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American planning will micromanage the facade materials of infill five-over-one developments—something that is trivial and easy to change—and then sign off on junk like this—poor street and public space plans that will undermine the quality of life of residents for generations.
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
American planning will micromanage the facade materials of infill five-over-one developments—something that is trivial and easy to change—and then sign off on junk like this—poor street and public space plans that will undermine the quality of life of residents for generations.
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Some people have asked what I mean when I talk about the need for anti-corruption reforms. Here are some ideas.
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Some people have asked what I mean when I talk about the need for anti-corruption reforms. Here are some ideas.
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Exactly. It's disingenuous to call it a purity test to say "You shouldn't be beholden to right-wing billionaires pushing right-wing policies and right-wing candidates."
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Exactly. It's disingenuous to call it a purity test to say "You shouldn't be beholden to right-wing billionaires pushing right-wing policies and right-wing candidates."
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Portland's FX2 dares to ask the question: what if a bus rapid transit line came infrequently, had very little dedicated right-of-way, and had to stop for at-grade train crossings.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Portland's FX2 dares to ask the question: what if a bus rapid transit line came infrequently, had very little dedicated right-of-way, and had to stop for at-grade train crossings.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
To everyone complaining that they don’t see enough trick or treat-ers in Portland, consider that we don’t make Portland affordable for families and we have a questionably-run school district so families flee for the suburbs
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
To everyone complaining that they don’t see enough trick or treat-ers in Portland, consider that we don’t make Portland affordable for families and we have a questionably-run school district so families flee for the suburbs
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This, to me, is the signal feature of the DC-based Dem consultant class: the caricature of the Dem Party sketched by right-wing media is more real to them than the actual people & organizations that compose the party. They have more frequent & direct interaction with the caricature!
even the democratic consultants are evaluating the democratic party according to the caricatures put out by republican-aligned media
Incredible to claim that “abolish the police” is in any way a Democratic policy
October 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This, to me, is the signal feature of the DC-based Dem consultant class: the caricature of the Dem Party sketched by right-wing media is more real to them than the actual people & organizations that compose the party. They have more frequent & direct interaction with the caricature!
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you will note that the latest report, like all the reports, spend no time dealing with with the media environment or attention economy. (it also weirdly treats political choices as untethered from events)
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
you will note that the latest report, like all the reports, spend no time dealing with with the media environment or attention economy. (it also weirdly treats political choices as untethered from events)
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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
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I actually don’t know how you solve the problem of people just refusing to believe sources that tell them the truth instead of ones that lie to them
October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I actually don’t know how you solve the problem of people just refusing to believe sources that tell them the truth instead of ones that lie to them
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cannot express the levels of rage and sadness this brings me
Portland Fire & Rescue officials say they responded to reports of the fire in Southeast Portland at around 2:40 a.m Sunday.
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/portland-city-councilor-candace-avalos-car-home-damaged-in-fire-investigation-underway/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/portland-city-councilor-candace-avalos-car-home-damaged-in-fire-investigation-underway/?cid=bluesky_
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
cannot express the levels of rage and sadness this brings me
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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getting this wrapped up in politicians really is freak shit. not healthy at all. they're eminently replaceable people you should be willing to dump the moment they're no longer useful. elected office isn't something owed to them
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
getting this wrapped up in politicians really is freak shit. not healthy at all. they're eminently replaceable people you should be willing to dump the moment they're no longer useful. elected office isn't something owed to them
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Doesn’t “I’m not paying income tax to a government that posts videos shitting on me” seem like a movement waiting to happen?
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Doesn’t “I’m not paying income tax to a government that posts videos shitting on me” seem like a movement waiting to happen?
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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important news on 82nd from metro councilor duncan hwang at the DSA rally earlier today: because of public pressure in favor of 82nd ave BAT lanes, trimet is delaying their vote to approve the “some BAT lanes” option on 82nd that would have cut bus lanes from the highest traffic parts of 82nd
October 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
important news on 82nd from metro councilor duncan hwang at the DSA rally earlier today: because of public pressure in favor of 82nd ave BAT lanes, trimet is delaying their vote to approve the “some BAT lanes” option on 82nd that would have cut bus lanes from the highest traffic parts of 82nd
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The reason for this is that this class of people has internalized the idea of conservatives as the American Volk, an idea downstream of the senate and EC giving them more power than their numbers that has somehow become a quasi spiritual belief about the nature of the country
October 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The reason for this is that this class of people has internalized the idea of conservatives as the American Volk, an idea downstream of the senate and EC giving them more power than their numbers that has somehow become a quasi spiritual belief about the nature of the country
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Omg this was me in my head all day. “Our streets!” “Wow protests are a really powerful tool to change people’s understanding of how the vast network of public roads could be redistributed away from cars.”
October 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Omg this was me in my head all day. “Our streets!” “Wow protests are a really powerful tool to change people’s understanding of how the vast network of public roads could be redistributed away from cars.”
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this photo of Khanh is truly iconic
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
this photo of Khanh is truly iconic
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I didn't take pics but the feeling of being in a group of people with no visible beginning or end was so thrilling. The opposite of online anomie, and a living counterpoint to the wary, isolated, compartmentalized world the shitheads want to make. It's simple and obvious I guess but it means a lot.
Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I didn't take pics but the feeling of being in a group of people with no visible beginning or end was so thrilling. The opposite of online anomie, and a living counterpoint to the wary, isolated, compartmentalized world the shitheads want to make. It's simple and obvious I guess but it means a lot.
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I think the lib politicians might have a problem if the dsa politicians are dominating the stage at these lib protests. the problem being that the lib representatives suddenly do not look particularly lib
October 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I think the lib politicians might have a problem if the dsa politicians are dominating the stage at these lib protests. the problem being that the lib representatives suddenly do not look particularly lib