Sean Klein
@smklein.bsky.social
I build some things, break others, and always stop to pet the dogs
Engineer living and running in SE PDX
Engineer living and running in SE PDX
I miss him so much. Ube was simply the greatest dog ever.
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I miss him so much. Ube was simply the greatest dog ever.
So, many thoughts:
1. This seems like an obviously bad idea
2. Can we have a discussion about whether or not the PCEF funding structure is actually working? Both in terms of "what it set out to do", but also, how is it possible for this fund to be such a constant raiding target?
1. This seems like an obviously bad idea
2. Can we have a discussion about whether or not the PCEF funding structure is actually working? Both in terms of "what it set out to do", but also, how is it possible for this fund to be such a constant raiding target?
A citizen ballot initiative backed by the Portland Police Association will seek to reroute 25% of revenues from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to fund the hiring of 400 additional police officers.
Ballot Initiative Will Seek to Reroute 25% of Climate Tax Revenues to Hiring Police
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So, many thoughts:
1. This seems like an obviously bad idea
2. Can we have a discussion about whether or not the PCEF funding structure is actually working? Both in terms of "what it set out to do", but also, how is it possible for this fund to be such a constant raiding target?
1. This seems like an obviously bad idea
2. Can we have a discussion about whether or not the PCEF funding structure is actually working? Both in terms of "what it set out to do", but also, how is it possible for this fund to be such a constant raiding target?
Nothing like a respiratory illness to make you miss breathing normally
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nothing like a respiratory illness to make you miss breathing normally
Does anyone in Portland know why the parks levy doesn't actually address the much-needed maintenance costs of running parks?
I've read the following, and the situation seems dire: www.portland.gov/auditor/audi...
I've read the following, and the situation seems dire: www.portland.gov/auditor/audi...
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Does anyone in Portland know why the parks levy doesn't actually address the much-needed maintenance costs of running parks?
I've read the following, and the situation seems dire: www.portland.gov/auditor/audi...
I've read the following, and the situation seems dire: www.portland.gov/auditor/audi...
a guy named "chance-y bill-ups" getting arrested for an illegal poker ring is incredibly kojima-coded
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
a guy named "chance-y bill-ups" getting arrested for an illegal poker ring is incredibly kojima-coded
Reposted by Sean Klein
Funny how thousands upon thousands of people can march through war torn Portland with absolutely no violence but some how anyone getting near a federal agent gets shot in the face.
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Funny how thousands upon thousands of people can march through war torn Portland with absolutely no violence but some how anyone getting near a federal agent gets shot in the face.
Reposted by Sean Klein
If you think the military should be deployed into American cities because there’s the slightest tension at a protest, congratulations!
You are a fascist!
Lots of people want to hold fascist ideologies without realizing what they’ve become, but we have words to describe things and that’s what u are
You are a fascist!
Lots of people want to hold fascist ideologies without realizing what they’ve become, but we have words to describe things and that’s what u are
October 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you think the military should be deployed into American cities because there’s the slightest tension at a protest, congratulations!
You are a fascist!
Lots of people want to hold fascist ideologies without realizing what they’ve become, but we have words to describe things and that’s what u are
You are a fascist!
Lots of people want to hold fascist ideologies without realizing what they’ve become, but we have words to describe things and that’s what u are
Reposted by Sean Klein
There is day-of registration available for tomorrow's Lastest Not Fastest #justsayin
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October 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There is day-of registration available for tomorrow's Lastest Not Fastest #justsayin
gobeyondracing.com/races/lastes...
gobeyondracing.com/races/lastes...
Just in case this isn't clear to anyone:
- the president declared war on Portland, and wants the national guard to use full force against the "hellfire" of citizens here
- our city council used to have a group chat
And Willamette Week is more concerned about that second bullet point
- the president declared war on Portland, and wants the national guard to use full force against the "hellfire" of citizens here
- our city council used to have a group chat
And Willamette Week is more concerned about that second bullet point
what we really need in this moment is WWeek publishing more content about how the city councilors who are bravely putting themselves out there to publicly criticize a violent dictator who is sending troops to our city are communicating with one another on Microsoft Teams.
