Aleen
@aleen.bsky.social
Aleen [uh-lean], noun: Podcaster, reader, writer, knitter, nerd. Queer. A work in progress.
🌲 Portland, Oregon
🌲 Portland, Oregon
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Them: Did you hear that two police officers were shot in Portland? Those antifa protestors are not nice!
Me: That wasn't a shooting at a protest. The police were called because someone was threatening another person with a knife.
Them: 🙄
Me: That wasn't a shooting at a protest. The police were called because someone was threatening another person with a knife.
Them: 🙄
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Them: Did you hear that two police officers were shot in Portland? Those antifa protestors are not nice!
Me: That wasn't a shooting at a protest. The police were called because someone was threatening another person with a knife.
Them: 🙄
Me: That wasn't a shooting at a protest. The police were called because someone was threatening another person with a knife.
Them: 🙄
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"History will not look kindly upon______"
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"History will not look kindly upon______"
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
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the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
One of the things I really encourage my friends (and in another life, my clients) to remember: not everyone is in your audience—not everyone is your customer.
It is actually a good business practice to not attempt to appease everyone.
It is actually a good business practice to not attempt to appease everyone.
Look at this absolute queen
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
One of the things I really encourage my friends (and in another life, my clients) to remember: not everyone is in your audience—not everyone is your customer.
It is actually a good business practice to not attempt to appease everyone.
It is actually a good business practice to not attempt to appease everyone.
It is deeply weird to be buying a house at this particular juncture in world history.
It's a concrete proclamation of hope in the future during a profoundly uncertain time.
It's a concrete proclamation of hope in the future during a profoundly uncertain time.
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
It is deeply weird to be buying a house at this particular juncture in world history.
It's a concrete proclamation of hope in the future during a profoundly uncertain time.
It's a concrete proclamation of hope in the future during a profoundly uncertain time.
Fender's upcoming over-ear headphones sound excellent!
No pun intended.
www.soundguys.com/i-didnt-exp...
No pun intended.
www.soundguys.com/i-didnt-exp...
I didn’t expect Fender to steal CES, but its over-ear headphones did
I saw a lot of flashy tech at CES, but Fender’s first over-ear headphones stood out: they’re modular, repairable, and feature-rich.
www.soundguys.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Fender's upcoming over-ear headphones sound excellent!
No pun intended.
www.soundguys.com/i-didnt-exp...
No pun intended.
www.soundguys.com/i-didnt-exp...
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when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
ICE is targeting Hmong families in St. Paul as they go door to door looking for people to kidnap. they’re asking “do you have any Asian neighbors”
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
I can't help but wonder if Apple will actually dedicate resources to the apps included in Creator Studio, because their track record there is...not excellent.
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I can't help but wonder if Apple will actually dedicate resources to the apps included in Creator Studio, because their track record there is...not excellent.
Anna is cool as hell and you should follow her.
Hullo! I’m Anna Megill, a veteran video game writer & author. I write big, fancy AAA games like Fable, Control, Dishonored: DOTO, & Avatar: FoP. I’m currently the Lead Writer on Cyberpunk 2 for CD PROJEKT RED. I live in Boston with my shy baby kitty Mirri & run The Discord for Interactive Narrative
January 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Anna is cool as hell and you should follow her.
I know that the logistic/legal aspect home buying is never the most fun, but home buying when you have an anxiety disorder is a special kind of hell.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I know that the logistic/legal aspect home buying is never the most fun, but home buying when you have an anxiety disorder is a special kind of hell.
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The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
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Really wishing I’d had time to take that street first aid class. Does anyone have a good graphic/visual card for pepper spray? Is there a recommended pocket-size first aid kit?
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Really wishing I’d had time to take that street first aid class. Does anyone have a good graphic/visual card for pepper spray? Is there a recommended pocket-size first aid kit?
According to the listings, every house here is located in one of Portland's most desirable neighborhoods.
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
According to the listings, every house here is located in one of Portland's most desirable neighborhoods.
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Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
Some people are probably saying that giving in to fear is letting Them win, because They want us to be afraid.
The thing is, it's normal and rational to be afraid. Fear is not the problem.
Choosing to stand by and do nothing in the face of fear is the problem.
Bravery is a choice.
The thing is, it's normal and rational to be afraid. Fear is not the problem.
Choosing to stand by and do nothing in the face of fear is the problem.
Bravery is a choice.
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Some people are probably saying that giving in to fear is letting Them win, because They want us to be afraid.
The thing is, it's normal and rational to be afraid. Fear is not the problem.
Choosing to stand by and do nothing in the face of fear is the problem.
Bravery is a choice.
The thing is, it's normal and rational to be afraid. Fear is not the problem.
Choosing to stand by and do nothing in the face of fear is the problem.
Bravery is a choice.
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the desert looks so different in the rain
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
the desert looks so different in the rain
We're in danger.
COMMENTARY: It seems an increasing number of Americans, including elected leaders and journalists, are afraid to tell the truth about what happened on January 6. That's dangerous.
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We're in danger.
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Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64
Also neat at CES: HP’s battery-powered PC built into a keyboard. Sort of a screenless laptop.
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64
- iPad (mini? Pro? Not sure.)
- knitting project
- black cat
- knitting project
- black cat
8. You are being sold as an action figure. What accessories would you come with?
January 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
- iPad (mini? Pro? Not sure.)
- knitting project
- black cat
- knitting project
- black cat
learn to read Hangeul with a story fast
YouTube video by sochourner
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Phoenix apartment is empty, keys are turned in, and J is on his way back to Portland.
Gonna call my representatives on this last day of Arizona residency and then I am officially moved!
Gonna call my representatives on this last day of Arizona residency and then I am officially moved!
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Phoenix apartment is empty, keys are turned in, and J is on his way back to Portland.
Gonna call my representatives on this last day of Arizona residency and then I am officially moved!
Gonna call my representatives on this last day of Arizona residency and then I am officially moved!
Because I have developed an intellectual crush on a specific historian, I've been watching a lot of documentaries on medieval England. You know how people were able to effect change over and over and over again?
Peasant revolts.
Peasant revolts.
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Because I have developed an intellectual crush on a specific historian, I've been watching a lot of documentaries on medieval England. You know how people were able to effect change over and over and over again?
Peasant revolts.
Peasant revolts.
I've been planning on writing a blog post about why J & I are still so diligent about wearing masks when we're inside with other people.
This post from @augieray.bsky.social encapsulates it: medium.com/@augieray_66...
This post from @augieray.bsky.social encapsulates it: medium.com/@augieray_66...
I’ve Read 3,000 Studies About COVID: Here’s What You’re Ignoring That Could (Still) Harm You or a…
Six years ago today, on December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in China was informed of several cases of a…
medium.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I've been planning on writing a blog post about why J & I are still so diligent about wearing masks when we're inside with other people.
This post from @augieray.bsky.social encapsulates it: medium.com/@augieray_66...
This post from @augieray.bsky.social encapsulates it: medium.com/@augieray_66...
oh ffs
So many failures in one small image
huh so Google is kicking off the new year by pissing off knitters that’s fun
January 2, 2026 at 2:44 AM
oh ffs