Joshua
@meetyourbaker.bsky.social
Portlander. he/him. Queer. Adventuring in mountains and the high desert. Lover of watermelon, string cheese, Star Trek, and hockey. Passionate about emergency preparedness, climate, placemaking, and beavers.
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🎃 The Blumenauer Bridge Witching Hour is almost here! 👻
Get ready for a unique Halloween & Día de los Muertos celebration, happening right on the Blumenauer Bridge & the Green Loop. Join us for an afternoon of FREE, family-friendly fun!
📅 Sat, Nov 1st
⏰ 2-6 PM
📍 Blumenauer Bridge
Get ready for a unique Halloween & Día de los Muertos celebration, happening right on the Blumenauer Bridge & the Green Loop. Join us for an afternoon of FREE, family-friendly fun!
📅 Sat, Nov 1st
⏰ 2-6 PM
📍 Blumenauer Bridge
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🎃 The Blumenauer Bridge Witching Hour is almost here! 👻
Get ready for a unique Halloween & Día de los Muertos celebration, happening right on the Blumenauer Bridge & the Green Loop. Join us for an afternoon of FREE, family-friendly fun!
📅 Sat, Nov 1st
⏰ 2-6 PM
📍 Blumenauer Bridge
Get ready for a unique Halloween & Día de los Muertos celebration, happening right on the Blumenauer Bridge & the Green Loop. Join us for an afternoon of FREE, family-friendly fun!
📅 Sat, Nov 1st
⏰ 2-6 PM
📍 Blumenauer Bridge
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The National Weather Service is predicting an atmospheric river in Portland this weekend 🌧️ Now's a great time to clear your storm drains!
www.portland.gov/transportati...
www.portland.gov/transportati...
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The National Weather Service is predicting an atmospheric river in Portland this weekend 🌧️ Now's a great time to clear your storm drains!
www.portland.gov/transportati...
www.portland.gov/transportati...
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This piece is just an essential, important and excellent intervention as Coates' Vanity Fair essay was. One NYT column isn't that important, but an accommodationist mindset has spread in center-left elite circles. And it should be rejected forcefully. democracyamericana.com/posts/c5d024...
Where Is the Line?
On Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the struggle to define the boundaries of what is acceptable in America
democracyamericana.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This piece is just an essential, important and excellent intervention as Coates' Vanity Fair essay was. One NYT column isn't that important, but an accommodationist mindset has spread in center-left elite circles. And it should be rejected forcefully. democracyamericana.com/posts/c5d024...
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Want to be ready the next time the County looks for community volunteers to support our Disaster Resource Centers during dangerous weather? Join us Tuesday, 9/23, to get prepared!
🕐1-1:45pm: DRC Info Session
🕑2-4pm: Staff Roles
Visit multco.us/volunteer-em... for meeting+RSVP links and more info!
🕐1-1:45pm: DRC Info Session
🕑2-4pm: Staff Roles
Visit multco.us/volunteer-em... for meeting+RSVP links and more info!
September 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Want to be ready the next time the County looks for community volunteers to support our Disaster Resource Centers during dangerous weather? Join us Tuesday, 9/23, to get prepared!
🕐1-1:45pm: DRC Info Session
🕑2-4pm: Staff Roles
Visit multco.us/volunteer-em... for meeting+RSVP links and more info!
🕐1-1:45pm: DRC Info Session
🕑2-4pm: Staff Roles
Visit multco.us/volunteer-em... for meeting+RSVP links and more info!
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There’s a bunch of misinformation going viral on other apps about Oregon farms being under attack with current rulemaking. It’s just not true, so please share this with anyone you see who may have gotten bad info friends.org/news/2025/7/...
How the proposed DLCD rules affect current and new farm stands | 1000 Friends of Oregon
friends.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
There’s a bunch of misinformation going viral on other apps about Oregon farms being under attack with current rulemaking. It’s just not true, so please share this with anyone you see who may have gotten bad info friends.org/news/2025/7/...
It snuck up on me, but tomorrow (Friday) morning I'm leading a #Pedalpalooza ride! Come drink too many espresso shots & eat tasty pastries! Meet at Green Bridge on Holladay Street at 10am with likely stops at NorthFresh, Gluten Free Gem, Spellas, Keia & Martyn's.
