BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

As of now we have received 138 pieces of written testimony. Of that 71 submissions are opposed to the term sheet, 46 in support, with 21 registering support with changes. Lot of nuance in the comments and I’m reading each them, along with verbal testimony.

Mitch Green@councilorgreen.bsky.social · 3h ago

We’re hearing testimony on the Moda term sheet today. I have filed an amendment that seeks to do two broad things: 1. empower the Joint Authority to limit expenditure public funds in the public interest with transparency and accountability 2. Reduce City’s commitment from $400M -> $120MM

If Sayed wins his race in November, the US Senate will officially have more Egyptians in it than The Mummy reboot cast

Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿@spiderswarz.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh....they're bringing back the Israeli playing an Egyptian I see...and aren't even casting Egyptians.... Yeah this Mummy sequel is going to be a full on Orientalist mess. Bold of them to do so again during *this* time lol. deadline.com/2026/08/the-...

Progressive candidate, Abdul El-Sayed is the projected winner of the Democratic Senate Primary in Michigan, and Progressive candidate William Lawrence is the projected winner of the Democratic House of Representatives primary in Michigan. That’s 2 Progessives slated to win the primary in Michigan.

Just want to acknowledge here that while I wasn’t aware of the burn ban, it was still a dumb thing to do and you gotta check these things. Especially me. I didn’t, I own that, and I am really grateful for the responders on Engine 18 who showed up to make sure the situation was under control.

City Councilor Mitch Green Violated Burn Ban by Starting Backyard Brush Fire

Just before 8 pm on July 26, a 911 dispatcher received a call concerning a fire in the backyard of a Southwest Portland home. It was the home of Councilor Mitch Green.

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There was all this messaging aimed at millennials when we were kids from elder generations about saving the earth; Captain Planet. the Toxic Crusaders… Now those same people who sold us that shit are like “that’s all fake, get fucked crybaby” as homes burn down & we breath smoke 🙃

Dewayne Hankins asked Blazers fans to show up to Portland City Council tomorrow at 9:30am: "That’s why it’s so important that the City Council hear from you. This is bigger than basketball. It’s about Portland’s future." Ok. How about: "Ask the team to share details so we can make a deal"? Good?

Federal prosecutors just dropped charges against 3 MORE defendants who were falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln...

We upgraded our license to accommodate more RSVPs for this webinar! Don’t miss out for this discussion with two senior scholars in the field of sports economics.

Mitch Green@councilorgreen.bsky.social · 4d ago

Join me, sports economists @jcbradbury.com & @victor-matheson.bsky.social with co-host @councilormorillo.bsky.social on the economics of publicly funded stadiums. The term sheet is coming with limited information provided to us on the Moda Center renovations. Let’s discuss. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This is the same anger I get when I post the votes for policies (public info but hard for people to find on government sites) Like babes…I can defend all my votes. Can you?

Portland DSA@portlanddsa.bsky.social · 4d ago

The police union and ruling class think it’s cheating to give the public information about to how file a complaint if they were misled by a signature gatherer lol www.opb.org/article/2026...

There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

I do find it funny that in order to complain about Portland sometimes people say things that just sound patently ridiculous. "Renters have too much protection!"

James Kasper was slated to convert the Centennial mills property into some posh nightclub, but apparently regarded the permitting process as being “nightmarish”, and Portland being “anti-business”. Apparently this led Kasper to seek an exit from the deal. A month later, and the building’s burning.

Community Protection Broadcast@cpb.works · 3d ago

So it turns out the owner of the Centennial mills warehouse that caught fire today on NW Naito Parkway is owned by none other than Stuart Lindquist, (the same Stuart Lindquist who owns the ICE building, off of Macadam). Previous owners of the property were Prosper Portland…

So it turns out the owner of the Centennial mills warehouse that caught fire today on NW Naito Parkway is owned by none other than Stuart Lindquist, (the same Stuart Lindquist who owns the ICE building, off of Macadam). Previous owners of the property were Prosper Portland…

Join me, sports economists @jcbradbury.com & @victor-matheson.bsky.social with co-host @councilormorillo.bsky.social on the economics of publicly funded stadiums. The term sheet is coming with limited information provided to us on the Moda Center renovations. Let’s discuss. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Economics of Publicly Financed Arenas with City Councilor Mitch Green and Angelita Morillo. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...

The Moda Center remains top of mind as we approach the City’s August 12th vote on a term sheet, but how can we reach a fair deal for Portlanders? What are the potential costs and benefits of publicly ...

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The most insane & disgusting thing to me about America is that our system was built to disenfranchise us. Through the Electoral College, Senate and Supreme Court we the people have never had a real voice in the outcome of our elections. This system of protecting rich white men isn’t working.

@darktildawn.bsky.social · 5d ago

As a voting citizen of the USA for over half a century, the most insane & disgusting thing to me about Americans is the fact that even though national elections can be won by a handful of votes, 70 to 80 million Americans don't bother to vote at all while complaining about how bad our government is.

I look forward to receiving the data, models, methodology and any assumptions that justify these results. I look forward to seeing the citations to the critical literature that has been made reference to.

demi 🪄@deminlawrence.bsky.social · 6d ago

Mike Wilkerson from ECONW talking to Portland City Council right now on behalf of the Blazers. Here are some slides he is showing. Working my day job right now while watching LOL so can’t contextualize very well rn but the Blazers have come out KICKING thus far. Adversarial energy for sure

Update: this decision was reversed! Kudos to the neighbors who organized themselves for a better outcome. I’m grateful that Parks was receptive to our feedback.

Mitch Green@councilorgreen.bsky.social · last wk.

Not my district, but c’mon man. I’ll be sending a letter to Parks about this (with a cc to the D3 councilors), but this is one of those moments where in the midst of the many ongoing policy challenges that Portlanders experience that have no near term solution, you don’t add some new pain like this

Federal judges say they are losing faith in the Justice Department’s trustworthiness, legal scholars say. “Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.

Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct

ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.

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Boosting! 📣 👇🏾

Ms_Lilshadow@mslilshadow.bsky.social · 6d ago

@cpb.works I feel like I lost a lot of my #pdx peeps on here... and I just want to let them know that there's going to be a anti-trans protest at the Moda Center tomorrow night in support of Sophie Cunningham and it feels exactly like the thing my favorite peeps should be aware of

The litigation threat from city council struck a nerve with the Blazers franchise. And THAT is precisely why Portland City Council should lean into it. Tom Dundon & the Blazers franchise understand one thing, and one thing only, and that’s the threat of contractual, legal and monetary consequences.

The Oregonian@oregonian.com · last wk.

“We need the city to take the prospect of litigation off the table,” a Blazers rep said ahead of a Thursday work session.

I legitimately think the moderates + right wing in Portland are stuck in an ideological bubble after they saw attitudes move *slightly* to the right during COVID and they genuinely have convinced themselves the leftists on city council are a fluke that is about to go away in the Fall elections.

If you’re downtown today for lunch, and you’re undecided, you gotta hit up the farmers market in the park blocks, near PSU. Specifically the Verde Cocina stand. They have the best papas and chorizo. The food is consistently great 🤌🏾💎

Not my district, but c’mon man. I’ll be sending a letter to Parks about this (with a cc to the D3 councilors), but this is one of those moments where in the midst of the many ongoing policy challenges that Portlanders experience that have no near term solution, you don’t add some new pain like this

City Orders Citizen-Run Youth Program to Discontinue Popular Waterslide

The Brooklyn Park water slide in Southeast Portland—used by youthful summer day campers for nearly 50 years—was shut down after coming to the attention of Portland Parks and Recreation.

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Just got out from seeing the #Odyssey, and I can’t help but leave with a few thoughts (no spoilers): • This movie was incredible. It was truly a fantastic film, and emotionally charged. • Every actor did amazing in it. • Anyone hating on this film, I truly doubt they actually watched the movie.

This system was designed to disenfranchise “we the people” through the senate, electoral college and Supreme Court. It is functioning exactly as intended, to uphold rich white genocidal slave owners.

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol · last wk.

It's astonishing that at this time in American history it is conceivable that the U.S. Supreme Court might help a convicted felon steal an election.

Mamdani: "When I make criticisms of PM Netanyahu, they are criticisms of PM Netanyahu. And what I shared were not even frankly personal assessments, they were objective facts ... it's a city where everyone needs to know that their belonging to it is not conditional on how they feel about the mayor."

A minority of Jews pretending to speak for all of us when they call on the most hated American in the world (Trump) to defend the most hated man in the world (Netanyahu) and go after one of the most liked (Mamdani). 🧵

Event: Gays Eating The Rich In The Park Again. Alberta Park in Portland on Saturday, August 1st at 1pm.

The base case on the future of the AI financial bubble now ranges from "it doesn't look great" to impending "massive capital destruction" as companies like OpenAI fail to ever repay their debt, and we get a repeat of the 2008 crash but with different assets ftav.substack.com/p/this-is-nu...

This is nuts. When's the crash?

Also: accosting an pop-economist, benchmarking private investments, gambling at Wetherspoons, and burying the dead

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