Jim Dixon
@pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social
he, him
old fart
seller of olive oil & salt
bean & cabbage lover
recovering food writer
Portland, Oregon
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old fart
seller of olive oil & salt
bean & cabbage lover
recovering food writer
Portland, Oregon
sign up for our newsletter at https://wellspentmarket.com/
@jamesedixon on IG
more recipes at https://www.wweek.com/food/
Cook them hot in a cast iron skillet, add a shit load of mustard
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Cook them hot in a cast iron skillet, add a shit load of mustard
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So much good Todd Snider. This is one I've read two dozen times. www.villagevoice.com/a-word-from-...
www.villagevoice.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
So much good Todd Snider. This is one I've read two dozen times. www.villagevoice.com/a-word-from-...
This month's cover story, Portland's last quarter century of good eating
The 25 Restaurants That Made Portland
Where would we be without Beast, Nong’s, Le Pigeon, Pok Pok, Kann...?
www.pdxmonthly.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This month's cover story, Portland's last quarter century of good eating
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The world’s poorest people want the opportunity to work in order to break out of poverty — but capitalism requires capital. As you’ll see in this clip from my travels in Ethiopia, providing new ways for the poor to access banking & small loans unleashes entrepreneurial energy and stokes development.
The Extremely Poor Need Capital to Develop
Capitalism requires capital. Providing new ways for the poor to access banking and to get small loans unleashes entrepreneurial energy and stokes development.
classroom.ricksteves.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The world’s poorest people want the opportunity to work in order to break out of poverty — but capitalism requires capital. As you’ll see in this clip from my travels in Ethiopia, providing new ways for the poor to access banking & small loans unleashes entrepreneurial energy and stokes development.
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WinCo is doing free turkeys 🦃 again for 2025,
when you spend $125, etc, etc.
Good for them, even though turkey prices are up.
If you make more than 1 trip Nov 19-26, you can put an extra in the freezer! 😉
But, remember, no credits cards at WinCo. Bring cash, debit, etc.
when you spend $125, etc, etc.
Good for them, even though turkey prices are up.
If you make more than 1 trip Nov 19-26, you can put an extra in the freezer! 😉
But, remember, no credits cards at WinCo. Bring cash, debit, etc.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
WinCo is doing free turkeys 🦃 again for 2025,
when you spend $125, etc, etc.
Good for them, even though turkey prices are up.
If you make more than 1 trip Nov 19-26, you can put an extra in the freezer! 😉
But, remember, no credits cards at WinCo. Bring cash, debit, etc.
when you spend $125, etc, etc.
Good for them, even though turkey prices are up.
If you make more than 1 trip Nov 19-26, you can put an extra in the freezer! 😉
But, remember, no credits cards at WinCo. Bring cash, debit, etc.
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It's crass, but I'm asking for a small favor. I'm applying for a grant to help possibly turning the flash fiction conthology into an actual, physical book. If I get about 30 more followers on BSKY, I can truthfully say I have at least 1k followers on every big platform.
Mind asking your friends? ;)
Mind asking your friends? ;)
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's crass, but I'm asking for a small favor. I'm applying for a grant to help possibly turning the flash fiction conthology into an actual, physical book. If I get about 30 more followers on BSKY, I can truthfully say I have at least 1k followers on every big platform.
Mind asking your friends? ;)
Mind asking your friends? ;)
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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A lot of fine work from this account.
But this one is, all by itself, a career.
But this one is, all by itself, a career.
If Democrats release files showing that Trump was complicit in Epstein's pedophilia, and Trump tries to distract from it by starting a war with Nigeria or Venezuela, then Democrats will have blood on their hands.
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A lot of fine work from this account.
But this one is, all by itself, a career.
But this one is, all by itself, a career.
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Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein
In her year-long investigation of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims of abuse and revealed the fu...
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
If it only worked for squirrels
I've trained the algorithms to show me seabird content which occasionally turns up some very important research. abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...
Seagulls more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, researchers say
Researchers have found that shouting is more effective than speaking when trying to scare off seagulls
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If it only worked for squirrels
Make sure you have a box of Kleenex handy
Tonight we remember our dear friend and bandleader Cleto 💙
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Make sure you have a box of Kleenex handy
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This is just one entry in a 16-part series sharing what I learned about smart development aid while filming my 2020 public television special “Hunger & Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala.” The full hour is streaming free & ad-free on the @pbs.org app & at www.ricksteves.com/hunger.
🧵: 4 of 4
🧵: 4 of 4
Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala
In his new hour-long special available February 1, 2020, Rick Steves travels through Ethiopia and Guatemala to learn about extreme poverty — the more than 700 million people who struggle to live on le...
www.ricksteves.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is just one entry in a 16-part series sharing what I learned about smart development aid while filming my 2020 public television special “Hunger & Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala.” The full hour is streaming free & ad-free on the @pbs.org app & at www.ricksteves.com/hunger.
