iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Justseeds Artists' Cooperative @justseeds.bsky.social · 17h

New anti-Data Center graphics package just dropped on our free downloads page! justseeds.org/graphic/no-m...

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samuel @quilombo.eurosky.social · 23h

Anne Carson.

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aelang.bsky.social @aelang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Luddites are the new avant garde" make art! have ideas! print them! sidestep the slopocalypse!

a 3D printed etching press with a piece of paper on which is printed "Luddites are the new avant garde"

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Professionally Nosy @professionallynosy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My Rage Against the Machine/Les Mis mashup is complete. This is my interpretation of the quilt guild’s summer challenge “quilt with your interpretation and/or feelings towards our current ‘democracy’” all hand stitched.

Quilt hanging on a card catalog. Neutral background with navy cursive appliqué “Do you hear thr people sing?” The background is embroidered in red starting light and getting bolder the lyrics to “killing in the name” the quilting effect is a focused sunburst from the center.

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350PDX! @350pdx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We need your help this week! For over a year, we’ve been in a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make the dangerous CEI Hub (the 6 mile stretch of fuel tanks along the Willamette River) safer. That policy is in front of City Council this week. Check out this thread to learn how you can help!

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Dr. Jennifer Krauel @freetailed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Here’s the big reveal of the @xrpdx.bsky.social World on Fire 🔥 truck’s new Data Center art display! This terrifying beauty is out for a test run at waterfront park. Including a bone chilling sound track. Come check it out!

Photo of a large mural of an evil data center. The mural is mounted to the side of the World on Fire truck, parked at the Portland waterfront. In the mural, a large beige square building has logos of data center and AI companies around the words “Data centers suck enormous quantities of water and power and lay our land to waste”. On one side menacing eyes over a water pipe, and the other has eyes over a power cord leading to a power pole. Dead trees line the foreground

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

And from the poet Li-Young Lee

One Heart

Look at the birds. Even flying
is born

out of nothing. The first sky
is inside you, open

at either end of day.
The work of wings

was always freedom, fastening
one heart to every falling thing.

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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

An embroidery hoop containing a sewn landscape from above. It shows a forest on the right, a line of fire and charred ground with smoke on the left. The smoke is felted wool.

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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 01/08/2026

Rejecting LLMs isn’t about rejecting their utility or failing to be aware of their power —it’s about rejecting that political project; born out of an awareness that any use of these machines at all promulgates that project and assembles me into adjacent responsibility for its commission.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Fischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

if this is going to be the line then fuck these guys

"The arena is only a small piece of that bigger picture," Dewayne Hankins, the Trail Blazers' president of business operations, told the council. "Portland's current stagnant business climate, high income taxes, and divisive political environment make this a tough city to invest in. It makes it harder to sell tickets, secure corporate partnerships and ...
recruit players."

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Congratulations Portland, we did. We just secured the title for Largest Electric Bicycle Ride and Party. With an official count 1060 people on e-bikes (plus more on pedal bikes or riding on an e-bike) we broke Seattle’s record of 405 e-bikes and made Portland history together.

A sea of people line up on SW Naito Parkway wearing helmets and holding their bikes.

A person on an e-bike gives a fist bump as they cross the finish line on SW Naito Pkwy.

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Maudi63 @maudi63.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

No matter what kind of day you are having, this👇 will make it better. 🥹 🚲 ❤️

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 14/07/2026

google's "why don't you want to use our documentation chatbot" survey offers a pretty good list of reasons not to use their documentation chatbot

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This Is Just To Say I told you so about that thing you disagreed with me about of which irrefutable proof has now emerged Forgive me it is too delicious too sweet not to remind you that you were wrong

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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

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Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I like making art by hand and writing with a pen on paper.

A picture of a wooden cut out of a blue cat sitting. There is a wooden cut out of an orange speech bubble that says “use your brain or be left behind” next to the cat’s head. Both objects are sitting on a wooden floor. Art ©️Martha Rich 2026.

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Megan McIntyre @rcmeg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The perpetuation of AI hype and boosterism is predicated on easy compliance. Refusal -- individually and collectively -- matters.

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Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Check out @indivisible.org for local events.

A square image with a multi color daisy in the middle. In the middle of the flower it says “May Day” in red. Around the flower in the corners starting in top left clockwise “no work” “no school” “we have power” and “no shopping” in yellow. At the top it says “do what you can” and at the bottom it says “May 1, 2026. Art ©️ 2026 Martha Rich.

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

WE KEEP US SAFE 3/28/2026 Burnside Bridge Portland, Oregon No Kings protest (Photo: @blcksmthapparel.bsky.social) #nokings #pdx #blcksmth

A mass of over 600 people hold up umbrellas across the Burnside bridge to spell out "We Keep Us Safe" in an aerial photograph on a sunny day.

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350PDX! @350pdx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The 350PDX Arts Team at Mardi Gras in PDX! Capitalists fought over $, trees danced, & our heron flew above the crowd - joined by beavers, mushrooms, and a water spirit! We handed out flyers in the hopes that folks will join our climate justice work. #Portland #MardiGras 📸 Tejaroxy (on insta)

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A. Parise @jerseyoutwest.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Living in Portland is so fucking frustrating sometimes. “Oh, we don’t have $1 million to keep a botanical garden open, they need to stand on their own, now how can we use the Green Infrastructure Fund to pay for $600 million of upgrades to the Moda Center?” Fucking clown shit.

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Pam Brisse @pamdorra.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.

