@dychen.bsky.social
Portland city council “art and economy” committee approved this tax expenditure unanimously. How is it good policy to expend tax money to induce a business activity when you are the only practical location for the activity?
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www.portland.gov
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Portland city council “art and economy” committee approved this tax expenditure unanimously. How is it good policy to expend tax money to induce a business activity when you are the only practical location for the activity?
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
The Singaporean salary commission starting on another regular review of officials’ salaries.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Singapore to Review Political Office Holders’ Salaries
Singapore will soon review the pay of its political office holders, including ministers and members of parliament.
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The Singaporean salary commission starting on another regular review of officials’ salaries.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Is getting $40 billion from daddy to buy a movie and tv studio peak nepobaby-ism?
December 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Is getting $40 billion from daddy to buy a movie and tv studio peak nepobaby-ism?
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LEFT: Mark Kelly, shirt covered with medals.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
LEFT: Mark Kelly, shirt covered with medals.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
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Jared and Witkoff are Kremlin stooges .. and utter ignoramuses www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Exclusive | How the U.S. Drafted a Russia-Friendly Peace Plan for Ukraine
Crucial input from a Kremlin confidant influenced the document that for a week roiled relations among the U.S., Ukraine and Europe.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Jared and Witkoff are Kremlin stooges .. and utter ignoramuses www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Note: Stealth NYT edit. (Thanks to the eagle-eyed reader who saw that!)
September 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Note: Stealth NYT edit. (Thanks to the eagle-eyed reader who saw that!)
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ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Apparently the mayor hasn’t read the city charter?
“Wilson says he is looking for a trusted adviser who will tackle challenges and shortfalls head on, and help make the necessary changes that the community is asking for.”
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
“Wilson says he is looking for a trusted adviser who will tackle challenges and shortfalls head on, and help make the necessary changes that the community is asking for.”
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
City Begins Search for Permanent City Administrator
A national search for Portland’s first long-term city administrator began Monday, ahead of current administrator Michael Jordan’s retirement at the end of the year.
www.wweek.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Apparently the mayor hasn’t read the city charter?
“Wilson says he is looking for a trusted adviser who will tackle challenges and shortfalls head on, and help make the necessary changes that the community is asking for.”
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
“Wilson says he is looking for a trusted adviser who will tackle challenges and shortfalls head on, and help make the necessary changes that the community is asking for.”
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
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Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
August 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
Statutory drafting is important. Portland should take note.
HAPPENING NOW: Temporary restraining order hearing in DC v. Trump, a suit filed this morning over Trump's effort to takeover the DC police.
Judge Ana Reyes just took the bench.
I'm listening in for @lawfaremedia.org
Follow along ⬇️
Judge Ana Reyes just took the bench.
I'm listening in for @lawfaremedia.org
Follow along ⬇️
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Statutory drafting is important. Portland should take note.
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I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it
Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases
U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...
www.latimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it
Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases
U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...
www.latimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it
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![Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber who no longer works at the company, appeared on All-In to talk with hosts Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya about the future of technology. When the topic turned to AI, Kalanick discussed how he uses xAI’s Grok, which went haywire last week, praising Adolf Hitler and advocating for a second Holocaust against Jews.
“I’ll go down this thread with [Chat]GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” Kalanick explained. “And we’re approaching what’s known. And I’m trying to poke and see if there’s breakthroughs to be had. And I’ve gotten pretty damn close to some interesting breakthroughs just doing that.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qlnirjwff4ibiw3wchmleszo/bafkreiac2szurc5dnw6klquhpjmo7iafg4n6fwmrqyred7jrrph6h6mptq@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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Casten: The oil and gas sector don't like competition for the same reason you don't like D.E.I. Because mediocre folks are scared about a meritocracies.
May 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Casten: The oil and gas sector don't like competition for the same reason you don't like D.E.I. Because mediocre folks are scared about a meritocracies.
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A few weeks before the election, Kamala Harris announced a plan that wiped medical debt off credit reports. After a whole four years of Joe Biden trying to forgive every student loan he could.
Because of the people who didn't vote for her, the loan payments are due and going on your credit report.
Because of the people who didn't vote for her, the loan payments are due and going on your credit report.
BREAKING: Education Department says it will begin collection on student loans for over 5 million borrowers in default.
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.
bit.ly
April 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A few weeks before the election, Kamala Harris announced a plan that wiped medical debt off credit reports. After a whole four years of Joe Biden trying to forgive every student loan he could.
Because of the people who didn't vote for her, the loan payments are due and going on your credit report.
Because of the people who didn't vote for her, the loan payments are due and going on your credit report.
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Per @johnleguizamo.bsky.social:
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
March 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Per @johnleguizamo.bsky.social:
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
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Extraordinary filing released tonight in a case about access to Social Security data from Tiffany Flick, fmr chief of staff to Acting Commissioner Michelle King. It details the unusual urgency the DOGE boys had in getting to SSA data & what they were looking for:
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March 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Extraordinary filing released tonight in a case about access to Social Security data from Tiffany Flick, fmr chief of staff to Acting Commissioner Michelle King. It details the unusual urgency the DOGE boys had in getting to SSA data & what they were looking for:
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.