Chris Waldmann
@cjwaldmann.bsky.social
PDX, urbanism, politics, baseball, beer.
Happy Thanks giving. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Trump to halt federal food assistance to 757,000 Oregonians next month, governor says
The decision to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Happy Thanks giving. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You can infer the scare quotes around every single use (and there are A LOT) of the word socialist.
What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
You can infer the scare quotes around every single use (and there are A LOT) of the word socialist.
What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
Ban the zombie runner. @ewpod.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Ban the zombie runner. @ewpod.bsky.social
Truly one of the great things about living in Portland.
For the @portlandmercury.com Portland Fun Guide, I put together a very brief tour of our city's independent theater paradise www.portlandmercury.com/city-guide-2...
Keep Portland Reel Weird
[Read all of the articles in our Portland Fun Guide HERE! Looking for a print copy? Look at this handy-dandy map!—eds.] At the Oscars in March, Best Director Sean Baker took the stage with a warning: ...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Truly one of the great things about living in Portland.
First they come for the lawyers.
March 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
First they come for the lawyers.
There’s David Brooks’ 6 principles of stupidity. And then there’s this. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use (Gift Article)
Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent refer...
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There’s David Brooks’ 6 principles of stupidity. And then there’s this. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
@robnosse.bsky.social , this seems counter productive, no?
As the state pledges to increase its mental health resources, the Oregon Health Authority next year plans to change its rules to disallow associate therapists from billing Medicaid.
Most of those therapists see primarily Medicaid patients.
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Most of those therapists see primarily Medicaid patients.
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Oregon Health Authority Says It Will Make Rules to Disallow Associate Mental Health Clinicians From Billing Medicaid
www.wweek.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:58 PM
@robnosse.bsky.social , this seems counter productive, no?
What’s your neighborhood’s minute score (for walk ability)? Lucky/privileged to be sub-5 minutes myself. wapo.st/41lOtkO
Analysis | Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods
Building more 15-minute neighborhoods would cut pollution and conserve nature. But do Americans want to live in them? See how walkable your neighborhood is.
wapo.st
December 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
What’s your neighborhood’s minute score (for walk ability)? Lucky/privileged to be sub-5 minutes myself. wapo.st/41lOtkO
My Omega Man exposure has been pretty limited to Treehouse of Horror, until now. Man, this movie is weird! Did Heston need a paycheck?
October 21, 2023 at 4:43 AM
My Omega Man exposure has been pretty limited to Treehouse of Horror, until now. Man, this movie is weird! Did Heston need a paycheck?
‘Baseball is not boring’ Not today!
October 21, 2023 at 3:44 AM
‘Baseball is not boring’ Not today!