I hate fireworks. I hope my neighbors shooting off their illegal fireworks during a burn ban blow their fucking arms off.

Friendly reminder to all GOP officials and voters:
The President of the United States is a temp job. As such, Executive Orders do not supercede the Constitution.
It's that simple.

GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime, Following Project 2025 Playbook Mike Lee wants to deliver a death knell to PornHub.

Does this mean they are going arrest our immigration-status-questionable First Lady?
gizmodo.com/gop-senator-...

Abbe Lowell is a very big bigfoot.

Loved this heartfelt and fierce thread reflecting on the work of revitalizing such an important satire publication.

Next day I got my paper and my jaw was on the floor for just how hard they're punching now. The entire paper is like this. All the fake ads are targeting Elon Musk companies.

I have an idea to make US federal elections more fair, Trump style: Prohibit red states from participating in elections until they begin paying their fair share.

A clam on a wooden railing with a stormy grey sea in the background

There it is. The clam before the storm.

BREAKING: The Interior Dept just used a fake “energy emergency” to greenlight gas and mining projects on public lands.

It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.

If in doubt
Make art

My bike leaning against a store wall

A proper store stop is an important part of any ride, be it a bikepacking ultra race, a fun social ride or local bike shenaniganery.
Being organized enough for a store stop during a ride to work is a whole different level.

Sex Hormones Are Brain Hormones. What Does This Mean for Treating Brain Diseases? A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions.

Sex Hormones Are Brain Hormones. What Does This Mean for Treating Brain Diseases? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...

How could any of us have known a recession was going to hit us by the middle of 2025?

I wonder... did anybody see this coming? 🤔

I found a random Hot Pocket in the freezer, in the plastic packaging but no outer box. How old is it? What kind? Where did it come from? 🤷🏻‍♂️
Air fryer is preheating.

I think we're still underappreciating Russian interference, but also that part of why Putin is like this is because Russia is a petrostate with very little to offer the world outside of wheat and fossil fuels.

What was (is?) the police nonsense on the waterfront about 30-40 minutes ago in Portland?

New top tube bag from Dispersed Bikepacking. I’m stoked.

I remember when Kodak just gave up and Fuji was the best option for everything. Funny how it’s tue opposite now.

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Poll Has AOC Leading Schumer by Nearly 20 Points in 2028 New York Primary | Common Dreams Progressive think tank Data for Progress poll shows AOC leading Schumer by 19 points in hypothetical 2028 NY Senate primary.

"What AOC is doing is leadership—and people see that," said one observer.
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Chopping Forest Park, Portland Punks, and Spring (Arts) Is in the Air! GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of ...

"Don't get me wrong... the Bible is cool, but the Mercury tends to be more accurate."

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Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.

On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit

Legit sticker in #downtown #Portland on a Tri-Met MAX map.