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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We are going to learn about some real good ole boy shit where local cops play favorites among local business owners and take bribes to decide whose workers to rendition to Guyana

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Gonna call this my Obama check

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Where the roommate in question is Palmer Luckey

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s playing at Portland Art Museum this weekend!

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amb @amb.fyi · 25/09/2026

for all the handwringing about city council drama i don’t think this gets emphasized nearly enough

“Our City Council now, for better or worse, is more representative of Portland,” Valdini said. “It doesn’t always make things easier when a lot of different voices are heard in government.”

“But now you have a City Council that is divided and represents the divisions in Portland. I see this as a success story.”

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“For too long, Portland’s small businesses and working people have been asked to carry more while mega-corporations benefit from the services, infrastructure, and workforce our city provides,” Morillo said in a press release Wednesday.

Additionally, small local businesses would see a reduction in taxes under the proposal by raising the amount a small business can make without paying the tax from $75,000 in sales to $500,000 annually.
The cosponsors of the ordinance say that would zero out taxes for 18,000 local businesses with an average savings of $900 per year.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s not a polycule it’s a

“Climax community”… according to this sign in Forest Park. Note the delightful owl.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m curious how PBOT is measuring, because it reported today a 1.4-1.6x increase in travel times Mon-Wed on I-5 southbound. Maybe they’re measuring a much smaller trip?

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Maybe show up for the meeting on time, Councilor Smith?

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

They tiptoe right up to the line alleging campaign finance violations but acknowledge there are none. Later they call out spending on “Don’t Rank Rene” flyers. Never mind that Rene was actually penalized for actual campaign finance violations. (Yes I know penalties were reversed—the merits were not)

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Reading this breathless conspiracy-minded email from the reactionary Partnership for Portland, whispering “Hell yeah”

Detailing the results of progressive spending around the last city council election cycle, the email concludes:
‘Across the committees in this network, ORESTAR shows more than $2 million raised since 2022 (after netting out transfers between them), much of it originating from 501(c)(4)
organizations whose donors are never disclosed, and a meaningful share from a 501(c)(3) charity.
The outcomes:
• A new charter with a 25%-plus-one threshold to win a council seat
• Seven endorsed city councilors elected in the first election under those rules
• A rival mayoral candidate driven to third place
• Post-election maximum contributions to the six-member "Peacock" bloc
And they are reloading’

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The Big Bopper @thebigbopper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

With Mitch in the crosshairs of the portland metro chamber’s favorite propaganda rag, now would be a great time to throw a few bones to his reelection campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/m4pdx...

secure.actblue.com

Donate to Mitch Green's campaign

Help Mitch Green win a seat for Portland City Council in District 4

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Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The contagion of fear bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/13/t...

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The contagion of fear | The Observation Deck

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demi 🪄 @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

what the fuck is a doom loop? *another* company announces relocation/expansion/etc in Portland, citing our workforce and CEO mayor. it is becoming increasingly difficult for Portlanders to believe PMC, that we’re a deadlocked, anti-biz state and city. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yooo I was just there. What did you get? Massamun curry with lamb is unbeatable.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’m no expert but you may need to buckle down some of those swashes

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s always “conspired to fire me for being an asshole” and not “conspired to pay me 281x the average worker salary” with these guys

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trail ultramarathons ⛰️

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What did the North Peninsula Review print? “What the market needs is government financing that does not increase costs”—a quote from the owner about what he thinks the public should do for him. Because his needs are the center of the universe for both the paper and himself. Not the community’s. /end

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I just wish a reporter would ask and an editor would print the reasons why. What would you rather that money get spent on? How much less would you make on the deal? Or even bolder: why is it more important for you to make $N more instead of X workers being employed for Y months? 2/

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Local news article says it is “out of the question” for property owner to seek Oregon public financing for a housing development, because “union pay scales… would increase construction costs 20% to 30%”. I can guess why higher costs makes it “out of the question”—less money for the owner. But! 1/

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Turn it into a giant piñata for July 4, 2029. Let people give it a whack with a sledgehammer and you’ll see the biggest crowd in DC history.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

First I’ve heard of this actually progressive and not reactionary business community in Portland. Love to see it!

