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Portlander, kinda geeky
#RCTID . Tech that helps people. Arsenal . Timbers . History . Green things.
#RCTID . Tech that helps people. Arsenal . Timbers . History . Green things.
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#pets observing the change in weather in Oregon.
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BREAKING: MLS owners officially voted to flip to a "summer-spring" format beginning in mid-July and running through the end of May. Will start in 2027.
Also voted on the regular season format.
Details and quotes here from Palm Beach.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Also voted on the regular season format.
Details and quotes here from Palm Beach.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027
MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING: MLS owners officially voted to flip to a "summer-spring" format beginning in mid-July and running through the end of May. Will start in 2027.
Also voted on the regular season format.
Details and quotes here from Palm Beach.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Also voted on the regular season format.
Details and quotes here from Palm Beach.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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As age verification laws proliferate around the world, people have predictably turned to VPNs to protect their privacy. Instead of taking this as a sign that surveillance isn't popular, lawmakers have decided they might as well ban VPNs altogether. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn't get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away.It's unfortunately no longer enough to force
www.eff.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As age verification laws proliferate around the world, people have predictably turned to VPNs to protect their privacy. Instead of taking this as a sign that surveillance isn't popular, lawmakers have decided they might as well ban VPNs altogether. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Tonya Harding and the legend of the exploding whale were both born on this day in Oregon
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tonya Harding and the legend of the exploding whale were both born on this day in Oregon
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MLS owners are expected to vote Thursday on changing to a fall-spring calendar that syncs up with many top European leagues, according to multiple sources briefed on the agenda.
More details from @tombogert.bsky.social and @paultenorio.bsky.social ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
More details from @tombogert.bsky.social and @paultenorio.bsky.social ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
MLS owners are expected to vote Thursday on changing to a fall-spring calendar that syncs up with many top European leagues, according to multiple sources briefed on the agenda.
More details from @tombogert.bsky.social and @paultenorio.bsky.social ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
More details from @tombogert.bsky.social and @paultenorio.bsky.social ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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If you’re in the east Gorge, you might be able to see the aurora right now.
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If you’re in the east Gorge, you might be able to see the aurora right now.
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After record breaking wildfires, they deported a legal resident firefighter
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
After record breaking wildfires, they deported a legal resident firefighter
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Having shitty, corrupt, thuggish cops is expensive.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Having shitty, corrupt, thuggish cops is expensive.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Tomorrow, Nov. 12, is the 55th anniversary of Exploding Whale Day. I got to talk about this to my marine bio class today, as I do every year to bring some levity and about the practical nature of how these things happen. 🧪🌎🦑🐋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CL...
a picture of a humpback whale with the words that she blows above it
ALT: a picture of a humpback whale with the words that she blows above it
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tomorrow, Nov. 12, is the 55th anniversary of Exploding Whale Day. I got to talk about this to my marine bio class today, as I do every year to bring some levity and about the practical nature of how these things happen. 🧪🌎🦑🐋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CL...
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So apparently the sky is falling because Councilor Morillo wants to move $4.3 million from the camp sweeps budget to… wait for it… housing, food, and community support.
Here’s the deal: Portland spends about $17 million a year on the “Impact Reduction Program.”
Here’s the deal: Portland spends about $17 million a year on the “Impact Reduction Program.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So apparently the sky is falling because Councilor Morillo wants to move $4.3 million from the camp sweeps budget to… wait for it… housing, food, and community support.
Here’s the deal: Portland spends about $17 million a year on the “Impact Reduction Program.”
Here’s the deal: Portland spends about $17 million a year on the “Impact Reduction Program.”
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🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Most people never have a house fire. So why are we wasting money on a fire department?
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Most people never have a house fire. So why are we wasting money on a fire department?
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CONCACAF heritage alert in the CPL final.
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
CONCACAF heritage alert in the CPL final.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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"vice president of the united states is a groyper who spends online following nazis and yet press seems completely disinterested in it
if kamala harris chats with black hebrew israelites and farrakhan fanboys, the press would have ignored it or treated it like a sideshow"?
bsky.app/profile/jame...
if kamala harris chats with black hebrew israelites and farrakhan fanboys, the press would have ignored it or treated it like a sideshow"?
bsky.app/profile/jame...
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"vice president of the united states is a groyper who spends online following nazis and yet press seems completely disinterested in it
if kamala harris chats with black hebrew israelites and farrakhan fanboys, the press would have ignored it or treated it like a sideshow"?
bsky.app/profile/jame...
if kamala harris chats with black hebrew israelites and farrakhan fanboys, the press would have ignored it or treated it like a sideshow"?
bsky.app/profile/jame...
Getting up to some fun this evening
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Getting up to some fun this evening
Spend it if you got it.
BREAKING: Justice Jackson puts order forcing Trump to fully fund SNAP benefits on hold to give the appeals court time to rule on the stay pending appeal @courthousenews.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Spend it if you got it.
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BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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⚡Happy Godzilla Day⚡In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. On the Criterion Channel, celebrate with all-day marathon of Godzilla films through the decades!
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
⚡Happy Godzilla Day⚡In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. On the Criterion Channel, celebrate with all-day marathon of Godzilla films through the decades!
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
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NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.