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Here for a good time, not a long time. Portland policy + politics, (inter)national urban affairs. Blazers, beer + spirits, support the arts, abolish ice. [he/they]

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 1h
The fried egg is more famous, learned it by watching you is by far the more hilarious joke fodder.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 1h
RIP Function PDX. It was nice to try the latest hyped beer from other states here in Portland, though the business model was always a head-scratcher. I'm sure it's difficult to pencil a permanent popup business when you're paying Alberta St / NW 23rd commercial rents.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 2h
"Dignity Village’s annual budget is also an order of magnitude less than most shelters." #pdx
nytimes.com
The Homeless Community That Became a Self-Governed Village
Portland’s Dignity Village has been a place for people without housing for more than 25 years.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 2h
"There was a plan to fireproof Mt. Hood National Forest.." Words still have meaning last I checked and no forest management plan would ever claim to fireproof a forest. And this plan was already decades late. But nah let's use this moment to sow acrimony and division. Sigh. #journalism #wildfire
wweek.com
Did the Grasshopper Fire Have to Be So Bad?
It’s nearly extinguished, and it was far from 2026’s biggest Oregon blaze, but the 94,000-acre Grasshopper Fire east of Mount Hood represents the biggest missed opportunity this fire season.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 20h
Let’s go.
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tuba pudding jr @tubapuddingjunior.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the people who fucked this up are the people constantly lecturing people to their left on allegedly not understanding how to be serious adults in politics, btw
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22h
Pink Martini and In a Landscape really cooked here with this unimaginably cute who NOT to vote for list. #pdx
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22h
They really tried calling it "The Final Four" like they had something there. By all means Pearl District NA + NW Examiner, go ahead and publicly document how you are potentially breaking state laws with your corny curmudgathon.
portlandmercury.com
Pearl District Abandons Forum After Brushing Up Against Elections Law Violations - Portland Mercury
If you didn’t know any better, you might think downtown’s City Council district is down to four candidates vying for three seats. “Final four square off,” reads a headline announcing a downtown candid...
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 23h
lmao, thank you @sunrisepdx.bsky.social
HEY, DISTRICT 3!   Have you been craving another Dan Ryan on Portland City Council?   THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL GET WITH KELLIE TORRES!You'll get even more:   Influence for corporate cronies and polluting industry   Back room deals   Excuses for why the city can't help you   Substance lessness   Fossil fuel industry corruption   Smiles to your face and knives in your back!   More lyin' Dan Ryan!
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The CBD products that people are expecting to be available to give to their dogs for arthritis or to give to their parents because they’re aging and have aches and pains that are helped by some of these cannabinoids, they’re not going to have access to them anymore.”
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In other words, Oregonians are fed up with ODOT continuing to pour billions into freeway expansions while our surface streets and bridges crumble. #orleg
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
> PBOT in partnership with PCEF will start accepting applications for the 2027/2028 cohort of community-based organizations (CBOs) to assist in delivering the Transportation Wallet: Access for All program on Oct. 5.
portland.gov
Transportation Wallet: Access for All 2027/2028 Partner Organization Selection
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Mac Fox @macfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This chart is starting to make a little more sense (from www.portlandforall.org/publicsafety)
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Mike Perham @mike.perham.net · 25/09/2026
Seattle elected a mayor that immediately installs protected bike lanes upon the death of a person cycling. That’s a politician that takes traffic violence seriously.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
While we're having fun, may I present The Street Trust's endorsement of longstanding incumbent Chair of the Oregon House Transportation Committee, Susan McLain alongside wweek's recent non-endorsement of her from May 2026. www.thestreettrust.org/actionfund/c... www.wweek.com/news/2026/04...
