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September 2026 Issue
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Help us make this a news outlet that captures what our community is all about. We welcome writing (news articles, essays and op-eds, poetry, letters to the editor, etc.), visual art (drawings, comics, etc.), and tips on local events and resources. While you’re at it, don’t miss the opportunity to get advice from our resident conflict and chaos specialist, Darling Tonia in the one and only Dear Darling advice column. Got an idea for a new column? Pitch it to us!
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Disabled love – time is an access need
My spirit lives outside of time, but my body lives within time. My spouse Ming and I have become close to a community where there are no clocks. “Why are there no clocks here? Time is a...
Anarchic Reflections: On Anti-Surveillance Mindfulness
Surveillance has become a ubiquitous feature of everyday life in America. Cameras watch us from businesses and homes, from bus stops, from cars, from traffic lights. Bluetooth trackers ping our...
Cheap Drinks, Crappy Music, Slutty Men: an interview with longstanding queer cultural place-maker, DJ EnriqueDamnit
For nearly a century, “gay nightlife” has provided a crucial landscape for all kinds of gay mayhem and magic to ensue, for survival technologies to brew, and for queer world building and...
Eugene Demands Data Center Ban: September 14th City Council Meeting
The Eugene city chambers were packed to full capacity of ~120, with more than 50 people turned away at the door before it even began. 72 people signed up to give public testimony. Some wore matching...
Private Stake in Public Land on 1059 Willamette: MUPTES, Opportunity Zones, and More Tax Exemptions for Developers
Across states and spanning decades, the allowance of federal and state tax breaks for property developers has been a hotbed of debate. Numbers are crunched, independent consultants are acquired, and communities provide private and public comments regarding their elected officials’ plans to allocate public money to property developers to, presumably, increase the availability of housing.
The Forest Fights Back
On Tuesday, July 7th, the bimonthly meeting for the Washington State Board of Natural Resources began like every other. After a few formalities, Dave Upthegrove, State Commissioner of Public Lands,...
Portland ICE Facility Protestors Return to Court Next Month
By: Cipher As we mourn the recent ICE murders of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, we must continue to resist this fascist violence, and take inspiration from those who have been...
Disabled Sex Is a Human Right
Sex is a human right, and all people deserve access, including disabled people and elders. Sex is a human right like the right to food, shelter, clothing, medicine, care, spirituality, and consent....
Sofia de Ferrari – Get that Girl a Mic! Phone zap support request from one DT’s contributors on the inside
Dissonant Times contributor Sofia de Ferrari, whom we interviewed for our April article "Federal Policy Attempts to Forcefully Detransition Trans Prisoners" has two very special support requests...
Part of What Community Looks Like: Reflections on Eugene Rad Pride 2026
Mx Rahi Tea: This year, the Eugene Pride organizing body was informed by a city liaison that they should not file for a march and rally permit, and that if an un-permitted march were to happen, EPD...
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