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Oregonian, gardener, veterinary tech, sci-fi/fantasy nut, forager, tarot reader. I used to be an adventurer like you, 'til I took an arrow to the knee....for fuck's sake, Ratthi!!
Letter to RFK Jr from the dad of an autistic kid. Usually I try to keep my criticism of fascists and their enablers structural, but I hate RFK Jr with the fire of a 1000 Canticles of the Sun. #AutismDad #RFKJR #MAHA #StFrancis #Neurodivergent
Live view of the smoke situation in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. It's no bueno.
The fires have become worse each summer in the 7+ years we've lived in Central Oregon. The weather is nice in the summer, but the #AirQuality is often so bad we can't enjoy the outdoors. Oregon has been denied help the federal government with dealing with the fires and damage they cause. 2/4
More than 2 million acres burned as Oregon sets new wildfire record
With about two months remaining in the fire season, that total is expected to continue climbing. The milestone comes after a weekend of extreme fire weather fueled rapid fire growth.
seattletimes.com
NEW REPORT: Senator Wyden says @MarshaBlackburn “declined to support Wyden’s effort to subpoena Epstein bank records” + “refused to cooperate with his investigation into financing of Epstein’s sex trafficking”— as she claimed to care & blamed Dems🤔 www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
I cannot say it has never happened before, but I don't remember a geographic area having to go to a fourth page to list all their large fires on the National Sit Report. OR and WA currently have 50 large fires going. www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/s...
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That turnaround with direct eye contact 😂😂😂 IG: @renjung.family
“These children, some too young to speak for themselves, will be forced to face trained government attorneys by themselves, in a language they may not speak, in a system they cannot navigate without help.”
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 2d ago“The administration’s decision to end this contract goes against a nearly two decade precedent in which Republicans and Democrats alike supported legal assistance for the most vulnerable children who came to the United States alone.” acaciajustice.org/trump-admini...
Companies in Oregon need to stop forcing their employees to rely on state healthcare and provide a living wage and affordable healthcare benefits! https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/27/in-oregon-big-grocery-retail-companies-have-highest-number-of-employees-on-medicaid/
In Oregon, big grocery, retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The data, taken from Medicaid income verification forms, shows that dozens of major national and multinational corporations that often pay […]
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"Mitch took a sudden turn on the afternoon of the third. It was so sad. Earlier that day he was dancing with his wife and practicing his lines for a local theater run of South Pacific."
Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️⚧️☮️@austinmermaid.bsky.social · 3d agoBilly, the music loving dog is taken to the music hall filled with musicians practicing and listens for the sound that pleases him the most. It’s the cello. 🎻 He lays down basking in the waves of sounds he chose out of all the others. Music is the universal language. #DogsofBluesky #MusicSky
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Another wildfire year where people don’t know where to find evacuation information because Oregon lacks a single cohesive place to find it. WatchDuty links to maps that crash. Local govts are relying on Facebook to share critical information.
I brought home a responsible number of water rocks that had a pleasing size, shape and texture to make into hand carved pendants. Let's see AI do that shit. Miserable, soulless theft machine.
A Trump-appointed judge on the 9th Circuit just struck down the regime’s indefinite detention rule. Thousands of people across 9 states can now request bond hearings.
Trump’s Lawyers Typed “Challenge Accepted.” One Day Later, A Judge Buried Them.
Plus: Trump’s own judge turned on him, an invoice nobody at the Kennedy Center saw coming, and Schumer’s plan to make Trump pay it all back
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James Talarico demonstrates the silliness of including the 10 Commandments in school. 🎯
Partial federal funding has been approved for the western portion of the Rowe Creek Fire Complex—but the eastern portions of the fire in Wheeler County still need help. I’m continuing to fight for the FEMA funding needed for all of Oregon’s major fires.
If you are in Spokane and are under evac orders, get out. Now. If you are in Spokane and are not under evac orders stay off the roads but be ready to leave your house within 2 min. Do not leave your pets. Please.
key-lime pie@keymonster.bsky.social · 4d agoSpokane, Washington is currently being burned by the Old Trails Fire. Please keep them in your thoughts and reach out to help if you can.
Oh great. An untreatable, possibly fatal virus passed by ticks is spreading in the USA. Good thing we have the CDC looking out for us, am I right?
First Case of Bourbon Virus, Which Is Untreatable and Potentially Fatal, Confirmed in New York
The first confirmed case of the tick-borne Bourbon virus, which is extremely rare and potentially fatal, has been identified in New York.
people.com
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions
The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.
democracydocket.com
The White House's East Wing, the Kennedy Center, the Reflecting Pool, the Smithsonian, his ridiculous arch, Haines Point - Trump is serially desecrating things that belong to the American people and are not his to piss on.
CNN@cnn.com · 5d agoThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
Out of pocket cap will increase from $2100 to est. $2400 per year for those who LIVE on SS/Medicare. The subsidy decrease will likely cost seniors on Plan D about $30 extra a month. Fucking Fiends Funding a War. On the backs of the vulnerable. #Resist ✊ #Medicare www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums (Gift Article)
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
nytimes.com