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Independent Journalist in Portland. Cut our teeth doing protest coverage, now navigating legal journalism and public transparency when disabilities allow Check us out at raindrop.works

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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 05/02/2026
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’ | US immigration | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Up the punx, we won! $760,007 in total. Press release later. We drink cider now.
A picture of the caption of the verdict form for the case Cider Riot v Kramer. Also being held by a hand is a bottle of Cider Riot 1763z
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 27/01/2026
Sitting in on Oelker's arraignment, he's gone full conspiracy theorist route, claiming the entire court is unconstitutional, that, 'Trump's coming. Military's coming with him', claims of 'illegal neurotransmitters used against white Christians', apparently by the state of Oregon, the city of
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 26/01/2026
KATU has provided a livestream of a press conference of PPB working with US Marshals to arrest Oelkers as the individual wanted in connection with last weeks shooting of PPB officers. www.youtube.com/live/Jep2OMU...
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LIVE UPDATE | Suspect caught nearly a week after shooting of 2 Portland Police officers
YouTube video by KATU News
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 26/01/2026
A birdie dropped a note of Eric Oelkers being arrested earlier today in Multnomah County on attempted murder charges per MCSO booking. He already had numerous warrants outstanding in Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties from cases dating to 2021 per court records. apps.mcso.us/PAID/Home/Bo...
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Booking
Click on each court case number to expand the display and see the charges.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 24/01/2026
Sure looked more like an execution.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 11/01/2026
Crawling out of the woodwork briefly to debunk another Andy tweet. The Bitgood arrest yesterday was related to a sealed indictment earlier this month that appears to have been partially unsealed. I can confirm this arrest has nothing to do with alleged threats against ICE agents. I -do- appear to
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/12/2025
Uh, yeah ... so a birdie just told me about a felony DV case coming out of Clackamas County, apparently the result of a Thanksgiving weekend strangulation allegedly perpetrated by an active duty PPB officer, in the presence of five different minor witnesses. Arraignment set for Thursday afternoon.
Docket header for case 25CR67998, State v Jimmy Pryce, listing first charge of a Class C Felony: Strangulation Constituting Domestic ViolenceText of second charge:
Assault in the fourth degree constituting domestic violence
Count 2 (ORS 163.160)
Class C Felony
The defendant, on or about November 29, 2026, in Clackamas County, Oregon, did unlawfully and intentionally, knowing and recklessly cause physical injury to <VICTIM NAME REDACTED>, and the assault was committed in the immediate presence of and was witnessed by defendant's minor child, defendant's minor stepchild, the minor child of the above named victim, the minor stepchild of the above named victim, and a minor child residing within the residence of the victim.
The State further alleges this act constitutes a crime of domestic violence.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 12/10/2025
Hey, so people who share from Tiktok, there' a massive privacy stealing measure they have. Any links you share from t.tiktok.com or tiktok.com/t/ are actually shortlinks embedded with your user tracking data. Found out when sharing one from Discord to another app caused a friend to get DMd from
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/10/2025
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Is Portland Burning?
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/10/2025
Listening to the appeals court asking questions about the Portland National Guard deployment dispute, and I'm struck that the 504 sit ins would have been infinitely stronger of a 'rebellion' than what's happening at ICE. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/504_Sit...
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504 Sit-in - Wikipedia
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/10/2025
hey, wasn't Andy Ngo's prior lawyer elevated to a position in the DoJ specifically to defend the rights of Christians that have been persecuted for their beliefs? Think I found a worthy case for her to investigate. What's that? The department she works for is -defending- the attacks? Huh, funny.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 08/10/2025
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1... Buried later in this is what I expected California to do: They are now asking the courts to intervene in their case where the courts sided with Trump on the need for the Guard in California, claiming they can't be that needed if Trump is moving them out of state'
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Oregon National Guard troops can remain under Trump’s control but cannot deploy to Portland: appeals court
The administrative hold, or stay, issued by the 9th Circuit is temporary and imposed while the court considers a more permanent response.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 07/10/2025
So let me get this straight, Portland is a war zone that requires hundreds of federalized soldiers to patrol, entirely focused around one city block where the ICE detention facility is. The same block that was able to successfully host a public protest while Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem relaxed
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 06/10/2025
Oh, they really did not take the TRO news well. Also, it's a girl?
