Will Hollingsworth
@whollingsworth.bsky.social
Bikes, books, busses, buildings, Bortland
"Mommy, mommy, buy me a license plate!"
"No, come along Bortland!"
"Are you talking to me?"
"No, my city is also named Bortland."
"Mommy, mommy, buy me a license plate!"
"No, come along Bortland!"
"Are you talking to me?"
"No, my city is also named Bortland."
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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If you suspect or see ICE in your community, call the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) Hotline for all activity in Oregon: 888-622-1510. Donate & volunteer: pircoregon.org. Art by Erica Alexia.
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you suspect or see ICE in your community, call the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) Hotline for all activity in Oregon: 888-622-1510. Donate & volunteer: pircoregon.org. Art by Erica Alexia.
Look, I have never read an Isaac Chotiner piece, but even I know that, much like the Menswear Guy, you don't prod an apex predator.
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Look, I have never read an Isaac Chotiner piece, but even I know that, much like the Menswear Guy, you don't prod an apex predator.
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The Democrats’ supermajority is going to cut the state budget to the bone … to help this guy get richer?
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Democrats’ supermajority is going to cut the state budget to the bone … to help this guy get richer?
Easy, have sidewalks take the lane from cars and then restripe the sidewalks
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Easy, have sidewalks take the lane from cars and then restripe the sidewalks
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Paul’s at the forefront of American housing policy. Tying together YIMBYism, public finance, and public development, he’s building *the model* for American social housing.
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Paul’s at the forefront of American housing policy. Tying together YIMBYism, public finance, and public development, he’s building *the model* for American social housing.
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
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It comes after years of testing equipment and empowering local cyclists to pick up leaves, gravel, and other debris themselves.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/24/b...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/24/b...
BikeLoud wants to boost DIY bike lane sweeping effort
Portland's grassroots response to the challenging problem of leaves in bike lanes continues to evolve.
bikeportland.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It comes after years of testing equipment and empowering local cyclists to pick up leaves, gravel, and other debris themselves.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/24/b...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/24/b...
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Chicken v. Trump: Lawsuit claims DHS used excessive force at Portland protests
Chicken v. Trump: Lawsuit claims DHS used excessive force at Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man dressed as a chicken, two senior protesters and two freelance journalists are suing the Trump administration. In a class action lawsuit that was filed in federal court…
www.koin.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Chicken v. Trump: Lawsuit claims DHS used excessive force at Portland protests
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you ever start playing a new game and immediately realize you’re about to develop a horrible addiction? link unrelated
Subway Builder
Craft the subway system your city deserves
www.subwaybuilder.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
you ever start playing a new game and immediately realize you’re about to develop a horrible addiction? link unrelated
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One thing I’d like to see with building codes is some of the onerous mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rules brought in line with national standards, and the main barrier to that is the construction trades (since inefficiencies create work). So it is interesting to see none of them on the list.
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
One thing I’d like to see with building codes is some of the onerous mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rules brought in line with national standards, and the main barrier to that is the construction trades (since inefficiencies create work). So it is interesting to see none of them on the list.
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Easy first step bsky.app/profile/john...
Disbarring the not-prosecutor is the LEAST they should do. Prominent, immediate motion to disbar, to give future Halligans and Bondis cause to fear for their livelihood.
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Easy first step bsky.app/profile/john...
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There's a proposal to convert an existing building at the Centennial Mills site, formerly used by the Portland Mounted Police department, into a restaurant and nightclub www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
There's a proposal to convert an existing building at the Centennial Mills site, formerly used by the Portland Mounted Police department, into a restaurant and nightclub www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
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The transformation is extraordinary.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The transformation is extraordinary.
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![James Comey, Letitia James Charges Dismissed by Federal
Judge
By Anthony Aarons
11/24/2025 12:50:22 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- A federal judge threw out the charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the cases had been illegally appointed.
The appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim
US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was unlawful, US District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said in a ruling Monday.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreigfdi3kqo6p7fidr5evb2orwcoighngwxyiy7czzic7yo4kjiijlq@jpeg)
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The Portland Neighbors Welcome Board of Directors has five spots open for election this winter!
Consider applying to be on the board - applications are due December 10th.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Consider applying to be on the board - applications are due December 10th.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The Portland Neighbors Welcome Board of Directors has five spots open for election this winter!
Consider applying to be on the board - applications are due December 10th.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Consider applying to be on the board - applications are due December 10th.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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doing this thing lately where every time i read about some profound hallowing out/total catastrophic failure of oregon's transportation system i mutter to myself "one vote, just one vote" as i recall how close we were to passing a $12b package with money for just about everything
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
doing this thing lately where every time i read about some profound hallowing out/total catastrophic failure of oregon's transportation system i mutter to myself "one vote, just one vote" as i recall how close we were to passing a $12b package with money for just about everything
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Due to a developed chicken allergy in the family my house has been eating a LOT of ground turkey this year and frankly the whole anti-turkey discourse on here suggests y’all don’t know how to cook worth a damn.
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Due to a developed chicken allergy in the family my house has been eating a LOT of ground turkey this year and frankly the whole anti-turkey discourse on here suggests y’all don’t know how to cook worth a damn.
Note they said "only children". There were two of us and our family's Thanksgiving slaps, has slapped, and will always slap.
The Only Children of White Collar Professional Parents In The 1990s website is uniquely badly-positioned to have good memories or holiday food
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Note they said "only children". There were two of us and our family's Thanksgiving slaps, has slapped, and will always slap.
*Breathes deeply* Oh shit, oh shit, I'm extracting from the air.
Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
*Breathes deeply* Oh shit, oh shit, I'm extracting from the air.
Why do they always have close-up cat PFPs?
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Why do they always have close-up cat PFPs?
Are there places with progressive business taxes?
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Are there places with progressive business taxes?
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Fix your hearts or die, you monsters.
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Fix your hearts or die, you monsters.
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This (gift) op-ed from Sen. Lieber and Rep. Sanchez, as a response to the Trump tax cut catastrophe, is a bit of a disappointment. If our response in Oregon is to simply cut our budget because rich people got a federal tax cut, we've lost the plot. 1/
Opinion: Trump cuts leave Oregon with a billion-dollar problem and no easy solutions
The Trump tax cuts bill is in effect a budgetary hand grenade dropped on Oregon, write Sen. Kate Lieber and Rep. Tawna Sanchez, who co-chair the Joint Committee of Ways and Means. We must do everythin...
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This (gift) op-ed from Sen. Lieber and Rep. Sanchez, as a response to the Trump tax cut catastrophe, is a bit of a disappointment. If our response in Oregon is to simply cut our budget because rich people got a federal tax cut, we've lost the plot. 1/
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After breaking his car window, ICE detained a high school student who is a US citizen. This is outrageous and inexcusable.
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
After breaking his car window, ICE detained a high school student who is a US citizen. This is outrageous and inexcusable.