Money Williams for Montana is my new mid-major MVP now that the PSU boys have been eliminated from March Madness contention. Incredible pace at the point guard slot, smooth shooting stroke, and a HUGE Kyle Lowry-style booty for the potential guard post ups. Also (obviously) he has a perfect name.

Blazers lost last night in a silly silly fashion. My write up for @portlandmercury.com is here #ripcity www.portlandmercury.com/the-trail-bl...

Everyone wants to say Kobe this, Bam that. I just want to congratulate the Portland State Vikings on a great season. Tonight was a heartbreaker, but this season was no less historic. You are PDX Legends forever.

The new taking a knee during the national anthem is watching Bam try to beat Kobe’s 81 on your phone

One of the major problems facing the labor movement is elite capture, not only from the bosses, but from the Poli-Sci degree from Vassar career lobbyists. It’s like if teachers let Admin run their union, or Teamsters appointed a McKinsey consultant as chief negotiator.

They need to start letting Evangelical Americans on the team

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Since Multnomah County began collecting its Preschool for All tax in 2021, much has been made about the effect the program may be having on county income demographics.

People will remember the Kris Murray game

The best part about the Cavs playing on Peacock is that the local Cleveland broadcast can't demean fans' intelligence with "The Diff"

Eastern Washington with the Cheney, Wa skyline on their away jerseys

Is Portland State Men’s Basketball saving Downtown Portland from the “doom loop”??? inaction.substack.com/p/is-portlan...

I hate that in this day and age of “smart phones” and “Facebook” that a Talented Mr. Ripley style situation is next to impossible

A former staffer in Portland Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane’s office has filed city and state complaints, alleging retaliation after she requested disability accommodations. The complaints come as calls grow for stronger job protections for City Council staff.

The @trailblazers.bsky.social are on a three-game winning streak, and sitting at 9th in the West after beating the 76ers 135-118 last night. The victory was led by a career-high scoring effort by Toumani Camara. 🏀🔥

Wrote about the Zers win last night and celebratory less than legal hot dogs with the boys 🏀 🌭

Im so sad we won’t get to read Paste Magazine’s rankings of the Super Bowl commercials tomorrow morning

Nice commercial

As federal agents escalate force in Portland, residents are demanding more accountability. Now advocates are turning to Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez, the elected official tasked with prosecuting those who break local laws.

We had a K-Pop Demon Hunters dance party with glow sticks at school today and a 4 year old girl wearing a Huntrix shirt said “I’m not wiwwy vibing wiff dis enewgy”

Nathan Vasquez does not consider himself an ICE agent watchdog. But he did win the DA seat on a “tough on crime” platform. As federal officials flout the law and hurt Portlanders, attention is turning to the DA to hold them to account.

Wrote about Blazers, Rip City Remix, Portland Pilots, and PSU Vikings basketball and why Portland is a basketball town! 🏀 www.portlandmercury.com/the-trail-bl...

You can’t be letting Collin Gillespie and Grayson Allen do that to you

My landlord just sent a “Rent Payment Application Wrapped” email summarizing when the checks posted & cleared for 2025

the level of violent misogyny required for DHS to call a rape victim a "prostitute" like this is mind boggling www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Portland LOVES basketball, and Mercury reporter Cameron Crowell rated the game day experiences for the Trail Blazers, the Portland Pilots, the Portland State Vikings and the Rip City Remix. Find out who has the best fandom, where to get the best stadium snacks, and where to see the best ball ⬇️

There’s more to Portland hoops than our beloved Blazers. Portland State University is sneakily one of the basketball watches in Portland right now!! 👀 Get down to Viking Pavilion. Then go see UP or the Rip City Remix at Chiles Center in North Portland!

Thousands of union members & supporters gathered in Portland’s South Waterfront on Jan 31 for an anti-ICE demonstration hosted by Oregon labor leaders. The family-friendly event turned chaotic after federal agents met the peaceful crowd with tear gas as they marched outside Portland’s ICE facility.

Federal agents deployed tear gas and flash bangs at peaceful protesters during a “Labor Against ICE” march in Portland on Jan 31. Photos by Taylor Griggs

They may have gassed our comrades, our families and our children, but today was MASSIVE. If the surge comes, Portland is ready to defend our communities! ICE OUT!

Well that really hurt my eyes and lungs. Fuck ICE! 🔥🧊

Can I white boy say a little “chinga la migra”?

I’ve said it before but I’ll keep wishing it into the void. We need a Letterboxd for regular season college basketball games. Portland State vs Montana was high drama!

Fun Blazers comeback against the evil empire ended when Jerami Grant's caught with his hands down guarding Derrick White 😪

Im completely chopped with my low-income white girl eyes

How come nobody talks about Adrien Brody in Summer of Sam?

The new union representing Portland City Council staff filed a complaint alleging Councilor Loretta Smith retaliated against and eventually fired a staffer for his role in union organizing.

What can go unnoticed when politicians are outed for the typical hypocritical line "I'm pro-labor, except here" is the real cruelty that position brings. A man was harassed then fired for bringing his kid into work, and taking an approved vacation which Smith initially promised as a paid holiday.

NEW: Portland Councilor Loretta Smith allegedly fired a staffer for union organizing. An unfair labor practice complaint, filed today, claims Smith showed increasingly hostile behavior to the worker following the union announcement, culminating in his termination last week.

god this piece gets even funnier with a reread. REPORTER: You appear to be in a racist group chat? PAYNE: I've been told by my Asian friend that there's a tier to Asian

It’s concerning how often Eric Zimmerman is getting scared

This KD character. Really good at basketball huh?

It’s quite incredible how well the Blazers press works against the really bad teams. They have at least 6 alley-oops already tonight.

Important read right now. Every accusation is a confession right down to the US military being the only thing that closely resembles a “cartel” when it comes to the drug trade.

They're charging a Head of State with "drug trafficking" and possession of machine guns" when the group that kidnapped him literally are well documented machine gun wielding drug traffickers

Brutal end to the quarter for the ol’ Zers

My concern about Yang Hansen as a long term player is that with Clingan (another other young, slow big) you at least immediately saw he had a plus skill in rim protection/rebounding. With Yang he doesn’t really do anything even above average for his position.

The point of a podcast is to listen to it. The hosts need not gussy themselves up to record it. If I have to put on makeup to be on your “podcast” I’m DECLINING

Last blog of the year. Read for the story of the protracted struggle of 4-year olds against Naptime inaction.substack.com/p/the-naptim...