James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 2hyoutu.beHow did Portland become the global epicenter of women’s sports? | Oregon ExperienceYouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting 000
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 5hopb.orgOPB poll shows Oregon governor’s race virtually deadlockedThe poll shows Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan with a slim lead over Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek, though it was within the survey’s margin of error. 040
Reposted by James BelcherDonovan Scribes @donovanscribes.bsky.social · 8hJust published my column on this here www.portlandmercury.com/the-black-by...portlandmercury.comTHE BLACK BYLINE: Mitch Green & Macklemore’s “Spicy” White Dissent - Portland MercuryThey tryin’ to shut down the clubs that my city rocks / Now Mr. Mayor why would you enforce an ordinance?/ Music it saves lives, these kids out here are supporting it/ And through the artform we’ve l... 031
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 8h"The liberal news media treat U.S. violence and oppression as aberrations from the country's founding ideals rather than expressions of its fundamental character as a settler colony, empire, plantation, and concentration camp."blackagendareport.comU.S. Liberal Media Literacy Guide: “This Isn’t Who We Are” | Black Agenda ReportThe liberal news media treat U.S. violence and oppression as aberrations from the country's founding ideals rather than expressions of its fundamental character as a settler colony, empire, plantation... 030
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I, Anonymous as found in the Portland Mercury 220
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I, Anonymous as found in the Portland Mercury 010
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026youtu.beObama CLAIMS Democrats Did TOO MUCH For Voters!YouTube video by Sabby Sabs 110
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Fuck them all.responsiblestatecraft.orgEx-Biden officials are desperate for a Gaza scapegoatJournalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed's 'Crossing the Red Line' is a searing indictment of the former president's inner circle and its disastrous Israel policy 061
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If Third Way flanks you from the left, you suck. 0101
Reposted by James BelcherPublic Rail Now @publicrailnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How much will the citizens pay to help bailout this private business? After receiving millions in federal grant money, what kind of stakes should US taxpayer, or Floridians, have in this line? finance.yahoo.com/small-busine...finance.yahoo.com 011
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“So far, only one item of the 20 items on the Trump plan has been fulfilled, and that is the release of every single Israeli hostage in Gaza.”democracynow.org“Buying More Time for the Genocide”: Muhammad Shehada on Trump’s Gaza Plan 1 Year LaterThe Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. While this figure represents the official death toll as confirmed by local autho... 011
Reposted by James BelcherCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 28/09/2026US Food Banks Under Strain as Trump Policies Drive Up Costscommondreams.orgUS Food Banks Under Strain as Trump Policies Drive Up CostsPresident Trump's Iran War and SNAP cuts are straining food banks nationwide. Increased demand and shipping costs are impacting communities. 11816
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The first five minutes summarize current U.S. political party tensions well. 142
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Political parties in the United States are facing growing internal divisions, while voters increasingly question the two-party system."youtu.beHas the US outgrown the two-party system? | Let's FocusYouTube video by Al Jazeera English 121
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026John Oliver notes that "iconic" means less with every useyoutube.comBrazil Elections 2026: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 020
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"In 2026, the Democratic Party is formally or informally supporting independent candidates for important offices in six states." ballot-access.org/2026/09/27/s... 001
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The AI bubble implosion cannot happen soon enough.commondreams.orgTech Giant Nvidia Announces Largest Stock Buyback in US History as AI Profits Surge | Common DreamsNvidia, led by the eighth-richest person in the world, boosted its existing buyback program by $150 billion, bringing the total to $235 billion. 151
Reposted by James BelcherLiterally Perfect (Riot) @renegaderiot.guru · 27/09/2026If we don't matter, win the election without us. 0101
Reposted by James BelcherJames Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 19/11/2024"If you're just doing this to get back to voting every two years, but that vote still enables NATO or a genocide, I ain't with that. [At that point,] you might as well go side with the fascists, because that's what you're ultimately enabling." youtu.be/Pb9WErBIgaY?...youtu.beWhere Do We Go From Here? Featuring Kali Akuno (Audio/podcast version)YouTube video by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live! 1611115
Reposted by James BelcherPDXToddDiskin @pdxtoddiskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026PDX Free Market is today at the Albina Library from 12-4. Take things. Bring things. The only rule is you take back whatever you brought that isn't taken. Come through! 021
