penthesilea
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What I hear when people signal that a little transphobia isn't a deal breaker for a politician:
A little racism isn't a deal breaker
A little antisemitism isn't a deal breaker
A little misogyny
A little classism
Any bigotry and harm can be excused "for the greater good"
A little racism isn't a deal breaker
A little antisemitism isn't a deal breaker
A little misogyny
A little classism
Any bigotry and harm can be excused "for the greater good"
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What I hear when people signal that a little transphobia isn't a deal breaker for a politician:
A little racism isn't a deal breaker
A little antisemitism isn't a deal breaker
A little misogyny
A little classism
Any bigotry and harm can be excused "for the greater good"
A little racism isn't a deal breaker
A little antisemitism isn't a deal breaker
A little misogyny
A little classism
Any bigotry and harm can be excused "for the greater good"
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ICE voodoo doll found in New Orleans. Get those bastards by any means necessary! Get spirit on this!
ICE voodoo doll discovered in New Orleans as immigration crackdown continues
A handmade “voodoo doll” portraying an ICE agent was found in Uptown New Orleans as federal immigration enforcement continues across south Louisiana.
www.fox8live.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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This is why "vote blue no matter who" is bullshit. It absolutely matters "who."
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is why "vote blue no matter who" is bullshit. It absolutely matters "who."
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Campbell’s Unveils New Line Of Self-Defense Soups https://theonion.com/campbells-unveils-new-line-of-self-defense-soups/
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Campbell’s Unveils New Line Of Self-Defense Soups https://theonion.com/campbells-unveils-new-line-of-self-defense-soups/
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Update: with a 98% vote of approval, NSLU has ratified their first contract with New Seasons Market. The union has ended their call for a boycott and avoided a strike during the holiday season. Full story to come in @nwlaborpress.org
NSLU won a $19/hr starting wage for clerks, a massive win in the local grocery industry. Fred Meyer starts at around $17 & non-union New Seasons are at $18 (tho we will see if the company raises those stores). The two sides were FAR away on economics as late as Dec 4.
The power of a strike threat.
The power of a strike threat.
Inbox: New Seasons Labor Union and New Seasons have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract ahead of the union’s December Strike deadline. The TA was unanimously endorsed by the NSLU bargaining committee and endorsed by members attending an All Store meeting last night. Details to come.
December 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Update: with a 98% vote of approval, NSLU has ratified their first contract with New Seasons Market. The union has ended their call for a boycott and avoided a strike during the holiday season. Full story to come in @nwlaborpress.org
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This always drives me a little nuts about people posting that quote. He is talking to children, and it's good advice for children. But you are an adult. You are not supposed to look for the helpers. You are supposed to BE a helper
An important addendum to "look for the helpers" is "and then join them."
December 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This always drives me a little nuts about people posting that quote. He is talking to children, and it's good advice for children. But you are an adult. You are not supposed to look for the helpers. You are supposed to BE a helper
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Nurses union alleges ICE is allowed to dictate patient care at Legacy Emanuel https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/11/oregon-nurses-union-ice-legacy-emanuel-portland/
Nurses union alleges ICE is allowed to dictate patient care at Legacy Emanuel
The Oregon Nurses Association alleges management told nurses that immigration detainees do not hold the same rights as other patients.
www.opb.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Nurses union alleges ICE is allowed to dictate patient care at Legacy Emanuel https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/11/oregon-nurses-union-ice-legacy-emanuel-portland/
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AHEM everyone, we have a good idea here:
if preschool for all has more resources than it needs for universal preschool we should consider expanding to a full universal childcare program
December 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AHEM everyone, we have a good idea here:
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Hey Portland peeps: if you know anyone in the real estate community or know someone looking to buy or sell house, please warn them to stay away from Harlan Mayer. He’s a racist, antisemitic asshole who likes leaving shitty misogynist comments about concentration camps on women’s TikTok videos!
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Hey Portland peeps: if you know anyone in the real estate community or know someone looking to buy or sell house, please warn them to stay away from Harlan Mayer. He’s a racist, antisemitic asshole who likes leaving shitty misogynist comments about concentration camps on women’s TikTok videos!
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A great holiday gift for your left-leaning friends or family who live in the Portland area is a print subscription to the NW Labor Press.
Not only do you support pro-union/left-wing journalism, but then the recipient gets reminded of your gift 2x a month. Only $24
nwlaborpress.org/subscribe/ #pdx
Not only do you support pro-union/left-wing journalism, but then the recipient gets reminded of your gift 2x a month. Only $24
nwlaborpress.org/subscribe/ #pdx
Subscribe to our twice-a-month print edition
nwlaborpress.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A great holiday gift for your left-leaning friends or family who live in the Portland area is a print subscription to the NW Labor Press.
Not only do you support pro-union/left-wing journalism, but then the recipient gets reminded of your gift 2x a month. Only $24
nwlaborpress.org/subscribe/ #pdx
Not only do you support pro-union/left-wing journalism, but then the recipient gets reminded of your gift 2x a month. Only $24
nwlaborpress.org/subscribe/ #pdx
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The most important political fault line of our time is over whether children are people or property.
This whole so-called “parents rights” movement the right has taken up and the left is supposed to kowtow to for votes is so obviously anti-child it really bothers me to see it presented as anything other than justification for abusive “parenting” and disregard for actual science on child development
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The most important political fault line of our time is over whether children are people or property.
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"The study found that, from January through June 2025, average daily maximum PM2.5 concentrations in Manhattan’s CRZ declined by 3.05 micrograms per cubic meter – a reduction of 22% compared to a projected average of 13.8 micrograms per cubic meter had congestion pricing not been implemented."
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"The study found that, from January through June 2025, average daily maximum PM2.5 concentrations in Manhattan’s CRZ declined by 3.05 micrograms per cubic meter – a reduction of 22% compared to a projected average of 13.8 micrograms per cubic meter had congestion pricing not been implemented."
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NSLU won a $19/hr starting wage for clerks, a massive win in the local grocery industry. Fred Meyer starts at around $17 & non-union New Seasons are at $18 (tho we will see if the company raises those stores). The two sides were FAR away on economics as late as Dec 4.
The power of a strike threat.
The power of a strike threat.
Inbox: New Seasons Labor Union and New Seasons have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract ahead of the union’s December Strike deadline. The TA was unanimously endorsed by the NSLU bargaining committee and endorsed by members attending an All Store meeting last night. Details to come.
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
NSLU won a $19/hr starting wage for clerks, a massive win in the local grocery industry. Fred Meyer starts at around $17 & non-union New Seasons are at $18 (tho we will see if the company raises those stores). The two sides were FAR away on economics as late as Dec 4.
The power of a strike threat.
The power of a strike threat.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Doctors could create simple checklists listing all vaccinations that new parents should make sure their children have to keep them as healthy as possible. Make copies and keep them in waiting rooms across the country.
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Doctors could create simple checklists listing all vaccinations that new parents should make sure their children have to keep them as healthy as possible. Make copies and keep them in waiting rooms across the country.
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i don’t have to pay attention to hillary clinton anymore. i don’t have to do that. when she speaks i can and do go do something else, maybe even something outside
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
i don’t have to pay attention to hillary clinton anymore. i don’t have to do that. when she speaks i can and do go do something else, maybe even something outside
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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Come see Photos of Things That Matter at Blue Sky Gallery! The show opens December 4th with a reception from 5–8pm, and features photography from our very own Street Roots vendors!
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Come see Photos of Things That Matter at Blue Sky Gallery! The show opens December 4th with a reception from 5–8pm, and features photography from our very own Street Roots vendors!
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Fine vintage copies of America’s Finest News Source are hard to come by, often because treasure-hungry museums hoard them all. Now a piece of The Onion history can belong to you. VISIT THE ONION STORE. https://store.theonion.com/products/time-capsule-vintage-newspaper-13-pack