Jake
@jakeythesnakey.bsky.social
“We should all emulate the virtues of the rattle snake: strong communication and good follow through”
PDX
13 month year evangelist
Lobbyist
Gym
I work in politics, my views/posts are my own and do not reflect my employer’s
Building Code/Housing/HVAC nerd
PDX
13 month year evangelist
Lobbyist
Gym
I work in politics, my views/posts are my own and do not reflect my employer’s
Building Code/Housing/HVAC nerd
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Jake
@jakeythesnakey.bsky.social
· Aug 18
The end-all-be-all take on Abundance: 1/n
An Abundance movement quickly formed around the book that seemed more interested in backing the moderate establishment wing in intra-Democratic party fights than they were in the book itself. (i.e. Ritchie Torres, Matt Yglesias, etc.)
An Abundance movement quickly formed around the book that seemed more interested in backing the moderate establishment wing in intra-Democratic party fights than they were in the book itself. (i.e. Ritchie Torres, Matt Yglesias, etc.)
If martial law was declared and there was blood in the streets and democratic politicians were being arrested and executed, i am 100% certain id still be getting texts like this in my foxhole
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If martial law was declared and there was blood in the streets and democratic politicians were being arrested and executed, i am 100% certain id still be getting texts like this in my foxhole
The used 2011 Prius is the single biggest wealth builder in the American economy
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The used 2011 Prius is the single biggest wealth builder in the American economy
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In the land of the rizzless, the former theater kid is king
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In the land of the rizzless, the former theater kid is king
Okay come on, who is gunna be a hero and just screenshot the entire thing for everyone?
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Okay come on, who is gunna be a hero and just screenshot the entire thing for everyone?
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Trump is also a New Yorker who has always wanted elite insider status, which he was denied because he’s a crude bore, and having the mayor come to meet him absolutely made him feel good just by itself.
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump is also a New Yorker who has always wanted elite insider status, which he was denied because he’s a crude bore, and having the mayor come to meet him absolutely made him feel good just by itself.
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it is time for the legislature to get serious and commit to an increase in the trimet payroll tax
Portland: Highly damaging transit service cuts may be coming in the next year. Still no sign of a plan on how to prevent them.
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
Planned Bus and MAX Service Cuts
Due to a growing budget gap, we must cut some TriMet service starting in November 2025.
trimet.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
it is time for the legislature to get serious and commit to an increase in the trimet payroll tax
Maybe it’s just b/c it’s my wheelhouse but I firmly believe any dem can talk to the president about how they want to build big beautiful buildings and he’ll lap it up
Trump says that Mamdani said many interesting things in their private meeting (that he seems to vaguely approve of): fighting crime, building housing
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Maybe it’s just b/c it’s my wheelhouse but I firmly believe any dem can talk to the president about how they want to build big beautiful buildings and he’ll lap it up
American armadillos ALWAYS have four babies, and all four are ALWAYS the same sex
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
American armadillos ALWAYS have four babies, and all four are ALWAYS the same sex
All these grok posts are gross and cringe and embarrassing for everyone involved. Stop posting them!
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
All these grok posts are gross and cringe and embarrassing for everyone involved. Stop posting them!
You can trust the home builders association to be on the wrong side of every issue as surely as the sun sets in the west
Welp, it looks like the Portland Metro Chamber’s solidarity with the community against ICE and a federal invasion ends at charging an impact fee to property owners who would rent their properties to detention facilities that harm neighbors & drain public resources.
Can’t say that we’re surprised!
Can’t say that we’re surprised!
