Attending any events in Saudi Arabia is questionable; the comedians who performed in Riyadh were rightly criticized. But for the director of PBOT to attend an event in the country that smuggled out one of its citizens after his reckless driving killed a local teenager is particularly galling.

The image in this post is is like an eye chart for right-wing weirdos. I can read down to row 6 before I start seeing names I don't recognize.

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Season 2 of Hush was what had finally convinced me to make a monthly OPB contribution…

We need Vintage Portland to start a BlueSky. Thank you for your attention to this matter and DO repeat this insight.

Had a terrible experience on my evening walk tonight: attacked by a stray pit bull! Got a couple of bites on my forearm but my layers protected my skin. Fought it off enough that I thought that I could get away when a SECOND dog ran up and joined in.

Went on Facebook today (my mom uses it) and saw an easy Portland history question that was answered very incorrectly by someone using ChatGPT. If you have an “olde” (pre-1931) address, use my site, PastPortland.com, instead of the fabrication machine! Local historians have correct answers!

Luv to have a military helicopter fly really low directly above our apartment building! It was a tan color - I don't think I've seen that one yet.

“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”

Favorite costumes I've seen so far today: • Santa Claus • Pre-teen kid dressed totally normal but strolling down the street in a Michael Myers mask

As always, @khrissoden.bsky.social goes out of control with his terrain for today’s D&D game

Was doing some paper crafting and coming up with designs is a lot like web programming except you have physical versions of all your past failures leading up to the current build (which also failed).

If you’re a member of the Trash Mob, you can have this thing now!

‘The Vampire’, “Ross’s Magazine”, Dec.1, 1915

At the protest I saw a handful of signs that were made with generative AI, which was pretty disappointing. Come on you guys, that's a fascist tool! Other than that it was a good time!

If you’re not in Portland, you probably think of the fun & whimsical protests. That’s great! Fuck ICE. But we also have military helicopters flying over town from sundown into late in the night. They are a constant, awful presence. The Trump administration is trying to intimidate us and it sucks.

I love Portland Frog but the presence of multiple Portland Frogs makes me worry that it turns into a Riot Ribs sort of situation.

There was this common illustration style in the late 80s & early 90s that could be most charitably described as “newspaper comic strip inker’s 15-minute side gig”.

He said this deliberately because he is a Nazi and he wants you to know he's a Nazi who you can't touch. He also wants other Nazis to know they can be open about the fact they are Nazis too. This isn't an oversight, a fumble or an opportunity for a "heh, well actually, dummy" zinger.

Wild idea. I think consumers should be able to opt out of sharing an electric grid with data centers. I had the choice to pay a little extra on my bill to use clean energy years ago. I opted in, and the difference was minimal. Yet I wasn't given any choice about propping up a water guzzling Ai mill

Shoutout to Mythic Bastionland’s Infuriating Children table. @bastionland.bsky.social

Reading this article this morning reminded me of a time back in 2017 when I asked a friend how things were going with his new girlfriend and he said, "Oh, I had break up with her. She's friends with Andy Ngo." jewishcurrents.org/the-making-o...

Y'all think I'm joking but when those military jets start zooming overhead this afternoon? Well, stay calm and enjoy a beautiful fall day.

Drew some weird monastery for my #DnD game and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but sad I didn't have time to add shadows.

Even if you didn’t notice the merged books in the pile, something about the image seems “off” to you, right? It always does with AI and AI “artists” because they can’t replicate creating something by hand. 1/3

some guy: bluesky is dying it is a hell hole some other guy: this site, bluesky, is eating itself alive yet another guy: this site will be dead by october me: here's a cool duck riding in a roller skate

A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons. thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice

“The only real politics I knew was that if a guy liked Hitler, I’d beat the stuffing out of him and that would be it.” - Jack Kirby Happy birthday King

This week I turned 50, America tipped into fascism, the corporation I work for did a massive round of layoffs that hit a ton of colleagues, and today I’m learning that we may need to leave the apartment we’ve lived in for 17 years. Things are going great!!!

You can easily tell that this group is a bunch of reactionary conservatives because they use AI to generate their shitty cartoons.

you probably already saw a gajillion jokes about it online but the actual story itself is somehow funnier and more depressing than you can imagine www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...

Well, Portland - I've just finished getting through the 2026 Small Donor Elections program. Consider this a "soft-launch" of my reelection campaign. Like what I've done so far and want to see it continue? Please donate $5-$25 today to help me unlock those matching funds

Very jealous of the person in my neighborhood that owns this li’l guy.

I watched the Fantastic Four movie today and found it charming. It’s the most Virgo of all the superhero movies.

made a little comic last year but posting it today for fun

Deepfake videos like this are going to be a huge problem for older people. At 50 and fairly media literate, I can tell within a second or two that this is a deepfake but I know people around my age who wouldn't question it. My 74-year-old mom absolutely cannot tell that this is fake.

I am receiving significant constituent communications opposing the removal of active transportation / pedestrian safety infrastructure slated to be removed in NW Portland. I'm deeply concerned with this move, believe it sets us back, and actively working to find a suitable public forum to discuss

"I'm firmly against the removal of this traffic calming infrastructure, especially at a time when PBOT is facing immense budget constraints. It is a waste of money and resources to undo the hard work and community outreach that went into installing these diverters. It doesn't live up to Vision Zero"

I’m really glad that BikePortland is covering this: Portland Police Bureau and some “public safety” group are trying to remove traffic diverters due to perception of “livability issues”. Feels like a backdoor NIMBY process to remove infrastructure that reduces car traffic.

He’s about to announce that he’s appointed a horse to a seat in the Senate

Added hummus to my shopping list this morning and it made me think of this ancient Buckman neighborhood business drama: www.portlandmercury.com/neighborhood...

I recently bought Mothership (a sci-fi horror roleplaying game) on a bit of a whim, and hoo boy, I’m excited to play this with a group! “Remember: if you’re fighting, you’re losing.”

oh you haven’t heard of that proposal? it’s in the portland plan. it’s in central city in motion. it’s in the northeast 30th place arterial plan. it’s in the streetcar plan. it’s in the vacancy tax study. it’s in the housing production plan. charlie hales mentioned it to bikeportland nine years ago

At the supermarket yesterday, the "sparkling water" aisle was blocked on one side, and on the other a store manager and some other employees were gathered. It wasn't clear that it was supposed to be off-limits, so I walked past them and was surprised to find a dead body lying in the aisle!

I've had a busy week, so I'm just catching up on the last day and a half of news and, uh, it seems like a lot of stuff has happened!

Between all of this and my dad dying a couple of weeks ago, it has not been a great summer so far

Love working for a major corporation in 2025! Perks include: * Back in the office 4 days/week after 5 years working remote * Starting every morning with a big "No Expectation of Privacy" notice when I sign in * I guess they're sending us advertisements via Teams now (buy DiGiorno Pizza!)

If you can drop $20 million of your own cash to stop someone from raising your taxes… congrats, you just proved why your taxes should go up. 💅🏾✨

Alright everyone. Republicans are going to force a vote on their gender affirming care provision even though it violates Senate rules. They’ll need 60 votes to keep it in. Now is the time to make your voice heard and ask your Senators to stand on the side of health care freedom.

Today was the day that I learned that Keith Urban and Karl Urban are two different people. A tiny fraction of my brain is feeling an immense amount of relief with this new knowledge.