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Most annoyed that TriMet has interpreted this to mean take away bus shelters, trash cans, and benches but still leave the stops there every other tiny ass Portland block
Yes! We need more bus, less stop.
Increasing the distance between stops from 700–800 feet to 1,300 feet (typical spacing in Western Europe) can deliver faster service, better reliability, and more service with the same resources.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Most annoyed that TriMet has interpreted this to mean take away bus shelters, trash cans, and benches but still leave the stops there every other tiny ass Portland block
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An East Portland resident says he was ambushed by men in tactical gear who drew guns on him and tried to pry him from his vehicle.
East Portland Man Ambushed by Unidentified Armed Men in Tactical Gear and Unmarked SUV
Earlier this week, three men in tactical gear ambushed a man in East Portland with weapons drawn, before promptly leaving after indicating they were looking for a different person. The incident took p...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 AM
An East Portland resident says he was ambushed by men in tactical gear who drew guns on him and tried to pry him from his vehicle.
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what’s unfolding in Minneapolis follows a pattern, but it’s fundamentally untrue that chaotic raids are only in blue areas that won’t work w/ICE
Agents in a FBI/ICE/local operation in Idaho violently detained citizens, broke car windows over kids & zip-tied a 14YO girl apnews.com/article/immi...
Agents in a FBI/ICE/local operation in Idaho violently detained citizens, broke car windows over kids & zip-tied a 14YO girl apnews.com/article/immi...
FBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement
A recent FBI-led raid at an Idaho race track shows how immigration is driving federal law enforcement under the Trump administration.
apnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
what’s unfolding in Minneapolis follows a pattern, but it’s fundamentally untrue that chaotic raids are only in blue areas that won’t work w/ICE
Agents in a FBI/ICE/local operation in Idaho violently detained citizens, broke car windows over kids & zip-tied a 14YO girl apnews.com/article/immi...
Agents in a FBI/ICE/local operation in Idaho violently detained citizens, broke car windows over kids & zip-tied a 14YO girl apnews.com/article/immi...
I would say one of the big reasons drivers lost their minds was when PPB announced in 2020 they were no longer enforcing traffic laws. After that, I noticed the driving got really bad and it continues to suck everywhere in the city.
This chart of East Multnomah County (Gresham/Fairview/Troutdale) is a bonkers illustration of how drivers just lost their minds during the pandemic and have still not found them.
Also shows urgent need for radical redesign of our roads to prevent folks from driving dangerously.
Also shows urgent need for radical redesign of our roads to prevent folks from driving dangerously.
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I would say one of the big reasons drivers lost their minds was when PPB announced in 2020 they were no longer enforcing traffic laws. After that, I noticed the driving got really bad and it continues to suck everywhere in the city.
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Some ICE vehicles got taken and a streamer is saying that the entire MPLS city wide battle plan, operational overviews, tactical details and agent lists + id info just got found in the car lmao these clowns driving around with hatchbacks full of their whole shit like the villains in an immersive sim
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Some ICE vehicles got taken and a streamer is saying that the entire MPLS city wide battle plan, operational overviews, tactical details and agent lists + id info just got found in the car lmao these clowns driving around with hatchbacks full of their whole shit like the villains in an immersive sim
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It’s so apparent who the city is building bike infrastructure for, and it’s certainly not pregnant moms just trying to get their kid to and from daycare without the confines of a car.
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
It’s so apparent who the city is building bike infrastructure for, and it’s certainly not pregnant moms just trying to get their kid to and from daycare without the confines of a car.
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As a bicyclist who is now a mom who bikes with her toddler, it’s become so apparent what actually good bike infrastructure is, and it’s certainly not Williams or Vancouver. I now exclusively bike on Rodney, which is slower and much less direct, but safer.
my central insight of the weekend is that portland should have a network of streets that are limited to bikes/micromobility and classic trolleys only. if businesses want to move they should receive compensation to do so.
i'm sorry, but Williams and Vancouver are not safe streets for cyclists
i'm sorry, but Williams and Vancouver are not safe streets for cyclists
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
As a bicyclist who is now a mom who bikes with her toddler, it’s become so apparent what actually good bike infrastructure is, and it’s certainly not Williams or Vancouver. I now exclusively bike on Rodney, which is slower and much less direct, but safer.
Always wondered in evangelical church as a kid why the heck we were sending missionaries to places that were already Christian. Now I know why. coltenbarnaby.substack.com/p/was-the-pe...
Was the Pentecostal Boom in Latin America a CIA Psyop?
Capitalism, Protestant Missions, and the War on Liberation Theology
coltenbarnaby.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Always wondered in evangelical church as a kid why the heck we were sending missionaries to places that were already Christian. Now I know why. coltenbarnaby.substack.com/p/was-the-pe...
Today I learned that ordering calzone or a chicken bake at the Costco food court instead of a hotdog or a slice of pizza is like ordering fish or chicken at a steak house. Sure, you can do it, and it will taste fine, but you’ll regret your decision not ordering what it’s famous for.
