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Arthur Smid - Portland, Oregon
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· Oct 14
How Elle Bisgaard-Church became Zohran Mamdani’s most trusted adviser
The first-time campaign manager steered him to victory in June. Now she’s focused on the likely next administration.
www.cityandstateny.com
"We articulated the vision for the movement that we hoped to build. Each day, we would work to embody the values of a better world." - Elle Bisgaard-Church
www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...
www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...
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Bonus bonus: @ainowinstitute.bsky.social's Sarah West and @ambakak.bsky.social in the WSJ today.... "...the federal government is already bailing out the AI industry with regulatory changes and public funds that will protect companies in the event of a private sector pullback."
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Bonus bonus: @ainowinstitute.bsky.social's Sarah West and @ambakak.bsky.social in the WSJ today.... "...the federal government is already bailing out the AI industry with regulatory changes and public funds that will protect companies in the event of a private sector pullback."
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This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
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The morning after the storm…
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The morning after the storm…
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Beautiful film! Reminded me of the art of Núria Tamarit, although very different. "The polar wolf" is a story about trust, abuse of power, friendship, nature and humanity, told with a focus on strong female characters – and a cute doggy. It's wort a read.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Beautiful film! Reminded me of the art of Núria Tamarit, although very different. "The polar wolf" is a story about trust, abuse of power, friendship, nature and humanity, told with a focus on strong female characters – and a cute doggy. It's wort a read.
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Check out this animated short, it features a 🥁feathered dinosaur🥁
October 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Check out this animated short, it features a 🥁feathered dinosaur🥁
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Years of work and collab with an incredible team at #BBCStudios #AppleTV @framestore.bsky.social ... involving so many camera operators, writers, producers, effects people, artists and others, #PrehistoricPlanetaIceAge is out on #AppleTV Nov 26th. A definitive vision of Ice Age wildlife worldwide.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Years of work and collab with an incredible team at #BBCStudios #AppleTV @framestore.bsky.social ... involving so many camera operators, writers, producers, effects people, artists and others, #PrehistoricPlanetaIceAge is out on #AppleTV Nov 26th. A definitive vision of Ice Age wildlife worldwide.
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The Girl From the Other Side
Miniserie de 3 caps con un dibujo alucinante, una historia sencilla y pausada y un mensaje precioso.
Si tenéis hora y poco dadle una oportunidad.
Miniserie de 3 caps con un dibujo alucinante, una historia sencilla y pausada y un mensaje precioso.
Si tenéis hora y poco dadle una oportunidad.
July 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Girl From the Other Side
Miniserie de 3 caps con un dibujo alucinante, una historia sencilla y pausada y un mensaje precioso.
Si tenéis hora y poco dadle una oportunidad.
Miniserie de 3 caps con un dibujo alucinante, una historia sencilla y pausada y un mensaje precioso.
Si tenéis hora y poco dadle una oportunidad.
"Marvel and DC dominated the comic market through the mid 90s. Less than 10 years later, they were a tiny sliver. What really happened?"
VIDEO ESSAY by matttt—his journalism on comics is excellent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W51Q...
VIDEO ESSAY by matttt—his journalism on comics is excellent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W51Q...
How manga broke the US comic industry
YouTube video by matttt - comic & manga history
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"Marvel and DC dominated the comic market through the mid 90s. Less than 10 years later, they were a tiny sliver. What really happened?"
VIDEO ESSAY by matttt—his journalism on comics is excellent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W51Q...
VIDEO ESSAY by matttt—his journalism on comics is excellent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W51Q...
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All @islandpress.bsky.social books are HALF PRICE through Sunday, 11/16 including my book, The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom. Ostrom's ideas are about more than just environmental commons. They are about the heart of democracy and self-governance - ideas that are incredibly relevant today.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
All @islandpress.bsky.social books are HALF PRICE through Sunday, 11/16 including my book, The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom. Ostrom's ideas are about more than just environmental commons. They are about the heart of democracy and self-governance - ideas that are incredibly relevant today.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Sunday, Nov 16
Doors 6:30pm
TOMORROW THEATER
Readings by:
Jon Raymond
Lisa Wells
Leni Zumas
Then the 2025 Belinale Golden Bear Award winning film DREAMS (Sex Love), by Norwegian writer and director Dag Johan Haugerud: tomorrowtheater.org/movies/jon-r...
