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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 30/07/2026

Just a train at a dead stop blocking a crossing in the middle of downtown Portland at rush hour

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 24/06/2026

Big Tech has gone too far — latest software update is literally unusable

Dominos Tracker with the steps “Placed,” “Make,” “Pick Up,” and “MMM!”

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 23/06/2026

Did a little double take today as I was reading @billoram.bsky.social's column and saw his most-recent-stories box. When there's news, everyone at The Oregonian is a reporter — including the sports columnist.

Under "Stories by Bill Oram," the headline "Westbound I-84 reopens after crash injures 1 in Columbia River Gorge"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/06/2026

Let’s see, it’s Mexico and South… something….

A screen showing pre-game programming for Mexico vs South Africa instead of South Korea

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 29/04/2026

Why does the elk face away from traffic, and why did we not fix this when we had the chance?

An elk statue in a road that faces away from passing traffic

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 22/04/2026

The Oregonian is looking for an editor who wants to be right in the middle of everything. myjobs.adp.com/advancelocal... #journalismjobs

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/04/2026

Should Coca-Cola be commended for its deep-dive into Oregon symbology, or does it owe the state an redo? www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

A Coca-Cola mini-can with labeled Oregon, with a star and the silhouette of a leafed flower

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 28/03/2026

Estimated 30,000 turn out for Portland "No Kings" march, with dozens of other protests planned across Oregon. Live updates: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...

People with protest signs shown gathered near a Portland bridge

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 09/03/2026

This 12-mile corridor reveals the price of Portland’s housing crisis: Coming over the next several days from Jonathan Bach, a series of dispatches from Burnside Street www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

A view of a wide, busy street with a bus that reads "20 to Beaverton TC"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 09/03/2026

Debts might actually kill an Oregon ‘ghost town,’ so it’s trying to sell City Hall @editorswindler.bsky.social reports: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 04/03/2026

Multnomah County's district attorney sidelined a local judge from hearing serious felony cases, a time-out that's lasted months. His justification hasn't been reported until now, by @zane.bsky.social: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 04/03/2026

The Northeast has long monopolized domestic maple syrup production, but some in the Northwest are hoping to tap the market — with a more complex syrup derived from native bigleaf maple trees. @jamiehale.bsky.social reports: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 04/12/2025

A very meta front page for @oregonian.com today tells the surprisingly dramatic story of the very first edition of the newspaper 175 years ago www.oregonlive.com/history/2025...

Front page of The Oregonian on Dec. 4, 2025, featuring the newspaper’s first front page on Dec. 4, 1850.

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 04/11/2025

Commute hour conditions. Thanks, Standard Time

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 25/10/2025

How’s the view from your desk?

A double rainbow and crows through a window

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 05/10/2025

In The Sunday Oregonian: President Trump said conditions outside Portland's ICE building continue to deteriorate, necessitating the National Guard. Here’s what The Oregonian's journalists saw. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

The front page of The Oregonian, featuring a story headlined "24 hours at Ice: Is this what 'lawless mayhem' looks like?"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/08/2025

And it also isn’t run-down. It’s clean. The escalators work. These plants? They’re real, and they’re everywhere.

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/08/2025

It’s fun to see stores like this one, obviously a former Hollister and now a vintage store — like spotting a repurposed red roof Pizza Hut

A former Hollister store now with a sign for a vintage store called Bauhaus Mode

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/08/2025

Finally visited Lloyd Center to see for myself, and it’s true what they say www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/... But the owners must be absolutely burning cash

Drawings representing various Lloyd Center businesses

A closed Oregon DMV with an illuminated sign inside that reads “cash for ideas”

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 18/07/2025

Comic Sans detected at the High School Journalism Institute @nikstreng.bsky.social

A presenter points to words in a slide deck in comic sans typeface

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 14/07/2025

Warning! Comic Sans detected. Capitalization may be erratic.

A “Tree Protection Area” sign in comic sans typeface

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 30/06/2025

Good morning, sun! Good morning, sky! Good morning, train at a dead stop blocking Naito Parkway at rush hour!

