www.thecut.com/article/draf... Thankful @jacobgrier.bsky.social isn’t a sports fan (aside from his own teams).

Made a strange sound to get the wolf to consent to the photo.

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

Catching a glimpse of the aurora from Portland, Oregon over the Columbia River.

Another disappointing instance of the U.S. armed forces protecting their own instead of Forty-six plaintiffs in this case alone. Personally, I would never see a male gynecologist. There are far too many stories like this one and it’s not worth the risk. www.cbsnews.com/news/blaine-...

Found in Portland on one of those mystery electrical boxes by an elementary school.

Valencia’s Fallas Festival, 2024. Their annual party goes about as hard as people imagine Portland to be these days (but isn’t, and wasn’t, because we are a culture of great exaggeration).

The best part of having POTS and needing extra salt to stabilize your blood pressure is when someone starts selling counterfeit electrolytes that have no salt in them at all! If you have POTS, double check the site you’re buying from, especially on mobile.

Nooooo

A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.

Say what you want about Warren. She’s one of the few who calls out Trump directly for his Louis XIV aspirations.

Life could be worse. I could be a farmer.

Best of luck to everyone discovering their 2026 health insurance premiums this week.

somebody on reddit offered up a healthcare premium “hack” that may work for some people: part time enrollment in a college that has a health plan offered to part-time students. and continuing education is a tax deduction. not cheap, and not everywhere, but potentially could work for some.

Sure wish I knew what my dog was thinking sometimes. His needs and wants are so mysterious.

This is my daily experience when going online. What is everyone else doing?

🎥 Airbnb protects hosts who have illegally filmed you and your family in their rental home. They won’t refund you unless a journalist steps in. Particularly miffed this takes place in Lake Winnipesaukee, a place I’ve visited for 25 years. 🔗 🎁 Gift link to NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

Co-signed; AAA of Oregon will tow your bicycle.

“Mafia for colors” should be their new slogan.

Why kerning matters. www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesi...

Incredibly accurate take on PhD programs.

Read the report everyone in Portland is talking about: the City Parks fiscal audit. www.portland.gov/auditor/audi...

The third paragraph has zero logical connection to the first two. “Enjoying life” in your cybertruck is not at all comparable to being a WWII bomber pilot—how incredibly insulting to veterans. Also suggests that critics are the enemy you seek to destroy with your vehicle as weapon. Not a good look.

The face of a dog who thinks you’ve taken quite enough photos for one walk.

Was asked to suggest an icebreaker. My suggestion, “In this pasture of emotions, choose the barnyard animal that best represents your week” was not weirdly not chosen

Amazon tries to downplay leaked docs showing their plan to replace 600,000 employees with robots. www.theverge.com/news/803257/...

Sometimes I feel like my work is meaningless. Then I sit on a design call and watch 15 people debate colors for an hour and make fun of accessibility needs and suddenly I feel like a decent, useful human again.

Why is it that the ugliest men feel the most entitled to harass and abuse women? Because there’s no honest way for them to get any?

Increasing wealth disparity one self-serving project at a time.

Donald Trump: No health care for you, but a new ballroom for me.

Autumnal wolf roaming his domain.

A little respect for “No soliciting” signs and the fact people buy them to discourage unwanted sales pitches at their doorstep won’t kill you. If it kills the quarterly sales goals, too bad. We are constantly sold things by internet/tv/radio/phone. Ignoring explicit non consent is incredibly rude.

🎶 You may talk about the bonds of Gideon You may brag about your men of Saul But you never saw nothing like Sandra At the battle of Shaniko 🎶 Be sure not to miss the “interesting fact” at the end of the article. www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...

A city after my own heart.

One of the best Bluesky accounts is @cpsc.gov

“Kids do stupid things, especially young boys” Young boys as in 24-35 yr old men? Men with jokes about murder and rape, it’s not serious. And if it is — Brock Turner, we haven’t forgotten you — we mustn’t let it ruin their lives! Protect Peter Pan at all costs. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

Reading this post from a recently opened coffeeshop enclosed by surprisingly transparent plywood.

I understand why someone might come by and pilfer our glass bottles and cans for recycling money, but why would they take our trash bags? Really hoping it’s not identity theft motives. Really don’t want to have to lock our bins. #PDX

“Some wolf-catchers had at least a dozen servants, including, at one point, a baker for the hunting dogs’ bread.” A baker for the _dogs’_ bread. newrepublic.com/article/2011...

The fun part about contracting for a major health insurer is that my personal health insurance plan is vey poor. Wait, that’s not fun. The fun part is that I am now very well trained to argue the specifics of denied claims and coverage. Oh, that’s also not fun.

Left was me, right was Jacob! Both in round pans hence the perfect shape. And he made both doughs so it was an unfair quiz. I just applied the toppings chaotically.

A tale of two pizzas. Which one was made by @jacobgrier.bsky.social and which one was made by me?

Best of the internet, 10/01/25

Look at that face. Someone take her.

It’s a perfect fall day.

Good morning to all you headless turkeys

Aubie would appreciate it if you could all be a little slower, in cars and in life.

I am in Des Moines, Iowa this week. I know a storm is coming because my hotel window, which does not open, just began creaking with the force of the wind. #iowa #desmoines #storms