Reposted by Jon Nelsondan sinker @dansinker.com · 29/09/2026Rebel Spirit Season 2 is up for a Signal award in the "Activism, Public Service, & Social Impact" category and I would LOVE if you would vote for @akilahhughes.com and me! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...vote.signalaward.comThe Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOUI just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too. 0269
Reposted by Jon NelsonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1264185136005
Reposted by Jon NelsonImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026fucking reallythehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 672150710
Reposted by Jon NelsonMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great demonstration of the Tyndall effect in a wooded area by the scattering of beams of light by finely suspended particles of fog in the air: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi... 591988357
Reposted by Jon NelsonBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 28/09/2026Bringing this kind of energy into the week. 🪶 🐣 011114
Reposted by Jon Nelsontaenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking 5335109
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Social was best when it was like a flea market, a place full of surprising finds with familiar regulars you catch up with. At some point it became a Walmart, with pay to play placements and optimized to extract money and time. It is now a chore, not a place I am drawn to. 1202
Reposted by Jon NelsonRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 23/09/2026I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Costco has a $50 giant Frankenstein head made of green chocolate that includes a mallet for smashing his head open at which point a pound of gummy body parts will spill forth from the edible wreckage of his face 47968298
Reposted by Jon NelsonPhineas @phineas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026filmstories.co.ukPhil Tippett | Legendary animator shutting his studio, selling off decades of art and memorabilia"I'm retired from the racket," says Star Wars and RoboCop animator Phil Tippett, as he closes his studio and auctions off swathes of work. 062
Reposted by Jon NelsonMatthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove offevanstonnow.comFederal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston NowPolice chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved. 39566453499
Reposted by Jon Nelson𝐀𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐬 @akhateli.farm · 17/09/2026🌱 Small harvest of yellow, distorted «reisetomaten», an oversized heirloom Carbon tomato, and friends to compare them to. 4948
Reposted by Jon NelsonStephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 10/09/2026INTERNSHIP ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring paid fall investigative interns! 🔍 Work w/ + learn from The Watch team ✍️ Contribute to published stories + pitch your ideas 💰 $22/hour 🤝 Supported by Gary Marx Fund for Emerging Journalists Apply by 9/20: blockclubchicago.org/investigativ...blockclubchicago.orgGary Marx Journalism Fund for Emerging Journalists: We're Hiring Investigative InternsBlock Club Chicago’s investigative team, the Watch, accepts internship applications periodically throughout the year. Applications for the fall 2026 are currently being accepted and are due by 11:59 p... 1910
Reposted by Jon NelsonPortland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 31/08/2026Scenes from Portland’s second annual parallel parking competition. 85+ drivers participated in the event with all sorts of vehicles looking to take home the top honors as parking champion. 0436
Reposted by Jon Nelsonwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 26/08/2026updated link: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...youtube.comWilliam Shakespeare - Life & Times - I-II-III - Tim Curry - 1978 - Subtitles - Restored 2026 - 4KYouTube video by Shakespeare Network 020490
Reposted by Jon NelsonJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Finally reunited with Kenny for more bangers. RIP Dolly.youtu.beKenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - "Islands in the Stream" | CMA Awards 1983YouTube video by CMA 2397
Reposted by Jon NelsonAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP, Dolly Parton. I watched 9 to 5 far more often than it made any sense for an elementary schooler in the early 80s to do so. Absolute legend, great in everything, and an even better human than she was a singer or songwriter or actress. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPQR...youtube.com"I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen in one shot!"YouTube video by CC Trubiak 1265490808
Reposted by Jon NelsonAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 45121565979
Reposted by Jon NelsonJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 25/08/2026What a life. youtu.be/lKsQR72HY0syoutu.beDolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Official Audio)YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO 361779214
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP to the best people.com/dolly-parton...people.comDolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T... 000
Reposted by Jon NelsonNick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Since I'm an ultralight backpacker, people always ask me about gear. Truly, the best source of information is this survey of PCT thruhikers each year: www.halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pacif... (Except that I believe in cowboy camping (with a tarp if it rains), and most hikers are tent people)halfwayanywhere.comData-Driven Pacific Crest Trail Gear Guide for 2026 | Halfway AnywhereThe definitive 2026 Pacific Crest Trail Gear Guide from PCT Hiker Survey results - everything from highest-rated to most common PCT gear. 2213
Reposted by Jon NelsonSue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I've been harvesting and stringing more onions. 🌱 2677
