A few thoughts about the need for: - A consistent, competitive process to award funding to nonprofits - A re-evaluation of the City / County relationship - An independent audit of the (extremely) over-cost Bull Run Filtration Project - A PUBLIC process to award PUBLIC money to the Moda Center

People expect their local leaders to be innovating and pushing the status quo to help people, ESPECIALLY right now. I spent my morning at TriMet's Board of Director's meeting and at Portland City Hall. Here were some of my takeaways.

Mt. Tabor is an irreplaceable resource to our City with a dope geologic history! Join me on a 2-minute tour:

Check out what else can happen on a bridge when you don't invite cars on it 😍

Alley-Oop the Vote 🏀✊️❤️

Related: a bike bus was such a lovely and energizing way to kick off Councilor Koyama Lane's re-election launch party, which included riding TO that bike bus with my neighbors!

Portland City Council needs a better way to break ties... and it needs to come from the legislature, NOT the Mayor. Portlanders voted to affirmatively move away from a government where the Mayor voted on policy, and we should respect that in our tiebreaking rules (which do need reform).

Scrolling check point: Portland, OR spring rain this morning.

In my view, Portland's public safety conversation a) needs to NOT just be about law enforcement, and b) needs to be honest about and address systemic, root-cause issues, even as we work to make positive change in the short-term.

In my view, the City Budget Office ought to be more independent, and Portland City Council deserves to learn about budget information quickly so that they can make smart budgeting decisions on behalf of their constituents. A brief video on this ⬇️

#Habs MSL on Kirby Dach "His competitiveness, his commitment… he has come up with important goals for us. Even though we weren't able to score a third or fourth one (in game 1), his second goal helped us get going again and gain some momentum. I find that Kirby helps us with momentum." #GoHabsGo

Vance: Let's kick Janet Mills to the curb. This guy [behind me] just said, 'send them to Gitmo.' No comment, sir. But I kinda like sending the fraudsters to Gitmo.

4-0 now for @mnaurorafc.bsky.social, Jeanette Fieldsend on the give and go

If you think college sports are “just sports,” 𝐀𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐢’s got a reality check. He shares how studies show the first time most people ever hear about a university is through its athletic program. Without sports, many of those students wouldn’t even know the school existed. And beyond

Terminal emulation is everywhere, and it kind of sucks in most places (e.g. IDEs, editors, web browsers, etc...). Mitchell Hashimoto has a solution for that!

5 years ago today on International Women’s Day: The Fearless Girl is Breaking the Glass Ceiling in front of the NY Stock Exchange 💥 The work came with a message: today’s broken glass ceilings are tomorrow’s stepping stones. March 7/8, 2021. Artists @mericamay #InternationalWomensDay #FearlessGirl

📺 Sábado, 23 de mayo de 2026 ¡Comenzamos nuestro Telenoticias 1! Lo sigues en directo, en RTVC.es ▶️ https://rtvc.es/en-directo/

Starting tonight, we will be covering March Madness from the Toyota CBS Center Court featuring Bracket Mountain!  We’ve got your front row look at every thrilling matchup all tournament long!

Today's DAVELY VIBE: My Chest Aint Daily rhyming banter for a healthier body and a happier grin. . . . #shorts #fitness #vibe #workout #gym #workoutmotivation #fitnessgoals #orlando #florida #musclebuilding #sports #sayings #quotes #fitnessinspiration #activeliving #aint

This week’s startup news felt pretty clear: capital is still there, but it is chasing startups that remove real operational pain. The setbacks came from weak trust, weak distribution, or weak execution. SparkLaunch Founder Briefing has the breakdown. #StartupNews #Founders #Fundraising #SparkLaunch

A Christmas tree fell in Moscow. One fell in Mariupol in December 2021 too. People called it a bad sign. Now it’s Moscow turn to read the omens.

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I might have put too much Belmont in this walking animation #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #DragoonDrop

Newhook finds the back of the net to tie the game

Jimin em 2.0

The ghost tried to conduct a haunting orchestra at night But his hands were too weak to lift the baton right All he could manage was one piano key when the clock struck three #mondaymood #mondaymotivation #ghosts #spooky #poem #poetry #micropoetry #writer #music #vss365 #conduct #humor #aiart

Messi Ronaldo Maradona Beckham Pelé🐐⚽️ One hoodie for five legends. Soccer Legends Zip Hoodie from our Sports Collection. New blog: why politicians stand beside sports icons. Link in bio to shop and read! #soccer #football #streetwear #soccerfans #footballculture #sports⚽️🔥#messi #ronaldo #diego

Over 80 protestors from Chippewa Valley Indivisible rally showed up in Eau Claire, WI, to defend Social Security! #HandsOffSocialSecurity #SocialSecurityDayofAction

Everyday objects like smartphones and clothing often come from fragmented global production chains. Ensuring safe working conditions across them is a key challenge of globalisation. Vincenzo Maccarrone, SNS research fellow, studies transnational regulation of workers’ rights in global value chains.

Small Smart Spaces is a range of Healthy and Comfortable Architecturally Designed Homes suitable for #passivehaus Certification and Homestar ratings, Direct from the Architectural Designer to you. #newzealand #Architecture

PP is a hypocrite His (Harper) government signed a 31 year trade deal with China.

Classmates, friends, and teachers gathered in #Kyiv to honour the memory of Mariia, a schoolgirl who was among the 24 people killed in russia's May 14 attack on the city. Two sisters, aged 12 and 17, were also killed in the strike. Their father had died in 2023 while defending #Ukraine.