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
July 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It snuck up on me, but tomorrow (Friday) morning I'm leading a #Pedalpalooza ride! Come drink too many espresso shots & eat tasty pastries! Meet at Green Bridge on Holladay Street at 10am with likely stops at NorthFresh, Gluten Free Gem, Spellas, Keia & Martyn's.
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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Talked to a longtime manager of @oregondot.bsky.social's High Cascades. He's getting laid off July 31, his dept cut from 20 in winter to just 5.
He said critical mountain highways — which access Crater and Diamond Lake — will become impassable in winter for weeks or months: tinyurl.com/cfbt8sc4
He said critical mountain highways — which access Crater and Diamond Lake — will become impassable in winter for weeks or months: tinyurl.com/cfbt8sc4
July 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Talked to a longtime manager of @oregondot.bsky.social's High Cascades. He's getting laid off July 31, his dept cut from 20 in winter to just 5.
He said critical mountain highways — which access Crater and Diamond Lake — will become impassable in winter for weeks or months: tinyurl.com/cfbt8sc4
He said critical mountain highways — which access Crater and Diamond Lake — will become impassable in winter for weeks or months: tinyurl.com/cfbt8sc4
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A Portland homeowner held a "parallel parking competition" this weekend. A very fun way to get people together in their neighborhood.
Parallel parking contest in Southeast Portland keeps the city weird
Dozens of drivers competed on Saturday to see who could parallel park the best, in an impromptu competition announced only a couple days prior.
www.opb.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A Portland homeowner held a "parallel parking competition" this weekend. A very fun way to get people together in their neighborhood.
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My office has produced a brief report that addresses the tax burden myths that are driving the current push to halt the Preschool for All revenue collection. Credit goes to my Senior Policy Advisor and Chief Economist Dr. Erik Dean. Bottom line: taxes are not driving people out of the county 🧵
Resources and Publications
This page contains resources and publications authored by Councilor Green's office.
www.portland.gov
June 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
My office has produced a brief report that addresses the tax burden myths that are driving the current push to halt the Preschool for All revenue collection. Credit goes to my Senior Policy Advisor and Chief Economist Dr. Erik Dean. Bottom line: taxes are not driving people out of the county 🧵
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In addition to selling new and used gear, the store will also host free community-led workshops for Spanish and English speakers.
A Latino-owned outdoor store is opening in SE Portland around the corner from Next Adventure
In addition to selling new and used gear, the store will also host free community-led workshops for Spanish and English speakers.
www.oregonlive.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In addition to selling new and used gear, the store will also host free community-led workshops for Spanish and English speakers.
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Want to volunteer at a County cooling center? Get trained this coming week, so you’re ready when we need volunteers this summer.
🗓️Thurs, June 12: De-escalation
🗓️Fri, June 13: Info Session
🗓️Fri, June 13: General Staff Training
RSVP for some trainings is required. MORE: multco.us/volunteer-em...
🗓️Thurs, June 12: De-escalation
🗓️Fri, June 13: Info Session
🗓️Fri, June 13: General Staff Training
RSVP for some trainings is required. MORE: multco.us/volunteer-em...
Volunteer at a County emergency shelter
Multnomah County often welcomes the support of volunteers at shelters we operate during emergencies like severe weather. Info about volunteer needs, trainings, roles and more.
multco.us
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Want to volunteer at a County cooling center? Get trained this coming week, so you’re ready when we need volunteers this summer.
🗓️Thurs, June 12: De-escalation
🗓️Fri, June 13: Info Session
🗓️Fri, June 13: General Staff Training
RSVP for some trainings is required. MORE: multco.us/volunteer-em...
🗓️Thurs, June 12: De-escalation
🗓️Fri, June 13: Info Session
🗓️Fri, June 13: General Staff Training
RSVP for some trainings is required. MORE: multco.us/volunteer-em...
