Steph Routh (she/they)
@stephrouth.bsky.social
Post-electoral flaneur. Love dogs, long walks on the beach, community organizing, and transportation and housing policies that advance a survivable planet.
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Made a list of various resources, businesses, and orgs providing assistance due to the loss of SNAP funding, only to realize there are already a dozen other lists doing so. Regardless, here's a spreadsheet with 60+ businesses, orgs, and mutual aid-groups stepping up.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Portland Area SNAP Resources
docs.google.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Made a list of various resources, businesses, and orgs providing assistance due to the loss of SNAP funding, only to realize there are already a dozen other lists doing so. Regardless, here's a spreadsheet with 60+ businesses, orgs, and mutual aid-groups stepping up.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on making public transit accessible: "I think the way that you move around the city, it influences the way in which you see the city. Too often if you're riding around only in a car with tinted windows, the only New Yorker you might see is a reflection of yourself."
Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor
Mere months ago, New York’s mayoral front-runner was polling right next to “Someone Else.” He spoke to WIRED about building a social media machine, Big Tech capitulation, and learning from Eric Adams.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on making public transit accessible: "I think the way that you move around the city, it influences the way in which you see the city. Too often if you're riding around only in a car with tinted windows, the only New Yorker you might see is a reflection of yourself."
In one sense, it doesn't seem to be working. But I do feel seen.
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In one sense, it doesn't seem to be working. But I do feel seen.
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A full house turned out for last week's Gateway Town Hall, co-hosted by @counciloravalos.bsky.social and @councilordunphy.bsky.social. We have your recap, fresh and ready for you: www.eastportlandvoice.org/gateway-join... #eastportland #portlandoregon
Gateway Joint Town Hall Recap
A record turnout and feedback ranging from public safety issues to economic opportunities.
www.eastportlandvoice.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A full house turned out for last week's Gateway Town Hall, co-hosted by @counciloravalos.bsky.social and @councilordunphy.bsky.social. We have your recap, fresh and ready for you: www.eastportlandvoice.org/gateway-join... #eastportland #portlandoregon
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I am praying over my Trailhead Coffee that some video-savvy Portlander will commemorate Noem's visit with a reduxed version of the John Wick opening, in which Noem kills his puppy.
Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I am praying over my Trailhead Coffee that some video-savvy Portlander will commemorate Noem's visit with a reduxed version of the John Wick opening, in which Noem kills his puppy.
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying his actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying his actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty.
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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
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The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.
He said this out loud.
He said this out loud.
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.
He said this out loud.
He said this out loud.
A few other lovers of East Portland and I are starting up a local news source called @eastportlandvoice.bsky.social. We are still warming up, so please subscribe, share, and engage! <3 #eastportland #portlandoregon #localnews
In response to President Trump's declaration to send troops to Portland, Governor Tina Kotek held a joint press conference yesterday in downtown Portland along with law enforcement representatives and local, county, regional, and state elected officials. www.eastportlandvoice.org/kotek-to-tru...
Kotek to Trump: "Oregon is our home. It is not a military target."
According to a recent post on Truth Social, President Trump has directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to deploy troops to Portland with an authorization of “full force.”
In response, Governor Tina K...
www.eastportlandvoice.org
September 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A few other lovers of East Portland and I are starting up a local news source called @eastportlandvoice.bsky.social. We are still warming up, so please subscribe, share, and engage! <3 #eastportland #portlandoregon #localnews
For example, here is an easy breezy medical power of attorney form. This is the person you would choose to make health care decisions if you were unable to articulate them yourself. www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT...
September 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For example, here is an easy breezy medical power of attorney form. This is the person you would choose to make health care decisions if you were unable to articulate them yourself. www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT...
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This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like
Dear fellow Portlanders, this is an occasional reminder that I am a notary public and waive all fees as a community service. Love y'all. 💓
September 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Dear fellow Portlanders, this is an occasional reminder that I am a notary public and waive all fees as a community service. Love y'all. 💓
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IN THE USA…
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
IN THE USA…
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
Unanimous! While I've advised on many resolutions/ordinances, the Vision Zero Resolution was the first one I actually drafted. Awesome community and staff partnership. Stewarded by the incomparable, collaborative leadership of @councilortkl.bsky.social. Remarkable. bikeportland.org/2025/09/18/w...