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 26/06/2025

Sooooo close (but still at a dead stop)

A train car at the end of the train is blocking the railroad crossing

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 26/06/2025

Well, well, well, if it isn’t my old friend, the train at a dead stop blocking Naito Parkway at rush hour

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 23/05/2025

Some might say your parade's grand marshal shoudn't have to be wheeled in like Hannibal Lecter, but to them I say: yeah, you've got a point

An anthropomorphic rolled-up carpet with googly eyes is strapped to a hand cart and wheeled around by a Rose Festival official

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 20/05/2025

"While the company claims most functions became more efficient thanks to its AI efforts, the largest financial impact was the significant reduction in customer service costs." Hmm, wonder if that had any impact on customer service.

Klarna said last year it planned to replace nearly 700 full-time customer service contractors with AI chatbots. However, last week, the company said customers would again have the option to speak with a human agent.

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 05/05/2025

Sideshow Bob and the rakes

Dathon, an alien from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" whose species speaks exclusively in metaphor

Disclaimer: This is about nothing in particular

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 22/04/2025

Sounds like this bill lacks big orange buck teeth

Politics headline that reads "Oregon House passes bill encouraging beavers to fix impaired waterways"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 02/04/2025

Today in building permits

Text that reads, "Single PDF: Clarify That Tree Originally Shown On Site Plan Does Not Exist"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 26/03/2025

Big Weather would have you believe Portland’s nicest day ever will end in thunderstorms and quarter-sized hail www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025...

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 14/03/2025

Oh please, did a magazine write this

A Quill magazine cover reads “Reborn in Print: Are magazines making a comeback?”

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 14/03/2025

I’ve seen some vibrant rainbows in Portland but the thunderhail storm really brought it

A double rainbow over a house and a no parking sign

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 12/01/2025

Today's Sunday Oregonian features one of Nike's maxims, "Do the right thing," along with a promise from the company's executives to do exactly that — and the feeling from current and former employees that they fell short. Read the whole series from @matthewkish.bsky.social at oregonlive.com/nike

The front page of The Sunday Oregonian with a headline, "Nike investigation of complaints left stones unturned" and a photo of a sculpture on the Nike campus that reads "Do the right thing"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 20/12/2024

They can’t all be winners

An indistinguishable animal depicted in Christmas lights emerging from some kind of green log

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 20/12/2024

They are taking some liberties, I feel

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 20/12/2024

Who's blurbing Sen. Ron Wyden's memoir, "It Takes Chutzpah," according to a press release: - Hillary Rodham Clinton - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - historian Douglas Brinkley - Rabbi David Saperstein - NBA commish Adam Silver - Paris Hilton - Phil Knight

"For decades, my friend Ron Wyden has been a relentless force for finding creative solutions to break the gridlock in Washington debates, from health care to climate to civil rights to taxes and safeguarding our democracy. He starts with how best to improve the lives of people, and works backwards from there. He's a fellow wonk who gets things done, and this book is a great guide to that work."—Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th U.S. Secretary of State

"During his time in Washington, Sen. Ron Wyden has picked fights with Big Oil, insurance giants, greedy billionaires, and the surveillance state, while finding ways to make real change for working Americans in a deeply divided Senate. That is only possible with wisdom, patience, and a whole lot of coraje."—Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

"A beautifully written and thought-provoking memoir by the most accomplished U.S. Senator in Oregon’s illustrious history. In riveting fashion, Wyden recounts his Jewish parents' escape from Nazi Germany to America and his own brave activism as a Gray Panther in the 1970’s. It reminds readers that this even-keeled and indefatigable Oregonian shines as the North Star of what a conviction-driven public servant in the 21st century should look like."—Douglas Brinkley, bestselling historian and author of Silent Spring Revolution

“Chutzpah rules! -- both as Sen. Wyden’s eight norms of effective leadership and advocacy, and as a leitmotif for what America’s extraordinary challenges calls for from people of conscience of all religions and none. By transforming into universal tools of social transformation the age old Jewish cultural and ethical values of chutzpah and tikkun olam, values that inspired and guided him through his fascinating journey to become one of the U.S Senate’s most effective and influential figures, he has crafted a memoir and the call to action that America needs.”— Rabbi David Sapperstein, Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