A multicolored quilt made of of scraps with the words WE KNOW WHAT WE SAW staggered down it with a large beautiful eye centered between the words. The eye has a rainbow camera aperture as the iris. It is quilted densely.

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Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 23/01/2026

MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 12/12/2025

"You have to use AI." ...why?

People keep saying that AI is inevitable.

Like Bartleby, I'd prefer not to...

We "have to use it!"

My response to that is simply... WHY? Why is it being pushed so much and into so many things? Once you've gotten people to cede their decision making to an algorithm, eventually they'll stop thinking for themselves.

Why would I outsource thinking for myself to a machine? I have a brain.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 12/12/2025

Despite the efforts of tech CEOS, plenty of people are tired of generative AI. A group of Portland artists made their positions on AI known at a recent forum discussion at Mother Foucault's Bookshop. Speakers shared their takes on the machine takeover—and suggested potential ways to push back.

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Portland Artists Hold a Round Table on Generative AI “Machine Nightmares” at Mother Foucault's Bookshop

Taylor Griggs

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series. "Realizing how OPB inequitably values our colleagues has hurt morale across the entire organization." -Alex Zielinski, OPB reporter/producer

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350PDX! @350pdx.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Data centers are adding massive energy loads, & we’re paying the bill in our utility costs. Right now, we have the opportunity to speak up about data centers, making sure they pay their fair share. Comments due by December 15. Modify and send this one-click email: tinyurl.com/datacosts #portland

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multnomahmastergardeners.org @multnomahmastergardeners.org · 23/11/2025

Emerald ash borer (EAB) — a small, metallic green beetle that kills ash trees — has been detected in multiple new sites in Oregon, including southeast Portland. Because of this, all of Multnomah County is now under quarantine. See comments for a list of what you can do. More: OregonEAB.com

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

OREGONIANS!!! Due to new legislation passed this year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is developing new guidelines for how to divide energy costs between residential & commercial customers. TELL THEM DATA CENTERS NEED TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!! apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...

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Oregon Public Utility Commission - Submit Public Comment - DocketPublicComment

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bikestuffpdx.bsky.social @bikestuffpdx.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This video really represents what Portland OR is like, with a group of random cyclists on cargo bike restocking free food pantries across the northern part of the city. If we have any war here is about who can be nicer and more compassionate toward people in need. youtu.be/LCGXbGIA7V4?...

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North Portland Mutual Aid Ride

YouTube video by Bike Stuff PDX

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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Sharon Helms @sharonhelms.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Rainy Sunday activity: folding zines to distribute at No Kings 2 on Oct. 18. Thanks, @meganpiont.bsky.social for sharing these resources!

Two stacks of folded zines and a bone folder on a black cutting mat. The zines are "How to report ICE and help keep our neighbors safe - Portland OR edition" and "We marched! now what?"

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Dan B @breazeal.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Made a poster inspired by Jack the "Freedom Chicken". Will have another variant and one with a blank sign for you add your own message to the country or Trump. #freedomchicken #warravagedportland #trump #chicken #taco #protest #portland

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

you who are neither before nor after you who arrive with blue plums that have fallen through the night perfect in the dew -W.S. Merwin, To the Light of September" #everynightapoem sharing Merwin on his birthday

TO THE LIGHT OF SEPTEMBER
When you are already here you appear to be only a name that tells of you whether you are present or not
and for now it seems as though
you are still summer
still the high familiar endless summer
yet with a glint
of bronze in the chill mornings and the late yellow petals of the mullein fluttering on the stalks that lean
over their broken
shadows across the cracked ground
but they all know that you have come
the seed heads of the sage the whispering birds with nowhere to hide you to keep you for later
you
who fly with them
you who are neither before nor after
you who arrive with blue plums
that have fallen through the night
perfect in the dew

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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

We keep each other safe. If you see ICE or if you know someone who’s been detained, call the PIRC hotline: 1-888-622-1510. Make sure you’re using the CLEAR model (Count, Location, Equipment, Activity, and Report Time) when you call.

Call the hotline. As always, ensure you have the PIRC hotline number saved and be prepared to call us as soon as possible if your loved one is detained, ICE has stopped you or is at your door, or you witness an ICE detention. Please call the hotline, rather than messaging us on social media, or emailing us, as the hotline is where we answer most quickly. Enroll in ECO. If you are not already enrolled in the Equity Corps or Oregon program to receive free legal services, call 1-888-274-7292 (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm). Complete a family emergency plan in case of detention (visit PIRC’s website). Take care to follow all traffic laws. Unfortunately, ICE sometimes uses minor violations to pull people over.

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gideonklindt.bsky.social @gideonklindt.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

So many great costumes and puppets at the Sun Day event in PDX! The puppet team with the Blue Heron really stood out. #SunDay #thirdact #climatechange #solar #wind #PDX

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Sharon Helms @sharonhelms.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

@tinakotek.bsky.social Why is Oregon one of the most difficult states to get a COVID vaccine? Are you taking steps to ensure Oregonians don't need a prescription?

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The scale of the rally in Portland is MASSIVE. Simultaneously crossing the Morrison and Hawthorne Bridges in one long parade of democracy. Tens of thousands of people. #NoKings

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Why are we here if not to fight for the people who sent us? Giving away our power is not fighting back.

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Carol Armstrong-Iovanovici @carolcosmo.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Shop small and support a human artist at Alberta Street Gallery in Portland Oregon

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Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

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