The sun is orange. Breathing is hard. Can we start investing in walkable neighborhoods, cycling, and transit now?

I almost just used "epictetian" as an adjective, someone please save me from myself.

Bill McKibben, a writer and climate activist I've been inspired by for decades, wrote a post about transitioning to bicycles as a powerful climate action. I am honored he used one of my watercolors to frame his post. ps: Find my work as postcards AND A4, greeting cards, originals Ask cathytuttle.nl

Tour de Planet

Are bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?)

billmckibben.substack.com

I am in Leavenworth, WA for the first time ever, and reading the Design Review Board's adherence to the Old Bavarian Alpine Theme guide makes everything make sense. Any document that compels Starbuck's to deviate from its brand guidelines is powerful, indeed.

After her cataract surgeries last month, my Mom couldn't read or watch TV, so I made sure @multcolib.bsky.social Libby was set up on her phone with a few audiobooks in queue. She just asked me if we could listen to "Caste" during our upcoming road trip. My work here is done.

"Unfortunately...these attacks on trans athletes endanger all women by creating an environment of fear, encouraging false allegations, and laying the groundwork for invasive and discriminatory screenings that open the door to abuse—and it’s already happening." www.sf.gov/trans-women-...

Steph Routh (she/they)@stephrouth.bsky.social · last mo.

The Supreme Court just paved the way to allow adult coaches to inspect children's genitalia in school locker rooms and I'm going to be sick.

Justice Jackson: "Justice Thomas's telling elides the entire point of the Second Founding: The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery."

The Supreme Court just paved the way to allow adult coaches to inspect children's genitalia in school locker rooms and I'm going to be sick.

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · last mo.

First case is West Virginia v. PBA. "Coach" Kavanaugh --who famously touts that he coaches girls basketball even though he's been accused of attempted rape-- writes WVA is allowed to exclude trans girls from sports.

It seems almost like more people came to my last birthday party than to Trump's "Great American State Fair." We didn't even have a ferris wheel!

Since it's popping up again: Here's our 2024 coverage of the lease agreement between the city & Blazers that *requires* the Blazers to keep playing in Portland until 2030.

Portland and Trail Blazers will consider 5-year extension to Moda Center lease

The proposed five-year lease extension with the city, which owns the land the Moda Center occupies, illuminates challenges the team’s management have faced in trying to finance major renovations to th...

opb.org

Team, it was a good ending. Volunteering at a challenging intersection at East #Portland #SundayParkways, and one guy in a souped up truck (with dangling balls, you know?) blew past. An hour later, he came back through, stopped, and APOLOGIZED for his behavior earlier. A lovely chat, then The Nod. 🙌

The wait is over! RSVP for Mitch Green's (@mitchgreen.bsky.social) re-election campaign launch on July 24! www.mobilize.us/mitch4portla... #portlandoregon #vote2026

Mitch for Portland Re-election Campaign Kickoff (Portland City Council, District 4) · Mitch Green for Portland City Council (OR Working Families Party)

In 2024, I won my seat with a people-powered campaign that centered working families. Since I was sworn in, I’ve been fighting to build a Portland that works for everyone. Since taking office, I: ✔...

mobilize.us

Random idea for a Friday: Rube Goldberg Gym. Like crossfit, but funnier.

Just in time for #Bike Summer, it's the #PCEF -funded Adaptive E-bike Rebate Program! * $8,500 new adaptive e-bikes OR * Up to $2,800 for electric/wheelchair conversions; AND * $300 for approved accessories Learn more and apply: portlandebikerebate.com/adaptive-app...

Adaptive Applicants - Portland Rides

Eligibility requirements, eligible bike types and accessories, what you'll need if you're selected, and participating shops.

portlandebikerebate.com

Steph Routh (she/they)@stephrouth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just in time for great weather and terrible gas prices, it's Portland's PCEF-funded E-bike Rebate Program: * Standard: up to $1,600 * Cargo: up to $2,350 * Adaptive: up to $8,500 Eligibility: Income at or below 60% AMI, age 18 or over, and live in Portland. Check it out: portlandebikerebate.com

On leadership and building the bench: "I will find more joy in watching new astronauts go experience what we just experienced than I would going back again, and taking that from someone else...It will feel great to watch my friends go do these sorts of things. To watch humanity expand a little bit."

Steph Routh (she/they)@stephrouth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An astronaut's guide to life on Earth, Artemis II edition. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

An astronaut's guide to life on Earth, Artemis II edition. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck

The astronaut Reid Wiseman talks about going deeper into space than anyone in history, eating maple cookies in microgravity, and deciding how to spend his first day off after returning to Earth.

newyorker.com

Still finding post-it notes with ORESTAR numbers and scraps of paper with hastily-written percentage calculations by election result updates on various home surfaces. This is what they call spring cleaning, right?

Feeling deep gratitude for Oregon's election workers, who ensure votes are counted and results can be trusted. We still have work to do! Democracy is messy and flawed and foundational to freedom. Thanks, team. Voting in Oregon, indeed, feels good. @oregonelections.bsky.social #vote2026 #democracy

So happy. So tired. Thanks to everyone who ran for office! Candidacy is a service to democracy. An honor to have supported people like @myrnafororegon.bsky.social @nafisafai.bsky.social @evelynforbeaverton.bsky.social @oregontammy.bsky.social Waz and Joe Hagedorn. Let's rest up, friends. 💓✊️

Steph Routh (she/they)@stephrouth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Both @opb.org and @oregonian.com have called it for Myrna Muñoz (SD 15) and Tammy Carpenter (HD 27)! #orpol

Both @opb.org and @oregonian.com have called it for Myrna Muñoz (SD 15) and Tammy Carpenter (HD 27)! #orpol

Steph Routh (she/they)@stephrouth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

WHOA, y'all. Latest Washington County election results ahoy. Tammy Carpenter (HD 27) and Myrna Muñoz (SD 15) both increasing leads. Nafisa Fai now with a 5 point lead for WashCo Chair. Evelyn Kocher & Rachel Philip likely to go to a runoff for Beaverton City Council. Screenshots in thread. #orpol

According to my calculations, Ashley needs over 90% of the remaining votes to pull even with Tammy. Janeen needs more votes than are outstanding. Both of these races are callable. Congrats to @portlanddsa.bsky.social , @oregontammy.bsky.social , and @myrnafororegon.bsky.social !

Fischer 🛠️🚇@fischer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

big gains for muñoz and carpenter in the latest washington county ballot drop

ARE YOU READY FOR A RUNOFF? Let's get this done in November 🔥

A (she/her)@forcedevolution.bsky.social · 3mo ago

You forgot to mention someone reached run-off threshold 🔥

WHOA, y'all. Latest Washington County election results ahoy. Tammy Carpenter (HD 27) and Myrna Muñoz (SD 15) both increasing leads. Nafisa Fai now with a 5 point lead for WashCo Chair. Evelyn Kocher & Rachel Philip likely to go to a runoff for Beaverton City Council. Screenshots in thread. #orpol

Bonus election results update from Washington County as of 8 a.m. this morning! @nafisafai.bsky.social made more gains. Miles Palacios maintaining his lead for Metro Council D4, Kipperlyn Sinclair making gains for Washington County Commission D4 (Hofler on her heels). #orpol #washingtoncounty

And Myrna Muñoz AHEAD by 150 votes from the most recent election data results!!! YESSSSSS!!!!! #datacenters #orpol #vote2026 @owfp.bsky.social

Tammy Carpenter @oregontammy.bsky.social AHEAD by 150 votes in the most recent election data release! YES!!!!! #orpol #washingtoncounty

A gentle reminder that, yes endorsements matter and money (unfortunately) matters in elections. Also, please stop treating voters like NPCs. Thank you.

Local elections matter

The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 3mo ago

Backers of the massive data center campus say at full buildout it will consume 9GW of electricity, more than double the entire state of Utah’s current energy use. They say they intend to burn fossil fuels on site to make all that electricity. Box Elder County will vote on the proposal Monday.

Seeing so many friends post gorgeous photos of hiking/biking/being among wildflowers over the weekend is a good reminder of why protecting our natural areas is so important. Everyone everyone should have access to nature. To live, to breathe, to be.

It has come to my attention that I haven't posted visual joy in a while. Here is young me on the dubious but awesome rope swing over the bluff that used to be at Milo McIver State Park in Oregon. Dear danger slide, that's a see and a raise. :) #cheapthrill #genxchildhood #raisedferal