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simultaneously incredibly behind on work & volunteer tasks while too congested to make progress on any of it

good thing about seeing doctors: getting to hear “god you’ve been living like this?” from a professional

bad thing about seeing doctors: spawns more appointments for new doctors

also I showed him a DVD I have on hold at the library that stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and he said "Sarah Michelle Gellar? from the Scooby Doo movies??" my guy PLEASE have some respect for your elders

told my 23yo coworker I own a DVD player. he was like "did you just like decide to get into DVDs at some point?" and I had to explain to him that DVDs were the primary media that was available before we all had streaming

(hope to god you’re referring to Stiff voice) that part was hilarious though

Proposed Comprehensive Plan policies do NOT include any sort of statement that says the CEI Hub needs to RELOCATE a lot of the fuel capacity AWAY from the current concentrated ticking time bomb for 90% of Oregon's liquid fuels.

One more thing - our Comp Plan should simply come out and say that the CEI Hub shouldn't actual exist in this seismically challenged location, *especially* as a single point of failure for 90% of Oregon's liquid fuels. The long-term COMPREHENSIVE PLAN should be that it eventually goes somewhere else

currently at the step in the procrastination cycle where two reports that are 4 days overdue have gone unnoticed so my brain has convinced me that no one will ever ask about them (they absolutely will)

I know A Crown of Candy has been out for about 6 years but I’m watching it now for the first time and I’m sobbing?? at D&D???

Walz et al. invoke “violence in the streets” as if the act of community defense is violence against authority on its own, which is 1) copaganda and 2) not really even imaginative, in the scheme of things. like maybe consider that folks are probably showing massive restraint, actually

the feds want to kidnap and murder people. their goal is spreading terror and destroying lives. your constituents are endangering themselves to protect each other every day, and you’re a mealy-mouthed bitch if this is the only fucking thing you can think to say about it

This is actually demonic & should strike as corrosive to the souls of anyone who considers themselves American. It’s the most dishonorable act imaginable.

It’s beyond disgusting.

a friend of mine has the DVD with David Schmader commentary. I am the only person she has ever allowed to borrow it and I am very cognizant of the honor she bestowed

we are constantly inventing new lyrics for this song in my house

on my second date with my partner, we were cooking in my kitchen and I said I didn't want any input on my very limited cooking skills. the way my partner internalized that and asks my consent before offering their observations reinforces my trust in them over and over again

I finally learned not to build trust or closeness with anyone who says "just do x/you should do x/doing x is easy." you're getting demoted in my life if you're not going to listen with curiosity, at minimum

chat is it good if you buy a car that has no accident on the carfax, and an inspector finds no evidence of collision damage, and then you find out your wiper fluid reservoir is cracked because the front bumper support apparatus was bent into the reservoir indicating a front-end collision??

(I did laugh when someone called him Mr. Magoo though)

incredibly embarrassing when a local figure’s racist texts can be easily photographed from a row behind him, and it’s in the news and going viral, and your phone’s font size is as big as his because your vision is just real fucking bad for reading anything

some of us are just leftists with useless eyeballs 😭

University of Nebraska-Omaha is my alma mater. hugs to my fellow Mavs, and also what the fuck??

thank you for renting with us! we slapped on the most lifeless paint color; don't you dare change it even though we have to paint again when you move out. please enjoy the cheapest fixtures we could find. don't mount anything on the walls or we will hunt you down. rent will increase 200% in 1 year

then a year later Walgreens started trying to charge me $400 for a 30-day supply, I switched to the grocery store pharmacy, and it’s been mostly smooth since, except that I still have to call in my refill every month and go inside a grocery store to get it

a couple years ago my usual Walgreens location told me they were out of stock and I needed to call other pharmacies to see who had any stock for me. bless the friend who offered to call around for me and found stock at the downtown Target so I could function

Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…

just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday

Man shot by Border Patrol in Portland released from hospital, charged with assaulting federal officer The two people shot in Portland last week by U.S. Border Patrol face criminal charges. Both have been released from hospital and into federal custody.

Luis David Nino-Moncada, one of the people that were shot by border patrol in Portland, is now being charged with aggravated assault on a federal officer

six weeks into being a car owner again and maintenance is already outlandish

"shitting on ai makes you sound like a Luddite" oh okay, thank you! Luddites were cool as hell

I have a plan to radicalize the centrist pundit class using the same mechanism that radicalized me: regular exposure to smoking hot anarchists

Flyer for PIRC: Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition TRAININGS FOR 2026 MIGRA WATCH We’re seeing increased ICE activity, and this is a critical moment to show up for our neighbors with knowledge, care, and courage. Join us for our next ICE Watch trainings! No prior experience is required. SAVE THE DATE (bullhorn graphic) ENGLISH TRAININGS - Jan 14 - Virtual - Jan 24 - In Person - Feb 11 - Virtual - Feb 28 - In Person - Mar 11 - Virtual - Mar 28 - In Person SPANISH COMING SOON! Links to RSVP will be available 1 week before each training in our linktree.

fellow Portlanders: get trained for Migrawatch/legal observation to help keep our neighbors safe. PIRC runs the rapid response hotline & maintains the volunteer base. follow them on socials, sign up for trainings, save the hotline: 1-888-622-1510

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Border Patrol shot two people about a half mile from where my close friend and favorite 7yo live. I don’t really have coherent thoughts except that DHS needs to be fucking razed to the ground, and also we should all be building trust with our real life neighbors