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026gocomics.comDoonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 27, 2026 | GoComicsRead Doonesbury—a comic strip by creator Garry Trudeau—for today, September 27, 2026, and check out other great comics, too! 010
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You can make a public comment on the new draft power plan from now through October 15th. → projects.nwcouncil.org/powerplan 000
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026TIL: Long Island has public powerpublicpower.orgMunicipalization Resources | American Public Power AssociationResources for Establishing a Publicly Owned Electric Utility The Public Power for Your Community guidebook explains what public power is; how it benefits communities; steps in forming a new pu 020
Reposted by James Belcherisaac @sevier.io · 31/08/2026This put a smile on my face this morning because @rbreich.bsky.social is singing our song. Public power is the future, and that's what we're building at @publicgrids.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U98f...youtube.comThe Secret Behind High Electricity BillsYouTube video by Robert Reich 0149
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's been a generation since Portlanders pondered public power. Is it time to try again? 130
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026youtu.beMacklemore and Mitch Green's White Guy Blowback + Latest Gov. Race Poll Reaction w/Donovan ScribesYouTube video by Black Oregon POV 150
Reposted by James BelcherAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Reason # a million I'm glad I opted to just build my own outlet years ago, where I can say whatever the fuck I want. And will ;) Meanwhile, receipts are in the book and keep an eye out for a new & improved @drilledmedia.bsky.social soon! geni.us/broughttoyoubygeni.usAmy Westervelt, investigative reporter and host of Drilled, shows how the tentacles of corporate propaganda infiltrated our media ecosystem, undermined democracy, and now threaten the very nature of t...Order now: 311520
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"State has more than 2 million nonpartisan voters, yet independent candidates face uphill battle." #democracy #Georgiathecurrentga.orgGeorgia's third-party candidates struggle for ballot access; local independents feel impacts acutely - The CurrentGeorgia laws require independent candidates for non-statewide offices to collect signatures from five percent of voters. 010
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026youtu.beIndie Comics City: how Portland built its own comics universe | Oregon Art BeatYouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting 020
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026youtu.beBlack Pastors PROTEST Democratic Party!YouTube video by Sabby Sabs 111
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026How much of a class bubble do you have to be in to dismiss materialism in favor of narrative?! 3489
Reposted by James BelcherBryan from Stumptown Savings @bryanmvance.com · 26/09/2026#Portland Farmers Market season is in full swing! Use our directory (and map) to find the market nearest you.stumptownsavings.comPortland, Oregon, Farmers Market Directory | Stumptown SavingsPortland's independent grocery newsletter — weekly deals from 20+ stores, the monthly Portland Price Tracker, and insider tips for Rose City grocery shoppers. Free to subscribe. 041
Reposted by James BelcherPortland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 25/09/2026The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) was adopted by voters in 2018, and it has raised about $200 million a year since tax collection began in 2019. In November, voters in Eugene will consider adopting a clean energy fund of their own, heavily inspired by PCEF.portlandmercury.comEugene Voters to Weigh Clean Energy Fund Modeled After PCEF - Portland MercuryThe landscape for climate funding has turned bleak since President Trump returned to office. But Portland’s dedicated clean energy fund has stood out as a remaining source of income for emissions redu... 0194
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026youtube.comWho Exactly Did Nikole Hannah-Jones Betray?YouTube video by Black Liberation Media 000
Reposted by James BelcherOPB @opb.org · 25/09/2026Portland is rapidly approaching its second City Council election using ranked choice voting, and six seats are up for grabs. Even with some experience from 2024, many unknowns remain about winning elections in the new system.opb.org‘I’m not sleeping easy’: Uncertainty and unknowns prevail as candidates head into Portland’s second ranked choice council election Two years after Portland's first ranked choice election, half of the council seats are back on the ballot. This time, candidates have a recent election to study – but they still can’t be sure what the lessons are. 092
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 25/09/202645% Drazan (R) 43% Kotek (D) 4% Smith (Pacific Green) 310
Reposted by James BelcherWaging Nonviolence @wagingnonviolence.org · 23/09/2026The climate movement needs the kind of leverage that comes from shutting down the economy — and it can only get there through deep organizing with workers. #ClimateWeekNYCwagingnonviolence.orgWhat the climate movement can learn from organized laborThe climate movement needs the leverage that comes from a strike shutting down the economy — and it can only get there through deep organizing with workers. 0123
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New episode of the consistently excellent Oregon Field Guideyoutu.beMore than the summit: An Indigenous journey up Tahoma (aka Mount Rainier) | Oregon Field GuideYouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting 120
