iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

I'll say it again, advising everyone who's a decent human in the US to listen to @luriedanielfavors.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDix... Analysis that matters.

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Is a Coup in Brazil Practice for a Coup in the USA? JD Vance, Angie Nixon & Black Men Vote

YouTube video by Lurie Daniel Favors

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 11h

At D4 City Council Candidate Forum put on by @350pdx.bsky.social and others. (Thank you)

Panel of D4 City Council candidates with a large audience at First Unitarian Church in SW Portland

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. whenweallvote.org

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Biking gets me everywhere faster than the bus does, and I don’t have to wait 15mins for a transfer. It’s been very liberating! People have asked me what I did to become comfortable biking since I was nervous before so here it is ⬇️

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Art makes cities wonderful. 💚 Maybe #Portland City gov't could publicize how to apply for its arts grants this clearly and colorfully... our arts tax $$ could get to more good uses sooner!

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I for one am sick of the Overton window only ever opening to the right....While we still have democracy in a great part of the world, now would be an excellent time to exercise your rights within it." drilled.ghost.io/the-unbearab... @drilledmedia.bsky.social

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The Unbearable Bleakness of "Inevitability"

My entire adult life people who are supposedly sensible have been telling me some catastrophe or another is “inevitable.” Nuclear war, climate change, and now the AI takeover. Apparently the “end of r...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.

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Kori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The 9000 sampled Oregonians (40% not from PDX) thought transit should be 19% of OR’s transpo budget. From 2023-2025, the legislature proposed 8% of budget to to transit; the governor cut that to 7%.

Results of the Oregon transportation survey; respondents think 25% of transpo budget should go to system maintenance; 23% to key asset preservation; 19% to Public Transit; 12% to public safety; 11% to traffic flow; 10% to Bike & Pedestrian improvements

2023-2025 state biennium budget. The legislature proposed 8% of it go to transit; the governor lowered that to 7%

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Whoa. Drones vs. workers. Drones vs. birds. Drones vs. your toddler's nap time... Labor, Climate, All-- Unite! northpeninsulareview.com/amazon-drone... @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social @jwjpdx.bsky.social @councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social

Picture of Amazon delivery drone in a warehouse. The drone is twice as tall and twice the wingspan of the person next to it. Text in the screenshot - Amazon delivery drone. Photo from Amazon. The proposed Amazon service evoked worried reactions from several North Portland residents concerned about noise, privacy, and safety.
(screenshot from this article: https://northpeninsulareview.com/amazon-drone-delivery-coming-to-n-ne-portland/)

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Indeed. No one should be left to die in the streets. We need responsible use of taxpayer money. #HealthCareForAll www.eyesonice.net/p/burrito-vs...

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Burrito vs. Bait: How a Sidewalk Lunch Turned Into a Masterclass in Dismantling Political Traps

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We can make more jobs and drop the price of electricity while solving the climate crisis, too.

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm excited to announce the relaunch of my UC Berkeley class “Wealth and Poverty.” Starting today (and every Monday), you’ll be able to take a new lesson in the course. Join me and Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse for a live “watch-along” of the first class! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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LIVE NOW: LIVE “Wealth and Poverty” first class watch-a-long!

Robert Reich on Substack

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350PDX! @350pdx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We need your help this week! For over a year, we’ve been in a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make the dangerous CEI Hub (the 6 mile stretch of fuel tanks along the Willamette River) safer. That policy is in front of City Council this week. Check out this thread to learn how you can help!

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

muy interesante, especialmente la conversación alrededor del 30 minutos en que están hablando de cómo las "profesías" se pueden volver realidad no porque adivinaran el futuro sino porque la gente actuaba como si lo hicieran. elhilo.audio/podcast/juic...

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Falsos profetas: Meta, la vigilancia y las predicciones de la lA

Meta evita un juicio histórico por daños a menores. Carissa Véliz analiza su poder, la privacidad y la maquinaria de la predicción.

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Nathan Ong Norris @nathanongnorris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Lots of people talk about getting money out of politics, but I want to talk about getting people into politics. Volunteering on a campaign is an act of hope, care, and solidarity. It is the antidote to cynicism (which our opposition needs to win).

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It was wonderful to spend Rosh Hashanah last week with Missy and Elaine, two lifelong Michiganders who welcomed me into their home and taught me about the sweet and joyous meaning of Rosh Hashanah.

