“There’s more of a flavor than a genre,” explains Cyrus Moussavi, who has run the Mississippi Records label since 2019. “It’s always amazing to me that we can release music from all these different places and styles, but they all kind of feel like they’re the same family." https://disc.gs/4b71RhK

"Slavery was real" Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington. Presidents House, Philadelphia.

Great piece by @marcyoung.bsky.social on @discogsofficial.bsky.social spotlighting Mississippi Records in Portland, OR. www.discogs.com/digs/feature...

Why am I paying federal taxes to a regime that is threatening and bullying our (once) closest friends? I truly hope Europeans are threatening and bullying GOP senators that NATO is over if this happens and the EU + Canada will sell US Treasuries if the Orange Goblin King goes through with this.

if you want to throw a few bucks to an organization that is doing really great work against ICE here in Portland, this is a Willett family rec pircoregon.org

Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

With a little bit of creativity, HB2017's promised freeway improvements could be delivered immediately for just the cost of paint and a bit of asphalt. It would look something like this. The promised improvements were: - Address Rose Quarter congestion - Improve north-south vehicle flow

American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student https://theonion.com/american-classmates-having-difficulty-understanding-bet-1828551698/

The cedar waxwing is a jaunty little fellow who likes to scarf down copious amounts of berries.

'Hegseth to The Hague' has a nice ring to it.

I edited this year's #Oregon Winter magazine for Willamette Week. You can find it all over #Portland starting this Friday!

Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.” A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.

Good god, just give Zohran the keys to the DNC now. What a speech.

A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.

When someone buys your pitch and you realize you have to actually write it

PSA for my fellow Americans: It's properly pronounced anti-FAH and not the weirdo Fox/Maga an-TEE-fah version.

Hazel says the only war raging in #Portland right now is against all the squirrels.

So much horrible stuff going on in the world these days, but at least I'm drinking the best #decaf #coffee of my life.

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

Song of the day, Basura by Dávila 666: davila666.bandcamp.com/track/basura

excited to find out that this bridge is one year closer to getting demolished

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: gearheads rejoice, this week's ep is all about GEAR 🎸🎸🎸 Portland has lots of folks making very cool boutique audio gear — part of the local music economy closely linked with PDX's vibrant music scene. @marcyoung.bsky.social tells us how PDX became a gear hotspot:

Please someone in the Portland music scene steal this idea, but I’ve always thought that a great way to bring some life back to Old Town is to host a music festival similar to the way that Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle is set up. There’s space to make it an even bigger festival than Seattle!

History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

I find much of the @nytimes.com opinion stuff on #Germany misses the mark, but this video by Jan #Böhmermann is a great way to explain the rise of the #AfD to an American audience. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

Available at Midnight lnk.to/AllSeeingDol... all seeing dolls

Lmao THR having more sack than the mainstream press

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/