From The Street Trust's endorsements page: At a time when things are already too expensive, we cannot afford to allow crumbling infrastructure to undermine Oregon's economy and impact our businesses, our free movement and travel throughout the state, our employment opportunities, or our ability to get our kids to school safely.   SUSAN MCLAIN   OREGON HOUSE D29Willamette Week endorsement write up from May 2026: As chair of the House Transportation Committee, McLain played a key role in fumbling the top priority of the 2025 legislative session: a funding bill for the Oregon Department of Transportation whose last-minute failure embarrassed Democrats. She failed to build enough support for her package, even as her party held commanding supermajorities in both chambers. (The compromise version is about to die via the ballot box.) She tells us she couldn’t have worked harder or talked to more people, which isn’t exactly reassuring. If this was the best she could do, we wonder if McLain is any longer capable of forging the connections needed to push meaningful policy through the Legislature.

Worse, McLain co-chairs the Joint Committee on the Interstate 5 Bridge—perhaps the only project going worse than the ODOT funding package. In less than four years, as the Oregon Journalism Project revealed, the estimated cost of the project has more than doubled, from $6 billion to $13.6 billion. The replacement bridge may never span the Columbia River, but McLain appears to be in denial. She says the project has been “successful” because “we’ve met every target and goal we’re supposed to.” She refuses to concede costs have ballooned, or admit that her fellow committee members were outraged at project officials for keeping the new numbers under wraps. Discussing the bridge with her is like watching The Office’s Michael Scott drive his car into a lake on the instructions of his GPS.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gather round fellas, let me tell you the tale of thee OLCV endorsement wars of 2012.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What is going on with the trend of leaving out pertinent, extremely relevant facts and context in our local reporting lately? It's malpractice to report this and refer to a "swimming desert" and yet not mention the North Portland Aquatic Center which replaces it and is breaking ground next year.
wweek.com
City to Demolish North Portland Pool
The city announced this week that the Columbia Pool in North Portland will be demolished later this year.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Think about how long it has been since you first saw headlines about Harvey Weinstein’s violence. Nine years after #MeToo went viral, his case(s) are still working their way through the criminal justice system. This is (one of a long list of reasons) why survivors don’t report.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We could always use a stronger bench. It's also indicative of how hard it is for older lifetime DC electeds to face moving on to a life not catered to by full time staff and the salary/benefits. Not to mention the seniority lost in the process. Same story with Wyden. (I respect them both, ftr)
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Unpopular opinion, probably: I would personally love to see Novick hit the bricks and he should be held accountable for his inaction and betrayals, but I question the tactic of not ranking him in a multi-member district race where he could be unseated by someone to his right.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Who is poisoning Johnson Creek?
koin.com
‘Dead stuff everywhere’: Neighbors concerned over die-off at Johnson Creek
People who frequent Johnson Creek are reporting a “mass die-off” after discovering the bodies of hundreds of dead fish and animals over the weekend.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pedro Pascal hit up Sleeper Coffee in Astoria today. A great choice.
Pedro and staff take a group photo at Sleeper Coffee in Astoria, Oregon
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Zakir Khan @mzk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you're wondering why so few officers were held accountable after the protests, this is one of the reasons. It was IMPOSSIBLE to identify officers. This was a policy choice by PPB.
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Cozca @cozca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Months ago PPB arrested a veteran protesting about ICE and pepper spraying a MAGA extremist in self defense. MAGA extremists have maced about 40 people of Portland, total in these last 2 weeks No arrests. They clearly assault us, no arrests. Bob Day and Nathan Vasquez support MAGA violence.
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Evelyn 💗 @evieevolving.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wonder why all the people PMC considers to be authentic are white and upper class. Probably just a coincidence.
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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Remarkable that a City bureau can operate as its own political wing without political accountability. Chief Day knew what he's doing by putting out this message on the heels of PPA's calls for resignation.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lots of things that are hilarious about this, but I'm pretty sure Mitch was in the streets during this period too. He certainly wasn't politicking and tweeting from a PPB squad car on the city's dime.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Such a bummer that the new 15 route which I was excited about initially, only stops in St Johns 4x a day. Ugh. #trimet
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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The detail that the two were in the Pacific Northwest to go on a Twilight tour just breaks my heart www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
oregonlive.com
ICE arrests Colombian immigrant inside Portland International Airport
The arrest is the first known immigration arrest this year at Portland International Airport.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why does this stretch of NE+SE 20/21st still suck for bikes in the year 2026? I was using this route yesterday and witnessed two separate instances where drivers honked at folks biking legally. Why do we tolerate the daily tension + hostility as an acceptable tradeoff for some free street parking?
