Portland could use a Micromobility Riders Union, imo, to unite the temp scooter riders & cyclists & e-bikes. a lot of disparate groups ride including people who cannot afford cars and who also cannot afford the time it takes to ride the bus

"Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction."

All of this is to say that there's a lot here that the Mayor could have used for an open, transparent, collaborative process to make this critical appointment. Instead, the Mayor simply announced this week an appointment for confirmation next week. (Similar to his decision to reappoint Jordan.) 8/

In the week since Mayor Wilson began enforcing the public camping ban, we are seeing MORE tents in East Portland. Those folks are just being swept into my district. I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.

Our community is devastated by the loss of of Grey Wolfe, a pedestrian using Cesar Chavez boulevard. Last budget cycle I tried to bring an amendment to fund improvements to this road. My office is working to find funding for safety improvements again. This can’t be the norm anywhere in Portland.

Text from a friend. The TriMet cuts are already disastrous. ODOT, the suburban legislators undercutting transit, and Mayor Wilson are failing us. #pdx

I’ll send one too!

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I just bought this today! Will start tonight❤️

Coffee + books. I’m in heaven. Add that said books are all about activism, queer, radicalization, politics and/or history; TOTAL BLISS. I found my happy place. 🦄

My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim. All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?

This was so much fun!!! Thanks, Jack for organizing! There was talk that we might start doing this once a month so come join us next time!

"When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher wall." I love this so much!

Are you looking for somewhere to put your political energy that can make a real difference? DSA is the largest socialist organization in the country, now at 90,000 members nationwide, and we have big plans for the years ahead. Join this mass movement! go.dsausa.org/portland

What would be even better is have free transit on Small Business Saturday to encourage people to leave the car at home!

why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.

yup, hence the "gubernatorial gambit" part. we really need to better educate the public about how we are (and aren't) funding public services in this state. anti-tax, anti-gov't movements are not good for people, places, or prosperity.

Excited for this ride!

"Rich people pay Fox people to make Middle class people blame poor people. "-John Fugelsang

Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."

Traffic Citation Camera Equipment Returns to 82nd Ave Crews recently replaced the speed and red-light enforcement cameras on 82nd Avenue after Portland City officials switched vendors this summer. The pole-mounted equipment appears inactive, with the Tuffak polycarbonate lens covers still donning…

Carrie Fisher was the blueprint. Protect your people. Call out the predators. #RESIST

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They tried it. SCOTUS said “nah.” Marriage equality stays. Nice try, losers.

A few photos from the #NoKingsPortland protest (all slightly smeary from my plastic face window😬.) We finished the day with a dance party lead by the Unprecedented Brass Band! 🍌🐸🐥🦈🦄

At the Portland No Kings. We’re about the march. I’m in the frog today. This is on display at the Operation Inflation station: “Have a blessed day”! 🐸

Imagine any job, where one person demanded death for their coworkers from the branch office for simply posting a video about maintaining lawful conduct. They’d be fired. Now imagine that same person was already a felon, and associated themselves with a convicted pedophile. They’d be fired.

We wouldn’t be in this hellscape if a chunk of folks hadn’t decided elections were optional, or that protest votes were cute, or that “both sides” was a personality. This is what happens when the stakes are life-and-death and people act like they’re shopping for sneakers.

Celebrating this victory today! Just after the state AG settled with a big landlord Corp for using robot ripoff software, Portland has banned its use! Thanks to @councilormorillo.bsky.social for leading on this.

Looking forward to GIVING on Thanksgiving? Deliver food to free fridges & pantries in SE PDX! Meet 10 Roll 10:30. Done before 2 Rain or shine! Meetup info: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... @shift2bikes.bsky.social Ride leader welcomes Venmo donations to buy extra groceries @jackdoubleback

To paraphrase Karl Popper, you don’t have to eliminate the causes of cold weather before you put on a coat.

#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy

Sometimes in a 1-party (marginalized GOP) state like Oregon, policy fault lines are hard to spot. But note the difference between AG Dan Rayfield who is busting up price-fixing landlords, and Portland city councilor Dan Ryan who is trying to rebrand price-fixing landlords as 'housing providers' 🤔

Algorithmic Price Fixing Ban — sponsored by @councilormorillo.bsky.social & @councilorgreen.bsky.social — passes with 8 yes votes, 2 no votes, and 2 absences.

We're so close to reaching 18% of our target! If just 15 people gave $27 tonight, we'd hit today's mini-goal + you can win the Big Drinks Day prizes. Finally, if you're the last to give to TST tonight, you'll win a piece of PDX history, a rare Bud Clark-signed "Expose Yourself to Bikes" Poster.

Found this beauty on a job site this afternoon! I’ve never seen one in real life. Its cap is slightly larger than a softball. ❤️🍄

I really think what you’re seeing here is that ryan is an unproductive legislator who’s mostly interested in beefing with the progressives on council. contrast that with zimmerman and morillo debating sweeps one day and then cosponsoring a design review ordinance together the next day

It's another special @wweek.com #GiveGuide day. So as multimodal transportation is increasingly under attack, you can make sure that Oregon doesn't go backwards AND win on BIG DRINKS DAY! Every donation of $10 today earns a chance to win 1 of 4 prizes from of Soter Vineyards & John’s Marketplace.

Save the date for our Holiday party! Rumba Socialista is a benefit for the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice and features live music from Bloco Alegría! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/rumba...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Please repost this Over and over again Because people Really need to see it Over and over again. Heartbreaking

I just joined the Portland Frog Brigade! #PortlandFrog www.portlandfrogbrigade.com

Stark and Washington Safety Project Open House Portland transportation officials have begun public outreach and project development for the SE Stark and Washington Street Safety Project, with an expected groundbreaking in 2028. The streetscape improvement work will focus on the SE Stark and…

HOLD UP, LET ME TALK MY SHI🤫 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQpB...

Let's go, Thorns!!!!!!

I live between 82nd and 205. I remember reading that Lents was a popular neighborhood in the late 50’s into the 60’s but they lost the fight about where the new freeway would go. 205 ended up going right through the middle of Lents. People left in droves and by the 80’s it was overrun with crime.

i need all my transit-heads and city-planning-heads to go take this survey the city is doing about fixing the dangerous streets near my house and encourage them to just ludicrously maximize pedestrian and bike safety to the brutal ruinous detriment of cars portland.gov/StarkWashington