Chris Routly

One of the darkest and most depressing -- but undeniable -- truths that have come out these past weeks has been that most Republicans would have gladly turned Anne Frank and her family over to the Nazis, and felt like patriotic heroes doing it. 😞

This is my shocked face: 😐

Good point, though I believe he actually lives in Portland (when not in DC) while Kotek lives in Salem. That's my guess on the difference, but it's entirely possible she just didn't make the cut for the WW poll finalists. 🤷

I didn't think she's considered a Portland politician.

If one to was hypothetically thinking of starting a new Portland food cart -- let's say that specializes in doing one dish (with some variation) really well, rather than a whole cuisine -- what's something you think the food cart scene here is missing?
#PDX #PDXfood

I ask because part of me feels like if they miss something that's what they get for skipping the credits and not respecting the thousands of people who worked on the film.

When you go see a movie that you know has an end credit scene and people nearby you get up to leave as soon as the credits start rolling, do you have a moral obligation to let them know they'll miss something? 🤔

Transphobes: "NO! I cannot suddenly use a different name for you! You can't just change your name. 😡"

Also Transphobes: "What's that, Cardinal Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV? Got it, now and forever. 😌"

Thank you, Trump. Your blithering idiocy in targeting Canada just helped us pull together to avoid handing power over to people much more likely to lick your boots. #CdnPoli #CanadaVotes #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦😎

Voted absentee by mail in today's election in Canada, and really excited that in my riding my vote might actually make a difference this time. 🤞😌🇨🇦 #cdnpoli #CanadaVotes

I saw #Sinners the other day, and honestly have been thinking about it ever since. "Incredible" feels like it doesn't do it justice. Everything is working top level, but especially the music and how it's integrated. That One Scene left me with my jaw on the floor. Bravo, Ryan Coogler, et al. 👏

Two photos of straw bales arranged in wooden raised gardening beds, one with 4 bales in a row and a long trellis, the other with two rows with 2 bales each.

It begins! Back at #StrawBaleGardening after a couple of years off. Today starts the 12 day conditioning process before I plant in them.

As one of your constituents and an immigrant who recently became a citizen, I couldn't be more proud of my Congresswoman! Thank you! ✊

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture My Congresswoman is in El Salvador right now!!

I have never been more proud to have @repdexteror.bsky.social as my congresswoman than I am today.
Thank you, Maxine and @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and @repyassansari.bsky.social and @robertgarcia.bsky.social for understanding the assignment. This is Democratic leadership. This is holding the line.

This was for Grand Jury, so it's a little different. We'd just be seeing evidence (for many and varying cases) by the DA/prosecutors and determining if indictments should be made.

That's what I was thinking. It'd be a lot of work and upset our home routine a lot, but nothing we couldn't handle, and so interesting!

Got called for Grand Jury service for the 1st time & went through selection yesterday. I was literally next up to meet w/ the judge, when they announced they had enough jurors/alternates & we were excused. It would have been a lot (9-5, M-F, for a month!). Is it weird I'm kind of disappointed?

Sure did! I knew the main cast was pretty stacked, but I had no idea how many people show up in that movie.

With the passing of Val Kilmer it was time to rewatch one of his movies, and I settled on Tombstone. A classic! "I'm your huckleberry" and all that, right?

I only got a few minutes into it when I realized... I've never actually watched it before, only clips and memes, apparently. Oops!

If there's an official count, is there an official list of the final counts for every city/town/rally that you can share? The media keeps repeating a generic "thousands" which seems to REALLY understate the turnouts both locally and nationwide.

It was great briefly meeting you! Thanks for your help organizing and keeping people safe. Really proud of how the community came out. 🙂

I'm no expert in crowd sizes, but holy cow, the #HandsOff Protest and march today in Portland (Oregon) might be even bigger than the Women's March. I'm hearing ~50K at LEAST, which is only downtown and not counting the thousands gathered around the suburbs at smaller protests.

#TrueorFalse: a bowl of mac and cheese is a fine meal all on its own, not just a side dish.

I'm binging the #Sopranos, my first time watching it. It's obviously a great show, but holy cow every single person is just terrible.

Sure, there's the murders, abuse, and betrayals... but right now I'm particularly bewildered that that insufferable Meadow won't STFU about Finn's stupid suitcase. 🤬

Settle a debate: You have some leftover BBQ pulled pork, slaw, and buns, so you're making sandwiches.

Do you add cheese?

At the coast for a funeral, but would love to see pictures or a live stream if there is one!

I won't get into details, but the hunger from a clear liquids diet + drinking a giant jug of bowel cleaner from 1-3 AM wasn't fun.

It was worth it though. Not to brag, but the doctor was very impressed with how well I cleaned out my bowels. 9/9 on the BBPS (Boston Bowel Preparation Scale). 😎

Like many who've had one will probably tell you, the procedure was actually really quick and easy. I had a terrific nap and was in and out in less than 2 hours.

The hard part was the PREP! OH GOD THE PREP. 😵‍💫 (2/3)

This week for a nice little combo Valentine's/Birthday gift to myself, I had my first colonoscopy! 🤓(1/3)

Hey what time does the Big Game start? I need to make a Costco run and want to go when fewer people will be there...