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Ms Ariel Knox

@msarielknox.bsky.social
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35 years a Democrat. Now Working Families Party. Still fighting for working people. Founder: @Oregonizers.org Find me on: substack.com/@msarielknox

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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 18h
We need to stop treating essential community lifelines like they're going to expire on schedule. Every child deserves that level playing field regardless of where their family lives. Let’s focus on stability. Read more about the ongoing fight for this funding here: loom.ly/_1rOi4g
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Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Extend Secure Rural Schools Funding - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today were joined by their colleagues Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho, in introducing legislation that would extend funding for the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program for three years, and clarify congressional intention for distribution of funding for counties in Oregon with …
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 20h
Half of being an adult is pretending the email you just got didn't ruin your entire afternoon.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My favorite genre is people who think disability fraud is everywhere but have somehow never met an actual disabled person.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
sometimes it's not so silent
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sometimes you just need to listen to John Denver. It's part of menopause, okay?
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.
washingtonpost.com
Trump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rules
The ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My dudes. The election was 6 years ago, but MAGA still ain't willing to answer truthfully in hopes of garnering favor with the cheeto. Vote Kotek, obv
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE. We've reOregonized! • Who represents me? • What's happening in Oregon government? • How do I actually participate? • Where do I find the receipts? • What the hell does this government-speak mean? Come explore: loom.ly/l99OfVg
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amazing how often "unity" translates to "women, please shut up until after the election."
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The second a disabled person asks for literally anything, half the room starts conducting a forensic audit of whether we deserve it.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One of the weirdest things about politics is that campaigns spend huge amounts of money trying to break into conversations that are already happening between friends, families, coworkers, and neighbors. They can't. You can.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but: A divorce doesn't mean you were wrong about everything. Getting fired doesn't make you a failure. Trusting the wrong person doesn't make you stupid. Sometimes it just means life happened & now you know something you didn't before.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every time someone says "well what about the cost?" I hear, "have we tried just making disabled people disappear?"
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's even a song about it.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Accountability delayed is just protection with better PR.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The internet has created a fascinating class of people who have never attended a meeting, knocked on a door, sat with a grieving family, or helped a stranger through a crisis. Yet somehow they are absolutely certain they understand leadership.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The attention economy isn't trying to inform you. It's trying to rent your nervous system.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The older I get, the less interested I am in people who know all the right words. I’m interested in people who do the right things when nobody is watching.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I haven't worn a pair of pants since before COVID.....
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
First of all, we need age regulations & at this point people should probably be required to have safety training to prevent AI psychosis & SHIT LIKE THIS. Maybe, I dunno, we shouldn't be so lackadaisical about injecting AI into every facet of our lives?
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thought of you: @sarahburris.bsky.social
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The phrase "now isn't the right time" has protected more predators than due process ever has.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One advantage of getting older: you stop being impressed by confidence. I have met a lot of people who sounded like they knew what they were doing. The number of people who actually knew what they were doing was significantly smaller.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
choose carefully!
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anybody else notice that the people most worried about someone "gaming the system" almost never worry about the system gaming the rest of us?
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Addiction can look irrational from the outside and completely logical from the inside.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My problem isn't that people become successful. My problem is when success translates into so much economic and political power that democracy starts competing with accumulated capital.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Am I crocheting the chihuahua his very own doggy sack? Yes, yes I am. If you're nice, there might be pics of him in it when it's done.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gen X was promised: work hard → get stability follow the rules → get rewarded trust institutions → they’ll protect you Then we got old enough to realize half the people who gave that advice were just hoping we wouldn’t notice the rules were rigged.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's my curse.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Seriously, how are we supposed to afford groceries when everything costs a fortune, meanwhile they're using billions for more cameras & ICE enforcement? The sheer level of bullshit is exhausting. 🤡✌️
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
don't know who needs to hear this, but: Americans don't actually hate taxes. We hate feeling like we're the only ones paying them.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I just bought this book, not only because the author/artist/publisher/notsure is a friend, but because his art is genuinely cool af. You should check him out: @jonathangraf.bsky.social www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8B6D8P...
amazon.com
Analog Mazes: Book 1
Amazon.com: Analog Mazes: Book 1 eBook : Graf, Jonathan: Books
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
it turns out, if you just ignore your emails long enough, very few of them need opening follow me for more life hacks based on doing the absolute minimum adulting & somehow surviving
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Need a moment to refuel for the fight? 💪 Join us at Disco for Democracy! An unforgettable night of dancing & community joy to fuel year-round advocacy for paid leave, reproductive freedom, & ALL Oregon families. ✨ Details: Sept 19th | Holocene loom.ly/qoTSjio
motherpac.org
Disco for Democracy - The Mother PAC
Disco for Democracy - The Mother PAC's annual celebration fundraiser to elected leaders that will champion policies like expanding paid leave and child care for all.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rich people think money buys happiness. Poor people know it mostly buys fewer emergencies.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Leave ten comments a day for a week & tell me you don't see a change!
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If shame cured addiction, we'd have solved it centuries ago.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I don't need another man explaining courage to me. I have spent my life watching women do impossible things while men took credit for surviving the consequences.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Save this to your phone & look at it whenever you need.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My goal in life is actually pretty simple: fewer meetings, fewer explanations, fewer people asking me to prove things I already know are true.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For a long time after my stroke I thought I owed everyone the same version of me as before That anything less was a failure. Menopause entered the chat, bitch slapped me & now? You get the me you deserve.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There’s a difference between teaching someone how to write & teaching them to fear being read.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When did "owning the other side" become more important than solving problems?
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why Vote Democrat: Because reproductive healthcare decisions belong to patients and doctors.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We grew up fearing quicksand. Turns out we should've been worried about billionaires.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The people screaming the loudest about protecting children are often the same people fighting every law that actually protects children.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Do you, boo.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you Canada… again.
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