Amanda Fritz
@amandafritzrn.bsky.social
Daughter, sister, mother, widow, and grandmother. I was an RN for 27 years & served on the Portland City Council for 12. I live in beautiful Portland Oregon. I like Portland Thorns, Oregon Ducks football, gardening, and cats, not necessarily in that order.
Every photo I see recently of angry orange grandpa with dementia looks like Saturday Night Live skit
Trump administration says it has trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala
Trump administration says it has trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala
The frameworks focus on reducing nontariff barriers and cutting tariffs to zero on American-made goods.
www.kptv.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Every photo I see recently of angry orange grandpa with dementia looks like Saturday Night Live skit
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Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u... #Epstein #MikeJohnson
Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u... #Epstein #MikeJohnson
Yay! I love Eastport Plaza. Westside has Washington Square for indoor mall, Eastside needs Eastport Plaza especially with Lloyd Center redevelopment. Portlanders need indoor places to shop and/or walk, especially now through Spring
A major shopping center in East Portland was awarded a $350,000 grant by Metro with the hopes of bolstering the local economy. https://www.koin.com/news/portland/eastport-plaza-awarded-350000-metro-grant-as-part-of-development-project/?cid=bluesky_
Eastport Plaza awarded $350,000 Metro grant as part of development project
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A major shopping center in East Portland was awarded a $350,000 grant by Metro with the hopes of bolstering the local economy. The Easport Plaza Shopping Center is a 40-acre…
www.koin.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Yay! I love Eastport Plaza. Westside has Washington Square for indoor mall, Eastside needs Eastport Plaza especially with Lloyd Center redevelopment. Portlanders need indoor places to shop and/or walk, especially now through Spring
At start, with many veterans retiring, Sophia out on maternity leave, Morgan out injured all season, they looked like preschool kick-n-chase. Caiya Hanks was the one bright spark then she was out for season. They pulled together and found ways to win. Thanks for joy @thornsfc @rosecityriveters.org
After four coaching changes in the span of five years, the Portland Thorns are back in the NWSL semifinals.
Portland Thorns prepping for NWSL semifinal match airing on KOIN 6
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After four coaching changes in the span of five years, the Portland Thorns are back in the NWSL semifinals. That period marked a time of high highs — like winning a ch…
www.koin.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
At start, with many veterans retiring, Sophia out on maternity leave, Morgan out injured all season, they looked like preschool kick-n-chase. Caiya Hanks was the one bright spark then she was out for season. They pulled together and found ways to win. Thanks for joy @thornsfc @rosecityriveters.org
Read the whole email thread
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Read the whole email thread
Tonight’s vote shows whether MTG really cares about health care costs for her constituents. On the other hand I’m glad she didn’t cave on the Epstein petition. Lauren Boebert too. Many (but not all) elected officials learn and grow as they serve. Always room for more. And even stopped clocks….
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Tonight’s vote shows whether MTG really cares about health care costs for her constituents. On the other hand I’m glad she didn’t cave on the Epstein petition. Lauren Boebert too. Many (but not all) elected officials learn and grow as they serve. Always room for more. And even stopped clocks….
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Portlanders fill pews of The Old Church for political civility forum
Portlanders fill pews of The Old Church for political civility forum
Around 100 Portlanders, including the Portland protest frogs, filled The Old Church’s sanctuary Tuesday night for a forum on political civility.
www.kptv.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Portlanders fill pews of The Old Church for political civility forum
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What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage.
www.kptv.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
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Noting inconsistencies and contradictory evidence at trial, Judge Immergut ended up putting far more stock in the accounts of Portland Police.
Time and Again, Judge Finds Feds’ Testimony Difficult to Believe
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Noting inconsistencies and contradictory evidence at trial, Judge Immergut ended up putting far more stock in the accounts of Portland Police.
I thought about correcting this post with facts on organ donation then decided what the heck, maybe people will sign up to be donors if they think they will be saving 300 lives when they go rather than a few individually precious ones.
Boy’s organ donation to save 300 lives after tragically suffering brain aneurysm on Halloween
Boy’s organ donation to save 300 lives after tragically suffering brain aneurysm on Halloween
A family in Arizona is finding a silver lining in a time of grief and tragedy.
www.kptv.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I thought about correcting this post with facts on organ donation then decided what the heck, maybe people will sign up to be donors if they think they will be saving 300 lives when they go rather than a few individually precious ones.
I question the premise of the conclusion of the article that Arnold will threaten Clark or Zimmerman rather than Green. Like the Don’t Rank Rene campaign, any incumbent can be voted out if enough voters don’t put a nominee anywhere on their ranked choice list.
Eli Arnold, a Portland police officer who ran unsuccessfully for the Portland City Council in 2024, will try again next year to win the same seat.
Portland Cop Eli Arnold Will Run for City Council Again
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I question the premise of the conclusion of the article that Arnold will threaten Clark or Zimmerman rather than Green. Like the Don’t Rank Rene campaign, any incumbent can be voted out if enough voters don’t put a nominee anywhere on their ranked choice list.
