I have never understood- amidst a discography of the most raw, beautiful, catchy, dancy, fun, relatable stuff- that "Rock the Casbah" is what most pop music listeners know The Clash for. Also, the other bit is 100% true as well

In #Portland this might suit one of you...

Local PD had reached out about a camera at work; argument very compelling. Then this happened 🤣

Small businesses always put in the work and put themselves "out there". Big business too fearful. Behold, the laundromat.

A day later and still musing over papal stuff. First the (obvious) decline on this ridiculous "peace" board, and immediately after the rejection, sending the worst living American catholic to personally invite pope to our National birthday party 😂 then he admitting the lies to Dolan- what's next?

Took kiddo to school, figured I would stop for coffee and hammer out a few work items. I am the only one here in this empty cavern yet somehow, a second person has arrived and chosen to sit immediately behind my back 😂 this place is empty, sir, and your pastry bag crinkling is unnerving 😆

Oh my gosh. These are great. This expression is spot on 😆

Having served on landmarks commission and later a community preservation nonprofit, I watch the words of local developers very closely. When I read "As a 100‑year‑old stadium, Providence Park carries both incredible history and some inherent limitations" from FO, every familiar panic alarm goes off

Big struggle for The World's Best Catholics™️ to be obedient these days 😂 The right wing contingency is losing their minds on faceyspace about this Also. Pizzaballa 1000000% accurate

Good enough as a freshman to be sent to go play the private tennis club boys on their turf, not good enough to win. Far angrier to be losing to a boy 😆 threw my racket. Got drug off the court.

“I do think one of the dark horses — and unfortunately one of the most progressive — is Cardinal Prevost.” “He would be the worst pick.” — Steve Bannon One week later, Cardinal Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.

This is blackout poetry to me

Visiting Bluesky intermittently is typically a good feeling in comparison to other social channels, but the upward tick of people posting how they're hanging on by a thread until X happens (usually a vacation, destination, or reunion) and it's all that's keeping them together is heartbreaking 😭

I'm pretty psyched about this 🚆

I'm not smart enough to check this work, or perhaps too distracted to navigate around the black holes 😫

Embarrassing when your town shows up in the news like this, but it's kinda like a band aid getting torn off at the same time. At least we can own it now.

Y'all I have a profile in courage for you A tech asked to speak with me this morning- said he wants to keep politics out of work, I said ok, what's going on? GUYS. The lunch truck/snack wagon arrived Fri per their route, but dude wouldn't sell anything- said he was protesting ICE. 🫡

IEP meeting day. thing about this annual event is, I have learned I have no clue how it's gonna go until it's over. I have had meetings where I think "I'm really feeling confident E has the right supports and opportunities here" to actively stifling a "are you f*cking kidding me". We shall see.

For @pdxtoddiskin.bsky.social 1 lb ground beef 1 med onion, chopped 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 3 cups frozen tots 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar 4 scallions thinly sliced 1 small tomato diced (optional) ________ Heat the oven to 425°F. (1/2)

RTing (skeeting, whatever) this because of his little smile. I was worried that smile might not come back for a long time, with all he has been through. Welcome home, Liam 🐰🩵

If you are pissed off at how the Feds tear gassed families - tell it to the DA - Nathan Vasquez. He has more options than city council. And get it on public legal record with the Attorney General @agdanrayfield.bsky.social

My poor laundromat 😢 What a timeline were existing in.

The reason you see less red hats these days is more Charlie Kirk shirts. It's the trade off.

Police bullhorn announcing "This has been declared a riot. Disperse towards Whole Foods" really is peak Eugene, and if this wasn't so damn serious I probably could chuckle. Stay safe and courageous, y'all ❤️‍🩹

I don't think the "male loneliness epidemic" is women's problem to solve, obviously. Maybe we can start with resisting the urge to make comments like "you look real happy" after I've just come in from the rain to grab a hot drink and reply to email on my phone. I literally was sitting alone, typing🙄

Well. TIL. 😬 😭 www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/art...

Hey, this Bovino thing is a pathetic attempt to make all these horrors the fault of one guy, and it would be a serious, serious crisis if people fell for it. ICE needs to be abolished, bc this - terror, murder - are what it exists for. Nothing else. This is just an attempt to mollify us. Stay angry

Pretty quiet 'round these parts when it comes to the @gluesenkampperez.house.gov comms team.

It was brave to share the thoughts in this whole thread; I'm glad he did. For so many, our local sports teams are our release, joy, recreation, fun. What happens when a part of that org says/does shitty things? Easy to ignore, but that's never the right way. Glad to see this conversation happening

Monique DeSpain showed up at a neighborhood meeting tonight 🙄 I suspect spouse will not pass along the message I had for her

no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch

Probably for the best that O has the story paywalled, because reading about how Claire Hall was essentially bullied to death might be too much. 2008-2023 I worked summers in Newport; knew her to be a caring, hard working local leader, couldn't understand why some hated her for no apparent reason.

Dump your Ring camera.

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Today's bingo card certainly didn't have a space for "Taylor Swift-soundtracked NATO promo reels" but it's a pleasant surprise nonetheless

MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Remember this.

Truly, Robert Barron, overseeing elder of Winona-Rochester, is Exhibit A for Chrysostom's apocryphal quip that the road to hell is paved with the skulls of bishops

"Do you know what the Protestant reformation is? Protestant reformation. I can quiz you on it. Just in general. I'll make some questions." ...really glad to parent in an era where we don't have to share a landline- I have a feeling this call will be awhile

Winner of the week: the food lobbyists for “one other thing.”

Look who's back Back again Jo Rae's back It never ends

Nobody knows why Maria was taken by ICE, but her family desperately needs help. Her husband suffered a stroke a few weeks ago and can't work; ICE bashed out her car windows so vehicle needs repair, kids in the household, on and on. If you can chip in, it is appreciated ❤️ gofund.me/89bd672c8

If anyone you know freaks out about "abolish ICE" and begs reform instead, you can just remind them there's nothing relevant ICE does that couldn't be handled by US Marshalls or other agencies (as it probably was historically, for the most part). Tell 'em it's a great way to trim government waste.

🥦🫓🍗❓ So many "let them eat cake" moments but this one was so bonkers I was sure it was satire. Should we be so lucky!

Saint Sebastian's Feast Day is a week away. 🫢 Are you ready to lean into the chaos that will be the 6th annual bake-this-random-Saint-into-a-bread-item experience?

If you post this "democrats are just as complicit" narrative in the current timeline, the block button activates quickly. "They're the same thing/one isn't better than the other/two wings of the same bird" comment is what got us into this mess. Seriously, GTFO.