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Truth still matters. Democracy is still worth fighting for. Our children’s lives are still the compass by which all moral decisions are oriented. And when all else fails, trees and art and birds and bikes and bacteria will carry us through. Mt25:34-40

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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Don’t bomb elementary schools. Don’t bomb hospitals. (Grieving that this has to be said.)
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
„Trump’s lack of public engagement — after launching a military attack that could spur a broader conflict and put U.S. lives at risk — was a striking departure from how other presidents have handled the gravity of war.“ Trump Stays Out of Public View www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
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Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... Why attack Iran - who is benefitting? Hint: it isn’t on behalf of the tens of thousands of Iranian protestors who’ve stood up to the Iranian regime.
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Why Attack Iran?
Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption
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Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility @oregonpsr.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
This week, EPA finalized its repeal of the Endangerment Finding, the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act. Without it, federal authority to limit climate pollution is significantly weakened, putting public health at greater risk.
On the repeal of the endangerment finding - "Greenhouse gases are already making us sick—and repealing the Endangerment Finding will only make things worse. The EPA’s power to regulate health-harming pollutants comes from this critical safeguard. Throwing it out would put public health at serious risk and sacrifice our kids, seniors, and communities to polluters." Patricia Kullberg, MD, MPH - Oregon PSR
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Liℤℤy Kodpuak née Acid Lich (can’t spell sheaves without she) @acidlich.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
😔 Ammon Bundy welcome to the resistance 😔😔😔😔😔😔
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Reminder: genocides sometimes begin with the plan to remove the targeted people to another place. But the underlying desire is to make people go away, so when removal to another place proves difficult, more lethal plans develop. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Portland Mayor Wilson, after the ICE gassing: „To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave.“
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
„Chief McCarthy said that on a recent day when she was off duty, she had gone, out of uniform, to act as a legal observer outside an AA meeting conducted in Spanish near her home… ‘It’s All Just Going Down the Toilet’: Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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‘It’s All Just Going Down the Toilet’: Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Apparently, Trump’s invading army discovered they had wound up in the wrong Portland, decided to go home. 😏 Senator Collins Says ICE Operation in Maine Is Over www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
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Senator Collins Says ICE Operation in Maine Is Over
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Every single republican should be asking themselves the same questions as this man and deciding whether they can defend their support for Trump to their kids and grandkids. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Republican Ends His Run for Minnesota Governor, Citing Immigration Crackdown
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Just imagining a country in which federal agents were mobilized to help protect people during winter storms in their home states across the South… instead of being militarized to invade northern states and cities.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
„If your pastor defends the killing of Renee Good, or the man who was executed by a gang of federal agents today while he lay on the ground after being subdued by about a dozen agents, or pulling old men out of their houses in their underwear into the Minnesota winter, or detaining children,….
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Trump and his Republican goons picked Minnesota to invade. Minnesota. Cruel bullies.
Store sign says „Minnesota - state of nice“ with a state outline and tree silhouettes
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
In any age of economic stagnation and extremes of inequality, popular trust in democratic institutions corrodes. It has been corroding not just in the US but across the western world for decades now….“ www.bbc.com/news/article...
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As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 ord...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/01/2026
To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/01/2026
Mayor Frey: "So to President Trump, this is a moment to act like a leader…We're asking for you to take action now to remove these federal agents."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
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reclaimourflag.bsky.social @reclaimourflag.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
@whstancil.bsky.social Stay safe. Yes optics matter. Do you have an American flag? Bring an American flag with you. Give them out. You folks are fighting tyranny! 🇺🇸 👇 bsky.app/profile/recl...
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
(But better if we learn from history and each other.)
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Hank Scorpio III @hankscorpio.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Another homicide by ICE. We the people of this nation do not support ICE and its murderous agents. This is not public safety and it is not justice. Shame on every one of them! opb.org/article/2026...
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Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a hom...
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Trump grabbing the world’s attention about his perverse Nobel prize quest, on MLK Day, seems almost patently a result of his envy of a man who actually deserved the prize he got. But hold onto hope. As Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. said, “what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up.”
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Blatant and offensive use of justice system to attack political enemies and victims. Don’t be fooled. This is not about public safety. This is from the fascist playbook. Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Never never never repeat the lie that the Republican Party is “pro-life.” Trump’s E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Not only cruel and immoral, trump’s ICE kidnappings are also wasteful government spending.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
„ No difference between Trump’s foreign and domestic policies: „Both are based on the same 8 maniacal ideas: (1) Might makes right. (2) Law is irrelevant. (3) America is at war with the world’s “radical left,” who are defined chiefly by their opposition to Trump.“ open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump’s War Footing
His foreign and domestic policies are becoming one and the same, and their purpose isn't complicated.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
According to a 1945 pamphlet by the War Department, as it was then known. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE agents now allowed not only to assault and kidnap people but can shoot them on city streets? We have entered a new depth of this fascist government’s evil plans. May every one of these ICE officers be held accountable for their criminal and immoral acts. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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Victim in ICE Shooting Is Remembered for Her Kindness
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Venezuela deserves democracy. Democracy does not come through outside interventionist force. It comes from within. How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
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How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Today on Christmas, I am thinking of all the families that are cruelly separated by the Trump Regime. A 2-year-old without her mom and dad because agents ripped away her parents on their way to work. Shame on Trump and miller and all their thugs hurting families. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/12...
