Tom Jenkins
@clim8resilient.bsky.social
He/Him/Chief. Proud husband, dad, and Oregon civil servant. Retired Sailor. UW and Portland State graduate.
Made it out to our Sunday Market for the final day of the year. Stocked up on dried cranberry/blueberry/cherry fruits, an additional jar of hot sauce, and a few blocks of soap. Absolutely gorgeous, if uncanny, clear October morning on the Oregon Coast.
I haven't been a registered Democrat for 8+ years. I've received more unsolicited texts in the past week than I have in the previous 7 years. No amount of money can fix unappealing or problematic ones. Too often, they are also out of touch with modern life. Too much money in politics.
Politico@politico.com · 5d agoHouse Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xra
I'd sooner walk than put a drop of Russian diesel in my car.
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. https://whenweallvote.org/
I, for one, am fine with government that is not brutally efficient. Public services (and the agencies that provide them) often benefit from taking things slower, allowing more humanity to stretch across interactions with the public, and leave fewer folks in/beneath the cracks as a result.
"Arachnophobia" made it challenging to live in an environment (South Carolina) where we had bugs aplenty and a thriving spider population.
Arachnophobia Exterminator
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Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social · last wk.In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
6 texts from Democrats asking for money in the high-stakes states just TODAY. I haven't given them money in over a decade. I think Big Blue will do just fine, but it is extremely tone deaf to be asking for money in THIS economy. With @workingfamilies.org, we will bring meaningful change.
emergency hotdog that heats up when you crack it like a glow stick
CNBC on the September jobs report: "A bit of a disappointment. Expecting 90,000, comes in at 29,000. And we see two month revisions down 60,000 ... average hourly earnings -- this is a big miss. Big, big miss. We were expecting up three tenth. This comes in at one tenth."
Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
All 3 of my degrees have produced no net capital for the economy, yet they have generated tremendous wealth for my community and peace of mind for me as I work to improve the lives of others. Wouldn't trade a thing!
SpookyOtters@cyberotters.bsky.social · 2w agoThe most annoying thing about the "should you go to college?" canard is the idea that knowledge and scholarship exist only to produce capital. Knowing stuff is cool. Learning from professors is cool, even if it isn't "investible" in a capitalistic sense. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
Just baked some marinated tofu for my kid because she needs protein for her lunch and she favors how I prepare tofu over how my wife does it. Dad Victories can be hard to come by, so I'm taking this "W" and making sure my kid has a solid lunch tomorrow and all weekend.
Nikki Mendez's Bouncing Tofu Vegan Illustration
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AI billionaires have shown us they’re willing to chase a dollar bill off the side of a cliff if it makes them a dollar richer. But Trump doesn’t give a damn if AI puts us in harm’s way, as long as he can make himself richer in the process.
"Our internal polling indicates that football remains incredibly popular. Even the general idea of Charlie Brown successfully booting a football, which we concede has never come close to happening, nevertheless polls modestly well across most major neighborhood demographics." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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At a time when progressive young(-ish) voters are clamoring for change and new energy to lift the working class, the idea of Rahm Emmanuel as a serious 2028 contender is about as welcome as fish in the office microwave. Nobody wants this, it shouldn't even be up for discussion, and it's fishy.
Another good week of political organizing. 2 candidates, 2 new interested people seeking information & community, and a lot of energy heading into the last 5 weeks of campaign season. And this is rural Oregon, on the North Coast. It feels like one of those "I remember when" seasons for America.
Rahm left the White House staff with just enough time to swoop in and run for mayor in Chicago. Once he won, he immediately attacked and overturned a prior-settled collective bargaining agreement between the city and Chicago Public Schools' teachers. He is no friend of labor nor education.
Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 3w ago“Talking to Rahm, it’s like middle-age married sex,” said John Anzalone, a Democratic pollster who has known him for decades. “It’s focused. You know what you’re going for. And it’s short.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
“He’s like the political equivalent of Windows 95 — an operating system without an application in the modern era…I don’t know what counsel he has to offer people who are running in competitive elections in 2026.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.
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This show is easily among the happiest (& zaniest) experiences I've ever had doing voiceover. Great scripts. Great cast. Great FUN! Now: Let's... Get... DANGEROUS!!! #DarkwingDuck #DisneyPlus
Quote this with a picture of the aircraft you'll accept as a bribe. I've been a sucker for the Hercules since '04, but make it a Hurricane Hunter if you're NASTY.
TinkeringTailorTom-Dread is no longer Existential@tinkeringtailortom.bsky.social · 3w agoQuote this with a picture of the aircraft you'll accept as a bribe. Grumman F7F all day
Moratorium until we no longer have a housing shortage. We need the land and utilities for communities, not computing power.
Passing Strange At Present@chimaera.bsky.social · 4w agoOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report - OPB share.google/8LLKdh5SnwG5...
I'd say 3, but my community would more likely choose 1.
Edmonds Scanner@edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 4w agoWho are you? 1. monster in training 2. witch of the wine aisle 3. writer of ill repute 4. ghost without a haunt
I saw Diesel selling for $6.99/gallon. The economy is gonna keep sliding and winter holiday season will be tough.
I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.
It's an abuse of the FCC. Texans, make it backfire!
