Garden Dad

1 in 3 Oregonians and 56% of the state's children are enrolled in OHP. It’s getting increasingly harder to find rural Oregonians healthcare when they need it.

Over the last several days I've heard directly from parents who are scared and outraged about the PPS proposals for closure of their schools. They are calling for action from their elected officials at all levels. Today I have filed an emergency that responds to the urgency of these calls. 🧵

We need to pause this process – not one school should close before we fully explore our options to fully fund education. My office will do everything in its power to help. We need to retain and attract young families to Portland, and we can start by saving our schools. (1/2)

The FRENCH don’t play when it comes to a REVOLUTION

Portland Police are basically arguing that if City Council doesn’t let them use chemical weapons against Portlanders, they’ll be forced to quell our constitutional rights using batons, tasers, and guns.

PPB should not be using weapons of war against Portlanders.

LOOK BOTH SIDES OF YOUR BALLOT! I asked my coworker about City Council and he said they weren’t on his ballot. I asked him if he turned it over and it hit him like a ton of bricks.

It’s often said that a small U.S. city like Portland has no role or responsibility in international affairs. But when one of the most horrific genocides in human history is occurring, we have a duty to speak up and act. As a country, we are culpable and actively funding the genocide in Gaza.

This is MY Portland City Councilor!

My house is my asset, but I’m not going to install a cedar closets and a wine cellar when what it needs is thermal windows, and I’ve got bills to pay and kids to feed.

"I need to see the owners show that they have skin in the game. show that they’re actually serious about keeping the Blazers here, and I need to see them add to the capital stack." Why Tiffany Koyama Lane voted against the Moda Center term sheet @TeacherTiff4PDX nwlaborpress.org/2026/10/conv...

"We have no idea what construction upgrades or architectural changes the Blazers want to make to the Moda. We haven’t even seen what I would describe as a watercolor sketch of what they want to do." —Angelita Morillo @pnwpolicyangel nwlaborpress.org/2026/10/conv...

From Lula’s victory speech. Hard to argue. 🇧🇷 “We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. We cannot have monstrously large corporations earning millions and billions, paying no taxes to this country and trying to steer our election results.”

Israel has committed the 'crimes against humanity of extermination, torture [and] rape' in the West Bank and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, a major new UN report has concluded ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Convinced that this “reputation” comes from liberal voters who think us being critical of politicians = purity test = taking the ball and going home. On the contrary, it just means we’re paying closer attention than you are.

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

I do think when historians look back the period the exact moment where it flipped and started going the other way won’t be anything any politician did but my Minneapolis neighbors weathering the worst of the regime in the streets, rallying together, fighting back, and winning

Every time I hear the phrase “purity test” to describe defending the rights of *all* Americans, my disdain for the Democrat party, already at a cellular level, undergoes cytokinesis.

As Portland considers a building decarbonization policy, the Climate and Health Standards , its worth noting that NYC has been implementing a similar law for over 5 years now and it’s not only decreasing emissions, and energy use, it’s also saving people tons of money 💰, creating jobs, and more

This is who Portland Police have always been. Except nowadays they don’t need possums, because they have weapons of war to abuse citizens with.

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

I refuse to stan any politician bec it's inappropriate to thirst over your employees

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

Omg my darling beautiful plants are LOVING THIS 🌧️ #PNW #Portland #Garden #Permaculture

The more I see how Portland works, the more I talk to my friends about it like it’s the best drama on TV right now - because it is. #ThinkGlobalActLocal

Allowing ANYONE’s rights to be infringed upon leads to MORE people’s rights being taken away.

Something like this is going to happen in Portland because the shady-ass “moderates” in Portland pushed Zenith deal through without addressing the labor and safety violations.

Nobody should be allowed to strip-mine the planet's lungs.

I’m running for #Portland City Council, District 4, to defend immigrants through stronger sanctuary & data privacy protections, community-led rapid response networks, legal aid, & more. 🗳️ Vote by Nov. 3 + Rank me #1 🗳️ Swipe for background on Portland’s protections and how I plan to build on them ➡️

“Jewish nationalism was just as ugly, just as contemptuous as any other,”

“An entirely union member–organized effort that had no interference by any political campaign...We would encourage [Julia Brim-Edwards] to look inward instead of continuing to blame BIPOC and LGBTQ+ members of our community.” Rank Shannon Singleton #1. www.wweek.com/news/2026/10...

Call me selfish, but I don’t want data centers stealing Oregon’s precious water

Dr. Rebecca Schoon was one of the invited speakers at the Portland No Kings Rally on the waterfront. Dr. Schoon is a member of the HCAO Board of Directors, and was recently appointed by the Legislature to join the Universal Health Plan Governance Board.

I’m excited for the future of Portland and Multnomah County!

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

I can't think of one useful result from Prosper in its multiple incarnations. Does this agency need to exist???

Grateful to have dedicated public servants like Portland City Councilors @counciloravalos.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social working on a healthier, safer, less polluted Portland.

Prosper Portland has BEEN a grift. It only serves to further enrich the rich and well-connected with our hard-earned tax dollars.

Wildwood by Laika is an absolute masterpiece and an incredible love letter to Portland and Oregon. Go see it! #pdx #laika

Every day I think about how my tax dollars are funding genocide. And how Democrats and Republicans work together to this day to ensure it continues.

Congress needs to take immediate and decisive action on AI. Companies must be held liable for rogue agents breaking the law and doing harm while international agreements and guardrails are negotiated. Self-regulation is a recipe for catastrophic harm. fortune.com/2026/10/16/o...

found out that my mother in law decided she was aggressively pro trans rights literally by going, I don't know anything about this but everyone who is against trans rights is also against free school lunch, the issue I know and care a lot about, so this must be the correct way to feel about this

*Must be willing to uncritically regurgitate PPB statements, present conservative opinion as fact, and unquestioningly serve the interests of capitalism at the expense of Oregon and working-class Oregonians.

Anna Paulina Luna voted six times to continue the Iran war. Now we might know why. Her husband owns 10% of Nokturnal AI, a drone startup she valued at just $1,000 in 2025 that has since raked in $37 million in Pentagon contracts. Coincidence? We don’t think so. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is hilarious, but it’s simultaneously disturbing thinking about how many of my elder neighbors in my district are online a lot and may be fooled by these racist, sock puppet accounts.