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I'm famous so I'm keeping this anonymous for now. just kidding—everyone's famous in small town social media, aren't they? Wearied activist. Also wary, but I meant weary.
My 2025 goals: 1) Join bsky. 2) Read more. Halfway there!
My 2025 goals: 1) Join bsky. 2) Read more. Halfway there!
Argh @bsky.app when will you do something abt this visual unpleasantry, the spinning circle? I might've been addicted to this site by now if that one feature wasn't so obnoxious.
Settings for video autoplay: Off
Spinning circle: still On
Ex of what I see in my timeline, causing me to shut the app:
Settings for video autoplay: Off
Spinning circle: still On
Ex of what I see in my timeline, causing me to shut the app:
a black and white circle with a gray stripe in the middle on a white background .
Alt: a black and white circle with a gray stripe in the middle on a white background SPINNING
media.tenor.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Argh @bsky.app when will you do something abt this visual unpleasantry, the spinning circle? I might've been addicted to this site by now if that one feature wasn't so obnoxious.
Settings for video autoplay: Off
Spinning circle: still On
Ex of what I see in my timeline, causing me to shut the app:
Settings for video autoplay: Off
Spinning circle: still On
Ex of what I see in my timeline, causing me to shut the app:
For this reason among others I do not swallow my toothpaste or mouthwash.
Science food for thought...
"What is more, some studies suggest fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of bone fractures"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
"What is more, some studies suggest fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of bone fractures"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Denser but Not Stronger? Fluoride-Induced Bone Growth and Increased Risk of Hip Fractures
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
For this reason among others I do not swallow my toothpaste or mouthwash.
Science food for thought...
"What is more, some studies suggest fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of bone fractures"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
"What is more, some studies suggest fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of bone fractures"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Denser but Not Stronger? Fluoride-Induced Bone Growth and Increased Risk of Hip Fractures
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Science food for thought...
"What is more, some studies suggest fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of bone fractures"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
"What is more, some studies suggest fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of bone fractures"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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there's one day left to submit public comment on the Trump administration's plans to end the roadless rule in our public lands.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...
www.federalregister.gov
September 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
there's one day left to submit public comment on the Trump administration's plans to end the roadless rule in our public lands.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
For Oregon's LC2 hearing Monday, somebody wrote, "Please....please consider alternatives that punish us and our fellow Oregonians." Uh, did ORleg admin leave out a word?
That letter in particular made me think a lot abt "affordable" housing. See if you can find it amid the 100s of LC2 testimonials.
That letter in particular made me think a lot abt "affordable" housing. See if you can find it amid the 100s of LC2 testimonials.
August 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
For Oregon's LC2 hearing Monday, somebody wrote, "Please....please consider alternatives that punish us and our fellow Oregonians." Uh, did ORleg admin leave out a word?
That letter in particular made me think a lot abt "affordable" housing. See if you can find it amid the 100s of LC2 testimonials.
That letter in particular made me think a lot abt "affordable" housing. See if you can find it amid the 100s of LC2 testimonials.
If Kotek will "eliminate existing statutory language" about tolling, does that mean scrapping HB 2017 altogether, or just the part about tolling? @dirquez.bsky.social
Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday she has a recipe to successfully divert mass layoffs at the state’s transportation agency — and it doesn’t look too different from a plan lawmakers failed to pass last month.
On tap for Oregon special session: 6-cent gas tax hike, transit funding and more
Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday she expects her proposal will pass in the Aug. 29 session.
www.opb.org
July 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If Kotek will "eliminate existing statutory language" about tolling, does that mean scrapping HB 2017 altogether, or just the part about tolling? @dirquez.bsky.social
Well, it's late July & I may've given up on my New Year's resolution "I'm-so-well-read-&-up-on-the-latest-literary-fiction" reading list. Now reading Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives🤷♀️
Thoughts one third in: as written, I doubt it would've gotten published nowadays (& I don't just mean stylistically)
Thoughts one third in: as written, I doubt it would've gotten published nowadays (& I don't just mean stylistically)
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Well, it's late July & I may've given up on my New Year's resolution "I'm-so-well-read-&-up-on-the-latest-literary-fiction" reading list. Now reading Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives🤷♀️
Thoughts one third in: as written, I doubt it would've gotten published nowadays (& I don't just mean stylistically)
Thoughts one third in: as written, I doubt it would've gotten published nowadays (& I don't just mean stylistically)
Having a great bicycle socio-culture isn't the same thing as having a great bike transportation system & infrastructure, just as a prevailing car culture isn't the same thing as a safe & efficient system of car transportation for the masses
Also, one of these systems is much costlier than the other
Also, one of these systems is much costlier than the other
July 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Having a great bicycle socio-culture isn't the same thing as having a great bike transportation system & infrastructure, just as a prevailing car culture isn't the same thing as a safe & efficient system of car transportation for the masses
Also, one of these systems is much costlier than the other
Also, one of these systems is much costlier than the other
Dontcha love these "one roll is two" & even "1 roll = 4 rolls" marketing ploys...
Hey toilet paper/logging companies! Check out the new special mega dollar, it equals 4 regular dollars so we pay a fourth of your price mkay?
Hey toilet paper/logging companies! Check out the new special mega dollar, it equals 4 regular dollars so we pay a fourth of your price mkay?
July 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Dontcha love these "one roll is two" & even "1 roll = 4 rolls" marketing ploys...
Hey toilet paper/logging companies! Check out the new special mega dollar, it equals 4 regular dollars so we pay a fourth of your price mkay?
Hey toilet paper/logging companies! Check out the new special mega dollar, it equals 4 regular dollars so we pay a fourth of your price mkay?
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San Francisco: very hilly, and one of the most bike-friendly cities in North America
Posts about urban biking in Dutch cities are routinely replied to with something like “well, they have the big advantage of being relatively flat.”
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter decisions.
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter decisions.
July 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
San Francisco: very hilly, and one of the most bike-friendly cities in North America
Great point, not to mention in Lincoln County, one commissioner's banned from his office & one local mayor was "fired" by her city council for allegedly being mean to staff. Two other letters to the editor defend Gomberg, glossing right over that part of the story. Is it ok to harangue staff or not?
Readers respond: Gomberg article proves Howland quote
Readers respond: Gomberg article proves Howland quote
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
www.oregonlive.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great point, not to mention in Lincoln County, one commissioner's banned from his office & one local mayor was "fired" by her city council for allegedly being mean to staff. Two other letters to the editor defend Gomberg, glossing right over that part of the story. Is it ok to harangue staff or not?
TIL there's also a cartoonist named David Gomberg; this article's not about that Gomberg. This is about the World Kiting Hall of Fame member, a fact I also just learned about our state rep while looking for more news about his driveway
No road pics before 2020, really? Not even dash or bikecam vid?
No road pics before 2020, really? Not even dash or bikecam vid?
“I would not want the fire survivors living in Highland Estates to be disadvantaged simply because a legislator also lives on the same street,” he said.
An Oregon lawmaker pushed to fix his road with wildfire recovery money. He says it’s his job
“I would not want the fire survivors living in Highland Estates to be disadvantaged simply because a legislator also lives on the same street,” he said.
www.oregonlive.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
TIL there's also a cartoonist named David Gomberg; this article's not about that Gomberg. This is about the World Kiting Hall of Fame member, a fact I also just learned about our state rep while looking for more news about his driveway
No road pics before 2020, really? Not even dash or bikecam vid?
No road pics before 2020, really? Not even dash or bikecam vid?
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I have begun commuting primary via bike, and probably 70% of my ride is this, which is wonderful, and lovely, and I wish y’all could have this commute as well.
May 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I have begun commuting primary via bike, and probably 70% of my ride is this, which is wonderful, and lovely, and I wish y’all could have this commute as well.
In line at a grocery store in David Gomberg's district, this story caught my eye & made me buy the Sunday paper. If a woman hadn't been ahead of me trying to get help figuring out the labyrinthine bus schedule I'd have missed it
More disappointment from the "I’d rather tax bicycle tires" #ORleg rep
More disappointment from the "I’d rather tax bicycle tires" #ORleg rep
July 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In line at a grocery store in David Gomberg's district, this story caught my eye & made me buy the Sunday paper. If a woman hadn't been ahead of me trying to get help figuring out the labyrinthine bus schedule I'd have missed it
More disappointment from the "I’d rather tax bicycle tires" #ORleg rep
More disappointment from the "I’d rather tax bicycle tires" #ORleg rep
"Fortify Holdings could not be reached by telephone or email. Contact Information for Keys could not be found."
Oregon's ODHS partnered with him on wildfire housing on the Oregon coast; maybe one of the #ORleg house reps or senators has his number in their rolodex?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Oregon's ODHS partnered with him on wildfire housing on the Oregon coast; maybe one of the #ORleg house reps or senators has his number in their rolodex?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
The Dirt: $16.7 million project planned for Grandview/Thorpe area
Seven buildings totaling 168 units of apartment housing is part of a project being pursued by developers, according to plans submitted to the city of Spokane.
www.spokesman.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"Fortify Holdings could not be reached by telephone or email. Contact Information for Keys could not be found."
Oregon's ODHS partnered with him on wildfire housing on the Oregon coast; maybe one of the #ORleg house reps or senators has his number in their rolodex?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Oregon's ODHS partnered with him on wildfire housing on the Oregon coast; maybe one of the #ORleg house reps or senators has his number in their rolodex?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
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This is a pretty deep dive into various Oregon legislative things and is worth the read just for that and to understand how things work. It's not about bikes.
"Republicans will say whatever emotional message will get their story across, so it’s really easy to gin up emotions when you don’t have to have any concern whatsoever for the truth... that propaganda works. It works on Democrats as well..." - House Rep Mark Gamba
bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...
bikeportland.org/2025/07/02/h...
House Rep Mark Gamba speaks out on why Democrats didn't pass a transportation bill
The former Milwaukie mayor opens up about what went wrong.
bikeportland.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is a pretty deep dive into various Oregon legislative things and is worth the read just for that and to understand how things work. It's not about bikes.
