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Hey @bynum.house.gov: I heard (via the story linked) you think Portland City Council shouldn't be about "obstruction," so I found a list of the obstructionists, in order. I look forward to your admonishing those at the top of this list. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

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amb @amb.fyi · 11h

whatever your evaluation of kotek's tenure, i hope it's objectively clear to anyone reading my dumb posts it'd be such a colossal unmitigated disaster to have drazan laying out the welcome mat for Trump's agenda and spending an entire four years vetoing anything remotely good the legislature passes

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David Binnig @binnig.bsky.social · 10h

I made* a site with Portland City Council voting statistics — who votes with whom, most common vote breakdowns, who’s in the majority most often: pdxcouncilstats.com

pdxcouncilstats.com

Portland Council Stats

Portland City Council voting records and rankings. Independent public record tool with links to official source records. Not an official government website.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 10h

The progressives won’t compromise wahhhhh Look at them stats

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 11h

Remember when Tiffany was the lead fundraiser during the last election and didn’t even get an interview? I do. She made it anyway and I’m excited to serve a 4 year term with her 🩷💙

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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 11h

Oregon: TOMORROW is the last day to register to vote. Head over to OregonVotes.gov to make sure you’re registered.

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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Kellie Torres is funded by GOP mega-donors who are also helping bankroll Christine Drazan’s campaign to become governor and get rid of abortion rights for all Oregonians. 🚨 DON’T RANK TORRES 🚨

Portland chalk sidewalk drawing that reads Kellie Torres is funded by GOP mega-donors who also support anti-choice, pro-life republicans like Christine Drazan. DON'T RANK TORRES.

#pdx #midterms

#ripcity #trailblazers #thorns

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Jamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 14h

I get asked a lot about how I think the new government is working. I spent two years on the Charter Transition Team helping to implement the will of the voters, so I have a LOT of thoughts. We need a council with the courage to lead instead of deferring to the mayor.

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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 13h

I think the only thing we should trust about corporations is that their motivation is profit. They are not moral. They are not ethical. They will do ANYTHING in the name of profit. If the culture is shifting and they start up “woke” ads again, it doesn’t mean they care about people or the planet.

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Community Protection Broadcast @cpb.works · 11/10/2026

PSA reminder, Portland: when the Oregonian, Portland Metro Chamber, and Christine Drazan’s campaign point to all the trash in public egresses, and blame it on the unhoused & failed Democrat policies, that 59% of said trash is due to illegal dumping by construction companies & suburban households.👇🏾

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Portland has a waste problem — where is it coming from?

“Trash tells a story,” Stephanie Rawson said. While the general public may not see abandoned garbage as an archeological site, Rawson, Metro community stewardship manager, reads roadside piles of wast...

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Did everyone see the climate voting records of the City Councilors who are up for re-election? Morillo - 96.6% Green - 95.8% Koyama Lane = 92.0% Clark - 55.0% Zimmerman - 50.0% Novick - 43.5% Thank you to @350pdx.bsky.social for quantifying this. 350pdx.org/wp-content/u...

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Jeremy Beausoleil Smith @jeremy4pdx.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Multnomah County’s own analysis put the chance of a major seismic event happening in the next 50 years at 26%. A single earthquake could release over 350 million gallons of fuel and other hazardous materials into the surrounding environment. *

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When the paper of record endorses abusers of staff like it’s nothing but relentlessly chided me on decorum, the unspoken here is that it’s ok to be rude, aggressive, abusive, so long as it’s not to other people in power. The line I cross is I don’t mind pushing back on the powerful.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I absolutely love to read the fear of DSA dripping from every word of the Oregonian editorial board endorsements.

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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

co-signing

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Wika's voting DSA 🌹🏳️‍⚧️ @wika.gay · 08/10/2026

Sharon Meieran is endorsed by Future Portland, which is tied to the Metro Chamber.

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John Breen @breen.tech · 08/10/2026

Man, this answer from Ta-Nehisi Coates about how he felt about Kamala Harris saying that she wants to have “the most lethal fighting force in the world” is really good. He talks about why she might feel like she has to say that, but gives most of his response to the victims of that lethality

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Nuremberg, Germany 🇩🇪 #Scape #photography

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Barry Johnson @flightrisk51.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The radical "doing nothing is the best thing" centrists get easy cash from those benefiting from the current status quo: feed the rich is their motto.

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Barry Johnson @flightrisk51.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Dan Ryan is already on the Wall of Shame; this just lengthens the entry detailing his nastiness a few more putrid lines.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hardest assignment of my career this week: Writing an obituary for my extraordinary dad. I usually keep my personal stuff and work stuff far apart. But I really want the world to know who he was.

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William Zielinski - North Coast Journal

William Zielinski, age 71, passed away peacefully on Oct. 2, 2026, in Portland, Oregon from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Bill, as he was known to most, was a loving husband, father, brother, ...

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

For Portland parents following the extraordinary plan to close 14 schools, the district doesn't seem to have done some very basic homework. A lot of this is being done in the name of cost savings, but the district hasn't released any projections on that front.

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Barry Johnson @flightrisk51.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We've had quite enough of Tobias Read and his radical centrism/status quo politics...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

WTF. Even I am just seeing this now.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 08/10/2026

Aiming to make up for lost revenue from federal benefit cuts, a coalition of powerful Oregon advocacy groups announced Thursday that they will pursue a 2028 ballot measure to approve a wealth tax on some of the state’s richest households while cutting taxes for low-income residents. buff.ly/r6AgT0W

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Progressive groups, unions announce wealth tax initiative aimed at 2028 Oregon ballot • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The proposed Oregon initiative would target individual taxpayers, but it could inspire dueling ballot measures and fierce opposition.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Valarie Smith @valarie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“What if Oregon’s manifesto, going forward, were simple? Keep the air of this place smelling like the woods. Make the water so clear you can see to the bottom. Keep the coastline open forever. Make sure Oregon stays wild: in the woods, in the cities.” oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine...

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 09/10/2026

ATTN: October 13 is the last day to register to vote in Oregon! 🗳️ Ballots will start to go out on October 14, and they’re due by 8 pm on Election Day. 🔗 To find additional voter information, visit salinas.house.gov/election-information

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Seems I’m not the only one seeing this pattern

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Garden Dad @portlandpride.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Portland City Councilor @counciloravalos.bsky.social gets it. Portlanders are working hard and still struggling. We’re doing everything we’re supposed to be doing. We’re upholding the social contract, meanwhile we’re being asked to do more with less.

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Brian Libby @brianlibby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What an amazing night at my @portlandartmuseum.bsky.social PAM CUT show, talking about my book and curating a night of shorts and archival footage for a full house of people. So grateful!

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.com · 09/10/2026

Hey remember when Dan Ryan ran as a friend of Commissioner Hardesty and a staunch supporter of police reform, then did a 180 when it no longer served him? Guess who was his Chief of Staff for years, praises him publicly and privately, defended his police vote, and got a max donation from him 🤔

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yo, a second PCEF debate flip flopper has hit the building

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Garden Dad @portlandpride.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I’ll ranking Jeremy Beausoleil Smith for Portland City Council. It was so energizing hearing his immediate, actionable, forward-thinking solutions during our district’s candidate forum.

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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When I first saw a draft of Vancouver’s new zoning code, I had to email the staff working on it to confirm that I wasn’t misinterpreting what I was reading

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Garden Dad @portlandpride.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Portland’s mayor and conservatives on city council want austerity measures for Portland (except for the police, of course). But they won’t even consider a 2.6% tax on giant corporations to close Portland’s deficit and keep Portland working.

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Smiliest I’ve been all year was at this rally demanding the wealthy pay their fair share. After this council hearing I met with houseless youth and we discussed the abysmal treatment they get in shelters. It’s abhorrent. The moment requires political courage, the youth of our city deserve better.

Crowd at tax the rich rally, Angelita wearing an electric blue suit and red boots

Angelita beaming at the thought of taxing the rich

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon

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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Small businesses deserve a break. 😮‍💨 Big corporations should pay their fair share! 😤 📣 We need your voice! The Fair Share Tax is up for a hearing TOMORROW, October 8 at 9:30 AM. 🗣️ Sign up to testify in person or virtually, or submit written testimony! 🔗 www.portland.gov/council/docu...

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electssingleton.bsky.social @electssingleton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm so proud that @basicrightsoregon.bsky.social chose me. I'm the only candidate endorsed by BRO for Multnomah County Chair! #orpol #election2026 #2026midterm #shannonsingleton #multnomahcounty

Basic Rights Oregon PAC endorses ShannonSingleton for MultnomahCounty Chair

No one should doubt whether the head of the state's largest social services organization respects who they are or will treat them with compassion. Multnomah County needs a leader who will stand up to bullies and hate speech, a leader who knows that all kids, including trans kids, belong. I am that leader who has consistently shown up for our community and pushed back against Trump, calling him and his policies out at every board meeting. Even as others are rolling over in response to backlash to the social gains we've made over the years, I will always stick to my principles regardless of how the political winds shift.

Donate to Shannon at www.shannonsingleton.org

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If you’re tired of old guard grifters spending outrageous amounts of money to unseat people who are fighting for you, you need to get out and canvass. We don’t get nice things unless we do the work.

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Jamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yes! We need to build the Portland brand! That’s the way to a more sustainable economy that doesn’t keep us beholden to outside shareholders who dgaf about Portland’s “business climate” outside of what they can extract from it.

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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Humdinger of an interview with the gay Nevadan “white knight” who’s been buying Portland skyscrapers & says he’ll pay for “pretty much any” internal improvement a tenant asks for. If I understand the law, he has a huge tax incentive to spend >$35m on those by 1/1/28 www.wweek.com/news/2026/10...

wweek.com

Jeff Swickard Is Collecting Downtown Towers. He Says He Has No Plan.

“I’m just not risk averse. I’m not afraid of investing in businesses that I believe in—in things that I believe in.”

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