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PDXToddDiskin @pdxtoddiskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So today was a pretty fantastic day. It was beautiful in PDX. Autumn, baby! I got to hand out with some great folks. The @107ist.org is dialed in and doing good. We hosted @julesboykoff.bsky.social at the Axe & Rose. The Booked! Library committee, which I've been part of for a while, was fortunate

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Apparently Enes Kanter is so committed to “protecting women’s sports” that he went out of his way to attend a WNBA game so he could aggressively heckle women actually playing women’s sports. 🤡🤡🤡

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Red card couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy [saracasm]. Enzo Fernández is notorious for his racism & transphobia.

Screen shot that reads: Enzo Fernandez, currently with Chelsea in London, after the national team’s victory in the Copa America held in the U.S. (following the final game against Colombia in Miami). The video features a song that ends when someone on the team bus says, “Cut the live.” This action suggests an awareness that the song was highly inappropriate and shouldn’t be shared on social media.
The song itself is a blatant display of transphobia and racism in varying degrees. The full lyrics state: “Listen, pass the ball: They play for France, but they’re from Angola.” The song goes on to describe French star Kylian Mbappe as a “cometravas,” a slang term that refers to someone who has sex with transgender people, before returning to its initial theme: “Their mother is from Cameroon, their father from Nigeria, but their passports say French.”

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Harry Kane just begging for the Trump Curse to come a-knocking

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just putting this out there ahead of the England-Norway World Cup match...The Norwegian Football Federation donated $305,000 in profits from Norway’s World Cup qualifier against Israel to Doctors Without Borders' efforts providing humanitarian relief in Gaza. www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

Photograph of Norway national team (men’s) in their blue red and white kits

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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

i’ve stuck my neck out to fight for ratepayer affordability and to make sure we don’t get worked over in yet another public stadium subsidy scam, and i’ve lost two endorsements over it. that’s unfortunate, but my job is to take on affordability and matters of public trust whatever the cost. and i am

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Councilor Mitch Green reaffirms opposition to billionaire bailouts and water rate hikes, vows to stand up for working Portlanders — new campaign site

Councilor Mitch Green reaffirms opposition to billionaire bailouts and water rate hikes, vows to stand up for working Portlanders

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Here's where I respond to Jemele Hill's thought-provoking take on the rescinded red card situation & Trump's role in it. Hope my deep respect for Jemele Hill—a real thought leader in the sports & politics space—comes through even amid my disagreement (part 3 of 3)

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Here's where Jemele Hill—someone for whom I have enormous respect & admiration—genuinely surprised me with her take on Trump corruption & FIFA corruption! (part 2 of 3)

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Truly enjoyed being part of this conversation on CNN regarding the rescinded red card that shook the world with @lauracoates.com & @jemelehill.bsky.social Trump's political intervention to pressure FIFA to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card is a complex thing! (part 1 of 3)

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Fabulous first half—one of the best of the entire World Cup, imo. What is not so fabulous? Mexico fans with their homophobic “Puto” chant every time England take a goal kick. FIFA continues to choose to look the other way, ignoring its own stated anti-discrimination principles. More FIFA corruption.

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ruined the game to hear those chants — and that they were unaddressed. FIFA should paused stopped the game and explain why so the message would have resounded

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

On the siege of Sarajevo, Gaza — and both military and police tactics of subjugation unwantedpersons.substack.com/publish/post...

A photo of the tunnel in Sarajevo that people dug during the siege. There are pillars of timber and narrow tracks

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Jen Benka @jenbenka.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Good news for the arts in NYC: "My administration is proud to make a historic, record-level investment in NYC's arts and cultural organizations. Because we believe the people who make this city what it is should be able to build their lives here.” —Mayor Mamdani hyperallergic.com/nyc-mayor-ma...

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NYC Mayor Mamdani Approves Record $323M Funding for Culture

The overall city budget also establishes a "Cultural Stability Fund" for struggling arts organizations.

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Watching the US play Bosnia? Here’s what it took for Bosnia’s stars to survive, let alone become world class players — and why you will here fans cheering for Palestine. unwantedpersons.substack.com/publish/post...

Among the grenades and sniper fire, the children still played — and play | Sarajevans strive to wake up the world about children targeted in war.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

❗TODAY is the publication day for "Kicking"! You can get the book straight from @dukepress.bsky.social at 40% off using the code SPRING2026

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

he's counting on people not knowing what a doctor looks like because they don't have healthcare

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The politics around the World Cup will be ***intense*** … This book will prepare you

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@bookhugpress @bookhugpress.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Go/No-Go: A Journey Into the Research and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders by Marianne Apostolides is selected as a "best science pick" of the week by Nature magazine. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Brain mysteries and Bronze Age diplomacy: Books in brief

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"One way we as a nation have managed to 'reduce homelessness' is by defining entire segments of the homeless population out of existence." I spoke with the Miami Herald about There Is No Place for Us — and about the staggering number of homeless families and individuals who literally don't count.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/02/2026

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Jesse Jackson wrote this powerful & poetic telegram to Tommie Smith after he raised a fist for justice at the 1968 Olympics, inviting him to speak all-expenses paid with Operation Breadbasket activists. "You may have been on the wrong side of the Olympic Committee but on the right side of history."

