Rode around for an hour and a half clearing storm drains this morning. This was the final boss- I had to use street view to find the drain! Nothing more satisfying than the sucking sound when it opens up.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS! Revolution Hall, Portland

If anyone is curious how it went: First I put the trunk in my bag so keep the bottom secure. Then I used bungee cords to wear the tree like a second backpack. For an added layer of security I added twine to secure it around my waist and keep the tree tight to my back. It ended up being pretty easy.

I’m going to attempt to get a Christmas tree and bring it home in my bike. The plan is to wear it like a backpack sort of

I’ve just received the biggest compliment of my life

Buche de Noel and no team to help is so hard omg im just one guy doing it all

📣She’s at it again! The governor is selling out toddlers for tax cuts for top earners. Join our rally Monday from 11:30-1 at the Convention Center, 777 NE MLK, to demand Preschool for All be rolled out as approved 2:1 by voters! RSVP and bring friends! actionnetwork.org/events/prote...

This session was cancelled last minute. I'm disappointed that a long-planned "soft" oversight work session was cancelled at the request of the Mayor / Administration and kicked out to mid-January. I think we should still have had it so we can discuss in public some of our concerns about all of this.

In the NWDA meeting getting cheeky with it. Said outloud to someone “this is the first time we’ve ever agreed on something, this is really big for us and our friendship”

Oh that call was not it (it’s so hard being a sports fan)

My coworker because I’m in my phone listening to a podcast: “you in a meeting today” Me: “no I’m just waiting for you to put the pastries out so I can wash the trays and go home” We have this exact interaction at least once a week.

I don’t really celebrate the “holiday”, but it is weird that I’ll probably be alone for the first time in four years. My last holidays alone were the winter holidays in 2021, when I moved here. I’m not upset about it, I think it may be nice to have a quiet night for the first time in weeks? Months?

what a policy failure to spend hundreds of millions on a bus rapid transit line and then cut funding for service so the bus isn't exactly so rapid(ly arriving) after all. these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution

I’ve had my cat for over a year (she’s 10, I found her right before she turned 9), and I just learned she can open containers and also knows the sit command. Absolutely a wild night for cat owners tonight

Sellwood-Moreland, it’s time to show up! Seth would make a great addition to the SMILE neighborhood association, and by showing (and voting) up you can make that happen.

Mayor Wilson seems to be doing more to further destabilize unhoused people than he is to actually address housing. How does it help to monetarily punish people who can’t afford rent? @mayorkwilson.bsky.social you are deafeningly quiet about answering this. Portland wants solutions - not cruelty.

I want to post a quick reminder that silence in any scenario is being complicit. This applies across the board. Remember this.

every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy

Decimating resources for houseless service providers while you’re swimming in cash like you’re in the DuckTales opening credits is malpractice. Keith Wilson is, at a minimum, out of his depths but most likely has a nefarious agenda guided by developers et al.

The Metro Chamber’s position is not shocking or disappointing, because this is what we have come to expect from them. Tying yourself to the Portland Metro Chamber is tying yourself to a pro-ice stance. The Portland Metro Chamber is pro-ice.

We love a council recess because it’s the perfect amount of time to email your councilors and tell them you appreciate the work they’re doing (clearly I am sending emails of appreciation to certain councilors today)

This is Dolly, she’s 10 and she’s my favorite little freak. Recently she’s decided that my Halloween costume from this year is her newest toy.

At a time when Portlanders are suffering from an affordability crisis, when thousands face threat of eviction, we have an obligation to act to protect the half of our population who rent. Bad faith slandering from right wing colleagues won’t deter me from fighting for tenants.

Also: I’m baffled by the idea that legislation rooted in the American anti-trust tradition is “out of the national socialist playbook.” The Nazis were pro-cartelization! What the ordinance does is follow in the Brandeisian tradition, which seeks to establish free market conditions with antitrust.

Disagreement on policy is welcome and reasonable, but calling me a Nazi for cosponsoring an ordinance to ban price-fixing is completely unacceptable. Councilor Ryan edited his post, but did not disclose the edit and explain the nature of the substantive change, so it’s here for posterity.

Councilor Avalos absolute legend for that

Local right winger says landlords are good actually (huge eye roll)

“No man ever steps in the same river twice” - Candy, probably

I received an email from a local newspaper today that I find very alarming. Local journalists, what is your code of ethics? What is the code of ethics generally accepted? The email I received is clearly a personal attack on me, and I’m not sure what to do here?

Today!!! 12-2! I’ll be there and I’ll be sharing my experiences. I’m looking forward to hearing the experiences of my comrades, and what sort of solutions we want to see!

This is so serious. Officer Ty Engstrom replied to an email I sent on 9.3- I was followed at night by someone in a vehicle. He told me the safest way to bike at night is with lights a helmet and staying on bike roads/in bike lanes. How do I stay in a bike lane safely when 3/4 of it is parked in?

So why, when there is open parking on the other side of the street, do Portland police think they need to park in the bike lane? Plenty of open parking, three vehicles, two on the other side of the road. No police visibly nearby. Around 3:45 AM 11.18.2025 NW Davis and 3rd.

Since the trolls keep appearing in my replies let me remind you all. I don’t engage in bad faith arguments. Your lack of an ability to allow yourself to learn new information and change your opinions is not my problem, and it’s not my responsibility to engage with you when you only want to argue.

Pro-Epstein rally

Me when I give a low ridership bus an extra rider:

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

@shaanthx.bsky.social reports that Trump admin is ending the free federal tax filing program, offers “sham” explanation for why, according to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, who sponsored bill creating the program: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/trump...

All time W

all the homies say fuck urban alchemy!

i need all my transit-heads and city-planning-heads to go take this survey the city is doing about fixing the dangerous streets near my house and encourage them to just ludicrously maximize pedestrian and bike safety to the brutal ruinous detriment of cars portland.gov/StarkWashington

When’s the free trans healthcare coming? It would be so cool to not live with chronic pain. In 2018 I was sterilized by a dr, and I still face the same problems I did before, plus some new ones! I don’t have consistent access to testosterone so that makes it way worse. Our government is failing us.

Come share your experiences! I’ll be talking about some of my experiences, and skipping over some other experiences I’ve had (cockroaches, landlords that refuse to fix things, water damage so bad my ceiling almost fell in…) Time for a renters bill of rights and good tenant protections!

Renters! Now is your chance to share your experiences with our city council.

We know the solutions for the #HousingCrisis We need NIMBY’s and greedy rich people to get out of the way.

You wanna solve homelessness? • Invest in low-barrier of entry social housing. • Invest in support services. • Provide M4A. • Provide UBI. • Raise the minimum wage to $25-$35/hr, and tether it to inflation. • Provide rental assistance. TaDa! 💁🏽‍♂️

Without naming any names, some people will never vote in favor of a change that impacts people in a positive way. They want to keep our classes divided, and they do that by sticking to what we have always done. Change will better our lives, but they know we can’t get it with a boot on our necks.

“But you ran on cleaning up the garbage!” Yes…and people are not garbage. And a lot of the garbage at encampments comes from illegal dumping from housed people. We should just stop people from becoming homeless in the first place.

More than ever Angelita Morillo is the people’s princess. Truly I feel that she sees every Portlander, including those that are typically unseen.

For the record, this is why it's inaccurate to suggest that the NY Times is just transiently and in good faith wrong on trans issues. They embarked on their hate campaign specifically because they were already in the paedophile class and their other friends in the paedophile class told them to.