Alanna Risse
alannarisse.bsky.social
Alanna Risse
@alannarisse.bsky.social
Portland, Oregon resident since 2009. Bay Area native. Artist, professor, music lover, cyclist, mom, gen-xer, coder, interaction design, Ux/ui.

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Red Fox Holiday markers fair today 12-6! There are 26 artists here today selling gifts. 5128 N Albina, portland Oregon.
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Did the thing. Tired.
April 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So proud of house representative Jared Huffman and friends on these amendments to the renaming the Gulf of Mexico bill. Jump to 19:35 in this video. m.youtube.com/watch?si=UOc...
Dem TROLLS MAGA With Hilarious Series Of Amendments To 'Gulf Of America' Bill
YouTube video by TYT Investigates
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April 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Happy Easter. This year will be remembered as the year kids didn’t get Easter eggs because their family couldn’t afford them.
April 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Road my bike up a small hill contemplating whether I’ve got enough gas in my tank (and my back) for 4X this ride at the end of the month. I’ve never been a smart person when it comes to decisions about my health and well being, so fuck it. Dufur Oregon, see you in two weeks. #gorgegravel
April 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Haha 😂
April 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I just “bought” a digital pebble to support the penguins on the uninhabited Heard Island. 100% of proceeds to go to Heard Island penguin conservation www.heardislandpebbles.com
Heard Island Pebbles
Heard Island King Enterprises was started by a group of entrepreneurial King Penguins in April 2025, in response to the tariffs placed on our uninhabited, exportless island. After we heard the news, w...
www.heardislandpebbles.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Old 97s at Rev Hall #pdx. I was the crazy dancer in front of the person whos got a stick-in-their-ass. And you know what. I’m gonna dance to my favorite band. I’m sorry the stick in your ass. I tried to stay in my little tiny rectangle the best I could. Can we just move our bodies at live shows?
April 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Pretty special Taylor Swift night at oaks park skate rink tonight. I got number 13 for my cafe order!
April 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I recommend following and signing up for Brian Tyler Cohen’s newsletter as an independent news source. youtu.be/6bXMtpxG6Dg
Trump in PANIC as protests ERUPT across America
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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April 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This post and all of the replies. 🫶🫶🫶Protests all over. Big towns and small towns. Red towns, purple towns, and blue towns.
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.
April 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Erez Reuveni is on my “nice” list for speaking the truth.
April 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Good explainer from the economist on the U.S. bonkers tariff situation.
April 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Yeah sure. This was a great idea 🙄 yeah whatever Donny.
April 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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ICYMI:

Tomorrow—the 50501 Movement ignites nationwide with the “Hands Off!” protests—50 states, one unified voice against authoritarian overreach.

More than a protest—a movement reclaiming our country’s core values.
April 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Desert island records:
Pixies - Come on pilgrim/surfer Rosa
Galaxie 500 - on fire
Stereophonic - you’ve got to go there to come back
Hüsker Dü - new day rising
Posies - frosting on the beater
Queens of the stone age - songs for the deaf
Talk talk - the colour of spring
So many more!
April 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Stereophonic at the Crystal ballroom. Such a good night. The Austin Texas band“Witches Exist” opened and kinda blew our minds.
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Spring break Vancouver BC
March 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Brian Eno perfectly explains selfishness of the super-rich (March 21, 2025) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh7C...
Brian Eno perfectly explains selfishness of the super rich
YouTube video by Peeps
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March 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Kinda in heaven right now. Kim deal at rev hall in portland tonight.
March 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Haymaker tonight in north portland. Turns out they have live music three days a week.
March 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My favorite little thing I made this term. UX nerd stuff.
March 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As you probably know, the current administration is trying to force trans people to change their passports to reflect the gender they were assigned at birth. The ACLU is asking for signatures. action.aclu.org/reg-action/h...
Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans
The Trump administration is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people – so I’m joining the ACLU to fight back. Urge the State Department to reject this dangerous attack on ou...
action.aclu.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hello world! It's the end of Winter term and I'm busily grading. Making the move to bluesky after deleting my twitter account.
March 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM