A Burns-area resident recorded the dramatic fire phenomenon over the weekend as several large wildfires continued burning across southeastern Oregon.

What is a ‘firenado’? Rare fire whirl captured on video in eastern Oregon

A Burns-area resident recorded the dramatic fire phenomenon over the weekend as several large wildfires continued burning across southeastern Oregon.

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Just imagine being the contractor who heads to Honduras to ask for $1.8 million in unpaid parking tickets

Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · yesterday

NEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.

It's been a shift. My sci-fi has recently been flagged for being "too current and too political" by some editors. Hey, is it really my fault that life caught up with my dystopian fantasies? #antiwar #ICEout #climateaction #solidarity #resist #AntiFascist #antiracist #womensrights #DisabilityRights

The fact is, progressive candidates are winning elections - just ask Senator Bernie Sanders, AOC, and all those other successful ones! It's time to stop wondering if progressivism can be electable and start seeing it as a winning strategy. Source #Progressives #Election2022 #DemocracyNow

it’s kinda funny to have a spoiler candidate for someone else who ends up spoiling things for you at the exact margin you need

Yousef Rabhi, backed by the DSA, has won the Ann Arbor mayoral primary, unseating a 12-year incumbent. #Michigan

Prominent Progressive Activist Wins Democratic Primary In #Michigan House Race www.huffpost.com/entry/will-l...

Prominent Progressive Activist Wins Democratic Primary In Michigan House Race

Will Lawrence, a cofounder of the political action group Sunrise Movement, has a shot at unseating one of the most vulnerable GOPers in Congress.

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Get rekt AIPAC

Trump administration has reportedly now refunded $100,000,000,000.00 collected through its “Liberation Day” tariffs.- pm does anyone believe this

“There is so much money right now in detaining people.” As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle.

As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle

“There is so much money right now in detaining people.”

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Cubans take pride in facing hardship with resilience and ingenuity, but that fortitude comes at a high psychological cost amid the island's latest protracted crisis. u.afp.com/SH5F

The report coincided with the state filing a third lawsuit against President Donald Trump over import taxes.

Oregon paid nearly $3 billion in tariffs, hit harder than other states, according to new report

The report coincided with the state filing a third lawsuit against President Donald Trump over import taxes.

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Someday soon, everyone will claim to have known this all along.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 23h ago

"A.i." is bullshit. "A.i." detection tools are bullshit. "A.i." in education is bullshit. "A.i." in the arts is bullshit. "A.i." in business and government is bullshit.

🗣️ Say it louder for the people in the back: We need to give up on nostalgia for the past. Donald Trump has decimated the government in some profound, irreversible ways. The only way forward? Building something newer and better, Marc Elias says. Watch below👇 https://demdock.com/4w4O9mk

Went out to walk the dogs to get a little fresh air and exercise, came home with a headache, a bitter taste in the back of my throat, and a cough. 💨💨💨

I’ve done anti-money laundering education at both US-based & Europe-based banks. Leads me to believe Capital One never wld have done this unless data was indisputable. Think about this: Banking officers on these accounts make their living from activity. They want the business! It has to be egregious

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

For the last six months, Trump announces Iran peace progress and the markets swing. Then, Iran denies the talks are happening. Repeat. Critics are calling it what it looks like: market manipulation.

Eyes roll as 'gaslighting' Trump accused of uncorking new ‘market manipulation’ ploy

Critics let out a collective sigh Tuesday following reports that a “possible deal” to restart U.S.-Iran peace talks was being circulated between Washington and Tehran, a report that led one progressive activist to allege the news to be just the latest example of President Donald Trump’s “market mani...

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Why does every post have to be the length of the Gettysburg Address?

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 19h ago

Trump on daylight savings time:

“I continue to believe that our country needs national redistricting reform. But until that happens, inaction is not an option,” Gov. Wes Moore said.

SpaceX rocket's upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday. The collision poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater u.afp.com/SHSp

If you missed last year's Defense Fund PDX street fair, this Saturday 8/8 is your chance to check it out. It's full of lively music, raffles, and vendors, and ways that you can support the hotline, the bail fund, mutual aid efforts, and community support for folks impacted by the carceral state!

The tariffs have/are still causing untold effects on my budget. Give me a refund.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."

Fire season is just an excuse to practice cardio while wearing a respirator

Nothing like thick smoke and the yellow-ish haze to take some sanity points away

It's very Portland to apologize in advance about being grouchy due to wildfire smoke blanketing the area. It's an awful reflection of an accelerating climate crisis impacting all of us - and unequally. In all seriousness, here are resources below:

Oregon Labor Federation, AFL-CIO@oregonaflcio.bsky.social · 2d ago

Find resources if you have been impacted by wildfires 👇 https://www.oregonlabor.org/oregon-labor-blog/2026-oregon-wildfire-resources-amp-ways-to-help

There is pervasive corruption across our healthcare and agricultural systems that defy party lines. I meet with MAHA activists because a lot of their concerns are bipartisan issues that major corporations paint as partisan. The fight isn't left and right, it's top and bottom.

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Or a written guide by UC Davis!

Don't have an air filter? Learn how you can DIY one with a box fan and a HEPA filter.

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