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Remi Sabbe, 15, was shot 18 times in 2018 after the sheriff's office rammed his pickup with an unmarked, armored vehicle.

We have created a free syllabus + teaching materials on the psychology of shared identities It includes links to papers, lecture slides, chapter summaries, exams, interactive activities, educational videos & podcasts. Please share with educators: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/the-power-...

Catch Gloria Browne-Marshall at our Boston Edition tomorrow to celebrate her new book, A Protest History of the United States! From @beaconpress.bsky.social, the book explores 400 years of protest in US history, and what unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us. Join in person or online!

@chelseagsummers.bsky.social bless you for reposting this into my feed bsky.app/profile/jack...

Hey PDX, if you find yourself in the neighborhood of @literaryarts.bsky.social new bookstore this Wednesday, come on down by 11:45 am for a live taping of OPB's Think Out Loud, where I'll talk all about Blazing Eye Sees All. literary-arts.org/event/think-...

"Five years ago, Portland took a stand for racial justice—but since that time, what has changed?"

It's only a gestapo if it comes from the Staatspolizei region of Germany. Everything else is merely sparkling secret police.

Just FYI, if you don’t have a NYT subscription, you can still read their stories by adding “archive.is/“ to the front of the URL. In case you were considering cancelling your subscription.

Officials said the park has been at the center of a lengthy criminal investigation. Here's what to know.

A concerning report has revealed that hundreds of thousands of Oregonians cannot afford the state’s current cost of living.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

Fundamentally, no one believes the Dem base will truly get violent, and if they do, the cops will put them down, whereas everyone believes the GOP base will get violent, and when they do the cops won’t stand in their way. Foucault: “Politics is war by other means.”

What's the middest movie that has ever made you cry?

The city of Portland will pay $375,000 to a woman who claims a flashbang grenade launched by police during a 2020 protest sent shrapnel into her body, gave her a concussion and caused long-term mental and physical stress.

Kind of wild how a whole world is being stolen from us lol

One day we millennials will be saying “I remember what REAL music sounded like” and it will be this

Our senior reporter and analyst @pressgirlk.bsky.social spoke with @viacristiano.bsky.social on the Google Search remedies trial and breaking off Chrome. Listen in or read here: www.techpolicy.press/taking-stock...

“It is that eternal quest for freedom, even that which is time-limited and impeded by white supremacy, by capitalism, by folkloric vampires, that drives Sinners and … the intimacy that connects Black people in the South.” I wrote about dear ol’ Sinners for my folks at @theflytrapmedia.com.

hey @oregonian.com quick question: what the hell www.oregonlive.com/dining/2025/...

"For all their progressive claims, Oregon and Washington trail nearly all other states in adding new sources of renewable energy." www.opb.org/article/2025...

“The evidence just stacked up and up and up. Eventually, we had to say, there’s something going on here.”

Do you know if your Portland school is safe from spreading measles? @austindedios.bsky.social does: www.oregonlive.com/data/2025/05...

Happy Bike to Work Week! Celebrate by riding the City Bike Bus this Wednesday! Details👇

You know what this world needs? More street dioramas.

Avelo is the only airline operating out of Salem, Oregon

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

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Completely missed that this went up yesterday! At @comicsjournal.bsky.social, a new interview with THE WAR ON GAZA's Joe Sacco: on genocide, art, and what democracy really means.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/char...

The fallout from a MAGA party that's been compared to the "Fyre Festival" is roiling Washington, resulting in police reports and costing a Daily Caller reporter his job. There was also a breakdancing puppet. My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-world...

Friday: My team and I will be at Sellwood Community House. Let’s talk about the Mayor’s Proposed Budget, how budget amendments work, and why generating revenue is necessary. Our conversations will focus on parks maintenance, recreation, and transportation. www.portland.gov/council/dist...

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Another Library Newsroom meeting tonight — so heartening to hear how everyday folks navigate local bureaucracy, tap local contacts to investigate their stories (when will the rec center re-open?!), and to watch them translate their neighborhood identity into a graphic design

“I’m skeptical that some ‘billionaire bunkers’ will be particularly useful post catastrophe if civilization actually needs a reboot." Say it again for the billionaires in the back! www.popsci.com/environment/...

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

Gather round film buffs. Your new favorite bar has opened its doors. Located off Southeast Morrison, Cult Classics is Portland’s new hub for cinephiles. www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen... By me for the @oregonian.com #portlandphotographer #photojournalism

all right everybody, here we go links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources

Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny. https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/05/travelers-without-real-id-can-fly-for-now-but-expect-extra-step-at-security.html  📸: Beth Nakamura

We spot one of our co-founders' latest zines! For anyone who missed the fair and wants to check out Arrested at the Library: Policing the Stacks by @prisonculture.bsky.social, you can download it on our website:

Leaders of more than 35 organizations that serve Black Portlanders are calling on Portland Public Schools to publicly commit to a site for its long-delayed Center for Black Student Excellence within two months.

🔥NEW DROP: If you’re tired of shouting into the void and ready to actually reach your people, this one’s for you. 👉 msarielknox.substack.com/p/oregonizer... #Oregonizers