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 06/10/2025
Here's where my brain sits. The judge just said 'no federalized troops from any state or DC. Guam and Puerto Rico aren't states but have territory based National Guard units. Are they going to be that stupid?
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durring1.bsky.social @durring1.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
75% of the National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles said they will not re-enlist due to the deployment davisvanguard.org/2025/07/trum...
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Opinion: The Soldiers Are Asking Why — And So Should We - Davis Vanguard
President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles has resulted in low morale among the ranks and the misuse of federal power, as the troops are not being deployed to pro...
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 14/08/2025
Serious question for Katie, how is someone supposed to apologize to their victim if they didn't show up to court and there's a no contact order? And why do you think they would be sympathetic to their mother when your boss is own reporting shows that they despise everything about their child.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 14/08/2025
Sentence handed down. Actually stronger than predicted, but not by much. 12 months bench probation, 7 days jail (suspended), 24 hours community service, no contact with victim Almosa and no carrying of mace/pepper spray/deleterious agents during probation. More will come out later.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 14/08/2025
raindrop.works/2025/08/opin... With sentencing less than 12 hours away, we look at what social media has had to say and the risks it opens up, putting context to things we've been trying to figure out how to say for a week and a half now.
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Opinion: The Danger in Andy Ngo’s Victory Lap – Raindrop Works
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Sylvia, Mother of Violation @estrogenandspite.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Dictation software automatically having filters on curse words Is literally ableism - It treats people who can't type for one reason or another like they must be children who need to be censored, and forces me to use a keyboard or mouse which causes me physical pain so I can say fuck you to that.
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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
During Q1 of 2025, Portland Police Bureau responded to 1,000+ behavioral health calls, in addition to other crisis-related/mental health incidents, but Project Respond was called to assist just 118 times. Those familiar with Project Respond say it could have saved Damon Lamarr Johnson's life.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 07/08/2025
Not that it will change anything, but Andy Ngo keeps referring to Araoju as 'violent' It's worth noting that she was convicted for 'Attempted' assault. In the jury's view of the evidence ... she failed at being violent.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 07/08/2025
Verdict read after about 3 1/2 hours of deliberation Count 1: Assault in the Fourth Degree - Not guilty Alternative: Attempted Assault in the Fourth Degree - Guilty Count 2: Unlawful use of mace - Guilty Sentencing set for next Thursday. Will give a little more detail later.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 06/08/2025
We are now in the jury deliberations phase of this case, and may hear a verdict as soon as this afternoon. raindrop.works/2025/08/arao...
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Araoju Trial Day 3: Short, Sweet and to Deliberations – Raindrop Works
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 06/08/2025
Day 2 of the Arajou trial has finished, moving fast as the state finds itself on shaky ground, riddled with allegations of shoddy police investigations and unreliable victim statements. Their chances rest on a sympathetic jury as the defense starts their case today raindrop.works/2025/08/araj...
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Arajou Trial Day 2: A Shaky Case, Left to the Jury – Raindrop Works
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 06/08/2025
I know this doesn't make a lot of sense right now, but I hope later tonight it will
Image of the bureaucrat from Futurama famous for the technically correct meme source. Captioned on top of it says under ORS 163.211 2 a campfire is more likely than not tear gas
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 05/08/2025
Pre-trial motions in the Arajou case have finalized and the jury has been seated. Catch up with the case as we move into opening arguments here: raindrop.works/2025/08/araj...
