May 18, 1980 | "Hell on Earth." KOMO cameraman Dave Crockett leaves Seattle at 4:30 a.m. At 8:32, he steps out along the S. Fk. Toutle and focuses on the mountain. A black plume shoots from the summit. Minutes later, he's surrounded by mudflow. On foot, still filming — convinced he won't survive.

May 18, 1980 | 8:32 a.m. The ground shudders. A M5.1 quake hits beneath Mount St. Helens. Weakened critically, the north face bulge collapses outward. Within seconds, a pyroclastic density surge bursts through the disintegrating slope. The clock strikes zero.

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If there is a state with greater scenic beauty than Oregon, I haven’t seen it. Mountains, high desert, Pacific, Hood, Columbia, Portland — it’s just spectacular. I don’t want to spoil anything for residents, but it’s a truly underrated state. I’m lucky to have married into it.

love the tiniest details like the sheep & blossoming trees

The Iranians should say they’re going to open it in two weeks

The skeins are mostly sheep’s wool. Some have been spun with plant fibers, and dyed with Oregon grape, elderberry, or marigold.

With an obscenely short school year and lax policies counting parent-teacher conferences as "instructional time," Oregon sets K-12 students up for failure year after year. Budget crisis or not, Oregon cannot cut any more of students' class time. Editorial: www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026...

Today is one my favorite days of the year, Winter Wrap Up Day, courtesy of MLP 🦄- Winter Wrap Up, Winter Wrap Up, 'cause tomorrow spring is here! 🎶🌈🌱🌷 That desperate optimism that tomorrow things will *finally* be better....

Today, I’m thinking about Dolores Huerta & the burden she carried for decades while leading a labor movement that defined a generation, all while enduring abuse from a man the world celebrated. That sacrifice is one that no person should be forced to make.

Stunning set of moves to win the OR state championship in the final 9 seconds. (Sports are 'not my thing' in general, this isn't my school, but even I was cheering like crazy for Tualatin's finish)

The fines went into effect at 3 p.m., two hours before a planned anti-ICE rally at a park near the ICE building. 👀 (For the many who've asked me: The rule will not be enforced retroactively, even though the policy went into effect on Jan. 1.)

Coping with my rage at Kansas lawmakers by donating to the Transgender Law Center transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

I will be spending the rest of the day strumming a banjo on the Marin headlands, and thinking of him in M*A*S*H too 💔💔

Ever wondered what it would be like to see through the eyes of another animal? Explore the fascinating diversity of eye designs across the animal kingdom in this week's post by @catrinahacker.bsky.social: pennneuroknow.com/2026/02/10/m... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Asterisks added... OHSU formally launches a process that could— **though by no means certainly will**—culminate in the transformation of a nationally significant scientific research center into an animal sanctuary.

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane

An orchardist in Oregon forever changed the international fruit market in 1875 by cultivating the popular Bing cherry. https://www.oregonlive.com/books/2026/02/who-was-ah-bing-new-childrens-book-reveals-oregon-story-behind-famous-cherry.html 

Has your partner ever built you a home in a chimney? Or regurgitated food to save you all that tiresome chewing? If not, perhaps it’s time to look beyond the human dating pool. Check out the very first Narwhal quiz, and find your Canadian lovebird. projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-qu...

I am escorting the Crespo-Gonzalez family, including their seven year old daughter, back to Oregon now. Out of respect for the family, additional information is not being shared at this time.

“it just seems so weird that it even exists (who wants a movie about Melania lol?), and wouldn’t it then be exponentially weirder, to the point of being funny, to show it here, at your obviously anti-establishment, occasionally troublemaking, neighborhood cinema?” Perry wrote.

Missed #HATM tonight but thought of you all as I was driving home and saw local theater marquee: To defeat an enemy You must know them. Melania 5pm 7:30pm

For the alt text

They're arresting kids who need medical care in Oregon.

Really appreciate the chance to listen in on this right now.

New research maps the campaign to erase trans people from UK data 🔢 This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID. doi.org/10.1080/0958...

Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration

I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.

It’s a good day to watch THE HEART OF THE WORLD

The Philippine Airlines preflight video is a whole telenovela. 🤣

Daughter watches Inigo Montoya and the Count and says, this is why you prepare more than one line #hatm

"Jesus, Grandpa, what did you read me this for?!" 😅 #hatm

"not the kissing again" 😂 And there's a Santa in the background, is this a Christmas movie? Where's Hot Frosty? #hatm

This t-shirt from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social continues to bring me joy and hope. Still makes me smile every time. (photo credit is all theirs)

An offering of light

Declining enrollment and budget woes vex colleges across the country these days, but leaders at Pacific and Willamette say they’re not pursuing the partnership due to financial challenges. They say the partnership will lead to better services and expanded career pathways for students.

Shrimp in lime Jell-O? The Deschutes Historical Museum's Holiday Gelatin Salad Show celebrates the bizarre food creations that once graced Christmas tables.

I would absolutely get this license plate if I only had a white Rabbit and a very important date

~ Researchers found nearly 5% of OR & WA’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome. The extreme heat from June 25 to 29, 2021 brought the temperature in Portland to 116F, killing 70 people in Multnomah County alone.

The American Alliance of Museums put out its annual industry snapshot and it's not great. Trump's targeting of museum programming had downstream effects and put a "chill on corporate philanthropy." n.pr/43lIZa7

To light up the evening

Sunset from Mt Tabor, Portland, 11 July 2016 for tonight's 9 o'clock photo. This volcano sits in the middle of the southeast section of the city, and is considered to be extinct, and is thought to have been last active around 300,000 years ago.

They're singing from The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition, using the music typeface designed by @composerjk.bsky.social with the Sacred Harp Publishing Company. What a delight!

"Moderate our positions where our agenda is unpopular, including on issues like immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues." In a word, no.

Good for Lewis & Clark! @lclark.bsky.social

Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.

@merkley.senate.gov has been speaking on the Senate floor for over 15 HOURS, standing up for Oregonians' access to healthcare, their rights, and our democracy. Tune in ⬇️

Trivia tidbit for #HATM screenrant.com/the-goonies-... "The crew had kept the pirate ship hidden to evoke genuine awe when the children first saw it. ... When Brolin first saw the pirate ship, he ruined the take by yelling an exploitative in his surprise. "