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☀️PLEASE SHARE: This weekend is slated to be the warmest so far, with the hottest days on Sunday & Monday. Early season heat events are more severe because our bodies have not yet acclimated to the heat. Follow this advice from Dr. Richard Bruno, @multcohealth.bsky.social Officer. MORE: multco.us/hot
June 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
☀️PLEASE SHARE: This weekend is slated to be the warmest so far, with the hottest days on Sunday & Monday. Early season heat events are more severe because our bodies have not yet acclimated to the heat. Follow this advice from Dr. Richard Bruno, @multcohealth.bsky.social Officer. MORE: multco.us/hot
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We handle steep slopes and icy ridges with ease. Zoom glitches? Not so much.
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
May 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We handle steep slopes and icy ridges with ease. Zoom glitches? Not so much.
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
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Republican support for gay marriage has fallen to 41%. For those in the LGBTQ+ community who do not believe they are coming after gay marriage next after their draconian anti-trans restrictions, you're in for a surprise - we are all in this together.
May 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Republican support for gay marriage has fallen to 41%. For those in the LGBTQ+ community who do not believe they are coming after gay marriage next after their draconian anti-trans restrictions, you're in for a surprise - we are all in this together.
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🎬Lights, Quake, Action! Join us on Sunday, June 22 at Holladay Park as we mix fun, food, & disaster preparedness at Quake Night at the Park!
Bring a blanket, picnic snacks, and your curiosity. We’ll provide the popcorn and plenty of chances to learn how to get prepared: www.ecolloyd.org/quakenight
Bring a blanket, picnic snacks, and your curiosity. We’ll provide the popcorn and plenty of chances to learn how to get prepared: www.ecolloyd.org/quakenight
May 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🎬Lights, Quake, Action! Join us on Sunday, June 22 at Holladay Park as we mix fun, food, & disaster preparedness at Quake Night at the Park!
Bring a blanket, picnic snacks, and your curiosity. We’ll provide the popcorn and plenty of chances to learn how to get prepared: www.ecolloyd.org/quakenight
Bring a blanket, picnic snacks, and your curiosity. We’ll provide the popcorn and plenty of chances to learn how to get prepared: www.ecolloyd.org/quakenight
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WOW. BPA massively holding up NW clean energy growth. Agency approved connecting 1 new large clean energy project in region to its grid since 2015. Built 1 new mile of high voltage transmission since 2020. From 1960 to 2020 the agency built 5,300 miles of transmission.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart
Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency...
www.opb.org
May 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
WOW. BPA massively holding up NW clean energy growth. Agency approved connecting 1 new large clean energy project in region to its grid since 2015. Built 1 new mile of high voltage transmission since 2020. From 1960 to 2020 the agency built 5,300 miles of transmission.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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While investigating Nike’s claims about sustainability, I started collecting paystubs from its suppliers. It’s been almost 27 years since Phil Knight acknowledged that Nike products had become synonymous with “slave wages.” I wanted to know what people in Asia earned producing Nike apparel. (thread)
April 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
While investigating Nike’s claims about sustainability, I started collecting paystubs from its suppliers. It’s been almost 27 years since Phil Knight acknowledged that Nike products had become synonymous with “slave wages.” I wanted to know what people in Asia earned producing Nike apparel. (thread)
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This season of #WheelOfTime is extraordinary. This is the fantasy show I’ve been waiting for. It knows how to go BIG but also, this season in particular has made space for the smaller moments in a satisfying way. HUGE cast but you connect with all of the characters. It’s impressive.
April 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This season of #WheelOfTime is extraordinary. This is the fantasy show I’ve been waiting for. It knows how to go BIG but also, this season in particular has made space for the smaller moments in a satisfying way. HUGE cast but you connect with all of the characters. It’s impressive.
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This is an astonishing artistic feat. And the cat lives, don't worry.
The world continues to get very scary, very fast, so take a minute and give your central nervous system a break.
The world continues to get very scary, very fast, so take a minute and give your central nervous system a break.
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
April 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is an astonishing artistic feat. And the cat lives, don't worry.
The world continues to get very scary, very fast, so take a minute and give your central nervous system a break.
The world continues to get very scary, very fast, so take a minute and give your central nervous system a break.
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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@stephenjacobsmith.com's elevator report was eye opening
you can put an elevator into an affordable 6-plex for less than $50k.
the number of 4 story buildings (and less) in the US built without elevators should be near 0.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/o...
you can put an elevator into an affordable 6-plex for less than $50k.
the number of 4 story buildings (and less) in the US built without elevators should be near 0.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/o...
