Babka
@dibabka.bsky.social
או֜מצװײיִק, דאָלוי פּאָליציי, they/them/zey
Very Serious Political Economist
Very Serious Political Economist
rough new for oregonians :/
The Port of Tillamook Bay has offered to sell the historic blimp hangar for just $1 to anyone willing to preserve it, but repair estimates range up to $50 million.
A storm tore open the roof of this massive Oregon landmark. Will anyone save it?
The Port of Tillamook Bay has offered to sell the historic blimp hangar for just $1 to anyone willing to preserve it, but repair estimates range up to $50 million.
www.oregonlive.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
rough new for oregonians :/
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Tonight at 7pm at Fremont Methodist Church, we're hosting a panel on the US/Israel alliance moderated by DSA member @lydiakiesling.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Tonight at 7pm at Fremont Methodist Church, we're hosting a panel on the US/Israel alliance moderated by DSA member @lydiakiesling.bsky.social
yiddish has a word just for the bimbo dolls 😭
i don’t know why yiddish needs a word just to describe people who are tall yet stupid but you’re not gonna hear me complaining about it
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
yiddish has a word just for the bimbo dolls 😭
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Anyone who makes a “Draft Rayfield for Governor” petition will get so many signatures
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Anyone who makes a “Draft Rayfield for Governor” petition will get so many signatures
sometimes i wonder if i am a little too hair-trigger on escalating bureaucratic issues. like for example today i was prepared to request a DOJ investigation into medicaid waste & abuse bc a medical provider told me i had a 1 hr electrolysis appt then gave me a 45min one
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
sometimes i wonder if i am a little too hair-trigger on escalating bureaucratic issues. like for example today i was prepared to request a DOJ investigation into medicaid waste & abuse bc a medical provider told me i had a 1 hr electrolysis appt then gave me a 45min one
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Idk how many Portlanders are on bsky but if you live in #PDX & rely on/care about public transit, please go do this TriMet survey on their proposed service cuts.
These cuts will be devastating to low-income & disabled folks all over the city, so please be loud about how much these will suck
These cuts will be devastating to low-income & disabled folks all over the city, so please be loud about how much these will suck
Service Change Proposal Survey
We want to hear what you think of our service change proposals for August and November 2026.
trimet.sjc1.qualtrics.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Idk how many Portlanders are on bsky but if you live in #PDX & rely on/care about public transit, please go do this TriMet survey on their proposed service cuts.
These cuts will be devastating to low-income & disabled folks all over the city, so please be loud about how much these will suck
These cuts will be devastating to low-income & disabled folks all over the city, so please be loud about how much these will suck
ok i made my iphone grayscale and it is kinda a game changer fr. just more pleasant overall
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
ok i made my iphone grayscale and it is kinda a game changer fr. just more pleasant overall
this sucks and is a direct consequence of the barely believable incompetence of Oregon’s governing Democrat supermajority trifecta
January 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
this sucks and is a direct consequence of the barely believable incompetence of Oregon’s governing Democrat supermajority trifecta
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This lays at the feet of the state legislature. This is their fault for not doing the job we elected them to do.
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This lays at the feet of the state legislature. This is their fault for not doing the job we elected them to do.
this makes my blood fucking boil. sweeps kill. talk to your neighbors living outside about it and how you can support them. in my experience, having a “respectable” person present & challenging rapid response can make it more likely for folks to keep their belongings
🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Six months of data showing every instance between January and June 2025 in which workers through the city’s Impact Reduction Program took the homes or belongings of people living outdoors.
Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
this makes my blood fucking boil. sweeps kill. talk to your neighbors living outside about it and how you can support them. in my experience, having a “respectable” person present & challenging rapid response can make it more likely for folks to keep their belongings
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my partner and i both read torah today and when we passed each other going to/from the bima our tzitzit got tangled and the rabbi audibly said “oh that’s cute” lmaoo
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
my partner and i both read torah today and when we passed each other going to/from the bima our tzitzit got tangled and the rabbi audibly said “oh that’s cute” lmaoo
my partner and i both read torah today and when we passed each other going to/from the bima our tzitzit got tangled and the rabbi audibly said “oh that’s cute” lmaoo
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
my partner and i both read torah today and when we passed each other going to/from the bima our tzitzit got tangled and the rabbi audibly said “oh that’s cute” lmaoo
the heating pad stays ON during sex
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
the heating pad stays ON during sex
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (August)
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (August)
ELK
It's been over five years since the Thompson Elk statue was removed from its spot in downtown Portland after someone sprayed it with graffiti and built fires in the fountain.
The statue might finally make its return in the spring.
The statue might finally make its return in the spring.
Thompson Elk statue could be standing in downtown Portland again by spring
Portland authorities want to return the Thompson Elk statue to its rightful place downtown after it was damaged in 2020. But the process involves an alphabet soup of jurisdictions and is taking a long time.
www.opb.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
ELK
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
this is so embarrassing. where are they going to get $2 billion? literally nowhere
Oregon transportation officials opted Thursday to move forward with a multi-billion dollar highway project that would reshape Portland’s Rose Quarter.
New phase of Rose Quarter project to proceed, despite funding hole
The Oregon Transportation Commission on Thursday declined to pull the plug on the long-planned effort.
www.opb.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
this is so embarrassing. where are they going to get $2 billion? literally nowhere
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if preschool for all has more resources than it needs for universal preschool we should consider expanding to a full universal childcare program
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
if preschool for all has more resources than it needs for universal preschool we should consider expanding to a full universal childcare program
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this sort of infill development should be legal all across inner SE
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
this sort of infill development should be legal all across inner SE
big pipe is full, folks
you heard it here first, i think we’re gonna get a lil poopy in the river!
December 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
big pipe is full, folks
my gf and i were telling my dad about how someone at shul emailed us both trying to recruit us as Young Jews for an event and he was so confused bc he thought we had created a joint email address?? we’ve been dating less than a year lol
tldr my dad invented a new form of uhauling
tldr my dad invented a new form of uhauling
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
my gf and i were telling my dad about how someone at shul emailed us both trying to recruit us as Young Jews for an event and he was so confused bc he thought we had created a joint email address?? we’ve been dating less than a year lol
tldr my dad invented a new form of uhauling
tldr my dad invented a new form of uhauling
i looked it up and based on the most recent 990s (2023), OPB’s CEO made at least $550k (and potentially another $50k of non-reportable compensation). ghastly
Right now, Oregonians should listen very hard to @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social union. The voices you hear on the radio at OPB are generally poorly-compensated, some working two jobs, and the wage gap between the CEO and the actual journalists is a gap of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i looked it up and based on the most recent 990s (2023), OPB’s CEO made at least $550k (and potentially another $50k of non-reportable compensation). ghastly
started playing hollow knight and it is Very Good (yes i am a bit late to the party)
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
started playing hollow knight and it is Very Good (yes i am a bit late to the party)