A color photo of a street with a rail car in the distance. The tree lined streets have scant fall foliage left. Someone is crossing the tracks in the mid ground.

A color photo of an old clock attached to a building in downtown Portland. Fall foliage poke through the frame.

A color photo of Ringler’s Annex in Portland.

A color photo of a royal blue MAX train in Portland from a low angle showing the old buildings in the backdrop.

Reporting from a bustling, fall hued, and invisibly ‘war torn’ downtown Portland.
I smell gyros, and hear someone playing the violin.
Just brutal.

📸: Portland, Oregon

There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.

Go. Check. Your. Ballot.

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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

After the largest peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in American history, and a blue wave election where voters clearly and loudly said FIGHT ALL OF THIS CHAOS, it is malpractice and disqualifying for an elected Democrat to suggest caving to Trump.

I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.

Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.

Thank you!

Thank you!

as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed

I just saw her two weeks ago! She opened up for (and played a few songs with) Thomas Dolby. She was amazing!

The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line.
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Dang I haven't been this excited on election night since Obama won.

Congrats and THANK GOODNESS!!! <3

Celebrating tonight’s results by going out and getting really vaxxed

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Heyyyyy congrats @livraineysmith.bsky.social !!!

THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.

Thank you, @wyden.senate.gov !

Trump is withholding funding for SNAP and forcing families to go hungry.

There is $3 billion in SNAP's emergency funds to cover benefits for November, but Trump won’t use it to feed seniors, children, and veterans.

Trump is saying there’s money to bail out Argentina, but there’s no money for you.

All right @python.org !

Thank you @agdanrayfield.bsky.social !

Nobody deserves
a billion dollars.
Everyone deserves food.
The end.

Everyone deserves food, healthcare, housing and an education.

They shouldn’t have to “prove they matter” to access basic support.

They shouldn’t be forced to justify their “worth” to have a chance at survival.

This shouldn’t be up for debate.

We have enough to help everyone.

Everyone deserves shelter, clean water, education, safety, and food. People should be able to eat and have enough food to live and thrive. And yes, they should have treats and snacks and desserts too. If you don’t believe that other people deserve that, you’re lost as a human being.

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Arnoldo Bazan, a standout football and soccer player at Alief Hastings High in Houston, now bears the scars of an arrest that should never have happened.

To anyone claiming ICE doesn’t target U.S. citizens, have the courage to say it to his face.

The president convinced a billionaire buddy from the Mellon family to "donate" $130 million to pay members of the military.

He got as much as $300 million in donations from corporations & billionaires for his vanity project ballroom.

We hope people remember that when they cannot afford groceries.

AP has the better headline. Since most readers don’t get beyond the headlines (especially on social media), they highlight the cause of the starvation upfront: the Trump regime.

Remember, no matter how small the gesture, no matter how little the donation, every tiny bit of light you put out into the world brightens it just a little bit. Shit's pretty dark these days. Much love to every one of you trying to brighten it.

Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people

If you claim women don't exist in your fandom/profession/niche area, that is NOT a bragging point. It's telling on yourself that you've been so toxic to them that they're avoiding you on purpose. I'll bet they exist. Whether they're supported & celebrated is a secondary question.