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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I grew up taking swimming lessons in this pool. It's a classic old North Portland building. This is a real shame.

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Shaindel Beers @shaindelr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Is it even the Pendleton Round-Up if you don't help the Pendleton Police Department rescue an escaped pony that is about to run into traffic? The pony is Pon-Pon. The horse is Popcorn. Pon-Pon knocked down her electric fence & was loose on the Triangle below BMCC. Matt & I had a dog leash with us.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

the portland police biased me against the portland police 😔

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The data centers have been an economic boon to an area that historically struggles. But the tax benefits the counties give out are just ludicrous.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 10/09/2026

AI is at best a tool for most people not The One Skill

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every major news outlet was scooped on the biggest sports story in the US this year by a podcaster, not because they don’t have the resources but because they all primarily do access journalism and boosterism instead of actual reporting.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I would encourage the city attorney to interpret that section of the charter differently.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

That is the point I stopped reading the article.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I just finished reading the The Goldfinch. And according to that book, you can use art pieces as collatoral for drugs, guns and other illegal activities.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

With everyone obsessing over a handful of DSA candidates, the broader trend that might be getting missed across the country is that lots of Dem primary voters seem to have decided it is time for a new generation of younger nominees in lots of places.

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amb @amb.fyi · 06/08/2026

unfathomable that the city is being asked to hand over four hundred million bucks with virtually no information on what the blazers are planning to spend it on - and that the loudest proponents of the deal are the councilors and business leaders who otherwise complain the city is poorly managed

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yep. It totally kills any desire to go outside. If the smoke doesn't improve, I am going to close our office. It's not healthy to be going in and outside. I'm getting headaches at night. Meh.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Blazers are important to Portland, but at some point they need to start negotiating in good faith. Please don't roll over for El-Cheapo.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

There’s more to life than US politics.

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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

On the role Adam Silver and the NBA will play in determining the Blazers’ future in Portland, whether Tom Dundon wants to keep them here or not www.rosegardenreport.com/why-adam-sil...

rosegardenreport.com

Why Adam Silver Won't Let Tom Dundon Move the Trail Blazers

City and county lawmakers are preparing to vote on their portions of a Moda Center funding package.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

You use a lot of acronyms that I don’t understand.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ok. Your previous post hurt my brain to read. But I understand your position now. And I don’t disagree with you. I just don’t think the city of Portland is in the mood to give handouts to billionaires.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

There are 8 billion people on this planet. I’m not sure we need more.

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BitterOldPunk @bitteroldpunk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

these Young Male Christians should form some sort of Association, then they could offer services beyond gymnasiums and shower facilities, such as short-term lodging at which it might be fun to stay

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Yep. And the 13% are creative writing exercises.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Scrolled down too long to find this post.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 04/07/2026

“Somehow, we do it. Somehow, we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished.” “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it” youtu.be/LZ055ilIiN4?...

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WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb'

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Vegas is for NBA expansion. No way Silver is letting Dundon move the team there.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The new owner really thought he could walk in demand 600 Mil and Portland would just roll over and write a check. It’s insane. Learn to read a room, Tom.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 02/07/2026

My friend just texted me "no goal is offsides on stolen land" 😭😭😭

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Neighbors for a Better Pendleton are going to bankrupt Pendleton.

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OPB @opb.org · 01/07/2026

It took months for Pendleton city staff to negotiate a tentative settlement to resolve a lawsuit over the city’s homelessness policies. It took only three hours of public pressure before it unraveled. Lawyers representing five unhoused residents say they now plan to proceed with the lawsuit.

opb.org

Pendleton City Council rejects homelessness settlement amid public pressure

Lawyers representing five unhoused residents say they now plan to proceed with the lawsuit.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Guaranteed: 1) Black girls will be harassed and demanded to be tested over and over again regardless of how competitive they are. 2) Winners from public schools will be relentlessly hounded by the parents and coaches of losers at private schools, with the goal of making them quit the sport.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

These are moderate Republican economic policies. And if you’ve noticed, moderate Republicans aren’t exactly popular in Oregon. Chris Dudley got crushed.

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OPB @opb.org · 24/06/2026

Eight months after five unhoused residents sued the city of Pendleton over laws restricting where they could rest in public, the city has reached a settlement agreement.

opb.org

Pendleton reaches settlement with unhoused residents

Under the proposed agreement, the city will have to expand its laws over resting in public, and invest more in shelter services.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, Schindlers List, Always … those are great movies.

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Shaindel Beers @shaindelr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Videos from Jazz Halfmoon.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

MLS is more popular than the UFC. And MLS is not popular.

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 15/06/2026

You don't have to answer the door for the Feds. Do not voluntarily talk to the Feds. If they have a warrant signed by an actual judge, then they can do precisely what the warrant says. But DO NOT TALK TO THE FEDS. Do not answer the door. If you're arrested, your only words are "I want a lawyer."

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The Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hello. We're older than the Blazers, bring in internationally known stars, account for a high volume of foot traffic and are vital to the other businesses in our area. It would be devastating to the community if we moved, and we have needed renovations. We'd like some welfare, please.

Dennis and Dee from It's Always Sunny try to scam the welfare office.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yep. Grew up in a super conservative evangelical church and we were always taught that god wasn’t male or female. Even though we used male pronouns when referring to God. “He” didn’t have a gender.

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Isn’t this the guy who complained about how expensive it was to have lobster and steak delivered to his family four?

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Justin Morton @justmort.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I’ve never had foie gras. And I didn’t have an opinion until two minute ago when I googled it … and yeah let’s go ahead and ban it.

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ted Chiang on AI: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

Being open to the possibility that LLMs are conscious is the same as being open to the possibility that Microsoft Word is conscious, or, more precisely, that multiple distinct consciousnesses are dormant in every Word document containing a conversational transcript, and that they are awakened every time the document is loaded. Should you consider the possibility that every time you open a Word document you are bringing multiple conscious interlocutors into existence, and every time you close one you snuff their existence out? No. Contemplating that scenario is not a good use of your time. Even if the Microsoft Office team employed a philosopher who said you shouldn’t be so certain, because consciousness is not well understood, that would not be sufficient reason for you to take this idea seriously. We don’t need to fully understand the nature of consciousness to definitively say that certain things are not conscious, and conversational transcripts fall in that category.

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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I’m sure the guy who couldn’t book Milli Vanilli will win this war

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John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

*whispers softly*: the right of people to have access to housing is more important than the right of homeowners to have aesthetic control over their neighbourhoods

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