34% rise in power demand from industrial customers such as semiconductor manufacturers and data centers in the last five years, requiring...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Portland General Electric seeing massive demand from chip manufacturers, data centers since 2020, requiring company to buy more, and more expensive, energy, and spend on infrastructure. But those costs are coming down to all customers, CEO letter indicates.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/05/r...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/05/r...
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The European Federation of Journalists, which represents 295,000 journalists in 44 countries, says they will all stop posting content on X after January 20, 2025. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM
The European Federation of Journalists, which represents 295,000 journalists in 44 countries, says they will all stop posting content on X after January 20, 2025. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
“There is a #tsunami warning in effect for parts of the California and Oregon coastline, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.”
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 occurred off the Northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
7.0-magnitude earthquake rattles Northern California | CNN
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California Thursday morning, about 40 miles west of the community of Petrolia, the US Geological Survey said.
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:26 PM
“There is a #tsunami warning in effect for parts of the California and Oregon coastline, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.”
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This would be a valid sentiment if you didn't turn around and start laying off even more local journalists a few days later.
December 5, 2024 at 2:14 AM
This would be a valid sentiment if you didn't turn around and start laying off even more local journalists a few days later.
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This real estate report from @jonathanmbach.bsky.social comes as the new owners of a chain of Oregon papers lay off staff. Carpenter Media barely made it through a month before it started cutting costs in communities in Oregon that deserve better.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Astorian, Blue Mountain Eagle newspapers will sell headquarters
The newspapers said in stories that they would continue to report the news and offer advertising services.
www.oregonlive.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:04 AM
This real estate report from @jonathanmbach.bsky.social comes as the new owners of a chain of Oregon papers lay off staff. Carpenter Media barely made it through a month before it started cutting costs in communities in Oregon that deserve better.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...