News BotMar 11
New issue, find your favorite #StreetRoots vendore #Portland #PDX
https://www.streetroots.org/
z_4narchistJan 24
...like a sick and twisted modern "book of numbers", this heartwrenching #streetroots article exposes the details of abductions and property theft dealt to real people during raids against the #homeless, in just the first 6 months of last year, in just one city of one state!...

...first it calls out the contrast of what the tyrant figurehead lies state about "solving #homelessness" to sedate the public every month, and then follows with a list of folks abducted and items stolen from them, per month.

these state thefted items are literally "bagged, tagged" and stored in a warehouse, and include life saving medications and personal property such as: "Portable heater, Wheelchair and a walker, 2 carts, 3 strollers. car seat, tools, clothes, [tarps] and tents, headphones, suitcases, walker chair, cane, bike...” etc

...in just 6 months, this report shows over 4thousand raids, harming over 6thousand people, and the theft of over 6thousand bags of personal property......and the attacks havent stopped.

...just imagine the numbers for a full year, multiplied by all the cities in all the states...in all the world...

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2025/12/30/six-months-sweeps-portland

#illegal2bhomeless #WeAreNotTrash #weRpeople2
Show threadJust BobDec 20

@caitp

I've watched the denigration of the USA since Feb 1991 when we started killing people for CRUD oil and from the street level since 2011 when I became homeless.

For decades, #homeless people have been made out to be drunk drug using mentally ill people. The war we are NOW seeing have been going on for decades. And July 24, even the feds started hunting and OKing murdering us.

Recently, I did a one man protest for 71 days against the sweeping of homeless people.

I say "one man" because in that 71 days, I've been told that (paraphrasing) homeless people have no US Constitution rights and that protesting FOR those rights are not helping.... By homeless people!!!

I recently wrote a "poem" for #StreetRoots called #TheSilenceContinues and trust me when I say imagrants have more rights than homeless people in #AmeriKKKa

Show threadJust BobSep 27

@markwyner

I've been sitting in a tent for 15 days now, waiting for Wilsons clowns to sweep me under the rug like they've been doing in almost every city in the country. With Trump declaring war against homeless people at the federal level, people are getting murdered.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/
So, 13 days ago, I've been very visible in public space. Yet, the #Illegal2BHomeless in #AmeriKKKa just keeps going and the Silence Continues.

Now, the feds are coming to #PDX so I might even be murdered but the Silence Continues.
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The Silence Continues (Just Bob)

The silence is deafning. Always hearing about this country or that one, this group or that one but the silence continues for #homeless people.

(Amendment I) Sorry, you don't have the right to assemble in public space even in protest because your homeless.

(Amendment IV) Sorry, you don't have the right to be served a search warrant when we steal your only way to stay warm and dry.

(Amendment VIII) Sorry, your under arrest for trying to survive in public spaces in the middle of winter/heatwave after the city/state/federal has taken everything from you and there is absolutely no place to go to get out of the weather.

A short time ago, #Trump decided that 770,000 people have no US Constitution rights when he declared it #Illegal2BHomeless across the entire country. Not only do we now have to be on the lookout for city cops, shariffs, state cops, National Guards that also forgot the oath we say when joining the US Military, we have to be looking for every day haters who won't hesitate to kill us for simply not having a paid for place to live.

But the silence continues.
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#PDX #Portland #StreetRoots #USA
This is the oath that every single enlisted person says when joining any branch of the US Military:
"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

Show threadJust BobSep 19, 2025

@persagen the sick people are everywhere 😔😤😭 and what upsets me most is:
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The Silence Continues

The silence is deafning. Always hearing about this country or that one, this group or that one but the silence continues for #homeless people.

(Amendment I) Sorry, you don't have the right to assemble in public space even in protest because your homeless.

(Amendment IV) Sorry, you don't have the right to be served a search warrant when we steal your only way to stay warm and dry.

(Amendment VIII) Sorry, your under arrest for trying to survive in public spaces in the middle of winter/heatwave after the city/state/federal has taken everything from you and there is absolutely no place to go to get out of the weather.

A short time ago, #Trump decided that 770,000 people have no US Constitution rights when he declared it #Illegal2BHomeless across the entire country. Not only do we now have to be on the lookout for city cops, shariffs, state cops, National Guards that also forgot the oath we say when joining the US Military, we have to be looking for every day haters who won't hesitate to kill us for simply not having a paid for place to live.

But the silence continues.
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#PDX #Portland #StreetRoots #USA

Show threadJust BobSep 18, 2025

@BeAware then it isn't my imagination. Because they don't trust a protocol that has been around forever, XMPP. They seemed to block me 😂

I'm not here to win friends and influence people, just blast the truth like:
The Silence Continues (Just Bob)

The silence is deafning. Always hearing about this country or that one, this group or that one but the silence continues for #homeless people.

(Amendment I) Sorry, you don't have the right to assemble in public space even in protest because your homeless.

(Amendment IV) Sorry, you don't have the right to be served a search warrant when we steal your only way to stay warm and dry.

(Amendment VIII) Sorry, your under arrest for trying to survive in public spaces in the middle of winter/heatwave after the city/state/federal has taken everything from you and there is absolutely no place to go to get out of the weather.

A short time ago, #Trump decided that 770,000 people have no US Constitution rights when he declared it #Illegal2BHomeless across the entire country. Not only do we now have to be on the lookout for city cops, shariffs, state cops, National Guards that also forgot the oath we say when joining the US Military, we have to be looking for every day haters who won't hesitate to kill us for simply not having a paid for place to live.

But the silence continues.
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#PDX #Portland #StreetRoots #USA

"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

Show threadJust BobSep 17, 2025

@alissaazar

True. BTW, find a #StreetRoots vendor today, Jeremiah did an article about fighting back against ICE

Rockom Sockom NoBotsSep 16, 2025
Imagine we had our own award-winning independent local paper in Portland, Oregon. And, as a bonus, it provided people experiencing homelessness an opportunity to become vendors! It already exists @streetroots.bsky.social Please support it. We need it and they need us. #pdx #streetroots

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ahimsaSep 13, 2025

Oregon Historical Society exhibition:

https://www.ohs.org/museum/exhibits/street-roots.cfm

"Street Roots: Providing Income Opportunities and Independent Journalism as Portland’s Street Paper Since 1999"

Aug 22 – Nov 23, 2025

In collaboration with the community, Street Roots invites you to explore the human stories behind the headlines and the power of journalism grounded in lived experience …

Plus: “What I Carry,” a photographic storytelling project by Jim Lommasson

#Oregon #Portland #PDX #StreetRoots #Journalism

Street Roots: Providing Income Opportunities and Independent Journalism as Portland’s Street Paper Since 1999

Street Roots is a nonprofit news organization in Portland, Oregon, that publishes a weekly, award-winning social justice newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Since its founding, Street Roots has supported people living on the margins with an immediate, dignified, and empowering way to earn money, while addressing the root causes of poverty through journalism and advocacy.

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Show threadahimsaSep 3, 2025

Want to help? Here's a link where you can donate to Street Roots:

https://streetroots.donorsupport.co/page/Donate

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Street Roots Emergency Campaign: We’re at a critical moment - your help is key

Street Roots needs to raise $288,000 by September 30 to stabilize our cash flow and avoid cutting any services that our vendors and community rely on, including the production of our award-winning paper and the essential resources we provide to vendors. We’re calling on the full Street Roots community to ensure Street Roots can move forward without compromising our mission or momentum.We understand this news may come as a shock to many of you, and you likely have some questions.

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