Alana of the Greene
@alanaofthegreene.bsky.social
Portland lesbian, book addict, housing nerd, parks & nature bureaucrat; drinks wine with cats and does witchcraft for the government.
Shared liberation is the only way forward.
Shared liberation is the only way forward.
When this is over, everyone who contributed to this cruel institution...
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When this is over, everyone who contributed to this cruel institution...
Today's economy is just feudalism. A few feudal lords rent-seeking on peasant labor and living. A peasant behind a computer is still a peasant if their value accrues to the boss.
Grind for what? Another country manor for milord? Another estate for them to capture even more labor value? F that.
Grind for what? Another country manor for milord? Another estate for them to capture even more labor value? F that.
To me the whole "grindset" shit was the biggest scam ever. They convinced a generation of dolts that breaking your back working 12 hours a day for meager pay or "exposure" was the path to greatness and the rest of us old motherfuckers lived it and learned it wasn't true we just didn't post about it
I shouldn’t have to kill myself to make someone else a ton of money. Fuck hustle culture.
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today's economy is just feudalism. A few feudal lords rent-seeking on peasant labor and living. A peasant behind a computer is still a peasant if their value accrues to the boss.
Grind for what? Another country manor for milord? Another estate for them to capture even more labor value? F that.
Grind for what? Another country manor for milord? Another estate for them to capture even more labor value? F that.
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reiterating to whomever wants to be president: I will buy a bag of ballroom rubble like it's pieces of the Berlin Wall
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
reiterating to whomever wants to be president: I will buy a bag of ballroom rubble like it's pieces of the Berlin Wall
This. For one, I want to see the present occupant impeached, tried, convicted, stripped of his assets, and left in penury and disgrace as a lesson for the future. And he's going to deny that to all of us by dying before the midterms. And we'll all be left with poverty and destruction.
I think that I am most enraged by the fact that the architects of the coming collapse have successfully fucked around, and have left the finding out to subsequent generations.
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This. For one, I want to see the present occupant impeached, tried, convicted, stripped of his assets, and left in penury and disgrace as a lesson for the future. And he's going to deny that to all of us by dying before the midterms. And we'll all be left with poverty and destruction.
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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It's striking how some members of the administration want to create a worse, poorer, American ethnostate and think they need an authoritarian kleptocracy to do that and some members of the administration want an authoritarian kleptocracy and think they need white supremacists to do that.
unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's striking how some members of the administration want to create a worse, poorer, American ethnostate and think they need an authoritarian kleptocracy to do that and some members of the administration want an authoritarian kleptocracy and think they need white supremacists to do that.
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How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
Boy, no way an unstable gov't buying a stake in an international conglomerate could go wrong, huh?
The case could have geopolitical implications since the U.S. government is Intel's largest shareholder.
Taiwanese authorities raid Intel exec’s home, seize his computers
The case could have geopolitical implications since the U.S. government is Intel's largest shareholder.
www.oregonlive.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Boy, no way an unstable gov't buying a stake in an international conglomerate could go wrong, huh?
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Relegalize SROs. Relegalize single stair buildings to enable larger, family sized homes. Legalize townhomes everywhere. Legalize ADUs everywhere. Legalize apartment buildings in more places. Yes to all the homes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Single-Room Apartments
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Relegalize SROs. Relegalize single stair buildings to enable larger, family sized homes. Legalize townhomes everywhere. Legalize ADUs everywhere. Legalize apartment buildings in more places. Yes to all the homes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
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The thing I wish people like Carville et al would realize is that you cannot have ‘pure populist economic rage’ if you leave out the ‘woke’ bits. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The thing I wish people like Carville et al would realize is that you cannot have ‘pure populist economic rage’ if you leave out the ‘woke’ bits. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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It blows my mind every time we take the train to Seattle that it's less stressful, takes less time, and, if you include parking when you get there, cheaper than driving. And yet, it runs like twice a day and subject to the vicissitudes of freight trains. It's good but could be amazing.
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It blows my mind every time we take the train to Seattle that it's less stressful, takes less time, and, if you include parking when you get there, cheaper than driving. And yet, it runs like twice a day and subject to the vicissitudes of freight trains. It's good but could be amazing.
Well, this is a fun thread.
Mine: ebikes and trains good. More ebikes and trains please.
And one should never have to wait more than 5 minutes for the next train or be more than 5 minutes away from a destination when disembarking.
Mine: ebikes and trains good. More ebikes and trains please.
And one should never have to wait more than 5 minutes for the next train or be more than 5 minutes away from a destination when disembarking.
What's your transportation urbanism opinion that you think would make other transportation urbanists mad at you?
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Well, this is a fun thread.
Mine: ebikes and trains good. More ebikes and trains please.
And one should never have to wait more than 5 minutes for the next train or be more than 5 minutes away from a destination when disembarking.
Mine: ebikes and trains good. More ebikes and trains please.
And one should never have to wait more than 5 minutes for the next train or be more than 5 minutes away from a destination when disembarking.
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Here's that PSA that the President wants to punish by death
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here's that PSA that the President wants to punish by death
I've long said that one of the principal drawbacks of the Internet is the ability of the village idiots to find one another.
It's easy to control one with social disapprobation ("No, Tom. That's stupid."), but when there's a whole world of idiots to enable their worst impulses, we all suffer.
It's easy to control one with social disapprobation ("No, Tom. That's stupid."), but when there's a whole world of idiots to enable their worst impulses, we all suffer.
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I've long said that one of the principal drawbacks of the Internet is the ability of the village idiots to find one another.
It's easy to control one with social disapprobation ("No, Tom. That's stupid."), but when there's a whole world of idiots to enable their worst impulses, we all suffer.
It's easy to control one with social disapprobation ("No, Tom. That's stupid."), but when there's a whole world of idiots to enable their worst impulses, we all suffer.
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I'm just gonna assume that's satire.
I'm just gonna assume that's satire.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I'm just gonna assume that's satire.
I'm just gonna assume that's satire.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
Here is an awesome thread of really neat stuff.
You will not be disappointed. You will need time; there are many.
You will not be disappointed. You will need time; there are many.
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Here is an awesome thread of really neat stuff.
You will not be disappointed. You will need time; there are many.
You will not be disappointed. You will need time; there are many.
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Do birds think that bird feeders are
—magical boxes that grow food
—me doing a terrible job of storing my precious seeds, allowing birds to steal some
—me intentionally feeding them
—magical boxes that grow food
—me doing a terrible job of storing my precious seeds, allowing birds to steal some
—me intentionally feeding them
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Do birds think that bird feeders are
—magical boxes that grow food
—me doing a terrible job of storing my precious seeds, allowing birds to steal some
—me intentionally feeding them
—magical boxes that grow food
—me doing a terrible job of storing my precious seeds, allowing birds to steal some
—me intentionally feeding them
Tom Cox is an incredible writer, and his forays into the mundane are, without exception, delightful. Come with me on a goat and alt text adventure.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Tom Cox is an incredible writer, and his forays into the mundane are, without exception, delightful. Come with me on a goat and alt text adventure.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
The folks who have time and leisure to participate in neighborhood associations need to understand that THEY are the ones who are not representative of the entire district.
It is a privilege to be heard as such, not a right. Thank you @councilorgreen.bsky.social for representing the rest of us.
It is a privilege to be heard as such, not a right. Thank you @councilorgreen.bsky.social for representing the rest of us.
To those who say that I’m out of touch with the views of my district I say this: I ran for this seat to represent those who don’t get a voice. Who don’t have traditional access to power. You probably won’t hear their voices at a neighborhood association, but they still exist and I am their councilor
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The folks who have time and leisure to participate in neighborhood associations need to understand that THEY are the ones who are not representative of the entire district.
It is a privilege to be heard as such, not a right. Thank you @councilorgreen.bsky.social for representing the rest of us.
It is a privilege to be heard as such, not a right. Thank you @councilorgreen.bsky.social for representing the rest of us.
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Turns out if you try to enshrine bipartisanship in the function of your legislature by making it nearly impossible to pass substantive new legislation without support from the other party, the actual result is you encourage the executive to bypass the legislature & act unilaterally
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Turns out if you try to enshrine bipartisanship in the function of your legislature by making it nearly impossible to pass substantive new legislation without support from the other party, the actual result is you encourage the executive to bypass the legislature & act unilaterally
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"I ensured my child has exceptional resources & treated that as proof he was exceptional" is basically the ur-cause of gifted kid angst
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"I ensured my child has exceptional resources & treated that as proof he was exceptional" is basically the ur-cause of gifted kid angst
Read this awesome thread (and the associated WaPo OpEd, if you must) on why we should absolutely eliminate the filibuster!
This Washpost oped is every bit as awesome as its headline
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Read this awesome thread (and the associated WaPo OpEd, if you must) on why we should absolutely eliminate the filibuster!