Michelle DuBarry
@dubarrypie.bsky.social
Writer of grants and occasional essays.
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Michelle DuBarry
@dubarrypie.bsky.social
· Aug 18
Staying Tender
Listening to parents who are newly grieving, I notice the places where their voices break. It is not when they describe the concrete details of suffering and lifeless bodies; it is in the emptiness th...
www.thesunmagazine.org
My essay in The Sun Magazine is a love letter to bereaved parents, my friends, and a dog named Shitter. I hope you will read!
In this hotel lobby at 6:30 am a man is talking loudly about livestock futures (volatile). His ringtone is a cow moo. A bull elk is mounted on the wall behind him, wearing a Santa hat. A very Montana morning
December 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In this hotel lobby at 6:30 am a man is talking loudly about livestock futures (volatile). His ringtone is a cow moo. A bull elk is mounted on the wall behind him, wearing a Santa hat. A very Montana morning
I would knock a million doors, fundraise, cartwheel down the middle of my street for a candidate who promised to tax the rich and fully fund schools. I am not even sure I can muster energy to fill in the bubble on my ballot for whatever this is.
Cutting property taxes for Oregonians affected by wildfires. Canceling planned freeway tolls. Pausing local new taxes in the Portland area. We have to keep going to make life more affordable for Oregonians.
December 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I would knock a million doors, fundraise, cartwheel down the middle of my street for a candidate who promised to tax the rich and fully fund schools. I am not even sure I can muster energy to fill in the bubble on my ballot for whatever this is.
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With friends like these, who needs Republicans?
Cutting property taxes for Oregonians affected by wildfires. Canceling planned freeway tolls. Pausing local new taxes in the Portland area. We have to keep going to make life more affordable for Oregonians.
December 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
With friends like these, who needs Republicans?
A wrenching story about gun and traffic violence. Buried in this story is the fact that the 11yo's father had also been killed in a crash five years earlier. What a sweet kid. What senseless loss. Appreciate the depth of reporting by @noellecrombie.bsky.social 💔
He tried to save himself. He killed an 11-year-old instead
An explosive collision in the summer of 2023 came amid a historic surge in both fatal traffic crashes and shootings.
www.oregonlive.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A wrenching story about gun and traffic violence. Buried in this story is the fact that the 11yo's father had also been killed in a crash five years earlier. What a sweet kid. What senseless loss. Appreciate the depth of reporting by @noellecrombie.bsky.social 💔
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From my own niche: institutions of higher education should stop chasing trends, work internally to assert a set of values, and then build curriculum around those values.
just a collection of "inevitable" multi-billion dollar tech that was going to be the future of everything until everyone in the audience who was supposed to just get on board said "lol no"
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
From my own niche: institutions of higher education should stop chasing trends, work internally to assert a set of values, and then build curriculum around those values.
Tragically this cookie lost its arm while being transferred to the cooling rack
December 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tragically this cookie lost its arm while being transferred to the cooling rack
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Just noting that no one is ever going to seize a tanker full of solar energy
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U.S. seizes ‘very large’ oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, Trump says
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just noting that no one is ever going to seize a tanker full of solar energy
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
RFK 🤝 my 2009 Portland, OR new mom support group
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
RFK 🤝 my 2009 Portland, OR new mom support group
I just got a public opinion poll that asked if I would support using Preschool for All surplus funds to compensate victims of property crime 🙃
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I just got a public opinion poll that asked if I would support using Preschool for All surplus funds to compensate victims of property crime 🙃
This story is so upsetting. I wonder if Portland law enforcement would be open to talking with crash victims/surviving family members about driver accountability.
Despite the driver's admission of guilt, a solid witness statement, and irrefutable video evidence, PPB Officer Alexandru Martiniuc declined to issue any citation at all. The reason: The driver felt bad and said sorry.
bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s...
Selective enforcement by Portland Police adds to crash victim's pain
"I’m not trying to ruin this person’s life - just to reinforce some accountability."
bikeportland.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This story is so upsetting. I wonder if Portland law enforcement would be open to talking with crash victims/surviving family members about driver accountability.
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My one-and-only mother was hit & killed by a car on Wednesday. I am all the adjectives you can imagine: shattered, devastated, bereft.
And no hour has passed in the last 48 where I have not felt unbelievably lucky, overwhelmed with gratitude for all the time I got to be her daughter.
And no hour has passed in the last 48 where I have not felt unbelievably lucky, overwhelmed with gratitude for all the time I got to be her daughter.
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My one-and-only mother was hit & killed by a car on Wednesday. I am all the adjectives you can imagine: shattered, devastated, bereft.
And no hour has passed in the last 48 where I have not felt unbelievably lucky, overwhelmed with gratitude for all the time I got to be her daughter.
And no hour has passed in the last 48 where I have not felt unbelievably lucky, overwhelmed with gratitude for all the time I got to be her daughter.
Would love for an education reporter do a deep dive into dysfunction in OR Community College governance. LCC may be the canary in the coal mine.
eugeneweekly.com/2025/11/25/n...
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No Confidence
By Jim Arnold Last spring (EW, 4/16) I wrote that the Lane Community College Board of Education had become dysfunctional and needed new voices. When I followed up just recently (EW, 10/ 9), I had h…
eugeneweekly.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Would love for an education reporter do a deep dive into dysfunction in OR Community College governance. LCC may be the canary in the coal mine.
eugeneweekly.com/2025/11/25/n...
eugeneweekly.com/2025/11/25/n...
