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@helena350

dancer, Pilates teacher, and climate action+justice volunteer. Collaboration and community beyond binaries.

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Important read: carritwigg.substack.com/p/a-failure-... by @carritwigg.bsky.social

06.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NO to Bombing. NO to Killing. NO to Destruction.
What's wrong with people?
Why can't we get them out of power?
@repbonamici.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social get some psychologists or ad people in your office and figure out how to move your colleagues to Stop this + Impeach!

06.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are you using the 1990 - 2020 "normal"? The world passed 350 ppm CO2 in 1988, and Hurricane Katrina was right at the midpoint of those years...

06.03.2026 06:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1210 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 24

We all have to work from now to November and beyond to shore up voting rights. Word has it was that part of Talarico's win was Black voters polling places being changed at the last minute in Dallas.
That's (them) practicing for the mid-terms...

05.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please stop posting their pictures/video. Visuals are more psychologically powerful than words, and the more people hear something the more it sounds "reasonable." Doesn't matter what it is.
We need more videos from those speaking truth and with visions of a decent future. Less "wow that's bad"

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. And we need to be reminding Supreme Court Justices that they will be sh*tting on the Constitution and will likely burn in h*ll if they further gut the Voting Rights Act.
They're human; people and the press need to raise the alarm and exert pressure not just describing the destructive avalanche

05.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah... and generally, can we stop talking about Noem or Not'em when the rot is systemic?

05.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, I respect you greatly. Asking: please don't repost these awful things...
Here's my rationale: there's a saying in the theater "There's no such thing as bad publicity"
and I think the T***p administration uses that to their benefit. People's shock spreads their message and numbs people to it...

05.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting today on March 4, 2026, PG&E is adding a $24.15 charge to your energy bill. Today, March 4th, is the day that PG&E gets a nice little present from the State legislators.

happening in northern California now, but heads up even if you don't live there: Same faulty thinking by people in power could increase your bill next: 350bayarea.substack.com/p/starting-t...

05.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i love how motorists think they are better at operating their cars than we are at operating our bicycles

my man, the costs of making a mistake are SO MUCH HIGHER FOR US

04.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2

Lieber should take her own advice. The session's over Friday-- she and her colleagues have a little over two months to get on the messaging game to defeat it. They have a much bigger platform than volunteers or any of the nonprofit advocates.

04.03.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Mitch Green's campaign Help Mitch Green win a seat for Portland City Council in District 4

Well, Portland - I've just finished getting through the 2026 Small Donor Elections program. Consider this a "soft-launch" of my reelection campaign. Like what I've done so far and want to see it continue? Please donate $5-$25 today to help me unlock those matching funds

20.08.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 18

something to do with more invasive surveillance? though why they would need that I have no idea.

04.03.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Um... basic statistics here: if use of scooters has more than doubled, what would be surprising is if accidents did Not more than double.
I appreciate you reminding people to wear helmets. But how about a story about how dangerous SUVs are and how drivers should be more careful and drive slower?

04.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Oregon politicians. Please read. @tinakotek.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social

04.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why believe them? "outdated map" seems like a convenient excuse when there is public outcry. From Tr*mp's statement, "Bombs will be dropping everywhere," it's most likely they're not bothering to use maps at all.

04.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

imo the Tr*mp administration has dropped so far into hell that anyone with moderately normal self-preservation reflexes will agree with each other against Tr*mp. Don't cede ground to the MTGs and Massie's-- congratulate them for agreeing with us and keep pulling up out of the hole. Don't stay there

03.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Once again, a single cartoon tells more truth that the entire US Congress.

Thanks to Rick McKee for making our current situation easy to understand.

03.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 8201 πŸ” 2774 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 76
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Bill seeks to cut $25 million from Safe Routes and bike path program to balance ODOT budget Taking from safety near schools and off-street paths to pay for highway maintenance. Ouch.

Oregon Trails Coalition is urging its members to contact legislators and say "no"

bikeportland.org/2026/03/02/b...

02.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Or, seriously evil people are running the country. Isn't it time we at least call their actions evil, destructive, and stupendously full of waste, fraud, and abuse?

Un-serious is the opposite of what's happening. What's happening is seriously bad.

02.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got it, I thought it was the image that went with the article. Everyone's going to come at this differently but my take is that putting that man's picture and words up in an eyecatching way does more harm than good every time, given that he's a massively harmful liar who just makes up whatever πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

02.03.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And when they start by bombing a girls school during school hours...

02.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Today should be your 38th birthday..
When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

02.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 21278 πŸ” 5333 πŸ’¬ 472 πŸ“Œ 313

Yick. If that's democracy docket's image they are doing the world a disservice. They make clear in the article that Tr*mp's statement is a made-up lie, but the image sits there suggesting the opposite.
Less pictures of Tr*mp. Less of his quotes. More stating the obvious in every headline needed...

02.03.2026 06:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US and Israel Launch Illegal War on Iran, Call for Regime Change The first casualties reported by Iran were those from strikes on an elementary girls’ school.

"Regime change" is not pro-democracy. Going from one violent regime to another just causes more people to die.
STOP BOMBING KIDS. Stop this insane war. truthout.org/articles/us-...

28.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What time works for you today?

28.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

thoughts on the usefulness of just going out in a small group with signs? Maybe sidewalk near waterfront park?

28.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call your lawmakers β€” Stop the war on Iran! Dial this phone number: 1-833-STOP-WAR We’ll connect your lawmakers one after another. You can press star to move from call to call, if a line is busy, or if there’s no answer. Please make all three c...

act.demandprogress.org/call/call-pa...?

28.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster that says no war with Iran with bombs dropping and hands reaching up. Artist credit to @toosphexy

Poster that says no war with Iran with bombs dropping and hands reaching up. Artist credit to @toosphexy

The trash that occupies the White House (and any legislator failing to act to stop him) is bombing children in Iran. This is intolerable. The time for mass mobilization is now. Join an org, get into the streets, contact your reps. No war on Iran.

28.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0