Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026i know i get it - it’s the fact that a $120 million no-strings-attached handout to a billionaire is happening while simultaneously we also *don’t* have money for the public school system. Why can’t the city negotiate a deal with Dundon that invests in the PPS system, for example? 100
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We all will need to reach out to our electeds. This school closure announcement and rapid decision making timeline caught many by surprise. I accompanied my middle schooler to the rally outside the PPS board meeting earlier tonight - great turnout and high energy! 020
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My kids’ school (Sellwood Middle) is among FOURTEEN public schools to be closed. We can’t keep schools open, so why is the city handing out $120 million of our taxes to the billionaire owner of the Blazers to make a stadium fancier? @councilorgreen.bsky.social www.koin.com/news/portlan...koin.com‘I thought we would be safe’: Community responds after PPS proposes closing 14 schoolsPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Public Schools announced Monday evening the 14 schools they are considering closing. After releasing a trio of proposals, Scenario A includes closing these 14 schoo… 281
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On the outside adviser urging Trump to declare martial losses in the face of losses on November 3. "“Believe me, our armed forces are a lot bigger than they are,” he said." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the MidtermsTrump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult. 1411240
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The city claims that any potential release of asbestos would be mitigated by controlling the timing and location of the charges. Wouldn’t the water tower and all the parts of the building destroyed during the explosion and collapse have to be somehow free of asbestos for that to be true? 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.koin.com/news/portlan... “City officials claim a controlled demolition will help mitigate the risk of asbestos particles.” The city chose the timing and specific location of the charges but that alone does not mitigate the effects of the explosion and the plume of contaminants that is ejected.koin.comWATCH: Centennial Mills warehouse water tower demolishedDemolition of the hazardous Centennial Mills warehouse in northwest Portland is set to begin Monday afternoon following a four-alarm fire. 001
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...federalnewsnetwork.comGAO finds 96% of DOGE’s claimed savings on federal grants cannot be verified | Federal News NetworkSome savings that DOGE posted on its “wall of receipts” website were already being phased out before DOGE was established. 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It is unbelievable to me that project proponents would expect taxpayers (and the city) to hand over millions based on numbers they placed in a powerpoint with zero context or explanation. 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026did they not explain how they arrived at these numbers during the presentation? 100
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Madison Moskowitz @moskwtz.bsky.social · 30/07/202686 active fires in Oregon. 34k Oregonians under some form of evacuation order. Oregonians have lost their homes, & it’s early in fire season Trump just denied emergency funding (FMAGs) for Oregon’s near 2 million acres burned _so far this year_ Republican Representative Cliff Bentz is silent… 45627
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph. 415159763944
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Head of the Heritage Foundation in July 2024. It’s not like voters weren’t warned. 1392400810
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026“It feels like we’re making a pretty big investment by staying here” The unfiltered arrogance. That we should just be grateful he has chosen to remain in our presence. And that alone entitles him to a handout of hundreds of millions of taxpayer $. You don’t get paid for just showing up, Dundon. 170
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comBelfast knife attack disorder: I will never get over watching my home of 13 years burn downA night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city. 000
Reposted by Zach Gustafson ACLU @aclu.org · 07/06/2026There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports. 86110674466
Reposted by Zach Gustafson 404 Media @404media.co · 02/06/2026SCOOP: An internal Microsoft strategy document says that the plan for its just-announced “Scout” personal assistant AI is to “make people addicted” to the tool before rolling out additional functionality, 404 Media has learned.404media.coMicrosoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents RevealPlanning documents for "Scout" say the plan is to "make people addicted" to the tool before adding new features. 70946533
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Disgraceful. Democratic elected officials helping do Trump's work for him.motherjones.comNew Jersey officials impose curfew to stifle anti-ICE protests at Delaney HallFederal and state officials have ignored the demands of hunger-striking detainees. 27572172
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026”Things the Secretary of the Interior Doesn’t Know” bsky.app/profile/atru... 050
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 14/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/betterdo...open.substack.comThe VRA Was the Nice VersionSCOTUS has forced our hands, and now patience is our enemy. 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Burgum is actually the Secretary of the Interior but you wouldn’t know it from listening to him talk. 010
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026And there are 72 countries with universal health care but i don’t see the administration rolling that out what’s your point 042
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Gas stations on my way to work this morning charging between $5.59 and $5.99 per gallon. I suppose I would consider this “exciting” too, if I was Doug or one of his buddies in the oil industry making record profits from these prices. 000
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/05/2026BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery 24283824310132
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026SNL writer’s room cannot believe what they just heard 020