“I have known Ron Wyden for more than 40 years, dating back to when he was a member of the House and I was a very junior congressional staff member. He has never lost his passion for helping people or his willingness to stand up for what he believes. His book shares important lessons on how to lead effectively, including the timeless principles he learned from his high school basketball coach and the values he learned from sports along the way.”—Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner

“Senator Wyden’s It Takes Chutzpah is a powerful guide for creating real change. His bold action and ability to unite people across divides is something I deeply admire. Having partnered with him to reform the Troubled Teen Industry, I believe anyone committed to making the world a better place can learn a lot from the Senator!”— Paris Hilton

“I have known Ron Wyden for over 40 years. We are members of opposing political parties, but we share one very important trait in common: our love for the state of Oregon. It has allowed us to overcome differences and fight for common causes. In IT TAKES CHUTZPAH, Ron shares many of his innermost thoughts; it’s an excellent book on leadership, which will be of great benefit and reading enjoyment for any person in a managerial position or looking to affect change.”—Phil Knight, cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike Inc.

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 29/11/2024

Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun. I will do the next best thing: block it out!

Mr. Burns from "The Simpsons" demonstrates his plan to block out the sun using a miniature model of the city of Springfield

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/11/2024

The Oregon Coast Aquarium is home to this incredibly relatable laced moray who will not be going outside thanks

A lacy eel poking its head out of a rock formation with its mouth open as if talking or smiling

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 17/11/2024

The sea was angry that day, my friends 📍 Yachats, Oregon

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 12/11/2024

Somebody just became a real Portlander

An abandoned umbrella in an office building lobby

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 06/11/2024

Pepperoni and combination are ahead in early returns, but the popular vote for newsroom pizza remains too close to call. In a surprise, vegan leads veggie.

A collage of various pizzas, with more slices missing from the combination and pepperoni than other varieties

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 29/10/2024

Big first first scene of the movie energy

A headline in a newspaper reads "Report: World on pace for significantly more warming"

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 29/10/2024

It strikes me that one good measure of the bulwark provided by this wealth is whether any journalists lose their jobs as a result of the 200,000 canceled subscriptions reported by NPR. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...

Text on the Washington Post website: "You can see my wealth and business interests as a bulwark against intimidation, or you can see them as a web of conflicting interests. Only my own principles can tip the balance from one to the other. I assure you that my views here are, in fact, principled, and I believe my track record as owner of The Post since 2013 backs this up. You are of course free to make your own determination, but I challenge you to find one instance in those 11 years where I have prevailed upon anyone at The Post in favor of my own interests. It hasn’t happened."

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/10/2024

Portland voters have the opportunity this election to reclaim our right to roam the streets at unreasonable hours

If the measure passes, the following language in the Charter would be amended:
• Delete Charter Section 2-105(a)(50) to remove vague, archaic language to "prohibit persons from roaming the streets at unseasonable hours". Deleting this section of the City's specific powers would not impair the City's general powers and authority to protect and support public health and safety.
• Delete vague, archaic language to regulate "offensive" businesses in Charter Section 2-105(a) (36). City would

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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 12/10/2024

Two Broadway-capable venues! Just one thing — they haven't even figured out how to pay for 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

This resolution does not formally endorse a project but establishes a direction that may eventually lead to a project to replace and/or renovate the Keller Auditorium. The resolution directs City staff to engage a consultant through an expedited procurement process to conduct a Market Feasibility Analysis, the cost of which is to be determined. It also directs City staff to undertake a traffic study, the cost of which is also to be determined. How the studies will be funded is still being worked out, with options including requests for General Fund one-time resources, or some combination of Office of Arts and Culture funding or Spectator Venues funding. However, oversight and responsibility for the City's performing arts theaters is transitioning out of the Spectator Venues Program and into the Office of Arts and Culture, so Spectator Fund resources may be less appropriate going forward.

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