Hank Stern
@hankstern.bsky.social
Twitter emigre who’s an irrational fan of Oregon football, Georgetown basketball, the SF Giants & Trail Blazers. Also a wanna-be novelist who’s a rational reader of history & politics.
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Hank Stern
@hankstern.bsky.social
· Mar 1
"Have you no sense of decency, Sir?" Joseph Welch to Joe McCarthy
YouTube video by Witnify
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Pinning this for the duration:
RIP Jimmy Cliff. This timeless song and his stellar performance of it will be on a loop in my head for a good while.
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by worldsgreatestmusic
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November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. This timeless song and his stellar performance of it will be on a loop in my head for a good while.
Time to board the "Love Boat." #RipCity
a sign that says no boat on it
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November 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Time to board the "Love Boat." #RipCity
In today's episode of "Grumpy Old Portlander," we ask why a city not only allows piles of leaves in the street for days on end ... but actually encourages these traffic hazards until city leaf collectors arrive at some point.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In today's episode of "Grumpy Old Portlander," we ask why a city not only allows piles of leaves in the street for days on end ... but actually encourages these traffic hazards until city leaf collectors arrive at some point.
There are few more comforting facts as an Oregon sports fan than never having heard anybody else on the PA during a Ducks home football or basketball game besides Don Essig. #GoDucks
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
There are few more comforting facts as an Oregon sports fan than never having heard anybody else on the PA during a Ducks home football or basketball game besides Don Essig. #GoDucks
The best issue of a magazine I have read in a good while.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The best issue of a magazine I have read in a good while.
A very happy Felix Unger Day to all who celebrate.
November 13th - Official Odd Couple Day - Felix Gets Kicked Out
YouTube video by Joe Cracco… Everything Else 🤷♂️
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A very happy Felix Unger Day to all who celebrate.
Ducks vs Them | 2025 Oregon Football Game 9 | “The Way of the Warrior"
YouTube video by GoDucks
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November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Put everybody in bubble wrap, get on the plane and have a safe flight home to Eugene. #GoDucks
a duck mascot is standing on a football field with a crowd in the background .
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November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Put everybody in bubble wrap, get on the plane and have a safe flight home to Eugene. #GoDucks
One of the many things I miss about the PAC-12 is the opportunity every two years to lament that “it’s always tough in the Palouse.” #GoDucks
a mascot wearing a red jersey with the number 17 on it
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November 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One of the many things I miss about the PAC-12 is the opportunity every two years to lament that “it’s always tough in the Palouse.” #GoDucks
Enough with the panic about what Iowa could do to Oregon.
Here’s what Oregon will do to Iowa — get an early lead and coast to a 28-10 win. #GoDucks
Here’s what Oregon will do to Iowa — get an early lead and coast to a 28-10 win. #GoDucks
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Enough with the panic about what Iowa could do to Oregon.
Here’s what Oregon will do to Iowa — get an early lead and coast to a 28-10 win. #GoDucks
Here’s what Oregon will do to Iowa — get an early lead and coast to a 28-10 win. #GoDucks
No way the Blazers were gonna lose on Bill Walton’s birthday. #RipCity
a man in a grateful dead shirt is dancing in a crowd .
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November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
No way the Blazers were gonna lose on Bill Walton’s birthday. #RipCity
When future historians seek out signs of civilization’s utter collapse, may I humbly suggest the moment that the inexplicably compulsory shots of Jerry Jones in his owner’s box somehow got even more ridiculous with the addition of Stephen A. Smith. #MNF
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
When future historians seek out signs of civilization’s utter collapse, may I humbly suggest the moment that the inexplicably compulsory shots of Jerry Jones in his owner’s box somehow got even more ridiculous with the addition of Stephen A. Smith. #MNF
My first “byline” in quite some time in Willamette Week. 😀 #RipCity ⬇️
“Never would’ve imagined until today that for a team that drafted LaRue Martin, Sam Bowie and Greg Oden, and that endured the injuries to Bill Walton and Brandon Roy, there’d be a new leader in the clubhouse for ‘OMG news.’”
Readers Respond to the Arrest of Chauncey Billups
WW Staff
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November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My first “byline” in quite some time in Willamette Week. 😀 #RipCity ⬇️
Good on Yang Hansen for passing the road test for his Oregon driver’s license.
I failed the first time … with the examiner telling me “what it boils down to, young man, is you’re a danger on the road.” #RipCity
I failed the first time … with the examiner telling me “what it boils down to, young man, is you’re a danger on the road.” #RipCity
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Good on Yang Hansen for passing the road test for his Oregon driver’s license.
I failed the first time … with the examiner telling me “what it boils down to, young man, is you’re a danger on the road.” #RipCity
I failed the first time … with the examiner telling me “what it boils down to, young man, is you’re a danger on the road.” #RipCity