Reposted by Jon NelsonOPB @opb.org · 13/08/2026A pair of goats have gone viral after briefly boarding a bus in Portland on Tuesday and then promptly leaving. Please share your best puns in the comments. opb.orgBleat week: 2 goats board a Portland bus, destination unknownTriMet officials and bus riders were surprised by a pair of goats that briefly boarded a Portland bus Tuesday. 1710927
Reposted by Jon NelsonThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10/08/2026The Lloyd Center seemed busier than it had in years Saturday. But at 8 p.m., the doors shut for good as the Portland mall heads toward redevelopment into a “mixed-use” neighborhood. www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/08/a… 0133
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Grew a baby sized amount of garlic this year. Final harvest after drying 8lbs 3oz. #zone8b 🌱 2340
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"If the warming rate of the past 10 years continues, it would lead to a long-term exceedance of the 1.5°C limit of the Paris Agreement before 2030" We are warming faster than previously thought: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comScientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warmingGlobal warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p... 000
Reposted by Jon Nelson@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄🟫 @amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026RIP to the wonderful man/actor and also to his dream, which humanity seems absolutely incapable of making happen.  4304
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026One of the greatest scream kings. RIP Sam Neill. 0203
Reposted by Jon NelsonWA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 12/07/2026More fungi from Wellington National Park near Collie in the southwest of Western Australia. These pictures were taken by my two kids, who both have a keen eye for spotting fungi. Definitely the best time of the year for a #fungi hunt 🍄🍄🟫 #fungifriends #slimemould #wildoz #inaturalist 🌿 113317
Reposted by Jon NelsonFANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 22/06/2026If horror has a hero, it’s Bruce Campbell. Today we celebrate the birth of an enduring actor, producer, and legend. Happy birthday, sir, and thanks for changing the face (especially the chin) of the genre. We love you! 632341482
Reposted by Jon NelsonThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 22/06/2026His colleagues, family, friends and sources remember Zane Sparling as a talented reporter with a flair for language and an offbeat sense of humor that kept the job light even on days the work — and his health — were bleak. Read more at theoregonian.visitlink.me/QxR5KI 215430
Reposted by Jon NelsonEvan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 27/05/2026My friend Jon Nelson sat down with Portland's byproxy—one of my favorite new punk bands of 2026see-saw.funbyproxy did not plan to sound like this, and it rulesThe brand new Portland band jammed together and quickly recorded one of the best punk demos of the year. They are not the death rock band they initially envisioned. 0122
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026byproxy are a great group of people and one hell of a band. Had a blast with this interview, check it out! 041
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Been a bit since I’ve done a garden update. Figs coming in strong. Dogwood, Columbine and Aronia in bloom. #zone8b 🌱 1170
Jon Nelson @byjonnelson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026This is insane. The same state that has Prop 65 cancer warnings on many products is blasting burned forests with Round Up to get slightly faster timber harvests. 000
Reposted by Jon NelsonCriterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Wishing a very happy 80th birthday to the genius filth maestro himself, John Waters! 💋 🎞️ 💜🦩Which of his perverse cinematic pleasures will you be enjoying today? You can watch our edition of MULTIPLE MANIACS on the Criterion Channel alongside Waters’ fabulous episode of ADVENTURES IN MOVIEGOING! 415428
Reposted by Jon NelsonSteve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I don't normally post more than one #BirdOfTheDay photo, but I saw this at my feeder just this morning and I thought I'd share. For the #FeederFriends theme (birds you might see at your feeder), Mr. Purple Finch and Mr. American Goldfinch are exchanging some "friendly" words. #birds #photography 711511
Reposted by Jon NelsonRoy&Tanya @royandtanyaorganic.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Not sure if any of you gardeners save your own seed 🌱? We do, we made a seed cleaner/sorter to assist. Maybe it would be interesting to see it working... £1.67 to make. (we're from Yorkshire) a spare piece of greenhouse glass and some Beech from tables that a local restaurant was throwing out. 2287
Reposted by Jon NelsonLiterary Arts @literary-arts.org · 13/04/2026 Literary Arts is seeking two event interns! This paid internship, starting in May 2026, primarily takes place in the evenings at our bookstore located at 716 SE Grand Avenue. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply! Info: lit-arts.org/pwinternship #pdx #pdxinternship 042
Reposted by Jon NelsonJustin Pomeranz @pzecology.bsky.social · 09/04/2026It's going to be a wild summer. 2625890
Reposted by Jon NelsonCraig Welch @craigwelch.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Extraordinary obituary of one of the PNW players (along with Fred Beckey, of course, and his twin brother Lou) who put U.S. mountaineering on the map—Seattle native "Big Jim" Whittaker, the first American to summit Everest. What a life. www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/apr/08/...cascadiadaily.comFamed mountaineer Jim Whittaker, first American atop Mount Everest, dies at 97 | Cascadia Daily NewsLongtime Port Townsend resident inspired generations of alpinists, defined an active NW outdoor lifestyle 184
