Reposted by Sam NewsonRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11hJust remembered the Christopher Columbus bit from the Curtis Sliwa-Adam Friedland podcast, the #1 clip of all time for Not Having Any Idea What Words Are Coming Next 431818261
Reposted by Sam NewsonGabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026People also cant believe there is such a thing as “cell rent.” 41 states have it & even if you leave early states like FL make you pay the TOTALITY of your original stay. One Black woman was billed $127,000 ($50 a day for 2,555 days) for the full 7 years of her sentence despite only staying 10 mos 21504268
Reposted by Sam NewsonTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16hEverything about the raid on Rep. Omar’s residence is shameful. Everyone involved should lose their jobs. For a start. 563498710
Reposted by Sam Newsonvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is just a fucking carjacking. How the hell was he supposed to know it was a state sponsored carjacking. what the fuck are we doing here. 3659631510
Reposted by Sam NewsonCouncilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Today’s Fair Share Tax testimonies were inspiring and reminded us that we can make progress when we unite to address economic inequality. We deserve an economy that empowers working families and small businesses and strengthens our neighborhoods, not one that benefits only those at the top. 45810
Reposted by Sam NewsonMicah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026damnatio memoriae is the right thing to do with trump for many reasons and at the top of the list is the fact that it will make him so, so angry 391978394
Reposted by Sam NewsonRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Why here’s a Bookshop.org link right here you can use: bookshop.org/p/books/a-he... ❤️🩹📚 15318
Reposted by Sam NewsonMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Career ending statements for any other politician. 14410
Reposted by Sam NewsonElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 56120233573
Reposted by Sam Newsonmitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Drazan, i know you’re reading this, so i want you to know you’re a disgrace and should drop out of the race immediately. you have no honor and every Portlander thinks you’re a hateful MAGA transphobe who should slink away from public life forever. 819935
Reposted by Sam Newsonpnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m less than 100 Portland donors from reaching the final tier of Small Donor Elections, and we have to get there before October 13th to qualify! If you or a member of your household support us but haven’t donated yet, now is the time, even $5 goes a long way 💙 secure.actblue.com/donate/angel...secure.actblue.comDonate to Angelita Morillo for Portland City Council in District 3!Help give Portland the progressive leadership we deserve! 15244
Reposted by Sam NewsonHannah Shelley, MLIS (Maggots, Lycanthropes & Ice Skeletons) @hannahshelley.site · 02/10/2026Please stop anthropomorphizing computers. They cannot "run" a program, because they don't have legs 392067286
Reposted by Sam NewsonJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 11646941166
Reposted by Sam Newsonjamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026feeling this hard -- i am so glad that there is an actual conversation that's taking place around cornell, and that survivors coming forward isn't being dismissed as 'woke 1' or whatever the fuck. and it's also hard to ignore that we've been here before, in the recent past, and nothing changed. 390298
Reposted by Sam NewsonAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I haven’t seen Digger yet but here’s why making a big commercial film about the empirically verified imminent collapse of the livable world is so tricky, especially with critics: it is by its very nature over the top. And 500 years of stable climate grown aesthetics tells us over the top = bad. 68211
Reposted by Sam NewsonEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 123103492687
Reposted by Sam NewsonOPB @opb.org · 28/09/2026University of Oregon researchers have a new study that says the mobile crisis counseling service CAHOOTS — Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets — diverted far more calls from the Eugene Police Department than first thought.opb.orgUO researchers: CAHOOTS call diversion rate ‘substantially greater’ than first estimatedUniversity of Oregon researchers have a new study that says the mobile crisis counseling service CAHOOTS — Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets — diverted far more calls from the Eugene Police Department than first thought. 47728
Reposted by Sam NewsonJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This change (back) means COVID vaccines are covered by insurance. 2345114
Reposted by Sam NewsonMicroplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026i bring an iced coffee to the interview. only it’s not for me, it’s for the interviewer. and it’s laced with a sedative. when she comes to, she’s wearing my clothes and i’m in her office. her car keys don’t work. i’m with her husband. her kids don’t recognize her. coming soon from A24. 161218182
Reposted by Sam NewsonProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/20264/ But over the next 10 weeks, I’d mimic the patterns of a problem gambler with the help of a panel of gambling experts and learn just how much DraftKings would encourage my recklessness — and just how little pushback I’d get as I spiraled downward.propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro... 41592282
Reposted by Sam NewsonCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396412562
Reposted by Sam Newsondr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026we have control mechanisms for this. it's called The Law. these guys should be held personally liable for these harms. the suicides, the thefts, the intrusions into computer systems. they should be sued and prosecuted as appropriate. problem immediately solved 12771081697
Reposted by Sam Newsonpnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Only 1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣✨ donations away from reaching the final tier and unlocking more matching funds! The first $25 of your donation are matched 10-1. $5= $55 $10 = $110 $25 = $275 secure.actblue.com/donate/angel...secure.actblue.comDonate to Angelita Morillo for Portland City Council in District 3!Help give Portland the progressive leadership we deserve! 03017
Reposted by Sam NewsonAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026happy first (full) day of fall, bluesky 464745815
