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Portland Oregonian that rattles on about travel, pop culture, human rights, politics and tech. Gaga Historian. *views are my own* Signal: bruross.90 ☁️ ☁️ ☁️ ☁️ 🌞☁️ ☁️🕊️ 🐆

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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 5h
I feel a vibe that there was an order of escalation sent out. Hegseth, another ICE shooting, they aren’t unrelated.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 5h
I’m surprised there hasn’t been a timelapse of his hand with all these photos lol. Maybe there is, I haven’t looked.
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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 6h
NEW: The ICE agent seen wearing a hi-vis vest and waving around an AR-style rifle at the scene of the shooting in New York was a supervisor named Brenden Cuni, who has a history of alleged violence and lying in court. @dmehro.bsky.social, @awinston.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social report:
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 6h
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Kevin from The Office: Are You Kidding Me?!
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 7h
My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️

"Today in Marble Hill, ICE agents fired multiple shots at a man in his vehicle while his 5-year-old child was in the back seat.
ICE's already unwelcome presence in our city has been growing more escalatory and dangerous by the day. Today's shooting is a grave development that requires a swift and immediate response to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.
First, we must have a full and independent investigation of this incident.
"There must also be a full and immediate release of all body camera footage of the incident.
In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.
ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency.
It does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.”
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 7h
100%! Time for big policy and a huge check on these oligarchs who would rather light their money and our economy on fire with AI and the planet along with it. We have so many years ahead of us with her, and I’m here for the entire journey.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 9h
Incredible to see a Dem who's had a sip of the "don't be a fuckin' coward" juice
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 7h
We need AOC in the Senate soooo bad tho.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 8h
Caccckkkleeeeee, his face melted
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 8h
Ossoff telling off a white supremacist is the thirst trap I loveeeee in my feed. 🥵
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D Lavoie @djlavoie.bsky.social · 8h
There was a 5-year-old in the car and it isn't in the headline or subhed.
ICE Agent Shoots and Wounds Man in New
York City
Federal officials said that they were attempting to take into custody an undocumented Dominican immigrant. They did not indicate what prompted the shooting.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 8h
Harris/Ossoff 2028 please.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 9h
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Hilary Duff: It's So Hot!
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wowowow, keep it in the bedroom folks
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Uhhhh one of Tina Feys best masterpieces.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Go fuck yourself Alito, and all your bigots
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This week brought to you by Road Salt
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And @sophiegreenleaf.bsky.social has begun. #D4 #PortlandDebateNight
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 06/10/2026
Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran. This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Excuse me?
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I get to sit in on rehearsal for this today and I’m very excited (apparently they got permission from The Decemberists to use their music for like a movement piece where all the kids play their D&D characters????) all my pop culture references are so 2018 though, I gotta let them change some shit
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He makes me so ill and uneasy.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tell your buddy Rahm to reevaluate his stance on impeachment for us.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Let 'em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it's a small price to pay” is this weeks normalization that’ll make me crazy. Shame on this country.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In the middle of this election Hell, I can’t wait to play Galactic Racer tomorrow.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Put this on your insta sir!
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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
At its core, our proposal is a tax on inequality, which is a scourge to us all - rich and poor. Inequality in income and wealth is a drag on our economy. We can and should tax the very corporations that cause it and use those proceeds to level the playing field and fund our services.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Meanwhile you have the Old Guard like Rahm talking about not focusing on impeachment.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Remember when he talked about COVID-19 like this in the beginning of 2020.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My man looks like if Mr Freeze thawed out in dumpster water.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Yep Lady Gaga Nods
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
An eagle's view as it soars through the sky. Repost of @AkBreakingAlert: Original post
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nobody cares what you think Rahm.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That would require men to actually stand up and change the culture within their circles that they continue to look the other way on.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white page that says the following:

We know this moment is particularly difficult for survivors. I want to be very clear: you deserve to be safe and our administration supports you at every turn.

NYC Family Justice Centers are available in every borough and provide free, confidential support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, including sexual violence. 

Call NYC’s 24-Hour Hope Hotline at 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or 311 for more information. You can also chat with an advocate at on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white that says the following:

The allegations in the Cornell sexual assault case are deeply disturbing and gut-wrenching. Cornell University has failed this survivor.

I fully support Governor Hochul's decision to name Attorney General James as special prosecutor in this case and look forward to the complete and extensive investigation that is to come. 

Accountability and justice cannot simply be values, they must also be delivered.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Someone is using a blower outside and I’m Cate Blanchett levels of annoyed.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@anthropic.com you guys are freaking nuts.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You’re not the intended audience babe!
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What lol
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Not Bad
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@esqueer.net I have come back at least ten times to rewatch this while cackling over my cold brew
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
☠️☠️☠️
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Omfg lolol
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Too bad we don’t have laws that would punish this kind of behavior.
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OpenAI says rogue agents may have affected more than 100 organizations
The disclosure expands the extent of known rogue activity and raises further questions about the extent to which AI makers are maintaining control over their newest models.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thanks Governor Kotek! @tinakotek.bsky.social www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/09/3…
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Genentech Breaks Ground on Major Factory Project in Hillsboro
Officials projected a jubilant spirit, framing the news as a good portent for a state whose economy continues to lag.
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bruross 🏳️‍🌈 @bruross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
RIP QUEEN
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Jane Goodall Scientist
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