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@lesismore.bsky.social

@friendsofpfa.bsky.social, local politics, bullying for good, and eating Papa Murphy’s poolside every chance I get.

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Connor he/they@gayloader.bsky.social · 2w ago

In the small donor election program every dollar (or 13 and change..) counts! Donate to Mitch and rank him #1 in November! secure.actblue.com/donate/m4pdx

Donate to Mitch's campaign

Donate to re-elect Mitch Green to Portland City Council!

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Kevin Foster@kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 2w ago

Amid a media firestorm around since-deleted tweets that were critical of police, Portland City Councilor Mitch Green has seen a fundraising boom. The spike in donations combined with community responses supporting Green may signify a continuing rift between PPB and Portlanders.

Leslie@lesismore.bsky.social · 2w ago

Damn, Portland. Good time to mask up and get your updated COVID shot. I’m getting Nuvaxovid from Costco, CVS, or Lecare pharmacy. Some research shows it has broader and longer lasting coverage and fewer side effects.

Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA@michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 2w ago

PMC COVlD Update, Sep 28, 2026 (US): 🔸We're in a 13th COVlD wave. 🔸40 states & territories continue to have COVlD outbreaks, stable from last week. 🔸Levels likely peaked between Sep 7-13 at a PMC-estimated 580,000 new daily infections. pmc19.com/map

The US has at least 40 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, the same number reported last week. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor. Nuance: Note that while PMC uses forecasting to estimate national statistics through Sep 28 and beyond, the state-level data do not, meaning they are now 9 days old. If the national forecast is correct, levels peaked between Sept 7-13, closely aligned with our prior forecasts. This would mean that levels are declining more so than depicted in the map. Levels often decline slowly, suggesting the need for ongoing precautions. Additionally, Biobot and 200 CDC sites are offline this week, and both have experienced major retroactive corrections of late, so the national forecast has more uncertainty than usual. For example, we could see the peak adjusted upward or a double peak. It is unclear how quickly reporting will resume at the offline sites. Note that while PMC national statistical estimates include forecasting, the state-level data do not, meaning they are now 9 days old. If the forecast is correct, levels peaked between Sept 7-13. This would mean that levels are declining more so than depicted in the map. However, Biobot and 200 CDC sites are offline this week and both have experienced major retroactive corrections of late, so high uncertainty.
amb@amb.fyi · 3mo ago

in all the hubbub about the blazers and cops coming for the Portland Clean Energy Fund, there's not enough discussion about the enormous good that PCEF is already funding - and noting that we'd get less off the good stuff if either effort is successful at siphoning funds katu.com/news/local/w...

What does the Portland Clean Energy Fund pay for? Inside one program funded by PCEF

Portland leaders may redirect Clean Energy Fund dollars to police or Moda Center upgrades. KATU spotlights current PCEF grants like Girls Build, a green construction camp for foster and unhoused girls...

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Rip City Not Rip Off@ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social · 4mo ago

HOLY SHIT. Shout out to @wrightkatu.bsky.social for digging this up. The Blazers literally CANNOT MOVE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE until 2030. There is literally ZERO rush to sign a deal. Let's put Tom Dundon on a 4-year City option, that way Tom can feel that competitive burn he always talks about.

@wrightkatu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A lot is discussed about the city's decision to buy Moda for $1 in 2024, but that was set in motion in 1995. The agreements signed by the team & city in '24 addresses relocation. The team cannot pursue relocation w/ NBA through Oct. 2030 w/o city approval efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/1...

Rockom Sockom NoBots@rockom.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Portland's lame duck 2024 city council bought the Moda Center with little public input; assured us that all renovations would be matched by the Blazers; claimed there was a cap on the spending correlated to the parking fees received; and said the city wouldn't use any other funds. We've been had.

Leslie@lesismore.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Prediction: the local electeds who go hard in the paint for the people instead of the Portland Metro Chamber will be rewarded come election time.

mitch (he/him)@drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 4mo ago

the Moda public money question is going to be a big test. we will see if local electeds are willing to leave everything on the court in the fight for fiscal stewardship or not. it’s not easy to take that lane, and it may cost me my seat. and that’s ok if it means we don’t get rolled by a billionaire

Mitch Green@councilorgreen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m unsettled by the Mayor’s newsletter today re: Moda. Rather than acknowledge that there are very real concerns about how this process has unfolded, he chose instead to cast critique as short-sighted and opportunistic in an effort to deflect from the impressive lack of rigor to date on his part.

isaac@sevier.io · 5mo ago

An uninhabitable Earth is arriving. We have to do everything we can to stop it and avoid mass death. That means an end to fossil fuels and racial capitalism. To me, that feels more inevitable than any other alternative because of our intense collective will to live.

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The temperature in Delhi is 45 Celsius/113 Fahrenheit. The government is telling people to stay indoors, but that is not a viable option for millions who need to work and move about outdoors. And its supposed to get hotter. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Leslie@lesismore.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tell Kotek to reject the Prosperity Council’s proposals to cut taxes on the rich and corporations: bit.ly/43mGaVI

Tell Governor Kotek to reject the Prosperity Council’s proposals to cut taxes on the rich and corporations

If a group advising Governor Tina Kotek gets its way, Oregon will be making drastic changes to the state’s tax system in a way that benefits the rich and corporations — to the detriment of working Ore...

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Friends of Preschool for All@friendsofpfa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Do you enjoy Preschool for All existing? Please take a moment and tell the Governor to reject new tax cut proposals from the ghouls who hate it. Our friends at @ocppnews.bsky.social made it easy! ⤵️

Mitch Green@councilorgreen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Morillo-Green-Novick 1 was the pro-labor amendment to pause the core realignment project to save 46 rank and file jobs failed 6-6 Yeas: Kanal, Koyama-Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy Nays: Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Novick, Zimmerman, Smith