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A new union representing Portland City Council aides and operations staff filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) complaint ...

This is a rage post so I'll keep it short. ICE arresting and holding Oglala Sioux tribal members is just one of many steps too far by this administration. The tribal leaders do not, under any ...

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As Portland city councilors engaged in a tense discussion about entrenched racism and changing power dynamics, an influential ...

I saw you running down the street full speed. You weren't wearing active wear, so I knew something was amiss (plus you were ...

I am a 45-year-old femme-presenting genderqueer AFAB person. When I have romantic relationships with cis het men, I’ve ...

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This is probably only funny to me as a first-gen American of Western European parents. I see a take sometimes that capitalism and Marxism-Leninism are both European imports which overshadow and ...

The news is bleak, the nights are long. Yet somehow... the calendar is still stacked. January is when culture gets weird in ...

Hi babies! Welcome to the first new Trash Report for 2026. As always, I am your best friend, Elinor Jones. I don't know about ...