iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Cari Luna

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16h

TODAY: New SNAP cuts are kicking in because of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." 5 million people have already lost food assistance, including 1.5 million+ kids since the bill was enacted. No kid deserves to go hungry so Trump can give his billionaire buddies another tax handout.

361189433

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 23h

I’m seeing a lot on Spanish media of course about the occupation in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol to protest their serious housing crisis, but I’m not seeing anything in English-language media about it. I’ll remind you that Occupy Wall Street was directly inspired by protest encampments in Puerta del Sol.

172

Reposted by Cari Luna

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Men Explain Rape to Me.

41691253

Reposted by Cari Luna

FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.

17155891966

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Okay, on three we’re all going to (gently, lovingly) say “Put down your phone and get ready for bed, Cari.” Ready? 1…2…

470

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Take a Claritin to Find Out if This Is Allergies or a Virus season to all who celebrate!

2200

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I “permanently deleted” my Threads account almost two years ago but was able to reactivate it just now (because I love to suffer) with a click of a button, with all old posts and follows etc intact. (In case you’re wondering what a permanent account deletion looks like on Meta.)

270

Reposted by Cari Luna

LawDamBro @lawdambro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nazi Cop Mark Kruger's story gets me so fucking heated. Caught dead to rights doing nazi shit and gets the lightest slap on the wrist (2-week suspension) and the PPA goes to the fucking mat to expunge it from his record. That's who the PPA is going to bat for? www.cbsnews.com/news/portlan...

cbsnews.com

Portland settles suit by police captain who honored Nazis

Plaques placed by Portland police officer in city park to honor Nazi-era German soldiers have come back to haunt the city

0369

Reposted by Cari Luna

pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Perhaps Mr. Schmautz is talking about another bureau where people get fired for bad behavior? I recall Mark Kruger, known Nazi, working at PPB for decades before retiring happily. More recently an officer told a protestor he would’ve also shot Renee Good. He got some training, is back on the force.

113730

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Young Person Pants Report: My 20yr old son, my 16yrold daughter, and my daughter's 16yrold boyfriend have all started wearing significantly less-baggy jeans. I'm sorry to say that the return of the skinny jean may well be nigh.

1140

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I saw Patti Smith tonight at a stories and songs event for her book tour and I didn’t take any photos but I did surprise myself by weeping when she sang “Wing,” one of my all-time favorite songs. Huge thanks to @literary-arts.org for the tickets ❤️❤️❤️

1201

Reposted by Cari Luna

Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 09/09/2026

Every time we hear "The homeless people didn't use the resources we offered," the next questions should be "What specific resources did you offer? Were they actually meant to be helpful to people you claim to want to help? Did you offer actual shelter? Did it accommodate couples? Pets? Wet or dry?"

12957262

Reposted by Cari Luna

s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026

All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker.

72192541

Reposted by Cari Luna

Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Portland Public Schools' desperate scheme to close up to 20 schools, effective next year, announced the first week of the school year, is really giving "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas"

3424

Reposted by Cari Luna

G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 04/09/2026

It's been educational to learn how much damage a president can do simply through executive overreach. Back in social studies class, they spun us a fairytale about having a real government with checks and balances and a neutral judiciary and whatnot

1929380

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Last night we had dinner as a family at the restaurant where our oldest kiddo cooks and it felt like going to the best Parent-Teacher conference ever.

1100

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

tfw your line-cook son and former-line-cook husband decide to make dinner so you can keep writing

3202

Reposted by Cari Luna

mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

c’mon man.

6476

Reposted by Cari Luna

OPB @opb.org · 01/09/2026

Oregon election officials want voters to choose the drop box over the mailbox this Election Day. And as a fight over the postal service’s role in the November election plays out in federal court, they’re asking state lawmakers for emergency funding for extra ballot boxes.

opb.org

Amid postal service uncertainty, Oregon election officials turn to ballot drop boxes

Secretary of State Tobias Read is asking for more money to help ensure voters can skip mailing their ballot this year.

19266131

Reposted by Cari Luna

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
13 When ballots are submitted to USPS in large-volume
batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,

34995894681

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is a beautiful essay. Make some time for it.

182

Reposted by Cari Luna

anotherAKGorman ❌👑 @anotherakgorman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Turns out it's not a progressive group but wealthy businesses masquerading as a progressive group.

0125

Reposted by Cari Luna

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I assume what AP means is: "Lies about noncitizen voting are being used by Trump to attack elections his party is set to lose and to set up an authoritarian effort to overturn the results" If so, they should just say that.

