Scott Shapiro-Neiwert

Scott Shapiro-Neiwert

@scottypdx.bsky.social

Nerd (tabletop games mostly). Girl dad. Accountant. He/him.

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Over the last 20 years, Culver has steadily increased from a population of around 800 to about 2,000 today, the average household income has doubled and tourism is up. But the Central Oregon town is still considered a so-called food desert — there is no grocery store.

opb.orgIn a Central Oregon food desert, one town is on the hunt for a grocery storeCulver residents say they’re tired of the 20-minute minimum round-trip drive to buy fresh produce.

Scott Shapiro-Neiwert reposted

If you can find common ground with Jared kusher, but not zohran mamdani, you shouldn't be in democratic leadership

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social

“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.” BRUH.

Went to a Pride in the Park event with the kiddo. There were a couple of homophonic protesters there, trying to shout at kids about sin. At the park, there were craft stations, a bouncy house, and families if all sorts just enjoying being in community together.

Scott Shapiro-Neiwert reposted

They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission. They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again. And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.

It is hard to write a story, especially a prequel, that enhances pre-existing source material and makes it better and more poignant. Andor is the rare masterclass in that; Rogue One was already my favorite Star Wars movie. Watching it after finishing Andor, and it somehow hits even better.

"And let me tell you: getting all of those Northwest people to agree on something? That almost never happens." So true, and amazing writing about what it feels like reading media written about our little corner of the country.

Leah Sottile@leahsottile.bsky.social

Last week, the New York Times came to Oregon and described the forest as smelling like a pine tree air freshener sold at car washes. Today I talk about why this is a great metaphor for helicopter journalism and the ways national media loses trust. leahsottile.substack.com/p/59-extract...

Conversations with the four year old, talking about a new coworker who does aqua- and mariculture work. 4yo: "Daddy, do you work in the ocean." Me: "No, I'm an accountant." 4yo: "No daddy, you're not a countant, you're a nerd!"

If you were POTUS, and wanted to create market conditions where the mega-wealthy can buy up massive amounts of distressed public and private assets for pennies on the dollar, turning the US into a modern day fiefdom, is there a single thing you would do differently from what Trump has done to date?

A pallet cleanser for your timeline. It's Oregon's newest pachyderm citizen frolicking in the water.

Oregon Zoo@oregonzoo.bsky.social

Baby shower 🚿 Tula and her mom Rose-Tu enjoyed a splash under a warm shower. Asian elephants can drink up to 50 gallons of water per day, and they often swim and play in it too!

Still a little while to go in the @translifeline.bsky.social fundraiser by @tolariancommunitycollege.com. They are so close to hitting half a million dollars for a great org, when it's services are going to be needed more than ever.

Tolarian Community College@tolariancommunitycollege.com

I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters! I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you! Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to @translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST! Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian