If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

Oh Jesus Christ. “Let’s interview a bunch of people politically aligned with the president- a number of whom don’t live in the city- and share their views as legitimate concerns, and dismiss opposition as anger’ Absurd framing/both sides-ism by OPB.

Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.

Get your library on! Inter-library Roam #2 is tomorrow — starts at @multcolib.bsky.social Holgate branch at noon, stops by the recently-reopened Woodstock branch, and ends at Milwaukie’s Ledding library branch: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... #library #bookSky #pdxBikes #bikeFun #Portland

The ghouls and cynics can take a flying leap; this community fucking rules. /end

Never forget that we could have Trump impeached by dinner time if there were even just a few Republicans who weren’t completely and utterly chickenshit.

Mark your calendars for Bike Happy Hour next week 10/1. We’ll have an anit-ICE organizing and education night w activists from Revoke ICE Permit PDX. They’ll share how cyclists and safe street advocates can be a part of the movement to keep immigrants safe. More to come soon!

From @heydonworks.com: front-end.social/@heydon/1152...

Meetup tonight! Join us online at 6:00pm for a virtual presentation. Join early at 5:45pm to network and chat before the meetup proper starts. Details below! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

Autism does not need to be cured Ableism does The end

Inclusive Design 24 is this week! We go live on 25 September, with twenty four hours of live talks about accessibility and inclusive design. All streamed for free, no registration required. Here's our schedule for this year: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/ #id24 #accessibility #InclusiveDesign

Finally! Effective as of yesterday, you can now get a covid vaccine without a prescription in Oregon!! www.wweek.com/news/health/...

Oregon, Washington, California, and Hawaii formed a vaccine policy alliance due to concerns about partisanship at the CDC. It’s called the Western States Health Alliance. Now, the Democratic governors of the four states have released a set of immunization guidelines for their states.

1 week away! Join us virtually on Wed Sep 24 to learn about accessibility development coaching by @jaunitaf.bsky.social. #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

People might see the SE 9th Ave. overpass free of graffiti, trash, and freshly landscaped and think "wow great job PBOT!" But in reality, it's just my neighbor Steve who visits almost daily with a paint can, lawn mower, and trash bags Everyone say thanks Steve

ICE has reportedly just taken two North Portland residents, one who was on his way to work and another who was with their 13-year-old child outside of a school. The kidnapping of our neighbors is horrific and unacceptable.

Said federal website was still broken a week later, so I had to fax a form and wait for the response by mail. FAX.

Still broken

Can confirm — quick and easy to get both flu & COVID shots in WA. Scheduled an appt, used my Oregon address, no questions no problems.

Political violence

Join us on Wed Sep 24 for a virtual presentation by @jaunitaf.bsky.social — Accessibility Development Coaching: Engineering Teams Toward Maturity! www.meetup.com/portland-acc... #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

A cool thing about living in a country with a failing government is that sometimes important federal websites just stop working which keeps you from getting important things done.

The Woodstock Library has reopened after renovation!

What does your dream home look like? It'll take you years to even tell, and I'll be sleeping well here in hell. dearlandlord77.bandcamp.com/track/i-live...

Like we needed more proof: not a single GOP senator will show up to support this stripped down stopgap bill so Gorsek can get better... even though they got their concessions. This is the Oregon GOP, petulantly refusing to keep the lights on at the state DOT. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

This Labor Day, Kickstarter United is asking for your help preparing for a potential workplace action. You can read our full statement and join our efforts to win a fair contract here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ki...

New batch of companies with local offices verified to be providing services to ICE in Portland 👀

Wrong answers only: Brr-ah-zay

Companies need to make the choice to stop helping the kidnapper's HQ in Portland. #fuckice

Hey Portlanders! if you're a PGE customer you can get one-per-household of an extremely good $199 air purifier for $24???? I just ordered one because hell yeah rebate encheapened air purifier. (There are others on the site too but this one is v good!) marketplace.portlandgeneral.com/air-purifier...

There are sadly two easy answers here: Your average company does not give a shit unless compelled to, and would be broke within minutes. chrisyoong.com/blog/why-is-...

Google claims its ‘AI’ is, well, actually, environmentally fine: services.google.com/fh/files/mis... Media uncritically parrots it: www.cnet.com/tech/service... Folks are wary: ketanjoshi.co/2025/08/23/b... Google is a habitual liar: www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/g... Hype to reality cycle.

Y'all The ICE building in Portland is painting a line in front of their building But they don't even know how to spell government

All MAX schedules and some bus schedules are changing by up to 8 minutes starting this Sunday, Aug. 24. To see the new schedules, go to trimet.org/servicechange

Due to the Multnomah County state of l emergency, TriMet won’t turn away anyone riding to or from a cooling center who cannot pay fare between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m., today, August 22 through tomorrow, August 23. Please tell your bus operator that you’re heading to or from a cooling center.

🥵 We’re headed for another very hot spell w/temps expected to reach at least 100 degrees today and tomorrow. 🗣️Please spread the word: These Cooling Centers are opening Aug. 22, noon- 9 PM at ➡️ Multnomah County East Bldg, 600 NE 8th ave, Gresham ➡️ St. Stephen’s Shelter, 1432 SW 13th ave, Portland

Freight train blocking the crossings in SE. I sure hope my favorite Bob Stacey Overcrossing elevators are both working ☺️ Narrator: “The south elevator was, indeed, broken again”

Anyways masto is great check it out before y'all get got again.

Currently at a bar, conspicuously reading the book “The AI Con” one table away from an AI meetup, AMA.

Happening today! Come to "office hours" to share, ask questions, and connect with other a11y folks in Portland. Details below! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

“We could never install a safer, signalized intersection at SE 9th and Powell. The traffic would back up onto the bridge” Could you imagine

Rescheduled Inn Between Ride for August is happening tonight! The weather is indeed much more pleasant this week; the route is still just as weird 🙃 #InnBetweenRidePDX #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX

[1/3] Asking the questions from this Masto post so you can respond to me here and I’ll carry them over: eigenmagic.net/@sundress/11... Think of `<label for="IDREF">` and other places you use an IDREF. 1. What are the specific pain points around using IDs? #HTML #accessibility #a11y

Today, I: * Borrowed an ebike from a neighborhood bikeshare project (Brooklyn Cargo Bike Co-op) * Bought my favorite chili oil direct from the maker at a farmers’ market (in cash, obv). Gave a buck to a teenager busker. * Saw an activist friend on the street; stopped & had a brief chat 1/

The Portland memorial for Elif Ogan will begin as a bike ride in the morning of August 30 and will end at Laurelhurst Park for the non riders. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

Also — check out @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social 's Cargo Bike picnic today before my ride! The locations are a scant half mile apart.

Expand your library horizons! I’m leading a ride to the Vancouver library today — meet at noon at the @multcolib.bsky.social North Portland branch. 1/ www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... #library #bookSky #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX

Join us for an "office hours" / open forum meetup on Wed Aug 20: www.meetup.com/portland-acc... We'll be at Lucky Lab in SE Portland, starting at 5:30pm. Drop in or leave at any time! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

Sitting down for the city's Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting. Advocates have focused on this meeting for days because a city staffer - Public Environment Management Office (PEMO) Director Anne Hill - who's behind a plan to remove diverters in northwest Portland, was on the agenda. 🧵

🌡️Portland, it’s going to be another hot one today. With temperatures nearing 100, the County is opening cooling centers again. To see an interactive map with cooling resources, visit: