replace the national anthem with TV On The Radio doing "Wolf Like Me" on Letterman in 2011

absolutely impossible to overstate how critical Jonathan’s elbow grease has been to the larger local transportation advocacy ecosystem over the past twenty years

Oh man I met with that person and heard all about it too, disappointed to see it wasn't him!

I’ll miss Lloyd Center as a core institution of NE Portland. But am so excited for what will come next for this great location w easy transit access

We need more low barrier, dense commercial space across the city, as shown by Lloyd Center’s strange and vibrant second life of small biz & popups

It’s really happening!!

i mean great job New York, but we have democratic socialism at home 💛

I saw Deerhunter play there years ago and it was the final straw, the sound was so bad I vowed to never return. I've missed so many bands I love playing Portland over the years, but my blood pressure just can't handle it.

Ranch Boundaries, yeehaw 🤠

flashbacks of the shot of the Linotype getting demolished in Linotype: The Film 💔

I hope my friends on Substack will once again consider leaving the service that gives a platform to abhorrent people like Andrew Tate.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

The Sopranos really is as good as everyone says. Also throw Halt and Catch Fire on the list if you haven't already.

astronauts on the moon. affordable college for everybody. building a ton of housing for families. vaccines to end cancers. we can have all this cool stuff if you just vote for the people that want to do it.

we can do so much great stuff. put down your anger. great things are right there.

I noticed and appreciated this!

The Highway That Never Was  - Portland Mercury [What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.] Over fifty years ago, a freeway almost destroyed a large […]

Portland almost demolished a good chunk of Southeast for a freeway. Almost! I wrote a bit about the never-constructed Mount Hood Freeway for the @portlandmercury.com Transportation Issue.

my DMs are always open to anyone who wants to talk about the giant-impact hypothesis

A half sleeve tattoo of the moon and a mountain attempting to resemble Mt Hood (debatable), tattoo + artwork by Lisa Orth

hey hey i also love the moon! so much so I have this beautiful tattoo of it on my right arm that no one ever really gets to see!

Also Wheeler going back and forth on something are you sure??

Talking about burying I-5 definitely goes back to Sam Adams too, probably further still, it may just be that Adams was mayor when I first moved here

Astronauts Dedicate Moon Crater to Carroll Wiseman, Wife of NASA Commander

I didn't know anything about the Artemis II astronauts a week ago and now I would fight my way into Hell for any of them.

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Not sending their best

www.kellietorresforportland.com

also love to get the question "Have you ever played Cards Against Humanity?" bwahaha STRAP IN

back on the apps (boo!) but now I get to go on dates and tell new people my story about kicking Ted Wheeler out of Suckerpunch (lol yay!)

Clearly she saw your XOXO talk

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Waynes World 3: Field Of Vision

Photo of Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey)

Man these guys would have loved King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Now this is a post I can get behind!