Third Act Oregon
@taothirdactoregon.bsky.social
An organization for those retired, to fight for democracy and climate.
Can we put up a statue to this guy?
Once a month outside Blanchet House, you might see Paul Susi at a pop-up table. Using his money, he helps people apply for birth certificates and replacement IDs. On Thurs, he wrote checks for 58 people!
paulsusi.wordpress.com/pdx-id-assistance/
paulsusi.wordpress.com/pdx-id-assistance/
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Can we put up a statue to this guy?
Opportunities for testimony on rent algorithms and the detention facility impact fee- On the agenda for Nov 19th
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
November 19-20, 2025 Council Agenda
Learn about our sanctuary city status, efforts to block federal overreach: Portland.gov/Federal
www.portland.gov
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ProPublica's review of months of Fox News coverage found the news network repeatedly provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland.
‘Riots raging’: The misleading story Fox News told about Portland before Trump’s call for troops
ProPublica's review of months of Fox News coverage found the news network repeatedly provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland.
www.oregonlive.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
By surrendering so utterly and completely at a moment of their maximum leverage and momentum, Senate Democrats taught Trump and his cadre an important lesson: Do enough damage and your opponents will buckle. Because of this surrender, our democracy is more imperiled now than it was before.
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A Fort Worth church's efforts to mobilize Christian conservatives through a political training program comes at a pivotal moment, as Republicans seek to maintain control of the nation’s largest urban red county.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social and @texastribune.org
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social and @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
States like Alaska, New Hampshire & Connecticut with solar and wind shares of less than 10%, all have an average price of over 20.5¢ compared to 9.9¢ in states like New Mexico 💸
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Over 40,000 people marched in Belém at the Global Climate March as #COP30 closed week one. Activists carried calls to respect the Amazon, protect forests, uphold Indigenous rights and make polluters pay for climate damages.
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
Greenpeace joins over 40,000 marching in Belém calling for forest and climate action at COP30 - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace joined more than 40,000 people at the Global Climate March in Belém to end the first week of the UN climate conference.
www.greenpeace.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
November 17 at 10:00 am.
From Protest to Resistance
It is heartening that over 7 million people participated in the last No Kings demonstrations and that they are happening in countless places across the country, in red and blue communities, rural, sub...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
November 17 at 10:00 am.
pity that an upstanding corporation like JP Morgan Chase might be somehow damaged
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
How JPMorgan Chase Became the Doomsday Bank
Protesters hope a campaign of civil disobedience will force JPMorgan Chase — the biggest lender to fossil fuel companies — to change course
www.rollingstone.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"No Military Takeover of Oregon: No matter our background, origin, or political affiliation, now is the time for each and every one of us to speak out and make clear that any takeover of any community in Oregon is a violation of our autonomy and a danger to our communities."
Protect Oregon
Every week, we deliver key updates from the organizations coming together to protect our communities and build a better future here in Oregon.
www.protect-oregon.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"No Military Takeover of Oregon: No matter our background, origin, or political affiliation, now is the time for each and every one of us to speak out and make clear that any takeover of any community in Oregon is a violation of our autonomy and a danger to our communities."
Cancel Spotify.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Cancel Spotify.
I'm shocked. Shocked.
Remember that time (last Friday) Gov Hochul approved 2 fracked gas projects—a cryptomine at Seneca Lake and an underwater pipeline by Staten Island—that had been denied permits?
Turns out…
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Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
Turns out…
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Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm shocked. Shocked.
The same script is playing out across rural towns everywhere: data center land grabs, noise and light pollution, water depletion, air pollution, spiking utility bills.
These communities aren’t sleepy. They are undercapitalized, under-lawyered, and lack news coverage.
bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
These communities aren’t sleepy. They are undercapitalized, under-lawyered, and lack news coverage.
bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
Tensions mount as data centers eye 'sleepy' Michigan farm towns - Bridge Michigan
In a scenario likely to repeat statewide, a $7 billion data center planned for a rural Saline Township is prompting debate about jobs versus environmental impacts and noise.
bridgemi.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Mark Baumgartner, known anti-choice protester in South Carolina, has shot someone at a Planned Parenthood in South Carolina. www.fitsnews.com/2025/11/14/s...
Shooting at South Carolina Planned Parenthood - FITSNews
One wounded, one detained in connection with parking lot incident involving pro-life protester...
www.fitsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"Congress closing for business for weeks and weeks because a Speaker was running interference on behalf of a President who didn’t want more details to emerge of his dealings with a sleazy dead rich guy who had sex with underage women on his private island? How was that not a bigger deal?"
Smoke, meet fire: @sbg1.bsky.social writes about the trove of Epstein e-mails and the Trump Administration’s attempts at damage control, which have only fuelled the story. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3LJNCo
The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency
Read the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Congress closing for business for weeks and weeks because a Speaker was running interference on behalf of a President who didn’t want more details to emerge of his dealings with a sleazy dead rich guy who had sex with underage women on his private island? How was that not a bigger deal?"
Especially if you keep USING AI to save yourself a little trouble.
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Especially if you keep USING AI to save yourself a little trouble.
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Oregon should reform two wasteful corporate tax policies: FDII and GILTI! Doing so would help Oregon recapture $190 million in revenue this budget period 💵 💵 💰
Read our full analysis here: https://bit.ly/3WVob5M
#FDII #corporatepower #multinationalcorporations
Read our full analysis here: https://bit.ly/3WVob5M
#FDII #corporatepower #multinationalcorporations
Oregon must prioritize working families over corporations that hide profits overseas. Here’s a great first step. - Oregon Center for Public Policy
Big multinational corporations have long manipulated the tax system to avoid paying their fair share. Correcting this unfairness is all the more urgent right
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oregon should reform two wasteful corporate tax policies: FDII and GILTI! Doing so would help Oregon recapture $190 million in revenue this budget period 💵 💵 💰
Read our full analysis here: https://bit.ly/3WVob5M
#FDII #corporatepower #multinationalcorporations
Read our full analysis here: https://bit.ly/3WVob5M
#FDII #corporatepower #multinationalcorporations
Reposted by Third Act Oregon
“I’m the woman who ruined the workplace. And, frankly, I had a blast.” In New Yorker Humor, the culprit speaks up. https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/did-women-really-ruin-the-workplace
Did Women Really Ruin the Workplace?
I can answer that question: yes. Specifically, me—I’m the woman who ruined the workplace. And, frankly, I had a blast.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“I’m the woman who ruined the workplace. And, frankly, I had a blast.” In New Yorker Humor, the culprit speaks up. https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/did-women-really-ruin-the-workplace
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM