Connor
@gayloader.bsky.social
PDX, he/they, baker, chronically outside, bike freak
I will not engage in bad faith arguments, so don’t waste time trying.
I will not engage in bad faith arguments, so don’t waste time trying.
My coworker because I’m in my phone listening to a podcast: “you in a meeting today”
Me: “no I’m just waiting for you to put the pastries out so I can wash the trays and go home”
We have this exact interaction at least once a week.
Me: “no I’m just waiting for you to put the pastries out so I can wash the trays and go home”
We have this exact interaction at least once a week.
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My coworker because I’m in my phone listening to a podcast: “you in a meeting today”
Me: “no I’m just waiting for you to put the pastries out so I can wash the trays and go home”
We have this exact interaction at least once a week.
Me: “no I’m just waiting for you to put the pastries out so I can wash the trays and go home”
We have this exact interaction at least once a week.
I don’t really celebrate the “holiday”, but it is weird that I’ll probably be alone for the first time in four years. My last holidays alone were the winter holidays in 2021, when I moved here. I’m not upset about it, I think it may be nice to have a quiet night for the first time in weeks? Months?
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I don’t really celebrate the “holiday”, but it is weird that I’ll probably be alone for the first time in four years. My last holidays alone were the winter holidays in 2021, when I moved here. I’m not upset about it, I think it may be nice to have a quiet night for the first time in weeks? Months?
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what a policy failure to spend hundreds of millions on a bus rapid transit line and then cut funding for service so the bus isn't exactly so rapid(ly arriving) after all.
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
"""Bus rapid transit""" (service every half hour)
There is no better car advertisement than spending 30 minutes waiting on a bus.
There is no better car advertisement than spending 30 minutes waiting on a bus.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
what a policy failure to spend hundreds of millions on a bus rapid transit line and then cut funding for service so the bus isn't exactly so rapid(ly arriving) after all.
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
I’ve had my cat for over a year (she’s 10, I found her right before she turned 9), and I just learned she can open containers and also knows the sit command. Absolutely a wild night for cat owners tonight
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I’ve had my cat for over a year (she’s 10, I found her right before she turned 9), and I just learned she can open containers and also knows the sit command. Absolutely a wild night for cat owners tonight
Sellwood-Moreland, it’s time to show up! Seth would make a great addition to the SMILE neighborhood association, and by showing (and voting) up you can make that happen.
I’m running for an at-large board member seat on the SMILE neighborhood association!
We deserve a Sellwood-Moreland that is welcoming, vibrant, and safe for all.
Please come by SMILE station Dec 3rd @ 7:30 to vote 🗳️
(You can vote if you live, work, or own property in Sellwood-Moreland boundary)
We deserve a Sellwood-Moreland that is welcoming, vibrant, and safe for all.
Please come by SMILE station Dec 3rd @ 7:30 to vote 🗳️
(You can vote if you live, work, or own property in Sellwood-Moreland boundary)
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Sellwood-Moreland, it’s time to show up! Seth would make a great addition to the SMILE neighborhood association, and by showing (and voting) up you can make that happen.
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Mayor Wilson seems to be doing more to further destabilize unhoused people than he is to actually address housing.
How does it help to monetarily punish people who can’t afford rent?
@mayorkwilson.bsky.social you are deafeningly quiet about answering this. Portland wants solutions - not cruelty.
How does it help to monetarily punish people who can’t afford rent?
@mayorkwilson.bsky.social you are deafeningly quiet about answering this. Portland wants solutions - not cruelty.
Portland's now reinstated fees for ppl to pick up a towed RV.
I wrote about this coming policy change a few months ago:
I wrote about this coming policy change a few months ago:
Portland mayor makes it harder for houseless people to retrieve towed RVs
Keith Wilson changed a policy that previously allowed people to get their RVs back for free if they were towed.
www.opb.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mayor Wilson seems to be doing more to further destabilize unhoused people than he is to actually address housing.
How does it help to monetarily punish people who can’t afford rent?
@mayorkwilson.bsky.social you are deafeningly quiet about answering this. Portland wants solutions - not cruelty.
How does it help to monetarily punish people who can’t afford rent?
@mayorkwilson.bsky.social you are deafeningly quiet about answering this. Portland wants solutions - not cruelty.
I want to post a quick reminder that silence in any scenario is being complicit. This applies across the board. Remember this.
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I want to post a quick reminder that silence in any scenario is being complicit. This applies across the board. Remember this.
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every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy
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Decimating resources for houseless service providers while you’re swimming in cash like you’re in the DuckTales opening credits is malpractice. Keith Wilson is, at a minimum, out of his depths but most likely has a nefarious agenda guided by developers et al.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Decimating resources for houseless service providers while you’re swimming in cash like you’re in the DuckTales opening credits is malpractice. Keith Wilson is, at a minimum, out of his depths but most likely has a nefarious agenda guided by developers et al.
The Metro Chamber’s position is not shocking or disappointing, because this is what we have come to expect from them. Tying yourself to the Portland Metro Chamber is tying yourself to a pro-ice stance. The Portland Metro Chamber is pro-ice.
Welp, it looks like the Portland Metro Chamber’s solidarity with the community against ICE and a federal invasion ends at charging an impact fee to property owners who would rent their properties to detention facilities that harm neighbors & drain public resources.
Can’t say that we’re surprised!
Can’t say that we’re surprised!
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Metro Chamber’s position is not shocking or disappointing, because this is what we have come to expect from them. Tying yourself to the Portland Metro Chamber is tying yourself to a pro-ice stance. The Portland Metro Chamber is pro-ice.
We love a council recess because it’s the perfect amount of time to email your councilors and tell them you appreciate the work they’re doing (clearly I am sending emails of appreciation to certain councilors today)
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
We love a council recess because it’s the perfect amount of time to email your councilors and tell them you appreciate the work they’re doing (clearly I am sending emails of appreciation to certain councilors today)
This is Dolly, she’s 10 and she’s my favorite little freak. Recently she’s decided that my Halloween costume from this year is her newest toy.
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is Dolly, she’s 10 and she’s my favorite little freak. Recently she’s decided that my Halloween costume from this year is her newest toy.
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At a time when Portlanders are suffering from an affordability crisis, when thousands face threat of eviction, we have an obligation to act to protect the half of our population who rent. Bad faith slandering from right wing colleagues won’t deter me from fighting for tenants.
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
At a time when Portlanders are suffering from an affordability crisis, when thousands face threat of eviction, we have an obligation to act to protect the half of our population who rent. Bad faith slandering from right wing colleagues won’t deter me from fighting for tenants.
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Also: I’m baffled by the idea that legislation rooted in the American anti-trust tradition is “out of the national socialist playbook.” The Nazis were pro-cartelization! What the ordinance does is follow in the Brandeisian tradition, which seeks to establish free market conditions with antitrust.
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Also: I’m baffled by the idea that legislation rooted in the American anti-trust tradition is “out of the national socialist playbook.” The Nazis were pro-cartelization! What the ordinance does is follow in the Brandeisian tradition, which seeks to establish free market conditions with antitrust.
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Disagreement on policy is welcome and reasonable, but calling me a Nazi for cosponsoring an ordinance to ban price-fixing is completely unacceptable. Councilor Ryan edited his post, but did not disclose the edit and explain the nature of the substantive change, so it’s here for posterity.
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Disagreement on policy is welcome and reasonable, but calling me a Nazi for cosponsoring an ordinance to ban price-fixing is completely unacceptable. Councilor Ryan edited his post, but did not disclose the edit and explain the nature of the substantive change, so it’s here for posterity.
Councilor Avalos absolute legend for that
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Councilor Avalos absolute legend for that
Local right winger says landlords are good actually (huge eye roll)
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Local right winger says landlords are good actually (huge eye roll)
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“No man ever steps in the same river twice” - Candy, probably
Looks like moisture probably (bits of water/condensation that dissolved the sugar and or dye). Candy lasts forever, but its form is ever changing
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“No man ever steps in the same river twice” - Candy, probably
I received an email from a local newspaper today that I find very alarming. Local journalists, what is your code of ethics? What is the code of ethics generally accepted? The email I received is clearly a personal attack on me, and I’m not sure what to do here?
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I received an email from a local newspaper today that I find very alarming. Local journalists, what is your code of ethics? What is the code of ethics generally accepted? The email I received is clearly a personal attack on me, and I’m not sure what to do here?
Today!!! 12-2! I’ll be there and I’ll be sharing my experiences. I’m looking forward to hearing the experiences of my comrades, and what sort of solutions we want to see!
Renters: I want to hear from you! At our next Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 18, we’re holding open public testimony so renters can speak directly to councilors about their experiences and what they’d like to see from the City.
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today!!! 12-2! I’ll be there and I’ll be sharing my experiences. I’m looking forward to hearing the experiences of my comrades, and what sort of solutions we want to see!
This is so serious. Officer Ty Engstrom replied to an email I sent on 9.3- I was followed at night by someone in a vehicle. He told me the safest way to bike at night is with lights a helmet and staying on bike roads/in bike lanes. How do I stay in a bike lane safely when 3/4 of it is parked in?
So why, when there is open parking on the other side of the street, do Portland police think they need to park in the bike lane?
Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby.
Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.
Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby.
Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is so serious. Officer Ty Engstrom replied to an email I sent on 9.3- I was followed at night by someone in a vehicle. He told me the safest way to bike at night is with lights a helmet and staying on bike roads/in bike lanes. How do I stay in a bike lane safely when 3/4 of it is parked in?
So why, when there is open parking on the other side of the street, do Portland police think they need to park in the bike lane?
Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby.
Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.
Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby.
Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So why, when there is open parking on the other side of the street, do Portland police think they need to park in the bike lane?
Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby.
Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.
Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby.
Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.
Since the trolls keep appearing in my replies let me remind you all. I don’t engage in bad faith arguments. Your lack of an ability to allow yourself to learn new information and change your opinions is not my problem, and it’s not my responsibility to engage with you when you only want to argue.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Since the trolls keep appearing in my replies let me remind you all. I don’t engage in bad faith arguments. Your lack of an ability to allow yourself to learn new information and change your opinions is not my problem, and it’s not my responsibility to engage with you when you only want to argue.
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Pro-Epstein rally
A large presence of right-wingers at the Portland ICE facility, including Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Pro-Epstein rally
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Me when I give a low ridership bus an extra rider:
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Me when I give a low ridership bus an extra rider: