Reposted by OpaqueReptileJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16hSort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 452518669
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 02/10/2026Shout-out to the lady on NPR in Maine who is all "Fuel and everything is way more expensive and we need help but I'm still supporting Trump and Collins" Why y'all like this. 010
Reposted by OpaqueReptileKori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A sign there is little confidence in the future of this project, next time can we please please please do public works projects with a clear public benefit (rail!) and give those contracts to disadvantaged communities rather than with the weird evil freeway expansion bs 0364
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 02/10/2026Then @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social will have new content to post 😈 010
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 01/10/2026Isn't this mainly an issue with single seat elections? Any squeeze effect would be less pronounced after each winner is decided 100
Reposted by OpaqueReptileGenderless Robotic Rodent 🏳️⚧️🎃 @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Vote for Kotek. Kotek sucks. Vote for Kotek. 4493
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 01/10/2026... Yeah you're rightstatic.klipy.comSuper Mario 64 MipsALT: Super Mario 64 Mips 010
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 30/09/2026trolling and ridiculing Effective Altruists is always correct and good 000
Reposted by OpaqueReptileJennifer @jenwith1n.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ebikes are fucking great. Mine has a throttle along with pedal assist. It has increased my mobility and helped connect me with my city. My biggest complaints are cars driving recklessly and street conditions on neighborhood greenways. 3613
Reposted by OpaqueReptileCarmen Klomparens @carmparens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"of all the twinks I want obliterated, he's one of my favs" My wife: Carmen that's just a strange fucking thing to say 4703
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 30/09/2026Anyway they need to slow the set pace and do just one UB a year ffs please my wallet, I'm to the point where I don't even fuck with the UB sets there's too many 020
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 30/09/2026My hunch is that their corporate/bean counter/marketing peeps are your usual corporate ghouls, but it seems like the core creatives who work in the sets actually care? Surely there'd be a revolt if they brought in wizard books 120
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 30/09/2026You'd think they'd know better and realize where their bread is buttered. MTG fandom is queer as hell. WotC/Hasbro can be incredibly stupid, though. 140
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 29/09/2026"don't rank X" also is way catchier than "rank candidates based on your preference for them winning with the candidate you like least at the bottom or unranked" 021
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 29/09/2026Hey dipshit, STV Ranked Choice is proven to yield actual proportional representation instead of this crusty first past the post bullshit we've been doing for 250 years. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comRanked Choice Voting and Proportional RepresentationIt is widely claimed that ranked choice voting---and single transferable vote (STV) in particular---is conducive to proportional representation. In this paper, 080
Reposted by OpaqueReptileSleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him 2958971392
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 29/09/2026I'd think it's death by 1000 cuts? There are a lot of centrist liberal types who will take "lock away the homeless but be nice about it" and vote Drazan, but also having 0 enthusiasm from the left ain't great, people will just leave the choice blank. 120
Reposted by OpaqueReptileScary Tea Lady @sassytealady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Now Rapid Reponse has shown up where the cops were before to ruin more people's lives. Portland spends like $10 million dollars a year on Rapid Response, a private contractor. How much wrap around services and rent at low income housing could we provide with $10 million a year? 1125
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 28/09/2026They've clearly got plenty of budget, so we should divert more of it to PSR if people are gonna be all concerned 040
Reposted by OpaqueReptileJeremy Beausoleil Smith @jeremy4pdx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Allan Classen, the editor of the NW Examiner, has chosen to exclude us and @jameyevenstar.bsky.social from their Candidate Debate by saying we haven’t raised enough money. Our campaign has raised over $130k and we’ve remained steadily ahead of Eric Zimmerman in contributions. This is a bad look. 55919
Reposted by OpaqueReptileChalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I have been thinking about this so much, and it's such a relief to see our local leaders step forward and articulate the importance of bold local governance in the Trump 2.0 era. If ur a moderate voter, I beg you to reconsider how realistic your politics are against federal vengeance on cities. 131
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 28/09/2026Looking at their article here: nwexaminer.com/p/final-four... They're framing it as the "Top Money Raised Final 4" which okay sure but @jeremy4pdx.bsky.social has more contributions than Zimmerman per openelectionsportland.org and last I checked we don't elect people by donor contribution amount.nwexaminer.comFinal four square off, moderated by Pearl District Neighborhood Association presidentDistrict 4 City Council debate comes to the Armory, Monday, Oct. 5 1220
Reposted by OpaqueReptileJamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mitch is going to need extra support for this one because this forum will not include any of the other progressive candidates like myself. They chose to only include the incumbents and Eli Arnold on purpose so it won’t be a very friendly crowd. Turn up and turn out!! 66518
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 28/09/2026Tina Kotek in Oregon is also an empty suit, but her GOP challenger this year is extremely awful so we have to elect her again 140
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 27/09/2026I'll take that people are receptive to canvassing as a win? Like I wish people were more plugged in normally but this at least shows it's worth the effort. 030
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 26/09/2026Time to design a guerilla bench that can be made very very heavy and is time consuming to remove 120
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 26/09/2026Arnold doesn't even support more meaningful bike infrastructure, he seems like a vehicular cycling guy. Blugh. 020
Reposted by OpaqueReptileKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776412130
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 26/09/2026We gotta break the cycle of white twink boyfailure mayors, get someone with some melanin or body hair, body fat, something. 1122
Reposted by OpaqueReptile👺 hell camino acid 👻👹 @sexdracula.rocks · 25/09/2026the "don't bring iced coffee to an interview" discourse is great bc it's such a succinct and clarifying example of how private businesses aren't efficient & logical enterprises, they're just arbitrary in-groups ruled by sociopaths, power tripping on their ability to enforce pointless bullshit norms 101087266
Reposted by OpaqueReptiletigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"TriMet said the MAX Yellow Line saw more than 18,000 additional trips from Sept. 13 to Sept. 19 — a 35% increase compared with usual ridership." Stop making driving easier and they will come. www.kgw.com/article/traf...kgw.com 37617
Reposted by OpaqueReptilebulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Portland entering its Blade Runner era for the first time in months. Love the way it looks in the rainstatic.klipy.comBlade Runner Japan: Futuristic CityscapeAlt: Blade Runner Japan: Futuristic Cityscape 1172
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 25/09/2026(those places could be weird about furries, if that wasn't clear from context) 030
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 25/09/2026I'm glad I came out the other side an okay person, if a bit mentally banged up in some ways.static.klipy.comPlankton's Iconic Therapy GoodbyeAlt: Plankton's Iconic Therapy Goodbye 120
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 25/09/2026There is a weirdly universal queer-millennial experience of growing up way too online on the nascent internet of 4chan, tumblr, SA, early reddit, etc. A kaleidoscopic mix of both toxic and accepting places, since I didn't have anyone like me IRL that I could relate with. 220
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 25/09/2026I grew up in the south east US, and this is painfully true. 030
OpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 25/09/2026Is this something that the CBPA can do? Everywhere I've lived before Portland had clear channel police radio and it was super useful to be able to go peek at goings on if there was something nearby. Also it makes for a fun SDR radio project if you DIY it, get to learn how radio signals work. 230