11235581225

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Finally all the 90s nostalgia pays off. Hey Gen X! Guess what? The Gap brought their perfumes back, including Grass. Join me in smelling vaguely green again. (I hope I still like it. Never ordered something so fast.)

gap.com

Grass Eau de Parfum - 1.7 fl oz | Gap

Shop Gap's Grass Eau de Parfum - 1.7 fl oz: Scent NotesScent type: Clean citrus., Top Notes: Green Mandarin, Linden Blossom (Transluzone Captive, Tillenal® Captive), Violet Leaves., Heart Notes: Match...

1122

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A moment of appreciation, please, for Meatball’s knuckle tattoos.

A white cat with a tabby cap naps on a shelf. He has black dots of fur on his white knuckles.

1150

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you saw me get too vulnerable on here before I deleted the posts, no you didn’t.

070

Reposted by Cari Luna

Street Roots @streetroots.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🗞️ Street Roots new issue is out now. Inside this issue, find stories on how sometimes summer isn't all it's cracked up to be and the troubles of smoke, extreme heat and more. Purchase a newspaper from your local vendor: www.streetroots.org/vendors/

Cover of Street Roots August 26, 2026 cover. An illustration of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on a tile of different shades of blue. Text says, "We hate summer."

0104

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My 9-Month Novel Intensive with @literary-arts.org starts in two weeks! All levels and all genres of novel-length fiction are welcome. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday or Thursday evenings. literary-arts.org/event/nine-m... literary-arts.org/event/nine-m...

literary-arts.org

Nine Month Novel Intensive: Wednesdays

This course for dedicated writers is designed to guide you through the writing and/or revising of your novel. It runs from September through May. Some weeks you’ll have craft assignments to complete o...

053

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

All of the best adults from my childhood are dying and it fucking sucks.

1151

Reposted by Cari Luna

Tyson @lscpunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.

51173686426

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The neighbor who was too busy to come over for a cup of tea when I was housebound for three months and asking for company just texted (months later) and said we’re “overdue for tea.” I don’t reply, right? Right.

2230

Reposted by Cari Luna

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A man died in ICE custody due to neglect of his leukemia. Gary Indiana has no power & water sources are contaminated — people with electric stoves have no way to boil it. These are told as separate stories but they’re the same fact of death by neglect written in different fonts.

4962357

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The great-grandbugs of the survivors of this year's fruit fly infestation will sing songs about me and my tennis racket of death.

0120

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Can I get a fist bump for getting my deadlifts back over 100lbs today for the first time since my accident in March? Not close to what I used to do yet, but so much better than the 3 months I spent non-weightbearing. Grateful to have two functional feet again. (Okay, 1.75 feet, but getting better.)

6300

Reposted by Cari Luna

Jennifer @jenwith1n.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I know nothing about engineering or demolition but it is so funny that they were like THE RUMBLE OF A TRAIN COULD CAUSE THE WHOLE BUILDING TO COME DOWN and then they straight up bombed the water tower. This state loves exploding shit lol

2173

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is the first time in my almost 19 years of hearing semi-frequent unidentified explosions in Portland that I've heard a big boom in the distance and actually knew what it was.

1121

Reposted by Cari Luna

Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Yeah I’ve been thinking about this a lot.

520633

Reposted by Cari Luna

Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"If you say Abolish ICE, Republicans will say you want open borders." Right but it's your job to communicate persuasively enough to 1) win and 2) enact your party's agenda. If you don't have the requisite talent, you're unfit, step aside. If you don't *want to* then you're unfit, step aside

191613191

Reposted by Cari Luna

tinybaby @tiny.baby · 16/08/2026

oh your entire industry is crumbling because of externalities outside your control? Have you thought of starting a patreon so that you have to do a bunch of extra work on top of that?

295691976

Reposted by Cari Luna

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 15/08/2026

These gloves don't cause neuromuscular incapacitation the way that a taser does. In fact, they only work when applied directly to bare skin. These aren't made for apprehending anyone. These have one and only one use: causing extreme pain to already-restrained captives. In plain language: torture.

8761182639

Reposted by Cari Luna

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If all income in excess of $400,000 were subject to the Social Security payroll tax, Social Security’s solvency would be guaranteed forever. We could also expand Social Security benefits. There’s no reason even to consider reducing Social Security benefits or raising the age of eligibility.

339103124150

Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I held off on listening to @davidnaimon.bsky.social's conversation with Lisa Robertson until I'd finished reading Riverwork and damn it was worth the wait. Such a great episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

podcasts.apple.com

Lisa Robertson : Riverwork

Podcast Episode · Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry · June 8 · 2h 26m

141