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026is he going to quote Digital Underground‘s “Humpty Dance”? next? 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The extremist Supreme Court and the former Republican party are openly rigging the system to ensure they stay in power - the white, conservative, wealthy minority perpetually ruling over the multiracial majority. This is no longer a democracy, folks. 000
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026🔴PAY ATTENTION: The Governor of Louisiana is declaring an emergency to cancel an ongoing election so that his party can rig the rules moving forward. This is not just about redistricting... www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comLouisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymanderEarly voting was set to begin Saturday in Louisiana’s May 16 primary election, and mail ballots have already been sent out to voters. 948114105780
Reposted by Zach Gustafson The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026There it is. Any questions? 17361392635
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy. 128100083532
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026In 2021 Democrats introduced a bill to ban gerrymandering. It passed the House on a party-line vote, and died in the Senate with zero support from Republicans. They can’t win fair elections. They HAVE to cheat to win. 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The majority of Americans do not support conservative policies and now thanks to the most corrupt Supreme Court in history, it will be nearly impossible to dislodge any Republican from power, no matter how unpopular their policies are. www.contrariannews.org/p/we-have-co...contrariannews.orgReactions to Supreme Court's Voting Rights DecisionLouisiana v. Callais shows the American voting system is under attack. 100
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026You’ve betrayed the public trust by turning our hard earned tax dollars into a hand-out for a billionaire who has yet to offer a dime of his own money for these renovations. 040
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026We are going to blockade the same Strait that is currently closed to ship traffic because the country blockading it won’t open it to ship traffic. 5D chess amirite? 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Call her office and tell her staff what you think about her statements. Sheri Biggs: (202) 225-5301 000
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Curious why you chose to use “detention” and “in detention” in your post and the article itself instead of naming these facilities for what they actually are - concentration camps? 040
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026If you’ve been paying attention you knew this was coming eventually. The oligarchs are seizing America’s public lands to pillage for personal financial gain. They will inflict irreparable harm to these resources & the managing agency (FS). www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...hatchmag.comTrump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceLate Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ... 000
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2026We invaded Venezuela, kidnapped their leader and installed a puppet, and are now pillaging the country's resources just like the fascists in the 1930s did, and somehow this has already been normalized and isn't being treated as the crime it iscnbc.comU.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum saysThe Interior secretary said Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, wants foreign investment in the country's mining sector. 45978113591
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“Sources said the Iranians had agreed to highly significant concessions…in exchange for a lifting of sanctions and unfreezing of assets. A final phase of negotiations had been planned…but 48 hours after the talks finished, the US and Israel began…strikes on Iran.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.comOman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possibleForeign minister claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on Iran 000
Reposted by Zach Gustafson David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/03/2026I know I've said this a trillion times but I have to say it periodically to keep from going insane: The right ran a huge, well-funded, & ultimately successful campaign to completely take over political media & the infosphere more generally. This is by far the most important political development... 19989952485
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Looking at you, Tesla owners who “bought this before Elon went crazy” 010
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026This is, to put it mildly, a double standard. This guy was part of a government that encouraged online social media figures to engage in routine harassment of government employees to the point that many were fired or went into hiding. Some of it was done by Elon Musk, this guy's boss. 472755913
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026is there a link without a paywall? the only text i can see of the article says that additional marines are being sent to the middle east. it doesn’t specify they are going on the ground, unless i’ve missed something. 000
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/03/2026I used to work for the government. In order to justify budgets, bad actors overspend at the end of the fiscal year. So the administration spent $93B on bullshit to justify massive Pentagon budget proposals, all while gutting health care and food assistance. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...the-independent.comUS military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran warSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report 26235871614
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 09/03/2026If you're scared of protesting or a general strike because you could lose your job, healthcare, and housing, or even go to jail, now you understand why the US has no universal healthcare or housing and no guaranteed parental leave, but DOES have the largest prison and police system on planet Earth. 2031781321
Reposted by Zach Gustafson Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/03/2026NEW: An inmate overheard guards talking about covering up Epstein’s death. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...miamiherald.comPrison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBIOne officer said: “Dudes, you killed that dude.” 34198344410
Zach Gustafson @gobhi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I look forward to Nuremberg 2.0 when it’s Markwayne‘s turn, and the prosecution opens with this quote. 000