Kathleen
@muchmuch2much.bsky.social
Oregon
animal lover🐱🐶🐘🦩🐿️
baseball fan ⚾
believer in Democracy
🇫🇮 SISU
animal lover🐱🐶🐘🦩🐿️
baseball fan ⚾
believer in Democracy
🇫🇮 SISU
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OUT: Worrying about prices.
IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
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IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
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December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
OUT: Worrying about prices.
IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Just days after overflowing on Dec. 9, another combined sewer overflow advisory is in place for the Willamette River after Thursday’s rain.
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/sewage-enters-willamette-river-for-second-time-in-december-as-pipe-overflows/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/sewage-enters-willamette-river-for-second-time-in-december-as-pipe-overflows/?cid=bluesky_
Sewage enters Willamette River for second time in December as pipe overflows
Just days after overflowing on Dec. 9, another combined sewer overflow advisory is in place for the Willamette River after Thursday’s rain.
www.koin.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just days after overflowing on Dec. 9, another combined sewer overflow advisory is in place for the Willamette River after Thursday’s rain.
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/sewage-enters-willamette-river-for-second-time-in-december-as-pipe-overflows/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/sewage-enters-willamette-river-for-second-time-in-december-as-pipe-overflows/?cid=bluesky_
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🚨 Flood Warning issued December 18 at 5:54PM PST until December 18 at 11:45PM PST by NWS Portland OR 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🚨 Flood Warning issued December 18 at 5:54PM PST until December 18 at 11:45PM PST by NWS Portland OR 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
There's a 6 inch rain gauge in my garden I empty and start anew on the first of every month. It was overflowing yesterday.
💦☔🌧️
💦☔🌧️
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
There's a 6 inch rain gauge in my garden I empty and start anew on the first of every month. It was overflowing yesterday.
💦☔🌧️
💦☔🌧️
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High winds can make driving dangerous. If driving during windy conditions, slow down and keep two hands on the wheel, avoid large trucks and trailers, and watch for downed tree branches, trees and power lines. Bridges and overpasses can be particularly dangerous.
weather.gov/safety
weather.gov/safety
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
High winds can make driving dangerous. If driving during windy conditions, slow down and keep two hands on the wheel, avoid large trucks and trailers, and watch for downed tree branches, trees and power lines. Bridges and overpasses can be particularly dangerous.
weather.gov/safety
weather.gov/safety
make it stop 😬
Happy Thursday! It's a KOIN 6 Weather Alert Day as another atmospheric river takes aim at the PNW.
https://www.koin.com/weather/flooding-rains-wind-intensify-thursday-with-atmospheric-river-12182025/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/weather/flooding-rains-wind-intensify-thursday-with-atmospheric-river-12182025/?cid=bluesky_
Flooding rains, wind intensify Thursday with atmospheric river in PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A KOIN 6 Weather Alert goes into place Thursday and Friday as the threat of flooding rains, landslides and power outages grow with the latest atmospheric river. Rain w…
www.koin.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
make it stop 😬
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Cities across the nation are being hit with a new variant of influenza called subclade K, which has been dubbed a “super flu.”
https://www.koin.com/news/health/doctors-warn-of-super-flu-variant-circulating-in-hot-spots-across-the-country/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/health/doctors-warn-of-super-flu-variant-circulating-in-hot-spots-across-the-country/?cid=bluesky_
Doctors warn of ‘super flu’ variant circulating in hot spots across the country
Ahead of the holiday tourist rush, city health officials in New York City reported nearly 14,000 flu cases in the first week of December.
www.koin.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cities across the nation are being hit with a new variant of influenza called subclade K, which has been dubbed a “super flu.”
https://www.koin.com/news/health/doctors-warn-of-super-flu-variant-circulating-in-hot-spots-across-the-country/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/health/doctors-warn-of-super-flu-variant-circulating-in-hot-spots-across-the-country/?cid=bluesky_
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Maybe this is why I'm not a Beltway journalist, but I think the fact the United States is about to invade Venezuela to take their oil is an 100X bigger story than Trump's chief of staff going on the record with Captain Obvious characterizations of their dysfunctional regime
December 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Maybe this is why I'm not a Beltway journalist, but I think the fact the United States is about to invade Venezuela to take their oil is an 100X bigger story than Trump's chief of staff going on the record with Captain Obvious characterizations of their dysfunctional regime
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Feds Warn iPhone And Android Users: Update Now—Attacks Confirmed
Feds Warn iPhone And Android Users: Update Now—Attacks Confirmed
Dangerous December continues — update your smartphone now, before it’s too late.
www.forbes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Feds Warn iPhone And Android Users: Update Now—Attacks Confirmed
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Forty-five years later, the effects of the 1980 eruption are still felt by the communities downriver from Mount St. Helens.