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For the loved ones of someone killed in a traffic crash, every day is a day of remembrance. But many others need a reminder of the devastating human toll traffic violence takes each day. On Sunday, Portlanders gathered to honor the lives lost and demand action to prevent more needless deaths.
Portlanders Gather to Mourn and Demand Action on Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims
Joe Stone was 25 when he was hit by a driver while trying to cross the street near his home in 2013. Danielle Sale died in 2010, at the age of 22. Henry Zietlow was 18 when he was killed in a traffic ...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
For the loved ones of someone killed in a traffic crash, every day is a day of remembrance. But many others need a reminder of the devastating human toll traffic violence takes each day. On Sunday, Portlanders gathered to honor the lives lost and demand action to prevent more needless deaths.
A hearty middle finger to all the inner NE parents using their wealth and privilege to protest sending their kids to Jefferson.
PPS Could Explore Additional Options for Sunsetting Dual Enrollment at Jefferson High School
PPS officials said that they were still assessing three enrollment scenarios they’ve so far developed to boost Jefferson’s enrollment, and reviewing some alternatives.
www.wweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A hearty middle finger to all the inner NE parents using their wealth and privilege to protest sending their kids to Jefferson.
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Go straight to the interview! youtu.be/wWNgJzeJqOw
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Go straight to the interview! youtu.be/wWNgJzeJqOw
Portland, please stand with crash victims and their families, have some hot chocolate, and hear about what we're doing to prevent others from experiencing the devastating impacts of traffic violence. It's a somber, powerful event that also manages to be hopeful. Hope to see you there 💛
Portland! Please join Families for Safe Streets, Oregon Walks, 1000 Friends of Oregon, @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social , @thestreettrust.org @pbotinfo.bsky.social for 2025 World Day of Remembrance.
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Portland, please stand with crash victims and their families, have some hot chocolate, and hear about what we're doing to prevent others from experiencing the devastating impacts of traffic violence. It's a somber, powerful event that also manages to be hopeful. Hope to see you there 💛
Reposted by Michelle DuBarry
This is an absolutely blistering piece about the tragedy experienced by one family who lost a brother and son to traffic violence, and the systems that make these crashes keep happening.
"On paper, policymakers make lofty commitments to public transportation and road safety, placing the utmost value on human life. In practice, human life is not as important as the convenience of drivers — a policy choice that endangers every person in California."
www.modbee.com/news/califor...
www.modbee.com/news/califor...
She says her brother was murdered. In California, the crash was an ‘accident’
4,000 Californians die in car crashes each year, usually in preventable collisions. Why?
www.modbee.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is an absolutely blistering piece about the tragedy experienced by one family who lost a brother and son to traffic violence, and the systems that make these crashes keep happening.
Me: Don’t get your shoes wet!
Kids: Ok! (immediately walk into a stream)
Kids: Ok! (immediately walk into a stream)
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Me: Don’t get your shoes wet!
Kids: Ok! (immediately walk into a stream)
Kids: Ok! (immediately walk into a stream)
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Lots of talk about primarying congressional members. Meanwhile when I talk about wanting to primary incumbent state legislators people act like it shouldn’t even be allowed…how are you supposed to hold elected officials accountable in safe Dem seats if you don’t primary them???
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Lots of talk about primarying congressional members. Meanwhile when I talk about wanting to primary incumbent state legislators people act like it shouldn’t even be allowed…how are you supposed to hold elected officials accountable in safe Dem seats if you don’t primary them???
My son Seamus died 15 years ago today. He was killed by a careless driver in a crosswalk.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My son Seamus died 15 years ago today. He was killed by a careless driver in a crosswalk.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
I've attended a few of these (excited to send my kids to Jefferson!) and am so shocked how often parents who want to send their kids to Grant bring up real estate and property values. I mean I knew they were thinking it, but to just come out and say it??? 🫣 🤢
www.pps.net/about/portla...
www.pps.net/about/portla...
Jefferson Is Rising - Portland School District
Jefferson Is Rising - Portland School District
www.pps.net
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I've attended a few of these (excited to send my kids to Jefferson!) and am so shocked how often parents who want to send their kids to Grant bring up real estate and property values. I mean I knew they were thinking it, but to just come out and say it??? 🫣 🤢
www.pps.net/about/portla...
www.pps.net/about/portla...
Welcome @pdx-fss.bsky.social to Bluesky! Please give them (us) a follow and join us at our World Day of Remembrance Event next Sunday, November 16.
Portland! Please join Families for Safe Streets, Oregon Walks, 1000 Friends of Oregon, @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social , @thestreettrust.org @pbotinfo.bsky.social for 2025 World Day of Remembrance.
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Welcome @pdx-fss.bsky.social to Bluesky! Please give them (us) a follow and join us at our World Day of Remembrance Event next Sunday, November 16.
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Portland! Please join Families for Safe Streets, Oregon Walks, 1000 Friends of Oregon, @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social , @thestreettrust.org @pbotinfo.bsky.social for 2025 World Day of Remembrance.
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Portland! Please join Families for Safe Streets, Oregon Walks, 1000 Friends of Oregon, @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social , @thestreettrust.org @pbotinfo.bsky.social for 2025 World Day of Remembrance.
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Families for Safe Streets PDX has a new website! Please check it out, share with your networks, and consider a small donation. All of our members have lost a loved one to road traffic violence or have been injured themselves. pdxfamiliesforsafestreets.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Families for Safe Streets PDX has a new website! Please check it out, share with your networks, and consider a small donation. All of our members have lost a loved one to road traffic violence or have been injured themselves. pdxfamiliesforsafestreets.org