The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a clipboard is a good guy with a clipboard
12.02.2026 02:35
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The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a clipboard is a good guy with a clipboard
When Border Patrol shot two immigrants in Portland, they claimed they had ties to gangs. The Guardian later wrote a story exposing those claims as a smear campaign, but the narrative was regurgitated by city leadership that took DHS at their word.
Now we see the true agitators in Eugene were DHS.
Listening to @moiradonegan.bsky.social and @adriandaub.bsky.social often leaves me feeling like there is not only some order to what feels like chaos, but also a path through it.
That was remarkably succinct AND informative. Add this to my list of instances that remind me to stop using words i dont understand!!
Just had a panic moment - is nihilism culturally thought of as like a distinctly groyper thing now?
Want
Local politicians being good at reaching people on socials is a direct threat to the power that PBA types have enjoyed for generations.
Things like this make it so hard not to succumb to nihilism.
Starting to lose my actual fucking mind.
That copy of out of the silent planet is one of my faves. Got a couple on my shelf as well.
Are you tired of journalism by parachuting east coasters?
Sick of stories with clickbait headlines that lack context and reporting to explain what's really happening?
Want stories that illuminate the Northwest without bombarding you constantly for your attention?
Welcome to the Western Edge.
Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
If you are reading this right now, you should send an email to Khanh Pham asking her to run for governor.
Thank you.
Now there’s an idea!
Today, the Portland Police Bureau released its quarterly report on the number and racial profile of traffic stops.
In 2025 Q4, Portland police stopped 5,028 drivers, the fewest of any quarter this year.
47% were drivers of color.
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
Historically, a few people getting drunk and poring over documents is a critically important step in revolutionary movements.
Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
Federal agents used chemical weapons on children in Portland today.
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
MGK working hard on his goal of ruining every genre of music.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000/month for 2 years. Most found housing after. Direct cash assistance from the state to 120 young Oregonians for housing worked, according to results of pilot program that concluded last year, @miamaldonado.bsky.social reports oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/30/h...
Angela Todd is fucking awful!! Not enough people know fucking awful she is!!
This ranks up there with when a tiny desk is super fucking good and then their records are way overproduced and a completely different vibe
most empathetic r/Portland commenter
Going to start referring to my hobbies as load bearing vices.
The immanent contradiction of dominance masculinity is that it both claims absolute authority and strength and also cannot countenance even the slightest challenge.
Fuck
a lot of Democratic officials have asked the protesters to be careful to not "give Trump what he wants" and I think it's fair to ask them to do likewise