Reposted by Sam NewsonChris Monsen @chrismonsen.bsky.social · 23/09/202610 tracks for Coltrane's 100th. Not definitive, nor an attempt at a "best of" or very favorites list. But 10 of his pieces that have meant a great deal to me in my life spent with the man's music. 2103
Reposted by Sam NewsonMitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here’s a bit more detail about our Fair Share Tax proposal, for those of you who like to dig into the legislative text itself. Here are the changes in the exhibit that describe which firms get relief and which large corporations will see a hike. 910034
Reposted by Sam NewsonCouncilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ZENITH UPDATE: The council approved the transfer of the Zenith franchise after reconsidering the vote. Today, the ordinance passed by a 7-6 vote, with the Mayor casting the deciding vote. Once again, I voted no because I believe accountability is not optional. 76614
Reposted by Sam NewsonMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026vote for me and my platform of chilly rainy days being only for cozy reading and napping 445679
Reposted by Sam NewsonWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@detentionwatchnetwork.org just put out a press release saying that Marchena Marchena died because ICE medically neglected his diabetes, an agonizing way to die. Torture. 02416
Reposted by Sam NewsonTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563222435
Reposted by Sam NewsonKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not. 7752691565
Reposted by Sam NewsonBrodie @brodiecasstalbott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Even if it's through a PAC, it's degrading to the public trust to have a large city's Chamber of Commerce targeting specific city councilors. They should be building a reputation of neutrality that is welcoming to business owners of all political affiliations, rather than becoming partisan hacks. 1254
Reposted by Sam NewsonRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science 3634301029
Reposted by Sam Newsonsteviebaby🫡 @steviebaby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026shouldn’t the headline read “racists in meltdown” 261351
Reposted by Sam Newsonmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026my husband just looked up from his phone and said, the daily mail is mad about some portland city councilor who tweeted about hating cops. and i said, that rocks, how can i support him? luckily mitch’s haters put up a billboard with a link where you can do just that! 18824114
Reposted by Sam Newsoni'm nobody, who are you? @fivek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yesterday I had the privilege to speak with a Cuban-trained Palestinian doctor working tirelessly against the genocidal blockade of Cuba. He told me that the only hope for Cuba right now is for the blue wave to sweep the midterms. Vote with that in mind. 18120
Reposted by Sam NewsonRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18/09/2026UnitedHealthcare, which just posted profits of $5.5B for the 2nd quarter, takes your tax dollars under the pretense of providing coverage to Medicare patients. That’s up from $3.4B last yr bc they intentionally decreased the amount of medical care they will cover. That’s their entire business model 715575
Reposted by Sam NewsonKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Republican Project for literally my entire life has been to warn us that the Federal Government was Too Powerful and Overreaching and would Strip Our Freedoms and now they have gotten into lockstep behind this loon who's like "I might fuck around and ban muffins" 261745421
Reposted by Sam NewsonKhanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 16/09/2026Just so we're all clear: Trans rights are human rights. As a legislator, neighbor, parent, and person, I will do everything I can to fight for greater protections for and inclusion of trans Oregonians across the state. #orpol #orleg 09014
Reposted by Sam NewsonProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Two of the world’s most extreme & dangerous anti-vaxx activists & grifters—Andrew Wakefield and RFK Jr—headlining a conference held by the extraordinarily damaging anti-vaxx group Children’s Health Defense in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in 35 yrs tells you all you need to know about MAHA 1121975
Reposted by Sam NewsonSenator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 15/09/2026Slavery should be illegal, no exceptions. That’s why @booker.senate.gov, @repnikema.bsky.social, and I are fighting to remove the Slavery Clause from our Constitution—which STILL allows for slavery “as a punishment for crime.” A ban on slavery can’t come with a loophole.merkley.senate.govMerkley, Williams, Booker Lead Push to Close Constitutional Loophole Allowing for Slavery - MerkleyWashington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) today teamed up with New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker to reintroduce the End the Exception Am... 59724
Reposted by Sam NewsonKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I will continue to tank my own economy unless my own people cause a massive inflationary spike that tanks the economy. 1737441
Reposted by Sam NewsonJacob Weindling @jakeweindling.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The weeks after 9/11 were filled with unhinged Islamophobia and any claim that we were completely united explicitly places them on the outside of who you consider to be American 282302434
Reposted by Sam NewsonPortland DSA @portlanddsa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Councilors Zimmerman, Clark, and Novick voted with the three other Portland Metro Chamber endorsed "moderates" to block an amendment to the Zenith franchise transfer ordinance that would have allowed Portland residents to enforce the terms of the agreement if the Mayor (once again) refused to do so. 14823
Sam Newson @teneyenet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026youtu.be/Qc8tCcM87eI?...youtu.beFull Press Conference: Oregon leaders discuss vote-by-mail, ballot rejections ahead of electionYouTube video by KATU News 000
Reposted by Sam NewsonBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The West Bank is on fire with settler terrorism so grave that former Israeli generals & prime ministers, and even Mike Huckabee have spoken out — but the dire situation worsens daily. (1/4)nytimes.comThese Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. (Gift Article)A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b... 2289117
Reposted by Sam NewsonJosh Trebach, MD @jtrebach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026sadly this is not the worst cpr i have seen 3789
