And thus began our decade of white men openly, brazenly and vigorously doing crimes and getting away with it. “The refuge occupation was a rash before a fever, a symptom of our approaching political chaos.” H/T @leahsottile.bsky.social

This was my favorite article of the year. It made me an even bigger Finnophile. Anyway I got a sauna slapper for Christmas.

The most joyous, uplifting thing I saw all year.

Roses are red, Violets are dear,

I truly don’t get why the entire staff at 60 Minutes - from Lesley Stahl on down - hasn’t resigned this morning.

I just drank what is probably my last Rogue Ale. There’s a tear in my beer.

Every time I hear of yet another influencer stunt match, I think back to the 1987 Sugar Ray Leonard v Marvelous Marvin Hagler fight. A master class of skill, grace and athleticism. It’s like they were dancing.

A Few Good Men is my favorite movie. Full stop. This nugget about Jack Nicholson’s performance from @jamellebouie.net is so spot on.

I heard it again today so I’m gonna ask. “We’re pregnant!” Um, how do you figure?

I’ve always been fascinated by submariners. I grew up a Pirates fan and could watch Kent Tekulve for hours.

Sec. Chavez-DeRemer has begun monthly prayer meetings. This 1st one had some red meat for conservatives.

I eat peas with honey I’ve done it all my life It makes the peas taste funny But it keeps them on the knife

NGL I teared up a little over this remembrance of all the years Susan pushed this quivering pink goo on us.

I love this idea. It’s like PNW ASMR for your eyes.

I’ll just say this about those 2 journos y’all are talking about. Is there a functioning human in the mix? It feels like Harding-Kerrigan all over again.

I think if you miss the free throw, you shouldn’t get the little hand slaps.

They’ve been here since June.

When Trump wondered about “false tapes” of Portland protests, he was actually onto something.

What an honor to talk to Jill Lepore at #PDXBookFest! She couldn’t travel to Portland because of a personal thing, but it didn’t matter. The crowd was totally with her.

When Rob Manning pitched this story 13 years ago, I was like, “Sounds great, Rob. Good luck with that.” Damn if he and his team didn’t do it! An amazing body of work, culminating with this incredible doc.

Violets are blue, Roses are red,

It’s Election Day! I know NYers are getting all the attention rn but MAN was it nice to just focus on funding the damn library.

*Stares in Oregon*

It’s like, we all agree the twice-yearly clock changing is dumb and we need to stop doing it. But it’s now a fight between the Morning People and the Evening People, and they’re dug in. Tribalism ruins everything.

Sen. Merkley basically dehydrated himself to keep from having to take bathroom breaks for 22 hours.

Four days after the 7th Circuit did the opposite for Chicago.

Thank you for this deep historical perspective @leahsottile.bsky.social

I love this thread. Great explainer of the Portland cultural protest currents that so often get simplified as “weird.”

Who do I know that lives near the Portland ICE facility and can see, hear and maybe even smell what’s happening there daily? Can I and my microphone come visit? Bonus points if your balcony looks out on it all.

Roses are red, Violets are fun,

This may be the fundamental question of our time.

OPB: Headline

It doesn’t matter. Agency staffers leak documents to trustworthy journalists because they think people need to know something. And said journos don’t actually need to be in the Pentagon to do the work.

I don’t think I’ve wanted to shoot an article out of a cannon so much in my entire life.

Roses are red, Portland’s not like ‘living in hell,’

Petrichor!

Roses are red, Violets are sweet,

Just watched the last episode of Resident Alien, and I’m here blubbering like an idiot.

Roses are red, Violets hold much mystery,

Or maybe, if you successfully complete a quiz at the end you can gift it?

Listener I met the other day: “I hate hearing the news, but I’m ok hearing it from you.” That’s why I love audio journalism. The power of the voice and the relationships you can build.

I know it’s mean but MAN did I lol at this!

Good analysis of the lack of fan support for a confusingly successful team. Only thing missing: People who live around Tampa Bay. Lots of baseball fans, but they hold their allegiances to their hometown teams.

We’ve been on this track for decades. As government support decreased, foundational support filled the gap. But the gap never got this big, this fast.

The president is - once again - trying to kill Vote By Mail, calling it a “scam.” Oregon is exclusively a VBM state. According to the Heritage Foundation (!), there have been only *18* cases of voter fraud here in 25 years.

@opb.org reporters have already amassed an impressive list of ways the federal cuts and the Big Beautiful Bill will affect the Northwest. 👇🏻

Happy Independence Day! Pls take 10 minutes to read the Declaration today. All of it. 🇺🇸

I was blown away by this girl! #accordion #flyingfingers #thunderstruck

‘I knew firsthand what it felt like to hurt as a child. I didn’t want any other child to feel that way.’ I needed this conversation.

Roses are redded, Violets are blued,