Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike

currently suffering from a mild but annoying bacterial infection. decided on Monday to actually pursue care for it and every new interaction with the healthcare system just introduces new and creative delays. I promise I can be trusted with antibiotics you guys

the berenstain bears and too many doctor’s appointments

if you die and top government officials are mourning you like you were their best friend, that’s honestly embarrassing lol

Genuinely one of the most evil things I’ve ever read, and these dudes are American citizens who went to Gaza for the chance and joy of killing www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

It's crucial to understand that what's bad about income inequality is not just that it enables elites to consume more; it enables them to *control production*. They decide how to use *our* labour and *our* resources, and shape *our* future. It is a dictatorship of the rich.

Millions of people will die horrible deaths globally, likely for many years to come, because Elon Musk, a single individual, wanted to punish USAID for investigating Starlink. This is why we cannot allow people to become billionaires if we want our species to survive.

stop I’m crying lol

just out here trying to become a bakfietsmoeder tbh

ignoring the fact that friends aren’t why everything is expensive as hell…imagine being a human being and thinking social connection isn’t worth budgeting for

a fun update is that this is happening most days now and I’m starting to lose sleep over flashbacks. not sure that I can afford therapy that is also ND-friendly. coolcoolcoolcool

they can take my excel formulas out of my cold dead hands

put street trees everywhere you can in a neighborhood, make curb cuts so that their roots can absorb storm water from the street, grow native plants around their base, check back in five years and count how many welfare and health measures have improved

I am not currently looking for a new job but I am dreading the idea that an interviewer might ask me my thoughts on AI and my flaming hatred for it keeps me from having gainful employment ever again

what if we just fed people. what if we did that

my new neighborhood is chock full of restaurants and little vintage stores, along with a nonprofit bike shop and a co-op grocery store we can visit whenever we’re missing an ingredient for dinner. we live within 4 blocks of our closest friends and we hang out regularly

ex-husband-ass mentality

As the person who ends up being responsible for treating the negative effects of drug use and worst outcomes from drugs, I endorse this skeet with my whole chest. Even if you are opposed to drug use, prohibition makes drugs less safe & doesn’t decrease drug use, so do you just want people to suffer?

love being reminded that the “personal freedom” consumer product that most Americans have an insane relationship with isn’t a gun, but their car

MERL says ACAB

This is horrific. A 5-lane arterial with drivers going 30+ just inches from bustling sidewalks full of people walking to shops and businesses. I've used this sidewalk many times and was sick standing beside the memorial that's gone up for one of the victims. bikeportland.org/2025/08/08/o...

[starting up the 2009 Emma miniseries] partner: hey pause it I want to watch with you in a few minutes me: do you even know what I’m watching? partner: I heard a posh British accent and piano music. I know what I’m getting into with you

a cool thing I enjoyed this weekend was showing Muppet Treasure Island to my favorite 7yo and then quoting it together at the coast

me: I can’t watch other K-dramas because it takes away time I could be rewatching Crash Landing On You partner: similar to how I can’t listen to other D&D podcasts because NADDpod is the best one despite me never listening to the others me: we’re probably not autistic

I love this tender call for being a “local lad about town.” living within a few miles of my closest friends has vastly improved my quality of life, and every time I ride here or there and notice new things about my environment feels like magic to me

"If you’re going to drive a car across town to go to a Timbers game or a venue, you have the means to do so, right? Generally speaking. And you should have to pay some of the cost of the congestion that creates." - Councilor Mitch Green bikeportland.org/2025/07/17/c...

this gossip is delicious 2 me. talk about Rumours, am I right?

whenever I’m riding my bike my phone is always saying “you’ve exceeded your 7-day healthy listening volume limit, turn your earbuds down” and it’s never saying “fuck yeah this playlist rips, lemme turn it up for you” 🙄

if I had all the money in the world, I’d spend it on taking my partner to every single country to eat local cuisine

my sister’s dispatch from life with a toddler: “at least the sharts are over”

my right hand feels like it’s at around 85% now. I’ve been cleared to ride my bike but not to do things like use a screwdriver. it’s not fun to be an adult with a sudden regression in fine motor skills

wow I can’t believe they went back to the 70s and asked George Lucas to write the sequel to Rogue One and he biffed it so hard

one thing about me is I’m going to ruin figs for people, and I even just accomplished it in French

I sprained my right hand a week and a half ago and wow it is frustrating to do anything (including accepting help) until it heals

seven-year-olds:

I need every episode of Murderbot to be at least an hour long, and I need them to release three per week

recently watched Andor and can’t stop thinking about the cunty production design for Ghorman (RIP)

next weekend I am introducing my best Portland friend to my best Seattle friends. the lads are currently getting excited about making pulled pork in the group chat. it feels so good to bring people together 💗

the dog and I have been getting really into cucumbers lately

on a friend date with my meta and they just asked to pause the k-drama we’re watching for a quick walk to the craft supply store. polyamory is so cute sometimes

oh my bad dawg, I forgot g*n AI isn’t bad when you’re just joking around. just doing a lil goof. you’re right, that water was worth the chuckle it gave you

one thing about me is I am gonna watch a BBC miniseries at the slightest inconvenience

Cycling is especially good for people with long-running knee problems or health issues. I've been able to do everything I've wanted to, but a clamor of what-ifs were often in the back of my mind.

“this year is the 20th anniversary of the Mr. Darcy hand flex—“ you fool. you imbecile. it’s the 30th anniversary of the Mr. Darcy wet white shirt

me on my bike bell to drivers acting up and blocking the bike lane

new neighbors just welcomed us with actual muffins. quick someone tell me how a normal person would escalate this into a friendly relationship

this is shaping up to be a dope-ass summer, lads. I daresay it may even be coming up Milhouse

One of the reasons I love UBI (universal basic income) is because I was built to do so much more than what I’m doing now. If I didn’t have to have a full time job I could be doing so much more for the community and myself, but instead I have to format documents so I can eat.

I really appreciate the way my partner and I can just say “I have a mental block about this task” and the other one will provide whatever help is needed to clear the obstacle, no questions asked