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A Harrison

@pdxpup.bsky.social
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Full-time ding dong and part-time soccer pundit of no renown. Formerly @pdxpup / @harrisonpdx on twitter. She/Her

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Johanna Winant @johannawinant.bsky.social · 6h
my son‘s oldest friend—they became besties as toddlers in Pittsburgh and now they are third graders who live thousands of miles away from each other—wrote him this amazing letter
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14h
She also adjusted her pace to ensure the injured cub could keep up. By 2008, he was observed hunting on his own & at the age of 20 is King of the Fat Bears, holding his own at the crowded Brook Falls. A story of a mother's love, sacrifice & a little cub who became a champion fat bear. 🥹
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How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack
Discover how Bear 89 became Backpack, why his nickname predates his leg injury, and how his mother Holly adjusted to her cub’s needs.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14h
Here's Backpack as a yearling in 2007, unable to put weight on the injured paw. Holly took her cub & moved upriver, away from aggressive bears who might harm him at Brooks Falls. Fishing was harder for the pair, and she risked both of them struggling or starving, but he was SAFE.
Backpack in 2007, nursing an injured paw that is turned under, so that he can't put any weight on it.  If you're wondering why they didn't provide vet care, it's their policy not to interfere when an injury is natural and not caused by human activity.

I think this photo is by David Kopshever, National Park Service?  It's on a blog linked below.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14h
Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.
From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water.  I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there?  God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"
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Sophie Lawson @lawsonsv.bsky.social · 21h
adidas is once again, at it (complimentary)
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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Susan @artlovergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A mural in Seattle. #AbolishICE
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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We actually don't hate this administration enough
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Martha Smith @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is the most important thing men can do, and they must be doing it immediately. People create culture. People can change it. If you can't remember the last time you created some social awkwardness by telling another man to stop with that shit, you probably aren't pulling your weight.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scans from “Nomads” by Itsuro Naraki. Naraki is a Japanese photographer whose work is deeply influenced by Robert Frank. These portraits show people Naraki met on the street between 1986 and 1994. The book is available for purchase at Pinakotheca Books. IG t.archivist
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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kallik is a bearrel of fun
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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new Orca calf born to the T-137 pod!🐋 Port Susan, Washington 📸Audrey Gao
A baby Orca
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Tara Ariano @taraariano.com · 27/09/2026
You say you're a hater but would you spend 30 minutes of your only life making this
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now playing the How Long Can I Hold Out On Turning the Heat On game...
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules.
Line chart titled "Revenue per audit," subtitled "In-person audits, 2010-2014." It plots average revenue and average cost per audit by taxpayer income percentile, poorer to richer, from the 0–5th percentile to the top 0.1%. Source: Boning et al. 2023, "A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution."