Earlier today, KGW in Portland reported on sediment from the volcano continuing to fill river channels, raising flood risks, as made all too real these last few days.
Earlier today, KGW in Portland reported on sediment from the volcano continuing to fill river channels, raising flood risks, as made all too real these last few days.
Mount St Helens sediment raises flood fears
YouTube video by KGW News
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Forty-five years later, the effects of the 1980 eruption are still felt by the communities downriver from Mount St. Helens.
Earlier today, KGW in Portland reported on sediment from the volcano continuing to fill river channels, raising flood risks, as made all too real these last few days.
Earlier today, KGW in Portland reported on sediment from the volcano continuing to fill river channels, raising flood risks, as made all too real these last few days.
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Recalled So Delicious frozen dessert items might contain small rocks, FDA says
Recalled So Delicious frozen dessert items may contain small rocks, FDA says
Danone said it has already corrected the issue and that no other flavors are impacted.
www.kptv.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Recalled So Delicious frozen dessert items might contain small rocks, FDA says
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YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS GOING EVEN HIGHER:
"The bill is expected to reach $17 billion...That would mark the third consecutive year of record-breaking costs, as the swift build-out of data centers is adding billions of dollars to household utility bills."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The bill is expected to reach $17 billion...That would mark the third consecutive year of record-breaking costs, as the swift build-out of data centers is adding billions of dollars to household utility bills."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Biggest US Power Auction Set to Deepen Affordability Concerns
The outcome of what was, until recently, an obscure US power market auction will be the subject of intense interest this week for electric generators, regulators and consumers alike.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS GOING EVEN HIGHER:
"The bill is expected to reach $17 billion...That would mark the third consecutive year of record-breaking costs, as the swift build-out of data centers is adding billions of dollars to household utility bills."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The bill is expected to reach $17 billion...That would mark the third consecutive year of record-breaking costs, as the swift build-out of data centers is adding billions of dollars to household utility bills."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It's bad.
Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's bad.
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If you get your groceries anywhere other than Walmart, Trump and his cronies have ensured you're paying a higher price for your Lays, Gatorade, and Pepsi
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you get your groceries anywhere other than Walmart, Trump and his cronies have ensured you're paying a higher price for your Lays, Gatorade, and Pepsi
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In the wake of Monday's cold front, a second cold front will cross the Pacific Northwest Wednesday followed by another atmospheric river. Each of these features will bring additional periods of gusty winds, mountain snow, and heavy to excessive rainfall with renewed flooding. weather.gov
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In the wake of Monday's cold front, a second cold front will cross the Pacific Northwest Wednesday followed by another atmospheric river. Each of these features will bring additional periods of gusty winds, mountain snow, and heavy to excessive rainfall with renewed flooding. weather.gov
Your surgeon got a D in Anatomy.
Is that a good thing?
Is that a good thing?
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Your surgeon got a D in Anatomy.
Is that a good thing?
Is that a good thing?
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Analyses of Google Trends search data from Dec. 1 to Dec. 9 have determined these to be the “top trending Christmas cookies” in each state, including Oregon and Washington. https://www.koin.com/local/these-are-the-most-searched-christmas-cookies-in-the-pacific-northwest-this-year/?cid=bluesky_
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Analyses of Google Trends search data from Dec. 1 to Dec. 9 have determined these to be the “top trending Christmas cookies” in each state, including Oregon and Washington. https://www.koin.com/local/these-are-the-most-searched-christmas-cookies-in-the-pacific-northwest-this-year/?cid=bluesky_
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It was nice to see Mt. Hood and some sunshine again today in Portland! ☀️🏔️
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It was nice to see Mt. Hood and some sunshine again today in Portland! ☀️🏔️
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Notice the pattern: help a narrow group loudly, hurt everyone else quietly. Tariffs help a few steel workers but raise prices for every firm using steel. Tax cuts favor the rich while squeezing social programs. Politically noisy wins, economically costly losses.
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Notice the pattern: help a narrow group loudly, hurt everyone else quietly. Tariffs help a few steel workers but raise prices for every firm using steel. Tax cuts favor the rich while squeezing social programs. Politically noisy wins, economically costly losses.
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Yule ≠ Christmas
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yule ≠ Christmas
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
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Christmas ships parade back on board after canceling due to treacherous conditions
Christmas ships parade back on board after canceling due to treacherous conditions
The annual Christmas Ships Parade is back on schedule on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers after being canceled because of heavy debris from the storm.
www.kptv.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Christmas ships parade back on board after canceling due to treacherous conditions
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The National Water Center has issued an updated Key Messages for the ongoing Catastrophic flooding impacts this week in Washington. More info: water.noaa.gov #flooding #wawx
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The National Water Center has issued an updated Key Messages for the ongoing Catastrophic flooding impacts this week in Washington. More info: water.noaa.gov #flooding #wawx