Support Public Media
On October 1st, 2025 our public media went without public funding for the first time in their history. We fix that by funding them directly. Donate, volunteer, or buy merchandise.
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Government Closures [paused]
Prepare an “elevator pitch” to use whenever someone blames the government shutdown on Democrats, or “both sides” it. The self-proclaimed King of negotiation, profanely refused to negotiate.
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Protests that Count
There are multiple forms of protest, but today we’re going to talk about the BIG dates. These are the coordinated events nationwide where the key is visibility — and crowd numbers. Sign up for events like the October 18th No Kings! protest to help organizers report on attendance. If you live in a small place, register your event even if it’s only a dozen people. Report attendance to be counted in the whole!
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#WarRavagedPortland
Ridicule is a great way to fight authoritarians. Respect is essential to their fear campaign. Nothing deflates that faster than humor at their expense.
Find and share #WarRavagedPortland posts, or create your own.
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Shutdown (SEP ’25 edition)
A government shutdown seems likely. If it happens, many services will be impacted on October 1st, so take care of any government business you need to handle ASAP. This includes phone calls, in-office visits, and even web sites (because staff may interact on the backend.)
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Audit your TV
Write down every radio, TV and cable source you get news or programming from. When you have a complete list, look up who owns them. If you don’t like the answers, or you don’t have much diversity, replace some of your sources.