it's wild how much internet vitriol i see towards carmen about her environmental record. not that it isn't spotty - it is! - but it seems completely oblivious to horrific record republican rene has about the environment (and also about pretty much everything else).

i remain convinced that given the relative cheapness to the enormous climate/quality-of-life impact, e-bike subsidies are the most cost-effective, fast, and politically popular climate investment policy that exists at the moment. denverite.com/2024/08/28/den…

the rise of wfh/reduction of the downtown commuter has certainly changed the vibe midweek, but on a summer weekend, it feels more or less like it did pre-pandemic. if the only time you see downtown is on local television news or some viral ragebait tiktok, you'd have no idea

i'm begging you all, please come join me over on bluesky, i have the same handle and it's not part of this godforsaken hellhole.

“NIMBYs haven’t won because they’ve made better arguments or because they’ve mobilized a mass democratic coalition... NIMBYs win because land politics is insulated from democratic accountability.” - Jerusalem

apostrophe atrocity

some of you non-tenant people on Housing Twitter don't believe us when we tell you that landlords will try the absolute wildest shit you've ever heard of

Going to remember this next time they tell me there’s no money to fix the intersection where my 1yo son was killed.

"The federal bridge access program was set to end this December, but it expired early because of a move by Congress.... Congress also blocked a Biden administration proposal that would provide free immunizations."

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honestly iconic how bad of a vp pick vance has turned out to be

a special night

Astonishing $: "Holt signed a contract for community outreach with the city of Portland’s Community Safety Strategic Plan that would pay Try Excellence $832,000 over the coming seven months." At $200/hour, that is 19 hours of "outreach" EVERY DAY. wweek.com/news/2024/09/0…

alex morgan is gonna be remembered for a gajillion impressive things and i really do hope her willingness to speak out against Gavin and Merritt that ultimately led to him selling the club is rightfully understood as a significant, impressive component of her illustrious legacy

pretty awful irony that he was killed by a "loss prevention employee" x.com/KGWNews/status…

if you haven't given $5 to Rev Nat West yet, well, now's a great time to do so - you'll be helping him unlock another $40k in funds. I've been really impressed with his campaign; would be great to have an actual progressive small business owner on council: secure.actblue.com/donate/nat-west