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 After two tumultuous days in Westminster, Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell discuss whether Sir Keir Starmer's lack of judgement and curiosity about Peter Mandelson’s appointment will be a fatal blow for the Prime Minister. Link in the replies 👇

Which of these company trucks is your favorite? 👀 It’s been great working with L&L Painting, we can’t wait to see these out on the Gold Star Bridge 🔥 #StrobesNMore #FleetUpfit #WorkTruck #TruckBuild #AmberLighting #VehicleUpfit #ConstructionLife #JobSiteSafety #GrotonCT

Jack Whitehall is back at Soccer Aid this year... but is going via the Champions League final the night before, which means if Arsenal win, he'll probably still be celebrating!! Soccer Aid for UNICEF takes place on Sunday 31st May

Heeft u ook op het CDA, D66, GroenLinks en de VVD gestemd? Dan zult u vast genieten van de boodschap van deze twee heren. U haalt ze immers zograag naar Nederland, niewaar?

A Butter-butt showing off. #Birds #Biring #Birdwatching #Arizona #Nature #Yellowrumpedwarbler #AZBirding

I played the demo for Echo Generation 2. Its a visually stunning sci-fi deck builder. The combat is brilliant & the narrative in the demo is hinting at some wild stuff. Also, its OUT NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/1115990/...

ALLCAPSNOSPACES Lee Moriarty is in action and looks to showcase TAIGASTYLE as #AEWCollision is LIVE from coast-to-coast on TNT and HBO Max

Mike's spinning up Day 2 of our Donkey Kong 64 Anniversary Sub-A-Thon! www.twitch.tv/giantbomb www.youtube.com/watch?v=cARG... Subscribe to Premium this week, and you can extend his suffering, vote on a Blight Club game, and more! And uh, don't worry. He's becoming aware of The DK64 Suffering. 👇

No irony when I say Japanese baseball rules.

Morning lovelies! Thank you for all the thoughtful replies on the short piece, I'll be replying to them soon :) Long day ahead for moi, but it should be too bad lol I hope y'all are well 🩷

You've tried scrubs. Bleaching creams. Home remedies. But those dark, velvety patches on your armpits won't budge. That's because Acanthosis Nigricans isn't a "dirty skin" problem. It's often a sign of insulin resistance. **The fix starts inside + outside:** 🔬 **Medical evaluation** – Check ins

BBC Wales Today. Carer and campaigner Rob Messenger, who has two children with #MECFS in their 30s, says there are no specialists to turn to and describes care for Severe and Very Severe ME in Wales as a ‘desert’.

Foal season 🧲 #horselover #horsemum #gr3tetag #mentalhealth #inspiration #motivation #quoteoftheday #BlueHartedFamily #selfcare #dailyquotes

SpaceX is seeking special exemptions from certain BEAD program requirements, arguing that they make participation in the program difficult for satellite providers. 👀 How will the expceptions impact the $42B program? 🔍 @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📰➡️ statescoop.com/spacex-starl...

🤼🥋🥊🧵 Taking a break from early UFCs to bring you every finish from the 1995 World Combat Championships Vale dropped out so Renzo gets random bodybuilder and alleged wrestler Phil Benedict in the semis and you're not gonna believe this but this one doesn't go long.

Pete has been writing a book that he’s hinted will address the issues of reestablishing a functioning government. This clip is a preview of his thoughts when being interviewed by Kara Swisher back in September. The full interview is my pinned post.

An indie game where each mining run loops, but you keep upgrades. - Mine resources in endless loops - Sell minerals and collect artifacts - Choose upgrades to boost efficiency Try the demo: playtester.io/loop-miner #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Darth Nihilus Lightsaber — The Lord of Hunger Unleash the power of the most feared Sith legend. “The Force Was Not His Ally. It Was His Hunger.” Step into the legacy of the Lord of Hunger. #DarthNihilus #Lightsaber #SithLord #StarWarsCosplay #XenoPixelSaber #RGBLightsaber

Russia is trying to build an "Azov Ring" via highways R-280, E58 and E105, but key nodes remain vulnerable, especially supply lines to Crimea via Chonhar and Armyansk.

Boualem Sansal : «L’Islam reste très totalitaire», dans #LaGrandeInterview #cnews #sansal #ecrivain

[20260602] Shorts/Reels/Tiktok We Run 🏃‍♂️ And Fly 🪽🌸 w/ #IOI #나영 #아이오아이 #NAYOUNG #KimChaeYeon #김채연 #tripleS #트리플에스 #Baby_Flower #トリプルS

Meet Willem Arondeus, the openly gay artist who fearlessly resisted the Nazis by using his artistic skills to shield thousands from persecution. His inspiring tale shows how being true to oneself and brave can alter history! #Courage #LGBTQHistory

Ukraine Is Shielding Europe From War 2014 — it began 2022 — it escalated 2026 — we stand ”Families being murdered, cars burned down, houses erased to the ground.” Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social International advocacy/ ICUV, AntAC. Stand With Ukraine 💙💛 Thread 1/5🧵

Source #Japan #Nippon

For artists to draw breasts properly, it's important that they see lots of examples. Sauce is The Manga Artist and his Assistants. Browse our popular A-cup angels here! jlist.com/shop/flat-ch...

Elijah Holyfield (Evander Holyfield's son) wins his WWE Evolve debut against Kai Kavari. Elijah's finish is a right hand.

Location: Haryana Date: June 1 Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Cheetah Group, including Tarun Pandit, brutally assaulted two men, accusing them of being cattle smugglers while transporting three oxen.