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Maureen Ogle @maureenogle.bsky.social · 3h

Make a plan, people. This isn’t the time for the sidelines.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

Nationwide protests against Trump and the rise of fascism are taking place on Saturday, Oct. 18.

You can find a local protest here:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 8h

Very likely, one of my favorite spots. Please say hi next time!

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 8h

My week in Portland: playing for three futsal teams, playing tennis in a rose garden, biking to a sunset picnic, attending two concerts, and going to the opening celebration of a friend's new bar and restaurant. The president is lying about the city day after day to justify fascism.

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 8h

When I wrote this it didn't occur to me to mention that the 100 coffeeshops I visited have windows, but I can assure you that those are things we use in Portland. slate.com/life/2025/09...

It’s Called America’s “Weirdest” City. But Just Wait Until You Hear What’s Going On in Its Coffee Shops.

Biking is just better with a caffeine buzz.

slate.com

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 8h

Reading this post from a recently opened coffeeshop enclosed by surprisingly transparent plywood.

View from a coffeeshop with wall-length windows

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 13h

Oh no, I searched for recent articles mentioning bone luge and found this. MAGA has no culture, even their beef-laced drinking rituals are stolen from Portland restaurant trends of the early 2010s.
www.axios.com/local/washin...

MAHA marrow eaters are causing a bone boom in D.C.

In: Marrow and tallow. Out: Seed oils.

www.axios.com

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Sarah Day 🖋️🦊 @sarahday.org · 13h

I would absolutely do this and pay money for the experience but I just realized that because I live on a ranch now I CAN DO IT FOR FREE

Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · Dec 11

I don't have many posts from the old site I care about, but there is one bit of lore worth preserving here: an event that has brought joy to drinkers, confusion to witnesses, and disgust to American food writers. I speak, of course, of the invention of the bone luge.

Two guys in a bar drinking shots from bones. The one on the left (me!) is in a purple sweater, the guy on the right is in a white shirt

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Seabird @seabirdreader.bsky.social · 3d

And from @beervana.bsky.social, on fresh hop season in the Pacific Northwest growing into maturity:
www.beervanablog.com/beervana/202...

Notes on Fresh Hop Season 2025 — Beervana

Now I’m looking for that wonderful, recognizable taste of the harvest. If peach season signals the end of summer, the iridescent green flavor of a fresh hop tastes like autumn.

www.beervanablog.com

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 1d

If not for Twitter I would never have accidentally started a trend of people around the world, including Anthony Bourdain, drinking shots out of marrow bones, which has been an unexpected source of joy. Story: bsky.app/profile/jaco...

Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · Dec 11

I don't have many posts from the old site I care about, but there is one bit of lore worth preserving here: an event that has brought joy to drinkers, confusion to witnesses, and disgust to American food writers. I speak, of course, of the invention of the bone luge.

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 1d

Cincinnati chili is the obvious answer for me, but Cincinnati chili pizza is the real winner.

(We only cooked this with the noodles on it this one time as a stunt, but without pasta it's actually a pretty great pizza topping.)

A pizza topped with Cincinnati chili, including spaghetti on top, plus raw white onions

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 1d

For context, this was after harvesting chanterelles in the forest, drinking fresh hop beers by the camp fire, and waking up to pourover coffee and espresso brewed by a fellow camper. PNW to the max.

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 1d

I am armed and ready.

(Alternate caption: Too much PNW?)

Me at an Oregon campsite, standing up playing an acoustic guitar

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 1d

There's a Portland boomer antifascist ukulele band and I AM HERE FOR IT

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

Shoutout to the Boomers, really showing everybody else up in 2025

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever you do, leave your dog at home.

Erik, the stepbrother of the girlfriend of the founder of Antifa @erikgunderson.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, Kristi Noem is in town today.

How should we greet her, Portland?

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 2d

Good read from @theunpopulist.net on Trump's anti-constitutional deployments to Portland and other cities.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-is-d...

Trump Is Destroying the U.S. Constitution and Amassing Unprecedented Powers by Sending Federal Troops to Invade American Cities

Lincoln faced a real insurrection and still did not go as far as this president

www.theunpopulist.net

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 2d

Another heartbreaking scene from war-ravaged Portland (all the toy stores were firebombed by radical leftists).

A shelf on a utility pole with a bunch of toys and a sign that reads "Friend swap! Take an item. Leave an item. Spread joy!)

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Beth @blueskybeth.bsky.social · 2d

Left was me, right was Jacob! Both in round pans hence the perfect shape. And he made both doughs so it was an unfair quiz. I just applied the toppings chaotically.

Beth @blueskybeth.bsky.social · 6d

A tale of two pizzas. Which one was made by @jacobgrier.bsky.social and which one was made by me?

Two pizzas. One looks like a perfect red sauce pizza, the other looks like Picasso made pizza.

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 2d

I've got the cover story on the latest issue of @reason.com. It's about how culture war legislation on everything from library books to lab-grown meat is feeding the police state reason.com/2025/10/06/c...

Texas and Florida have become national models for using the police state to wage culture war battles

From library books to abortion, gender, and even food, the culture war is now feeding the police state.

reason.com

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes Seabird posts are actually about seabirds...

Seabird @seabirdreader.bsky.social · 3d

Finally, in seabird news, saving the puffins of Puget Sound:
www.opb.org/article/2025...

Saving Puget Sound’s puffins: Bringing these ocean ambassadors back from the brink

Up and down the West Coast, populations of the cute seabirds with giant noses have plummeted since the 1980s. Only in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands are the ocean-roaming puffins thriving.

www.opb.org

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Seabird @seabirdreader.bsky.social · 3d

It's Seabird Sunday, our weekly roundup of interesting links shared on the Seabird app. First up, the design challenges of selling lab-grown meat:
www.dezeen.com/2025/09/24/l...

What will it take for us to eat lab-grown steak?

Lab-grown meat is gaining traction. But before we consume it, we need to believe in it – and that's where design comes in. Jane Englefield explores what's at stake.

www.dezeen.com

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 4d

Motion granted. Guard blocked from activation in Portland. Story to come @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 4d

Cannot believe we are still waiting for Judge Immergut to make a decision here. Especially given what we heard in court yesterday. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/03/f...

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 4d

Displaced from war-ravaged Portland, we sought refuge in the Oregon forest and survived on foraged chanterelles.

A chanterelle mushroom held in a hand above a mossy forest floor

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 4d

Contra the headline, this is mostly a story about ranked choice voting leading to more diverse representation and arguably showing a moderating influence so far, and the "socialists" haven't really had a chance to change the city much yet.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 5d

Me, a close-up magician wishing on a monkey's paw: "I wish America would bring back larger coins."

Chris Thompson @christhompson.bsky.social · 5d

a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny

defector.com/treasury-dep...

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 5d

Paraphrased: "I liked the parts about the quirky coffeeshops. I didn't like the parts pointing out that the person I voted for is calling the city war-ravaged and threatening to use the full force of the military against people living there, bringing that up is divisive."

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