🧵: 4 of 4
🧵: 4 of 4
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HEY PORTLAND! this is probably our last show of the year, and may end up being the biggest show we have ever played, so if you wanna check out an excellent show and maybe buy some ridiculous merch, come down to dante’s THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
HEY PORTLAND! this is probably our last show of the year, and may end up being the biggest show we have ever played, so if you wanna check out an excellent show and maybe buy some ridiculous merch, come down to dante’s THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
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Elders tell of great farms along Marine Dr and Columbia Blvd cared for by Japanese farmers before the internment of over 3,600 Japanese-Portlanders during WWII. The bounty of their work they brought to markets. Here's a photo of a farmers float made with veggies in the 1920 Rose Festival.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Elders tell of great farms along Marine Dr and Columbia Blvd cared for by Japanese farmers before the internment of over 3,600 Japanese-Portlanders during WWII. The bounty of their work they brought to markets. Here's a photo of a farmers float made with veggies in the 1920 Rose Festival.
Tanned deer hide with their brains in a class at the Malheur Field Station in the olden days, not so hurl inducing
Told my editor this morning that I almost threw up in a sink while attempting to recreate garum, but the truth is I also threw up learning how to tan Roman leather using urine and feces to clean the hides.
Reconstructive archaeology: not for those with weak stomachs.
Reconstructive archaeology: not for those with weak stomachs.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Tanned deer hide with their brains in a class at the Malheur Field Station in the olden days, not so hurl inducing
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the listener-member model that public radio has turned to after decades of government underfunding conflicts with its goal to reflect and serve all Americans. spoke with @lauragarbes.bsky.social about her book LISTENERS LIKE WHO? www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors
After years of interviews, research, and writing, Laura Garbes submitted the final draft of her book on public radio in December 2024. By the time Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the P...
www.niemanlab.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
the listener-member model that public radio has turned to after decades of government underfunding conflicts with its goal to reflect and serve all Americans. spoke with @lauragarbes.bsky.social about her book LISTENERS LIKE WHO? www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
This kind of stuff makes the rest of the crap tolerable
Kailua Beach, Hawai’i: The first time I laid eyes on a By-the-wind sailor, I stopped dead in my tracks, dusted the sand off my hands, grabbed my iphone and...
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This kind of stuff makes the rest of the crap tolerable
When I wrote reviews I tried to avoid bad ones unless the place or chef was over hyped, rather tell people where the food's good
And I love 7 Fires (designed my home fire cooking unit based on it), but Mallmann's cooking always seemed like "build a big fire to cook something small"
Great read, tho
And I love 7 Fires (designed my home fire cooking unit based on it), but Mallmann's cooking always seemed like "build a big fire to cook something small"
Great read, tho
It feels inelegant to say you should read my latest review because it’s very negative. You should read my latest review because it’s insane. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
La Boca Is All Smoke, No Fire
The Argentinean chef Francis Mallmann is notorious for his love of cooking over open flames. With his New York début, he fizzles out.
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
When I wrote reviews I tried to avoid bad ones unless the place or chef was over hyped, rather tell people where the food's good
And I love 7 Fires (designed my home fire cooking unit based on it), but Mallmann's cooking always seemed like "build a big fire to cook something small"
Great read, tho
And I love 7 Fires (designed my home fire cooking unit based on it), but Mallmann's cooking always seemed like "build a big fire to cook something small"
Great read, tho
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I am asking for monetary donations for thr Woodstock Pantry in Portland, Oregon, run by a friend of my of 20 plus years. The instructions for donating money are on the site.
I am not a fan of organized religion, but this is a good organization,
www.allsaintspdx.org/outreach/pan...
I am not a fan of organized religion, but this is a good organization,
www.allsaintspdx.org/outreach/pan...
Woodstock Pantry - All Saints Episcopal Church
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Every week, the Woodstock Pantry provides groceries and other essentials to more than 200 local households, and unhoused individuals, across Southeast Portland. We’re a vol...
www.allsaintspdx.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I am asking for monetary donations for thr Woodstock Pantry in Portland, Oregon, run by a friend of my of 20 plus years. The instructions for donating money are on the site.
I am not a fan of organized religion, but this is a good organization,
www.allsaintspdx.org/outreach/pan...
I am not a fan of organized religion, but this is a good organization,
www.allsaintspdx.org/outreach/pan...
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Good summary of the plan.
Johnson: If we lose the majority… They will try to end the Trump administration. He won't have 4 years. He'll have only 2, because they will move to impeach him, probably on the first day of the new Congress in January 2027 and try to systematically unwind all the important reforms that we've done."
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Good summary of the plan.
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This entire piece is very, very good and well worth your time to read — but this bit had me rolling
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This entire piece is very, very good and well worth your time to read — but this bit had me rolling
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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If you live in Oregon and care about land use planning, housing, transportation, farm/forest protections, etc. you should follow @1000oregon.bsky.social and @landwatch.bsky.social so they’ll be encouraged to use Bluesky more 🤭
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If you live in Oregon and care about land use planning, housing, transportation, farm/forest protections, etc. you should follow @1000oregon.bsky.social and @landwatch.bsky.social so they’ll be encouraged to use Bluesky more 🤭
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The New York Times says federal agents‘ abduction of a toddler “alarmed immigrant rights groups.” How about “alarmed all decent human beings“?
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The New York Times says federal agents‘ abduction of a toddler “alarmed immigrant rights groups.” How about “alarmed all decent human beings“?