Shawn Levy
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Author: CLINT; The Castle on Sunset; Paul Newman: A Life; Dolce Vita Confidential; &ct Film guy/Soccer nut/Burner/Poet/Portlander/Board member @opipdx/Dad/Grandad/Grouch NOT THE SHAWN LEVY WHO MAKES MOVIES AND SHOWS!!! https://shawnlevy.com
Could not love this more. I once had the chance to chat with Tobin and Diego Valeri when they were playing here and declare to them both that she was the best ball-handler and distributor that Portland had ever seen. And my rotten luck: I'm across the country that night. #baonpdx #scusa
Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win) ✍️@phuocerman.bsky.social · yesterdayNEWS | PTFC to honor USWNT Legend Tobin Heath at Providence Park on August 22 vs Denver Summit FC #BAONPDX #NWSL The Portland Thorns Legend will sign a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of the club. stumptown-footy.ghost.io/uswnt-and-po...
RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline
The federal government has stolen $900 million from Oregon's budget and thousands of jobs. 2 million acres so far.
Oregon’s wildfire season has cost state more than $150 million so far, officials say. Here’s what we know
Oregon appears to be on track to have one of its most harmful and expensive wildfire seasons in history.
oregonlive.com
When you come in my house, please take off your shoes. Then put them right back on and get out.
Department of "Yes, But," Obituaries Division (also: spoilers much?)
Another tech giant with disgusting unconscionable behaviour. Not going to use them any more www.ft.com/content/06ec...
‘Crush this lady’: how eBay harassment campaign led to $56mn payout
Employees’ cyberstalking of Boston couple involving macabre deliveries ended in jail time and financial settlement
ft.com
Amazing story. Stupendous reporting. And to spend such time, care, and craft on such a loathsome subject, well, all this Jerry Lewis biographer can say is, Bravissima!
Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧@selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 2d agoAt my substack, no paywall for now: The Man Who Would Be Dorléac. open.substack.com/pub/selfstyl...
The name of this playlist is hilarious 😂😂😂 the songs are 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Frog drank the tea, and then he said, “Tell me a story while I am resting.”
Immortal. Always sing it before a derby.
soccer watcher@soccerwatcher.bsky.social · 4d agoHave you ever had a tin? Have you ever had tin? Have you ever had a tin of flounder? Have you ever had a tin of flounder spread? Here comes your mother with a loaf of bread. Flounder, oh flounder Buy it in a small tin. Buy it in a big tin. Buy it at the Pike Street, OK!! #RCTID
the houseless, familyless old man staggered off a vagabond in crape; his every woe unreverenced
Hal Hartley is clearing out the last of his physical media at half price
halhartley.com
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"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
theguardian.com
Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading
Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.
action.everylibrary.org
I will be making a historically accurate version of the entire Popeye canon.
Jake_Vig@jakevig.bsky.social · 2w agoI will be making a historically accurate version of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
A small tribe in Northern California is set to purchase nearly 40,000 acres of scenic, mountainous terrain near the Oregon border, in what would be the second largest “land back” deal in state history.
Tribe to acquire 40,000 acres of ‘absolutely beautiful’ ancestral land in Northern California
A tribe in Northern California is set to purchase nearly 40,000 acres of mountainous terrain near the Oregon border, in what would be the second largest “land back” deal in state history.
bit.ly
This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City. This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.
Holy smokes, Carson Benge threw out the would-be go-ahead run with an outfield assist clocked at 100.0 mph. That was a beautiful throw.
"Limitation makes for power. The strength of the genie comes of his being confined in a bottle." -- Richard Wilbur
How Lucky We Are That You Can't Sell A Poem -- Gregory Orr How lucky we are That you can’t sell A poem, that it has No value. Might As well Give it away. That poem you love, That saved your life, Wasn’t it given to you?
I can't tell you how happy this makes me! Mother Foucault's has been my home-from-home for upwards of a decade -- literally, these days. Thanks @wweek.com for recognizing a true Portland gem.
Portland’s Best Literary Success Story
Mother Foucault’s bookstore feels like a self-contained universe.
wweek.com
