Mike
@mikembh.bsky.social
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it is time for the legislature to get serious and commit to an increase in the trimet payroll tax
Portland: Highly damaging transit service cuts may be coming in the next year. Still no sign of a plan on how to prevent them.
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
Planned Bus and MAX Service Cuts
Due to a growing budget gap, we must cut some TriMet service starting in November 2025.
trimet.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
it is time for the legislature to get serious and commit to an increase in the trimet payroll tax
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at least toby keith is dead this time
June 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
at least toby keith is dead this time
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I've made this point multiple times before but if Bluesky wants to grow, the things they need aren't opinion pundits but accounts that publish new information. That's breaking news reporters, politicians and stuff like official organization accounts that publish official statements.
June 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've made this point multiple times before but if Bluesky wants to grow, the things they need aren't opinion pundits but accounts that publish new information. That's breaking news reporters, politicians and stuff like official organization accounts that publish official statements.
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If your political opposition are Nazis and the bipartisanship is only one-way, then all you’re doing is collaborating with Nazis. Shouldn’t be a bragging point! You worms.
January 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If your political opposition are Nazis and the bipartisanship is only one-way, then all you’re doing is collaborating with Nazis. Shouldn’t be a bragging point! You worms.
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The Democratic Party establishment is worse than useless.
Pelosi and her generation of pro-corporate leaders keep crushing the left, while losing to fascists. Get out of the way.
Pelosi and her generation of pro-corporate leaders keep crushing the left, while losing to fascists. Get out of the way.
NEW: In a blow to AOC, House Democrats' Steering and Policy Committee voted to recommend Gerry Connolly as ranking member of the House Oversight Committee.
AOC loses key vote in race for Oversight Committee leader to Gerry Connolly
It's a huge blow to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) hopes of leading the high-profile panel.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:09 PM
The Democratic Party establishment is worse than useless.
Pelosi and her generation of pro-corporate leaders keep crushing the left, while losing to fascists. Get out of the way.
Pelosi and her generation of pro-corporate leaders keep crushing the left, while losing to fascists. Get out of the way.
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This deadpan Washington Post story reports on Trump’s blatantly corrupt effort to strongarm an appointment for his daughter in law—who has never held any public office—as a US Senator without a single acknowledgment that it might be some kind of impropriety. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 15, 2024 at 5:55 PM
This deadpan Washington Post story reports on Trump’s blatantly corrupt effort to strongarm an appointment for his daughter in law—who has never held any public office—as a US Senator without a single acknowledgment that it might be some kind of impropriety. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Interesting how everyone is noticing the huge BSKY surge. It's not just about numbers, it's about quality.
“We are leaving 600,000 followers on X for only 9,000 on Bluesky... in terms of values, we as a club have moral values"- Bundesliga club, Werder Bremen.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
“We are leaving 600,000 followers on X for only 9,000 on Bluesky... in terms of values, we as a club have moral values"- Bundesliga club, Werder Bremen.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
From X to Bluesky: why are people fleeing Elon Musk’s ‘digital town square’?
Musk’s platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival has gained 2.5 million
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Interesting how everyone is noticing the huge BSKY surge. It's not just about numbers, it's about quality.
“We are leaving 600,000 followers on X for only 9,000 on Bluesky... in terms of values, we as a club have moral values"- Bundesliga club, Werder Bremen.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
“We are leaving 600,000 followers on X for only 9,000 on Bluesky... in terms of values, we as a club have moral values"- Bundesliga club, Werder Bremen.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
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Reminds me of how the Portland Police Bureau traffic division slowed enforcement way down to gain political leverage for more funding
bikeportland.org/2023/08/08/p...
bikeportland.org/2023/08/08/p...
For eight months, traffic enforcement citations on New Jersey’s highways plummeted by 81% compared with the year before. The unrivaled reduction is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted
After a report found racial bias in traffic enforcement, state troopers were warned by a union leader that “every stop” would be scrutinized. They started making fewer.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Reminds me of how the Portland Police Bureau traffic division slowed enforcement way down to gain political leverage for more funding
bikeportland.org/2023/08/08/p...
bikeportland.org/2023/08/08/p...
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Rainbow Laces is solely about making people feel welcome at football, in an industry that lags way behind society in LGBTQ+ representation
That’s it. A simple message of decency
And no one is forcing anyone to play in a wealthy league that has this value
t.co/a8gC9WZgJa
That’s it. A simple message of decency
And no one is forcing anyone to play in a wealthy league that has this value
t.co/a8gC9WZgJa
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-rainbow-laces-armband-b2659618.html
t.co
December 6, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Rainbow Laces is solely about making people feel welcome at football, in an industry that lags way behind society in LGBTQ+ representation
That’s it. A simple message of decency
And no one is forcing anyone to play in a wealthy league that has this value
t.co/a8gC9WZgJa
That’s it. A simple message of decency
And no one is forcing anyone to play in a wealthy league that has this value
t.co/a8gC9WZgJa
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the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans
Kavanaugh also brings up "detransitioners," people who "regret" their decision to transition genders. Like Alito, he cites European countries that are "pulling back" from gender-affirming care for minors, saying it's a "yellow light" or "red light" for the court that Europe is "pumping the brakes."
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans
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At this point I am running out of Legal Analyst ways to say that this man is a stupid and mendacious piece of shit
Justice Alito asks Chase Strangio if denying adolescents gender-affirming care *really* increases the likelihood of suicide
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
At this point I am running out of Legal Analyst ways to say that this man is a stupid and mendacious piece of shit
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Can't recommend this new essay by @mbolotnikova on Thanksgiving highly enough:
"We will collectively eat more than 40 million [factory-farmed] turkeys... And we will do it all even though turkey meat is widely considered flavorless and unpalatable." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
"We will collectively eat more than 40 million [factory-farmed] turkeys... And we will do it all even though turkey meat is widely considered flavorless and unpalatable." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
8 million turkeys will be thrown in the trash this Thanksgiving
We don’t have to accept all that death and waste for a dry, flavorless bird no one likes.
www.vox.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Can't recommend this new essay by @mbolotnikova on Thanksgiving highly enough:
"We will collectively eat more than 40 million [factory-farmed] turkeys... And we will do it all even though turkey meat is widely considered flavorless and unpalatable." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
"We will collectively eat more than 40 million [factory-farmed] turkeys... And we will do it all even though turkey meat is widely considered flavorless and unpalatable." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Computer, show me the Biden Doctrine in one picture
November 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Computer, show me the Biden Doctrine in one picture
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'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
Rudy Giuliani was rebuked by a federal judge on Tuesday after the former New York City mayor interrupted a court hearing, pleading he could not pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148 million have tied up his assets.
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:42 PM
'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
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Elon Musk's legal filing in the InfoWars bankruptcy case is both batshit crazy and also what you'd expect. It asserts that X owns every account, can do whatever it wants with them, and can inject itself into legal proceedings that have nothing to do with Twitter
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
"X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS."
www.404media.co
November 26, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Elon Musk's legal filing in the InfoWars bankruptcy case is both batshit crazy and also what you'd expect. It asserts that X owns every account, can do whatever it wants with them, and can inject itself into legal proceedings that have nothing to do with Twitter
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
www.404media.co/xs-objection...