Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 11hYou turned my favorite nightmarish Coen Brothers movie into a real life nightmare 000
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I have only seen one local candidate send out that dogwhistle and that's Kellie Torres. Some modest evidence of it in her donor base but it's mostly local and I try to be careful about leveling that accusation so I'm not leveling it here. 010
Reposted by Jonathan PulversJamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As a mom of five kids who’s led some of the most progressive policies helping working class families, I’m proud to have earned this endorsement. Please help me get over the finish line with a donation of $5-$25 dollars! 🙏 0426
Reposted by Jonathan PulversJamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In case my position on Moda isn’t clear, here’s my take. And also, I only have three weeks left to make the full Tier 1 match (I don’t need to get to Tier 2 to do all the things!) so if you like my position and want me fighting for you in District 4, please donate $5-$25 to help me get there! 063
Reposted by Jonathan PulversPortland: Neighbors Welcome @portlandneighborswelcome.org · 05/10/2026North Portland, see you Wednesday? 082
Reposted by Jonathan PulversJamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh, hell no. Fuck nazis. Thank you for your service, Chalk Girl! 0303
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As an organization, I think your highest value is in doing something pretty similar. Tell people who to rank and how (no more than 3), and then either suggesting another rank or at least tacitly indicating which viable non-endorsee you think would be the best for your values or interests. 040
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Example: My 2024 ballot supported a candidate who was eliminated, then a candidate who crossed the threshold (2nd), and then counted partially for a candidate competing for the remaining spot. Never exhausted, always counting for candidates in the thick of things. 110
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Now you've set it up so that if your whole or partial vote still remains after it's counted for all the candidates you like, it can play a role in determining which candidates on the other side of the ledger will win a seat. 130
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026BUT: Once you've completed that step, there's some harm reduction in which your ballot can still engage. Assuming you don't find six candidates you like, use the last spot on your ballot to rank the remaining VIABLE candidate you dislike least. 130
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As a voter: First, rank the candidates you like in the order you prefer them. That's the simple part, and I sometimes stop there when I'm advising voters (especially seniors) who seem confused or put off by the new system. 99+% of the time that will get your vote where it needs to go. 121
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Seeing a bunch of discourse about this issue and thought I'd chime in with my perspective as a campaign staffer who is working/has worked on Council races in '24 and '26. Tldr: I think there is a way to maximize this as a voter or as an org. 🧵 121
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I absolutely do not think that opposing Israel is anti-Semitic. I do think that glorifying the grisly mass murder (and rape and etc) of 1000+ Jews is anti-semitic. Full stop no equivocation. Everyone else should too I'm sick of doing this work alone. 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think people should do a better job of knowing what they don't know in life. As for me whether it's Eric Zimmerman or anyone else I don't really appreciate gentiles lecturing me about what is or is not anti-Semitic 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I lack the time or patience to educate you further about this. I wish you well. 000
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Throw in the name and the imagery and I'm pretty sure I know what we're dealing with here. It is actually on us in the movement to root this out. 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I mean it's tasteless in the same way that demonstrating against reparations on Juneteenth would be but you do you? Are the other 364 days not enough to express our disgust at the Israeli response? They have sufficed for me. 200
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's only possible to think this if you lack any context whatsoever for "al-aqsa flood" which cannot be treated any way other than turning Hamas into martyrs. I'm pretty fed up with our movement seeing people uplifting the worst human behavior in history and saying "those kooky cousins of ours." 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Umm yes the offensive part is they are holding a rally to celebrate 10/7 on 10/7 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've seen it done several times over the past two cycles. It forces candidates to not filibuster, which is a positive innovation in my book. 070
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wish but Thomas Lauderdale is not a neighborhood association. 240
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wow those billboards must really be paying for themselves. 020
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026more moderate but unpredictable and refusing to fundraise or compete for endorsements. D2 has Ong-Norris backed by DSA (their first foray into a county race); Williams left-aligned and appealing to the heart of the black community here; Cruz in the middle with broad support; Greene & Zaghloul right 000
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New RCV colors everything. Chair is the most powerful executive office in Oregon imho. Comm. Singleton is running as the progressive, a little lackluster on the campaign side so far. Comm Brim-Edwards is the establishment choice with the most $, labor, business etc. Meieran is a wild card... 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Multnomah County chair and commission D2, Portland City Council D3 and D4, participatory budgeting measure 100
