What is the point of law enforcement that doesn’t follow the law?
Doxxing is not a good reason to have faceless police.
The Democratic state AGs think they’re the only officials standing up to Trump. They are probably right.
The governor’s call to film ICE is part of an attempt to protect states’ rights — but not like that.
Ordinary civilians thought it was worth risking their lives to record ICE.
Local news reports that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has shot and wounded two people on the east side of the city. Portland has been an ongoing target of ire from the Trump administration.
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good yesterday in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
[opb: Oregon Public Broadcasting]
Real people died while Trump treated war like a meme stock.
Political violence has become illegible, and increasingly, politics and language have too.
While browsing government auction websites, someone spotted a Dodge Grand Caravan that matched one used in 2020 to grab protesters off the streets. They successfully crowdfunded to purchase it. The new owner intends to use it for mutual aid activities.
“I would like to just take the night off from having festivities of my own and, like, change my Signal username to ‘Call-a-Cab’ and just be the designated driver and drive everyone home.” Or maybe “Call ACAB,” Riley added.
You can read more about what happened in 2020 in The Portland Van Abductions. The Verge published the feature three years ago, but the parallels to 2025 are uncanny.
[Left Coast Right Watch]
As the Oregon National Guard lawsuit proceeds, it’s become clear that right-wing content creators have a direct line to the federal government and are shaping national policy itself.