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I often feel like drivers see me as an object in the way and not another human just trying to get somewhere.

I continue to wonder why most people aren't more concerned about getting repeated Covid infections. We're currently in a prolonged surge with holiday gatherings right around the corner. There's never been a better time to mask up again

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 13h

Revitalize Portland Coalition is notably not based in Portland. It's for the wealthy 1% and real estate speculators from the suburbs to try and extract wealth at the expense of Portlanders.

red-haired white woman. Christine Drazan for Oregon, endorsement alert, Revitalize Portland Coalition

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 16h

Some of the big legacy news publications are right wing rags but occasionally employ a leftward voice or two in order to retain a veneer of objectivity in the eyes of less the discerning as they dangle them like souvenirs to manufacture consent for the 9 fascist op-eds for every left of center one.

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 16h

Especially all the people that are convinced that voting will bring back democracy and all the values that America stands for. As if us politics hasn't always been about oppression and violence against marginalized people

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 19/10/2026

Nothing like riding home on my bike in the dark and flushing a barred owl from the ground not even 5 feet away. Sorry for disturbing your hunt for a late night snack

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 19/10/2026

Was really hopeful for MapQuest to be a good Google Maps alternative but it seems to be total crap for bike directions. It just suggested I take Sandy Blvd to get from NE to SE.

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 19/10/2026

I've been saying something similar for years. The public transit and rail networks in other countries also makes these things more possible

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 18/10/2026

You don't have to be MAGA to perpetuate MAGA talking points. You don't have to be MAGA to promote MAGA-aligned policies and causes. You can be a Democrat corporate Mod Squad and gain the support of MAGA. MAGA will settle for "centrists" for the time being. whosbuyingpdx.com

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Partners Against Progress

They aren't Republicans. Some of their donors are. 128 donors to Portland's business-backed candidates also gave to Republicans. Among the progressive councilors running against them: zero.

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 18/10/2026

Always wish Csnnibal Ox put out more records. The Cold Vein is still an incredible listen. m.youtube.com/watch?v=kekR...

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Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein 2001 (FULL ALBUM)

YouTube video by Ulises Romero

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 17/10/2026

That's just what automatically happens when someone doesn't file their renewal.

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 17/10/2026

Someone in my art class extensively tests pens and has mentioned that there's an occasional pen that just doesn't work even when brand new.

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Jennifer Liao @averagejenn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

All you Libby users borrowing digital books and audiobooks through your library cards, you can set your preferences to human authors and artists ONLY. Click the middle button at the bottom, then "Content Controls" under Settings. You'll find "AI Contributions" there. Click in to it to make changes.

Libby menu interface showing Content Controls: AI Contributions with the Hunan authors only and Human narrators only options selected.

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 16/10/2026

Portlanders resoundingly said no the first time this was proposed. Now the city is willing to take a few million dollars from PGE to allow them to log Forest Park. Tell them no again

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 16/10/2026

So cool to be up high enough to watch a Sooty Grouse enjoying a lunch of pine needles. #birds

A Sooty Grouse perched in a conifer tree with its head tilted to the side as it looks at pine needles

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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

So thing I learned that I probably should've thought about before, but fake spiderwebs? Not great for real creepy crawlies. 🧪 Here's @sciam.bsky.social's guide to wildlife friendlier Halloween decorating:

scientificamerican.com

5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife

You don’t need to sacrifice spookiness to keep real owls, bats and snakes safe

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Michelle DuBarry @dubarrypie.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

At the PCC Board of Directors meeting, a classified worker just testified that he has more trust in a hot dog left on the back of a toilet at the Yamhill Pub than the PCC administration 🙌 🫡 👑

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 16/10/2026

Sunrise over Mt Hood this morning from Sherrard Pt.

A dark ridgeline with the sun coming up over the horizon. There is a orange and purple alpenglow along the slope of Mt Hood.

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Kate Kaye @katekaye.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Is Amazon drone delivery noise pollution? They already pollute at the proposed Portland launch location, 515 N Schmeer Rd. I uncovered a letter from Oregon's environmental watchdog DEQ, which fined Amazon in June for posing environmental risks to the Columbia Slough: redtailmedia.org/wp-content/u...

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House House @househouse.com · 15/10/2026

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

Regarding Xbox

In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PS5. Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here:

We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target. If you need help understanding our motives, we would recommend reading about why Microsoft is a BDS priority target, the successes this kind of pressure has already had on Microsoft, and especially, watching this great introductory piece by People Make Games.

It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing. We are disappointed too.

We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.

We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
House House

(see bigwalk.game/xbox for links)

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Kate Kaye @katekaye.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Portland City Council this morning adopted authorization to CONSIDER A MORATORIUM on a proposed site in North Portland along the Columbia River where Amazon wants to launch its 80-lb, 6-camera delivery DRONES (unanimously one councillor absent). Columbia River Osprey are rejoicing.

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Authorize the City Attorney to provide written notice to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development of intent by City Council to consider a moratorium on the development of facilities ...

