Cole Merkel
@colemerkel.bsky.social
Housing Justice advocate turned bureaucrat; Small town Midwesterner turned Oregon suburbanite; Gay married cat dad
Opinions are entirely mine.
🌈🦄🏳️🌈; 📍Cascadia
Opinions are entirely mine.
🌈🦄🏳️🌈; 📍Cascadia
Of Monsters & Men @ Crystal Ballroom
Forgot until getting up here about the "floating dance floor."
Forgot until getting up here about the "floating dance floor."
November 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Of Monsters & Men @ Crystal Ballroom
Forgot until getting up here about the "floating dance floor."
Forgot until getting up here about the "floating dance floor."
Two spouses, two messages, two sides of the same sign. @nathanbreiten.bsky.social
#NoKings #NoKingsPDX
#NoKings #NoKingsPDX
October 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Two spouses, two messages, two sides of the same sign. @nathanbreiten.bsky.social
#NoKings #NoKingsPDX
#NoKings #NoKingsPDX
The No Kings Portland march has closed the Hawthorne Bridge. #NoKings #NoKingsPDX
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The No Kings Portland march has closed the Hawthorne Bridge. #NoKings #NoKingsPDX
This lede sentence by @agpnw.bsky.social perfectly sums up the moment in Portland.
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This lede sentence by @agpnw.bsky.social perfectly sums up the moment in Portland.
The war rations from the burned down storefronts.
October 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The war rations from the burned down storefronts.
Just another breakfast in hell.
September 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just another breakfast in hell.
So heartening to see so many out across the country protesting against kings, especially on a day that started with unspeakable political violence.
Here's one from the small town protest in Ashland, OR.
Here's one from the small town protest in Ashland, OR.
June 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
So heartening to see so many out across the country protesting against kings, especially on a day that started with unspeakable political violence.
Here's one from the small town protest in Ashland, OR.
Here's one from the small town protest in Ashland, OR.
Huge congratulations to my friend @megiddings.bsky.social on published her third novel today!
Get your copy of Meet Me At The Crossroads. And then buy Lakewood and The Women Could Fly ASAP.
Get your copy of Meet Me At The Crossroads. And then buy Lakewood and The Women Could Fly ASAP.
June 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Huge congratulations to my friend @megiddings.bsky.social on published her third novel today!
Get your copy of Meet Me At The Crossroads. And then buy Lakewood and The Women Could Fly ASAP.
Get your copy of Meet Me At The Crossroads. And then buy Lakewood and The Women Could Fly ASAP.
Suburban Portland showing up in force to protest the Trump-Musk regime right now.
Both sides of Sunnyside outside Clackamas Town Center are lined with people standing up for our democracy.
Both sides of Sunnyside outside Clackamas Town Center are lined with people standing up for our democracy.
April 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Suburban Portland showing up in force to protest the Trump-Musk regime right now.
Both sides of Sunnyside outside Clackamas Town Center are lined with people standing up for our democracy.
Both sides of Sunnyside outside Clackamas Town Center are lined with people standing up for our democracy.
Portland, I love you!
March 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Portland, I love you!
Hey @nytimes.com, this palace intrigue bullshit is a White House press office distraction from Acting President Musk's campaign to annihilate the central IT architecture of the federal government.
Please stop pushing this clickbait.
Please stop pushing this clickbait.
February 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hey @nytimes.com, this palace intrigue bullshit is a White House press office distraction from Acting President Musk's campaign to annihilate the central IT architecture of the federal government.
Please stop pushing this clickbait.
Please stop pushing this clickbait.
FWIW, Apple did it too. 🤦🏼♂️
February 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
FWIW, Apple did it too. 🤦🏼♂️
Y'all remember when Google used to have the "don't be evil" philosophy?
Turns out, they'll do anything to suck up to a wannabe autocrat with the temperament and attention span of a toddler if it means a chance of dismantling the DOJ's antitrust case.
Turns out, they'll do anything to suck up to a wannabe autocrat with the temperament and attention span of a toddler if it means a chance of dismantling the DOJ's antitrust case.
February 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Y'all remember when Google used to have the "don't be evil" philosophy?
Turns out, they'll do anything to suck up to a wannabe autocrat with the temperament and attention span of a toddler if it means a chance of dismantling the DOJ's antitrust case.
Turns out, they'll do anything to suck up to a wannabe autocrat with the temperament and attention span of a toddler if it means a chance of dismantling the DOJ's antitrust case.
How your email found me.
February 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
How your email found me.
You come for us, @grittynhl.bsky.social comes for you. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
January 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You come for us, @grittynhl.bsky.social comes for you. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Here we go again.
December 28, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Here we go again.
Spent some time hanging amongst the redwoods today.
📍Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA
#PhotoSky #Photography #Nature
📍Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA
#PhotoSky #Photography #Nature
December 28, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Spent some time hanging amongst the redwoods today.
📍Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA
#PhotoSky #Photography #Nature
📍Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA
#PhotoSky #Photography #Nature
Happy Friday, heron.
December 6, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Happy Friday, heron.
This book is absolutely exquisite and terrible for my mental health right now. 🫠
December 6, 2024 at 5:28 AM
This book is absolutely exquisite and terrible for my mental health right now. 🫠
Good morning and welcome to the short work week. #Photography
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Good morning and welcome to the short work week. #Photography