Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
User @backintimeag: The text “Kirsten will be happy when ICE gets the fuck out of Minnesota” over a picture of 1850s immigrant and Minnesota-dwelling doll character Kirsten Larson in the snow.
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
This is SO AWESOME.
"Portland metro area officials are warning residents about reports of federal immigration officers posing as utility workers to lure people out of their homes.'"
Truly, everybody hit the road! I think this is accurate for my most recent five?
The Cure
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Garbage
James
The Darkness
A scrappy little off white dog on a vibrant geometric rug looking at you hopefully.
Oh, hi.
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize By Eli Cahan October 16, 2025
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation.
"Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize"
Source: archive.li/0CwNs
I don't know who needs to hear this, but there's finally a way to turn off Gen AI crap on Pinterest! In your settings, you go to "refine your recommendations" and then to GenAI interests and you can just unclick them all. This is in a browser, fyi, not sure about the app.
Organizers of the Emergency World Naked Bike Ride plan to hold the protest despite a steady rain forecast, saying:
“It's going to be very very wet. Our numbers will be lower but a slight bit of discomfort for us is nothing.
Emergency World
Naked Bike Ride. Oct 12th. 2:30pm.”
Two small off white dogs sitting on a cozy bench in a sunny window.
Greetings from war ravaged Portland. 🤷🏻♀️
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.
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Another approach: Shortly after Wilson's news dropped today, Seattle announced it's suing Trump over his anti-DEI orders.
Yes, because if there's a sure pattern we've all seen again and again, it's that if you give in to a bully over the first small thing, they totally go away and don't come back for bigger far worse things now that you've shown how weak you are.
Good morning. 💅
This is very good. "His deftness in removing the specter of violence from his own narrative is a reminder of the ways violence against women is normalized."
Well this just absolutely delighted me to no end. Did not have Franz Ferdinand bringing out Peter Capaldi on my Glastonbury BINGO card. youtu.be/A1KNCAgkpko?...
Same, so much for a nice Saturday afternoon nap. 😩
A scrappy curly cream colored little dog wearing a sign that says “NO KINGS”
Ziggy says #nokings
A hand with yellow painted nails gripping a huge handful of curly green garlic scapes.
Bright green garlic scape pesto in the bowl of a food processor
Garlic scape season means garlic scape pesto 💚🧄
Ugh, not us, but a whole lot of folks I know right across Foster are sitting in hot, dark houses tonight. Oof.
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Oregonians and Lovers of Outdoor School, assemble!
Outdoor School funding is in jeopardy and we need everyone to call and email members of the Joint Committee of Ways and Means.
Don't let this defining experience perish!
friendsofoutdoorschool.org/urgent-outdo...
Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor.
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
I have had "Eye in the Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project stuck in my head for three days now. Please send help. 😩 youtu.be/jEILGYq7eso?...
So... tuberculosis case in a nearby middle school here in Portland. Because we dont take care of people like we should. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Already love Wildfang stuff, so thinking Finn and I might each need one of these tees by Vivian Wilson. Can't go wrong when 100% of the proceeds go to the Trevor Project. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.wildfang.com/products/viv...
