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Steph Routh (she/they)

@stephrouth.bsky.social
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Running for East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District At-large 2 position. Love dogs, long walks on the beach, community organizing, and policies that advance a survivable planet.

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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 6h
Thank you Jeremy, and please remember to hydrate. You've got this! 💓
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 7h
Thank you, Emory! 💓
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 9h
Ha! ❤️
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 9h
💓 thank you!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 11h
[Blush] you are the cat's fanciest pajamas, Marina. Thank you. 🫶
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 12h
I'm running for East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, At Large 2 seat. This is an oft-overlooked and important body. Please spread the word using our website's Word of Mouth Kit created by incredible volunteer power! Thank you. Vote by November 3! #orpol #vote2026 stephfororegon.com
stephfororegon.com
Steph Routh for East Multnomah Soil & Water, At-Large 2
Clean water and healthy soil for East County. Steph Routh is running for East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, At-Large Director Position 2. Vote by November 3.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A note that I actually created these as a bumper magnet and have it on my own car, because no one (including me!) wants me driving. But I hear your adaptation,... 🤣
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chanda Evans' letter to the editor about Participatory Budgeting is spot on. Vote yes on Measure 26-267. www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026...
oregonlive.com
Readers respond: Participatory budgeting isn’t champagne socialism
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nice!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oh gosh! That is so kind of you. What are you looking forward to this quarter?
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yay!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Looking to spice up your Saturday night/weekend? Apply to join the Portland Planning Commission! The deadline is this Mon. 9/21 (extended 1 wk). I have the honor of serving as your current chair with 8 phenomenal colleagues. Take my seat, please & thank you. :) www.portland.gov/bps/planning...
portland.gov
Planning Commission seeks candidates for open positions - deadline extended
The City of Portland is seeking members to serve on an advisory body responsible for long-range city planning. The deadline to apply has been extended to Monday, Sept. 21.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I worked summers through college at a cannery on Bristol Bay. Fishingfolk by and large understand the relationship between environmental protections and long term economic sustainability. Big corporations couldn't care less.
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Journalism lives! The Mercury included a history of the police’s actions in 2020, adding necessary context to the frankly popular anti-police sentiment that arose and still reverberates. I shouldn’t feel relieved to see a paper not just parroting conservative talking points, but it’s uncommon now.
The point that many of Green's detractors have missed, in their rush to shame the councilor, is that Portland police have a storied history of racialized and politicized violence. Coordinated attacks against those who criticize the institution must be called out for their anti-democratic nature-
particularly during such a heated election season."When we talk about accountability... oftentimes, people are looking for a form of punishment," Day said. "I believe accountability and culture change occurs around corrective action, and that discipline is intended to change behavior. We're not into punishing people. We're into changing behavior."
If that's true, then Councilor Green deserves the same courtesy Day has extended to the Bureau since taking office.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nafisa Fai is running for WashCo Chair. Wouldn't it be delicious for Fai to be elected to succeed the person who just flipped her off? If you love community leaders stepping up to serve and/or a healthy dose of schadenfreude, this is your link. DONATE TODAY. (3/3) www.nafisaforwashingtoncounty.com
nafisaforwashingtoncounty.com
Nafisa Fai for Washington County Chair
Nafisa’s goal is to make Washington County more affordable, to help every person, family, and small business thrive. Learn about Nafisa Fai's campaign for Washington County, focusing on affordable hou...
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Instead of focusing on Fai's experience & professionalism — including that NONE of her colleagues stood up for her in the moment —The Oregonian chose to spend its word count excoriating Harrington and praising Treece's public statement after the fact. (2/3) www.oregonlive.com/washingtonco...
oregonlive.com
Washington County chair flips off fellow board member in public meeting
Kathryn Harrington apologized for her “unprofessional response” to Commissioner Nafisa Fai after the exchange was caught on video.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
WashCounty Chair Harrington flipped off Commissioner @nafisafai.bsky.social in a public meeting earlier today. We need to talk about both the action, the coverage (YIKES to both), and the election this November. Let's get into it (1/3)
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My one annual 9/11 tradition as someone who lived in NYC then (and voted, before they shut down the polls that day) is to watch former Rep. Barbara Lee's floor speech. A profile in moral courage. www.washingtonpost.com/video/politi...
washingtonpost.com
Watch the 2001 speech of the only member of Congress to vote against the war in Afghanistan
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) cast the only vote against an open-ended war authorization on Sept. 14, 2001.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My one annual 9/11 tradition as someone who lived in NYC then (and voted, before they shut down the polls that day) is to watch former Rep. Barbara Lee's floor speech. A profile in moral courage. www.washingtonpost.com/video/politi...
washingtonpost.com
Watch the 2001 speech of the only member of Congress to vote against the war in Afghanistan
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) cast the only vote against an open-ended war authorization on Sept. 14, 2001.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Did you know that Sept. 11, 2001 was NY's primary election? On this day 25 yrs ago, I had just voted in Brooklyn and was preparing to start my poll watching shift. Plans changed. One of the lesser-told stories was the NY Board of Elections response: electionline.org/electionline... #democracy #vote
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electionline Weekly - electionline
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Related: the weekend was brought to us by labor organizing. Happy Labor Day, y'all.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is your occasional reminder that community organizing/activism is not a sprint, and it is not a marathon. It is a relay race. Build the team. Pass the baton. Rest. Recover. Dream. Get ready, set, LFG. <3
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 01/09/2026
Billionaires and the corporations they run are raking in massive profits while refusing to pay their employees enough to afford healthcare. Tax the rich. Tax the billionaire corporations. Raise the wage.
Amazon building front with logo. Text overlayed at top in green and white reads, "Amazon workers enrolled in SNAP and Medicaid nearly tripled since 2020 while the company plans to spend $200 billion on AI in 2026."
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Invited testimony has just shared that she is still waiting on public records requests submitted to a local government since April. It's September, which is a longer wait than the 120-day moratorium limit that cities are allowed to issue. Rough math!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Grateful to @councilortkl.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social for co-sponsoring a resolution to urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center NDAs. Transparency is critical. Sorry not to have had time to testify but following here: www.portland.gov/council/agen...
portland.gov
September 1, 2026 Housing and Permitting Committee agenda
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Our @brandonmullen.bsky.social is a real one!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Any day I get to see you is a good day, friend! 💓🌈
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The sun is orange. Breathing is hard. Can we start investing in walkable neighborhoods, cycling, and transit now?
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I almost just used "epictetian" as an adjective, someone please save me from myself.
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Cathy Tuttle @cathytuttle.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Bill McKibben, a writer and climate activist I've been inspired by for decades, wrote a post about transitioning to bicycles as a powerful climate action. I am honored he used one of my watercolors to frame his post. ps: Find my work as postcards AND A4, greeting cards, originals Ask cathytuttle.nl
billmckibben.substack.com
Tour de Planet
Are bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?)
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I am in Leavenworth, WA for the first time ever, and reading the Design Review Board's adherence to the Old Bavarian Alpine Theme guide makes everything make sense. Any document that compels Starbuck's to deviate from its brand guidelines is powerful, indeed.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Is it spelled b-i-c-y-c-l-e, or maybe t-r-a-i-n?
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
After her cataract surgeries last month, my Mom couldn't read or watch TV, so I made sure @multcolib.bsky.social Libby was set up on her phone with a few audiobooks in queue. She just asked me if we could listen to "Caste" during our upcoming road trip. My work here is done.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It should be enough that these attacks endanger trans women athletes, to be clear.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Unfortunately...these attacks on trans athletes endanger all women by creating an environment of fear, encouraging false allegations, and laying the groundwork for invasive and discriminatory screenings that open the door to abuse—and it’s already happening." www.sf.gov/trans-women-...
sf.gov
Trans Women in Sports: Facts Over Fear | SF.gov
Resources to combat misinformation around trans women's participation in sports.
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Justice Jackson: "Justice Thomas's telling elides the entire point of the Second Founding: The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery."
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Supreme Court just paved the way to allow adult coaches to inspect children's genitalia in school locker rooms and I'm going to be sick.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Aww shucks. And I bet they didn't have ready-to-fill-out advance directives!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It seems almost like more people came to my last birthday party than to Trump's "Great American State Fair." We didn't even have a ferris wheel!
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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Since it's popping up again: Here's our 2024 coverage of the lease agreement between the city & Blazers that *requires* the Blazers to keep playing in Portland until 2030.
opb.org
Portland and Trail Blazers will consider 5-year extension to Moda Center lease
The proposed five-year lease extension with the city, which owns the land the Moda Center occupies, illuminates challenges the team’s management have faced in trying to finance major renovations to th...
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I admit I'm a tiny bit unnerved by how many folks have been talking at length about this issue and how few had apparently read the 2024 ordinance and exhibits?
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
What a delight to catch up with you!
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One practice I have tried to maintain, is allowing every interaction to be a new beginning. It doesn't always work, but when it does...
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Team, it was a good ending. Volunteering at a challenging intersection at East #Portland #SundayParkways, and one guy in a souped up truck (with dangling balls, you know?) blew past. An hour later, he came back through, stopped, and APOLOGIZED for his behavior earlier. A lovely chat, then The Nod. 🙌
Me standing next to a Road Closed: Detour sign while wearing a bike helmet and a Sunday Parkways shirt
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The wait is over! RSVP for Mitch Green's (@mitchgreen.bsky.social) re-election campaign launch on July 24! www.mobilize.us/mitch4portla... #portlandoregon #vote2026
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Mitch for Portland Re-election Campaign Kickoff (Portland City Council, District 4) · Mitch Green for Portland City Council (OR Working Families Party)
In 2024, I won my seat with a people-powered campaign that centered working families. Since I was sworn in, I’ve been fighting to build a Portland that works for everyone. Since taking office, I: ✔...
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Random idea for a Friday: Rube Goldberg Gym. Like crossfit, but funnier.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just in time for #Bike Summer, it's the #PCEF -funded Adaptive E-bike Rebate Program! * $8,500 new adaptive e-bikes OR * Up to $2,800 for electric/wheelchair conversions; AND * $300 for approved accessories Learn more and apply: portlandebikerebate.com/adaptive-app...
portlandebikerebate.com
Adaptive Applicants - Portland Rides
Eligibility requirements, eligible bike types and accessories, what you'll need if you're selected, and participating shops.
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Is there a charette planned?
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
On leadership and building the bench: "I will find more joy in watching new astronauts go experience what we just experienced than I would going back again, and taking that from someone else...It will feel great to watch my friends go do these sorts of things. To watch humanity expand a little bit."
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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
An astronaut's guide to life on Earth, Artemis II edition. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
newyorker.com
The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck
The astronaut Reid Wiseman talks about going deeper into space than anyone in history, eating maple cookies in microgravity, and deciding how to spend his first day off after returning to Earth.
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