Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social Blacktina 🇬🇹 organizer at heart, Councilor by choice. 🩷 Fighting for justice, joy, and a future we deserve. ✊🏾 East Portland District 1. Personal page for big thoughts and bigger dreams. 🫶🏾
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Re-elect TKL & Morillo // Steve Novick Sucks @novotefornovick.bsky.social No Vote For Novick planned to be Don't Rank Rene-sized campaign against PDX Councilor Steve Novick.
Given the state of the race now, we're wary of a Torres victory & want folks to focus on reelecting TKL / Morillo in D3 ++ a progressive gain in D4.
Councilor Loretta Smith @councilorsmith.bsky.social Councilor, District 1 | Portland
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Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane @councilortkl.bsky.social City Councilor representing District 3 in Portland, Oregon. Public school teacher, union organizer, Japanese American (Yonsei), activist and mama of two.
Katherine Raz @therealkatraz.bsky.social Flower shop owner. Small business organizer. Substack - Storefront Revolt - about the practical economics & political realities challenging the survival of local shops. storefrontrevolt.substack.com
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Dacia Grayber @djgrayber.bsky.social Oregon State Representative. Union Firefighter. Mom. Likes lifting heavy things, running far, nerdy policy. Personal account.
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Congress for the New Urbanism @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social CNU envisions a world where cities, towns, and neighborhoods are intentionally designed and managed to foster community, preserve the natural environment, and improve the lives of all people.
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Ben Kreiter @benkreiter.com I'm a Bible teacher who is pretty interested these days in the moral dimension of technology. In my feed I'll talk a lot about education, technology and scripture, and a little about other things.
Parkrose Community UCC @parkroseucc.org Parkrose Community UCC is an open and affirming congregation located in the Parkrose neighborhood on the east side of Portland, established in 1913.
Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org Since 1972, we've used the power of the law to fight senior poverty nationwide. Explore our resources: https://to.justiceinaging.org/resources
Mayor Keith Wilson @mayorkwilson.bsky.social Official account for the 54th Mayor of the City of Portland, Oregon.
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Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social Uplifting the voices of workers, communities, tenants, and others impacted by private equity. Est 2017.
The Rural Impact Podcast @ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social Hosted by @MRBImpact we are the podcast that focuses on connecting the dots between policy and rural everything. From health to education, agriculture to housing, broadband, transportation, much more, hear from thought leaders and experts who KNOW rural.
Michelle Rathman Chief Dot Connector @mrbimpact.bsky.social Podcasting about policy and the impact on quality of life. (theruralimpact.com ) 30+years in health care (urban and rural.) Speaker, strategist, writer, collaborator solving complex issues, passion for cooking, grand mothering, dog mothering & golfing.
Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov US Congresswoman. Engineer. Proud mom of four. Devoted sports fan. Fighter for Oregon #OR05
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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social Representing Oregon's 1st District ( #OR1 ). Working to strengthen #PublicEducation, support #WorkingFamilies, & #ActOnClimate. Proud mom of two grown kids. She/her. #EduSky
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov Working for #OR06. Proud Latina, mom, and first-generation American. Member @houseagdems.bsky.social & House Science Committee. Leader in the @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social & @newdems.bsky.social.
Representative Val Hoyle @repvalhoyle.bsky.social Congresswoman serving Oregon’s Fourth District. Wife, Mom, former Labor Commissioner. Pro Union, Pro-Choice, Pro Democracy. #OR04
Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social Official account for Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy, District 1
Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social ✊🏼 Formerly houseless anti-hunger advocate
🏛️ Portland City Councilor
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social Mother, physician, and proud U.S. Representative for Oregon's Third Congressional District.
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John Horvick @horvick.bsky.social DHM Research, Senior Vice President
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Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social Oregon Governor. Committed to building a better future for all Oregonians.
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Phoebe @elsageshop.bsky.social Seeking joy and connection but will settle for avoiding republicans.
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Floyd Poenitz - president of SDA Kinship (queer Adventists) @kinshipprez.bsky.social SDA Kinship connects current and former Adventists who identify as queer, as well as families and allies of LGTQIA+ SDAs. We are a fully affirming safe place for all queer Seventh-day Adventists (active and deconstructed). Let's chat.
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God @skeetofgod.bsky.social Disappointed but not surprised. Now ruling a brand new universe: https://theskeetofgod.com.
Kathy Fagan @keffuffle.bsky.social Pro-democracy. Nonviolence, systems thinker, my ism is “no isms". Hubby of 40+ years, 2 cats, Philly, knitting, golf, nature. Retired. Advocate for good govt. Past stuff: IC design process, ESL-Civics w/adult immigrants, radio.
Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org Advancing ideas that rebalance power in our economy and democracy. www.rooseveltinstitute.org
Jeff Siegler @jeff4place.bsky.social Striving to be the Rachel Ray of urbanism. Founder of Revitalize, or Die. Talks shit on parking.
