This may explain why seemingly it's become quieter around Portland since last weekend.... www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeas...

The old catchphrase "run the government like a business" has never made sense, definitionally. Most government services are things no business would ever do, because not all human needs can be contorted into a profit-generating activity.

I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money

December is Safe Toys & Gifts Month 🧸 Playing with toys should not come at the cost of the health and safety of some of our youngest citizens. ✅ Before giving a gift this year, make sure to inspect the toy’s safety and age range. Learn more about tips and related toy recalls below ⤵️

An atmospheric river pummeled much of Northwest Oregon on Thursday. Residents returned home after evacuating to find their homes damaged by severe flooding.

How to consume the Epstein files responsibly www.vox.com/politics/473...

The workers on strike are advanced practice providers, a group that includes nurse practitioners and physicians’ associates working in a range of specialties like trauma, critical care and cardiovascular surgery.

A popular Skagit Valley tulip farm about a 35-minute drive down Interstate 5 from Bellingham recently announced it is closing at the end of the year following a sale of the business.

In other words, the DNC has learned absolutely NOTHING. What a joke! www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Unintentional overdoses remained the top cause of death among people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County last year. But those types of deaths are declining.

I am constantly amazed how kids are often more courageous than grown-ups. www.ifcj.org/news/stand-f...

Um, how does this even work? You cannot even use an Oregon Trail card outside Oregon. oregoncatalyst.com/93224-98-foo...

The gap between Oregon's richest one percent ($1.3 million on average in 2023) and the typical Oregonian ($49,000) is staggering. Watch our full video podcast here: https://bit.ly/4qjTqUK #TaxTheRich #CorporatePower #corporatepowerexposed #the1percent #the1percentclub

Speaking through plexiglass holes, strict 30-minute time limits and threats of trespassing — these are some of the conditions immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve faced while trying to provide legal representation to clients. buff.ly/r6a7zO6

See this list of area closed roads and highway as of Friday morning, Dec. 19, 2025.

Most government office are closed Christmas Day, public transportation hours are adjusted.

Mildly pleased to see that a Republican from Louisiana is the one grilling a misogynistic, ableist, homophobic, and transphobic judicial nominee. Oh, and the nominee is a Calvinist, it seems. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/judi...

www.opb.org/article/2025... PGE is the largest utility in Oregon. We're blessed to have an abundance of power through renewable sources. However, this hasn't prevented them from continuously hiking rates on residental and smaller industrial customers.

I wonder what the end goal of all this is. Like if Firefox dies, that's basically the end of all of its forks like Waterfox, Librewolf, Zen, etc too. Firefox is already not in a good state rn in terms of usage (Edge has twice the share of Firefox)

Maybe a Russian asset?

According to the governor’s office, first responders had conducted at least 629 rescues and 572 assisted evacuations.

“Detaining migrants who leave voluntarily may be aimed to impose long-term reentry penalties … However, the ‘Operation Irish Goodbye‘ may be serving a different purpose: inflating deportation statistics as the administration pushes to show progress toward Trump’s goal of record-high removals”

BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a new multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration for stopping federal funding used to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Oregon’s freight corridors – like I-5 – keep our economy moving. #orpol #breakingnews

"pro-life"? dailyboulder.com/she-cant-bre...

Republicans had SO MUCH TIME to come up with a plan to make your health care more accessible and affordable, but they can’t agree on a plan. Now, we are just weeks away from millions of Americans facing skyrocketing premiums. This is on Republicans.

All of us hope that the Trump administration follows the law and releases the Epstein files on Friday. But there are very good reasons to be skeptical of whatever the Trump administration releases. I’ll share a few reasons why.

The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Marginal Convective Risk at Dec 16, 19:27z for portions of PQR at Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:29:13 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.

yup

As the Skagit River’s flood waters were building, the Army Corps took over Ross Dam and Upper Baker Dam, to hold back as much water as possible. Flooding still occurred in the region, but the dams were reportedly able to shave 4 to 5 feet off the river's peak height of about 37 feet.

Thanks Sherwood Police Department and KPTV for raising an awareness of ICE vehicles

"put a pebble in your shoe to fool gait analysis" is the Free Space of 'Got Coaxed By The FBI Into Incompetently Planning Terrorism Bingo'

Yeah, I thought it sounded too good to be true. www.reddit.com/r/behindtheb...

"Don't let the assholes win." thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/15/a...

I struggle to understand why anyone would spend money to willingly install a spying device in their own homes. www.instagram.com/reel/DSTS2yG...

As another week of rain returns to the Pacific Northwest, residents near the landslide on Highway 229 are bracing for more damage. 

Rev. David Black raised a stark warning: people are being held, transferred, and deported with little transparency and the public knows almost nothing about the conditions they while in detention. Faith leaders are calling for accountability and truth.

If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness. www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...

We are farting in the light of God, we are farting in the light of God...

Fun fact: Japan once had a land border with the Russian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic (Soviet Union). www.openstreetmap.org#map=17/50.00...

Inspired by the "debates" on updating 82nd and SE Foster as streets that will better serve people in the future, talented PDX cartoonist Becky Hawkins (and BikeLoud volunteer❤️) made this strip. @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social

Sunday, December 14 as of noon. Did the hell freeze over?

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has said that as many as 100,000 people could be impacted by the historic flooding in Western Washington.