Give Me An Axe
@givemeanaxe.bsky.social
Reader of science fiction also.... author? Well, that was a surprise for 2025. Veteran.
Trans Rights are human Rights.
Sex Workers are WORKERS.
NO KINGS OWN THESE STREETS.
Trans Rights are human Rights.
Sex Workers are WORKERS.
NO KINGS OWN THESE STREETS.
Pinned
A veteran being "proud of their service" doesnt mean they are proud of the actions the US Military takes around the world .
For most (at least before 2024) Joining the military isnt an effort to support genocide or inflict imperialism.
For most, its the opposite.
For most (at least before 2024) Joining the military isnt an effort to support genocide or inflict imperialism.
For most, its the opposite.
Reposted by Give Me An Axe
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
It will of course, be used against our new council.
Becuase fucking political gamemanship over actually fucking helping people
Becuase fucking political gamemanship over actually fucking helping people
I think, a big thing almost everyone I've seen commenting on/about this is neglecting, is that THIS, is EXACTLY why we voted for a new charter. A new way of doing things.
And this ongoing DISCOVERY of an old problem, is a benefit of the new system, not a symptom of a new problem.
And this ongoing DISCOVERY of an old problem, is a benefit of the new system, not a symptom of a new problem.
The Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) is sitting on $106 million in unspent funds, far more than was previously reported. City Administrator Raymond Lee outlined the funding in a memo Friday afternoon.
February 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
It will of course, be used against our new council.
Becuase fucking political gamemanship over actually fucking helping people
Becuase fucking political gamemanship over actually fucking helping people
I think, a big thing almost everyone I've seen commenting on/about this is neglecting, is that THIS, is EXACTLY why we voted for a new charter. A new way of doing things.
And this ongoing DISCOVERY of an old problem, is a benefit of the new system, not a symptom of a new problem.
And this ongoing DISCOVERY of an old problem, is a benefit of the new system, not a symptom of a new problem.
The Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) is sitting on $106 million in unspent funds, far more than was previously reported. City Administrator Raymond Lee outlined the funding in a memo Friday afternoon.
Update: Portland Housing Bureau's Unspent Funds Reach $106 Million
News of the unspent money comes two months after city councilors learned the city's Rental Services Office amassed $21 million in revenue, which went unreported for months.
www.portlandmercury.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I think, a big thing almost everyone I've seen commenting on/about this is neglecting, is that THIS, is EXACTLY why we voted for a new charter. A new way of doing things.
And this ongoing DISCOVERY of an old problem, is a benefit of the new system, not a symptom of a new problem.
And this ongoing DISCOVERY of an old problem, is a benefit of the new system, not a symptom of a new problem.
Fuck this guy, and fuck this guy especially.
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Fuck this guy, and fuck this guy especially.
The PPB: Paraphrased, but only a little really.
"He had a gun when we saw him last week. So when he also had a gun this week, we shot him on sight."
I'll be honest. I'm really looking forward to seeing the body cam footage from the officer who said the victim raised the handgun to shoot.
"He had a gun when we saw him last week. So when he also had a gun this week, we shot him on sight."
I'll be honest. I'm really looking forward to seeing the body cam footage from the officer who said the victim raised the handgun to shoot.
Portland Police officers shot and killed a man inside a Northwest apartment complex Thursday morning.
According to police, officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who pointed a handgun and tried to shoot at two security officers last Saturday, January 31.
According to police, officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who pointed a handgun and tried to shoot at two security officers last Saturday, January 31.
Man Fatally Shot By Police in NW Portland
Portland Police officers shot and killed a man inside a Northwest apartment complex Thursday morning. According to police, officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who pointed a handgun and tried to...
www.portlandmercury.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The PPB: Paraphrased, but only a little really.
"He had a gun when we saw him last week. So when he also had a gun this week, we shot him on sight."
I'll be honest. I'm really looking forward to seeing the body cam footage from the officer who said the victim raised the handgun to shoot.
"He had a gun when we saw him last week. So when he also had a gun this week, we shot him on sight."
I'll be honest. I'm really looking forward to seeing the body cam footage from the officer who said the victim raised the handgun to shoot.
Sharing this 2 year old WW article because it's about my life long favorite band and they are very much living loudly in my heart today.
Also Portlanders, you should find and listen to one of Floater's many excellent albums today.
www.wweek.com/archive/2024...
Also Portlanders, you should find and listen to one of Floater's many excellent albums today.
www.wweek.com/archive/2024...
Critics Hate It, Radio Won’t Play It, but Thanks to Its Legion of Rural and Suburban Fans, Floater Lives On
www.wweek.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Sharing this 2 year old WW article because it's about my life long favorite band and they are very much living loudly in my heart today.
Also Portlanders, you should find and listen to one of Floater's many excellent albums today.
www.wweek.com/archive/2024...
Also Portlanders, you should find and listen to one of Floater's many excellent albums today.
www.wweek.com/archive/2024...
Reposted by Give Me An Axe
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Noteable sensationalist and record holder for the most settled-out-of-court hostile work environment lawsuits in Marvel's New York City, J. Jonah Jameson was better at running a newspaper than Jeff Bezos.
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Noteable sensationalist and record holder for the most settled-out-of-court hostile work environment lawsuits in Marvel's New York City, J. Jonah Jameson was better at running a newspaper than Jeff Bezos.
Jesus christ hes so good at this.
If this man is evil i will eat a shoe.
If this man is evil i will eat a shoe.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Jesus christ hes so good at this.
If this man is evil i will eat a shoe.
If this man is evil i will eat a shoe.
@drmitchpdx.bsky.social
Did you see this?
It turns out, Waymo is just a scam to eliminate more jobs in the US.
Yes please Salem, sign me up for taxis driven by cubicle call centers in another hemisphere!!!
Did you see this?
It turns out, Waymo is just a scam to eliminate more jobs in the US.
Yes please Salem, sign me up for taxis driven by cubicle call centers in another hemisphere!!!
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
@drmitchpdx.bsky.social
Did you see this?
It turns out, Waymo is just a scam to eliminate more jobs in the US.
Yes please Salem, sign me up for taxis driven by cubicle call centers in another hemisphere!!!
Did you see this?
It turns out, Waymo is just a scam to eliminate more jobs in the US.
Yes please Salem, sign me up for taxis driven by cubicle call centers in another hemisphere!!!
This is so fucking cool.
Working link: www.typotheque.com/blog/cheroke...
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 AM
This is so fucking cool.
Reposted by Give Me An Axe
re last boost:
A Substack founder once said they carry Nazi pages bc they "don't want to be in the censorship business." Then three minutes later said they don't carry adult content. Full stop. No further explanation.
So they *are* in the censorship business. They choose Nazis over pornographers.
A Substack founder once said they carry Nazi pages bc they "don't want to be in the censorship business." Then three minutes later said they don't carry adult content. Full stop. No further explanation.
So they *are* in the censorship business. They choose Nazis over pornographers.
February 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM
re last boost:
A Substack founder once said they carry Nazi pages bc they "don't want to be in the censorship business." Then three minutes later said they don't carry adult content. Full stop. No further explanation.
So they *are* in the censorship business. They choose Nazis over pornographers.
A Substack founder once said they carry Nazi pages bc they "don't want to be in the censorship business." Then three minutes later said they don't carry adult content. Full stop. No further explanation.
So they *are* in the censorship business. They choose Nazis over pornographers.
If werr gonna raid any funds for anything in portland id imagine that the fire department, transit, schools, and housing should the be the ones benefitting.
You’ll never guess which Deputy City Administrator (with deep ties to PBA lobbyists) wants to raid $75 million of PCEF funds for Moda Center renovations.
Portland leaders look to city’s cash-rich climate fund to help keep Trail Blazers in town
A key city councilor expressed skepticism about the proposal to use clean energy fund money for Moda Center renovations, saying those dollars are supposed to reduce carbon emissions, not finance arena...
www.oregonlive.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
If werr gonna raid any funds for anything in portland id imagine that the fire department, transit, schools, and housing should the be the ones benefitting.
I mean by their standards.. half the city council would have been biased out of being on that committee.
Prospective members were also judged on bias. Here are the criteria given to the vendor conducting the news, blogs, and social media search check:
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I mean by their standards.. half the city council would have been biased out of being on that committee.
