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Lord of the underworld looks on aghast as I eviscerate a pomegranate, juice running down my chin. "Guess I'm gonna be here a while, huh?"

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I didn't see a cedar waxwing until I was in my late 20s, and I still get so excited every time I see them. Here is a potato-quality photo of a borb gorping fall berries.

Cedar waxwing going to town on a tree of yellow berries.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On my way to the Portland Promenade! 🚶🏼‍♀️

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just drove an hour to Salem to see a show for which we had tickets, only to find out that the venue evidently closed permanently about 2 weeks ago. 😭 What a waste of a glorious fall day!

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ohhhhhh now I'm caught up on the AI doomer sex cult discourse! WHEW.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My GenX poisoned brain is like, "This wouldn't have happened if we still had mix tapes."

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm not sure I've ever felt older than today googling Ed Sheeren and listening to 5 seconds of his music.

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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m trying to post less, so here’s my bikelash thots in digest form: *the worst bike/ebike/emoto users break laws bc they are disproportionately risk-accepting *reduce risk, & more normies will participate *more normies means group norms change *more people on bikes = fewer scofflaws

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Happy Caturday eve. Sometimes Nally just comes meowing in to demand snuggles. Had to grant this in-person meeting request.

Floofy Kitty snuggling woman in rainbow plaid shirt.

Floofy Kitty looking extremely dignified while occupying my midsection.

Floofy Kitty looking absolutely ridiculous, caught mid "blep" while occupying my midsection.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Oh yeah, the big screen TV in the car is fucking badass, but I'm holding out for the model with the integrated VR headset.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our household is SO THRILLED that Knuckles Noodle's work will be featured on a road near the Holgate Library! This program is the best, and we've always loved seeing all the custom sharrows on our rides. Can't wait for next year's @shift2bikes.bsky.social Art in the Bike Lane ride! 😍🚲🎨

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Killer kicker in the City's comprehensive point-by-point takedown: "if every signature allegedly erroneously rejected by the City was added to the signature count for 1PDX2026, it would remain over one thousand signatures short of ballot qualification."

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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 27/08/2026

EVERY MONTH

Aerial photograph of a full Dodgers stadium, capacity 60k

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Got out to see another show last night. The always incredible Nina Nastasia, and the new-to-me Silkworm. Really fantastic show- I'm off now to check out Silkworm's recordings.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Knuckles Noodle and I picked up a @thebirdmachine.bsky.social risograph at the Pinchflat bike art show, had tacos at Los Punales, cookies at Nates, and then crashed TWO Pedalpalooza rides on the way home! Summer in PDX. 😎

Jay Ryan (@thebirdmachine) risograph print in peachy tones. It depicts a kitty and a bike.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

There is spreadsheet discourse?? Catch me up, because I'm one of these sickos!

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Team Dresch and The Breeders last night were so so good. And Josephine Wiggs gave an on-stage shoutout to the Portland crows who were wheeling in for the evening. 🐦‍⬛Just a magical show.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Every scene in this is "man all alone in a post-apocalyptic landscape." He isn't even happy in his deranged ai hallucinations.

Elon, brooding alone at an empty place setting on an immense last-super-style table. AI weirdness abounds.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 14/08/2026

oregon residents, go speak up for public transit

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Rob Galanakis @robgalanakis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Stop by and say hi!

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It is rare that I see a fellow Xtracycle conversion around! 😂

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's Bike Summer! Check out this fantastic video 411 about corking brought to you by @bikestuffpdx.bsky.social @shift2bikes.bsky.social ; and @robgalanakis.bsky.social ! 🫡🍾🚲

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Strictly mid moon hits the wall hard.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In case this helps anyone else wondering why the Purple Air and Air Now numbers are so different -- This seems to be a pretty good synopsis. www.thebolditalic.com/understandin...

thebolditalic.com

Understanding PurpleAir vs. AirNow.gov Measurements of Smoke Pollution

An explanation of why you’re seeing two different numbers

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I think there are like 4 different Pedalpalooza rides leaving from here tonight. Summer in Portland rocks. 😂🚲🍾

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Affluenza diskette Yoga pants inkjet Barbacoa Caipirinha Lockdown gentrified Duct tape earth tone Hot tub crumple zone Deconstruction edutainment Soccer mom right-to-life.

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Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Mr. Wolf’s Class Book Six THE NEW STUDENT comes out in ten days! Save the date. Details as alt text on the first image.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Trying to gently break it to the kiddo that overnight camp this year may be a no-go due to it being on fire.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Couldn't get Pavement tickets, but that's OK, I'm here at Bike Prom. 🚲💃🏼

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13/07/2026

With two people dead in Memphis in four days and one the same week in Houston, that's four people federal agents have shot and killed over just nine days. July 5: Tyrin Johnson July 7: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo July 8: Alfonso Ivy July 13: name not released yet

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Look at this enchanted creature we saw at camp drop off.

Enormous ginger Maine coon cat smiling at Knuckles Noodle (off screen)

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

PCEF dollars for elevated bike and ped highway!

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Oh wow, Brown Cycles, maker of the Kidz Tandem is evidently closing shop, and has all inventory on mega sale. We love this bike so much. If you are looking for a bike to ride with your 4 to 10 year old, it's worth checking them out! browncycles.com/bc/

A bunch of kids on bikes. In the middle is a grownup riding a wacky tandem where the grownup sits on the back and the kid pedals up front.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Robot capybara made it home, stripped of its prone-to-conflagration guts. (If you could see what these eyes have seen, etc.)

The underside of a stuffed capybara from which a motor has been pulled. Stuffing peaks our from the wound. Please ignore the messy coffee table in the background. Every surface of our house looks like that.

Capybara wound patched with festive multi-color shepherd's check fleece.

Capybara stuffy wearing a turtle backpack. It's honestly pretty cute.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yesterday's ride highlights.

A cottage with a profusion of brilliant blue trending purple hydrangeas.

A baby deer refuses to pose for me with a background of dried grass. Hindquarters and spots prominent.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It is definitely appearing that the consensus is "Fizh!" I know you are all dying to know.

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is a very weird question, but how would you spell a word pronounced like the first syllable in "fission?"

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Emily Essley @antimle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

How am I just now finding out about "We the People?" (The Netflix homage to SchoolHouse Rock?)

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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New round of BikeLoud mini-grants open to our members! Past grants funded #BikeBus Spanish language material, winter gear for biking kids, signs for SafeRoutes2School. Program description: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Applications: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Applications due on July 15

Text that says, "Announcing that the next round of BikeLoud minigrants are officially open! BikeLoud minigrants provide up to $500 for any idea/project from a BikeLoud member that aims to increase biking in Portland. Past grants have gone to three different bike buses for Spanish language materials, winter gear, and signage, but we'd love to hear any and all ideas -- tactical urbanism? A survey? A super fun ride that just needs a little financial support? Here is a more complete description of the program and here is the form. Applications are due July 15 and will be judged by a subcommittee of the board."

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