Solidarity with @pccffap.bsky.social! Per OPB this is the first strike to occur among any of the state’s 17 community colleges. Even a HECC commissioner on the Sylvania strike line! Strike fund: https://www.pccstrike.com/community-support

Solidarity with @pccffap.bsky.social! Per OPB this is the first strike to occur among any of the state’s 17 community colleges. Even a HECC commissioner on the Sylvania strike line! Strike fund: https://www.pccstrike.com/community-support

Solidarity with @pccffap.bsky.social! Per OPB this is the first strike to occur among any of the state’s 17 community colleges. Even a HECC commissioner on the Sylvania strike line! Strike fund: https://www.pccstrike.com/community-support

Solidarity with @pccffap.bsky.social! Per OPB this is the first strike to occur among any of the state’s 17 community colleges. Even a HECC commissioner on the Sylvania strike line! Strike fund: https://www.pccstrike.com/community-support

Solidarity with @pccffap.bsky.social! Per OPB this is the first strike to occur among any of the state’s 17 community colleges.

Even a HECC commissioner and lots of community solidarity on the massive Sylvania strike line!

Strike fund: www.pccstrike.com/community-su...

IF YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE ISNT ANY WORK JUST LOOK AROUND: A HOUSING SHORTAGE, CRIME, POLLUTION; WE NEED BETTER SCHOOLS AND PARKS. WHATEVER OUR NEEDS, THEY ALL REQUIRE WORK. AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE UNSATISFIED NEEDS, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE. SO ASK YOURSELE, WHAT KIND OF WORLD HAS WORK BUT NO JOBS. IT'S A WORLD WHERE WORK IS NOT RELATED TO SATISFYING OUR NEEDS, WORLD WHERE WORK IS ONLY RELATED TO SATISFYING THE PROFIT NEEDS OF BUSINESS. THIS COUNTRY WAS NOT BUILT BY THE HUGE CORPORATIONS OR GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES. IT WAS BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO WORK. AND, IT IS WORKING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD CONTROL THE WORK TO BE DONE. YET, AS LONG AS EMPLOYMENT IS TIED TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROFITS, THE WORK WONT GET DONE.

the Black Panthers were right

JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov

It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps

A cloud of tear gas outside the Portland ICE facility. A person in a shark costume emerging from the cloud.

Like many have said, the gassing outside ICE today was really bad, and it impacted a huge group of people. I heard multiple people say they felt like they were going to throw up as they tried to leave the area. (I experienced similar effects.) It followed a peaceful protest led by labor groups.

I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.

"We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. This unfolding emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, ..

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.

It didn't matter.

Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.

Sorry still on about the "big tent" thing

I want to remind people there were people in Germany who believed the way to fight the Nazis was to try to compromise w/ them & to try to influence them "from the inside" & to try to appeal to their supporters

All they accomplished was helping the Nazis

Fun fact (or terrifying one), today’s AWS outage took down Canvas, the #1 learning management system used by 4,000+ U.S. colleges and millions of students worldwide. One data center hiccup and half of higher ed disappears.

Hand drawn sign reads ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.

#NoKings #Manhattan

Protesting/mobilizing isn't enough - we need to organize and build power. But there are some moments when it's really important to just show up. And this was one.

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

Beautiful art that reads Trans People Belong Everywhere

In case this wasn't already clear:

Trump officials plan to remove protections on 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle Rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule would open up 58 million acres of national forest land across the country to logging and development.

Next it’s 2 million acres of Oregon national forests land, and another 56M in 39 other states, under the Administration’s “gun” as they move to rescind the “Roadless Rule”.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/28/t...

Firefighter from Oregon detained by Border Patrol while fighting wildfire Attorneys representing the firefighter said they have not been able to locate him since he landed in federal custody.

At least one of the firefighters detained by immigration officers this week was from Oregon.

AAUP President: “Higher Ed Alone Cannot Save Democracy” More than a year into his presidency of the American Association of University Professors—including nearly seven months of Trump’s targeting of universities—Todd Wolfson is calling for a “multisector”...

“We need a massive movement of higher ed workers & students...As higher ed goes, so goes democracy. But the converse isn’t absolutely true. Higher ed alone cannot save democracy, but we’re a critical part.

We need a broader societal movement to save our country.”

— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

The Trump administration is seeking Oregon elections data Secretary of State Tobias Read says he’s not inclined to share information with the feds.

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said he has a hard time believing the administration's requests are "sincere." Instead, he sees them as attempts to intrude on state elections and "justify conspiracy theories that they've been peddling."

You Must Protect Anyone Chased by the Fascists "We have to define the politics of opposition."

If you're trying to make sense of what's happening in D.C., orient yourself in this moment, and figure out what to do next, you may want to read my latest piece.

Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream.

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. https://to.pbs.org/45dmhSW

Do Not Look Away YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

Try and make it through this. Really watch.
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I'm thinking still about yesterday's announcement by the AFT leadership of its new initiative for facilitating the insinuation of AI into our educational labor, and I'm realizing again just how badly we need to have direct election by the working membership for all of the AFT national officers.

Hands Off Central TX

Rather than simply talking about horrible responses to the flooding in Texas, let's share some vetted and trusted avenues for support, and donate if we can. Hands Off Central TX is raising funds and resources for mutual aid including housing, food, transportation (gas), and medical needs.