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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 · 6h
Posting my thoughts online is not the same thing as opening a customer service desk.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Children raised in chaos don't become "old souls." They become experts at threat assessment.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Gen X survived Saturday morning cartoons, AOL dial-up, and the mall without a smartphone in our pocket. Now entire industries are built around making sure nobody can sit quietly with their own thoughts for five minutes.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Raise kids who ask if they can pack extra food in their lunch for a friend. That's it. That's my entire parenting philosophy in a nutshell.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My superpower is expecting the absolute bare minimum from mediocre men and somehow still being disappointed.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Anyway, I'm eating yogurt with frozen strawberries, bananas & French vanilla granola because apparently this is who I've become. Who am I kidding, this is who I've always been. I like the occasional pumpkin spiced chai too, OKAY? Don't judge me.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@teamtinahq.bsky.social
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Dear candidates who follow me, my lovelies, DO THIS. Speak truth. Stand tall, look your opponent in the eye & call them out for what they want to do to your community. ffs
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
STOP MEASURING ECONOMIC SUCCESS WITHOUT MEASURING WHETHER WORKING PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE. thank you for coming to my TedTalk
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When politicians talk about a strong economy, I want to know STRONG FOR WHO? Business owners watching profits climb? Shareholders collecting dividends? Or the employee working 40 hours a week & choosing which bill doesn't get paid this month?
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Estate tax talk vs grocery bill anxiety. 🙄 When politics keeps focusing on inherited wealth instead of how we afford life *right now*, we have problems. Real affordability matters more than planning for next century's fortune. loom.ly/SYOQKro
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There is a particular kind of man who spends his entire life demanding respect while contributing absolutely nothing worthy of it. At some point you realize the performance of authority was the entire product.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here's your reason to vote for Tina Kotek:
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
She's giving Disney Villainess
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
She's so memeable.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Christine Drazan has been very clear about where she stands on reproductive freedom. And she voted against funding Planned Parenthood and against protections for providers & patients.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The event we've all been waiting for @tinakotek.bsky.social vs Christine Drazan starts NOW
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Before she was governor, Tina Kotek was fighting for Oregon families. At the Oregon Food Bank, she worked to make sure people could put food on the table. The job title changed. The fight didn't.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If your feminism depends on the party registration of the accused, it isn't feminism.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I pledged my undying love to a candidate the other day that said she's not for data centers paying their fair share, she thinks they should pay MORE. I'm that leftist.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I've spent enough time disabled to know that the scariest part isn't your body changing. It's finding out who thought your value was conditional all along.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
We need to pass my Children’s Safe Welcome Act and put an end to the Trump Administration’s cruelty.
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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We can’t let Christine Drazan rewrite history. I found the statement she issued when Trump announced that he was sending troops to Portland. Despite what she now implies, she didn’t oppose Trump sending troops to Portland. Thankfully, Tina Kotek & Dan Rayfield successfully fought off Trump!
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
holy cats this is a BFD
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Merkley proposed a federal downpayment matching grant—$1 saved equals $5 back? This is genuinely needed for young people trying to buy a starter home. Love this, but now we gotta make sure the political circus actually passes it! Keep holding them accountable in November. ✨ loom.ly/BJ_quKE
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Merkley Proposes Housing Downpayment Savings Initiative - Merkley
Senator leads groundbreaking new legislation to give federal match for money saved by first-time homebuyers for a downpayment on a home Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced new legislation to help support the dream of homeownership for Americans by ensuring working families have a credible path to save up for a …
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The older I get, the more convinced I am that confidence and competence have almost nothing to do with each other.
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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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 · 03/10/2026
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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Ms Ariel Knox @msarielknox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mattress on top, piankbeds
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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
I wonder what monstrosity his wife will wear if she's coming too?
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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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