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Just in case this isn't clear to anyone:
- the president declared war on Portland, and wants the national guard to use full force against the "hellfire" of citizens here
- our city council used to have a group chat
And Willamette Week is more concerned about that second bullet point
- the president declared war on Portland, and wants the national guard to use full force against the "hellfire" of citizens here
- our city council used to have a group chat
And Willamette Week is more concerned about that second bullet point
it feels extremely jarring to try to focus on anything else while the federal government declares war on the city I live in, using rhetoric showing they're clearly hungry to murder civilians
this moment feels like a calm before a (preventable, unnecessary, trump-instigated, amoral) shitstorm
this moment feels like a calm before a (preventable, unnecessary, trump-instigated, amoral) shitstorm
September 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
it feels extremely jarring to try to focus on anything else while the federal government declares war on the city I live in, using rhetoric showing they're clearly hungry to murder civilians
this moment feels like a calm before a (preventable, unnecessary, trump-instigated, amoral) shitstorm
this moment feels like a calm before a (preventable, unnecessary, trump-instigated, amoral) shitstorm
Reposted by Sean Klein
Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.
September 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.
I run by south waterfront in PDX at least once a week. People have been peacefully, persistently protesting in front of the ICE building for many months now. Nothing "new" justified any federal action - they're clearly looking for a fight.
Hoping Portland can go where agents are not.
(1/3)
Hoping Portland can go where agents are not.
(1/3)
September 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I run by south waterfront in PDX at least once a week. People have been peacefully, persistently protesting in front of the ICE building for many months now. Nothing "new" justified any federal action - they're clearly looking for a fight.
Hoping Portland can go where agents are not.
(1/3)
Hoping Portland can go where agents are not.
(1/3)
Devastating news: I simply cannot delete my subscription to Disney+.
Granted, it's because I never had a subscription.
Granted, it's because I never had a subscription.
September 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Devastating news: I simply cannot delete my subscription to Disney+.
Granted, it's because I never had a subscription.
Granted, it's because I never had a subscription.
It SHOULD go without saying, but I guess sometimes it needs to be said:
If you respond to one of my Portland housing posts with the proposal to "just kill homeless people" I'm going to block you without a second thought
If you respond to one of my Portland housing posts with the proposal to "just kill homeless people" I'm going to block you without a second thought
September 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It SHOULD go without saying, but I guess sometimes it needs to be said:
If you respond to one of my Portland housing posts with the proposal to "just kill homeless people" I'm going to block you without a second thought
If you respond to one of my Portland housing posts with the proposal to "just kill homeless people" I'm going to block you without a second thought
Have a buddy who works in construction (concrete). His job shifted his schedule, from super early to late in the evening.
His union is ensuring that he can stay employed, even if that schedule becomes untenable for him.
Seems like a neat case where unions truly facilitate employment!
His union is ensuring that he can stay employed, even if that schedule becomes untenable for him.
Seems like a neat case where unions truly facilitate employment!
September 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Have a buddy who works in construction (concrete). His job shifted his schedule, from super early to late in the evening.
His union is ensuring that he can stay employed, even if that schedule becomes untenable for him.
Seems like a neat case where unions truly facilitate employment!
His union is ensuring that he can stay employed, even if that schedule becomes untenable for him.
Seems like a neat case where unions truly facilitate employment!
@councilordunphy.bsky.social , has council considered a "local" version of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit?
Could be a way to intervene as a city in this problem:
- secures investment for development
- expectation of a positive ROI, but not unbounded
- the city collectively owns housing
Could be a way to intervene as a city in this problem:
- secures investment for development
- expectation of a positive ROI, but not unbounded
- the city collectively owns housing
councilor dunphy has a video on instagram talking about development math, arguing that market rate development can never lower people’s rents. a couple thoughts:
September 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@councilordunphy.bsky.social , has council considered a "local" version of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit?
