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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” wrote Samuel Gonzalez Terrones before taking his own life. This is the reality of what mass deportation looks like. Not only impacting those who are detained but also leaving a path of destruction for the family they leave behind.
latimes.com
His mom was detained by ICE. Two months later, he died by suicide
Samuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, struggled with depression and schizophrenia. His mom's arrest by ICE became too much to bear.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
South Korea says Trump is lying
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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LMFAO the official America.gov AI website uses a Chinese open source model
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Shawne Martinez @shawne4tigard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It stopped raining! Time for litter pick up! 🚮
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
These are the people who should make millions
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Interesting read on war preparations in Penghu www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
taipeitimes.com
FEATURE:Penghu troops prepare for strike - Taipei Times
In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters. After all the ammunition had been...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) RIP
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
not to be confused with quesadilla
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Quesadilla.
Ķ (k-cedilla) is the 17th letter of the Latvian alphabet.
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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The demolition permit for the flour mill at Centennial Mills, originally submitted in 2023 and approved to issue since 2025, was issued yesterday www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
CENTENNIAL MILLS - DEMO - OLD MILL - Demolish building with basement, shoring along west and north sides, no site work
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
two panel animated meme with left panel showing a character dialing on a phone (meme edit has added "Gender Studies" to the above the number pad) and right panel showing a stone faced animated character with their phone to their ear
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Got a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt.
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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
He asked about policy specifics and got a lot of fair and interesting replies. You responding like this just makes me glad you won't be a congresswoman. Left-wing policy actually needs people who will be willing to crunch the numbers instead of post.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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ASIA TODAY Business & Travel News @aseantoday.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
BREAKING: Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan: The quake centered in Kumamoto Prefecture caused structural collapses, fires and widespread transport disruption www.asiatoday.info www.aseantoday.info #Asia #Japan #Kumamoto #Earthquake
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 26/07/2026
10,000 fewer on-street car parking spaces. That's the pledge from Amsterdam's new coalition government over the next four years. While many cities still argue whether change is possible, Amsterdam is reclaiming its public realm one tree, bench, bike rack, terrace, playground, and garden at a time.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/07/2026
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in public subsidies goes to funding internet service to unlivable buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island. We knocked on every door and talked to every person we could find. Not a single one told us they used the service. with @adn.com
propublica.org
On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet
U.S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London. Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
Are you having fanatical thoughts about other people's crotches?
Has hating a minority group become your entire personality?
Do you obsess over other people's toilet use?
If so, you could be a danger to others - it's time to seek help.
Contact our team: youneedhelp@leavetranspeoplealone.com
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Jennifer @jenwith1n.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Dispatches from the big ebike event in Portland - the range of ages, abilities, and bike styles really emphasizes the transformative power of e-bikes. I saw someone biking in with a cane in her basket. Don’t let anybody tell you this isn’t a viable path to sustainable transportation.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 06/07/2026
China to test nuclear missile in South Pacific
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Breaking: China to test nuclear missile in South Pacific
China appears to be preparing to test a ballistic missile with a dummy warhead in the Pacific Ocean. The ABC has been told that the Chinese government informed governments in the region about the test earlier today. 
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Bullied Meta into unbanning InfoWars on Threads. Thank you all for being annoying as hell.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 27/06/2026
You don't need to speak Japanese to understand "A Dictionary of Color Combinations," the country's foundational text of color theory that has spread across the world. In fact, "the colors speak for themselves." 👉 ebx.sh/yK3av1
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Victor Marx, the Republican frontrunner for Colorado Governor, claims he was forced to kill a man at age 7 and talks about the necessity of killing people related to his “high risk missionary” work. But he wouldn’t tell me how many people he’s killed. “Does it matter?” Marx asked.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old. Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
That is how you hint at a story!
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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We can confirm, this @missedconnections.bsky.social post is true. PBOT uses "rest in red" traffic signal technology to interrupt dangerous driving behavior—such as excessive speeding on wide, open corridors during late night and early morning hours—which contributes to deadly crashes.
