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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 12h

didn’t realize precisely how soft mike johnson is but lol

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 11h

more detailed story in the @oregonian.com

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 13h

grateful portland has risen to the challenge so far in peacefully protesting the ICE facility and that nationally we're all cheering on the frogs but I think it's important to make sure everyone is aware that the ICE goons aren't exactly being peaceful in return

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 11h

For the most part, Seattle has simply cut this out by moving to a webinar format for online meetings, where you can submit questions but not speak out of turn, and an open house drop-in format for in person meetings.

Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 15h

It's so hard to watch n'hood residents treat city/agency staff like garbage at meetings just because they disagree w a street design proposal. We need mediators or some staff who enforce basic, respectful meeting laws. I'm tired of staff being talked over and disrespected. It's not OK!

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 11h

Monster energy drink is not a "functional substitute" for coffee.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 21h

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 12h

“The incurable condition of being a little bitch” vibes

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 15h

Increasingly in government settings, "psychological safety" is actually a major workplace safety concern. Public facing public workers take a lot of abuse and it's having significant detrimental effects on govt effectiveness and the public service workforce.

Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 15h

It's so hard to watch n'hood residents treat city/agency staff like garbage at meetings just because they disagree w a street design proposal. We need mediators or some staff who enforce basic, respectful meeting laws. I'm tired of staff being talked over and disrespected. It's not OK!

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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 18h

Interesting video on the installation of ballast-less tracks on prefab slabs at Roma Termini. A first of its kind in Italy for a surface station.

youtu.be/g4hIzknVchA?...

FAST System Installation - Track Renewal at Roma Temini railway station

YouTube video by Salcef Group

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OPB @opb.org · 14h

A bill to raise billions for roadwork and public transit – and avert hundreds of state employee layoffs in the process – is sitting on Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk, unsigned. Kotek suggested Monday that it might stay that way until Nov. 12, her deadline to sign or veto the bill.

Oregon Gov. Kotek is in no rush to sign her own transportation funding bill

Each day Kotek waits gives opponents less time to send tax hikes to voters.

www.opb.org

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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 13h

Mill Creek Residential Trust has been one of the more active developers in Portland, but it's years now since they've broken ground on a new project here. The fact that they're again looking into doing so is a good sign. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Developer details plans for 125-unit Slabtown apartment development - Portland Business Journal

Housing developer Mill Creek plans to use the Slabtown neighborhood as the main amenity of its planned apartment project.

www.bizjournals.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 18h

Looking at you, LoTR

Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 18h

every tale of adventure could be improved by 1 to 7 gay sex scenes

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 18h

I don't understand how any of these escaped QC

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Sarah Hayden @wearyourshaydes.bsky.social · 19h

chat, is it good if a sizeable portion of the voting public most likely has lead poisoning

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 20h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 18h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 18h

Sadly no 😔

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 18h

Should probably hold off on battery electric until solid-state is commercialized (or get busses that can easily swap out to solid state)

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 1d

Call The Oregonian, I’m bringing people back to the city, our tax flight problem is solved!!!

you were totally awesome, intelligent, quick and looked absolutely super beautiful on CNN! Now I want to move to Portland!

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 20h

New LBNL analysis finds that market-driven wind and solar (roughly 75% of additions) have not contributed to retail price increases.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 20h

Submit your public comment on CEI Hub policy project:

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 7d

Everything is stupid and dangerous right now, *but* we have an opportunity to make a least one thing less stupid and dangerous.

Please submit a comment to the PDX city planners asking them to prevent any further expansion of liquid fuel storage at the CEI Hub and mandate a fuel drawdown.

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Demand a Safer Portland! Stop the CEI Hub Time Bomb!

Tell City Hall to Choose Public Health and Safety Over Corporate Profits at the CEI Hub Portland faces a historic choice—one that will determine our city’s safety and environmental legacy for generat...

actionnetwork.org

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I made a little tool to answer the trickiest question in American politics. pbump.net/who/

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C.B.Boxer @cbboxer.bsky.social · 22h

How I conclude my lectures on days when I want to check if my students are paying attention

ceej @ceej.online · 1d

any culture, at any point in history, could have invented darude’s sandstorm. the fact that they didn’t is just further proof that old times were busted generally

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Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 1d

Coulda just kept Blake Snell in...

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

The state, the city, the county, the feds, the facilities, the consumers ...

What do we want? "MOVE THE HUB!"
When do we want it? "BEFORE THE QUAKE!"

Chad Lykins @chadlykins.bsky.social · 1d

This is a wicked hard problem & even the best proposals coming from the city & county are simply trying to mitigate the worst effects of a major disaster.

To really fix the problem the state needs to move the hub.

Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 1d

So I'm starting to put together my CEI Hub comments (as everyone should be doing this week) and I gotta say, even the strongest of the proposed alternatives seems really weak to me. A quick🧵 1/5
www.portland.gov/bps/planning...

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