Great show last night in Portland, tight fast smart, the kids are still alright. @theebikinikill.bsky.social
Still available, still relevant, still Portland's problem. www.primevideo.com/detail/0M5RD...
Watch Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse online – Prime Video
A dozen eyewitnesses watched in horror as the officers tackled, beat, kicked and Taser'd James Chasse until he lay motionless on the pavement with sixteen broken ribs and a punctured lung.
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Portland police ex-deputy chief, captain to challenge findings they violated policies during 2020 protests @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Portland police ex-deputy chief, captain to challenge findings they violated policies during 2020 protests
Former Deputy Chief Chris Davis and retired Capt. Tony Passadore will appear Friday to challenge findings related to their management of officers' force and force reporting failures during the mass p...
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ICYMI - “Providing the public with complete, thorough and timely findings of these investigations could have only served to encourage dialogue and build trust between PPB and community members. Delay only breeds suspicion and mistrust.” www.portlandmercury.com/news/faith-l...
Faith Leaders, Mental Health Alliance Call For Release of Full Investigation Into Cops’ Response to 2020 Protests - Portland Mercury
Rev. LeRoy Haynes Jr. has been fighting for decades for civil rights, justice, and accountable policing. In the wake of city officials declining to hold Portland Police Bureau’s top leadership respons...
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Has anyone noted the announced subscription cost increase of 46% for The Oregonian? As a 30+ year subscriber, I now read about three local writers, mebbe 1 story a day. Cut the advice columns, the sports, the syndicated dreck, the boosterism, the business pandering - there's not much worth buying.
Boutique / pointless HR tool probably the result of labor negotiations with police commander association. Wonder what other city unions will ask for next?
Marc Poris@marcporis.bsky.social · last wk.Busy week for police transparency and "accountability" in Portland, ending on Friday with "name-clearing hearings" for former high ranking PPB officers Christopher Davis and Anthony Passadore. bsky.app/profile/jren...
BTW the city is hosting two "name-clearing hearings" this Friday on behalf of former PPB brass who no longer work for PPB but who were investigated by the city for mis-management of the PPB during 2020 protests. www.portland.gov/bhr/news
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The Clark County Republicans turned out for a rally to support the President today.
6 years after unprecedented use of force by Portland police, and still nobody held accountable. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Portland blamed systemic failures, not bureau leaders, for police mistakes during 2020 protests
After six years, Portland released eight pages of findings and recommendations on police leadership during 2020 protests. So far, the reports say no one has faced discipline.
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Join us 9/16 at Cinema 21 to celebrate the work of documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom. @shawnlevy.com will host a discussion of Brian's films. At 9:00 we'll screen the seminal Portland adult horror film, "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse." www.cinema21.com/.../brian-li...
Events tonight! Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor in Conversation With Jamie Pacton at Powell's at Cedar Hills at 7pm and Steve Law at Powell's Burnside at 7pm. More info: powells.com/events #portlandevents #authorevent #powellsevents #powellsbooks
Steve Law's ‘Peddlers of Hate’ Recounts the KKK’s Reign in Oregon The Ku Klux Klan was a thing in Oregon in the early 1920s—a big thing, particularly in Portland. www.wweek.com/arts/books/2...
‘Peddlers of Hate’ Recounts the KKK’s Reign in Oregon
The Ku Klux Klan was a thing in Oregon in the early 1920s—a big thing, particularly in Portland.
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What's cruel is making a promise you can't keep. GIFT LINK - www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Portland area leaders are dismantling a third of the homeless shelter system they just built
How the Portland area got to the point of closing shelters it spent much of the past five years building is a complex story about politics and priorities.
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Report: Police Contract Severely Limits CARE Team's Ability to Do Their Jobs But CARE Chief Amy Barden says there’s reason for optimism.
Report: Police Contract Severely Limits CARE Team's Ability to Do Their Jobs - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett A new report from the city’s Office of Inspector General confirms what Community Aided Response and…
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Man, Ossoff is really good at this. www.youtube.com/shorts/a-rL1...
About Natalie Harp…
YouTube video by Jon Ossoff
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Guess what? Turns out PPB in 2020 was no-fault at all. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Portland blamed systemic failures, not bureau leaders, for police mistakes during 2020 protests
After six years, Portland released eight pages of findings and recommendations on police leadership during 2020 protests — and no one faced discipline.
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Phrasing the mid-2026 red/blue Cartesian question here, “how can one know they are not already on the decoy plane?”
The first woman to translate The Odyssey, this woman was being hassled by misogynistic trollers. So she put a button on her website for "misogynistic trollers" to fill out a form for their trolling, one that gives permission to quote them online. Which I think is great. Her translation is greater.
The translator behind “The Odyssey” renaissance
When University of Pennsylvania classics professor Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Odyssey” was published in 2017, it introduced countless
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Strong & new from UW folx, "FORCED DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS" arxiv.org/pdf/2608.04076 "Results suggest that displaced residents do not travel far, yet clearances may still reduce visible homelessness by decreasing the size of camp communities."
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Can't believe those fat cats down at city hall didn't propose any amendments to turn the Rose Quarter into a public sex forest as droves of citizens have demanded.
Oregon scores high on The Policing Project's new automated license plate reader legislative scorecard, only failing on "Does the statute limit the use of ALPRs to monitor those engaged in First Amendment-protected activities such as protests?" alprscorecard.com
License Plate Reader Policy Scorecard
A state-by-state scorecard comparing Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) laws.
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“Newport’s fight is Oregon’s fight,” Mayor Keith Wilson said Monday. “This facility would have consequences far beyond Newport.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Portland mayor, councilor put up money to back Newport fight against ICE facility
Mayor Keith Wilson and Councilor Steve Novick contributed $10,000 each from their office budgets.
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Comedy is a brave struggle for attention, rapport and relevance. Doesn't always land. @iankarmel.bsky.social, others paid to rally support for Moda Center funding deal GIFT www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2026...
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