Jay Thatcher
@jthatch.bsky.social
Quaker. Teacher of cycling skills. Sport officiant. On the board with
westernfriend.bsky.social. he, him, our.
westernfriend.bsky.social. he, him, our.
SAFE Corvallis considers transportation equity! Plus:
-Happy hour on 12/12
-Parking removal decisions
-The new 99 Vine bus to McMinnville, Adair, Corvallis, Eugene and places between.
mailchi.mp/2140c94a17e1...
-Happy hour on 12/12
-Parking removal decisions
-The new 99 Vine bus to McMinnville, Adair, Corvallis, Eugene and places between.
mailchi.mp/2140c94a17e1...
SAFE Corvallis Community News
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December 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
SAFE Corvallis considers transportation equity! Plus:
-Happy hour on 12/12
-Parking removal decisions
-The new 99 Vine bus to McMinnville, Adair, Corvallis, Eugene and places between.
mailchi.mp/2140c94a17e1...
-Happy hour on 12/12
-Parking removal decisions
-The new 99 Vine bus to McMinnville, Adair, Corvallis, Eugene and places between.
mailchi.mp/2140c94a17e1...
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First-world countries are tripping over each other to have the harshest immigration policies when immigration is the only thing that will save them from a pretty harsh demographic reckoning in a few decades. A competition to see who will be the poorest, shittiest nation of angry pensioners
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
First-world countries are tripping over each other to have the harshest immigration policies when immigration is the only thing that will save them from a pretty harsh demographic reckoning in a few decades. A competition to see who will be the poorest, shittiest nation of angry pensioners
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"If you want candidates who come from outside the system and aren’t puppets of big donors and corrupt political machines, then you should get behind the nonpartisan movement to publicly finance the elections in your community, your state, and your country." @davidsirota.com @thenation.com
The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent
The decisive factor isn’t his ads or charisma. It is the public financing of election campaigns, and it should be replicated across the United States.
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"If you want candidates who come from outside the system and aren’t puppets of big donors and corrupt political machines, then you should get behind the nonpartisan movement to publicly finance the elections in your community, your state, and your country." @davidsirota.com @thenation.com
Streets Are For Everyone! SAFE Corvallis is gathering for happiness and conversation. 12/12 at 4 pm. Common Fields. See you there!
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Streets Are For Everyone! SAFE Corvallis is gathering for happiness and conversation. 12/12 at 4 pm. Common Fields. See you there!
'No hurt, no harm will be done on all my holy mountain, for the country will be full of knowledge of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea.'
-Isaiah 11:9
'I saw, also, that there was an ocean of darkness and death; but an infinite ocean of light and love, which flowed over...'
-Fox, Journal, 1647
-Isaiah 11:9
'I saw, also, that there was an ocean of darkness and death; but an infinite ocean of light and love, which flowed over...'
-Fox, Journal, 1647
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
'No hurt, no harm will be done on all my holy mountain, for the country will be full of knowledge of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea.'
-Isaiah 11:9
'I saw, also, that there was an ocean of darkness and death; but an infinite ocean of light and love, which flowed over...'
-Fox, Journal, 1647
-Isaiah 11:9
'I saw, also, that there was an ocean of darkness and death; but an infinite ocean of light and love, which flowed over...'
-Fox, Journal, 1647
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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best Black Friday deal is good all year long: our shipping & handling fees for your packages are less than 2¢ a gallon.
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
best Black Friday deal is good all year long: our shipping & handling fees for your packages are less than 2¢ a gallon.
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I'll give it a look, probably even a follow.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'll give it a look, probably even a follow.
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#RECALL: Outdoor Master Children’s and Youth Helmets; The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a risk of injury or death due to head injury. Get refund. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#RECALL: Outdoor Master Children’s and Youth Helmets; The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a risk of injury or death due to head injury. Get refund. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
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Need to put an immediate end to "Democrats should say XYZ" posts. Just say what you believe instead of playing comms consultant.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Need to put an immediate end to "Democrats should say XYZ" posts. Just say what you believe instead of playing comms consultant.
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I may sound like a broken record on this but that's the nature of trauma: every one of these children will be traumatized for life. For life.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
NEW: Today we published a new investigation into something happening largely out of view: immigrant kids getting separated from their families and placed in federal shelters, in some cases after something as mundane as a traffic stop🧵 1/
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I may sound like a broken record on this but that's the nature of trauma: every one of these children will be traumatized for life. For life.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Could we please stop with insisting that Congress is somehow the body that prosecutes criminal cases? Same for President? And that "Democrats in Congress" need to punish criminals -- or else? This is becoming a common plea, another way to dump on Democrats, but it's contrary to basic civics.
Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Could we please stop with insisting that Congress is somehow the body that prosecutes criminal cases? Same for President? And that "Democrats in Congress" need to punish criminals -- or else? This is becoming a common plea, another way to dump on Democrats, but it's contrary to basic civics.
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why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.
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Now, these kids get the full package — refurbished donated bikes, new helmets, bright lights, secure locks, and 12 hours of hands-on instruction to help them ride confidently and safely. 3/5
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Now, these kids get the full package — refurbished donated bikes, new helmets, bright lights, secure locks, and 12 hours of hands-on instruction to help them ride confidently and safely. 3/5
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Would you like to volunteer with Viv, our awesome Education Lead?
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
September brings many students who are new to PDX & to biking. Luckily, PDX has bike valet parking at the base of an arial tram > OHSU campus.
You might have spotted BikeLoud Education Lead Viv there today with his Bike Safety Quiz.
Want to help Viv spread bike info?
Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
You might have spotted BikeLoud Education Lead Viv there today with his Bike Safety Quiz.
Want to help Viv spread bike info?
Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Would you like to volunteer with Viv, our awesome Education Lead?
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
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I agree. Every city need to figure out how to resist. We have 3 examples of how cities are responding, though:
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I agree. Every city need to figure out how to resist. We have 3 examples of how cities are responding, though:
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
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#ZebrafishFunFacts: In a 2016 article titled, "The Doctor of Delayed Publications - The remarkable life of George Streisinger", @mvargam.bsky.social takes the reader down memory lane to provide a life history of the Founding Father of #zebrafish research.
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#ZebrafishFunFacts: In a 2016 article titled, "The Doctor of Delayed Publications - The remarkable life of George Streisinger", @mvargam.bsky.social takes the reader down memory lane to provide a life history of the Founding Father of #zebrafish research.
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
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Here in the Pacific Northwest, our two largest cities are about to be governed by Mayors K. Wilson.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here in the Pacific Northwest, our two largest cities are about to be governed by Mayors K. Wilson.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
SAFE Corvallis has an action alert out! It's time to express gratitude..in November of all seasons!
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
SAFE Corvallis has an action alert out! It's time to express gratitude..in November of all seasons!
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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I know others have already made this point, but there is absolutely an aspect of this related to the lack any real rail in this country. The effects on air travel should not play as big a factor as it clearly did in affecting healthcare for millions, let alone enabling a fascist government.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I know others have already made this point, but there is absolutely an aspect of this related to the lack any real rail in this country. The effects on air travel should not play as big a factor as it clearly did in affecting healthcare for millions, let alone enabling a fascist government.
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Thank you, AG Rayfield. I’m grateful for your leadership in fighting for Oregonians.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you, AG Rayfield. I’m grateful for your leadership in fighting for Oregonians.