Reposted by Give Me An Axe
Coldest take I can imagine: We need nationwide mail in voting.
February 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Coldest take I can imagine: We need nationwide mail in voting.
The dumbest shit comment on Facebook today.
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The dumbest shit comment on Facebook today.
I say this. Because even IF we somehow manage to elect someone who is NOT a republican, or MAGA et al.
The systems that have oppressed us have ALWAYS BEEN THERE. and they will still need to be abolished.
The systems that have oppressed us have ALWAYS BEEN THERE. and they will still need to be abolished.
I remember roughly around 2001-2003 watching a protest at the Port of Olympia get attacked by police for the "violent" act of being completely seated.
There, seeds of anger were planted within me.
My eyes opened to an injust system I had not yet been aware of.
Its only gotten worse since then.
There, seeds of anger were planted within me.
My eyes opened to an injust system I had not yet been aware of.
Its only gotten worse since then.
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I say this. Because even IF we somehow manage to elect someone who is NOT a republican, or MAGA et al.
The systems that have oppressed us have ALWAYS BEEN THERE. and they will still need to be abolished.
The systems that have oppressed us have ALWAYS BEEN THERE. and they will still need to be abolished.
The world has never been made significantly better by anything less than the unbridled rage of a vengeance film protagonist channeled through the actions of the oppressed masses.
Im so fucking over milktoast bay area politics.
Im so fucking over milktoast bay area politics.
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The world has never been made significantly better by anything less than the unbridled rage of a vengeance film protagonist channeled through the actions of the oppressed masses.
Im so fucking over milktoast bay area politics.
Im so fucking over milktoast bay area politics.
I remember roughly around 2001-2003 watching a protest at the Port of Olympia get attacked by police for the "violent" act of being completely seated.
There, seeds of anger were planted within me.
My eyes opened to an injust system I had not yet been aware of.
Its only gotten worse since then.
There, seeds of anger were planted within me.
My eyes opened to an injust system I had not yet been aware of.
Its only gotten worse since then.
February 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I remember roughly around 2001-2003 watching a protest at the Port of Olympia get attacked by police for the "violent" act of being completely seated.
There, seeds of anger were planted within me.
My eyes opened to an injust system I had not yet been aware of.
Its only gotten worse since then.
There, seeds of anger were planted within me.
My eyes opened to an injust system I had not yet been aware of.
Its only gotten worse since then.
ICE ON WOODSTOCK & 67TH.
February 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
ICE ON WOODSTOCK & 67TH.
Reposted by Give Me An Axe
The big homie @meronmonroe.blacksky.app put me into this Black daily crossword puzzle.
Enjoy my niggas.
www.blackcrossword.com
Enjoy my niggas.
www.blackcrossword.com
Black Crossword | A free daily mini puzzle | Play online now
Black Crossword is a free daily puzzle with a focus on cultural references from across the African diaspora. Available online and in book format.
www.blackcrossword.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The big homie @meronmonroe.blacksky.app put me into this Black daily crossword puzzle.
Enjoy my niggas.
www.blackcrossword.com
Enjoy my niggas.
www.blackcrossword.com
Who needs Border Patrol in town when the PPB will kill you just as dead.
February 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Who needs Border Patrol in town when the PPB will kill you just as dead.
HOLY SHIT. I really hope theres some missed fucking nuance with the writing of this. Because how it reads is like a bunch of soldiers clearing a nazi bunker at normady.
You dont fucking shoot civilians the second they come out of the door. You fucking detain them.
You dont fucking shoot civilians the second they come out of the door. You fucking detain them.
Police shot and killed a man in Portland's Pearl District Thursday morning. Police said tactical officers and a crisis negotiation team were serving an arrest warrant.
Police shoot, kill man in Portland’s Pearl District
Police said tactical officers and a crisis negotiation team were serving an arrest warrant when officers shot and killed the man.
www.opb.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
HOLY SHIT. I really hope theres some missed fucking nuance with the writing of this. Because how it reads is like a bunch of soldiers clearing a nazi bunker at normady.
You dont fucking shoot civilians the second they come out of the door. You fucking detain them.
You dont fucking shoot civilians the second they come out of the door. You fucking detain them.
Reposted by Give Me An Axe
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue