Portland Pride theme, headliners announced for 2026 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Pride is just months away, and Pride Northwest has announced this year’s theme and headliners. The 2026 Portland Pride Waterfront Festival will happen o…

Portland Pride is just months away, and Pride Northwest has announced this year’s theme and headliners.

Reporting on subjects as a “partner” is PR, not journalism.

I was speaking to someone high up at a nationally known media outlet this week who was mildly discouraging about focusing on investigative journalism. Donors don't want to support it, they said.

The big problem is confusing what the powerful want with what the public wants.

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A view onto a green pasture. There are two large turkey vultures on fenceposts in the middle distance, and a herd of bison bedded down a bit farther away.

If anyone needs a calming image, this is the view from my yard this morning. Turkey vultures standing watch over the bedded-down stompyfloofs. And the local bird population is SUPER vocal.

Alternate math facts.

Your reminder that notable authors aren't actually sending you email about your unpublished work. They don't have the time and most of them aren't editors anyway

The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.

Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.

Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.

it's also remarkable that *no one else in the gop was willing to explain this to him.*

Greg Abbott was in a solid position to tell Trump, "this is probably going to backfire; maybe reconsider."

Abbott has his own power base, and still looks like a solid lock for governor. but nope, wouldn't do it

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Yeahhhh—sorry, we're working hard to fix it! (Not just videos, I know)

Yes.

I don’t think anyone ought to be *thrilled* about this, but under the circumstances I see it as a necessary evil.

Virginia passes redistricting measure that could help Democrats retake the House The referendum creates as many as four Democratic-leaning districts in Virginia ahead of the midterm elections.

Gift link: wapo.st/4dVBtZF

am conflicted about the whole redistricting thing but republicans staring at the sowing/reaping meme is kind of hilarious tbh

A good discussion on Tom’s thread about “paywalled” journalism. Haven’t read all replies, but I’m often surprised that Apple News+ isn’t
often mentioned. It includes access to over 500 publications, including The Atlantic, and family sharing for up to 6 people.

So much was lost when kids were able to check books out of the library by ordering them up from their computer in the dorm instead of having to go into the stacks and encounter books they hadn’t planned on seeing

TACO Tuesday !

Did Cook step down because Trump had him over a barrel?

This is mob boss rambling

The war is on germ theory

Leah Sottile stands at a podium reading a speech accepting the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction for her book Blazing Eye Sees All. The book cover is projected on a screen behind her.

Well here’s some news: Blazing Eye Sees All won the Oregon Book Award for nonfiction last night. A win for journalism, a win for never giving up.

bookshop.org/p/books/blaz...

I knew about the Lake Oswego temple, which is hard to miss seeing from the freeway, but hadn’t realized there was one in Central Point.

The Moon at waxing crescent phase on a greyish background.

On this day in 2015 I was capturing a Waxing Crescent Moon. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

I don't care what you say-- I will NOT be getting the ass chocolates

"Mr. Patel, do you know what discovery is?"

"Shark Week."

"Yes, but in a lawsuit -- "

"File."

"Mr. Patel --"

"File!"

The Shreveport shootings have been reported by all the outlets I’ve heard/read today, from local to national, starting with @npr.org (no paywall) this morning. @pbsnews.org (no paywall) had a related segment about the lethal
combination of domestic violence and firearm accessibility.

Opinion | I Missed the Part About the Divine Right of Presidents

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...

Oh look. Another fee-male cabinet member bites the dust.

Ever notice how tech bros seldom criticize authoritarian leaders and only advocate for free speech in countries with functioning democracies?