$3 billion could build ~4500 permanently and actually affordable homes for Portlanders with incomes below $30-40k Or $3bn could widen a freeway that already cuts thru the heart of Albina and worsens air quality in NEP On which would you rather see your tax dollars spent? I know my answer…

No More Freeways@nomorefreewayspdx.com · yesterday

"construction work on the highway caps and much of the new street infrastructure, which was initially slated to begin as early as next year, is being pushed back by two or four years due to the lack of funding."

Banger report from @shaanthx.bsky.social on self-dealing from Oregon's Republican gov. hopeful. Sen. Christine Drazan registered a new consulting business in 2023, then a new nonprofit 3 weeks later, then paid her consulting biz $100k from the nonprofit. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/h...

How Drazan’s consulting firm pocketed nearly $100k from her nonprofit with little oversight  • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent Republican politicians handled her finances ahead of a campaign.

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Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterday

Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS

Get em Ron

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Top JPMorgan Chase execs coached Epstein on how to withdraw cash through shell companies instead of his personal accounts, helping him conceal information from compliance personnel and government regulators.

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

It’s funny that Olivia Clark’s immediate assumption is that squatters burned down Stuart Lindquist’s Centennial Mills building because my mind went to a completely different place

These ugly MAGA candidates hate women and they hate children too.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d ago

Earlier tonight, @michellegoldberg.bsky.social read *another* quote from this weirdo that reflected the same general sentiment. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...

Wyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause https://mrf.lu/2Zrth

Feeling lots of climate grief today, for no particular reason at all

Dr. Jeff Masters@drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 3d ago

18Z HRRR-Smoke model predicts wildfire smoke to cause "Unhealthy" (red) to "Very Unhealthy" (purple) AQI in the major population centers of the Pacific NW and SW BC on Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure brings NE winds. Also a major heat risk for Portland, OR, with temps in the upper 90s .

Insane that democrats keep trying to cave on this issue rather than amplifying the fact that it’s being spearheaded by bigots and freaks

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Heads up, Portland - wildfire smoke is expected to roll in to the region today and stay with us through the week. It's a good time to wear an N95 mask and limit your outdoor time, if you can. https://loom.ly/32thrZg

I’m yet another Portlander who agrees with @fischer.bsky.social: more homes near transit! He did the math: “zoning lots near light rail and WES stops for 200 dwelling units per acre would add a total of two million new units in zoned capacity.” opb.org/article/2026...

Oregon needs transit-oriented upzoning, says one Portlander

California and Washington both passed laws last year to allow midrise buildings to be built near transit. We'll hear from a local blogger who argues that the same should be done for Oregon.

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clear lesson from detroit’s success on this issue is that you need to aggressive about knocking these structures down and that matters more than anything else www.wxyz.com/news/region/...

Detroit's blight removal program reduces abandoned homes from 47,000 to under 1,000

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's blight removal program cut abandoned Land Bank homes from 47,000 to under 1,000, boosting property values from $4.2B to $8.8B.

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If you are relying on Apple Weather for air quality, I highly recommend this free site Purple Air. Make sure to uncheck “show inside” to turn off interior data. map.purpleair.com/air-quality-...

The bodies are piling up In a Guatemalan sugar cane field. A Pittsburgh bus shelter. A residential street in Iran. A street in Maine, and inside the ICE gulag The smell of death surrounds Donald Trump. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

The smell of death surrounds Donald Trump’s regime from Guatemala to Pittsburgh | Will Bunch

In just a year and a half, Donald Trump’s warped agenda is killing innocent people at home and around the world.

inquirer.com

“The process to create meaningful change — something like a protected bike lane or a new greenway segment — is so onerous, time-intensive, and demoralizing that the vast majority of people will stop before they get very far.”

Robin@jesusurbanist.bsky.social · 3d ago

One year ago I put a bench up on KVB, which I thought would be a funny little protest but has been a surprisingly life changing event. Grateful for the best group of people who work hard on it and all the excellent people I've met through the bench parties

“It is easy to form a certain opinion of a city when you view it only through a spreadsheet. And that it’s easy to dismiss its people when they don’t leap at the chance to give you millions.” — @billoram.bsky.social

Tom Dundon needs to see Portland at its best. He should start at a Timbers game | Bill Oram

If the new Trail Blazers owner had any interest in understanding the city with which he is at odds, there would have been no better place than Saturday's Timbers game.

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How about these Timbers!

this absolute scumbag www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

Trump administration denies emergency funding for 2 Oregon wildfires

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have sent a letter to the federal agency expressing frustration with the decision.

oregonlive.com

Cc @councilorkanal.bsky.social

Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · 4d ago

Every city has a bunch of municipal parking lots that should no longer be parking lots.

a republican congressman allegedly broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone and he somehow hasn't been run out of congress. there really is no bridge too far for these ghouls.

‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating

The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.

politico.com

My favorite Kate Lieber fun fact is that in 2021, she had the 17th highest residential water usage in the entire city of Portland. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

Most of Portland Is Parched. But These 20 Hydro Hogs Are Making It Rain.

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Rip City Not Rip Off@ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social · 5d ago

Tim: So you don't feel that Tom Dundon should have to put in a couple hundred million on this thing? Lieber: "I mean I, I, it was not something, it was something that we had sort of talked about, um, it was not something that was overwhelmingly needed at the time.

After enjoying fifty years of devoted fandom and support I find it downright shameful for a pro sports team to send their lobbyist to city hall and just flatly say into the mic that the city sucks, in an effort to shake ‘em down for hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars with zero accountability

Hey, maybe instead of paying $600M to renovate the Moda Center at the whim of a private enterprise that refuses to give detail on what it will be spent on, the State, County, and City should spend that EXACT amount of money to buy a 15% stake in the team and become the majority governor.

Because the loudest voices in the city want you to forget this, I just want to say Portland is great. There are so many people who love this city so much and show up every day to make it more welcoming and more just. It’s a beautiful place full of people who give a shit.

Experiencing accelerating wildfire in our own lifetimes should lead us to avoid adopting a new technology that causes climate change to intensify—this is basic stuff

The league has to get rid of this Dundon guy. He bought the Blazers to hold the city of Portland hostage for arena money and now he's telling all of his underlings to shittalk the city so he can move to Kansas City or something. Cut this shit out or the league will be held hostage by similar ghouls.

Fischer 🛠️🚇@fischer.bsky.social · 6d ago

if this is going to be the line then fuck these guys

I've been seeing a lot of people responding to this with "there ought to be a law," but importantly, we haven't needed a law for this sort of thing because no prior president wanted to be known as a leader who would literally kill people in their hour of need for not voting for him

Seth Masket@smotus.bsky.social · 7d ago

This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

86 active fires in Oregon. 34k Oregonians under some form of evacuation order. Oregonians have lost their homes, & it’s early in fire season Trump just denied emergency funding (FMAGs) for Oregon’s near 2 million acres burned _so far this year_ Republican Representative Cliff Bentz is silent…

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · last wk.

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Sometimes it feels like Portland Parks & Recreation forgets that the parks are there for people to enjoy www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

City Orders Citizen-Run Youth Program to Discontinue Popular Waterslide

The Brooklyn Park water slide in Southeast Portland—used by youthful summer day campers for nearly 50 years—was shut down after coming to the attention of Portland Parks and Recreation.

wweek.com