I haven't mailed my ballot back since the first Trump administration, I always deliver it to a ballot box, but I, like every other Oregon voter, GET my ballot by mail.

Oregon votes solely by mail. We haven't had in person polling places in over 2 decades. So "vote in person" isn't even possible for me and every other Oregon voter, including all the people in Eastern Oregon who want to join Greater Idaho.

Wildfires are 4 times more likely to start near roads than in roadless areas. More roads = more fire. Trump is selling out your public lands for development while over 2.6 million acres of Oregon burn in a record wildfire season.

The Oregonian@oregonian.com · last mo.

The 2 million Oregon acres include areas such as Lost Lake and Mirror Lake near Mount Hood, plus sections of the Pacific Crest Trail and Timberline Trail. https://mrf.lu/2R-8x

me: Trump says we just need to cut down more trees and there will be no more forest fires. my dad, who worked in the Forest Service for several decades: you know how many fires we had to put out that were started by logging equipment? I don't, but only because I lost count.

I'd take 10 bears and a rabid squirrel in a forest over this dude.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.

Minus the Christian part

Golden Girls Character Sweats in Kitchen

Alt: Blanche from Golden Girls sprays herself with water

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This cat looks it's saying "and I won the coyote encounter, don't you forget it"

The Oregonian@oregonian.com · 2mo ago

Ruby Noble's emotional support cat sparked neighbor complaints after bird attacks and a coyote encounter, prompting an apartment management company to issue an eviction notice. https://mrf.lu/2t72M

I see Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted against mail-in voting in a state that votes . . . exclusively but mail.

Karishma Manzur, PhD@karishmaforsenate.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@chrispappasnh.bsky.social Pappas sides with MAGA yet again. Strong Fetterman vibes.

Just in case you saw this Guardian article and looked at the picture and thought "Damn, that guy looks like the guy who tried to convince me to join the Hare Krishnas in college" and didn't read the article, seems like you made the right call.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Leaning toward terrible

"don't vote for the people that actually give you hope, vote for the people you find boring but that aren't Trump".

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2mo ago

The vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.

one teen I know had a recruiter who would give him actual cash several times, so he kept talking to the recruiter and the recruiter kept trying to recruit him. Sell is the right word.

Alicia Ramirez (she/her)@aliciak2010.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Heavy on the “especially in Texas,” part. There was a recruiter station at my high school. And for a lot of the Black and Brown folks, especially those who didn’t come from wealthy families, joining the military was sold to them as their only way out.

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

new Democratic slogan "Make Lettuce Safe Again"

Blame the victims, take your cash.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Homan on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."

Seriously thinking about my next career move as a bog witch. You try to record me in my swamp and my house with chicken legs will eat you.

Micah@rincewind.run · 2mo ago

seriously "everyone is recording everything all the time" is some incredible torment nexus shit can we not

once again for those old boomers in politics who refuse to retire, do you REALLY want to work right up until the day you die? Because you don't have to.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

"Graham said he complained he was feeling unwell. When urged to seek care, Graham said he would after his scheduled appearance on NBC Graham joked: 'I can't die now. I still need to do the Russia sanctions, get Iran sorted out & do Israeli-Saudi normalization' He passed away several hours later."

This is the way of the petty and glorious.

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Many, many years ago I worked for a certain legal news website to which Lindsey Graham subscribed. Anyway i hardcoded it to always spell his name wrong in the top corner, no matter how many times he tried to manually correct it.

I unsubscribed from Rachel's substack but I had to go make sure I did. Wtf. This is not ok.

Ruwa Romman@ruwaromman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ll share it, because I think this rampant anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry is not only accepted by a dying wing of our party but being used to win primaries (see Abdul). It’s on us to see it, shun it, and protect our coalition.

One thing I don’t think men understand is that rape and assault are so ubiquitous—and so perpetually immune from consequence or recognition—that many women learn to talk about these incidents as of they’re mere inconveniences. We are not allowed to treat them with more gravity.

Do racists think that ancient Greeks were all white because all the statues are (now) white? *cracks knuckles and drags out art history books* Now, let's all gather around to learn about Greek Korai statues and how they were painted in color which over the years was washed away.

Daily Mail@dailymail.co.uk · 3mo ago

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey restricts social media comments amid backlash over 'woke' casting trib.al/Af8pEyY

someone once told me my art would be better if I put less skulls in my art, bless her heart.

S R Jones @aegisimmemorial.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you see this, please tell me the worst/most baffling bit of creative feedback you've ever recieved. Mine is still the time somebody told me my aliens had names that were too alien. Not that they were unpronounceable, just that they didn't sound enough like human names.

Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...

How do we know Larry isn't just messing with the dog? "Hey buddy, dig over here, this hole is better, oooh, do I dig better than you? With these tiny paws?"

That red card was a very bad call, says this definite football expert.

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“A team cannot appeal against a red card or the subsequent suspension, per a FIFA official.” 🫤

This.

Lindsey Boylan@lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re not next. We’ve always been under attack. And much of transphobia is rooted in misogyny and patriarchy. Women closest to the pain have always known this.

My hometown county rodeo had like 6x the people in the stands and it's entire population is only 8k and it's very isolated/in the middle of nowhere. This is in the nation's capitol.

Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The largest crowd is for the “America’s Rodeo” exhibit. I count two small bleachers. Basically imagine the away crowd for a high school football game, in a state where football isn’t especially popular.

“The Reflecting Pool story cannot get any stupider” say the skeptics. Ha ha, wrong again.

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Loitering is not permitted in this area. Please proceed to a designated location. Thank you for your cooperation,” a surveillance machine tells a small cluster of National Guard members as they patrol the fenced off Reflecting Pool in the rain.

If you want to read/listen to a really interesting memoir and learn history about South Africa, I highly recommend Born a Crime by some guy named Trevor Noah, you probably haven't heard of him, but it's really fun but also educational. (Kidding in some parts, not about the book.)

Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate.bsky.social · 3mo ago

JFC www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...