As a Jewish parent sending tuition dollars to
@USC
for an Annenberg student I am offended by this decision. Please immediately re-invite Asna Tabassum to speak as valedictorian. She earned this honor as an excellent scholar and student of genocide, no less. For shame, USC.
USC announced that valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s commencement speech has been canceled, stating it was “necessary to maintain the safety of our campus and students”
‘I am surprised that my own university has abandoned me,’ Tabassum said in a statement
This is the same school district where students just had a slave auction for Black classmates and the school board voted to ban BLM & Pride flags. I say we have a “total & complete shut down” until we find out wtf is going on in Newberg. Unconscionable racism.
BREAKING: A staff member at Mabel Rush elementary school in Newberg showed up to work in Blackface on Friday, allegedly saying she was dressed as Rosa Parks and protesting a vaccine mandate for teachers.
Statement from
@NewbergSchools
on the latest racist incident:
Katie Hill. Al Franken. Both resigned with far less damning accusations than what Matt Gaetz is currently accused of, with the NYT having the receipts. Gaetz needs to resign.
I am not going to share the video of Tacoma police plowing through a crowd of people and running them over. I am horrified and traumatized from seeing it. I just want to say you cannot reform that. You need to tear it all down.
Activists are calling for the firing and prosecution of three white police officers after video showed them allowing a police dog to repeatedly bite a Black man during an arrest.
Just walked out of
@TEDxPortland
because they brought the candidate who is against criminal justice reform, environmental/climate progress, and every gun violence prevention bill. WTF? Why are you giving Betsy Johnson a free platform? Audacious my ass.
#TEDxPortland
This is the kind of coverage we need of Betsy Johnson. Not some mealy-mouthed repeat of her campaign slogans. She’s an extreme-right candidate running as an independent. Support
@TinaKotek
. Thank you for an unvarnished look
@7im
.
We can do a postmortem later about blame. Right now we need to get as many people out of Afghanistan as possible, as quickly as possible. All those fleeing the Taliban are refugees. We need to help them to safety.
I've been saying this from the beginning and saying folks need to listen to
@TimothyDSnyder
. Even if Trump is unsuccessful, which I believe he will be, he's causing irreparable harm to our democracy & giving Putin a gift by calling this election fraudulent. Pay attention.
🚨🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨🚨
READ WATCH AND SHARE:

"If it were happening in Turkey, we’d call Trump’s actions an attempted coup."
-
@ETemelkuran
"This is an attempted coup."
-
@MaryLTrump
#TrumpAttemptedCoup
This year’s corn maze at
@Bella_Organic
Farm on Sauvie Island, Oregon. Thank you Bella Organic!
To get involved with gun violence prevention join
@MomsDemand
by texting ACT to 644-33 or go to . We don’t have to live like this.
Hey
@Overstock
! Maybe you should donate these to states/hospital systems instead of price gouging consumers. That’s what
@Target
did yesterday!
#N95mask
#COVID19
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued a statement today denying responsibility for letting loose the six zebras that have been on the run in the D.C. suburbs.
What a day! I got to meet our
@POTUS
& take a selfie with him & my
@MomsDemand
peeps! Proud to support
@TinaKotek
and grateful both Joe Biden and Tina Kotek are gunsense champs!
Today was my 50th birthday and I got the best gift. My 16 year old wrote me a card saying “you’ve taught me how to show up for the people I love & the causes I care about, and you remind me to be good & kind without expecting anything in return.” All I’ve ever wanted right there.
There's no way to look at this image and not conclude that the white man is the highest paid player in the NFL because he's white and the black man is banned because he quietly protested racial injustice.
Hey
@Marriott
- have you heard that federal agents are staying in one of your fine hotels in Portland’s south waterfront?! Guess who won’t be staying there if you are allowing these violent Trump agents on your property? Me. And, hopefully a lot of other people.
#boycottMarriott
My 17 year old daughter invited her 18 year old friends over for pizza & to fill out their ballots - they know that reproductive rights, democracy, climate change, LGBTQ rights, & gun violence prevention are on the ballot. They were excited to vote for the 1st time. Vote today!
@OregonGovBrown
Thank you, Governor Brown. I’m so profoundly moved by your dedication to abolishing the death penalty. This is an important step in ensuring no Oregonian, ever, is sentenced to death.
The Oregonian endorses the best, most qualified candidate to be Oregon’s Governor,
@TinaKotek
!
“we are endorsing Kotek based on the singular strengths she possesses, her record of accomplishment”
Vote, donate, volunteer! It’s a tight race!
Just knocked doors for
@TinaKotek
in Gresham! No pics bc I’m wet & chilly. But I’m also determined! This election is super important, folks - get your ballots in today! Low turnout right now in Multnomah County. So much is riding on this election. Let’s do this!
@QasimRashid
I’m horrified. As an American Jew, I criticize Israel and Netanyahu and support others’ right to do so. It’s not the complaints about Israel that threaten Jewish lives, it’s the rhetoric of the Nationalists that we are running the country & the media. And Trump backing them.
