Weyoun 6RE: https://urbanists.social/@enobacon/116262779773032010
This is what I want in my city councilors.
RE: https://pdx.social/@portlandmercury/116246701904386936
2% tax on assets over $30 million. It will attain some mix of increased revenue and aristocracy leaving the state. So, win-win.
Fines for ICE using chemical weapons from their detention facility in #Portland
$5000 - $15,000 per day and if not paid on time penalties double + 10% as a lien against the property.
RE: https://pdx.social/@portlandmercury/116110157653400430
Sounds reasonable and given its detractors this looks like a positive change.
National Guard troops briefly deployed to Portland despite judge’s order, federal trial reveals
“We’ll talk later about whether that’s contempt,” the judge responded to Lin Wednesday.
National Guard troops briefly deployed to Portland despite judge’s order, federal trial reveals
The revelation came to light today in federal court in Portland, where U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut will decide if President Trump acted lawfully or violated the state’s rights by trying to deploy the National Guard.
Peter DrakeIf you're in Portland, OR's District 4 (the west side and a sliver of SE), this newsletter is a good source of hyperlocal news:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/37dbdad9-e378-47e8-a6b1-5c290b4be02e
One Thing Has Changed at Portland City Hall: The Socialists Are Setting the Agenda
b҉While American government officials may not have intended to create a hellscape in which people have cough up their data to actively malevolent tech companies to access information about natural disasters and boil water advisories, we've ended up in this dark place anyway.
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In 2025, if you're posting vital information exclusively to Twitter and Facebook, then you're guaranteeing that a whole lot of impacted people are simply never going to see it. Especially the very young and the very old. And they likely don't even know that Facebook and Twitter are where they should be looking.
#emergencyresponse #emergencycomms #comms #walledgarden #twitter #facebook #maga #fascism #elonmusk #nazi #markzuckerberg #infosec #Portland #pdx #PortlandPolice #portlandFire #pdxfire #pdxpolice #orpol #USPol #pdxpol
We Have to Stop Using Facebook and X to Warn People About Disasters
In the early morning hours of July 4th, as the Guadalupe River reached catastrophic heights, city officials in Kerr County, Texas turned to an all-too familiar mechanism for getting the word out to area residents: Facebook. While the National Weather Service had been issuing warnings across multiple platforms about the
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https://action.womensmarch.com/events/portland-oregon-free-america-weekend-sellwood-bridge-protest
America is in crisis. Real #democracy feels out of reach. #Freedom is in trouble. This July 4th weekend, while the U.S. marks #IndependenceDay, we'll gather across the country—on porches, in town squares, backyards, and streets—to stand for real freedom and build a vision of a #FreeAmerica brick by brick.
Portland Oregon Free America Weekend—Sellwood Bridge Protest
Bring your kid-friendly signs and join our weekly protest on the Sellwood Bridge—decorated bikes and wagons welcome! Email [email protected] for more info. CELEBRATE FREEDOM. IGNITE YOUR REBELLION Independence Day is about the fight for freedom. The American Revolution was a stand against tyranny and kings. That same spirit has lived on—from the Boston Tea Party to the Underground Railroad, from Stonewall to the Civil Rights Movement. America is in crisis. Real democracy feels out of...