This post should have noted Watson and Crick stole research from Rosalind Franklin whose findings informed their work on the double helix. She died of cancer before their honor with the Nobel Prize, which is only conferred on living people.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.
www.kptv.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This post should have noted Watson and Crick stole research from Rosalind Franklin whose findings informed their work on the double helix. She died of cancer before their honor with the Nobel Prize, which is only conferred on living people.
Thanks to all who searched for him. Sending love to his family
The week-long search for a missing hunter at the Mount Hood National Forest has been suspended, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.
Search for missing hunter at Mt. Hood National Forest suspended, sheriff’s office says
The week-long search for a missing hunter at the Mount Hood National Forest has been suspended, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.
www.kptv.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Thanks to all who searched for him. Sending love to his family
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I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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It’s important to note this was a procedural action, not a ruling on the merits of the underlying case. Justice Jackson wasn’t siding with the Trump administration; she was making sure the legal process unfolded correctly and fairly.
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s important to note this was a procedural action, not a ruling on the merits of the underlying case. Justice Jackson wasn’t siding with the Trump administration; she was making sure the legal process unfolded correctly and fairly.
apnews.com/article/snap...
apnews.com/article/snap...
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Woo hoo! I appreciate protestors staying peaceful, also @ppbchief.bsky.social for leading local officers found well able to manage the protests.
There are many news sites posting this information but this image is by far the best I’ve seen.
There are many news sites posting this information but this image is by far the best I’ve seen.
After a three-day trial, U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut rejects Trump’s rationale for to deploying military to Portland.
Judge Sides With Oregon in National Guard Case
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Woo hoo! I appreciate protestors staying peaceful, also @ppbchief.bsky.social for leading local officers found well able to manage the protests.
There are many news sites posting this information but this image is by far the best I’ve seen.
There are many news sites posting this information but this image is by far the best I’ve seen.
Very grateful to Portland voters for supporting our Parks. We still need more funding, and for the Council to abide by laws to add ongoing funding when new facilities come on line, and for half of one time money every budget to go to maintenance in parks, transportation and emergency management.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Very grateful to Portland voters for supporting our Parks. We still need more funding, and for the Council to abide by laws to add ongoing funding when new facilities come on line, and for half of one time money every budget to go to maintenance in parks, transportation and emergency management.
Please vote Yes on Parks levy. It’s not the ideal solution and more will be needed (like the restaurant and takeout tax Nick Fish and I supported like in Ashland which gets tourists and affluent people to pay to support parks) but a Yes vote shows how much we appreciate parks and park workers
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Please vote Yes on Parks levy. It’s not the ideal solution and more will be needed (like the restaurant and takeout tax Nick Fish and I supported like in Ashland which gets tourists and affluent people to pay to support parks) but a Yes vote shows how much we appreciate parks and park workers
As a retired person who lives alone except for my cat who insists it’s dinner time from noon on regardless of the season, I’m choosing to stay on summer time for at least a week except for making sure I don’t show up early for @rosecityriveters.org @thornsfc.com game Sunday. Love being off the clock
November 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
As a retired person who lives alone except for my cat who insists it’s dinner time from noon on regardless of the season, I’m choosing to stay on summer time for at least a week except for making sure I don’t show up early for @rosecityriveters.org @thornsfc.com game Sunday. Love being off the clock
“the wreck spurred many “incredible” safety improvements, said Frederick Stonehouse, whose 1977 book “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was the first of dozens…
Whereas a similar-sized ship would be lost on the lakes every six or seven years before the Fitzgerald, none has gone down since then”
Whereas a similar-sized ship would be lost on the lakes every six or seven years before the Fitzgerald, none has gone down since then”
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes.
‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later
Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.”
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November 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“the wreck spurred many “incredible” safety improvements, said Frederick Stonehouse, whose 1977 book “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was the first of dozens…
Whereas a similar-sized ship would be lost on the lakes every six or seven years before the Fitzgerald, none has gone down since then”
Whereas a similar-sized ship would be lost on the lakes every six or seven years before the Fitzgerald, none has gone down since then”
Dang, was hoping the Blue Jays would win. Most entertaining World Series for a long time, and I don’t generally like baseball. “Both sides played hard”.
BREAKING: The Dodgers are the first team in nearly three decades to repeat as World Series champions, beating the Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7.
Dodgers win Game 7 in extra-inning thriller to claim second straight World Series title
Get the latest World Series news as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays meet in Game 7 of the MLB championship.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Dang, was hoping the Blue Jays would win. Most entertaining World Series for a long time, and I don’t generally like baseball. “Both sides played hard”.
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Just did the math, and if the parks levy passes, the property taxes on my home will still be less than they were in 2020, after adjusting for inflation.
October 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Just did the math, and if the parks levy passes, the property taxes on my home will still be less than they were in 2020, after adjusting for inflation.
Try Portlandloo.com. Requires servicing but makes public restrooms for seniors and children and anyone else needs to go accessible
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Try Portlandloo.com. Requires servicing but makes public restrooms for seniors and children and anyone else needs to go accessible
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god, i love the sky. every now and then you'll just be going about your day and then WHUMF whole lake gets dropped on you. fantastic stuff
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
god, i love the sky. every now and then you'll just be going about your day and then WHUMF whole lake gets dropped on you. fantastic stuff