Mike
@mike.perham.net
BikeLoudPDX board, small scale housing development in Portland, OR
Admin of https://urbanists.social/invite/h7sS4a8X
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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My dream, which I’ve been working on for a few years, is for Seattle to have a pedestrian plaza in the heart of every neighborhood.
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My dream, which I’ve been working on for a few years, is for Seattle to have a pedestrian plaza in the heart of every neighborhood.
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White people thought they could stop this by just standing in the way while being white. Nah. You with us now. You’re expendable. They will have someone kneel on your neck until you perish. Then say it was your fault. Welcome.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
White people thought they could stop this by just standing in the way while being white. Nah. You with us now. You’re expendable. They will have someone kneel on your neck until you perish. Then say it was your fault. Welcome.
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If we ever want to have a functioning democracy in this country, we have to actively defeat fascism, severely punish the perpetrators, and dismantle the infrastructure *completely*
None of this let’s look forward Obama bullshit.
If you don’t rip it out at the roots, it will return.
None of this let’s look forward Obama bullshit.
If you don’t rip it out at the roots, it will return.
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
If we ever want to have a functioning democracy in this country, we have to actively defeat fascism, severely punish the perpetrators, and dismantle the infrastructure *completely*
None of this let’s look forward Obama bullshit.
If you don’t rip it out at the roots, it will return.
None of this let’s look forward Obama bullshit.
If you don’t rip it out at the roots, it will return.
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i return to this, almost theologically, as a sacred text that helps me to understand the world I live in, and to help guide my actions and heart
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
i return to this, almost theologically, as a sacred text that helps me to understand the world I live in, and to help guide my actions and heart
Both of these people are amazing, a must see for me.
SUNDAY: I'll be streaming with the remarkable Paul F Tompkins!
Make sure to tune in January 25 at 7 PM CT on Twitch or YouTube!
Drop any questions you think I should ask below!
@pftompkins.bsky.social
Make sure to tune in January 25 at 7 PM CT on Twitch or YouTube!
Drop any questions you think I should ask below!
@pftompkins.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Both of these people are amazing, a must see for me.
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Better streets are an antidote to loneliness and help create communities.
Listen to Derek Clifford, 50 year longstanding resident of Bethnal Green, talk about the transformative effect of the LTN residents just saved from being ripped out. #LTNs #StreetsForPeople
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Better streets are an antidote to loneliness and help create communities.
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ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
Lawmakers eye Safe Routes to School funding to backfill maintenance hole
They wouldn't come for the kids' money, would they?
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 AM
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
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Jan. 23, 2026 will be remembered as the beginning of the end for the ICE regime grasping the throat of the US working class. A coalition of unions - including our sister local CWA 7250 - in collaboration with community groups, has called for a general strike of no working, no shopping, & no school.
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Jan. 23, 2026 will be remembered as the beginning of the end for the ICE regime grasping the throat of the US working class. A coalition of unions - including our sister local CWA 7250 - in collaboration with community groups, has called for a general strike of no working, no shopping, & no school.
Legitimate question: why is there a limit at all? Why not 6 stories and 24 units?
#HB2304: Expanding the condo reform that passed last year from a max of two stories over parking to a max of four stories and 12 units, with or without parking.
Read it: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Read it: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Legitimate question: why is there a limit at all? Why not 6 stories and 24 units?
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the important thing to understand is that these same Dems and this same combo of cowardice and corruption are why we don't have healthcare
I do not understand why Dems (or someone) are not broadcasting wall to wall montages of ICE thugs abusing our neighbors, abducting children, terrorizing US citizens, invading homes w no warrant, or murdering mothers. This should be a massive exercise in ISSUE SALIENCE driven by Dem elites.
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 AM
the important thing to understand is that these same Dems and this same combo of cowardice and corruption are why we don't have healthcare
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Europeans losing their shit about Trump. Everybody is starting to understand how bad this is. But we're still trying to blame random people instead of agreeing to face the real problem. Unchecked white supremacy.
Over 35% of people didn't bother to vote. They were happy to see Trump win.
Of the 64% that bothered, half voted Trump. They were happy to see him win.
So pretty much 70% of Americans were happy to see Trump win. That's the vast majority.
Uncomfortable facts are no less factual.
Of the 64% that bothered, half voted Trump. They were happy to see him win.
So pretty much 70% of Americans were happy to see Trump win. That's the vast majority.
Uncomfortable facts are no less factual.
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Europeans losing their shit about Trump. Everybody is starting to understand how bad this is. But we're still trying to blame random people instead of agreeing to face the real problem. Unchecked white supremacy.
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Have you voted for your favorite snowplow names yet? Practice ranked-choice voting and help choose the next 5 snowplow names! You'll have the option to rank your top 6 favorite names; the top 5 will be selected.
Ballot closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. app.rankedvote.co/rv/PDXsnowpl...
Ballot closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. app.rankedvote.co/rv/PDXsnowpl...
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Have you voted for your favorite snowplow names yet? Practice ranked-choice voting and help choose the next 5 snowplow names! You'll have the option to rank your top 6 favorite names; the top 5 will be selected.
Ballot closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. app.rankedvote.co/rv/PDXsnowpl...
Ballot closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. app.rankedvote.co/rv/PDXsnowpl...
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Minneapolis unions have called a statewide general strike this Friday - backed by the AFL-CIO
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Minneapolis unions have called a statewide general strike this Friday - backed by the AFL-CIO
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Legalize Accessory Commercial Uses all across Portland. Why shouldn't I be able to turn a front yard into a bike shop?
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Legalize Accessory Commercial Uses all across Portland. Why shouldn't I be able to turn a front yard into a bike shop?
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January 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
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If you're not getting involved with your Dem party to try and push it in a better direction (whatever you think that is), you should be
Tomorrow night, I'll be attending a meeting of my local Democratic Party club for the first time. I would encourage everyone here to do the same. These clubs have a lot of sway with the state parties and also with your community's elected officials.
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
If you're not getting involved with your Dem party to try and push it in a better direction (whatever you think that is), you should be
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Here’s what this Minnesotan wants you to say loud and clear every day:
Abolish Ice, refuse to fund this unconstitutional government and impeach Trump. Repeat 7000+ times.
We don’t need to save or reform or “train” Trump’s private Nazi army. Take it apart ASAP. No funding AT ALL.
Abolish Ice, refuse to fund this unconstitutional government and impeach Trump. Repeat 7000+ times.
We don’t need to save or reform or “train” Trump’s private Nazi army. Take it apart ASAP. No funding AT ALL.
January 19, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Here’s what this Minnesotan wants you to say loud and clear every day:
Abolish Ice, refuse to fund this unconstitutional government and impeach Trump. Repeat 7000+ times.
We don’t need to save or reform or “train” Trump’s private Nazi army. Take it apart ASAP. No funding AT ALL.
Abolish Ice, refuse to fund this unconstitutional government and impeach Trump. Repeat 7000+ times.
We don’t need to save or reform or “train” Trump’s private Nazi army. Take it apart ASAP. No funding AT ALL.
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Lovely apartment design, with a mix of stone and timber, proposed for Tehran, Iran.
Design by Ali Hosseini
Design by Ali Hosseini
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Lovely apartment design, with a mix of stone and timber, proposed for Tehran, Iran.
Design by Ali Hosseini
Design by Ali Hosseini
General strike next Friday. No working at all. Don’t be a scab.
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
General strike next Friday. No working at all. Don’t be a scab.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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RIP to this legend. The white South African who sabotaged his racist government’s nuclear bomb program.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 AM
RIP to this legend. The white South African who sabotaged his racist government’s nuclear bomb program.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...