Normality has left the building
@brontestreet
Portland, OR Book lover, Democratic county party officer, queer community member. Former journalist in an upside down world. Digital journey and experience designer. Interested in the unglamorous work of grassroots resistance. #orpol #actlocal
My ballot has been dropped! MultCo Elections advises placing your ballot in an official drop box (or if you must mail, witness the postmark). Deadline is Tuesday 8pm. Thanks to @multdems.bsky.social for all the good candidate info! I’ll link to their candidate guide in comment! #orpol
They are all sociopaths. We’ve got to liberate those camps, dismantle DHS and abolish ICE.
I just spent about a week between there and the Lost Coast last fall. It’s my favorite place on earth that Redwoods forest.
“The agent allegedly wrote, “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” #abolishICE #dismantleDHS
There but for the grace of God go I. #Abolishice
I saw this little Portland frog at the top stop of the OHSU tram. I wonder if there are more frogs around Portland?
Today for #nokings I joined a friend with limited mobility on a street corner near her house. More friends joined us. I was reminded: always always always honk for people whose street signs and activism you support. It’s so buoying! #portland #wehavefriendseverywhere
I'm so damn proud of Portland tonight. Portland City Councilors just unanimously passed a resolution to limit the power of ICE in our City, and codified our Sanctuary City Policies to turn words into actions. In Portland, we protect each other. #Portlandcitycouncil
I’m very proud to be a Portlander right now. Watching our City Council lay out ordinances to protect our communities from ICE and codifying our Sanctuary Resolution into law. #portlandprotests
🐸 Portland Frog heard something troubling on the news this morning. #portlandfrog
I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever seen a photo like this where a head of state talks with a member of the palace guard instead of with the king who invited him? Trump is the farthest thing from a diplomat I seen on the world stage.
It seems like the right 💙 day to share this sentiment, as captured from a store window around the corner.
This photo turned up, courtesy of @emptywheel.bsky.social in my feed. Another pardoned convict on staff if memory serves me correctly.
We’re in the brink of a disastrous world war and ICE with god knows who all is disappearing people off the streets, and this is the top five trending topics on blue sky. I feel so disappointed in us all.
I’m sorry to say, those are our clowns. This is our circus.
We met up with the Multnomah Democrats @multdems.bsky.social this morning and walked over to the main rally site together. We lost  track of each other real quick. 40 minutes after the rally started with people still streaming in from all the bridges and public transport lines. #handsoff #pdx
This article from The Guardian is the first extended portrait I’ve seen of women living in ice detention right now. Becky, a young British comic artist was detained at the US Canadian border and put into US lockup for 19 days. She shares news of women from the inside from all over the world.
The @multdems.bsky.social are headed out to stand with the Hands Off Mobilization and rally on Saturday morning. Sign up details and comment. Stop the thieves in DC! Hands off our money, our health, our freedom, our lives. #handsoff PortlandOR
This headline from The Guardian is puzzling. Doesn’t it mean to say: “Wisconsin Supreme Court race a litmus test for Musk‘s ability to buy any election he wants.”
A this is the very model of a modern mutual-general. Hats off to the mutual aid workers showing us the way to stand together as trump and Musk pull the rug from under working families and people. 1/2
He’s been with Putin (or controlled by Putin) right in front of our eyes for a long time.