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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 18d

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...

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Kirsten Grady @mrskgrady.bsky.social · 21d

Disability is the only marginalized group you can join at any time. One accident. One illness. One shift in your body. Growing older. That’s not fear... it’s perspective. Inclusion isn’t “for them.” It’s for all of us.
#NDEAM #DisabilityJustice #AccessForAll

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · 24d

Hey @pbotinfo.bsky.social how is removing diverters "fixing are streets"? This is some shenanigans we dont need right now. We should be building out bike infrastructure not tearing it down.

BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 25d

PBOT is removing many planters/diverters. Streets are being made less safe as part of "Fixing Our Streets".

BikeLoud will be writing letters and following up. It's helpful if YOU read the @bikeportland.org article and comment there too!

Every bit of street safety takes so much work! Aargh!

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · 24d

I wish portland would invest in safer bike infrastructure, especially at intersections. Portland, the future is bikes

Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social · 24d

🚲🚶 Dutch-style protected intersections are making U.S. streets safer — from Fremont, CA to Charlotte, NC. Early results show big crash reductions thanks to smarter design.

Learn more 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your Life

Inspired by road safety innovations widely used in the Netherlands, several US cities are installing street crossings that can better protect pedestrians and bicyclists.

www.bloomberg.com

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Sep 19

Yes, more rose lanes please!

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you for your leadership in this dark and crazy time

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 1

A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor.

It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 12

Got to spend the weekend with friends and family camping. Such a gift to get out there away from our phones and just eat, swim and chill in a beautiful natural place. This was the swimming hole at our site on the nestucca river in Oregon. Just fucking rad #getoutthere #camping #rivers

Deep swimming hole in the nestucca river. There are rocks up to the edge and then the deep pool with a wall that shoots up behind the river covered in shrubs, ferns, moss and other plants. At the top of the wall there are tall confers reaching towards the sunlit sky.

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 12

When they rolled back measure 110, I was devastated. My mother struggled with heroin addiction. She died from an overdose. I wish this kind of program had been available to her because I know it would have saved her life. Decriminalization saves lives. Criminalizing addiction leads to death.

Partnership for Safety and Justice @safetyandjustice.bsky.social · Aug 12

A recent study from the Portland State University finds no direct link between Measure 110 — which decriminalized personal drug possession — and rising crime and overdose deaths.
www.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...

PSU Researchers Release Final Report in Landmark Project Exploring Impacts of Measure 110 Decriminalization

Portland State University researchers have released the final findings in a three-year project examining the impacts of multiple drug policy shifts including Measure 110 which decriminalized drug poss...

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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · Aug 8

Did you miss yesterday's Safe Streets Rally?

Save Our NW Greenways Rally/2
Friday Aug 8 Breakfast 7-8:30 AM
NW 20th/Everett Diverter

Come have coffee and donuts 🍩☕️with us.

Thanks to everyone who has called and written the Mayor.
Diverters are a small but mighty way to keep streets safer!

Group of people gathered next to diverters at NW Everett and 20th on August 7 2025

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you!

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you councilor! We cannot waste dollars on removing stuff that works for bikers and pedestrians. We should be celebrating infrastructure that supports climate-friendly solutions like cycling. Let's look forward, not backwards

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 6

The painted lady came came back to the yard! #butterflyweek

Painted lady butterfly bathed in sunshine atop a zinnia with its wings spread just so

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 6

Saw a couple more species of butterfly in my garden today! #butterflyweek

Here's a grey hairstreak on some mint

Grey hairstreak butterfly sits atop a mint flowerhead with its antenna down and its tongue curled up

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Aug 5

Woodland skipper for #butterflyweek

Woodland skipper butterfly sitting on top of a mexican sunflowers flower head in the sunshine

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · Jul 24

We simply cannot afford a doom loop for TriMet. Reduction in service will lead to a reduction in ridership, leading to declining fares, more cuts, 🔁 The cost will be increased congestion, further deterioration in PBOT assets and of course emissions. We can’t afford that. Call your state reps.

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you for sharing this!

alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Jul 21

Went fishing last evening! Nothing beats being in a float tube on the lake 🎣

#getoutside #fishing

Sunset on lake with bank of conifer trees in background

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emily hawley @soupmuse.bsky.social · Jul 9

reminder that Musk is fueling his Hitler-bot with an illegally operating xAI facility actively poisoning a predominantly Black community in Memphis.

www.npr.org/2024/09/11/n...

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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · Jul 3

Plenty of revisionist history among wreckers of state transpo package in their post-session recaps. Politicians gotta spin, I guess.

Alternatively, as someone who had a front row seat to the drama, can attest that Gamba's take here is both accurate & diplomatic. bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...

House Rep Mark Gamba speaks out on why Democrats didn't pass a transportation bill

The former Milwaukie mayor opens up about what went wrong.

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alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Well this is a fucking disaster. Im going to go stare at my pond for a bit and grieve

alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Jun 25

Zohran!!! Rank choice voting! 👏 ✌️ 🥳

alexandrarenia.bsky.social @alexandrarenia.bsky.social · Jun 25

Chorus Frog spotted in my pond! Finally, a frog is in the pond. Fuck yeah!

A chorus frog sits partially submerged in a pond next to some aquatic plants and rocks.

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Bird Alliance of Oregon @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢Oregon Wildlife Needs You! Urge Oregon Senators to Support HB 2977 (asap this week!). This landmark legislation, which has bipartisan support, would provide funding for protecting at-risk species and habitats, and much more. For all the details, click here: birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...

Urge Oregon Senators to Support HB 2977: A Landmark Opportunity for Wildlife Conservation

Please urge our state senators to support HB 2977, which would increase the state’s transient lodging tax by 1.25% to fund critical wildlife conservation efforts in Oregon. This landmark legislation w...

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