David
@davidmackenzie.bsky.social
Woke piece of shit posting into the void
It’s incredible that they have this level of paranoia about China and then support a president actively undermining our efforts to counter it.
HINSON: As a mom, I think about watching a baby monitor. That's a very intimate moment with your baby and to think the Chinese could be spying on your morning routine
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s incredible that they have this level of paranoia about China and then support a president actively undermining our efforts to counter it.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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Well, "very good news" was an understatement www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2...
1803 Fund acquires Portland grain silos in $70 million investment for Black community
The Phil Knight-backed organization expects to generate hundreds of jobs and nearly $700 million in economic impact through redevelopment of historic Albina properties.
www.oregonlive.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Well, "very good news" was an understatement www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2...
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Oregon’s largest transit agency, the Portland metro area’s TriMet system, announced on Wednesday that 26 administrative employees were laid off. The agency said it eliminated 68 positions in total, and half of these roles were already vacant.
TriMet announces layoffs and service cuts to address $300M shortfall
The Portland-area transit agency said rising costs, declining ridership and uncertain funding are to blame for the budget gap.
www.opb.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Oregon’s largest transit agency, the Portland metro area’s TriMet system, announced on Wednesday that 26 administrative employees were laid off. The agency said it eliminated 68 positions in total, and half of these roles were already vacant.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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NEW: Class-action lawsuit filed today challenges the Trump administration's anti-trans bathroom ban for federal employees.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Class certification motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Class certification motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: Class-action lawsuit filed today challenges the Trump administration's anti-trans bathroom ban for federal employees.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Class certification motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Class certification motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
oh ok
Q: Trump accused Democrats of seditious behavior punishable by death. Does the president want to execute members of Congress?
LEAVITT: No
LEAVITT: No
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
oh ok
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
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Good
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Good
I’ve been a renter and a homeowner. I don’t love voting for new property taxes, but I do it for the greater good. If Portland does well, real estate prices go up, which is good for me the homeowner, so can Dan Ryan please chill out for a second?
Councilor Sameer Kanal diagnosed the different sides of this issue as “status quo versus change.” He pointed out that half of Portlanders are renters, but they've been underrepresented in local leadership, and cast aside accordingly. Ryan seemed to take that as an affront to homeowners like himself.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’ve been a renter and a homeowner. I don’t love voting for new property taxes, but I do it for the greater good. If Portland does well, real estate prices go up, which is good for me the homeowner, so can Dan Ryan please chill out for a second?
What will be interesting to see is if there are knock-on effects. Big companies like Microsoft will pressure their vendors to adopt similar processes, so will we see those vendors also back off from diversity reports?
Tech companies are backing away from creating diversity reports.
Microsoft, which released its annual diversity and inclusion report in 2024, is choosing to not do one in 2025.
www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...
Microsoft, which released its annual diversity and inclusion report in 2024, is choosing to not do one in 2025.
www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What will be interesting to see is if there are knock-on effects. Big companies like Microsoft will pressure their vendors to adopt similar processes, so will we see those vendors also back off from diversity reports?
The high cost of childcare is the number one reason my partner and I never had kids. If Republicans actually want more American-born children, they’d do well to replicate this nationwide (gift link)
In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All
The state aims to give children a better start, but faces supply and staffing concerns.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The high cost of childcare is the number one reason my partner and I never had kids. If Republicans actually want more American-born children, they’d do well to replicate this nationwide (gift link)
“We want them to be homeless, just not anywhere we can see or be forced to interact with them.”
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "We definitely don't want homeless on the street"
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“We want them to be homeless, just not anywhere we can see or be forced to interact with them.”
This works for toothpaste, not for lifesaving treatments, but what do I know.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This works for toothpaste, not for lifesaving treatments, but what do I know.
