I'm pretty mad at you today, Portland. 😡 This city has wholly undeserved reputation for progressive politics. Exhibit A: voting for a fucking Republican for DA. Fuck every one of you reactionary assholes.
I'm so tired of this city. If I wanted to live with a bunch of reactionary assholes, I could live in any other city in this country.
Hey PDX folks! What local organization(s) do you think is/are doing the most effective job at combating homelessness? I'd like to donate a portion of my new raise.
"Portland Cider Company’s Original Gold Cider received the best-in-class trophy at the International Brewing and Cider Awards yesterday in London. This is the first time in the competition’s 136-year history that a U.S. cidery has won."
Quick story about a #PDX neighbor. Was walking my dog this morning and passed by a man slumped on top of a bicycle on the ground sleeping. Checked to make sure he was alive; he looked dehydrated. Went back to give him food and water, check on him again. Then PPB rolled up us cuz some other neighbor called the cops on him. He was getting up, said he was ok, didn’t need medical. Cop took off thankfully, seeing he had food and water from me and was alert and able to carry on.
Here’s an idea for everyone to chew on. MAYBE TRY TALKING TO PEOPLE AND HELPING THEM BEFORE YOU CALL THE COPS ON THEM. The guy was trying to sleep, was likely super dehydrated and malnourished. It’s trash day in our hood, and that always brings people around looking thru recycling for cans. Dude was out canning and his body needed rest. #mutualaid#MutualDefense
Got myself a one-person feast at Desi Bites in #Beaverton! 😆🎉 They’re not “Abhiruchi level” (i.e. the best #Indian food in all of #PDX, except located in Vancouver WA) but I loved getting a bit of everything with their vegetarian thali which comes with a single bite of dessert - the perfect portion! The egg curry was a bit too sweet for me, but I’m coming back for #vegan sambar on Tuesdays!
(I went to see Monkey Man afterwards, which sadly contained 0% Indian food… but 500% Dev Patel! 🇮🇳🔥)
@agnes Looks so good! Will add these to our list for when we visit the city again. When we visited #PDX last summer, we went to Bhuna and Bollywood Theater. Have you been to either?
We were struck by the idea of a Kashmiri restaurant in the US (Bhuna). So unusual for Indian in the US.
Bollywood Theater probably had the best service we've EVER had at a restaurant in the US. We both thought the food there was pretty top notch (and many dishes comparable to what we might get in India).
Portland's Street Books, a bicycle-powered library for unhoused folks, has a fundraising campaign going through the end of May. Here's a bit of the program's history, courtesy of Literary Hub.
"Join us this Thursday and Friday for our final #TechNow dates celebrating Earth Day and our 24th birthday! We'll be at The Wings Conference at the PSU Viking Pavilion on Thursday (4/25) and at KGW Studios on Friday (4/26)."
"Free Geek TechNOW Drive will only accept laptops (including their power adapters), tablets, and cellphones"
Today in awesome local stuff found on the internet https://honkpdx.org Honk seems ro be a collection of brass bands that want you to come out and dance or play or cheer or have a good time. Putting day 2, Montavilla on my calendar now. #pdx
Reminder: Free Geek is accepting equipment donations at several locations in the Portland metro area this month.
From one of their emails:
"Please note: In order to focus efforts on the devices most in demand, the #TechNOW campaign will only accept laptops (including their power adapters), tablets, and cellphones."
So... there's a free software conference (#FOSSY [1]) in #pdx (Portland, OR) this year, and I was thinking of applying to have a table there where folks could bring (supported) devices they want to flash with #postmarketOS, or just to hang out and chat about pmOS or #linuxmobile.
"Please note: In order to focus efforts on the devices most in demand, the #TechNOW campaign will only accept laptops (including their power adapters), tablets, and cellphones."
We only got a glimpse of a partial eclipse here in Portland, OR. But the clouds thinned out just enough, for only a few minutes, letting me grab a very lucky shot of it.
> In February 2021, the city’s first alternative, non-police emergency response team, Portland Street Response (PSR), was launched after two years of planning and advocacy. By February 2023, its future was in jeopardy. As uncertainty around funding and future leadership hangs over PSR, the public has a plea for city hall: Fund, expand, and stabilize the program....