Ilana Preuss @ilanapreuss.bsky.social Small businesses, downtowns, main streets, small-scale manufacturing, filled storefronts, & making great places are my passion. Author, Recast Your City. CEO, Recast City. She/her
Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social Anti-fascist husband and father • Historical archivist • Curio collector • Siamese cat addict • Chronic tree hugger • Volunteer curmudgeon • Windy City, USA • Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social Publisher Orbis Books, Saint-watcher at @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social
mackenzian @mackenzian.bsky.social never a fraction. always a whole. | mackenzian almost everywhere | building a moral economy | babylon is fallen
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Danny Caine @dannycaine.com author HOW TO PROTECT BOOKSTORES AND WHY • work @ Institute for Local Self-Reliance • books from Microcosm, Mason Jar Press, Autofocus and more • dannycaine.com
LesleyGrace 📚 🥾 🐦⬛ @leslielenee.bsky.social “…for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill…is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”
George Eliot, Middlemarch
Trudy Morgan-Cole 🫐 @trudymorgancole.bsky.social Newfoundland writer of historical novels and occasional plays. Four decades working in education. I love my province, my family, dogs, God, and as many people as I possibly can. LGBTQ+ ally. She/her. http://www.trudymorgancole.com
Tompaul Wheeler @tompaulwheeler.bsky.social Writer. Photographer. Filmmaker.
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Seth Pierce @sethjpierce.bsky.social Researcher of religion, monsters, and media. Host of Beast & Bible Podcast. Pastor. Cold brew connoisseur. Aspiring infodemiologist.
Book on Theology, Religion, and Castlevania (Fortress Press) coming 2027.
Christine @christiner14.bsky.social 📍Michigan
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Brooksbelle (Nicole) @brooksbelle.bsky.social Exhausted optimist seeking asylum from the current dystopia
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Adventist Church @adventistchurch.bsky.social 
Kristy @krissaelle.bsky.social Interfaith Hospice chaplain, former radio industry accountant, lover of cats, coffee, and tattoos. I don’t respond to DMs from random dudes.
antcreations.com @antcreations.bsky.social President, Manitoba—Saskatchewan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church + Posts are my own (not reflective of the Manitoba—Saskatchewan Conference) + 🇵🇭🇨🇦
Cristian Cardozo Mindiola @criscardozomin.bsky.social I am interested in the reception history of Revelation in antiquity and NT Apocrypha.
NT Professor at Adventist University of Colombia
Chrissy @chrissykp.bsky.social 37. Multifandom Geek. Autistic. Anosmic. Liberal/Progressive. Christian of the Adventist persuasion. INFP. She/Her.
Jon Thompson @jfthompson.bsky.social Retired journalist, erstwhile fly fisherman, dedicated folkie.
Rich DuBose @studiomill.bsky.social Singer/songwriter, sky watcher, photographer (Fujifilm/iPhone 17), author, life seeker, from a foothill perch in Northern California. No AI or Photoshop. Blue Sky is my ONLY social media platform. Visit Rich online at: http://www.richdubose.com
BlueDoc @bluedoc.bsky.social Physician who enjoys privacy but wants to see what everyone else is saying. 
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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Ruth Graham @ruthgraham.bsky.social National correspondent at The New York Times covering religion, faith and values. ~Texas~. Ruth.Graham@nytimes.com
Alisa Williams @allywritesstories.bsky.social Editor, writer, grad student in history at Eastern Washington University. Exploring the intersection of religion & medicine in early 20th century America. Opinions mine or my dog's.
Daniel Charles @scicofreq.bsky.social Let's be honest, you don't want to hear about me.
You, on the other hand, are quite lovely in a hypothetical sort of way.- B @blaze45678.bsky.social @blaze45678.bsky.social
Brent Hardinge @brenthardinge.bsky.social 
Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social Working to change public policy, rollback corporate power, rebuild local communities. Co-Executive Director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Portland, Maine.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr.bsky.social Fighting corporate monopolies and building local power since 1974.
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Chloe, HSP-SDA @chloeplant.bsky.social I 💗 connecting with God & you. I ⚔️ abuse.
I 💗 studying life. I ⚔️ bad answers.
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I’m a #DeepThinker & #TraumaSurvivor.
Potty-Mouthed Ex-Pastor’s Wife @jennywood.bsky.social XChristian, Dabbler, Creatrix
I want to know more about IFS, Jung, Archetypes, Tarot, gardening, herbs, hearth magic
I write here woodcarver.substack.com w/ @thismicahcarver.bsky.social
kevin nye @kevinmnye.bsky.social Writer/advocate on homelessness, housing, harm reduction, and faith
Author of “Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness” https://kevinmnye.com/
🏳️🌈 affirming, liberationist, abolitionist Christian ; he/him
Zach W. Lambert @zachwlambert.bsky.social born/raised in Austin. pastor Restore Austin. cofounder Post-Evangelical Collective. doctoral student Duke University, author of Better Ways to Read the Bible (coming soon)
Micah @justcallmemacaw.bsky.social Single Parent, Jilted, Quirky, Cynic, Ambivert, 📷 Taker, ⛈, Sticker of 🦶In Mouth, Liberal, Badventist, New Englander. 🏳️🌈 ally.
Emmalee Shallenberger @emmaleeshall.bsky.social Ahhhhhhhhhh!
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Best of Nextdoor @bestofnextdoor.bsky.social Quality neighborhood drama. Chief Lurker: @jenn.bsky.social
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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social Historian of gender, religion, politics. Author of NYT bestseller JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE. Out Sept 15: LIVE LAUGH LOVE.
kjb @kristijaybee.bsky.social Exhausted idealist, entering my crone era
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my places: Spokane/PNW, Midwest, DC/MD, Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Matthew Shallenberger @mjshally.bsky.social I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger