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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 23h
anyway, i’m now only 150 new donors away from hitting tier 3, which unlocks another $100k in public matching funds. if you live in portland and haven’t donated yet, $5 counts as one of those 150 secure.actblue.com/donate/m4pdx...
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Donate to Mitch's campaign
Donate to re-elect Mitch Green to Portland City Council!
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Down in Raleigh tonight at Moore Park; Come on home, you don’t have to be alone, sings John Prine.
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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
👀 www.opb.org/article/2026...
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Portland Police chief accused of violating state law by criticizing city councilor’s past tweets
Did Portland Police Chief Bob Day break the law when he criticized a city councilor last week? That’s a question several Portlanders are asking state officials to answer.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
James Chasse would vote for @councilorgreen.bsky.social Mitch Green. Except James was brutally killed by Portland law enforcement 20 years ago today.
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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here is my full statement on the tweets I made in 2020 regarding the police. The PPA, PPB, Mayor and several of my colleagues have all made statements following that Oregonian piece. The public deserves to know what I think about that and stand for - then and now.
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Press Release: Councilor Green Police Tweets
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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Proud to have great city council representatives in @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @councilortkl.bsky.social, but they need support from our other districts. Ain't no way we should let the Clark County faction's smear of @councilorgreen.bsky.social hinder us. secure.actblue.com/donate/m4pdx...
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Donate to Mitch Green's campaign
Help Mitch Green win a seat for Portland City Council in District 4
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Tonight and one night only.
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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 09/09/2026
Join us to celebrate the life and work of Brian Lindstrom at Cinema 21 on Sept. 16. I'll chat with Brian's colleagues and film subjects, we'll show clips, and we'll screen his essential 2013 feature "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse." Tickets/info: www.cinema21.com/.../brian-li...
Poster for "Brian Lindstrom:  A Life in Film" at Cinema 21 in Portland, OR, Sept 16, 2026
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A clear and unequivocal lesson on how to assuage world class guilt. Kudos. That's billion with a B. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Knight family gives $1.1 billion to Providence St. Vincent
Phil and Penny Knight’s largest gift to Providence will create a new women’s hospital at St. Vincent and expand heart care.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New from Mission Control Partners - Case Study: Advancing Alternative Response in Portland, Oregon. 2385785.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/238578...
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
TOMORROW NIGHT - we'll show excepts from four of Brian Lindstrom's films at @cinema21-portland.bsky.social Cinema 21, with speakers about his approach and process as filmmaker, with host @shawnlevy.com Shawn Levy, sponsored by Oregon Film, and as benefit for The Family Preservation Project.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This story was published in partnership with @prisonjournalism.bsky.social Prison Journalism Project, a national nonprofit organization which trains incarcerated writers in journalism and publishes their work. www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
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Supervised field trips help long-term Oregon inmates prepare for life outside prison
A visit to a restaurant, a Walmart and social services a week before he left prison helped Horacio Orozco understand what to expect.
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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happy FPDR Friday! It's been one week since we learned that former PPB Deputy Chief Chris Davis took a flash drive with him when he left that contains "hundreds and hundreds of emails and documents concerning what occurred during the 2020 riots." (see last week's thread) bsky.app/profile/marc...
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Sarah Iannarone @sarahiannarone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today was a hard day. If you need salve for the soul, might I recommend cinema legend Agnes Varda and muralist JR in Visages Villages (Faces Places), 2017. Grounded. Clever. Playful. Reverent. Soothing. It's a bullshit slayer. youtu.be/sqkNkGWAnUY?...
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[Trailer] JR x Agnès Varda movie : Faces Places (Visages Villages)
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Remarkable common sense. Yes every path into homelessness is unique and every path out is also unique. Ask anyone who has resolved their homelessness. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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New report finds getting out of homelessness is a ‘circular and exhausting process’
Portland State University report documents the gaps in local services through the eyes of the people trying to escape homelessness.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Great show last night in Portland, tight fast smart, the kids are still alright. @theebikinikill.bsky.social
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Still available, still relevant, still Portland's problem. www.primevideo.com/detail/0M5RD...
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Watch Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse online – Prime Video
A dozen eyewitnesses watched in horror as the officers tackled, beat, kicked and Taser'd James Chasse until he lay motionless on the pavement with sixteen broken ribs and a punctured lung.
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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Portland police ex-deputy chief, captain to challenge findings they violated policies during 2020 protests @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Portland police ex-deputy chief, captain to challenge findings they violated policies during 2020 protests
Former Deputy Chief Chris Davis and retired Capt. Tony Passadore will appear Friday to challenge findings related to their management of officers' force and force reporting failures during the mass p...
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
ICYMI - “Providing the public with complete, thorough and timely findings of these investigations could have only served to encourage dialogue and build trust between PPB and community members. Delay only breeds suspicion and mistrust.” www.portlandmercury.com/news/faith-l...
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Faith Leaders, Mental Health Alliance Call For Release of Full Investigation Into Cops’ Response to 2020 Protests - Portland Mercury
Rev. LeRoy Haynes Jr. has been fighting for decades for civil rights, justice, and accountable policing. In the wake of city officials declining to hold Portland Police Bureau’s top leadership respons...
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Has anyone noted the announced subscription cost increase of 46% for The Oregonian? As a 30+ year subscriber, I now read about three local writers, mebbe 1 story a day. Cut the advice columns, the sports, the syndicated dreck, the boosterism, the business pandering - there's not much worth buying.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Boutique / pointless HR tool probably the result of labor negotiations with police commander association. Wonder what other city unions will ask for next?
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
BTW the city is hosting two "name-clearing hearings" this Friday on behalf of former PPB brass who no longer work for PPB but who were investigated by the city for mis-management of the PPB during 2020 protests. www.portland.gov/bhr/news
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Clark County Republicans turned out for a rally to support the President today.
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Elliott Young @elliottyoung.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
6 years after unprecedented use of force by Portland police, and still nobody held accountable. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Portland blamed systemic failures, not bureau leaders, for police mistakes during 2020 protests
After six years, Portland released eight pages of findings and recommendations on police leadership during 2020 protests. So far, the reports say no one has faced discipline.
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yayoi Kusama's 1968 Fashion Show on a New York tenement rooftop, late 60s. #YayoiKusama #RIP
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Join us 9/16 at Cinema 21 to celebrate the work of documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom. @shawnlevy.com will host a discussion of Brian's films. At 9:00 we'll screen the seminal Portland adult horror film, "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse." www.cinema21.com/.../brian-li...
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Powell's Books @powells.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Events tonight! Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor in Conversation With Jamie Pacton at Powell's at Cedar Hills at 7pm and Steve Law at Powell's Burnside at 7pm. More info: powells.com/events #portlandevents #authorevent #powellsevents #powellsbooks
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Havoc In Heaven, 1961. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_i...
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Press conference day: more soon.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Steve Law's ‘Peddlers of Hate’ Recounts the KKK’s Reign in Oregon The Ku Klux Klan was a thing in Oregon in the early 1920s—a big thing, particularly in Portland. www.wweek.com/arts/books/2...
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‘Peddlers of Hate’ Recounts the KKK’s Reign in Oregon
The Ku Klux Klan was a thing in Oregon in the early 1920s—a big thing, particularly in Portland.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
What's cruel is making a promise you can't keep. GIFT LINK - www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Portland area leaders are dismantling a third of the homeless shelter system they just built
How the Portland area got to the point of closing shelters it spent much of the past five years building is a complex story about politics and priorities.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Making rounds.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Report: Police Contract Severely Limits CARE Team's Ability to Do Their Jobs But CARE Chief Amy Barden says there’s reason for optimism.
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Report: Police Contract Severely Limits CARE Team's Ability to Do Their Jobs - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett A new report from the city’s Office of Inspector General confirms what Community Aided Response and…
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
being anti-taco stand is anti-LA
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
PPB 3rd Avenue looking west 1950s.
PPB 3rd Avenue looking west 1950s.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Guess what? Turns out PPB in 2020 was no-fault at all. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
oregonlive.com
Portland blamed systemic failures, not bureau leaders, for police mistakes during 2020 protests
After six years, Portland released eight pages of findings and recommendations on police leadership during 2020 protests — and no one faced discipline.
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Marie Ruiz-Vidal @ruizvidal7.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Today
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Phrasing the mid-2026 red/blue Cartesian question here, “how can one know they are not already on the decoy plane?”
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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The first woman to translate The Odyssey, this woman was being hassled by misogynistic trollers. So she put a button on her website for "misogynistic trollers" to fill out a form for their trolling, one that gives permission to quote them online. Which I think is great. Her translation is greater.
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The translator behind “The Odyssey” renaissance
When University of Pennsylvania classics professor Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Odyssey” was published in 2017, it introduced countless
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Strong & new from UW folx, "FORCED DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS" arxiv.org/pdf/2608.04076 "Results suggest that displaced residents do not travel far, yet clearances may still reduce visible homelessness by decreasing the size of camp communities."
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The Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Can't believe those fat cats down at city hall didn't propose any amendments to turn the Rose Quarter into a public sex forest as droves of citizens have demanded.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Oregon scores high on The Policing Project's new automated license plate reader legislative scorecard, only failing on "Does the statute limit the use of ALPRs to monitor those engaged in First Amendment-protected activities such as protests?" alprscorecard.com
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License Plate Reader Policy Scorecard
A state-by-state scorecard comparing Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) laws.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“Newport’s fight is Oregon’s fight,” Mayor Keith Wilson said Monday. “This facility would have consequences far beyond Newport.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Portland mayor, councilor put up money to back Newport fight against ICE facility
Mayor Keith Wilson and Councilor Steve Novick contributed $10,000 each from their office budgets.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Comedy is a brave struggle for attention, rapport and relevance. Doesn't always land. @iankarmel.bsky.social, others paid to rally support for Moda Center funding deal GIFT www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2026...
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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Oregon jail ignored man’s deteriorating condition, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit alleges . It alleges sheriff’s deputies, staff nearly killed the man by ignoring 5 days of documented deterioration and by treating the man's psychiatric crisis as misconduct. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Oregon jail ignored man’s deteriorating condition, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit alleges
Klamath County deputies mocked the 51-year-old man’s condition and ignored his psychiatric crisis, allowing gangrene to develop while he was in custody, the lawsuit contends.
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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Officials determined the initiative had 34,130 valid signatures, shy of the 40,437 needed. I'd be keen to know cost per signature, if someone knows has the receipts. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Todd Blanche has shown exactly who he is: Trump’s lawyer first New reporting shows the $1.8B slush fund for Trump allies is alive & well under another name & bureaucratic maneuver The DOJ must stand for justice, not enriching Trump’s cronies👇 -TN
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With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue (Gift Article)
A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.
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Jason Renaud @jrenaud.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
An Uncomplicated Man @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social scores points / should be cast as Athena in that prequel you know is in deve-limbo. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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