Genderless Rodent says Stop The Sweeps!
@genderlessrodent.bsky.social
Unabashedly Queer, Non-binary and Nerdy.
PDX Local Politics.
They/Them - will call you out on misgendering
Hates: Cops, Landlords, Capitalism.
Likes: Cats, Magic: The Gathering.
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PDX Local Politics.
They/Them - will call you out on misgendering
Hates: Cops, Landlords, Capitalism.
Likes: Cats, Magic: The Gathering.
Banner by @aminus
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Hey, just to make it clear where I stand.
Abolish the police
Abolish prisons
Abolish capitalism
Abolish borders
Probably forgetting something. I usually do.
Abolish the police
Abolish prisons
Abolish capitalism
Abolish borders
Probably forgetting something. I usually do.
Using this as an opportunity to ask: people realize that the majority of this affordable housing isn't affordable to say, someone living off social security, right?
Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, is sitting on 955 empty affordable apartment units, according to a Nov. 7 vacancy report the agency provided to WW last month.
Portland’s Housing Authority Sits On 955 Empty Apartments
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Using this as an opportunity to ask: people realize that the majority of this affordable housing isn't affordable to say, someone living off social security, right?
I could never be a politician because I fundamentally don't care if random people who don't know me like me or not.
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I could never be a politician because I fundamentally don't care if random people who don't know me like me or not.
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Councilors Green and Morillo really going after DCA Oliveira and the mayor for hiding information about millions of dollars in housing budget availability prior to the budget adjustment.
The city administrator deflects by placing blame on everyone in the city.
The city administrator deflects by placing blame on everyone in the city.
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Councilors Green and Morillo really going after DCA Oliveira and the mayor for hiding information about millions of dollars in housing budget availability prior to the budget adjustment.
The city administrator deflects by placing blame on everyone in the city.
The city administrator deflects by placing blame on everyone in the city.
I won't subject you to the whole thing, but god the warped reality of this made me laugh so much.
From Harrison Kass
From Harrison Kass
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I won't subject you to the whole thing, but god the warped reality of this made me laugh so much.
From Harrison Kass
From Harrison Kass
Early on in my mental health career journey I was supporting a person and asked a more experienced colleague why they weren't committed given that they kept getting in 'trouble' (legally and societally). And their answer was essentially "well why would they be?"
And I couldn't give a good answer.
And I couldn't give a good answer.
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Early on in my mental health career journey I was supporting a person and asked a more experienced colleague why they weren't committed given that they kept getting in 'trouble' (legally and societally). And their answer was essentially "well why would they be?"
And I couldn't give a good answer.
And I couldn't give a good answer.
Internalized transphobia sucks ass what am I a cop?
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Internalized transphobia sucks ass what am I a cop?
I think conservatives have to focus on the progressive members of city council because outside of them they're getting a lot of what they want and the city isn't better for it.
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I think conservatives have to focus on the progressive members of city council because outside of them they're getting a lot of what they want and the city isn't better for it.
There is something so tragic about people thinking Portland has committed a deadly sin of empathy
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There is something so tragic about people thinking Portland has committed a deadly sin of empathy
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We spent the past month (months?) talking w/ protesters detained at Portland's ICE bldg about their experiences. We heard everything from being questioned about antifa, to not being read Miranda rights, to photos w/ arresting officers.
Their stories point to a slapdash, chaotic federal operation:
Their stories point to a slapdash, chaotic federal operation:
Those arrested at Portland ICE protests recount disparate, confusing treatment by federal officers
OPB interviewed more than a dozen people who were arrested at the ICE protests between June and October. What they described was an apparent lack of standard operating procedures as various federal la...
www.opb.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We spent the past month (months?) talking w/ protesters detained at Portland's ICE bldg about their experiences. We heard everything from being questioned about antifa, to not being read Miranda rights, to photos w/ arresting officers.
Their stories point to a slapdash, chaotic federal operation:
Their stories point to a slapdash, chaotic federal operation:
It'd be funny if it wasn't so sad the way people will be like "I just don't want homeless people camping on side walks or near roads....or parks...or businesses....or the woods...or anywhere they might be noticed by anyone at any time really. And they definitely shouldn't be by shelters."
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It'd be funny if it wasn't so sad the way people will be like "I just don't want homeless people camping on side walks or near roads....or parks...or businesses....or the woods...or anywhere they might be noticed by anyone at any time really. And they definitely shouldn't be by shelters."
As usual I find that the most difficult of my beliefs to reconcile with others is that people aren't inherently "bad" or "evil" and are primarily a product of their environment, most of which in the world promotes violence and/or power as the way to achieve happiness and fulfillment.
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As usual I find that the most difficult of my beliefs to reconcile with others is that people aren't inherently "bad" or "evil" and are primarily a product of their environment, most of which in the world promotes violence and/or power as the way to achieve happiness and fulfillment.
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yo PDX
NightOwl Custom Apparel is hosting a little holiday pop up inside the shop this coming saturday Dec 6 noon-4pm
nothing major but trying to build community and support our friends/customers
awesome baked goods, jewelry, hot sauce
it'll be small but we'd be glad to see you & make friends
NightOwl Custom Apparel is hosting a little holiday pop up inside the shop this coming saturday Dec 6 noon-4pm
nothing major but trying to build community and support our friends/customers
awesome baked goods, jewelry, hot sauce
it'll be small but we'd be glad to see you & make friends
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
yo PDX
NightOwl Custom Apparel is hosting a little holiday pop up inside the shop this coming saturday Dec 6 noon-4pm
nothing major but trying to build community and support our friends/customers
awesome baked goods, jewelry, hot sauce
it'll be small but we'd be glad to see you & make friends
NightOwl Custom Apparel is hosting a little holiday pop up inside the shop this coming saturday Dec 6 noon-4pm
nothing major but trying to build community and support our friends/customers
awesome baked goods, jewelry, hot sauce
it'll be small but we'd be glad to see you & make friends
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"We are saying Merry Christmas again!" yeah man it's December that's when we usually say it
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"We are saying Merry Christmas again!" yeah man it's December that's when we usually say it
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We act like we are, but I don’t think anyone is mentally prepared to see a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in real life.
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We act like we are, but I don’t think anyone is mentally prepared to see a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in real life.
Happy December! The month that reminds me that some people look at pre-redemption Ebenezer Scrooge, one of our cultural icons of greed, and think "that dude has some good ideas about society and how to run a business"
Or worse, emulate him without realizing.
Or worse, emulate him without realizing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Happy December! The month that reminds me that some people look at pre-redemption Ebenezer Scrooge, one of our cultural icons of greed, and think "that dude has some good ideas about society and how to run a business"
Or worse, emulate him without realizing.
Or worse, emulate him without realizing.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
What does it mean when the city press officer blocks you?
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
What does it mean when the city press officer blocks you?
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Surely if we tweak a few building code regulations and hire more police this problem will solve itself.
Nearly 2k affordable apartment units sit empty in Portland, according to data crunched by the O.
A chief reason: Rising rents have closed the gap between market rate & so-called "affordable" housing, keeping subsidized units out of reach for low-income renters.
A chief reason: Rising rents have closed the gap between market rate & so-called "affordable" housing, keeping subsidized units out of reach for low-income renters.
Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes
“Even affordable rents are too high,” one affordable housing provider told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
www.oregonlive.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Surely if we tweak a few building code regulations and hire more police this problem will solve itself.
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I feel uneasy about this. We've seen an increase in skeletal bodies in Hollywood and on social media for a few years now, and it seems to be getting worse. We know that thinness is tied to fascism and white supremacy. We know there is a ton of anti-fat bias in healthcare.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I feel uneasy about this. We've seen an increase in skeletal bodies in Hollywood and on social media for a few years now, and it seems to be getting worse. We know that thinness is tied to fascism and white supremacy. We know there is a ton of anti-fat bias in healthcare.
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A longtime Portland teacher is looking for a living kidney donor. Please take a moment to read his story & share!
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A longtime Portland teacher is looking for a living kidney donor. Please take a moment to read his story & share!
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
You know, even I would think it'd be the opposite, but I'm not on bluesky when depression is kicking my ass and on it more when I'm doing well.
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You know, even I would think it'd be the opposite, but I'm not on bluesky when depression is kicking my ass and on it more when I'm doing well.
All long term graphs of Portland need a dot signifying when pprtlandia started airing
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
All long term graphs of Portland need a dot signifying when pprtlandia started airing
One funny thing about lurking in some right wing spaces is knowing when someone shows up parroting something from there.
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One funny thing about lurking in some right wing spaces is knowing when someone shows up parroting something from there.
I have been a Stanford prison experiment hater since my junior year of high school and I will go to my grave cursing Zimbardo.
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have been a Stanford prison experiment hater since my junior year of high school and I will go to my grave cursing Zimbardo.