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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ruin a book by adding a word. The Prophet Margin

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey #Portland! MusicOregon/MusicPortland is hosting a panel discussion on music festivals. Yours truly moderating a discussion w/two people who know their stuff: - December Carson, Sisters Folk Fest - Jason Fellman, Harefest (+more) Mon 10/5 6 pm Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta, Portland

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just got our copy of Larry's new book. @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social is a fantastic read every month, too. Viva the Crane!

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

LOL, the gotcha part in the second paragraph is truly hilarious. Who will think of the straight white rightwing men in the literary world? WHO? WHO?

Last week, the longlists for the National Book Awards were announced. Among the 20 authors in the fiction and nonfiction categories, nearly all are straight white males. Most are also on the political right, some even on the far right. Remarkably, mainstream media outlets haven’t reported this, perhaps because they don’t think it’s noteworthy. It’s as if we were living in 1956 rather than 2026.

If you’re scratching your head at this “news,” well, it’s because I made it up. Or rather, I inverted the particulars about the authors’ identities and their political views to make a point: If today, as a reader, you recoil at the thought of a time in which minorities were systematically marginalized when it came to the literary world’s public honors (and so much else), shouldn’t you also recoil now that the tables have been almost completely turned? And if you object to the right’s efforts to politicize the arts, won’t you also object when the efforts come from the left?

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bro we need your vote. I hate the war too. But the Democrats want to Trans your Ylvania

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I love making music with these two stray cats! Upcoming Mojo Holler shows: - 9/4 12 pm, Swan Island Dahlias, Canby OR - 9/19 2:30 pm, Orenco Fall Festival, Hillsboro OR -9/24 7:30 pm, AC Hotel, Beaverton OR -9/25 7 pm, Stoller Wine Bar, Newberg OR -9/26 7 pm, Schooner, Netarts OR mojoholler.com

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

downgrade a movie: Apocalypse Soon

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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When the Gatlinburg Wildfires happened in 2016, Dolly gave impacted families $1,000/month to help them get back on their feet. This included my father-in-law, who lost everything in the fire. Dolly gave children in TN free books each month, from birth to the age of five. She was a goddamn saint.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly is my literal heroine. I come from the same part of East Tennessee and wanted to be like her since I was a kid. I am so broken up. :(

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Something profound (for me) happened today. In a short note I wrote to one of my literary heroes, George Saunders, I included a link to an old piece I wrote about Kris Kristofferson that was published in 2009. He replied to me this morning, and I just keep reading it over and over. :)

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Post you from a different era in your life. August 1977, age 9.5, very very into 45 rpm record collecting and poly pantsuits.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Mojo Holler is playing at McMenamins Gearhart on/near the golf course tomorrow, July 4th, 4-6pm. mojoholler.com

Nature from our backyard arranged on a piece of white paper to spell out MOJO HOLLER, our band.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Oregon Arts Center opens its Lean Into Abstraction exhibit tonight, and two of my pieces, Ophiuchus Bloom and Medusa's Mind, are featured. Come join us! Opening reception: July 2, 5:30-7:30 pm Gallery Viewing: July 2-30, 2026 Oregon Arts Center: 2185 SW Park Pl, Portland, OR 97205

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Two of my pieces will be featured in an Oregon Art Center exhibition, Lean Into Abstraction, July 2-30. If you're in Portland and like abstract art, check it out. :)

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Leadership right there ⬇️

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Really sad. RIP Zane Sparling.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

OMG BECKY look at this lineup! Siren Nation's 20th Annual DOLLY PARTON HOOT NIGHT: 6/6/26 7 pm doors; 8 pm show Ticket link in comments 😍ALEXA WILEY & THE MYSTERY 😍EZZA ROSE 😍HAILEY HOLDEN 😍HALEY JOHNSEN 😍LAURA GIBSON 😍ROSE GERBER BAND 😍STONE PHONEYS

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

An ode to my relocation from ATX to #PDX

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Mister.Nobody @ytregaws.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

"The model’s responses were nearly 50% more sycophantic than humans’, even when users engaged in unethical, illegal, or harmful behaviors. Users preferred and trusted sycophantic AI responses, incentivizing AI developers to preserve sycophancy despite the risks." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence

Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Siren Nation's 20th Annual Dolly Hoot at The Alberta Rose Theater is coming up on June 6. Always a blast, and the lineup is really great this year! I think you should come! Tickets here: albertarosetheatre.com/event/siren-...

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I have been watching Portland City Council budget deliberations most of the day, and it has been remarkably interesting. Something important to me was on the agenda, but that notwithstanding, it's fascinating to listen and really give each member the benefit of the doubt. Not an easy job, theirs.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

From my youngest pup and his family for Mothers Day- they know me very well. I love this peace-lovin' guitar-playin' gnome who I named GUS.

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Joe Wrote @joewrote.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

AOC on her future: "They assume my ambition is positional, they assume my ambition is a title or a seat and my ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go. Single payer is forever.”

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

John's brother in Bend's got this Overseer of the Driveway. Taken tonight while washing the car...

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

FRI 4/17 | 7PM McMenamins Hotel Oregon. McMinnville MOJO HOLLER 🌲

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Rick Stengel @rickstengel.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

You know what would be amazing, if Vance can negotiate an agreement where Iran doesn't enrich above 3.67% (far below weapons grade); gets rid of 98% of its stockpile of uranium; has weekly inspections by the IAEA; and commits to all of this for at 10 years. Oh, yeah, that was the Obama Iran deal.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Tonight we're playing in Wilsonville near Portland 7-9 McMenamins Old Church & Pub MOJO HOLLERRR!

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I'm reading a really great book: Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening by Jim Newton I feel this quote

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Anxiety Shark is one of my favorite blogs, and I'm looking forward to reading her book.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

heading out to hang with our neighbors for a couple of hours before leaving for our show on the coast. I hope it's crowded out there today. #nokings #multnomahvillage

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A truly great songwriter and hardworking musician died today. I used to pay $5 to go hear Jon Dee Graham play in the small gallery space above the Continental Club in Austin on Sun afternoons. At least once he was joined by James McMurtry, same cover. No link to share but just look up his music. 💙

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Here's the latest MusicOregon newsletter for April 2026. Lots of good info here, including a deep dive video interview I did with hip hop legend Mic Crenshaw on his antifascist work here and globally. mailchi.mp/musicoregon....

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MusicOregon April Newsletter: Statewide Listening Tour, Women in Music, and more...

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

our backyard is starting to come alive again:

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This song-in-progress is inspired by a dream I had about horses. John came up with an awesome chord progression last night that we may use:

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This little song-to-be was inspired by our trip to Tillamook yesterday to play a show. John drove, I counted:

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

If you're looking for bad ass music and great food on St. Paddy's this Tues 3/17, come out to Clancy's in Sherwood OR!

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

What I'm up to in Spring/Summer '26:

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United We Stand. Divided We Fall. @flcog1rl.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A classified microwave weapon that is portable, concealable & uses little power to operate has been confirmed to be real contradicting a report released by the CIA in 2023. In 2024, undercover DHS agents were able to purchase this weapon from a complex Russian criminal network.

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Source: Havana Syndrome investigation is "a massive CIA cover-up" | 60 Minutes

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SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#PPOD: NASA’s JWST provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in this image released on Feb. 19, 2026, revealing auroras shaped by its tilted magnetic field. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, STScI, P. Tiranti, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) 🧪 🔭

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I lurk in relative quietness here in the blue sky. The sensation I get from following instead of seeking to be followed is strangely exciting. It reminds me of when I left Austin 15 years ago and moved to Portland. I only knew 4 people in this town and got to be a Self who was becoming.

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Missi @missiportland.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

On Monday, March 2, 6-9 pm, MusicPortland is hosting a panel discussion on Immigration and Musicians at Artichoke Music (2007 SE Powell). The legendary Mic Crenshaw will moderate. Akaijda Afroso, Inna Kovtun and others will weigh in w/perspective and wisdom. Join us. Music is powerful.

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