Henry Sakamoto survived the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, then went on to shape Oregon’s agricultural economy and Portland’s civic life.

“This can happen if many of us in our meetings have come to have such direct experience of the Heart at the heart of all: the source of love, truth, and hope. And if those who have not… had that experience can trust that those who affirm that they have had this experience are not self-deluded ….”

Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...

For a little Christmas cheer, one of my favorite commercials ever. youtu.be/oDGMtYZ8iYE?...

Things I didn’t see myself doing on X’mas—or ever. Sharing a seasonal song sung by the Monkees. They could sing! Hey, hey! 🎶

Merry Christmas to all, and a happy and blessed new year.

I can explain the physics behind rainbows, but I would be hard-pressed to express the awe I feel whenever I see them.

The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of

Another gorgeous day in my fair city.

😂 Same student, giving the correct answer to a challenging problem #chemchat

Grok was not impressed.

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

This is a great person to follow. Stay curious.

There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom

Why do I have a feeling? This cannot be good news?

I would prefer not to* comment on this post. (* delightfully arcane reference to a lesser-known Herman Melville story.)

Israel ‘we kill brown babies with impunity’ US ‘we kill brown fishermen with impunity’ UK ‘we hate immigrants’ AUS ‘we killed more indigenous people in police custody this year than ever’ All while the MSM provide cover, it’s no wonder they hate us talking amongst ourselves #auspol #ukpol #uspol

I don’t want 2 day shipping. I want a store I can walk or bike to in 15 minutes.

LOOK!!

I laughed out loud. @simeonthefool.bsky.social

ME: Shhh, be very quiet, I’m training my horse to think. THEM: What horse? I don’t see a horse. ME: He hasn’t learned to think yet, so he doesn’t exist. THEM: What. ME: That’s logic: He doesn’t think, therefore, he ain’t. THEM: Oh no. ME: What? THEM: You put Descartes before the horse

I just read @counciloravalos.bsky.social 's recent email update, and I've gotta say she is doing GREAT work for my city, most particularly for the residents of the east side, and for our at-risk neighbors. THANKS! Keep up the good work. We see it. -A west side friend

Worth reading.

I am more than sad that my first response to this was to feel sorry for the investigators’ hard work because someone will pardon him/her. What have we become? Can we get back/forward to something better?

A federal ICE supervisor also testified he created and signed arrest warrants after-the-fact for people already arrested without warrants.

My statement to the House Committee on Homeland Security for their hearing entitled, “When Badges Become Targets: How Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric Fuels Violence Against Officers.”

Late fall, and there is still some color on the trees. I❤️PDX

One of my favorite early Quaker writers emphasized, “do not neglect the day of small things.” “[Mosses] retain water, regulate nutrients, constitute important biodiversity, and are the ecosystem engineers that have formed massive carbon stores in the northern boreal peatlands.”

Imagine my surprise…

“ You will be visited by three spirits…“ The three spirits:

We all know it’s about the oil, right?

The human toll of the Trump admin.'s aid cuts "is appalling and will continue to grow. But these losses will be harder to see than those of war." "We cannot let the people affected ... go unseen. And we cannot let the consequences go unaccounted for."

#Art and #science are otterly powerful partners when it comes to #oceanconservation 💙🌊 Creative pieces like this transform science into something you can feel. They draw people in, spark curiosity, and make marine ecosystems more relatable and memorable. #seaotters #oregoncoast #oregon #sandart

When on the Venn diagram, art and science overlap, the area is one of absolute beauty.

I finally managed to make a decent vertical version of my plane refraction #sundial, with a tailor-made stand for the plexiglas cylinder. Hour is read on the north side, by the position of the shadow. Had to sand the cylinder all around to avoid internal reflections (caustics). 🔭 🧪 #EduSky

I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files. Change my mind.

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Why do eagle and manta rays have long, whip-like tails? 🦈 Our study shows that they act like kite tails, adding drag to keep rays stable as they glide! Thanks to @georgelauder.bsky.social, Connor White, Harvard MCZ, @nhm-london.bsky.social , CSIRO & @tamu.bsky.social Article: shorturl.at/gSf7P

FCNL’s @hbrandon-smith.bsky.social joined @npr.org to break down Trump’s murderous, lawless strikes at sea: “What the administration is claiming is that it has the right to kill people who are not firing upon the U.S. … and that it can do this indefinitely without any say-so from Congress.”

Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.

This is beautiful. This is ART.

THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING AND POTENTIALLY A GAME-CHANGER.

🎢 ♾️ 🧪

Today’s GOP pits the sick against the hungry. 🔥🔥🔥 from BTC.

“Nanotyrannus lethaeus” I love the … not quite an oxymoron … the contrast built into this name. Teensy Tyrant

THAT’S what I’m talking about. Let’s get a Project 2029, with this as one of the chapters.