Across the bottom half of the income distribution, revenue and cost track closely, both around $3,000–$6,000 per audit. Above the median, revenue pulls ahead of cost: about $10,000 vs. $5,000 near the 90th percentile, and about $17,000 vs. $8,000 at the 95th–99th. At the top, revenue jumps to about $31,000 for the 99–99.9th percentile and about $90,000 for the top 0.1%.
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Lionel Dripps @lioneldripps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For those not following, there’s a city in Russia occupied Ukraine near the frontline cut off from everywhere by mines and torn up roads, the people who haven’t been able to evacuate have only food they can grow themselves or have been rationing for a year, and Russia does not care.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The likelihood that Riley and Stephens actually wrote these out themselves is miniscule. Riley probably saw both statements to approve, but I'm betting Stephens didn't even read his before it getting sent out on his behalf. (And there's no apology for the play, just the reaction after)
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gdi Seahawks stop getting scored on.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely wild to me that not only have several teams had no problem employing a guy credibly accused of sexual assault (which his university and football boosters ran interference for him throughout the investigation), but also who is not a good QB! There are several clips every season like this!
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please nobody make me talk for a week. I'm tired of talking.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kevin McAllister (Macauley Culkin) wearing a red sweater, green pants, and brown boots, with his BB gun slung on his back and a hair dryer in his pocket, standing with his legs spread apart in a defiant pose, daring Dr. Doom to try him just one motherfucking time.
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#RecipeOfTheDay is Turkish Eggs (more properly, çilbir) and what a gorgeous late weekend breakfast they make! www.nigella.com/recipes/turk...
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If I hadn’t eaten the Turkish eggs at Peter Gordon’s restaurant, The Providores, I most certainly wouldn’t be tempted by the idea of poached eggs on Greek yogurt. I say that only to pre-empt any hesit...
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ATTENTION BLUESKY! Annie says they are really hoping to boost the number of artists (crew, performers, creative teams, anyone) outside New York who are filling this out to get a broader sampling. If you are in the arts please take a second and fill this out!
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm pretty sure it's the bartender, but he keeps crop-dusting on nearly every pass and the fumes, they are NOXIOUS. I got pizza for dinner and it went straight into a to-go box to eat at my gate or on the plane.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
. . . like we have the word chutzpah as well as an entire culture of extremely, extremely colorful and vivid curses . . . but I don't think there's an appropriately strong Yiddish word that covers this
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026
someone really needs to collect every team fandom's most insane twitter stories because i bet a lot of them are jaw dropping like this
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William Butler Yeets @yeets.biz · 24/09/2026
this is fascinating and beautiful to me
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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OMG
Mr Albanese said he had a "frank" discussion with OpenAI's chief executive Sam Altman, saying the company took three months to notify the government of the breach and, when it did, the notification was in an email sent to the Services Australia public inbox.
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Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The fields director at Starfire Sports, a beloved soccer complex outside Seattle that's hosted many US Open Cup matches over the decades, has been snatched up by ICE. Please consider helping him and his family if you are able.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Absolutely not. These motherfuckers wrecking our country right now need to be held accountable for every local, federal, and international law they are breaking. We're in "heads on pikes, bodies drawn and quartered" territory.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Noooooooooooo
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Leaving the PDX airport at 9pm knowing I'll be be back here in about 8 hours like
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Spongebob Zombie Tired
Alt: SpongeBob SquarePants walking through a set of double doors with bloodshot, baggy eyes and his arms dragging at his sides.
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Ravenous @weareravenous.com · 21/09/2026
While corporate media is cutting costs and getting rid of human workers, we’re aiming to do the exact opposite. We want to hire talented food freelancers who have something important to say. Help us fund our freelance budget and join smart readers like @joshgondelman.bsky.social. buff.ly/EYirJYs
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Monday
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Flying through my personal hell airport today, DFW. It's been awhile. Can't wait to see the slice of humanity that awaits me.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Rubiooooooooooooo!
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 19/09/2026
I'm not saying it's the only reason to win the 2028 election obviously but it would be a great way to unwind every evening after a day of watching the tribunals
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I didn't even get my titers checked, I just went ahead and topped off my MMR vaccine last night at CVS. My mom didn't play when it came to getting us all our shots on schedule, but I've also had way too much travel to areas that have had exposures in the last year.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I would argue Morgan Weaver had ALL the business scoring from there.
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tweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 19/09/2026
eliminate EV subsidies, ban cheap overseas EVs, ban EV component import, deport people bringing battery technology to the US, pay billions to kill clean energy projects, end fuel economy standards, and then do THIS is such an elaborate prank on the American people you almost have to respect it
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 19/09/2026
I really enjoyed this interview. If you care about sports gambling and all of its issues, then Danny’s book EVERYBODY LOSES is a must read.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I woke up to Brighton being up at half-time. Made the choice to NOT turn the game on because I didn't want to be a jinx, and now we have a third. You're welcome, Seagulls!
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
when that spicy Thai lunch I had is keeping it right down the middle
Kirk Herbstreit sweating and red
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Squirrels on suicide missions have knocked out power to Castle Rock, Colorado twice this week. Our investigation has revealed a century of squirrel attacks covered up by the pro-squirrel media.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exactly. I want to ask 29 percent of people their secret.
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A Harrison @pdxpup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The best stadium in college soccer, bar none. UP women facing off against UC Davis in ten minutes on ESPN+.
A view from the press box at Merlo Field at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex on the campus of the University of Portland. In the foreground are rows of purple seat back seats. Middle ground is a lush green soccer pitch, and far side is the white dome of the Chiles Center with a light blue sky.
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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 17/09/2026
Mel Blanc screams are like Greek fire, we lost the technology to make sounds like this
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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