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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

A brutal reminder this morning that the fascists haven't stopped persecuting the Autistici/Inventati collective. Police in Amsterdam have seized one of their servers. Providing wordpress hosting for hundreds of activist groups is not "terrorism." keepitfree.ai/news/amsterd...

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Amsterdam Police Seize Server Belonging to Leftist Internet Service Provider a/I at US Request NRC (NL) · Keep the Internet free

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 14/10/2026

Has anyone else in Portland noticed that lots of car drivers are suddenly using the high setting for their headlights? Truly no need for this but also none of them dim them for oncoming cyclists and it's horrible

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Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I was opposed to the dystopian delivery drones already, but thanks to the testimony of the Bird Alliance, I oppose delivery drones mostly because of the impact on birds. @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

i am not some wild radical, i am the most boring mainstream parent you could possibly meet that spends most of my life driving my kids to hockey practise - we've fucked up our streets so bad and the narrative so bad that wanting BASIC SAFETY FOR CHILDREN is considered fucking radical.

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Kate Kaye @katekaye.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

*Portland Biz Journal reported yesterday that Amazon canceled its application for the North Portland drone facility. This won't be the end. We have to think about what life will be like with these massive drones flying around our neighborhoods. Is your fast book or toothpaste delivery worth it?

bizjournals.com

Amazon hits pause on North Portland drone hub as city councilors file resolution - Portland Business Journal

Amazon cancels pre-application conference for North Portland drone delivery hub, according to the city.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

it's currently being taken down. this is devastating. i swear to god, we will take not just the lane but the whole fucking road.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 14/10/2026

I'm so honored to be in this ICE OUT zine put together by @crucialcomix.bsky.social. All proceeds go to Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Center (MIRAC). www.crucialcomix.com/product/preo...

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PREORDER: Cartoonists Against ICE

These comics by 25 cartoonists across the country are both urgent and reflective as they document the human impact of ICE’s cruel 2026 raids.

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DJC Oregon @djcoregon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Portland is trying an unusual tack to regulate a proposed Amazon drone base: Classifying it as a "helicopter landing facility." Today, Amazon canceled an upcoming meeting with Portland permitting officials. djcoregon.com/news/2026/10...

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Portland moves to regulate proposed Amazon drone base – Daily Journal of Commerce

Portland Permitting & Development is regulating Amazon's proposed drone base at its Prologis Meadows fulfillment center as a helicopter landing facility.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

First bike lane removal truck blocked.

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 13/10/2026

Cargo bikes in London are the new normal. Usage is up 126% since 2022 & major logistics companies are looking to expand their fleets - cutting emissions & congestion and saving money. Great visiting London-based manufacturer Minimal to see their operation & try out a new model.

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is strong work by the Councilor on the potential for regulating commercial drones. But it's also more evidence that state and local governments are urgently lagging in the regulatory authorities to address the myriad newfangled threats from big tech.

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Councilor Sameer Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Short version: There's going to be a 3-step process to deal with private/commercial drones because state law. My office will file the 1st step tomorrow with some colleagues, with the hopes of adding it to the agenda for this week. (9 out of 12 Councilors must sign off for a late agenda addition.)

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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 13/10/2026

Helmet 17 - Eli Arnold. Sept 5, 2020 - the big night over near Ventura Park. This is him and his colleagues chasing protesters This was the night that Elijah Warren, an East Portland homeowner and single father, was struck in the head with a baton by a Portland police officer

Still pic from video - Portland Protests Sept 5 2020

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 13/10/2026

They actually have these meetups pretty regularly at various places around town. A friend went to one at Cathedral Park!

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 13/10/2026

Double-crested Cormorant flying over the Columbia River alligator #birds

A Double-crested Cormorant is flying with its wings extended upwards. It is flying over a long rock that has been decorated to look like an alligator with white pointy teeth and a red reflector for an eye

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Here's one of the new Portland Police Bureau recruits. He's anti-"woke" and think "woke" is anti-god. He's also a proponent of the Christian Nationalist "7 Mountain Mandate" and believes Christians are called to take "dominion" over all areas of society.

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OPB @opb.org · 12/10/2026

If you see wildlife along Oregon's highways this fall, conservationists want to hear from you. They're asking people to use an app to record what they see with the ultimate goal of identifying where wildlife crossings could help reduce animals getting killed by vehicles.

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Tracking Oregon’s wildlife, one roadside sighting at a time

Environment Oregon is asking residents to take part in a new statewide effort to understand how wildlife moves through human‑built landscapes — and how often those movements turn deadly.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 11/10/2026

Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 11/10/2026

Don't have pictures but there's zionist graffiti at 57th and NE Fremont in Portland

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Perhaps most importantly: regularly interrogate the ways you uphold and enforce anti-fatness, rather than brushing it off as the problem of a few bad actors. Most of us are bad actors on this stuff! Proactively seek out feedback & requests from the fat people in your life.

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Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

THE SUPPORTER SECTION IS WALKING OUT. THE POLICE MADE THEM TAKE DOWN THE SIGN. All the normal signs are gone. No "y'all means all." No "trans lives matter." Nothing. It is now quiet. No music, no drums, no chants #AustinFC

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

In India the leaders of the Cockroach youth movement have been arrested, along with more than 1,000 protesters, opposition politicians, journalists, student union leaders & lawyers; New Delhi is in lockdown. The police have prevented mass protests against the country’s election chief taking place.

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India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown

Indian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place.

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Colton the fish sp💀💀ker🐟🪴🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This moss and lichen covered root wad looks like a portal to a haunted goblin dimension. #SpookyNature

A tangled flare of intertwined roots that have been covered in moss and ferns.

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Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 10/10/2026

Dan Ryan is so bad at everything that he tried to throw his husband under the bus as an excuse as to why he no longer had his cell phone

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 10/10/2026

A Multnomah County judge ordered Councilor Dan Ryan to preserve evidence on his personal phone until an ongoing public records lawsuit is resolved. “This is not a game of cat and mouse," Judge David Rees said. "There are some indications that those games are being played, and it has to stop today."

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Portland Councilor Dan Ryan Must Preserve All Phone Records, Court Says - Portland Mercury

A Multnomah County judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction requiring Portland City Councilor Dan Ryan to preserve evidence on his personal phone and other devices until an ongoing public reco...

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Christopher Julian @chrisajulian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I reanalyzed the CDC data behind the LGB “free fall” headline. It rests on a change in bisexual identification among one grade, in one wave, of one survey. Gay or lesbian identification did not change significantly. Calling it a "free fall" is sensational and just gives bad actors talking points.

Six small line charts showing the percent of U.S. high school students choosing each sexual identity response option by grade (9th to 12th), 2015 to 2025, with 95% confidence intervals. Heterosexual falls from about 85 to 90 percent before 2021 to about 73 percent in 2021 and 2023, then rises to about 78 to 80 percent in 2025. Gay or lesbian stays between about 2 and 5 percent throughout. Bisexual rises to about 12 percent in 2021 in every grade, then among 9th graders falls to about 7 percent in 2025, its 2019 level, while other grades stay near 10 percent. “Some other way,” added in 2021, falls from about 4 percent to about 2.5 percent. “Not sure” stays near 3 to 5 percent. A dotted line marks 2021, when CDC changed the response options.

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Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists @cosantifascists.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Right now, brave land defenders are risking their lives to disrupt the construction of Trump's border wall. You should donate to their legal fund here: givebutter.com/free-the-jag... And you can go to Lochiel, AZ now and fight this. If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

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Support the Jaguars Arrested for Blocking Border Wall Construction!

Tucson Anti-Repression Crew

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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

NEW: Tohono O'odham Nation leadership issued a release announcing that they’ve filed an emergency injunction after been informed by CBP that “it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation,” on sovereign tribal lands. The destruction is set to begin on Indigenous Peoples Day.

TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRWOMAN

Verlon M. Jose CHAIRMAN

Carla L. Johnson VICE CHAIRWOMAN

Public Service Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

BORDER WALL CONTRACTORS TO START REMOVING SACRED SAGUAROS ON

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

Nation Files Emergency Injunction with the Circuit Court of Appeals

SELLS, Ariz. - The Tohono O'odham Nation has been informed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation in its misguided efforts to construct a border wall. On Monday, Oct. 12, federal contractors will begin ripping out these protected plants that have lived in the Sonoran Desert for thousands of years. The fact that this desecration will take place on Indigenous Peoples' Day is disrespectful to all tribal nations.

In addition, earlier this week the Tohono O'odham Nation filed an emergency injunction with the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stop DHS from removing thousands of sacred saguaros on Tohono O'odham land. Nation leadership is demanding that the courts put a stop to this lawless behavior that has already caused irreparable damage to our environment and cultural heritage, all in the name of constructing a costly and ineffective border wall. Known as ha:sañ, saguaros are symbols of the Tohono O'odham shared faith, serving as spiritual monuments to customs and values. The removal of any saguaro is an act of atrocity, as they are considered people by the Tohono O'odham.

"Trespassing on our land to remove the sacred saguaros is like having masked men break into your house and take away your children," said Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose. "The ha:șañ are our family, as much a part of us as any blood relative. To destroy them by the thousands carves a wound in our hearts that will not heal. We call on all people for solidarity as we work to protect our culture and our land from this useless, destructive wall."

The mighty saguaro not only stands as an O'odham and American icon, it is also a critical part of our ecosystem, providing shelter, sustenance, and deep cultural significance. The saguaro, in Tohono O'odham custom, is akin to a person and any malicious action against one is as if harm is being done to our people. This belief is memorialized in Resolution 21-137 by the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council.

"This is a violation of our sovereignty, of our religious liberty, and of our land," said Chairman Jose. "The Nation will continue to fight to prevent this senseless devastation from going forward and we are grateful for the overwhelming community support we have received."

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P.O. BOX 837, SELLS, ARIZONA 85634

Together We Are Stronger

PHONE: 520.383.2028
FAX: 520.383.3379

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