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
You can trust the home builders association to be on the wrong side of every issue as surely as the sun sets in the west
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i am not going to be posting "oh please won't everybody vote for this crappy dinky little tax increase so we can run the snowplows in madras but not have any money for anything i care about" get rid of mark meek and then we'll talk
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
i am not going to be posting "oh please won't everybody vote for this crappy dinky little tax increase so we can run the snowplows in madras but not have any money for anything i care about" get rid of mark meek and then we'll talk
I can’t overstate how much my mental health is dependent on the mcelroy brothers
(This niche was formerly filled by Car Talk)
(This niche was formerly filled by Car Talk)
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I can’t overstate how much my mental health is dependent on the mcelroy brothers
(This niche was formerly filled by Car Talk)
(This niche was formerly filled by Car Talk)
Hot take: definitionally a bike bus is mutual aid and crowdfunded charitable/donation efforts are not
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hot take: definitionally a bike bus is mutual aid and crowdfunded charitable/donation efforts are not
So if their own statements can be trusted, No Tax Oregon is going to get the ODOT tax increases on the midterm ballot. The midterms will be good for Dem turnout, but idk if Oregon will vote a tax increase through.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
So if their own statements can be trusted, No Tax Oregon is going to get the ODOT tax increases on the midterm ballot. The midterms will be good for Dem turnout, but idk if Oregon will vote a tax increase through.
Politics is, fundamentally, the realm of drama kids, stat nerds, the occasional psychopath, and activists. Venn diagram of course.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Politics is, fundamentally, the realm of drama kids, stat nerds, the occasional psychopath, and activists. Venn diagram of course.
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Ah leaf day :) when we all come together to pay for a service that only the richest neighborhoods benefit from, because they are apparently incapable of raking.
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
It's the third week of the Leaf Day season and PBOT crews have been busy! This Wednesday Nov. 18 is the first "clean sweep" of a Leaf Day tow zone in Northwest Portland. Prior to street sweeping, any vehicle parked on the street in a tow zone will be towed.
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Ah leaf day :) when we all come together to pay for a service that only the richest neighborhoods benefit from, because they are apparently incapable of raking.
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
My understanding: only unclassified docs in the Epstein files are cleared for release, and the President can unilaterally classify things.
Can anyone lmk if that’s right?
Can anyone lmk if that’s right?
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My understanding: only unclassified docs in the Epstein files are cleared for release, and the President can unilaterally classify things.
Can anyone lmk if that’s right?
Can anyone lmk if that’s right?
Called out immediately for drinking out of this mug on the morning all hands
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Called out immediately for drinking out of this mug on the morning all hands
Ah leaf day :) when we all come together to pay for a service that only the richest neighborhoods benefit from, because they are apparently incapable of raking.
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
It's the third week of the Leaf Day season and PBOT crews have been busy! This Wednesday Nov. 18 is the first "clean sweep" of a Leaf Day tow zone in Northwest Portland. Prior to street sweeping, any vehicle parked on the street in a tow zone will be towed.
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Ah leaf day :) when we all come together to pay for a service that only the richest neighborhoods benefit from, because they are apparently incapable of raking.
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
Bonus: the week prior every bike lane on my commute is filled with leafs because people just put them into the street!
Defund leaf day!
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Or him
I'm not slut shaming Nuzzi. Sleep with whoever you want, but like not him.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Or him
As always, an evergreen video to show that even someone who is in great shape, a football player, is about 15 seconds away from lifelong disability, brain damage, broken bones: www.reddit.com/r/WinStupidP...
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
As always, an evergreen video to show that even someone who is in great shape, a football player, is about 15 seconds away from lifelong disability, brain damage, broken bones: www.reddit.com/r/WinStupidP...
I have seen some *really nasty* fights and shootings. The vast majority, 90%+ of people, are not prepared for serious physical violence. And that’s a good thing!
I think a lot of people grossly overestimate their own ability to respond to physical violence, especially when the other individual intends serious physical harm.
I was accosted and beaten as a younger man and I can tell you that by the time I understood what was happening the fight was over.
I was accosted and beaten as a younger man and I can tell you that by the time I understood what was happening the fight was over.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have seen some *really nasty* fights and shootings. The vast majority, 90%+ of people, are not prepared for serious physical violence. And that’s a good thing!
I am way too emotionally invested in the survival of this whale
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I am way too emotionally invested in the survival of this whale
Plz stop
28 seconds later: Seahawks posting is on pause until they stop throwing interceptions
Seahawks posting begins now
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Plz stop