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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 8m

Non-paywalled link: archive.is/XWuI8

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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 37m

A note from war-ravaged Portland:

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War-Ravaged Portland

I was thinking that I might take some photos on my walk tomorrow to show you Portland in all of its overcast autumn glory, but you don’t need to see images of our tree-lined streets and our communi…

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 13h

The only skill I use as an attorney that I actually learned in law school was TOC formatting.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 14h

Nope, that's also formatting requirements, it's title case because those are the titles of the sections.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 14h

OK but "costume protest" is AMAZING.

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 14h

The case caption (parties, type of pleading) is always in all caps, that's a court thing.

The errors thing is MSWord being MSWord.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 17h

ma'am, you are not beating the "your children are fae, actually" charges ANY time soon.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 18h

Salt bagel, lightly toasted, with lox, tomato, and cream cheese*.
Coffee light, no sugar

* I'll do it on onion or plain (in that order) if salt is unavailable, but I have POTS, I need all the salt I can get

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 21h

One of my favorite things about NYC is whenever anyone runs for office here they are required to disclose their bagel order.

Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 21h

So many limbs, so many logistics.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

All else aside, is rural Idaho gonna be real friendly to a bunch of Qatari families suddenly moving in, ya think?

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CalyxWorks @calyxworks.com · 1d

Turns out we are ALL #PortlandFrog!

Shirts, hoodies and mugs now available.

Profits to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. ✊

calyxdesign.com/calyxworks/p...

Portland Frog Little Beirut » Calyx Design

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

̶c̶o̶w̶ bat tools

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

And lo the children's book follows in a thread under this comment. Goddamn, but I love it here.

Dr. Geoffrey M, Queer and Spooky @drgeoffreym.bsky.social · 1d

There's a whole children's book in that frame.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

Might I also suggest:

Amazon.com: Inflatable Bald Eagle Costume for Adult Blow up Eagle Mascot Costume Outfit Funny Independence Day Parade Patriotic Costume Suit : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry

www.amazon.com

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Mary Sue @marysuesays.bsky.social · 1d

Live view of PDX right now

slowhed @slowhed-comics.bsky.social · 1d

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

NO!

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

He's only 26, and he & his mom had a rough go of things for a while because my dad is a grade-A deadbeat (I found a news article about 15-20 years ago about the house Habitat for Humanity was building for them), so I made the best judgment call I could & am hoping for the best.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

I have not done the necessary introspection to figure out the "why" of that deep gut feeling, and my therapist is on sabbatical right now, so I'm going with my gut & leaving the why for later 🤷‍♀️

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

And that's how I wound up using the FB Marketplace messaging system to have the very first contact I've ever had with my 1/2 brother to tell him that our dad is disabled, and possibly permanently.

Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

Being good at finding people, I found Ian, because maybe he knew, maybe he doesn't care, but maybe he & I are in the same situation and isn't that kind of news better to come from family, even if that person is technically a stranger?

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

Checking the court records related to dad & Sandy's divorce, and Sandy's prolific FB history (the boomers are so predictable), it appears to me that Ian likely hasn't had much contact with our dad, either.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

(brother has been corrected re: importance of that kind of news)
My freshman year of college, dad & his then-wife adopted a 1.5-year-old boy, Ian, whom I've never met but my brother did spend time with until dad & Sandy divorced & she moved back home to CO.

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Jennifer K. @pdxjenni.bsky.social · 1d

I have no contact with my dad, since 1999. I occasionally check on his status as a living person. This last time I came across a comment on his wife's FB, asking how he's doing. He broke his back in the spring & remains unable to walk. My brother knew but didn't think it important to tell me.

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