@jrenaud.bsky.social
Keeping it unprofessional.
Possibly the greatest incomprehensible headline of all time.
ElRoy Face, Ace Forkballer and Effective Closer for Pirates, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
10.02.2026 18:45 β π 65 π 27 π¬ 0 π 1
Weird misleading article centered on a meaningless fact.
The better fact-set to consider is how chronic homeless took decades of municipal mis-management to grow to dimensions where the ownership class took offense. Pennies per person per year - at best.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Great film.
10.02.2026 18:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the USA and City of Portland filed 2 joint motions to terminate sections of the Settlement Agreement.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/43658...
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeareβs Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
βIn a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case.β
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Incorrect by the third word.
03.02.2026 14:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More bulldozers on the way.
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"Hi, Mr. President. Congratulations."
-- Melania, on phone to Trump, following his election night victory speech
"Did you watch it?"
-- Trump
"I did not."
-- Melania
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Today, federal forces deployed heavy waves of chemical munitions impacting a peaceful daytime protest where the vast majority of those present violated no laws, made no threat, and posed no danger to federal forces.
01.02.2026 05:13 β π 199 π 72 π¬ 18 π 16
Looking forward to this.
youtu.be/6cpaoVKZuAo?...
HANGMEN ALSO DIE! 1943 by Austrian Fritz Lang who got to the US in 1936 having escaped the Nazis. From a story by Bertolt Brecht, Brian Donlevy is a member of the Czech resistance with ties to the Communist Party who assassinates Reinhard Heydrich.
youtu.be/XBcel2tootM?...
6/6
TO BE OR NOT TO BE, 1942 by German Ernst Lubitsch with Jack Benny in his only good film role and the incomparable Carole Lombard. Fantastic dialogue. In the 1939 siege of Warsaw, a Shakespearian acting company fights and fools Hitler.
youtu.be/oBm1LhbANDk?...
5/6
Speaking of Hitchcock, in his 1940 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Joel McRea is sent to Europe at the edge of war by the NY Morning Globe to interview a Dutch diplomat, gets snared in a Nazi kidnapping plot, and becomes Edward R Murrow.
youtu.be/ayuF5KWTHUE?...
4/6
NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH, 1940 by Brit Carol Reed with Rex Harrison charming his way in and out of Nazi headquarters. Much fun crossover from Hitchcock's THE LADY VANISHES from 1938 - also about civilians fighting fascists.
youtu.be/K0t3LmpHlUE?...
3/6
Film poster for FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Film poster for TO BE OR NOT TO BE
It's important to note these films were made when the outcome of the war was not certain - at all. Very brave and captured the hearts and minds of millions. Here are four treats, most available on youtube, to capture your heart and make you brave.
2/6
Film poster for HANGMAN ALSO DIE
Film poster for NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH
In the 1940s filmmakers showed how average citizens could stand against and fight fascism with a string of well-scripted and well-financed films, funny yet serious, still highly watchable.
1/6
As a non-drinker who used to consume an ocean of alcohol every day, it is wild to me that the US government continues (in a policy that essentially existed before the RFK era's vague "drink less" nonsense) to say that it's healthy to have two drinks every single day of your life.
30.01.2026 16:44 β π 40 π 3 π¬ 3 π 0Governor Kotek, βThe research is clear: cellphone use can create a trifecta of consequences for our young people β mental health issues, safety in school, and distraction from learning.β
apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsr...
Here's my Street Roots @cstpdx.bsky.social commentary for this week, on one of the fatal flaws in Portland's vast and convoluted police accountability system - independent reporting comes too late.
www.streetroots.org/news/2026/01...
Two resignations, two found ineligible for bias, one didn't do the paperwork. And they skipped excluding the handful of former law enforcement. 62 months and counting since passage of 26-217.
www.portland.gov/council/docu...
No pass. And they're likely not paying attention from the beginning. No critical context or edge. No pass cause if you pass them forward they're just going to remake shitty things they've seen on youtube or their video game preamble and tell others they're making art.
30.01.2026 19:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβve got a commentary piece in this weekβs Street Roots on Portlandβs struggle for police legitimacy and accountability. I picked up this copy at 42nd and Sandy.
28.01.2026 21:35 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0People with these sorts of delusions appear in MultCo courts everyday. Judges / court staff are quite capable of sorting him out.
28.01.2026 01:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Two Years In, CARE Chief Amy Barden Says Her Crisis Response Team Still Faces Roadblocks
It's the latest episode of Seattle Nice!
publicola.com/2026/01/26/t...
So much talent. In my top three of 2025.
26.01.2026 23:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
For the youngsters thinking about Minneapolis, the ultimate Northwest punk rock sing-along is POLICE BRUTALITY by Vancouver's own DOA.
youtu.be/ErecV9Xqv1c?...
Try their customer service chat bot. Maybe it knows.
26.01.2026 23:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sometimes weβre just hanging on by the pheromones.
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