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I live in Portland, Oregon and I work in a grocery store. Lifelong biker 🚲 - I still haven't driven a car. header by www.yuumeiart.com

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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?

10.11.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7332    πŸ” 1814    πŸ’¬ 278    πŸ“Œ 242

How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.

09.11.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1898    πŸ” 426    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 17
TIME FOR BED in the Zohran campaign font

TIME FOR BED in the Zohran campaign font

09.11.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1863    πŸ” 250    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 10

Really? You're gonna make me do this one?

Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.

There you go.

07.11.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14511    πŸ” 3140    πŸ’¬ 250    πŸ“Œ 76

I too have what they like to call 'justice sensitivity' but like it's not my fault the minority of us are correct and the majority suffer from justice insensitivity. I will die on the hill that Justice Sensitivity is correct and good.

08.11.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't done 12 or 20 (too poor growing up). I is also old.

09.11.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Because everything is shit, I give you ... Puggles. #Platypus #AustralianWildlife

09.11.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 564    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

okay. he’s now mayor. time to get critical.

when he said β€œNew York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant” that slapped.

but. i wish he mentioned it was also built on stolen land. or that NYC was built by Natives.

06.11.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
πŸ§ͺ🧬🧫

08.11.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5897    πŸ” 1955    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 330
3 kids reading in cargo bike

3 kids reading in cargo bike

The only quiet time.....
Ride home from the library
@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social #cargobike #bunchdc

08.11.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Memos of Blood and Fire | Peter Coviello So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, a...

If you liked that @lithub.com.web.brid.gy essay on not talking to the NYT about Mamdani, read this @nplusonemag.com piece by the same author on working class higher ed and its enemies.

www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

08.11.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institutionβ€”the term they tend to prefer is β€œelite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

08.11.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1556    πŸ” 555    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 113
A light blue, grinning, bigfoot-style monster with a purple nose, yellow eyes, and pink hands and feet poses, arms outstretched, on a wooden deck.

A light blue, grinning, bigfoot-style monster with a purple nose, yellow eyes, and pink hands and feet poses, arms outstretched, on a wooden deck.

In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.

08.11.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 853    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 105
F and M trains will swap routes between Manhattan and Queens starting in
December 2025
We're making this change to improve reliability. Here's what you need to know about how your trip may change.
New York City Transit

F and M trains will swap routes between Manhattan and Queens starting in December 2025 We're making this change to improve reliability. Here's what you need to know about how your trip may change. New York City Transit

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already

www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

07.11.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11163    πŸ” 2061    πŸ’¬ 155    πŸ“Œ 116

It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply β€œcities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points

07.11.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20535    πŸ” 3369    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 110

Happy 5 year anniversary to this clown show

07.11.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply

06.11.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 21516    πŸ” 5937    πŸ’¬ 469    πŸ“Œ 415

This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.

Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.

07.11.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 10874    πŸ” 4138    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 93
divergentcoachkelly on Threads * 2h
ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do then watching yourself not do it like you're a scientist observing a very dumb experiment

divergentcoachkelly on Threads * 2h ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do then watching yourself not do it like you're a scientist observing a very dumb experiment

10/10 take. No notes.

07.11.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22136    πŸ” 5583    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 305
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Reclaiming the Stars Through Comanche Futurism: An Interview with Weyodi OldBear Weyodi OldBear’s novel As Many Ships As Stars is a sweeping work of Indigenous science fiction, reimagining the Quahadi band’s first encounter with horses, not on the Southern Plains, but across the c...

In this interview, Weyodi speaks about the cultural & linguistic roots of her storytelling, the difference between Indigenous Futurism & mainstream sci-fi, the importance of community & collaboration, and her hopes for an expansive future for Native rep in media.

redpopnews.com/reclaiming-t...

07.11.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After a muffaletta, this is my favorite sandwich right now.

03.11.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

06.11.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6731    πŸ” 1475    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 979

Also, my peeps, if you're skeeting a fucking wall of text, you should copy that wall, and PASTE IT INTO ALT TEXT!
Go to SETTINGS>ACCESSABILITY > REQUIRE ALT TEXT and slide the slide to on.

05.11.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 444    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

06.11.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 23225    πŸ” 8017    πŸ’¬ 670    πŸ“Œ 1526

You talk about how people fall for Fake Black people

But your article doesn’t interview a single real one

06.11.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Friendsβ€” here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity β€” but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?

therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...

05.11.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2199    πŸ” 867    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 26

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

05.11.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6827    πŸ” 2747    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 102

Hey, PDX/ southwestern WA folksβ€” this will sound silly, but for the love of god if there is a tornado, do not stay and look at it.

Most houses in the PNW don’t have basements. Go to somewhere interior, like a bathroom or closet, and shelter in place like it’s an earthquake.

05.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

Obviously, Brianna Wu is a hack using taqiyya (which she can’t spell) to raise the Islamophobic insinuation that Mamdani is misrepresenting his beliefs.

It’s notable, though, that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social actually did (indirectly) talk about taqiyya in the context of American racists like Wu.

05.11.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible...

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A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says: RECOMMENDATIONS: Because you enjoyed A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune: On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible... View all books similar to A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia

21.09.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12742    πŸ” 2906    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 201

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