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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 6h

This is the way.

Brilliance from @ejdionne.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...

Opinion | The ‘Sewer Socialism’ of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 9h

My wife’s nonna was from Sicily and we’ve spent a lot of time driving around it, my pics a lot like yours except few from boats since Judith gets sick just thinking about being on one

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 12h

Susan Stamberg, legendary founding coastal grandmother of @npr.org, is with the radio angels now.

I often think of this piece.🎧 🌁

She was the orange in the big grey wash, the vermillion coming through the fog.

She relished every word on air. And reminded us how beautiful radio- and life- can be.

The Golden Gate Bridge's Accidental Color

In the 1930s, the now-iconic hue "international orange" was a radical choice, originally meant to serve only as the primer.

www.npr.org

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 12h

Of course

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 15h

I repeat: It is the GOP that hates America. Every word they spew is a projection.

They hate free speech and the First Amendment. They hate freedom. They hate voting rights, civil rights, reproductive and sexual rights, protections for all of us. They hate programs offered w/THE TAX DOLLARS WE PAY.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 15h

It is as absurd as it is disturbing that Mike Johnson keeps trying to scare people about "No Kings" protests on Saturday.

What they are: peaceful, nationwide protests against Trump's authoritarianism, organized by ACLU, Bernie Sanders, etc.

Johnson is calling this "hate America" rallies.

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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 16h

www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...

#RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth
On NPR!!! please share!

A celebration of the South's rich — and messy — heritage, delivered on a plate

In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine — and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.

www.npr.org

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 15h

I've read that they get them from a local party supply place

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 17h

Help keep Portland inflated

Donate here to fund the blow-up protesters

OPERATION INFLATION

www.operationinflation.com

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Citizen Kepler @citizenkepler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND - OCTOBER 15: "As letter carriers, we will immediately report ICE, DHS or border control presence when we see it to the PDX Immigrant Rights Coalition. .. As you know, mail carriers are on every street every day, so we are a big set of eyes." -- Jamie Partridge, Letter Carriers Association

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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 1d

Or they could just, you know, fucking pay taxes

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

How Promote Giving, a new investment model, will raise millions for charities

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

I call it CRS disease, Can’t Remember Shit

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

John Roberts is a white supremacist who has made it his specific life’s work to make it harder for black people to vote, and when they do, to make their votes count less than white people’s. Just because he looks like a genteel northeasterner doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the soul of Bull Connor.

CJ 🏳️‍🌈🤘 @nemoblue.bsky.social · 1d

reading transcripts from today, and wow ... the VRA is absolutely fuckin toast. John Roberts is 100% gonna be the one to personally drive the dagger through its heart, too.

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favorite features of my cheap Ford Maverick is the slot that looks like it's for CDs (I tried to insert one when I got it but it's fake) but has working buttons that mimic the screen controls for music

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

My latest for @wweek.com which should really be called miso curry gravy with some other stuff

What We’re Cooking This Week: Smashburger Loco Moco With Miso Curry Gravy

Nobody knows how the fried egg became an essential part of the Hawaiian hangover cure.

www.wweek.com

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Zoe Washburne Rebel Scum @zoewashburne.bsky.social · 2d

Meet Portland Port Commission President Katy Coba—the woman telling Kristi Noem and DHS to take their propaganda elsewhere. Portland Airport refused to air Noem’s blame-Democrats video. That’s what defending democracy looks like. Give her the credit she deserves.

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 2d

Haven’t read either but know what they’re about

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 2d

Brown is the color of flavor, so don’t be too quick to judge

Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 2d

I keep trying to get people to cook and keep things simple in the recipes I write for @wweek.com but it’s an uphill battle

Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 2d

Some kind of Main Character will probably shout me down for this but my god, the world is just screaming out to you that if you eat three square meals a day of something recognisable as Normal Food, you’ll be just fine, and yet here we are.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

A number of popular protein supplements contain levels of lead that could pose health concerns, according to a new report that tested samples of 23 powders and shakes.

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 2d

Sucks to be Alex Jones. Live by the made up bullshit, die by the made up bullshit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US supreme court rejects Alex Jones appeal over $1.4bn defamation penalty

Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist had been ordered to pay because of false claims about Sandy Hook massacre

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 2d

We’ll be on the streets in Portland

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d

I frequently say you don't need to protest. You don't! There are a thousand other ways to push back on fascism if protesting doesn't feel comfortable or safe for you!

But if you CAN go, this 10/18 #NoKings thing is really a key protest to participate in. Be part of it, friends.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

nokings.org

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 2d

“Everywhere I go, I see a kid that I coached,” Bird Martin said. “When they say holler and they come and give you a hug, you know you meant something (to them).”

Walthall County Softball Coach Supports Disaster Recovery

Byran “Bird” Martin, known around Walthall County as a successful softball coach, oversaw recovery efforts after tornadoes walloped the area in March.

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 2d

Do you know what chemical contaminants can be found in the most heavily bombed place in human history? Me neither. I don't think anyone fully knows because nothing has ever been done like this before. It is unprecedented environmental catastrophe.

Timothy @landbeforetim.bsky.social · 2d

The homes Israeli hostages return to VS the homes Gazans return to

The is no going back to “normal” for them. They are now living in a rubble ridden hellscape while the western world moves on, pretending it didn’t fund and approve this.

On the left is a street in Tel Aviv, Israel. Pictured is beautiful green lush Mediterranean style cityscape.

On the right is an image of a young Palestinian girl walking the “streets” of Gaza City, now turned to rubble and ash. The buildings are demolished by bombs and war crimes while the streets are littered with debris, rubble, and broken concrete.

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Oregonizers @oregonizers.org · 3d

‘It’s no longer being covered up and denied:’ Discovering Oregon’s hidden Native American boarding school history https://loom.ly/gl-irm0

‘It’s no longer being covered up and denied:’ Discovering Oregon’s hidden Native American boarding school history

While researching Oregon's boarding school history, a Klamath Tribes woman uncovered her own family's story.

www.opb.org

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Robyn Eckhardt @robyneckhardt.bsky.social · 3d

Marcella Hazan.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 4d

It’s been cold and rainy most of the day here and these brave protesters risked serious chafing to exercise their rights

OPB @opb.org · 4d

Ongoing protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies took a two-wheeled turn in Portland today, when hundreds of people — some fully or partially nude — gathered for what organizers dubbed an Emergency World Naked Bike Ride.

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