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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In the academic literature on leadership, this is debated: Is it still leadership if it leads people to do wrong/evil?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/09/2026

@gtconway.bsky.social went to the Hands Around The Kennedy Center protest tonight and talked to some demonstrators. Thanks to everyone in The Bulwark community who showed out!

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As a writer, I endorse this practice

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

". . . good writing needs investment, of some form or another, by the people who value it. Not all investment is financial. It can be time (reading, volunteering) or interpersonal (sharing pieces online or with others, talking up authors whose work is good, requesting books at local libraries)."

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Another brilliant artist passed in August--Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026). Grateful to have experienced one of her infinity rooms.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One year from today, my novel, "The Light Through Broken Glass" will be published by @wapress.bsky.social Inspired by the stained glass of Marguerite Huré.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"We heard all the right things in yesterday's 'independence' memo." It's like Susan Collins wrote this.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

You will want to read this novel when it's published!

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Looking forward to this memoir!

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Important message from the supporters of @thornsfc.com

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Election Day in Oregon but my vote has already been counted because Oregon votes 💯 by mail and that is particularly helpful in an election like this one with a slew of candidates for judges, which are critical for democracy. Voting at home lets us research candidates as we vote.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Congratulations! Looking forward to reading this!

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Thrilled that my debut novel, inspired by the life and work of 20th century French glassmaker Marguerite Huré, will be published in 2027 by @wapress.bsky.social The Light Through Broken tells a sweeping story of ruin and renewal, secrecy and truth, & ponders the price of living an authentic life.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Portland Fire fans set a WNBA attendance record (19,335) for a team's first game.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Put this pub date on your calendar!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Please congratulate @vkornberg.bsky.social on her poetry collection, Strange Gift, released today! Ellen Bass calls it "a lush debut, a narrative collection full of gift after Strange Gift." And @sfreligh.bsky.social says, "This is one stunning debut." wanderingaenguspress.com/strange-gift...

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Strange Gift

Winner of the 2025 Wandering Aengus Book Award in Poetry! With a keen eye for imagery, Veronica Kornberg brings the dearness of daily life to us from her perch on the edge of the Pacific, her...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/03/2026

The view of Tehran’s skyline overnight on Sunday was apocalyptic: Billowing smoke and towering oil fires turned the horizon orange as Israeli strikes ignited fuel depots outside the Iranian capital. By morning, dark, oily smoke hung over the city. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

A woman stands on a dirt mound, her back to the camera, looking toward a horizon filled with dense, dark smoke. A label in the top left reads "Tehran." Photo by Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times.

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Shaanth Nanguneri @shaanthx.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio on Friday granted a preliminary injunction sought by residents of Gray's Landing by the Portland ICE facility. This bars federal agents from using tear gas and other chemical munitions at a level that is "likely to reach" the affordable housing complex.

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Guardian: A federal judge in Portland, Oregon issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday that bars federal officers from shooting or firing tear gas at nonviolent protesters and journalists outside an ICE facility in the city’s residential South Waterfront neighborhood.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

@nytimes.com "Tame"? Doesn't that adopt the administration's claim that higher ed *was* out of control? What other verbs could have been used? Control? Damage?

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social. We are thrilled to announce our Winners' Circle: Congratulations to our our grand prize winner, @sudhab.bsky.social, and our runners-up Cara Lynn Albert and Terese Svoboda, and ! buff.ly/92ASZax

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

From the Portland Japanese Garden: "In light of the recent events unfolding in our city and to help bring calm and compassion to our community, Portland Japanese Garden will open for free from 1:30 to 3:30pm on Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10 until we reach capacity."

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

The annual Medicare wellness exam is not healthcare

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OregonCrone @lmelina.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

President Trump said Wednesday that he would abandon for now his efforts to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/11/2025

President Trump overstepped his authority when he sought to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect the ICE office there, a federal judge ruled, issuing a permanent block on troop deployments to the city.

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Judge Blocks National Guard From Portland, Ore., Permanently

With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters against the federal immigration crackdown were hampering President Trump’s policies.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/11/2025

BREAKING: Federal Judge Immergut in Portland rules Trump admin CANNOT deploy National Guard to Oregon. Grants state & city a PERMANENT injunction, barring troops indefinitely.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/11/2025

BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge rules Trump’s Portland military takeover unconstitutional. Judge Immergut permanently blocked Trump’s order to federalize Oregon’s National Guard — calling it a violation of the Tenth Amendment and a power grab beyond lawful authority.

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Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional