Pdx dog lover
@boredwithportland.bsky.social
Rebuilding trust
I love when they say this type of thing
They acknowledge that the trust is gone
How long has it been gone for a day or 10 years?
I love when they say this type of thing
They acknowledge that the trust is gone
How long has it been gone for a day or 10 years?
Portlanders: let your councilors know what you need to hear and understand during this oversight process. Because at the end of the day, this is about rebuilding public trust.
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Rebuilding trust
I love when they say this type of thing
They acknowledge that the trust is gone
How long has it been gone for a day or 10 years?
I love when they say this type of thing
They acknowledge that the trust is gone
How long has it been gone for a day or 10 years?
Welcome to the party.
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Trump's ICE has no place in Oregon. The use of tear gas against families, children, and peaceful demonstrators yesterday is a horrific abuse of authority that undermines public safety and violates constitutional rights. Federal agents must stand down and be held accountable.
Anti-ICE protest draws massive crowd at South Portland facility, feds deploy tear gas
Thousands of demonstrators who marched to the ICE building were met with pepper balls and tear gas within minutes of their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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♫ Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, yeah ♫
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, yeah ♫
Marvin Gaye - “what’s going on + mercy mercy me” new mix 2023
YouTube video by Pau Marfa
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February 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
♫ Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, yeah ♫
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, yeah ♫
Can we put this on a T-shirt, please?
"The people have a right to know"
Address the Senator Graham Bill.
We have a right to know.
"The people have a right to know"
Address the Senator Graham Bill.
We have a right to know.
Remember when we were all desperately trying to deescalate and stop the national guard from coming in? The president of PPA went on Fox News to say he would actually welcome them. So no, we don’t all want the same things. And people have a right to know.
www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city...
www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city...
Blue city officers open to feds’ help fighting crime crisis as leaders spew ‘anti-police rhetoric’: union pres
President Donald Trump directs National Guard to Portland to protect ICE facilities from Antifa attacks as the city's police union president expresses openness to federal support.
www.foxnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Can we put this on a T-shirt, please?
"The people have a right to know"
Address the Senator Graham Bill.
We have a right to know.
"The people have a right to know"
Address the Senator Graham Bill.
We have a right to know.
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Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay soft in a world that keeps asking you to harden up.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay soft in a world that keeps asking you to harden up.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
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I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
Mr. Rogers would be here now… So I'm here.
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Mr. Rogers would be here now… So I'm here.
Asked this of journalist, but open to other opinions
Why do councilors appear to criticise everything that comes out of mayors office?
It's as if he's Trump and their knee jerk reaction is to ask, WTF are you asking of us?!
Build more housing? That's not possible bc of a b c
Yet Housing first!
Why do councilors appear to criticise everything that comes out of mayors office?
It's as if he's Trump and their knee jerk reaction is to ask, WTF are you asking of us?!
Build more housing? That's not possible bc of a b c
Yet Housing first!
Can you explain how we have councillors shouting we need to build more housing yet they aren't leaping up and down supporting the mayor when he sets an actual number
Please explain how this is consistent
And not just pattern of negatively reacting to whatever the @mayorkwilson.bsky.social says
Please explain how this is consistent
And not just pattern of negatively reacting to whatever the @mayorkwilson.bsky.social says
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Asked this of journalist, but open to other opinions
Why do councilors appear to criticise everything that comes out of mayors office?
It's as if he's Trump and their knee jerk reaction is to ask, WTF are you asking of us?!
Build more housing? That's not possible bc of a b c
Yet Housing first!
Why do councilors appear to criticise everything that comes out of mayors office?
It's as if he's Trump and their knee jerk reaction is to ask, WTF are you asking of us?!
Build more housing? That's not possible bc of a b c
Yet Housing first!
Im the second to repost this. Guess who the first was?
This is not the energy I want to see.
Do you? If you say yes, do you take life seriously enough?
And if you think you do, thank your rich parents for your comfortability.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
This is not the energy I want to see.
Do you? If you say yes, do you take life seriously enough?
And if you think you do, thank your rich parents for your comfortability.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Im the second to repost this. Guess who the first was?
This is not the energy I want to see.
Do you? If you say yes, do you take life seriously enough?
And if you think you do, thank your rich parents for your comfortability.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
This is not the energy I want to see.
Do you? If you say yes, do you take life seriously enough?
And if you think you do, thank your rich parents for your comfortability.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
Thank you Steve novick.
Stop with the assumptions!
Stop with the assumptions!
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Thank you Steve novick.
Stop with the assumptions!
Stop with the assumptions!
There is no way Loretta Smith could handle running these meetings
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There is no way Loretta Smith could handle running these meetings
Who will admit, I tend to go straight to outrage to prove I'm on the "good side"
I think we're still more alike than different.
Let's not go straight to outrage. A question is not outrage.
I think we're still more alike than different.
Let's not go straight to outrage. A question is not outrage.
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Who will admit, I tend to go straight to outrage to prove I'm on the "good side"
I think we're still more alike than different.
Let's not go straight to outrage. A question is not outrage.
I think we're still more alike than different.
Let's not go straight to outrage. A question is not outrage.
Maybe we rewrite they're trying to say?
How else do we move forward?
My heritage is written by me - acknowledging my family's journey and I get to live here to tell my story with life, liberty and happiness
Our story wasn't easy but life here is a dream come true
Why go straight to outrage?
How else do we move forward?
My heritage is written by me - acknowledging my family's journey and I get to live here to tell my story with life, liberty and happiness
Our story wasn't easy but life here is a dream come true
Why go straight to outrage?
Good god. I am a 9th-generation American. My ancestors were here when the USA was 13 colonies. I am who they're talking to. But the fact is, I come from a family of colonizers who tortured and murdered to get their way. Is that the One Heritage you're talking about, bro?
Fuck this.
Fuck this.
January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Maybe we rewrite they're trying to say?
How else do we move forward?
My heritage is written by me - acknowledging my family's journey and I get to live here to tell my story with life, liberty and happiness
Our story wasn't easy but life here is a dream come true
Why go straight to outrage?
How else do we move forward?
My heritage is written by me - acknowledging my family's journey and I get to live here to tell my story with life, liberty and happiness
Our story wasn't easy but life here is a dream come true
Why go straight to outrage?
The similarity with Minneapolis is this too.
Timing and process.
Both situations showed terrible decision making by the people who are supposed to be following a set of rules.
After a shooting, are they hurt? Check and find out.
Failed both.
Timing and process.
Both situations showed terrible decision making by the people who are supposed to be following a set of rules.
After a shooting, are they hurt? Check and find out.
Failed both.
That is why this incident hits so deeply at a human level.
It undermines the rule of law. When armed federal agents can use deadly force, leave the scene, and then control the narrative afterward, accountability becomes fragile at best.
It undermines the rule of law. When armed federal agents can use deadly force, leave the scene, and then control the narrative afterward, accountability becomes fragile at best.
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The similarity with Minneapolis is this too.
Timing and process.
Both situations showed terrible decision making by the people who are supposed to be following a set of rules.
After a shooting, are they hurt? Check and find out.
Failed both.
Timing and process.
Both situations showed terrible decision making by the people who are supposed to be following a set of rules.
After a shooting, are they hurt? Check and find out.
Failed both.
What I would like to see is a demonstration of critically thinking through an issue
What are the questions we ought to ask, what are the answers in this particularly situation and what are good next steps for us to take individually and as a city.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
What are the questions we ought to ask, what are the answers in this particularly situation and what are good next steps for us to take individually and as a city.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What I would like to see is a demonstration of critically thinking through an issue
What are the questions we ought to ask, what are the answers in this particularly situation and what are good next steps for us to take individually and as a city.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
What are the questions we ought to ask, what are the answers in this particularly situation and what are good next steps for us to take individually and as a city.
@pamela-fitzsimmons.bsky.social
Look at this weak answer
"Pretty sure"
Can we have someone w a backbone ask city govt workers?
Look at the language he used, "Try to make them"
Yet they're in charge of "policy"
What will you "try to make us do" as a city?
Are we a warm collective or rugged individualists?
Consistency pls
"Pretty sure"
Can we have someone w a backbone ask city govt workers?
Look at the language he used, "Try to make them"
Yet they're in charge of "policy"
What will you "try to make us do" as a city?
Are we a warm collective or rugged individualists?
Consistency pls
pretty sure my staff ride transit or bike to work. i don’t know, i don’t check or try to make them ride the bus, which would be inappropriate. these days i drive more than i’d like, bc it’s anywhere between 45 - 60 min from door to door to get to the office. i switch modes depending on circumstances
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Look at this weak answer
"Pretty sure"
Can we have someone w a backbone ask city govt workers?
Look at the language he used, "Try to make them"
Yet they're in charge of "policy"
What will you "try to make us do" as a city?
Are we a warm collective or rugged individualists?
Consistency pls
"Pretty sure"
Can we have someone w a backbone ask city govt workers?
Look at the language he used, "Try to make them"
Yet they're in charge of "policy"
What will you "try to make us do" as a city?
Are we a warm collective or rugged individualists?
Consistency pls
Can we ask how many days a week his staff use public transit to go into the office?
Let's calculate this for all the govt workers.
How many use public transit daily?
Anyone? Anyone?
@trimet.org @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @coachmaxsteele.substack.com
Let's calculate this for all the govt workers.
How many use public transit daily?
Anyone? Anyone?
@trimet.org @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @coachmaxsteele.substack.com
the real doom loop is service cuts to our transit system. if you cut frequency on an already infrequent system, it’s going to hurt ridership, which will lead to more cuts and fare hikes, which further hurt ridership. all of that of course adds future liabilities to the rest of the transport system
Proposed 2026 Transit Service Changes
Weigh in on proposed service efficiencies and cuts for Aug. 23, 2026, as TriMet reduces spending.
trimet.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Can we ask how many days a week his staff use public transit to go into the office?
Let's calculate this for all the govt workers.
How many use public transit daily?
Anyone? Anyone?
@trimet.org @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @coachmaxsteele.substack.com
Let's calculate this for all the govt workers.
How many use public transit daily?
Anyone? Anyone?
@trimet.org @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @coachmaxsteele.substack.com
Do the young people even remember when Portland was on the up and up?
Do you ever think what happened?
I hope you do.
It doesn't need to be this way. Why is it this way?
Do you ever think what happened?
I hope you do.
It doesn't need to be this way. Why is it this way?
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Do the young people even remember when Portland was on the up and up?
Do you ever think what happened?
I hope you do.
It doesn't need to be this way. Why is it this way?
Do you ever think what happened?
I hope you do.
It doesn't need to be this way. Why is it this way?
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Jonathan Grall, diagnosed at age 22 with schizophrenia, refused to take his medication and cycled in and out of emergency care until he fatally stabbed a man.
A Portland man killed a stranger. Only then did he get long-term help
Jonathan Grall, diagnosed at age 22 with schizophrenia, refused to take his medication and cycled in and out of emergency care until he fatally stabbed a man.
www.oregonlive.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Jonathan Grall, diagnosed at age 22 with schizophrenia, refused to take his medication and cycled in and out of emergency care until he fatally stabbed a man.
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Intergenerational relationships can be beneficial for everyone. A recent study from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga found that conversations between college students and older adults helped the students gain a better perspective on their older peers.
An SOU class designs a space for intergenerational play
Southern Oregon University is building a retirement facility on campus. Students and professors are working to figure out how to create spaces to bring college students and older learners together.
www.opb.org
December 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Intergenerational relationships can be beneficial for everyone. A recent study from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga found that conversations between college students and older adults helped the students gain a better perspective on their older peers.
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Records show Portland’s total payroll for fiscal year 2024-2025 increased 26% from the roughly $657 million in reported spending three years prior.
Here’s how much every Portland city employee got paid last year
Records show Portland’s total payroll for fiscal year 2024-2025 increased 26% from the roughly $657 million in reported spending three years prior.
www.oregonlive.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Records show Portland’s total payroll for fiscal year 2024-2025 increased 26% from the roughly $657 million in reported spending three years prior.
This is not acceptable
From 2015 to 2030(?) Portland lost its way.
It assumes it's gonna find its way in 2030 after all the people in Power are long gone and made their money
Fight back, Portlanders… we need our politicians to be more effective NOW!
What is the appeal of low expectations?
From 2015 to 2030(?) Portland lost its way.
It assumes it's gonna find its way in 2030 after all the people in Power are long gone and made their money
Fight back, Portlanders… we need our politicians to be more effective NOW!
What is the appeal of low expectations?
In addition, as reported in The Oregonian, Mayor Wilson announced several goals to revitalize our central city: By 2030 he wants to see downtown foot traffic reach pre-pandemic levels, two million square feet of empty office space filled, and 2,500 new housing units under way.
Here are 3 things Portland’s mayor wants to see in the central city by 2030
Hitting any one of the targets announced by Mayor Keith Wilson will likely be an extremely tall order.
www.oregonlive.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is not acceptable
From 2015 to 2030(?) Portland lost its way.
It assumes it's gonna find its way in 2030 after all the people in Power are long gone and made their money
Fight back, Portlanders… we need our politicians to be more effective NOW!
What is the appeal of low expectations?
From 2015 to 2030(?) Portland lost its way.
It assumes it's gonna find its way in 2030 after all the people in Power are long gone and made their money
Fight back, Portlanders… we need our politicians to be more effective NOW!
What is the appeal of low expectations?