Haha, that cover photo's a sight I've seen for years from the window of the Lincoln County bus.
I'm just catching up on this sudden transportation package fail. Weird former ORLeg characters are bubbling up like that Hwy 101 asphalt in the various reporting, including the one & only Hot Coupon Mama
I'm just catching up on this sudden transportation package fail. Weird former ORLeg characters are bubbling up like that Hwy 101 asphalt in the various reporting, including the one & only Hot Coupon Mama
NEW: Democrats' major road-funding bill is dead. The party is scrambling to instead pass a 3-cent gas tax increase. #orleg #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Oregon Democrats’ major transportation bill is dead, sources say
Oregon's Democratic party was scrambling Friday to come up with a modest alternative to its multi-billion dollar road funding bill.
www.opb.org
June 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Haha, that cover photo's a sight I've seen for years from the window of the Lincoln County bus.
I'm just catching up on this sudden transportation package fail. Weird former ORLeg characters are bubbling up like that Hwy 101 asphalt in the various reporting, including the one & only Hot Coupon Mama
I'm just catching up on this sudden transportation package fail. Weird former ORLeg characters are bubbling up like that Hwy 101 asphalt in the various reporting, including the one & only Hot Coupon Mama
Growing a garden is a very unvegan activity.
It's just that the organisms killed in the pursuit of vegetables are small & lack fur.
Even if drowning in a strategically placed jar of beer is a better (and sort of voluntary) way to go than getting chopped in half by a shovel, it's still slug murder.
It's just that the organisms killed in the pursuit of vegetables are small & lack fur.
Even if drowning in a strategically placed jar of beer is a better (and sort of voluntary) way to go than getting chopped in half by a shovel, it's still slug murder.
May 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Growing a garden is a very unvegan activity.
It's just that the organisms killed in the pursuit of vegetables are small & lack fur.
Even if drowning in a strategically placed jar of beer is a better (and sort of voluntary) way to go than getting chopped in half by a shovel, it's still slug murder.
It's just that the organisms killed in the pursuit of vegetables are small & lack fur.
Even if drowning in a strategically placed jar of beer is a better (and sort of voluntary) way to go than getting chopped in half by a shovel, it's still slug murder.
"Bicycle crashes are not bike accidents. Lawyers in the Bike Law Network have handled thousands of them and we know the difference" www.bikelaw.com
Bike Law
We are a network of independent bicycle accident lawyers across the United States and Canada.
www.bikelaw.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Bicycle crashes are not bike accidents. Lawyers in the Bike Law Network have handled thousands of them and we know the difference" www.bikelaw.com
Get to the Point! So many good ad campaign slogans for this Oregon bus service...
www.oregon-point.com/routes/north...
www.oregon-point.com/routes/north...
NorthWest (Portland-Astoria) - POINT
The NorthWest Route provides daily bus service between downtown Portland and the Northwest Oregon Coast, serving a total of eight cities along the route.
www.oregon-point.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Get to the Point! So many good ad campaign slogans for this Oregon bus service...
www.oregon-point.com/routes/north...
www.oregon-point.com/routes/north...
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"An incredible tree that clings to life for years. There is an extraordinary tree on Kalaloch Beach, within the Olympic National Park, in Washington, United States, that some people call “Arvore of Life” because it is suspended in a huge buraco and is clinging to life."
via Big Tree Seekers
via Big Tree Seekers
May 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"An incredible tree that clings to life for years. There is an extraordinary tree on Kalaloch Beach, within the Olympic National Park, in Washington, United States, that some people call “Arvore of Life” because it is suspended in a huge buraco and is clinging to life."
via Big Tree Seekers
via Big Tree Seekers
Oregon Coast Breaking News article on the latest Lincoln County board of commissioners meeting (next meeting is a week from today)
#PublicComment on #PublicComments in #LincolnCountyOR
www.oregoncoastbreakingnews.com/post/commiss...
#PublicComment on #PublicComments in #LincolnCountyOR
www.oregoncoastbreakingnews.com/post/commiss...
Commissioners Get Feedback On Public Comment
There were several who showed up at the last board of commissioners (BOC) meeting on May 21st to voice their concerns regarding giving public comment during commissioners' meetings. During the May 7th...
www.oregoncoastbreakingnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Oregon Coast Breaking News article on the latest Lincoln County board of commissioners meeting (next meeting is a week from today)
#PublicComment on #PublicComments in #LincolnCountyOR
www.oregoncoastbreakingnews.com/post/commiss...
#PublicComment on #PublicComments in #LincolnCountyOR
www.oregoncoastbreakingnews.com/post/commiss...
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UPDATE: The gov. reverses course on this one:
Gov. Tina Kotek reverses course on Eugene Weekly theft suspect’s extradition
Kotek overrules initial denial, approves extradition of former business manager from Ohio to face embezzlement charges in Lane County.
www.oregonlive.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
UPDATE: The gov. reverses course on this one: