I don't know if all old cars have the less annoying feature of a gentle, easily dismissed, tone or tones when you don't have your seatbelt fastened, but I appreciate my 2004 Silverado and 2009 HHR for not punishing me relentlessly like newer cars. Most of my travel in this seaside town is < 30.

I've seen a several other Oregon plates on cars down here in Baja. I've also seen some Ontario plates! That's another 800-1,000 miles further than I drove!

Congrats to @nigella.bsky.social on becoming the celebrity judge for the Great British Baking Show! I've become a superfan of this show & so happy for Nigela! www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ja...

You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer. In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

Made it to Los Barriles. What a long drive. Baja has some of the most beautiful and desolate landscapes from Mexicali to LB. My 2009 Chevy HHR performed admirably, getting me here safe. My USB-BT adapter failed so I had to rely on my little Marshall speaker instead of the car's.

My only as (for federal) would be to clarify the president can't do all the shit he has been doing without congressional and Senate approval

It's been ages since I drove 12 hours in one day but I made it to San Jose. Visiting a friend then it's a shorter 10hr day to brawley. Car performed great. Uneventful other than the bugs splattering on my windshield as I drove past the rice fields.

Amanda always brings light during the darkest times.

2,103 miles. That is the trip I'm starting on Monday. It's a LOOONG drive. One that I've never done before and am both excited and scared of something going wrong with my car. I'm doing this because I'll be in Baja for 4 months and car rental is over $1,500 a month. Having my own car will save $$

Fascinating

@wweek.com I've come to rely on your calendar & for some reason today it is down. Nothing showing. Might want to raise this up to who can fix it. Thanks!

Proud to support @wweek.com and Kickstand comedy through the Willamette Week's gift guide. giveguide.org/big-give-days

Fun but harder than I thought it would be

@powells.bsky.social do better. AI garbage in your store? You should be ashamed. www.reddit.com/r/Portland/c...

70 environmental defenders & conservationists who died in 2025 Environmental progress often depends on endurance, sustained over years, by people whose work mattered long before their names did. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/envi...

Teachers used to tell us as kids, "There are no stupid questions," and I truly believed it until Reddit came along.

For an entire community of my down-and-out neighbors, this hygiene center is the only place to take a shower, wash clothes, repair a bike, or get a sweater, blanket, or hot meal…while also enjoying a little bit of community. 🧵 3 of 9

Downtown, nearly 8pm, and a murder is about.

I'd like to recommend the movie Smoke, with Harvey Keitel and William Hurt, for containing one of the absolute best Xmas stories ever. Granted it's the last 15min of this wonderful movie, but the argument can be made the entire movie leads up to it.

EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too. Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.

This is jaw dropping. I mean on one hand, you know something is going on with grocery prices, but this is a very large study not only confirming, but identifying exactly what is going on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...

"By approving a $20 million budget increase for the police, we are effectively choosing not to invest that money in upstream diversion programs that address the root causes of police workload."

My taste in music ranges from "you need to listen to this" to "I know, please don't judge me."

At what point did being completely wrong start counting as an “opinion”? Claiming vaccines cause autism isn’t an opinion. It’s utter bullshit. And then they say, “Well, that’s my opinion, you have to respect it.” No. I don’t have to respect stupidity. Fuck off.

It's amazing how empty our house feels without a small 18 lb dog in it. RIP Zoe

O come let us adore him

This painting is so lifelike that you are tricked into thinking this is a photograph and can scroll right by. When you consider the effort and expertise to pull this off, you can stop scrolling and zoom in.

I tried a new recipe tonight, from the Guardian. It's a veg gnocchi with gochujang, hazelnuts and spinach. I cheated & used vac sealed gnocchi that I boiled. I've made my own gnocchi before, and honestly, you can only do so much with potato, flour and salt. www.theguardian.com/food/2019/no...

"You're lucky Mom says I can't open my presents until Christmas." "But I'm not-" "Tick tock, motherfucker."

Rick Beato is continuing to extend the history of music by interviewing Flea, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Simply incredible interview where Flea just gets wound up and just gushes the history of music and his life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA4...

I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points

The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991. From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...

ICE agents just make shit up all the time. Now it is part of the public record with this court case in Oregon www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

"Limerick’s new study adds another strong data point to an already long list—showing that properly designed cycling infrastructure doesn’t just coexist with emergency services. It often improves the streets for everyone who uses them."

Following the link gives you a higher level of detail and the artists' self reflection upon painting her own image is a fun read!

PSSST...Wanna see a portal to a beautiful place that has nothing but art made by real humans. Left click or press & hold this > #ArtAdventCalendar and choose "See #ArtAdventCalendar posts" The biggest art event on Bluesky. Last year we had 1500 participants from 25 countries posting +20,000 images

I’m often mistaken as an adult due to my age

Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.

Between his hair transplant and his reputedly botched penile surgery, Elon Musk has pretty much turned himself into head wig and the angry inch

"Which is why we need to protect all our pedestrian spaces with Great Big Bollards. Car occupants are well protected by their massive weight, crumple zones, and air bags that didn’t exist decades ago when roadway design standards were written."

Bluesky asks for my password way too frequently, but sometimes I'll go for a week without it asking, other times like today I get asked almost every other time I log in.

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The most unusual things found when you wander without a plan

My microwave is like Lucy when it comes to melting butter. No matter how little, or if I chop it up into little cubes, it almost always explodes and I end up redoing it on the stove.

Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.

My Thanksgiving hot take: Pie is better for breakfast than dessert.

Doctors and Dentist offices need to have a website like the airplanes to tell you the appt is delayed. It's so frustrating to make time out of your day and spend so much time waiting. I get it - things get busy, but they absolutely know they're running late.

Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.