A screenshot of an Instagram post from the account "missed connections PDX" says: " White Tesla Powell blvd 11pm.  Idk if you've figured it out or not, bro.. but when you speed up the light turns red. There are radars that detect your speed, there were several articles in the news about them. So instead of us having a smooth all green travel up Powell, you offset everything. Read the room, chump." An image of a map of SE Portland with a blue pin marks the location of this post.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
City of Portland caves to drivers again. Plans for a two way bike route are scrapped in favor of paint because residents downtown think they own the curb in front of their apartment. Zero vision. www.portland.gov/transportati...
portland.gov
SW Alder Street Bikeway Project
The final phase of the SW/NW 20th Ave Bikeway project plans to improve bicycle connections by installing continuous buffered bike lanes on SW Alder Street between SW 17th and 15th avenues, and on SW 1...
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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
everything is so stupid and so embarrassing, exhibit #192847492
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Glob @mapstare.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
oregonlive.com
Portland mayor’s Sunday routine: Pick up trash, report derelict RVs, repeat
Mayor Keith Wilson often skips days off to tour parts of Portland, filling his truck bed with junk and pushing city agencies to act on what he finds.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.
thewesternedge.media
‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility
A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.
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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We need automatic parking citations in PDX!
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Amy Imhoff @amyimhoff1701.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Car in front of us 🤣🤣🤣 Whales clapping: send more billionaires! The water's fine!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Buttigieg: The purpose of transportation is to connect. But there are so many cases where transportation was used to divide We have the phrase "Wrong side of the tracks." That tells you everything you need to know about how a piece of infrastructure can be used as a dividing line
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Glob @mapstare.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
www.oregonmetro.gov/opportunitie...
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Help shape the future of the region | Metro
Metro is bringing people together to create a 50-year vision for the region. Take the Future 50 survey to share what you value about the place you call home and what you hope for the future.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
latimes.com
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 08/04/2026
NEW STORY// Medina Throws Up Emergency Rules to Block 'Big Box' Housing By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
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Medina Throws Up Emergency Rules to Block 'Big Box' Housing
As one of the region's most exclusive cities, 3,000-resident Medina's building code is already very restrictive about what can be built. The new regulations add setback requirements and fully eliminate a height bonus program that had existed for years, all in the name of improving "bulk and scale."
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 07/04/2026
The Federal Transit Administration opened a long-awaited application window for a grant that Alaska relies on to fund its ferry operations. The grant application posted a year later than expected.
adn.com
Trump administration resumes ferry funding program critical for Alaska Marine Highway System
The Alaska transportation department is relying on nearly $78 million in federal funding from the program for state ferries.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 06/04/2026
men only want one thing and it’s disgusting
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Nilo @nilo.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Vision zero, but only for planes is fascinating. The amount of work that's gone into this in the past 10 days is stunning. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/n...
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Investigators Said to Look at Whether LaGuardia Controller Stepped Away
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1 million Portlanders by 2045 🌲🌧️🦫🚲🚇🚰 @bradleyclover.com · 02/04/2026
The entirety of Taiwan has a very large scale citizen reporting system, that after recent reforms covers parking violations like sidewalk parking, and littering. This is a fun read about it. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
taipeitimes.com
Justice warriors or meddling busybodies? - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Sébastien Tremblay @sebboo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I've laughed waaaaaay more at this than I should have.
A screenshot shows a social media post with two sections. The top section contains a comment from a user, and the lower section displays a tweet from Pop Crave. The tweet includes a cropped image of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry, one wearing a light-colored shirt and the other with long dark hair. Their faces are obscured by rectangles. The background is plain and light-colored. The tweet says: what the land sees when you acknowledge it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2026
GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.
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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 31/03/2026
The current 12-game Jeopardy champion works at an affordable housing finance agency in NJ, and shamed New York for not building more housing: "NJ's doing really well, we're ahead of NY, CT, PA. If you're from one of those states, shame on you, build more housing."
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JRUrbaneNetwork @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Video of a new generation Chengdu Metro train being delivered outside of CRRC's Changchun Plant. I have no idea which line it will be used on. Video posted by 李易疯李工
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