Could be a way to intervene as a city in this problem:
- secures investment for development
- expectation of a positive ROI, but not unbounded
- the city collectively owns housing
Could be a way to intervene as a city in this problem:
- secures investment for development
- expectation of a positive ROI, but not unbounded
- the city collectively owns housing
🍴 Calories consumed: countless
💦 Liters of water consumed: about 5
💒 Weddings along the route that I crashed: 1
🫨 Times I tripped and almost ate shit: at least 10
😵 Times I tripped and actually ate shit: 1
🐕 Dogs seen along the route: many
🦉Owls that attacked us: 1
💦 Liters of water consumed: about 5
💒 Weddings along the route that I crashed: 1
🫨 Times I tripped and almost ate shit: at least 10
😵 Times I tripped and actually ate shit: 1
🐕 Dogs seen along the route: many
🦉Owls that attacked us: 1
August 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🍴 Calories consumed: countless
💦 Liters of water consumed: about 5
💒 Weddings along the route that I crashed: 1
🫨 Times I tripped and almost ate shit: at least 10
😵 Times I tripped and actually ate shit: 1
🐕 Dogs seen along the route: many
🦉Owls that attacked us: 1
💦 Liters of water consumed: about 5
💒 Weddings along the route that I crashed: 1
🫨 Times I tripped and almost ate shit: at least 10
😵 Times I tripped and actually ate shit: 1
🐕 Dogs seen along the route: many
🦉Owls that attacked us: 1
It's extremely uncanny to me that the Oregon Construction Contractor's Board website is full of AI-generated images.
"Verify your contractor is real, even though we aren't!"
Gross.
"Verify your contractor is real, even though we aren't!"
Gross.
August 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It's extremely uncanny to me that the Oregon Construction Contractor's Board website is full of AI-generated images.
"Verify your contractor is real, even though we aren't!"
Gross.
"Verify your contractor is real, even though we aren't!"
Gross.
If I could ask @councilordunphy.bsky.social , @counciloravalos.bsky.social , and @councilorgreen.bsky.social to try to answer some questions for Portlanders during their trip, I'd ask the following:
August 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If I could ask @councilordunphy.bsky.social , @counciloravalos.bsky.social , and @councilorgreen.bsky.social to try to answer some questions for Portlanders during their trip, I'd ask the following:
(thread incoming)
The city of Vienna operates 220,000 city-owned flats, with a "two-person cap of $103,000" for eligibility.
Portland actually has an existing program that *similar*, through the Inclusionary Housing program, but has some key differences...
The city of Vienna operates 220,000 city-owned flats, with a "two-person cap of $103,000" for eligibility.
Portland actually has an existing program that *similar*, through the Inclusionary Housing program, but has some key differences...
August 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
(thread incoming)
The city of Vienna operates 220,000 city-owned flats, with a "two-person cap of $103,000" for eligibility.
Portland actually has an existing program that *similar*, through the Inclusionary Housing program, but has some key differences...
The city of Vienna operates 220,000 city-owned flats, with a "two-person cap of $103,000" for eligibility.
Portland actually has an existing program that *similar*, through the Inclusionary Housing program, but has some key differences...
Wy'east Trailfest 50k
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Wy'east Trailfest 50k
"I bet on losing dogs" is playing at the veterinary oncologist office
😭
😭
August 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"I bet on losing dogs" is playing at the veterinary oncologist office
😭
😭
I wish this was less evergreen
well, my days of hating OpenSSL are certainly coming to a middle!
August 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I wish this was less evergreen
One of my only uses for using "okay google" is to change directions or stop navigation with Google Maps while driving.
Today, while using this, the "new AI assistant" told me it couldn't do anything related to navigation.
This USED to work. Table stakes feature, totally broken now.
Today, while using this, the "new AI assistant" told me it couldn't do anything related to navigation.
This USED to work. Table stakes feature, totally broken now.
August 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
One of my only uses for using "okay google" is to change directions or stop navigation with Google Maps while driving.
Today, while using this, the "new AI assistant" told me it couldn't do anything related to navigation.
This USED to work. Table stakes feature, totally broken now.
Today, while using this, the "new AI assistant" told me it couldn't do anything related to navigation.
This USED to work. Table stakes feature, totally broken now.
"going outside for a run" is actually a roguelite, not a roguelike, because although your progress doesn't carry over between runs, it does have meta-progession
August 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"going outside for a run" is actually a roguelite, not a roguelike, because although your progress doesn't carry over between runs, it does have meta-progession