Sunday, Nov 16
Doors 6:30pm
TOMORROW THEATER
Readings by:
Jon Raymond
Lisa Wells
Leni Zumas
Then the 2025 Belinale Golden Bear Award winning film DREAMS (Sex Love), by Norwegian writer and director Dag Johan Haugerud: tomorrowtheater.org/movies/jon-r...
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
PORTLAND, OREGON
Sunday, Nov 16
Doors 6:30pm
TOMORROW THEATER
Readings by:
Jon Raymond
Lisa Wells
Leni Zumas
Then the 2025 Belinale Golden Bear Award winning film DREAMS (Sex Love), by Norwegian writer and director Dag Johan Haugerud: tomorrowtheater.org/movies/jon-r...
Sunday, Nov 16
Doors 6:30pm
TOMORROW THEATER
Readings by:
Jon Raymond
Lisa Wells
Leni Zumas
Then the 2025 Belinale Golden Bear Award winning film DREAMS (Sex Love), by Norwegian writer and director Dag Johan Haugerud: tomorrowtheater.org/movies/jon-r...
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How are Luigi Mangione, Zohran Mamdani, and Leonardo DiCaprio all connected? American Freakshow author @ninaburleigh.bsky.social lays it out for us in her riveting exploration of America's thirst for revolution in the era of Trump.
You Say You Want a Revolution
Luigi, Mamdani and Leo DiCaprio
www.americanfreakshow.news
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
How are Luigi Mangione, Zohran Mamdani, and Leonardo DiCaprio all connected? American Freakshow author @ninaburleigh.bsky.social lays it out for us in her riveting exploration of America's thirst for revolution in the era of Trump.
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We’re joined by Fred Turner discussing essay at @thebaffler.com on the migration of big tech from Silicon Valley to Texas as well as the fusion of monarcho-capitalism and Christo-fascism. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Silicon Valley's Migration to Texas with Monarcho-Capitalism Embracing Christian Nationalism
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex
soundcloud.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We’re joined by Fred Turner discussing essay at @thebaffler.com on the migration of big tech from Silicon Valley to Texas as well as the fusion of monarcho-capitalism and Christo-fascism. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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'It seems that Epstein was not a CIA or Mossad asset—not because he didn’t have it in him, but because that was too lowly a role. Rather, he was a power broker, an American oligarch, who played a major role in shaping western policy, which brought him in contact with spy agencies and diplomats.'
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
'It seems that Epstein was not a CIA or Mossad asset—not because he didn’t have it in him, but because that was too lowly a role. Rather, he was a power broker, an American oligarch, who played a major role in shaping western policy, which brought him in contact with spy agencies and diplomats.'
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Some thoughts on Jeffrey Epstein, the American Empire and Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow youtu.be/KTfIX440qUA?...
Jeffrey Epstein, the American Empire and Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow
YouTube video by Cultural Logic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some thoughts on Jeffrey Epstein, the American Empire and Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow youtu.be/KTfIX440qUA?...
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This is the Epstein reading that matters.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is the Epstein reading that matters.
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The cover for my book, The Future That Was, is now live! It features the MacArthur genius artist Shahzia Sikander's Infinite Woman (2021), where earth is surrounded by an infinite series of women marching around the globe who, from afar, become rays of the sun ☀️
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
The Future That Was
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our present
press.princeton.edu
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The cover for my book, The Future That Was, is now live! It features the MacArthur genius artist Shahzia Sikander's Infinite Woman (2021), where earth is surrounded by an infinite series of women marching around the globe who, from afar, become rays of the sun ☀️
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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An interview with Jon Raymond on growing up in Portland and writing for local publications, publishing fiction and writing for the screen: www.opb.org/video/2025/0...
