emily hawley
@soupmuse.bsky.social
lawyer. human rights and civilian protection. forever Arabic student.
our liberation is bound together.
our liberation is bound together.
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There are a lot of Portlanders who consider themselves progressive but turn reactionary when they see visible poverty.
The urge to just make poverty disappear from sight instead of working toward holistic solutions is why we don’t have nice things in this country.
Poverty is a social creation.
The urge to just make poverty disappear from sight instead of working toward holistic solutions is why we don’t have nice things in this country.
Poverty is a social creation.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
There are a lot of Portlanders who consider themselves progressive but turn reactionary when they see visible poverty.
The urge to just make poverty disappear from sight instead of working toward holistic solutions is why we don’t have nice things in this country.
Poverty is a social creation.
The urge to just make poverty disappear from sight instead of working toward holistic solutions is why we don’t have nice things in this country.
Poverty is a social creation.
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Definitely at least submit written testimony in if you haven’t yet.
The possibility of showing kindness to the poor is bringing out the worst of the worst and yk council’s conservatives are scrounging for excuses to shut their ears and say what Jon Isaacs wrote on the sheet of paper he gave them
The possibility of showing kindness to the poor is bringing out the worst of the worst and yk council’s conservatives are scrounging for excuses to shut their ears and say what Jon Isaacs wrote on the sheet of paper he gave them
Testify to stop the sweeps before Wednesday!!
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
City Council | Portland.gov
City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetin...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Definitely at least submit written testimony in if you haven’t yet.
The possibility of showing kindness to the poor is bringing out the worst of the worst and yk council’s conservatives are scrounging for excuses to shut their ears and say what Jon Isaacs wrote on the sheet of paper he gave them
The possibility of showing kindness to the poor is bringing out the worst of the worst and yk council’s conservatives are scrounging for excuses to shut their ears and say what Jon Isaacs wrote on the sheet of paper he gave them
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ACTION ALERT:
Join Portland: Neighbors Welcome in submitting testimony to Portland City Council in support of Councilor Morillo's Fall Budget amendment to fund support, not sweeps, for our neighbors.
portlandneighborswelcome.org/supportnotsw...
Join Portland: Neighbors Welcome in submitting testimony to Portland City Council in support of Councilor Morillo's Fall Budget amendment to fund support, not sweeps, for our neighbors.
portlandneighborswelcome.org/supportnotsw...
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ACTION ALERT:
Join Portland: Neighbors Welcome in submitting testimony to Portland City Council in support of Councilor Morillo's Fall Budget amendment to fund support, not sweeps, for our neighbors.
portlandneighborswelcome.org/supportnotsw...
Join Portland: Neighbors Welcome in submitting testimony to Portland City Council in support of Councilor Morillo's Fall Budget amendment to fund support, not sweeps, for our neighbors.
portlandneighborswelcome.org/supportnotsw...
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The Democratic Party does investor owned utility protectionism at your expense
It’s increasingly clear Berkshire’s strategy to keep PacifiCorp solvent in face of wildfire lawsuits is to have its lobbyists pressure state lawmakers into providing liability limits (at ratepayer expense) rather than dipping into Berkshire’s extraordinary profits
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
S&P downgrades PacifiCorp to lowest investment-grade rating - Portland Business Journal
PacifiCorp last week described a cascade of financial and operational challenges it could face if its credit were to fall below investment grade. It's now a step closer to that happening.
www.bizjournals.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Democratic Party does investor owned utility protectionism at your expense
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Testify to stop the sweeps before Wednesday!!
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
City Council | Portland.gov
City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetin...
www.portland.gov
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Testify to stop the sweeps before Wednesday!!
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
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Lots of talk about primarying congressional members. Meanwhile when I talk about wanting to primary incumbent state legislators people act like it shouldn’t even be allowed…how are you supposed to hold elected officials accountable in safe Dem seats if you don’t primary them???
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Lots of talk about primarying congressional members. Meanwhile when I talk about wanting to primary incumbent state legislators people act like it shouldn’t even be allowed…how are you supposed to hold elected officials accountable in safe Dem seats if you don’t primary them???
omg katie wilson pulling ahead!!!! eeee
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
omg katie wilson pulling ahead!!!! eeee
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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Our amendment doesn’t cut those things.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
The Impact Reduction Program also provides trash abatement, which is essential in maintaining clean, walkable sidewalks for all Portlanders. We shouldn‘t cut their budget.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Our amendment doesn’t cut those things.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
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Just talked with a professor from France who informed me that they just don’t do evictions in the winter where he’s from and that that’s extremely normal. It would be a BATTLE to get a policy like that in Portland.
We’re honestly barbaric in the United States. It’s absurd.
We’re honestly barbaric in the United States. It’s absurd.
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just talked with a professor from France who informed me that they just don’t do evictions in the winter where he’s from and that that’s extremely normal. It would be a BATTLE to get a policy like that in Portland.
We’re honestly barbaric in the United States. It’s absurd.
We’re honestly barbaric in the United States. It’s absurd.
