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A Portland, Oregon brewery. Love this.

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"It was the third Moral Monday Barber had led at the Capitol since April - and the third time he and his cohorts had been arrested." Their signs had "slogans such as 'Slashing the safety net is moral murder' and 'Don't cut Snap for 40 million poor people.'" #USA #Healthcare #Policing

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☀️PLEASE SHARE: This weekend is slated to be the warmest so far, with the hottest days on Sunday & Monday. Early season heat events are more severe because our bodies have not yet acclimated to the heat. Follow this advice from Dr. Richard Bruno, @multcohealth.bsky.social Officer. MORE: multco.us/hot

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Today's front page: Red line for Palestine: •Protesters in red encircle Parliament • Corbyn Bill calls for inquiry into British role • Polls show public back arms embargo Subscribe to the Morning Star newspaper: morningstaronline.co.uk/subscribe

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I just called them and very calmly and politely told them we were taking Michigan off my 17 year old son's list of applications due to this specific situation.

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"For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego reported today."

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@elisawood.bsky.social describes the benefits of #distributedenergy in this preview of my new #CleanEnergy Today podcast. Episode also focuses on #microgrids, #v2g, #equity, #research and #consumer sentiment, in this case about #Tesla #EVs: cleanenergywriters.com/new-clean-en...

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🖌️ Disturbing paint inside or outside your home can create dust that may have toxic lead in it. Lead can harm your family, especially children. Find out if your home, soil, or household items have lead-based paint. Come to our testing event June 7 in St. Johns. More info: multco.us/events/healt...

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It happened again.

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This is great writing and analysis.

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"Expanding healthcare to all Americans would save more than 68,000 lives — save more than 68,000 lives. So, in other words, the difference between this bill and the medical — the Medicare for All Act amounts to 119,000 lives every year, conservatively."

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"Secretary of State Marco Rubio has imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court. It’s the latest move by the U.S. to retaliate against the Hague-based court."

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"The city of Portland, Emanuel Legacy Medical Center, and Prosper Portland conspired to destroy a previously thriving Black neighborhood. The civil rights suit filed in U.S. District Court described how the three organizations destroyed the homes and businesses of the descendants."

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Global March to #Gaza, is a growing international movement of over 1,500 people from more than 35 countries preparing to march from Al-Arish, Egypt, to the Rafah border on June 15 to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Open to all. Details here... youtu.be/1Q3h6uf1igk?...

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Netanyahu admits Israel armed Gaza gangs to drive lawlessness - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-israel-backing-gangs-gaza-counter-hamas

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The Oregon Senate has approved the POWER Act—protecting consumers from electricity rate hikes caused by data centers and crypto mining. “Household budgets are stretched far enough as they are," said Sen. Deb Peterson. "They shouldn’t be covering corporate costs, too.” www.oregonlegislatur...

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The second annual Portland Book Week kicks off June 6. And area bookshops are throwing so many parties! Silent reading parties! Book TATTOO parties?! Plus a treasure hunt across the city!

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says top legal scholar Melanie O'Brien - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-committing-genocide-gaza-says-top-legal-scholar-melanie-obrien

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Blanchet House is opening a women’s shelter Bethanie’s Room in NW Portland and Kyle Lookready came to let the planners know that this is like “colonization” I wonder what experts on colonization would have to say Reporting from Allan Classen’s personal anti-homeless magazine, NW Examiner

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Saturdays with Renee, 8am Pacific

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"The richest people, corporations, and countries driving climate change aren’t experiencing the impacts of extreme weather anywhere near the levels faced by people living in marginalized and climate-vulnerable communities."

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Riofrancos was lead author of the excellent @cplusc.bsky.social report "Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining".

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News: With the Los Angeles Tenant Union, we're organizing a historic strike against the 5th largest corporate landlord in the United States — and the largest in L.A. Today, dozens of tenants across two Los Angeles buildings are refusing to pay their utility bills to Equity Residential.

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"An understanding of the symbiotic relationship between racial capitalism and the climate crisis has yet to be demonstrated by the mainstream environmental community in the U.S. and globally." Read: blackagendareport.com/rising-tempe...

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Check us out tomorrow morning!

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Oooh look at what @debtcollective.bsky.social‬ has cooking

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Centrism seems to be the philosophy that we should do as much good as possible without changing the existing power structure. Turns out that means "not much." A report from Welcomefest 2025. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-is-ce...

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Things I Iearned: 1) Fossil gas accounts for 60% of Egypt's electricity generation mix; and 2) Last year, nearly three-quarters of that gas came from Israel.

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New — I wrote about the injustice unfolding before our eyes as rich reality stars are pardoned for their crimes while law-abiding immigrants are rounded up and caged by ICE, and the way communities are rising up to say fuck no.

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United States used its #veto power in the #UN Security Council on Wednesday evening when it blocked a #resolution calling for an immediate #ceasefire in #Gaza TV2 #StopGazaGenocide‌NOW #USGenocidal

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