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fuck it. i want it all.
i want a new spoon album. a new radiohead album. a new national album. a new wilco album. the new pornographers should give it another go. and isn’t it time james mercer tried again with the shins? i’m even willing to accept a grizzly bear revival if that’s what it takes
i want a new spoon album. a new radiohead album. a new national album. a new wilco album. the new pornographers should give it another go. and isn’t it time james mercer tried again with the shins? i’m even willing to accept a grizzly bear revival if that’s what it takes
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
fuck it. i want it all.
i want a new spoon album. a new radiohead album. a new national album. a new wilco album. the new pornographers should give it another go. and isn’t it time james mercer tried again with the shins? i’m even willing to accept a grizzly bear revival if that’s what it takes
i want a new spoon album. a new radiohead album. a new national album. a new wilco album. the new pornographers should give it another go. and isn’t it time james mercer tried again with the shins? i’m even willing to accept a grizzly bear revival if that’s what it takes
We ignore British politics at our own peril. Brexit preceded Trump by months and was based on the same issues of grievance.
Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We ignore British politics at our own peril. Brexit preceded Trump by months and was based on the same issues of grievance.
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Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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Family Enters Crisis Talks After Learning Restaurant Has 45-Minute Wait http://theonion.com/family-enters-crisis-talks-after-learning-restaurant-ha-1819577952/
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Family Enters Crisis Talks After Learning Restaurant Has 45-Minute Wait http://theonion.com/family-enters-crisis-talks-after-learning-restaurant-ha-1819577952/
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I have written a lot about the perils of poorly maintained (and leaf-filled) bike lanes. That didn’t stop me from wiping out in one just now, falling on my face and scraping up my knee pretty badly. This is a truly hazardous situation, @pbotinfo.bsky.social. When are you going to do something?
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I have written a lot about the perils of poorly maintained (and leaf-filled) bike lanes. That didn’t stop me from wiping out in one just now, falling on my face and scraping up my knee pretty badly. This is a truly hazardous situation, @pbotinfo.bsky.social. When are you going to do something?
“The Epstein files are a distraction for Democrats. Middle America doesn’t care about child sexual assault and corruption!”
— Ezra Klein, probably
— Ezra Klein, probably
The House votes 427-1 to approve a measure that would require the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
House votes to approve releasing the Epstein files by a near unanimous margin
The measure would compel the DOJ to release files regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It now goes to the Senate, where some lawmakers want extra guardrails around what can be released.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“The Epstein files are a distraction for Democrats. Middle America doesn’t care about child sexual assault and corruption!”
— Ezra Klein, probably
— Ezra Klein, probably
No, really???
Also this:
“There have been at least seven crashes since the launch of its Austin trial in July, although Tesla continues to redact the data it provides to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”
Also this:
“There have been at least seven crashes since the launch of its Austin trial in July, although Tesla continues to redact the data it provides to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”
Being a human safety driver in an autonomous car is a relatively hard task, and it appears Tesla isn't being as diligent as it should be in training its employees.
Tesla safety driver falls asleep during passenger’s robotaxi ride
A Reddit user posted video of his safety driver sleeping at the wheel in San Fransisco.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
No, really???
Also this:
“There have been at least seven crashes since the launch of its Austin trial in July, although Tesla continues to redact the data it provides to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”
Also this:
“There have been at least seven crashes since the launch of its Austin trial in July, although Tesla continues to redact the data it provides to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”
Maybe we shouldn’t replicate federal tax code anymore?
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week to consider some major cuts to current spending levels as a large revenue deficit looms. That’s because the state’s tax code automatically replicates new federal tax cuts, including ones passed this summer that will reduce state revenue. buff.ly/kIxKhTd
Lawmakers might tap two reserve funds to fill Oregon’s budget deficit. What are they? • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon has two reserve funds meant to ensure state agencies and services remain whole and public school budgets aren’t throttled.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Maybe we shouldn’t replicate federal tax code anymore?
If we didn’t still have pervasive sexism I’m pretty sure the only use the government would have for gender is statistics.
For medical files you need to record somebody's sex, of course that's relevant for doctors. But my driver's license doesn't list all my medical info that's irrelevant for using it as an ID (or driving). We could get along just fine without listing sex/gender on stuff where it simply doesn't matter.
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If we didn’t still have pervasive sexism I’m pretty sure the only use the government would have for gender is statistics.