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Ellen Cigan

@oregon-wonk.bsky.social
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Portlander, political/legal wonk, retired techie, wife, mother, grandma, and personal assistant to two cats.

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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@ms.now I'm not paying to read your articles. You have just lost a reader with your new subscription model.
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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
How does this not have 2.1 billion views?? WATCH. Hilarious! And
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
FYI this is the test Trump is bragging about “acing” 4 times It’s a fucking embarrassment that his handlers are still letting him gloat about this like it’s some extreme act of intellect
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
every few months, americans are asked to resume their banquet and pretend a shooting didn't just happen
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Portland, Oregon #noting @angrystaffer.bsky.social
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Oh, the parties we'll throw as we celebrate removing Trump's name from every damn thing he has vandalized in DC and across America! open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls, Mr. President
Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone
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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
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Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
A picture of a sandwich labeled "Armour-piercing discarding sabot projectile with sabot (left), without sabot (center), and without jacket (right)."

Diagram of all the layers of the sandwich, labeled :APFSDS long rod penetrator separating from "double-ramp" sabot."

Diagram showing the operation of a discarding "spindle-shaped" sabot on an APDS-projectile.
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Portlander here. I didn't even know where the local ICE facility was until federal forces showed up today, and people are now scared to go near the neighborhood because of altercations that might happen *because* of their presence.
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Ilanit (illy) @imanor.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
6/10/2025- The Deployment www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ju...
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
What if someone threw a parade and no one came to watch?
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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
🧵 I was an Amazon shopper for years, but a few months ago I cancelled my account, and I’m finding that there are lots of benefits to doing so. Let me tell you why… Now, every time I want to buy something, I first go to Amazon and search the item. I see who’s selling it at the best price… +
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Spelling Bee won't accept "piratical" -- a panagram!
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weisselberger @weisselberger.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Authorities showcase hoard of dolls seized from third-grader who hates America.
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Sadly feeling like we should all have certified copies of our birth certificates on hand whenever we leave the house. 😪
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Shooting memorial cancelled because of a shooting is so very American.
FSU active shooting cancels campus event that honored Tallahassee hot yoga shooting victim
4:10 p.m. – An event at Florida State University designed to promote safety on campus and among FSU students was canceled − due to an active shooting at FSU on the day of.
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Production at this facility was temporarily shut down as they assessed the impact of tariffs going forward.
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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austereroberto.bsky.social @austereroberto.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Student group I'm in cancelled an event with Skadden.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The Electric Slide DO YOU F*CKING GET IT. 😂 I LOVE THESE PEOPLE
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Okay, as a D-Day historian, this wins the day for me:
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
After 18 years of loving cuddles, we made our final farewells to Houdini today. He was the most social cat I have ever known. He met guests at the door, visited everyone's laps, and would go under the sink to "help" the plumber. He will be missed. 💔
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/03/2025
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
February 28, 2025 Economic blackout!
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 15/02/2025
At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It's like we all live at Four Seasons Total Landscaping now.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/02/2025
Dear the rest of the world: You should absolutely not see the US as reliable for anything at this point, shit, none of us on the inside think we're reliable for anything right now either, you're definitely not alone
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, a FedSoc member and former Scalia clerk, has done more to publicly expose the corruption of the Trump administration this week at greater personal cost than any elected official I can think of.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/02/2025
‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 07/02/2025
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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Anecdotally, the Dems’ attempt to enter Treasury on Tues broke through to the public in a big way. At least according to..the Mom-o-meter. My Mom before Tues: You’re doing what? Where? This can’t be a national emergency. Mom on Tuesday: WHO ARE THESE KIDS AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH MY MONEY?
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GingerAid 👩‍🦰 @seeredgo.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
*Screaming into the void* SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK DID NOT COVER ANY OF THIS SHIT
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
keep it up
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Where are the marches and the protests? DC, and other cities, should be clogged with people.
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Sébastien Fauconnet @daryo.me · 01/12/2024
La fameuse fenêtre d’Overton
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Dina Demetrius @dinademetrius.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Emergency housing is being provided by AirbnB for those evacuated by #losangelesfires #palisadesfire #eatonfire
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🦋SJI2783🦋 @sji2783.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
🔥Helpful reminder🔥
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Something to ponder: the oldest Gen Xers are now 60 years old.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Hey, if a few Republicans just wanna sit out vote #2, we could get Speaker Jeffries and actually accomplish something
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Mike Luckovich is incredible as always.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Thank you, President Carter for a life well-lived. You were always an example of the best of us. We’ll take it from here.
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Ellen Cigan @oregon-wonk.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
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I got Queen Bee!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/12/2024
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
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