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You can't hack paper ballots. Oregon’s vote-by-mail elections are the gold standard and we lead the nation in turnout. We run safe, accurate, and fair elections. I will continue to defend Oregon’s elections and your vote. #OregonNews #OregonElections #ORPol
Each life lost to gun violence is a heartbreak our city should never have to bear. Every member of our community deserves to feel safe.
This budget season, I prioritized evidence-based public safety by securing funding for Ceasefire, the Office of Violence Prevention, Portland Street Response, CHAT, and other essential safety programs because their work saves lives. But we need to do more.
I’m leading an amicus brief to the Supreme Court with Senator Whitehouse to allow states and local communities to hold Big Oil accountable for knowingly contributing to and lying about climate change. No immunity for Big Oil.
BIG NEWS: We filed a new lawsuit today to protect Oregonians’ personal data. The Trump administration cannot weaponize emergency assistance programs and use personal data to further partisan political agendas.
Oregon just set a horrible new wildfire record: 2 million acres burned—and months left to go in fire season. I’m grateful to the firefighters and emergency personnel working through difficult conditions and will continue to fight for the federal resources Oregon needs.
Top JPMorgan Chase execs coached Epstein on how to withdraw cash through shell companies instead of his personal accounts, helping him conceal information from compliance personnel and government regulators.
Top bank execs also knowingly withheld information from federal law enforcement about Epstein’s financial transactions until after his arrest. See here the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed by JPMC before and after Epstein’s arrest in 2019.
Emails between top executives at JPMorgan Chase show they had concerns about Epstein’s transactions dating all the way back to 2012, but still chose to look the other way.
A century ago, resident gray wolves were eliminated from Yellowstone National Park. In 1995, biologists brought them back, marking a historic reintroduction of a top carnivore. Learn more about the challenges and triumphs of their return ⬇️
Yellowstone Is Among the World's Best Places to See Wild Wolves. Here's the Story of the Animal Called Both 'Public Enemy' and Cultural Icon
A century ago, resident wolves were eliminated from the park. In 1995, biologists brought them back, marking a historic reintroduction of a top carnivore
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NEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 more
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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@ocagnc.org “5 Women, 5 Voices” is now on display at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC. It includes work by OCAG members Theresa Arico and Susan Brubaker Knapp. 400 Roberson Street, Carrboro, NC Aug. 3 through Sept. 30 Receptions: Friday, Aug. 14 and Fri. Sept. 11 from 6-8:30 p.m. #ocagnc
Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as Attorney General. We cannot trust that he will not move forward with the $1.8 billion slush fund for pardoned insurrectionists and Trump himself.
Episode Three of By the People, our series on popular constitutionalism and what Americans can do to make constitutional change. Marc Solomon in conversation with @mjsdc.bsky.social about the fight on the ground for marriage equality shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
By The People | Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Everyday activism created a perfect storm at the Supreme Court in 2015. There’s a lot we can learn from it today.
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Kimber is a mother, a grandmother, a social worker, and the Vice Chair of the Portland Chapter of HCAO. They know firsthand the difficulties that lack of access to care can mean for the clients they serve as a social worker. What's your reason for fighting for universal healthcare?
Happy Market Manipulation Monday - brought to you by the most corrupt family in American history. www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Why Wall Street Firms Are Paying $100,000 a Month for a Fast Track to Trump Posts
Traders who already monitor the president’s pronouncements with automated systems can pay for an ultrafast feed. At least five firms have signed up.
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It shouldn’t be on the American people to bail out Trump’s Freedom 250 donors. I’m demanding answers.
Trump administration seeks $10 million more for Freedom 250 events
The Interior Department has asked Congress for more money to pay for National Mall events marking the country’s 250th anniversary.
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Other states are watching reproductive health care clinics close their doors and providers get dragged into court for simply doing their jobs. Oregon isn’t one of them.
This deal solidifies the Trump family's immunity from tax audits. Under no circumstances should the American people believe that Trump‘s former personal attorney will stop his schemes to funnel taxpayer dollars to his allies and supporters.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d agoFLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
"While attorneys for the Trump Organization, led by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have alleged Capital One closed more than 300 Trump-linked accounts in 2021 over politics, lawyers for the defendants wrote... that the financial institution closed the accounts “for anti-money laundering” reasons."
Capital One says Trump Organization accounts were closed after money laundering review
Lawyers for Capital One on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by President Trump’s trust over its closing of Trump Organization-affiliated accounts years ago, saying it did s…
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Residents of the Oregon coast are sounding the alarm on rapid development, warning that unchecked growth could erase the unique charm of their community and displace longtime locals. Read the full story #YachatsLincolnCounty #OR #CommunityDevelopment #CoastalPreservation #GentrificationIssues
Residents urge caution on pace of change, citing parking, views and gentrification risks
Several residents told the planning commission that coastal pressures, vacation rentals and market‑rate development could accelerate neighborhood change and harm longtime residents; commenters urged slower, more tailored approaches and comparisons to similar coastal towns.
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ICE and CoreCivic cannot get away with this. We must eliminate every for-profit detention facility and dismantle ICE entirely. (3/3)
After denying him care, they released him to his family, where he died shortly after. They likely did this to avoid having another official death in custody and to keep their own horrific statistics from looking worse. (2/3)
Prisciliano Trejo, who had leukemia, was reportedly denied medical care by ICE for 8 days while in a detention center run by CoreCivic. He died just days later — and ICE is already shirking accountability. (1/3)
NEW POD: I was joined by Dr. Tanya Shah, one of my constituents who chose to work in a hospital in Gaza and bore witness to the genocide. She is the truest example of using the power you have to make change. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P17D...
Rural Oregon families shouldn’t have to lose access to healthcare because some out-of-state corporation decided it wasn’t profitable enough. I’m fighting to protect maternity care and keep local hospitals answering to Oregon's own doctors and nurses. www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
Oregon lands $37.5 million in federal-backed funding to keep rural maternity care open
State officials say the money will help hospitals hire workers, upgrade equipment and expand support programs while protecting access to prenatal and postpartum care.
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The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts
The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
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