Critical bike route NE 20th and 21st heading north/south, highlighted from north of NE Broadway to below SE Belmont.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Taking the 24 which uses the 405 bridge southbound, traffic is not bad at all and the right lanes to 30 are completely clear. #teardowni5
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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yesterday's September 15, 2026 Community and Public Safety Committee is worth a watch. Some questions from Councilor Morillo surfaced the troubling lack of data around officers self-dispatching to calls which is a likely factor in the increase in response time. bsky.app/profile/marc...
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Portland bike mechanic critically injured in alleged DUII hit-and-run on Oregon coast.
kgw.com
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Memo to Oregonian writers: you do not in fact have to uncritically repost local racist blogger fetish content for the clicks (portland metro chamber).
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Common Lecare W
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
> You’d normally see Martin Anguiano cooking their famous burritos and mingling with regulars at their Seaside restaurant, Guadalajara Taco Shop. Now, all you’ll see are some photos showing fond memories of the beloved restaurant owner.
koin.com
‘This is wrong’: Family seeks answers after Seaside man ‘bombarded in parking lot’ during ICE detainment
A family’s fight for answers after their father was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
25 years old 😔
koin.com
Pedestrian killed in Sunnyside neighborhood crash identified
Police identified 25-year-old Simon A. Williamson as the pedestrian killed in a car crash in Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood on Sept. 5.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Most concerning is that, to my knowledge, this is not the result of a published regulation or a nationally announced (Executive Office for Immigration Review) policy. It appears to be a practice adopted by the Tacoma Immigration Court itself.”
oregonlive.com
Attorneys warn of devastating consequences after Tacoma court blocks immigration lawyers from appearing remotely
The change poses significant due process issues, immigration attorneys told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The City of Portland has a Public Safety Service Area (PSSA) Strategic Plan. Here it is. www.portland.gov/community-sa...
portland.gov
Portland Public Safety Service Area Strategic Plan
The Portland Public Safety Service Area Strategic Plan outlines four overarching goals for the service area.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Do Not Rank Burnside Beer
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A pdx intersection that is strikingly similar is NE 16th+Tillamook, one of the the oldest diverters in the city. It's only there b/c neighbors who were sick of cut through traffic built their own. The city removed it. N'bors built it again. The city eventually relented and built a permanent one.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
😔
yahoo.com
Firefighter injured while battling Austin Fire dies
A firefighter has died after sustaining an injury while fighting the Austin Fire burning in a remote area of the Mount Hood National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service said on Friday. The firefighter, w...
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Too bad about Buoy Beer consolidating into Ninkasi/Great Frontier. Hope this means they can finish demolishing the building on the pier and put renewed focus on the Astoria taproom.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"GO BIG YOU HAVE MAMDANI" Inspiration for all of us.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Portland has an absentee Mayor. What a freaking joke. Maybe he could perform fewer DIY homeless sweeps with his wife on Sundays and more running the goddamn city. The silos were struck down in charter reform, we rely on the mayor to make sure stuff like this absolutely does not happen. I am so angry
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every half-ass plan for our extinction that they provide just turns me on. No internet, you say? No online banking?? No 2FA to use the bathroom at my job??? Baby I was a latchkey kid in the 1980s. You’re describing my platonic ideal. Extinct me.
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🤔 ok but.. the boats would be electric!! maybe. #savetrimet #checkmate
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Guest Opinion: Fully funding existing transit service instead of cute boondoggles where all of your friends get paid could rescue TriMet.
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dreww @dreww.gg · 09/09/2026
a friend cooked up a dashboard to track go portland go's donors: whoisgopdxgo.org
whoisgopdxgo.org
Go Portland Go — Campaign Finance Tracker
Who funds the Go Portland Go political committee, and where the money goes. Built from Oregon Secretary of State ORESTAR filings.
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