Jon Raymond
Novelist and screenwriter Jonathan Raymond is known for grounded stories of everyday life.
www.opb.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
An interview with Jon Raymond on growing up in Portland and writing for local publications, publishing fiction and writing for the screen: www.opb.org/video/2025/0...
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"The trail hopes to connect 308 miles of paths from Oregon City south to the World Peace Flame monument in Ashland."
Oregon’s Miracle Mile: How a devastating wildfire led to environmental restoration
A wildfire burned away invasive blackberry bushes and revealed 16 streams that benefit wildlife.
www.oregonlive.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"The trail hopes to connect 308 miles of paths from Oregon City south to the World Peace Flame monument in Ashland."
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WE'RE COMING FOR YOU AND YOUR ROTTEN SYSTEM
Jonathan Rosenblum, who worked in Kshama Sawant’s office, in conversation by Sawant, socialist candidate for U.S. Congress (Washington's 9th Congressional District).
7pm Thursday, November 20th
@powells.bsky.social 3723 SE Hawthorne
Portland, Oregon
Jonathan Rosenblum, who worked in Kshama Sawant’s office, in conversation by Sawant, socialist candidate for U.S. Congress (Washington's 9th Congressional District).
7pm Thursday, November 20th
@powells.bsky.social 3723 SE Hawthorne
Portland, Oregon
Jonathan Rosenblum in Conversation With Kshama Sawant
The Legendary Independent Bookstore
www.powells.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
WE'RE COMING FOR YOU AND YOUR ROTTEN SYSTEM
Jonathan Rosenblum, who worked in Kshama Sawant’s office, in conversation by Sawant, socialist candidate for U.S. Congress (Washington's 9th Congressional District).
7pm Thursday, November 20th
@powells.bsky.social 3723 SE Hawthorne
Portland, Oregon
Jonathan Rosenblum, who worked in Kshama Sawant’s office, in conversation by Sawant, socialist candidate for U.S. Congress (Washington's 9th Congressional District).
7pm Thursday, November 20th
@powells.bsky.social 3723 SE Hawthorne
Portland, Oregon
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PORTLAND, OREGON: "Those who love to draw are invited to come draw with us on our Sketchcrawls around the Portland metro area."
10am to noon Saturday Nov. 15 at the PSU Farmers Market
urbansketchers-portland.blogspot.com
@lastwater.net please repost this for Portlanders who want to draw outside.
10am to noon Saturday Nov. 15 at the PSU Farmers Market
urbansketchers-portland.blogspot.com
@lastwater.net please repost this for Portlanders who want to draw outside.
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
PORTLAND, OREGON: "Those who love to draw are invited to come draw with us on our Sketchcrawls around the Portland metro area."
10am to noon Saturday Nov. 15 at the PSU Farmers Market
urbansketchers-portland.blogspot.com
@lastwater.net please repost this for Portlanders who want to draw outside.
10am to noon Saturday Nov. 15 at the PSU Farmers Market
urbansketchers-portland.blogspot.com
@lastwater.net please repost this for Portlanders who want to draw outside.
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"The ending of worlds has become the business model."
It's The Shock Doctrine but with a fun Manichean twist.
It's The Shock Doctrine but with a fun Manichean twist.
What’s behind Silicon Valley’s psychotic break with reality?
Welcome to Apocalypse Capitalism.
As one prominent tech VC put it: “Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Welcome to Apocalypse Capitalism.
As one prominent tech VC put it: “Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Silicon Valley Apocalypse Capitalism
“Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"The ending of worlds has become the business model."
It's The Shock Doctrine but with a fun Manichean twist.
It's The Shock Doctrine but with a fun Manichean twist.
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Join us on December 13th to celebrate our hard work and wins in 2025! We’ll also preview opportunities ahead in 2026, and maybe even plug you into a small team. In P:NW, we know working together- and having fun together- is the only way to achieve our big goals. Let’s party at White Owl! <3
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Join us on December 13th to celebrate our hard work and wins in 2025! We’ll also preview opportunities ahead in 2026, and maybe even plug you into a small team. In P:NW, we know working together- and having fun together- is the only way to achieve our big goals. Let’s party at White Owl! <3