Jay Thatcher
@jthatch.bsky.social
Quaker. Teacher of cycling skills. Sport officiant. On the board with
westernfriend.bsky.social. he, him, our.
westernfriend.bsky.social. he, him, our.
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Could we please stop with insisting that Congress is somehow the body that prosecutes criminal cases? Same for President? And that "Democrats in Congress" need to punish criminals -- or else? This is becoming a common plea, another way to dump on Democrats, but it's contrary to basic civics.
Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Could we please stop with insisting that Congress is somehow the body that prosecutes criminal cases? Same for President? And that "Democrats in Congress" need to punish criminals -- or else? This is becoming a common plea, another way to dump on Democrats, but it's contrary to basic civics.
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why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.
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Now, these kids get the full package — refurbished donated bikes, new helmets, bright lights, secure locks, and 12 hours of hands-on instruction to help them ride confidently and safely. 3/5
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Now, these kids get the full package — refurbished donated bikes, new helmets, bright lights, secure locks, and 12 hours of hands-on instruction to help them ride confidently and safely. 3/5
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Would you like to volunteer with Viv, our awesome Education Lead?
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
September brings many students who are new to PDX & to biking. Luckily, PDX has bike valet parking at the base of an arial tram > OHSU campus.
You might have spotted BikeLoud Education Lead Viv there today with his Bike Safety Quiz.
Want to help Viv spread bike info?
Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
You might have spotted BikeLoud Education Lead Viv there today with his Bike Safety Quiz.
Want to help Viv spread bike info?
Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Would you like to volunteer with Viv, our awesome Education Lead?
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
Wed Nov 19 3-7PM
#GoByBike 3303 S Bond
Come when you can, stay however long you’d like
Outdoor under a canopy
Explain BikeLoud Bike Buddy program & sign up new Buddy Mentors. We'd love your help!
DM Viv: 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣@𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙥𝙙𝙭.𝙤𝙧𝙜
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I agree. Every city need to figure out how to resist. We have 3 examples of how cities are responding, though:
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I agree. Every city need to figure out how to resist. We have 3 examples of how cities are responding, though:
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
LA: We will fight you.
Chicago: We will fight you.
Portland, OR: We will subject you to endless hours of improv theater and interpretive dance until you relent and leave us alone.
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#ZebrafishFunFacts: In a 2016 article titled, "The Doctor of Delayed Publications - The remarkable life of George Streisinger", @mvargam.bsky.social takes the reader down memory lane to provide a life history of the Founding Father of #zebrafish research.
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#ZebrafishFunFacts: In a 2016 article titled, "The Doctor of Delayed Publications - The remarkable life of George Streisinger", @mvargam.bsky.social takes the reader down memory lane to provide a life history of the Founding Father of #zebrafish research.
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delay... 🧪
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Here in the Pacific Northwest, our two largest cities are about to be governed by Mayors K. Wilson.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here in the Pacific Northwest, our two largest cities are about to be governed by Mayors K. Wilson.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
Seattle's Katie Wilson and Portland's Keith Wilson both come from transportation backgrounds; one in transit advocacy and one in sustainable freight.
Looking forward to the Wilson v. Wilson memes.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
SAFE Corvallis has an action alert out! It's time to express gratitude..in November of all seasons!
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
SAFE Corvallis has an action alert out! It's time to express gratitude..in November of all seasons!
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
To @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social Public Works. They're proposing some changes in on street parking for the sake of healthy transportation. Think cycle tracks, street trees, bus shelters, and more! 1/
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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I know others have already made this point, but there is absolutely an aspect of this related to the lack any real rail in this country. The effects on air travel should not play as big a factor as it clearly did in affecting healthcare for millions, let alone enabling a fascist government.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I know others have already made this point, but there is absolutely an aspect of this related to the lack any real rail in this country. The effects on air travel should not play as big a factor as it clearly did in affecting healthcare for millions, let alone enabling a fascist government.
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Thank you, AG Rayfield. I’m grateful for your leadership in fighting for Oregonians.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you, AG Rayfield. I’m grateful for your leadership in fighting for Oregonians.
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Good morning.
Last night was a referendum on Trump's corruption, cruelty, and chaos.
But it's also not a coincidence these big wins came at the exact moment when Democrats are using our power to stand for something and be strong.
A huge risk to not learn that lesson.
Last night was a referendum on Trump's corruption, cruelty, and chaos.
But it's also not a coincidence these big wins came at the exact moment when Democrats are using our power to stand for something and be strong.
A huge risk to not learn that lesson.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good morning.
Last night was a referendum on Trump's corruption, cruelty, and chaos.
But it's also not a coincidence these big wins came at the exact moment when Democrats are using our power to stand for something and be strong.
A huge risk to not learn that lesson.
Last night was a referendum on Trump's corruption, cruelty, and chaos.
But it's also not a coincidence these big wins came at the exact moment when Democrats are using our power to stand for something and be strong.
A huge risk to not learn that lesson.
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Attn Pennsylvania voters: Reports are coming in of signs near polling places reading “No Kings, No Retention” with a crown-slash logo. These signs are fake and misleading, part of a disinformation push. In Pennsylvania, you should vote YES to retain the Supreme Court justices on the ballot.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Attn Pennsylvania voters: Reports are coming in of signs near polling places reading “No Kings, No Retention” with a crown-slash logo. These signs are fake and misleading, part of a disinformation push. In Pennsylvania, you should vote YES to retain the Supreme Court justices on the ballot.
SAFE Corvallis is offering hats and calendars for sale. The calendar features bike garages from around our town. mailchi.mp/b6089fa1a831...
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
SAFE Corvallis is offering hats and calendars for sale. The calendar features bike garages from around our town. mailchi.mp/b6089fa1a831...
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Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
Simone Weil
Simone Weil
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
Simone Weil
Simone Weil
'Have you met special needs parents? Those people eat bureaucrats for breakfast.'
My experience is not as breakfast fodder. I was a special physical educator for over 20 years. Parents were often great allies as we found ways to garner the facilities and assistance needed to serve children well.
My experience is not as breakfast fodder. I was a special physical educator for over 20 years. Parents were often great allies as we found ways to garner the facilities and assistance needed to serve children well.
Trump continues to attack public education and our ideals of fairness and decency.
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
'Have you met special needs parents? Those people eat bureaucrats for breakfast.'
My experience is not as breakfast fodder. I was a special physical educator for over 20 years. Parents were often great allies as we found ways to garner the facilities and assistance needed to serve children well.
My experience is not as breakfast fodder. I was a special physical educator for over 20 years. Parents were often great allies as we found ways to garner the facilities and assistance needed to serve children well.
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New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
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Happy Halloween!
This is the day that Affirmation Coyote disguises themselves as a Border Collie wearing a coyote costume and gets led around by three coyote friends standing on each others shoulders and wearing a trench coat and big floppy hat.
If you see us, provide biscuits.
This is the day that Affirmation Coyote disguises themselves as a Border Collie wearing a coyote costume and gets led around by three coyote friends standing on each others shoulders and wearing a trench coat and big floppy hat.
If you see us, provide biscuits.
a cobblestone street with pumpkins and candles on it
ALT: a cobblestone street with pumpkins and candles on it
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy Halloween!
This is the day that Affirmation Coyote disguises themselves as a Border Collie wearing a coyote costume and gets led around by three coyote friends standing on each others shoulders and wearing a trench coat and big floppy hat.
If you see us, provide biscuits.
This is the day that Affirmation Coyote disguises themselves as a Border Collie wearing a coyote costume and gets led around by three coyote friends standing on each others shoulders and wearing a trench coat and big floppy hat.
If you see us, provide biscuits.
On 10/17, two pedestrians were struck by a car while they were in the crosswalk at Harrison Blvd & 14th St. One person died there, the second was transported for treatment. maps.app.goo.gl/79BBGY4U4KJ9...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
On 10/17, two pedestrians were struck by a car while they were in the crosswalk at Harrison Blvd & 14th St. One person died there, the second was transported for treatment. maps.app.goo.gl/79BBGY4U4KJ9...
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When I preach an inclusive and expansive love at Judson Memorial Baptist Church people clap and say Hallelujah (well, they clap). And yet the struggle to purge the image of God as a judgmental angry dude is real.
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When I preach an inclusive and expansive love at Judson Memorial Baptist Church people clap and say Hallelujah (well, they clap). And yet the struggle to purge the image of God as a judgmental angry dude is real.
'The regime wants quiet. It gets noise.
'It wants darkness. It gets phones, flashlights, and livestreams.
'It wants obedience. It gets angry neighbors.'
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'It wants darkness. It gets phones, flashlights, and livestreams.
'It wants obedience. It gets angry neighbors.'
1/
Mr. Rogers said to “look for the helpers” when the world get scary.
Well, the helpers are out, and they’re looking for neighbors in need of protection, and fascist thugs in need of accountability. Phones charged. Cameras out.
Be a helper. Read and share. ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
Well, the helpers are out, and they’re looking for neighbors in need of protection, and fascist thugs in need of accountability. Phones charged. Cameras out.
Be a helper. Read and share. ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
How Americans Are Blocking Trump’s Militia
Ordinary people in forgotten places are standing between families and fear.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
'The regime wants quiet. It gets noise.
'It wants darkness. It gets phones, flashlights, and livestreams.
'It wants obedience. It gets angry neighbors.'
1/
'It wants darkness. It gets phones, flashlights, and livestreams.
'It wants obedience. It gets angry neighbors.'
1/
Brilliant 🧵, starting out about opening streets for Halloween fun on foot. @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social: Let's do that here.
It takes just one orange buffoon to destroy public trust. It takes all of us to repair it. Be kind to a stranger. Tend a flowerpot on your front balcony. Invite your neighbors over for coffee. And most importantly, show simple joy in public.
I ❤️ SF
5/5
I ❤️ SF
5/5
October 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Brilliant 🧵, starting out about opening streets for Halloween fun on foot. @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social: Let's do that here.
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.