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Oregon couple deported, forced to leave toddler behind
The separation is one of dozens happening in Oregon, with ICE detaining both parents or single parents, leaving small children in the care of relatives, family friends, babysitters and in the foster c...
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Beautiful example of #AIslop However funny you thought your joke was, it wasn’t worth making with this bizarre sea of heads and (all-white) arms.
Caption says „the only time our politicians bother to lift a finger.“ the image shows cartoonish people on two sides, labeled Multnomah county and Portland city hall. Between them are a talk bubble with words like homelessness and crime and budget, and ten arms with pointing fingers across eight persons.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Toledo-Martinez „is an undocumented immigrant and he was brought to the U.S. at age 15. He married a U.S. citizen and has three children, ages 2, 3 and 7.“ And he was mauled by an ICE dog after he was tricked into coming outside. This treatment is appalling. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Feds sell downtown courthouse to Portland buyer
The $1.8 million deal continues a string of downtown office sales at firesale prices.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Purely petty, egotistical, and racist. opb.org/article/2025...
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National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump’s birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national par...
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process - The Onion This is satire but it is beautiful.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
'Way home' by contemporary German artist Katja Lang #WomensArt
Artwork featuring a view  looking down and across a snow covered rural landscape with a tiny human figure in a field
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
“The teenager told the officers he was a U.S. citizen, but an officer proceeded to break the car’s driver’s side window and detain him.” Let alone wrongful detention… how are these officers allowed to just smash windows? That is not how cops behave. Sketchy. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
“Serbia's parliament has passed a law which paves the way for a controversial property development led by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in the capital Belgrade.” The corruption of the Trump family just won’t quit. Bullying for profit. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Serbia clears the way for controversial Trump-linked property plan
The president's son-in-law wants to build a hotel on the ruins of the former Yugoslav Army headquarters.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... A politics grounded in concern for kids: 1. Encourages a shift from (me & now) thinking to (us & future) orientation of collective responsibility for our kids 2. Children as indicator species for the health of a neighborhood
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Cities for Children with Tim Gill
Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 09/30/2025 · 38m
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Oregon’s Ben Gutman killed it. But why in the world did they have Neal Katyal argue this case instead of the lawyers for the conservative group that joined the brief? What a missed opportunity to have the conservative argument against tariffs go before SCOTUS. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Update from Tony Romm
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
“Stop treating Trump’s authoritarianism like it’s business as usual.” “Dems must let Americans know that while crime happens everywhere, red states consistently have higher murder rates than blue ones.” Several great ideas worth listening to. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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What the Democrats Must Do. Now!
Friends,
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
In short: Trumpflation continues to cause grocery prices to skyrocket. Meaning grocery budgets are already stretched. His Republican government shutdown rips away SNAP from millions of us who rely on it. All while he hands $40 billion to Argentina and spends millions renovating the White House.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Judge Ellis “ordered him to submit to the court all the reports and all the body camera footage of use of force incidents in and around Chicago by Friday. She also ordered Bovino to come to her court every day at 6:00 p.m. to keep her informed of agents’ actions.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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October 29, 2025
Today is the twenty-ninth day of the government shutdown, and the House of Representatives is still on break as House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to force the Senate to pass the House...
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This about sums it up. Trump’s government is targeting the very Americans it is supposed to be protecting.
A control room has surveillance screens on Memphis, Portland, Chicago, DC. One worker says, “Is anyone else getting curious about what our enemies might be up to?”
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Thank you, Canada, and thank you, vaccines, for saving so many lives.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
People will go hungry and people will lose their homes and people will die because of the Republican budget and the Republican government shutdown. Remember that every time a Republican claims to be pro-life. They chose to let people go hungry. (While their boss wasted millions on WH remodels.)
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Just a reminder that Trump led an actual insurrection against the US government in January 6, 2021. All of his blather about protests and peaceful marches being like an insurrection is a smokescreen to minimize his culpability and to make the words meaningless. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Trump vows to ‘take care’ of Portland, calls protests ‘insurrection’
The president’s comments Thursday came as he awaits a federal court hearing on his effort to deploy federalized National Guard troops.
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Ye Olde Punk @nehoc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This has been verified by multiple independent sources.
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
More mermaids Fewer myrmidons #didntmakeitontoprotestsigns
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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country „Many were also united in saying the administration needed to show basic humanity.“ This. It’s the disrespect and meanness. That’s not disagreement, it’s bullying. We deserve better. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 18/10/2025
[Exit King.]
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