⚡️Exclusive: Ukraine whispers to Trump that Russia may not capture Donbas even in 2027 The assessment comes as Moscow continues to demand that Ukraine withdraw from Donetsk Oblast as part of the U.S.-led peace process.

Exclusive: Ukraine whispers to Trump that Russia may not capture Donbas even in 2027

Kyiv privately told the Trump administration that Russia may be unable to capture the remaining Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk Oblast even in 2027, according to a document seen by the Kyiv Inde...

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It’s been 150 years since the Battle of the Little Bighorn, one of the most famous and enduring events in U.S history. While Native Americans were victorious, the battle reshaped the government’s policy toward Indigenous people and still resonates so deeply for many today. https://to.pbs.org/4wND62e

How the Battle of the Little Bighorn reshaped U.S. policy toward Native Americans

It’s been 150 years since the Battle of the Little Bighorn, one of the most famous and enduring events in American history. While Native Americans were victorious, the battle reshaped the government’s...

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The group tasked with developing recommendations on how to maintain Oregon’s transportation system wants to hear from Oregonians about what they think the state’s transportation priorities should be in a new survey.  oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/14/n...

New survey asks Oregonians how they want transportation dollars spent • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The survey asks Oregonians their transportation priorities, how the agency should spend its funding and what reductions would impact them.

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Authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat warns on my show Trump arming ICE agents with gloves that can electrically shock people reminds her of Argentina’s brutal leader Pinochet. She says This is not about immigration enforcement-It’s about intimidating those who oppose Trump youtu.be/CaB8yJvOg64?...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump's choice of Todd Blanche as AG is like Hitler's choice of Hans Frank

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“So if democratic socialism is effective, then why keep funding the New York police department at $11bn? And why dismiss taking money away as “rhetoric”?”

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AOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk

This is why you see Harry Potter collabs in every little thing now btw Warner Bros is desperately trying to get people back into Harry Potter in the lead up to the series

I am not the first to make this point but imagine a woman president obsessing constantly over her “ballroom” as the economy imploded and her war spun out of control

Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.

🚨🚨🚨 No cause for alarm 🚨🚨🚨 How soon before they use this on protestors? How soon before they use this on anyone who isn’t voting for maga? How soon before they use this to discipline the children of parents who don’t vote the way they want you to? 🚨🚨🚨

Valerie A. Traina@v3ndettaval.bsky.social · last mo.

Immigration & Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted w/gloves tht can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance fm combative individuals.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction & de-escalation devices” for officers & agents

In spite of need, in spite of history, Indigenous people get less than 1% of the money donated by the philanthropic sector… @crushcolonialism.bsky.social is an Indigenous-led 501(c3) nonprofit that uplifts Indigenous people through arts, media and traditional storytelling And they need our help.

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Indigenous people represent 18% of the world’s extreme poverty, but only 6% of the population In the US, median household earnings are among the lowest Unemployment rates are among the highest They are 400% more likely to be incarcerated And they are 300% more likely to be killed by police

Oregon's and Portland's budgeting disasters are why I didn't move back to Oregon, especially not PDX. WA definitely has its fair share of troubles, but has been handling the situations considerably better.

Khanh Pham for Oregon@khanhphamfororegon.com · last mo.

Oregon simply won't have enough money to fix our state's crumbling roads and bridges and restore statewide transit service if we continue to write blank checks for ODOT's proposed multibillion dollar megaprojects. #orpol #orleg

August's cuts, aimed squarely at poor and transit-dependent people by our middle management "betters" at Tri-Met, are alone probably enough for the system doom loop. But, hey, they employ a lot of old wh*te money names and give out no-bid contracts to a fucking security company from fucking PA.

TriMet's cuts begin on Sunday 8/23 - there are multiple changes to bus and light rail routes across our district, including cuts to the Green Line MAX. These cuts are unbearable. The legislature must act boldly next year to restore transit service across the state. #orpol https://loom.ly/ZJ5t1JM

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Khanh Pham for Oregon@khanhphamfororegon.com · last mo.

Update from @trimet.org today: Without additional revenue, TriMet's budget deficit will ultimately force the agency to cut in excess of 33% of its total service by 2030 or 2031. This is what a 31% service could look like:

This is a very worrying story. Ecuadorian fishermen are being attacked and killed, and the perpetrators seem to be either the U.S. military engaged in clandestine operations or an American mercenary company working for Bukele or another Central American country.