Reposted by Jonathan PulversHide @wutherering.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I highly recommend reading Jamey’s responses to our questionnaire, which are linked on our endorsement webpage: portlandneighborswelcome.org/2026-portlan... If there was a word more than “expert” I would use it hereportlandneighborswelcome.orgPDX city council candidates on housing issues — Portland: Neighbors WelcomeWhich candidates understand and favor pro-housing, pro-tenant policies? 1169
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026PCEF uses a very similar mechanism. Collects many times what they hoped it would collect, no evidence that major megacorporations have left. 140
Reposted by Jonathan PulversPortland: Neighbors Welcome @portlandneighborswelcome.org · 23/09/2026A renter, car-free transit rider, and mom of five, Jamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social is a Portland policy wonk committed to delivering for her working class neighbors. In her questionnaire and interview she proved that her diverse and dynamic ideas are rooted in evidence and experience. 1165
Reposted by Jonathan PulversPortland: Neighbors Welcome @portlandneighborswelcome.org · 23/09/2026She supports Inner Eastside for All and champions innovative, values-aligned legislation. Evenstar was also part of the work to transition to our new form of government, and wants to see the Council strengthen the power the new Charter bestows upon them. 172
Reposted by Jonathan PulversPortland Civic Lab @portlandciviclab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Do you live in District 4? Let's compare each candidate on the topics that matter most to Portlanders. Follow along here: www.portlandciviclab.org/voters-guide... 173
Reposted by Jonathan PulversJamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📅 October 13 We have until then to reach the next tier of Portland's Small Donor Elections program. If you're sick of 6-6 votes that fail to save union jobs or hold polluters accountable, please share this post and, if you can, donate $5 so we can change that: secure.actblue.com/donate/jamey...secure.actblue.comDonate to Jamey EvenstarShow your support with a contribution. 2206
Reposted by Jonathan PulversPortland Civic Lab @portlandciviclab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026How do you make sense of 35 candidates running for Portland City Council? Where can you find what candidates pledge to deliver, how they plan to do it, and how they measure success? We try to answer those questions in our Voter Guide for 2026. www.portlandciviclab.org/voters-guideportlandciviclab.orgPortland Voter Guide 2026 | Compare City Council CandidatesCompare Portland City Council candidates in Districts 3 and 4 for November 3, 2026. Explore their plans, experience and votes in a free, nonpartisan guide. 246
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026But muh doom loopshare.googleTop Chef finalist Brian Malarkey: After 27 restaurants, I'm betting big on my hometown Portland — and we're headed for $10 million in sales this year | FortunePeople told me Portland was a bad bet and I chose to make a big one instead. I'm a chef, not an economist, but I put my money where my mouth is. 1368
Reposted by Jonathan PulversJamey Evenstar @jameyevenstar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Did anyone notice how the only way the City Council was able to vote down the Zenith franchise transfer was because one of the moderates was absent? We shouldn’t have to rely on councilors not coming to work in order to protect our climate. 1122
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Oh and who could forget the original digger-up, Max Steele? Kudos to him too. 000
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Anyhow her side project Nice as Fuck is coming in October to the Wonder Ballroom, tickets are cheap, and I'm going to do @drmitchpdx.bsky.social one better and take my wife to see the show for her birthday. Thanks to Mitch and the O for bringing me the joy of this discovery!etix.cometix.com 120
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Apparently she was also in "Brooklyn Bridge," an unbearably schlocky early '90s TV show sort of transplanting Mayberry or the Wonder Years into 1950s Jewish Brooklyn. Ironically Jenny is Jewish but played the Irish-Catholic girlfriend of the protagonist.en.wikipedia.orgBrooklyn Bridge (TV series) - Wikipedia 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I mean everyone knows who Fred Wonder Years Savage is but I had no idea about Jenny's early career here. Adds immeasurably to the legend. Her solo stuff is a big family favorite. 210
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026From the article: “'Taking my mind off of my pure hatred for the Portland police by watching 1989 hit The Wizard, starring Fred Savage and Jenny Lewis on VHS with my wife,' he wrote in September 2021." I did a double take. Is that the same Jenny Lewis as in Rilo Kiley?en.wikipedia.orgJenny Lewis - Wikipedia 100
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The most important thing about this story purportedly about @drmitchpdx.bsky.social is that it led me to a series of connections and epiphanies about the incomparable Jenny Lewis! Thread🧵:oregonlive.comResurfaced tweets show Portland councilor’s ‘pure hatred for the Portland police’Councilor Mitch Green said he regrets the since-deleted tweets. “That's not how I engage in discourse today,” he said. 141
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026All true. The vagueness didn't help any. I *think* what she was getting at was that both the DSA and the Jewish Federation have unhelpful litmus tests around Israel that most people and especially most Jews would fail. If so, she's... not wrong. 000
Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is accurate as applied to Zimmerman and Smith. I think EPG was trying to say something a little different, even if Sophie Peel saw it differently. 210