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I’ve considered Keith Wilson a less-than-honest actor since he told a mayoral forum that he’d revoke Zenith Energy’s permits if malfeasance was demonstrated, took office, & immediately fast tracked Zenith’s new LUCS after they were fined by DEQ for illegally using infrastructure for fossil fuels.
DEQ fines Zenith Energy, requests new land use statement from the City of Portland
Zenith has a storied history of flouting local regulations. The latest DEQ findings represent a significant setback for the Houston oil-by-rail company.
www.streetroots.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’ve considered Keith Wilson a less-than-honest actor since he told a mayoral forum that he’d revoke Zenith Energy’s permits if malfeasance was demonstrated, took office, & immediately fast tracked Zenith’s new LUCS after they were fined by DEQ for illegally using infrastructure for fossil fuels.
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In the week since Mayor Wilson began enforcing the public camping ban, we are seeing MORE tents in East Portland. Those folks are just being swept into my district.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In the week since Mayor Wilson began enforcing the public camping ban, we are seeing MORE tents in East Portland. Those folks are just being swept into my district.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
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Pair this with the recent firing of the Housing Bureau director, an international expert on social housing. It seems the mayor wants to abandon the mission of the housing bureau in favor of recreating the services that the County is supposed to be offering.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Pair this with the recent firing of the Housing Bureau director, an international expert on social housing. It seems the mayor wants to abandon the mission of the housing bureau in favor of recreating the services that the County is supposed to be offering.
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“We have serious concerns that public funds were squandered to create a pretext for this camping ban,” said Brian Denning, Co-Chair of Portland DSA. “Did the Mayor waste money on a shelter system he knew was insufficient, just to create a veneer of available shelter & justify a punitive crackdown?"
Portland DSA Condemns Mayor Wilson's Cruel Camping Ban, Calls for Investigation into Misuse of Public Funds - Portland DSA
November 3, 2025 (PORTLAND, OR) – Portland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) condemns in the strongest possible terms Mayor Keith Wilson’s decision to begin enforcement of the city’s “public camp...
portlanddsa.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“We have serious concerns that public funds were squandered to create a pretext for this camping ban,” said Brian Denning, Co-Chair of Portland DSA. “Did the Mayor waste money on a shelter system he knew was insufficient, just to create a veneer of available shelter & justify a punitive crackdown?"
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the mayor recently invited a lot of questions into how honest he has been with voters about his intentions by telegraphing that his shelter plan has been less about effectiveness than about spending public $ to reach a number of shelter beds to legally justify a public camping ban.
It should be illegal for the mayor to piss me off on a delightful Sunday morning but here he is being a massive pos content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...
Your Neighborhood Livability At Risk - Council Vote Coming Wednesday
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November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
the mayor recently invited a lot of questions into how honest he has been with voters about his intentions by telegraphing that his shelter plan has been less about effectiveness than about spending public $ to reach a number of shelter beds to legally justify a public camping ban.
wow this is NY sun level gutter racism
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
wow this is NY sun level gutter racism
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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Learning that the United States is secretly in make believe armed conflicts with whom exactly?
SCOOP: Trump Has a Secret List of 24 “Designated Terrorist Organizations.” We Got Some of the Names.
The U.S. claims it is engaged in “armed conflict” with Tren de Aragua, Ejército de Liberación Nacional, and Cártel de los Soles, among others.
theintercept.com/2025/11/07/t...
The U.S. claims it is engaged in “armed conflict” with Tren de Aragua, Ejército de Liberación Nacional, and Cártel de los Soles, among others.
theintercept.com/2025/11/07/t...
Trump Has a Secret List of 24 “Designated Terrorist Organizations.” We Got Some of the Names.
The U.S. claims it is engaged in “armed conflict” with Tren de Aragua, Ejército de Liberación Nacional, and Cártel de los Soles, among others.
theintercept.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Learning that the United States is secretly in make believe armed conflicts with whom exactly?
Hell yeah
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Hell yeah
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“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
City Council Mulling $4.3 Million Cut From Homeless Sweeps Budget
“We’re in a position right now, where people are going to end up being unhoused for the long-term, and we have to take action,” City Councilor Angelita Morillo said, explaining a proposal to divert fu...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
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The thing you have to understand about this administration is that they want dead poor people. The shutdown is their current excuse but they will continue to try to kill the poor after the shutdown as well.
The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The thing you have to understand about this administration is that they want dead poor people. The shutdown is their current excuse but they will continue to try to kill the poor after the shutdown as well.
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The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Senators voted 51-49 against the resolution, dooming it even as a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed toward the Caribbean. interc.pt/47sCJzQ
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Senators voted 51-49 against the resolution, dooming it even as a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed toward the Caribbean. interc.pt/47sCJzQ
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Fourth Palestine Action prisoner launches hunger strike over ‘systematic abuse’
Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-four...
Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-four...
Fourth Palestine Action prisoner launches hunger strike over ‘systematic abuse’
Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike
www.middleeasteye.net
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Fourth Palestine Action prisoner launches hunger strike over ‘systematic abuse’
Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-four...
Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-four...