Reposted by James BelcherMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...scrippsnews.comInteractive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labelsPork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for. 11527451296
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Ajamu Baraka discusses U.S. influence over the United Nations and its Security Council as the 81st General Assembly high-level meetings take place."blackagendareport.comU.S. Exerts Its Influence Over the United Nations as General Assembly Meetings Convene | Black Agenda ReportAjamu Baraka discusses U.S. influence over the United Nations and its Security Council as the 81st General Assembly high-level meetings take place. 020
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As corporate Dems beta test "Project 2029," remember that they helped get us here.youtu.be"The Blue Road to Trump Hell": Norm Solomon on "How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy"YouTube video by Democracy Now! 161
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I don't trust those who created the old "normal" that led directly to fascism to lead us out.project2029foramerica.orgAbout Project 2029 | Leadership and MissionA blueprint for a brighter American chapter — who is building it, and why now. 3144
Reposted by James BelcherIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 23/09/2026At the beginning of the pandemic, more than 400 Amazon workers in Eastvale petitioned for safer conditions. In 2022, workers in San Bernardino walked out over pay and extreme heat. Now, @alexnpress.bsky.social reports that workers in nearby Riverside have staged three walkouts since December 2025.inthesetimes.comAmazon Workers Keep Walking OutAt a Riverside delivery station, workers have walked out three times since December as they organize without a recognized union. 02312
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm getting my flu shot on Sunday and cannot wait. Before I started getting them regularly, I caught *everything* 061
Reposted by James BelcherK.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026a lot of interaction that happens with the cops is shit that cops should not be handling but it makes white people feel better to see a dude in a uniform with a badge and a gun "just in case something happens", only most of what happens is just sick people with zero resources who are in distress. 2254
Reposted by James BelcherMitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Advocates shared this tool to help you testify and write to Council about the CEI Hub Policy Project amendments. The amendments will be filed soon. My team worked all night with council colleagues to incorporate more feedback from advocates, attorneys and the Bureau. docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comPortland's CEI Hub Policy Organizing Kit 2026.09Support Portland’s CEI Hub policy proposal with changes Let’s make the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub safer for people, our economy, the Willamette River, Forest Park, and wildlife! Sept. 2... 2165
Reposted by James BelcherMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Abdul El-Sayed helps launch the unforgivable rehabilitation of Kamala Harris - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/abdul…middleeasteye.netAbdul El-Sayed helps launch the unforgivable rehabilitation of Kamala HarrisThe Michigan Senate hopeful who backed the 2024 'uncommitted' movement is campaigning with the failed presidential candidate who armed Israel's genocide in Gaza 184
James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is part of the problem, not the solution. I can't wait to vote against him. 171
![Dear Anti-Green Voter
[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds]
You think a few percentage points for the third-party candidate will sink your candidate’s big election?
Maybe it’s the *other* candidate polling level with yours. Maybe you could encourage your candidate to inspire a modicum of confidence in disillusioned, third-party voters. Perhaps your candidate could actually even do something for the electorate instead of constantly courting the owner class.—Anonymous
by Anonymous
September 23, 2026 12:16 pm
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![Dear Oregon Green Voters
[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds]
Like most Oregonians, I am less than stoked with state and local leadership. I think a fresh slate of new faces could better handle the budget crisis in the wake of the big busty bill. (It also turns out runaway inflation and Iran are quite difficult to handle, and perhaps we were a little harsh on Carter). Mamdani created an easily replicable roadmap on how to challenge the old guard. The Greens seem to come in only around election time and disappear immediately after. In a Governor’s race that will likely be decided by a razor thin margin, I cannot possibly see the benefit of supporting someone who could’ve hypothetically just challenged the incumbent in a primary contest. There’s nothing in their platform that’s Green platform that’s off the table for the Oregon dems. With ICE ramping up their cruelty, I cannot see why we as a state should jeopardize our sanctuary state status by handing the keys to the Party of Trump just to send a message that won’t be heard while Greens sit on their hands until the next cycle. DSA isn’t perfect either, but at least they found a strategy for change on the East Coast that doesn’t involve handing over important seats of power to a party with a history of denying election results.—Anonymous
by Anonymous
September 20, 2026 8:42 am
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