With unanimous support, Portland reaffirms commitment to Vision Zero
Portland City Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane succeeded on many fronts last night.
bikeportland.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Unanimous! While I've advised on many resolutions/ordinances, the Vision Zero Resolution was the first one I actually drafted. Awesome community and staff partnership. Stewarded by the incomparable, collaborative leadership of @councilortkl.bsky.social. Remarkable. bikeportland.org/2025/09/18/w...
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I refused to placate the bully. Then I refused to placate the institutions who placated the bully. Then I refused to placate the shills who placate the institutions who placate the bully. I'm still standing; the rest are down.
Never placate the bully.
Never placate the bully.
September 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I refused to placate the bully. Then I refused to placate the institutions who placated the bully. Then I refused to placate the shills who placate the institutions who placate the bully. I'm still standing; the rest are down.
Never placate the bully.
Never placate the bully.
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moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
Have you taken a moment to comment in support of the Roadless Rule? Now is a good time (due Sept. 19)! Learn more, get sample language, and share your thoughts. Thanks to @orsierraclub.bsky.social, the Oregon Trails Coalition, and many other groups. www.oregontrailscoalition.org/post/roadles...
Protect Roadless Areas: Submit Comments and Contact Congress!
Last week the Trump Administration formally announced its intention to roll back longstanding protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas in National Forests.The U.S. Department of Agriculture will acc...
www.oregontrailscoalition.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Have you taken a moment to comment in support of the Roadless Rule? Now is a good time (due Sept. 19)! Learn more, get sample language, and share your thoughts. Thanks to @orsierraclub.bsky.social, the Oregon Trails Coalition, and many other groups. www.oregontrailscoalition.org/post/roadles...
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"In the current environment of fear and uncertainty at NASA, it will be more challenging than ever to elicit dissenting views, making it more difficult than ever to prevent the next human spaceflight tragedy."
During a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center last March, I was confronted with an environment of fear, uncertainty and discrimination which struck me as a troubling moral issue that also raises serious safety concerns. Read all about it here: www.thespacereview.com/article/5060/1
September 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"In the current environment of fear and uncertainty at NASA, it will be more challenging than ever to elicit dissenting views, making it more difficult than ever to prevent the next human spaceflight tragedy."
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Hey, #Portland! A big goal for my project, Stumptown Savings, is to destigmatize talking about cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping on a budget. It's a conversation worth having, especially for folks on SNAP and fixed incomes.
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hey, #Portland! A big goal for my project, Stumptown Savings, is to destigmatize talking about cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping on a budget. It's a conversation worth having, especially for folks on SNAP and fixed incomes.
I lived in NYC during 9/11. Every year, I listen to Rep. Barbara Lee's floor speech as the lone Congressperson to vote against the raw use of military force. Rep. Lee showed us the difference between reaction and response. (1/3)https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbaraleeagainstinvasion.htm
American Rhetoric: Statement Opposing Military Force in Afghanistan
Complete text and audio and video of Barbara Lee's Congressional Statement Opposing the Use of Military Force in Afghanistan
www.americanrhetoric.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I lived in NYC during 9/11. Every year, I listen to Rep. Barbara Lee's floor speech as the lone Congressperson to vote against the raw use of military force. Rep. Lee showed us the difference between reaction and response. (1/3)https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbaraleeagainstinvasion.htm
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Enough is enough.
We cannot continue to be a nation that meets gun violence with inaction.
This is a public health crisis and we must end this cycle of trauma once and for all.
www.cbsnews.com/news/shootin...
We cannot continue to be a nation that meets gun violence with inaction.
This is a public health crisis and we must end this cycle of trauma once and for all.
www.cbsnews.com/news/shootin...
Shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado leaves 2 students hurt; suspect also injured
Two students were wounded in a shooting at Evergreen High School in the Colorado foothills. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the suspect is also in the hospital with injuries.
www.cbsnews.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Enough is enough.
We cannot continue to be a nation that meets gun violence with inaction.
This is a public health crisis and we must end this cycle of trauma once and for all.
www.cbsnews.com/news/shootin...
We cannot continue to be a nation that meets gun violence with inaction.
This is a public health crisis and we must end this cycle of trauma once and for all.
www.cbsnews.com/news/shootin...