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnZC... stark but important context. if you don't listen to @olurinatti.bsky.social already, basically everything she publishes is notable.

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How the Anti-Abortion Right Kidnapped a Baby | OSQUARED

YouTube video by OlurinattiPolitics

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"local communities in Bolivia have been aware of the species’ presence for generations. ... they say, ‘No, my grandpa told me that’s the tilcayo,’” www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...

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New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say

A type of tiger cat, the animal is slender, spotted and smaller than a house cat. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some Truth for your day…..

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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The cost of private automobile ownership. This one SUV crash cost many lives and millions of dollars in damage, response, cleanup, lost time and healthcare. Hundreds of people are killed every day in the U.S. in car crashes. Thousands worldwide. Billions of dollars annually.

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Calling all Dems: If you want to win, take note. Abdul Al-Sayed is a rock star, and he's acting like one.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Media has not aired this - it's up to us to do so.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

There is so much to learn from the effective advocacy against data centers and Flock cameras: 1. Zero surveys have ever shown either of these are "top issue." "Top issue" from forced menu can't tell you what can make thing catch notice & garner ACTION. /1

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

63 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the first historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They understood that equal economic and voting rights were the path to ending racial inequality in America.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Denounce this. Denounce the war Trump felt like starting to murder school girls & put US troops through hell & make you decide whether to buy gas to get to work or groceries to feed your family.

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Nathan Ong Norris @nathanongnorris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As County Commissioner, climate justice will be one of my top priorities. I am thrilled to be endorsed by the @sierraclub.org one of the most effective grassroots environmental movements on the national and local levels.

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dripping evil and hypocrisy from 6 justices. www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/supr... Jackson, Sotomayor and Kagan sanely dissent. Who's in to figure out details and help people who are being despicably disenfranchised vote?

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to move forward with order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Polk County FL: Is this how you want your public dollars spent - assaulting and abducting people from the hospital?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2026

You’ve got to see this. Angie Nixon’s Café Resistance is so much more than a bookstore. It’s a community hub offering FREE tutoring, a food pantry, Black history classes, mentorship, mental health workshops, music lessons, healthcare resources and more.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Late to this, but Christine Drazan-Trump and her Data Center Republicans should be front-and-centered by Oregon Dems for the next 60 days or so. (The odor of corruption wafting out of eastern Oregon is just a bonus.)

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Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive

"This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle," Senate Republicans' committee says.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Close the Camps. Free the Families. Bring Them Home.

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Yeah, this is important (though I hate the image-- should be a bicyclist or train passing all the traffic-jammed cars) secure.ucs.org/a/2026-congr... Don't let Congress cut even more funding from bus and rail service #climate #people

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Tell Congress to Keep Our Transportation System Moving

Urgent action needed! Help keep funding for transit, rail, and electric vehicle charging. Tell your US representative to extend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The real choice before us is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works just for the rich. If the Democrat's mega-donor class chooses the latter, it may be acting in its narrow self-interest — but it will also be acting against the future of this nation.

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Primer on How statistics deceive without lying and Why you've gotta read* the fine print. *and have access to

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There is only one possible response to concentration camps: abolition. If you claim that this can be "reformed" you either refuse to see what it actually is or you support abduction, assault, torture and trafficking - at least to some degree.

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Helena @helena350.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Amazing day in Portland. Of note the efficient bike parking and the number of people who's transportation can fit comfortably, safely, and healthily in a small space. And more than inspired by Maurice Mitchell @mauricewfp.bsky.social #democracy #love #buildthemovement @owfp.bsky.social

100s of bikes parked at temporary bike racks in front of part of Providence Park. A number of people are currently parking there bikes and one guy is walking his ebike looking sharply to the left.

Maurice Mitchell speaking at the podium at the Crystal Ballroom at the Oregon Working Families Party convention dinner to a full and attentive multiracial audience.

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Someone told me my grandmother would be ashamed of me for speaking to the naked bike ride & I need to go to church, so I said there’s nothing inherently sexual about being naked, and one of Christ’s top banger lines was that if YOU’RE lusting, u should gouge your own eyes out, not blame others lol

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Jamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So has anyone answered @multcomoyer.bsky.social’s question actually? Is it legal?

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It is so fucking crazy that the city tried to do a back room deal, got caught, then the council tried to push poll the public on the deal and a vast majority of Portlanders said they hate it & it’s not a priority, and now they are trying to ram the same back room deal through the council.

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