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littlebluespark, in Poll finds Portland teachers strike damaged public view of school board, state leaders
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No, the school board’s reaction TO the strike is what did that to their reputation… Because, they’re corrupt AF and couldn’t help but show it eventually.

BumbleBeeButt, in Poll finds Portland teachers strike damaged public view of school board, state leaders

Haha.

NightAuthor, in Portland City Council members may just have 1 staffer each in 2025

My council member from my last city has 11 staffers, also a council of 12 for a city of 2M

boatswain, in Portland State plans to become destination school for Indigenous doctorate students

That doesn’t sound like a particularly feasible plan. I would hope that grad student would tend to be attracted to places with a program renowned for their chosen girls of study. I can’t imagine they’re making the assumption that all indigenous grad students want to study the same thing, so then what are they doing? Simply providing financial incentives for indigenous grad students? That sounds great, but I’m curious about the source of funding. If that’s not it… What?

lauha, in Portland State plans to become destination school for Indigenous doctorate students

Didn’t know doctorate students were indigenous to Portland.

breadsmasher, in One man dead in bar shooting in St. Johns neighborhood
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this happening is the usa is as surprising as a sunrise

morphballganon, in One man dead in bar shooting in St. Johns neighborhood

Hate how it gives so little detail. Was the guy inside or outside? If inside, the other people in the bar should have some leads, right? If outside, how do they know it was a “bar shooting” and not a “street shooting” or similar? Maybe the guy got shot, then stumbled to the bar to seek help.

squiblet,
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I looked at 2 other articles and they're all about the same. Must be that they're just rewriting police press releases.

almar_quigley, in Portland Diamond Project (MLB to Portland) in negotiations to purchase 164-acre RedTail Golf Course

So many things we need before a sports team. My own bias showing but especially mlb…snooze fest.

xor, in I smashed your windshield - missed connections - craigslist

i do know a guy in portland who writes fake craigslist posts for fun…

MonsiuerPatEBrown,

that kinda makes me sad

xor,

it’s one good way for writers to practice and get genuine feedback…

MonsiuerPatEBrown,

ok now i’m kinda intrigued … you mean people catfishing people as a replacement to market testing or a writers group ?

that is creepy and metamodern. i’m going to have to think about that as not only a thing writers do but as a way people can influence writers by knowing they do that and fucking with the writers.

littlebluespark,
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You might start with reading more scifi in the gritty post-apoc/grim cyberpunk genres from the 80s-90s or so.

xor,

i just know the one guy…
the example he gave was a roommate wanted for a tweaker house…
no sleep except wednesdays, mandatory sleep on wednesdays…
it was pretty funny.
only one person responded and he asked the guy if he wanted to collaborate on writing…

so not really catfishing but im sure people do that too…

Kiosade, in I smashed your windshield - missed connections - craigslist

Lmao random but good

pdxfed, in We embedded with the street takeovers in Portland | CHAOSTOWN S1E5

Thanks for the view and insight. I remember growing up old folks complained about skateboards on sidewalks, then roller blades, etc. When they finally got it and cities and states started building facilities, suddenly no more problem. Agree with the narrator that giving space to do this could be good but I think part of it being cool/attractive to attendees is the illicitness, though that’s just conjecture. Probably the fact that it’s social and free is a big deal and helps attendees since the US has deliberately eliminated those spaces.

spacecowboy, in Dec 27: PPB called to scene for Target burglary, kill suspect.

ACAB.

NightAuthor,

Cops are assumed bad until proved otherwise. And well, no cop has ever been proved not bad.

On an unrelated note, all cats are beautiful.

NightAuthor, in Was the original photo of the buildings snapped in Portland?

Not gonna fact check this, but you probably should. ChatGPT (3.5) says:

The quote “stop trying to be like everybody, you don’t even like everybody” is attributed to the street artist Banksy. It was originally painted on a wall in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. Banksy is known for his thought-provoking and often politically charged street art, and this particular quote highlights the idea of staying true to oneself rather than conforming to societal expectations. Unfortunately, due to the temporary nature of street art and graffiti, many of Banksy’s works, including this one, have been subject to removal, damage, or deterioration over time.

tsonfeir, in I wrote a little poem about Portland in Christmas.
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What part of Portland do you live in, wow. All I smell is urine.

h3mlocke,

You gotta flush your grey water every once in a while ya dang hippy

mortalic,

You ok friend?

McLoud, in I rented Oregon's most psychedelic Airbnb | CHAOSTOWN S1E4

Would be a lot cooler if he took acid instead of getting drunk lol

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