The Oregon Supreme Court just ruled that the law that was passed (SB 1013 in 2019) that limited the applicability of the death penalty must be applied retroactively to those already sentenced to death! They effectively cleared all the death sentences! Amazing news!
Here is my abortion story: In January 1990, when I was 18 years old, a senior in high school, I found out I was pregnant. My mother came to me and said, "I buy the tampons around here and I notice you haven't needed any."
@samswey
@priaribi
As Portland police union and the City of Portland renegotiate the police union contract, I hope we can force this in. No officer should stand by while a partner is killing someone.
@tedwheeler
@JoAnnPDX
@ChiefResch
Beaverton, the state’s second largest school district, just passed a ban to prevent concealed carry permit holders from bringing guns on school grounds!
@MomsDemand
volunteers showed up and made sure our voices were heard. Thanks
@BeavertonSD
for keeping students safe!
Just testified in front of Portland City Council asking them to fund the budget request of the Office of Violence Prevention on behalf of
@MomsDemand
. Using American Rescue Plan funds to prevent gun violence is a non-carceral response with proven success at saving lives.
Proud doesn’t sum it up and feels like I’m taking some credit for his accomplishments. I’m just really thrilled with his success which is due to hard work, hustle, and being really fucking good at his job. Congrats
@wex1200
! I love you & I am so glad to be on this ride with you.
Remember when
@Nike
came out against the Muslim ban? Remember when they spoke out against racism by putting
@Kaepernick7
front & center in an ad campaign? Where are their execs now as Phil Knight tries to buy the Oregon Governorship for an anti-trans, anti-choice candidate?
Great day at the PSU Farmer’s Market having folks take action to demand Congress pass a ban on assault weapons. Let’s do this! We are fed up and ready for change!
@MomsDemand
#MothersDayOfAction
@shannonrwatts
That officer saying it’s an armed burglary doesn’t make it one. The DA in that town has to choose to pursue this case. She didn’t walk in with a gun, she left with them for her own safety. Call the DA. Ask that s/he not prosecute this case.
@fmanjoo
I remember him well, in addition to being EU Ambassador he’s a Portland hotelier. My teen and I were among about 50 protesters that met him at Portland airport as he was returning home from DC (in between his testimony).
HAPPENING NOW: Portland shows up for
#WearOrange
today! Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American youth. Get involved. Text READY to 644-33.
@MomsDemand
Michelle Odinet was a former prosecutor and is now a judge. Casually using the worst word to describe a Black person. There’s no excuse. Remove her from the bench, sanction her with the Bar, and do not hire her at your law firms.
Meet suspected white supremacist Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet, who was on video repeatedly yelling "N*gger" after her family stopped a home burglary.
Every case involving a Black person she presided over should be tossed out
Fire and arrest the officer(s) who murdered Adam Toledo. Fire and disbar the prosecutor who lied in court and said he was armed. You cannot reform this. Disband the Chicago PD.
Many have worked on this for years. Grateful.
Let us say his name and honor the memory of Jason Washington, killed by PSU campus public safety officers.
@spikeselby
@FLOTUS
@POTUS
I can’t look at this. I am just stunned & horrified. How did this happen? Who thought releasing a photo of these monsters holding a newly orphaned infant, whose parents were killed thanks to their racist vitriol, with a grin & thumbs up was somehow acceptable? They are heartless.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer is joining protesters on the streets of Portland tonight proclaiming that Black Lives Matter! Thank you
@repblumenauer
. We see you standing with us.
This dangerous fascist terrorized our city. We tried to work with the city & PPB to keep them out, to no avail. Then he turned his attention to DC.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
@RonWyden
@SenateFinance
Thank you,
@RonWyden
! I’m grateful you represent my state and are digging in on important issues! Your leadership is needed and appreciated! Oregon
@MomsDemand
volunteers are your biggest fans!
My daughter and I canvassed for
@MomsDemand
gunsense candidate
@TinaKotek
in Gresham today! Great conversations and lots of support! Educators, union members, pro-choice Oregonians, and those concerned about gun violence all agree - Tina is the only choice!
This isn’t just being tone deaf. This isn’t just a dog whistle. It’s an outright bullhorn to the racist folks who live in Mississippi. “Hey - vote for me - you wouldn’t want to send a Black man to the Senate, right?“
#MS
#Mississippi
#MikeEspy
The
#WallofMoms
in front of the “Justice Center” shortly before the first explosion of teargas. We are standing strong, tonight by the many thousands, saying Black Lives Matter, we must end police violence, & feds GTFO of our city.
#Portland
#FedsGoHome
Such sad news. I'm grateful that before she died Sen. Winters saw the passage of SB 1008 - a bill to change youth sentencing reform that she championed. A generational change to how we treat youth who are justice-involved. May she rest in peace.
#orleg
#orpol
BREAKING: Sen. Jackie Winters has died, Speaker Tina Kotek says on the House floor. She describes the Salem Republican as "a true champion for justice and fairness in many ways."
#orpol
#orleg
After almost 4 years as a
@MomsDemand
volunteer, I’m going to my first national conference! Packing up all my t-shirts and plenty of orange clothes (the color of gun violence prevention) and headed to the east coast in the morning! See you soon, fellow activists!
#GSU19
A 13 year old Black child was attacked by a white man in SE Portland and is fighting for his life right now. This horrific crime is under investigation. Please help him and his family if you can.
Support for Jamari and the Woodard family!
Wow. This data is really stark. Black students are 9% of
#Portland
Public School students but comprised well over half of arrests by school resource officers. This disparity is why students protest police presence & school money going to these officers.
#PPS
#blacklivesmatter
We live in a cruel, uncaring country. The death penalty is a farce. An innocent man was killed by the state of Missouri. You can’t undo that injustice.
There are three people running for Governor in Oregon. Only one of them,
@TinaKotek
, will fight to end gun violence like we saw in Bend last night. Betsy Johnson & Christine Drazan through their record & their words put gun ownership before human life. Vote for Kotek.
Thank you to the West Linn-Wilsonville School Board who passed a ban on all guns on school grounds, including concealed carry permit holders! This will make kids safer.
@WLWVdistrict
@MomsDemand
Hey Portland, where’s your anti racist book club now? Where’s your resist bumper sticker? You’re voting for Rene, a man who wants the carceral system to be the answer to what ails us. Ekect
@JoAnnPDX
again. She’s the only voice standing up to Wheeler, Mingus, & Ryan.
New independent poll of likely Portland voters shows Rene Gonzalez w/ a large double-digit lead over Jo Ann Hardesty w/ 25% undecided six weeks out from City Council election.
The pair will be at a Portland City Club debate this afternoon.
Reynolds School Board
@ReynoldsSD7
just passed a ban on concealed carry weapons on school grounds! This brings the total to just about half of all K-12 students protected from guns on school grounds. This team of volunteers keeps at it!
@MomsDemand
#Oregon
#orpol
One of the PPB officers who leaked false information that JoAnn Hardesty was involved in a hit and run (because the police dislike Commissioner Hardesty) has received an award from PPB. They make a mockery of reforms. They award the dishonest. Who do they serve? Not us.
So, who was awarded?
While we have found 6 officers who received awards, the video shows two officers, we will focus on here.
The first being Ken Le.
Yes, that Ken Le.
I had high hopes for Chief Outlaw. I found her to be a big disappointment. We can and must do better. We need a real reformer who will root out white supremacy in the force and stop criminalizing protests & homelessness.
Hey, I’m in the Oregon Voter’s Pamphlet with other
@MomsDemand
volunteers urging Oregonians to vote YES on Measure 114! The Willamette Week agrees - we need to protect Oregonians from gun violence and this is a great start.
Proud to be in Salem for the vote on
@MomsDemand
priority bill HB200B! This bill would raise the minimum purchase age for assault-style weapons to 21, ban ghost guns, & allow cities & counties to ban guns from public buildings. Let’s do this!
#orleg
#orpol
@gelliottmorris
.
@ewarren
is the choice for everyone. She's intersectional, like this graph depicts. She's unifying, like this graph depicts. She's the center of the damn universe, like this graph depicts (maybe this part is an exaggeration).
I am a mom of two teens, I am pissed off AF, and I’ve been in the streets 5 nights since Trump sent his goons to Portland. I won’t be stopping.
#FedsOutOfPortland
and I got angry right back and said to mind her own business. I sometimes think about how old that child would be had I not terminated the pregnancy, but I don't regret the decision. Every choice I've made has led to the life I lead now, and I wouldn't trade that for anything.
@washingtonpost
@anamariecox
As the parent of a transgender teen I am horrified, terrified and pissed. Scratch that, as an AMERICAN and a HUMAN I am disgusted. This is Orwellian and Nazi shit. This is not normal.
This is the first national media outlet to correctly report the story of the mass shooting at a Portland protest. June Knightly & the survivors should be lauded as heroes, not vilified.
Portland Protesters Victimized by a Gunman and by the Police
An unknown number of people (hundreds or thousands?) have been found guilty in Oregon by a non-unanimous jury. The SCOTUS ruled this was unconstitutional and put an end to the ability of DAs to convict anyone with less than an unanimous jury. Today, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled
@theappeal
Someone is trying to allegedly shoplift a drone and loses his life. This is how we prioritize goods over lives. If he would’ve been able to flee, would our society be worse off? They had the damn drone.
Starting today
@cicelythrasher
and I will be Oregon State Co-Leads for
@MomsDemand
! We are dedicated to ending gun violence in Oregon & we ask for your help. We intend to fight all forms of gun violence and to protect all Oregonians. Text ACT to 644-33 to join us.
We held a fundraiser for our District Attorney
@DAMikeSchmidt
at our house yesterday. As I said to those assembled I want a DA that prioritizes human dignity, civil rights, & public safety. I won’t accept a Republican shoved down our throat by the People for Portland crowd.