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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 1d

Simple way to avoid car companies bricking your vehicle by installing a forced software update: make sure your vehicle is a bicycle.

Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 1d

The future is great, huh?

"A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed."

www.thestack.technology/jeep-softwar...

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

“Please exercise extreme caution”

www.thestack.technology

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 1d

I am so proud of Portland right now. I keep saying we are having a renaissance & you can really see it in so many ways.

We just hosted folks from around the country at an energy conference & they were blown away by the political culture that is growing here.

We have a chance at something great.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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RainSurname @rainsurname.bsky.social · 1d

Someone left a rack full of inflatable costumes near the ICE building in Portland.

I love this town.

This is a wonderful thread that explains how & why Portland is Like This.
bsky.app/profile/ceau...

A clothing rack on a sidewalk, full of colorful inflatable costumes, with a sign that says free.

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Allan @arudwick.bsky.social · 1d

www.i5rosequarter.org/news/constru...

ODOT is doing 2 unrelated bridge maintenance and stormwater projects and calling them a phase of the Rose quarter project

Nothing to see here

Construction Underway to improve safety and travel on I-5 through the Rose Quarter | I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project

The purpose of the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project is to improve safety and congestion where three major interstates converge and to reconnect the Albina neighborhood through the construction of ...

www.i5rosequarter.org

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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 1d

I'm hearing more & more about backyard homes on wheels

legal in Portland, but probably not in your town

mobile, lightning fast, dirt cheap

www.msn.com/en-ca/money/...

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 2d

So that makes at least 4 J6ers creeping on PDX ICE protests.

Fulfer, David Medina, Katie Daviscourt & Quincey Franklin.

It's been surreal watching them all code switch to calling anti-ICE protestors "insurrectionists" as soon as they realized it was the magic police state button.

Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 2d

Far-right asshole Josh Fulfer, who called for vehicular assaults on Portland protestors, has come up from California & is filming on the ground tonight.

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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 2d

Amazing Emergency Naked Ride. Here’s the moment thousands of riders rolled through the protests at the ICE facility and cheers erupted. 😮💯

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Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney @councilorepg.bsky.social · 2d

 “Our City Council is not sitting back. In Portland, we protect each other. We stand up for each other. And we will fight together to uphold the constitutional rights that belong to everyone in our community.”  

@counciloravalos.bsky.social

www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion: Portland City Council stands ready to meet this moment

While the 12 city councilors representing four districts may disagree on various matters, they are united in their commitment to protect Portland, write City Councilor Candace Avalos and City Council ...

www.oregonlive.com

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

the boys who landed at Normandy or fought in Stalingrad couldn't have imagined the horrors of 21st century war

A picture and headline from an article: Unicorn bride marries Kenny from south park at Portland ICE protest

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Lauren Hudgins @laurenhudgins.bsky.social · 2d

Portland has proved that we are more than fair weather naked cyclists.

And it definitely isn't on fire. It can't be. It will be cold and rainy for the next nine months.

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Friends of Portland Street Response @friendsofpsr.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Help spread the word! 📣

PSR was built with community, for our community.

Now you have a chance to help grow PSR so they can provide a compassionate first response citywide, 24/7 by becoming a volunteer for the PSR Community Committee!

Learn more and apply to volunteer at bit.ly/growpsr

Graphic includes a photo of 2 people volunteering next to a sign that says "We need Portland Street Response" Text on graphic reads: " Help PSR Grow! Join the Portland Street Response Community Advisory Committee. Learn More & Apply: bit.ly/growpsr Please share with your friends and networks!

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 2d

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 2d

Praise for Montreal's bike-share system, from TIME. Worth a holiday thread on a couple of operational + political aspects of Bixi's history that are intriguingly left unsaid.

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 2d

“Montreal revolutionized the bicycle-sharing trend. The tech behind BIXI became the backbone for bike-sharing programs in London, New York, Chicago and dozens of other places, turning two wheels into a genuine option for navigating cities.”

BIXI named among top 25 inventions of the past 25 years by TIME magazine

TIME magazine has released a list of the top 25 inventions of the past 25 years, and Montreal's bicycle-sharing system BIXI is on it.

cultmtl.com

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Allan @arudwick.bsky.social · 2d

vintageportland.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/h...

Cc @eliotneighborhood.org

Hill Block Building Cupola Removal, 1973

The Hill Block Building, located at 2619 N Williams Ave, was the center of Lower Albina’s business district until 1975. It was demolished as a part of the Emanuel Hospital Urban Renewal proje…

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 2d

part of the conditions for reopening the govt should be clawing back these slush funds

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

Even as FBI is being downsized, it must allocate more of its resources to the only part of the govt that is growing: immigration enforcement.
The scale of this growth is hard to comprehend. DHS has a slushfund of $10B - bigger than the old ICE budget - to pay other agencies and state & local cops.

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 3d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 4d

“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”

—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 4d

guys can we do frogs everywhere? please i need a frog uprising

you know…before we croak

we need a jump in activism

a ribbit revolution

vive les grenouilles libres!

Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 4d

“Multiplying protest frogs” 🤣

Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

It’s not clear when the 9th Circuit panel will issue its ruling, but it will likely come before an Oct. 17 hearing

www.oregonlive.com

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Mark Hogan @markasaurus.bsky.social · 4d

“God has a special place in his heart for those who are discriminated against and oppressed, and he asks us, his church, to make a decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest,” Leo writes.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.

This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.

Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.

Be warned.

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RAWMILKnado, Area Campylobacter Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, is private equity buying single-family homes and giving you the sads?

BUILD MORE HOUSING

Private equity likes to pour cash into low-risk (i.e., 'ring-fenced') high-return (inelastic! People need homes) sectors. More homes causes the whole model to implode.

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