Sarah Iannarone
@sarahiannarone.bsky.social
That study grant actually was important, because dealing with the RRs is so thorny. Problem is what we do with the findings, lacking adequate capital to invest in whatever proposed solutions emerge from it... the likeliest of which is a very expensive overcrossing.
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
That study grant actually was important, because dealing with the RRs is so thorny. Problem is what we do with the findings, lacking adequate capital to invest in whatever proposed solutions emerge from it... the likeliest of which is a very expensive overcrossing.
Existential crisis of modern day "public safety" -- if we don't reinforce the need for armed cops to exist, then we defund them and replace them with less deadly, more cost-effective alternatives.
Thus, armed police must continue to pretend they are needed, even when the research argues otherwise.
Thus, armed police must continue to pretend they are needed, even when the research argues otherwise.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Existential crisis of modern day "public safety" -- if we don't reinforce the need for armed cops to exist, then we defund them and replace them with less deadly, more cost-effective alternatives.
Thus, armed police must continue to pretend they are needed, even when the research argues otherwise.
Thus, armed police must continue to pretend they are needed, even when the research argues otherwise.
Also, PPB must have money to burn rn, because in each case there appeared to be no fewer than three squad cars with two occupants each.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Also, PPB must have money to burn rn, because in each case there appeared to be no fewer than three squad cars with two occupants each.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
Thank you! I remain immensely grateful for every Portlander who supported me in 2020. It truly was an honor, and the experience of a lifetime to be part of something so community-oriented during such an intense, chaotic year in our city's history.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thank you! I remain immensely grateful for every Portlander who supported me in 2020. It truly was an honor, and the experience of a lifetime to be part of something so community-oriented during such an intense, chaotic year in our city's history.
What the benefit of the doubt we give white dudes in Portland politics and advocacy spaces feels like...
a woman singing into a microphone with the words " i just can 't imagine " behind her
ALT: a woman singing into a microphone with the words " i just can 't imagine " behind her
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What the benefit of the doubt we give white dudes in Portland politics and advocacy spaces feels like...
*could have walked and chewed gum... not anymore, obvs.
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
*could have walked and chewed gum... not anymore, obvs.
USDOT can walk and chew gum.
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
USDOT can walk and chew gum.
I really struggle with this bloat, guys, especially vis a vis EV subsidies. Sure, the research says pavement impacts aren't that significant, but pedestrian safety?
Why should we subsidize bloat? Is there a workaround?
Why should we subsidize bloat? Is there a workaround?
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I really struggle with this bloat, guys, especially vis a vis EV subsidies. Sure, the research says pavement impacts aren't that significant, but pedestrian safety?
Why should we subsidize bloat? Is there a workaround?
Why should we subsidize bloat? Is there a workaround?
I don't understand why anyone does what Trump says, honestly.
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I don't understand why anyone does what Trump says, honestly.
I don't, I've been traveling. But the cupboard is bare, so I'll probably head over tomo, can report back.
(My guess is no, given proximity to Springwater Corridor and intense ongoing need.)
(My guess is no, given proximity to Springwater Corridor and intense ongoing need.)
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don't, I've been traveling. But the cupboard is bare, so I'll probably head over tomo, can report back.
(My guess is no, given proximity to Springwater Corridor and intense ongoing need.)
(My guess is no, given proximity to Springwater Corridor and intense ongoing need.)
(yes, it's pronounced "gross out" at our house but with all due respect)
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
(yes, it's pronounced "gross out" at our house but with all due respect)
Reposted by Sarah Iannarone
democrats should attack the supreme court because it harms people but also because it is an explicitly partisan institution that will stymie every future democratic government. it insists that democrats are not allowed to govern, so for democrats to govern they must remake it
DEMOCRATS: we have to win by playing by the rules!
SUPREME COURT: [shuffling papers] uhhh the rules say here you're not allowed to play at all
SUPREME COURT: [shuffling papers] uhhh the rules say here you're not allowed to play at all
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
democrats should attack the supreme court because it harms people but also because it is an explicitly partisan institution that will stymie every future democratic government. it insists that democrats are not allowed to govern, so for democrats to govern they must remake it