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 25/08/2026

That intro was such a vital piece of character building. It shows you that he's achieved perfect lurk/wife balance.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It was much louder than I expected!

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Didn’t know they had a Lindsey Graham portrait here

A dewy and well-coiffed gentleman painted dead-center in the frame wears his obsolete and decorative armor as a battle rages in the distant background

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Fixin to watch this go down from across the river with a few dozen new friends 🤘🏻

Burned-out shell of the Centennial Mills Building from across the Willamette. Big letters “ZWON MO…” can be seen graffitied on the east wall. Green trees in the foreground partly block the view.

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𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫 @robertmoor.com · 16/08/2026

Finally got around to reading this essay, which is just...astonishingly good. Has there already been a whole round of discourse on here about how astonishingly good this essay is? (If not, we should rectify that.) harpers.org/archive/2026... @harpers.bsky.social @nplusonemag.com @longreads.com

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Night Soil, by Kristin Dombek

On love, shit, and parking

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tomorrow, the City Council is set to vote on the Moda Center term sheet. Before the vote, we should think about these questions: Why did council reject all amendments for transparency last week? How can this current term sheet be enough if we do not know where the first $120 million comes from?

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Wrote Councilors Pirtle-Guiney and Ryan, and MultCo Chair Vega Pederson, to express my dismay at how they’re kissing Tom Dundon’s ass in the Moda Center negotiations. Took 15 minutes.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

James Talarico: 50 years ago, a corporate lawyer named Lewis Powell circulated a memo around DC — a blueprint for how corporations could amass political power, reverse the gains of the Great Society and the New Deal, and rig the system for themselves. And it worked.

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 06/08/2026

Apparently, a speaker advocating for Moda Center subsidies at yesterday's Portland City Council forum looked a lot like Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon in disguise. Did he really pull a Mr. Snrub?

Citizen speaker with hat and sunglasses, which obscures his appearance

Mr. Burns with a fake mustache: Hello. My name is Mr. Snrub. And I con from, uh... some place far a away. Anyway, I-- I say we invest that money back in the nuclear plant.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Flock’s business must be in big trouble—they’re placing ads on IG that don’t even mention product benefits, but just try to launder its reputation

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A large building in NW Portland is on fire right now. Cars pulling over on the Fremont Bridge to watch. Can’t find any news reports yet.

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Scott A. Leadingham @scottleadingham.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Spokane Area Complex (Old Trails, Fairview, Autumn Lane) still a big threat. As this bubbles to national news, please consider local coverage from people here on the ground, not rewriting from elsewhere. - Spokesman Review - @kxly.com - krem.com - KHQ.com www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

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Old Trails fire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures: 'Probably the largest, most destructive fire in Washington's history'

The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday and overnight into Sunday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Does this help explain why, when faced with the promise of AI productivity, CEOs laid people off instead of hiring *more* now-super-productive people?

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thread contains the most clearly articulated vision for the future of the Moda Center

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Most of the land in most farm counties is owned by 1-5 families. They run the place like their own personal kingdoms. There is SO much resentment and straight-up fury about this in rural areas. The fact that no political party's even really trying to speak to it is wild.

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Claude, you posted your blog before you rolled out the feature it describes. C’mon, be serious. (/doctor does not in fact “rightsize your skills and CLAUDE.md files”.)

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Returned home from the war to my beautiful wife, I proclaim: “Agamemnon your Clytemnestra til—“ She stabs me to death

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Saw the Odyssey and was granted a vision by Zeus. He said Tom Dundon should pay rent to Portland or he will “put a lightning bolt up his ass”.

Sky full of god rays over a hazy Portland riverfront near OMSI

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RalphBo @ralphbo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was told this was not possible without eliminating a variety of taxes rich people pay??

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amb @amb.fyi · 21/07/2026

The funny thing is, Oregon and a handful of other states already did successfully win a settlement against him for making predatory car loans. An absolute crook even before he bought the team www.propublica.org/article/tom-...

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New Portland Trail Blazers Owner Played Key Role at Company Oregon Accused of Predatory Lending

As CEO of Santander Consumer USA, the incoming Portland Trail Blazers owner was behind what regulators called an “aggressive push” to waive proof-of-income requirements.

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