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Arajou pretrial motions complete: is incomplete evidence enough to secure a conviction? – Raindrop Works
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 05/08/2025
We are back in the courthouse for the first official day of the Arajou trial. Andy Ngo made a mention of it last night, where it was immediately met with dozens of threatening messages towards Arajou, including desires of murder-sentence lengths of incarceration, if not capital punishment. For a
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 04/08/2025
We're back on track. Missed a good bit of oral arguments in pre-trial, but I don't think any major rulings were made while I was incommunicado. Still have process concerns re: court access and disabled people, but that's a me thing to sort.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 04/08/2025
Massive hiccup with the court coverage today. Judge Brown apparently instituted a policy for her courtroom requiring me to request permission for electronic note taking the day before. Hard to do when the judge only got assigned the day before, and I didn't find out until I was out of time.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 03/08/2025
EXCLUSIVE: New trial of 'Antifa Supersoldier' Isabel Arajou scheduled to start tomorrow, defense raises serious evidence concerns and failings by the prosecution that may end the case before it even begins. Read our latest here: raindrop.works/2025/08/dda-...
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DDA Berg takes a second bite at the apple, faces uphill battle in prosecution of ‘Antifa Supersoldier’ – Raindrop Works
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 17/04/2025
If they do end up doing this, then a legal case can be made for every church that violates the Johnson Amendment to lose their non profit status
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 14/04/2025
Sure seems like CECOT is a concentration camp by this definition.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 10/04/2025
Police officers will often interfere in strikes for the benefit of the company employing union members, while most other union-based companies will avoid doing business with that company (because you don't cross the picket line) That, to me, would answer that question.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/04/2025
BREAKING: in an exceedingly close call, judge Brown denies the dismissal motion, allows for speedy trial and prejudice claims to be brought back up after the state's prosecution has been put on notice. Post Millennial editor Andy Ngo, who has been targeting Isabel Araujo since before his self-
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/04/2025
"how is this not market manipulation?"
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/04/2025
We are in the middle of lunch break in the Arajou dismissal motion, but as it sits, if the dismissal goes through it seems most likely it will be because of Post Millennial editor Andy Ngo and his photographer Katie Daviscourt. The current legal arguments are that because of the PM's photos in
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 09/04/2025
If 'illegal aliens' are just a drain on taxpayers and don't pay taxes, then why do they have tax information to be handed over?
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 08/04/2025
The hearing has been set for tomorrow late morning. Whether by fate or complete coincidence The omnibus hearing, which is a pretrial hearing to address various motions, is being heard by the same Judge Brown that had her hands tied in January forcing the dismissal. We will be on the ground tomorrow
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 08/04/2025
I am sitting in court waiting for the docket on the Araujo case I mentioned last week. It's interesting how Andy Ngo (who's paranoia has devolved to the point of him calling a community free store an Antifa terrorism cell) suddenly brought the case up on his feed after his reporter Daviscourt noted
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 02/04/2025
raindrop.works/2025/04/unpl... I promise this is not an April Fools joke. And that I won't wait until next April to make a post.
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Unplanned absences and lies in the media: where we went and how the ‘Antifa Super-soldier’ brought us back – Raindrop Works
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 01/04/2025
*EXCLUSIVE* Story upcoming. Local 'Antifa Supersoldier' Aspen seeks dismissal of protest pepper spray case after damning evidence of the DA's office hiding crucial evidence from the court and defense. Not an April Fool's joke.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 30/01/2025
5-day jail sentence. For abusing his official position and stealing from the people that he was hired to support.
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 30/01/2025
The investigations found definitive proof that one particular cop was responsible for the inflammatory meme, and while Wheeler denounced its existence, he refused to do anything to actually hold the cop accountable.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!" *woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
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Raindrop Works @raindrop.works · 27/01/2025
As I looked more into the case of @alissaazar.bsky.social's dismissal, everything that I am seeing is telling me that the new DA, 'law and order' candidate Nathan Vasquez, wanted to continue prosecuting this case against a journalist. A January 22nd court filing by DDA Patel laid out 'updated
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
One of my friends has a grant from the #FDA to look at disparities in clinical trial research and just submitted a manuscript with the findings. She was told today by the collaborators from the #FDA to rescind it. #Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
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US FDA drops web pages on improving clinical trial diversity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a purge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at U.S. health agencies.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
A straightforward call for ethnic cleansing from the US president
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