Telegram from Jesse Jackson to Tommie Smith. At the top it reads Servicio international. Beneath it is typewriter looking text that is an invitation to Tommy Smith, congratulating him for expressing to the world, the gift of black soul and talent. The heart of every black man shares the light in your glory and triumphant win.

Part two of telegram from Jesse Jackson to Tommy Smith. It talks about how, in poetic terms, people must fight for justice in the United States and that the Olympic committee I was on the wrong side of history when it kicked Smith out of the Olympic village.

Part three of a telegram from Jesse Jackson to Tommy Smith. It reads "a standing invitation expenses include included if necessary. Reverend Jesse L Jackson, national Director SLCL operation bread basket.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Really hope the next question that The Athletic asked the International Olympic Committee was "Um, okay, so what's the deal with your use of scare quotes around 'Nazi propaganda'?"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 09/02/2026

Aliya Rahman is a U.S. citizen who was violently arrested by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Rahman says she repeatedly told agents she was disabled, but they ignored her pleas for medical attention or other accommodation. www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/minne…

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

“There's real global disgruntlement against the Trump administration & the Israeli government, & you saw that flare up” when crowds booed at the Olympic opening ceremony, said @julesboykoff.bsky.social @democracynow.org, quoting the Milan mayor calling I.C.E. “a killing machine” www.democracynow.org

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Democracy Now!

A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Want to learn more about the International Olympic Committee's ridiculous insistence that the Olympics are *not political* & how that leads to exactly this sort of situation? I wrote this short primer: "What Are the Olympics For?" bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/what-a...

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What Are the Olympics For?

What Are the Olympics For?; While attention is on Olympic triumphs and tribulations, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling. Boykoff tells us that radical steps are requ...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/02/2026

I sincerely hope that JD Vance gets this reaction every single place he goes.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

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Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Here at the vigil outside of City Hall in Portland where people are gathering to say ICE, gtfo of Portland #PDX

Poster at protest in Portland sign read keep Portland free kick out ICe

Poster in Portland Oregon that reads protesting ice isn’t a crime shooting people just because is

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

at city hall in downtown Portland, OR for a vigil and protest after ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis yesterday, and after border patrol shot two people today in Portland, Oregon. Very large crowd has formed. Some speeches being made atm. Will update as needed

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Solidarity with Minneapolis. Rest in peace Renee Good. We will fight like hell for those who stand in solidarity with immigrants. We will fight like hell for immigrants, documented and undocumented alike. We will love our neighbors. ICE must be abolished.

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OPB @opb.org · 08/01/2026

An Oregon lawmaker is warning of ICE agents posing as utility workers. NW Natural and Portland General Electric have published guidance in several languages on how to tell if a person is actually one of their employees.

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ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns

Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz said three people were detained in his district after ICE agents posed as utility workers.

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

ICE must be abolished. The work of our time is to tear down the system that built it and remake it into one that embraces and designs systems that include all people from all places. This work will be done, because the alternative is unbearable.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Read our statement on reports that two people were shot and injured in Portland today during an incident involving federal agents. #orpol

“We are deeply troubled by reports that two people were shot and injured in Portland today during an incident involving federal agents. We have been clear about our concerns with the excessive use of force by federal agents in Portland, and today’s incident only heightens the need for transparency and accountability. Oregonians deserve clear answers when people are injured in their neighborhoods.

“Our office is closely monitoring this situation and will take appropriate action to protect the rights and safety of Oregonians as more facts come to light. We also encourage community members to review the Oregon DOJ Immigration Services & Support Resources toolkit to understand their rights and available resources during federal enforcement activity.”

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

There is an emerging community led convening occurring outside of City Hall beginning at 6pm. Some councilors will speak starting around 6:30pm. There is no place in this city for ICE.

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Councilor Sameer Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

ICE needs to be taken apart, brick by brick, and we need to salt the earth.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 04/01/2026

The people who most loudly complain "Why can't these immigrants just stay in their country???" are the same ones who most loudly celebrate American military and CIA interventionism in these countries to overthrow their governments. And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Could we counter this era of cruelty in the form of a deeply caring politics? It is tempting to think so watching Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration today.

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This era of cruelty must be countered by care

Mamdani’s inauguration demonstrates a surge of hope

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

“These policies are not simply about the costs we make free, but the lives we fill with freedom.” — Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands at the podium with his wife, Rama Duwaji

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Hello, world! 7 thought-provoking books I read in 2025 that I highly recommend: "Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune 2052-2072." A bracing futuristic look that somehow ripples w/ hope. By @genderhorizon.com & @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social via @commonnotions.bsky.social 1/1

Photograph of a Book with a blue, black, white, and red cover sitting on a wooden table. The title of the book is "everything for everyone: an oral history of the New York commune 2052 to 2072." By ME O'Brien & Eman Abdelhadi.

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Reflecting on my first year as a city councilor, and I’m so proud of what my team and I have accomplished, and we’re just getting started. I banned rental price fixing, created fees for landlords who want to profit off detention facilities (like ICE) secure.actblue.com/donate/angel...

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Donate to Angelita Morillo for Portland City Council in District 3!

Help give Portland the progressive leadership we deserve!

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

fully off the hinges

“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!” the president wrote on Truth Social.

“Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues,” concluded the president, who is spending the Christmas m at his estate in Palm Beach.

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PDXToddDiskin @pdxtoddiskin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

These are people trying to help others with food. This era can fuck right off.

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