Opinion | The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed
An illness led Stephen Smith to study why America has so few elevators. What he learned explains why housing costs are so high.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@stephenjacobsmith.com's elevator report was eye opening
you can put an elevator into an affordable 6-plex for less than $50k.
the number of 4 story buildings (and less) in the US built without elevators should be near 0.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/o...
you can put an elevator into an affordable 6-plex for less than $50k.
the number of 4 story buildings (and less) in the US built without elevators should be near 0.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/o...
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Your alpine adventure starts here.
Learn rock and snow climbing with the Mazamas Intro to Alpine Climbing course.
Get more info and apply at mazamas.org/iac
📸Josh Lupkin
#outdoors #adventure #mountains #climbing #mountaineering #pnw #recreateresponsibly #learntoclimb #outdooreducation #nonprofit
Learn rock and snow climbing with the Mazamas Intro to Alpine Climbing course.
Get more info and apply at mazamas.org/iac
📸Josh Lupkin
#outdoors #adventure #mountains #climbing #mountaineering #pnw #recreateresponsibly #learntoclimb #outdooreducation #nonprofit
March 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Your alpine adventure starts here.
Learn rock and snow climbing with the Mazamas Intro to Alpine Climbing course.
Get more info and apply at mazamas.org/iac
📸Josh Lupkin
#outdoors #adventure #mountains #climbing #mountaineering #pnw #recreateresponsibly #learntoclimb #outdooreducation #nonprofit
Learn rock and snow climbing with the Mazamas Intro to Alpine Climbing course.
Get more info and apply at mazamas.org/iac
📸Josh Lupkin
#outdoors #adventure #mountains #climbing #mountaineering #pnw #recreateresponsibly #learntoclimb #outdooreducation #nonprofit
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In protest of being required to ditch their guns while entering the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies announced they would no longer provide security for judicial hearings at the Northeast Portland facility.
Deputies refuse to attend Portland civil commitment hearings without their guns
Multnomah County deputies' decision to pull security services from the Unity Center has forced the sensitive hearings to go virtual.
www.opb.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In protest of being required to ditch their guns while entering the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies announced they would no longer provide security for judicial hearings at the Northeast Portland facility.
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RSVP for our D2 Town Hall in Lloyd! This is an opportunity to hear from and engage directly with your three District Two councilors who represent Lloyd & inner N/NE Portland:
✅Sameer Kanal, @councilorkanal.bsky.social
✅Dan Ryan
✅Elana Pirtle-Guiney, @councilorepg.bsky.social
✅Sameer Kanal, @councilorkanal.bsky.social
✅Dan Ryan
✅Elana Pirtle-Guiney, @councilorepg.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
RSVP for our D2 Town Hall in Lloyd! This is an opportunity to hear from and engage directly with your three District Two councilors who represent Lloyd & inner N/NE Portland:
✅Sameer Kanal, @councilorkanal.bsky.social
✅Dan Ryan
✅Elana Pirtle-Guiney, @councilorepg.bsky.social
✅Sameer Kanal, @councilorkanal.bsky.social
✅Dan Ryan
✅Elana Pirtle-Guiney, @councilorepg.bsky.social
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I can at last share this news—
Coming later in 2025 is STAR TREK: KHAN, an original scripted audio drama miniseries based on a STORY BY NICHOLAS MEYER, with all 9 episodes WRITTEN BY KIRSTEN BEYER & ME!
More info: www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...
Coming later in 2025 is STAR TREK: KHAN, an original scripted audio drama miniseries based on a STORY BY NICHOLAS MEYER, with all 9 episodes WRITTEN BY KIRSTEN BEYER & ME!
More info: www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I can at last share this news—
Coming later in 2025 is STAR TREK: KHAN, an original scripted audio drama miniseries based on a STORY BY NICHOLAS MEYER, with all 9 episodes WRITTEN BY KIRSTEN BEYER & ME!
More info: www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...
Coming later in 2025 is STAR TREK: KHAN, an original scripted audio drama miniseries based on a STORY BY NICHOLAS MEYER, with all 9 episodes WRITTEN BY KIRSTEN BEYER & ME!
More info: www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...