Christiaan Triebert@trbrtc.bsky.social · last mo.

Read full story on @nytimes.com, with Maria Abi-Habib, @rileymellen.bsky.social, José María León Cabrera, @erschm.bsky.social and Gabriel Labrador: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...

The proposal uses a playbook, growing nationwide, that could test how far states can go to rein in big spending in politics — including businesses and labor unions.

Oregon ballot initiative would skirt Citizens United, ban corporate money from elections

Reformers plan to file ballot proposals this month that, if passed in 2028, would usher in the kind of system they believe Oregonians want. That includes tighter limits on how much candidates can accept, and transparency about where campaign funds originate.

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The only two positions are Abolish Police or Point Guns At Moms Any rational reform position went out the window when kidnappings started. By terrorists whose uniforms say police The police that don’t kidnap don’t arrest them. They aid them How is a mom to know which police to run to or run from?

Aaron Fritschner@fritschner.bsky.social · last mo.

Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

Now-mayor Katie Wilson made ending predatory junk fees a priority long before she ran for mayor. Here's a piece she wrote for PubliCola on the subject back in March 2023. publicola.com/2023/03/08/3...

Landlords Target Renters With Predatory Junk Fees - PubliCola

By Katie Wilson Editor’s note: This story first appeared in The Progressive, and is reprinted here with permission. Last summer,…

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Corporate Seattle media: “Mayor Katie Wilson has torched her relationship with the City Council, it’s open warfare, she’s clearly done, will she resign?” City Council: *unanimously passes yet another mayoral proposal* Corporate Seattle media:

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Alt: Jeff Goldblum at a loss for words

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Israel’s “decisive” plan to annex the West Bank is coming to a head as the Israeli government pushes to depopulate Palestinian villages throughout the territory. Once a hub of resistance, the West Bank’s Palestinians now find themselves defenseless. mondoweiss.net/2026/07/how-...

How Palestinians in the West Bank became so vulnerable to Israeli settler terror

Israel’s “decisive” plan to annex the West Bank is coming to a head as the Israeli government pushes to depopulate Palestinian villages throughout the territory. Once a hub of resistance, the West…

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❗️In the Russian city of Omsk, security forces have begun detaining men on the streets and taking them to military recruitment points. On August 8, a 31-year-old man was detained for drinking beer outdoors, taken to the “Sirius 55” center,

Healthcare is suicide prevention. Housing is suicide prevention. Childcare is suicide prevention. Universal basic income is suicide prevention. When we ensure people have their basic needs met, mental health improves.

In this edition of my #SurveillanceState series, there's a direct link to my #ICELawlessness series. This family in Florida was stopped because the registration for the car was flagged as being owned by non citizens! Privacy no longer exists in Trump's authoritarian hell. bsky.app/profile/male...

Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny!@malena.bsky.social · last mo.

𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝🚨 They were on the way to buy shoes for the children for back to school & they got stopped by #ICE! I hate to show images of children, but I also think it's very important for people to see the gut wrenching pain #ICELawlessness causes! I went back & forth on whether to post this.

Tomorrow, the City Council is set to vote on the Moda Center term sheet. Before the vote, we should think about these questions: Why did council reject all amendments for transparency last week? How can this current term sheet be enough if we do not know where the first $120 million comes from?

What happened and "changed our children?" The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1990s that and included autism as a covered disabilities. Schools had to report how many autistic students they served. Who was a cosponsor of that bill? RFK Jr.'s uncle Ted Kennedy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

RFK Jr on autism: "'Oh, we're just noticing it more.' But this is an absurdity ... if we were just noticing it more, we would notice it in older groups. But we're not ... so something happened in the mid '90s that changed our children"

It’s ironic that the America First movement will be responsible for ending American hegemony.

Russia on the edge of general mobilization. Russian army recruiters are resorting to increasingly coercive tactics, including snatching men off the street and tricking students into signing up, as Moscow’s manpower advantage in Ukraine disappears into the meat grinder. ft.trib.al/aMqlJGK

Putin’s war machine scours the home front for recruits

Moscow turns to raids, pressure and deception to enlist soldiers to fight against Ukraine

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