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Today I learned that ordering calzone or a chicken bake at the Costco food court instead of a hotdog or a slice of pizza is like ordering fish or chicken at a steak house. Sure, you can do it, and it will taste fine, but you’ll regret your decision not ordering what it’s famous for.
I’m a little worried. Last time Bill Clinton getting fellated was in the news I got mono and missed a month of school; I can’t afford to take that kind of time off from work.
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I’m a little worried. Last time Bill Clinton getting fellated was in the news I got mono and missed a month of school; I can’t afford to take that kind of time off from work.
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The larches still turn gold under fascism thank goodness
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The larches still turn gold under fascism thank goodness
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
Can’t wait until the US has a Ballroom Day like the French have a Bastille Day.
November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Can’t wait until the US has a Ballroom Day like the French have a Bastille Day.
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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According to Portland Councilor Avalos, she received an email days before her house caught fire reading “hope the entire state burns and your house is the first one to go."
www.portland.gov/council/dist...
www.portland.gov/council/dist...
Hey Portland! A column by Councilor Avalos
www.portland.gov
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
According to Portland Councilor Avalos, she received an email days before her house caught fire reading “hope the entire state burns and your house is the first one to go."
www.portland.gov/council/dist...
www.portland.gov/council/dist...
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Drivers will never stop being takers unless we make them pay what car infrastructure actually costs.
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Drivers will never stop being takers unless we make them pay what car infrastructure actually costs.
If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and talks like a duck…
Here is Gregory Bovino, the man in charge of ICE agents in Chicago.
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and talks like a duck…
Already hearing folks on the bus talking about delaying paying rent so they can buy groceries next month. People are desperate and no SNAP is gonna hit hard. I guess the ruling class may learn soon most regimes fall because people are hungry, not because of the tyranny.
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Already hearing folks on the bus talking about delaying paying rent so they can buy groceries next month. People are desperate and no SNAP is gonna hit hard. I guess the ruling class may learn soon most regimes fall because people are hungry, not because of the tyranny.
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
He’s not wrong. As long as Trump can pay DHS and the military, he can use what’s left of the federal government however he likes.
My current crackpot theory is that congress is not coming back and the billionaires are just going to pay bribes to Trump to keep open the privatized agencies they like and shutter the rest.
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
He’s not wrong. As long as Trump can pay DHS and the military, he can use what’s left of the federal government however he likes.
Unfortunately as politically tinged violence increases as the US cements itself into a fascist state, stuff like this will become more common. This arson is horrible, elected officials should not have to worry about their safety like this.
Portland police say they are investigating a possible arson outside of City Councilor Candace Avalos’ East Portland home.
Police Investigating Fire That Consumed Councilor Candace Avalos’ Car
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Unfortunately as politically tinged violence increases as the US cements itself into a fascist state, stuff like this will become more common. This arson is horrible, elected officials should not have to worry about their safety like this.
I mean isn’t the Democratic Party just Reaganites anyway? Obama out Reaganed Reagan
Democrats should just start rolling out ad after ad of Reagan voiceovers.
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I mean isn’t the Democratic Party just Reaganites anyway? Obama out Reaganed Reagan
You should vote yes and if you’re one of those dummies who complain about your property taxes and are voting no, I’d like to remind you that if you have the money buy property in Portland, you have the money to pay the extra $10 a year for nice parks for everyone
Portlanders only have one decision to make in this November's special election, and it’ll determine the future of the city’s parks. We recommend voting "yes" on the new parks levy.
Mercury Endorsement: Vote Yes on the Portland Parks Levy
Portland voters only have one decision to make in this November’s special election and it should be a relatively easy one. But that doesn’t mean this year’s special election for a new Portland parks l...
www.portlandmercury.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
You should vote yes and if you’re one of those dummies who complain about your property taxes and are voting no, I’d like to remind you that if you have the money buy property in Portland, you have the money to pay the extra $10 a year for nice parks for everyone
It’s only a matter of time before soldiers and the Feds deployed to Portland start getting SAD really bad. One of my favorite Lewis and Clark facts is they hated Oregon because it rained so much they got really sad and they couldn’t wait to leave in the spring. Let it rain!
I think my favorite thing about "every city reveals its inner character" era of ice protests is that people keep saying portland is weird or cute or nice or silly when one of the most common chants at the ice building is people looking up at feds on the roof and yelling "jump! jump! jump!" in unison
Portland resists with whimsical improv theater, Chicago resists by screaming at weird jagoffs that don’t belong in the neighborhood. Every city brings its own strengths to the fight
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It’s only a matter of time before soldiers and the Feds deployed to Portland start getting SAD really bad. One of my favorite Lewis and Clark facts is they hated Oregon because it rained so much they got really sad and they couldn’t wait to leave in the spring. Let it rain!
Oh no! Will someone think of the poor landlords!
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Oh no! Will someone think of the poor landlords!