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Typical liberalism where the problem isn't the abduction of our loved ones, friends and neighbors. The problem is the decorum in which it's done.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Can we hammer the hypocrisy of portland libs complaining about Trump's huge tax cuts for rich people vs their complaints about taxes being too high for rich people in Multnomah County
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Remember when millennials kids were buying and purchasing participation trophies to give to themselves
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Gen X has no culture or relevancy in society so stuff like this is their magnum opus
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Zimmerman picking "staying alive" π«©π buddy is so mad he doesn't have the power he thought he'd have on the council
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Never forget that the #1 Sportswashing ambassador for Israel plays for the Blazers
Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) reposted
It is less a mass deportation regime as it is a mass kidnapping and indefinite detention regime
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
bsky.app/profile/iwil... Seeing videos like this and telling people not to panic that their neighbors will be taken away because the feds don't have the same size force as the NYPD.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
I am just super tall and got broad shoulders so I'm hesitant but glad to hear they're alright
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
I can't believe how popular a thread plainly stating not to worry as American citizens about the deployment of federal agents to cities. Don't worry folks you can just stand around as feds agents abduct all the brown people around you. They will *never* come after you!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
At first there weren't enough federal agents to come for me so I didn't speak out
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Had to scroll so far down for the first sane comment on this thread. Thank you
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
I think you shouldn't use ChatGPT or a chatbot if you are a city council member. The only real annoying thing is that Candace is way too smart and knowledgeable to be using one. Good thing she can stop using it :)
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Stunning! Despite crumbling infrastructure, 3rd world country produces 'NextGen' train with 1980s speed that only costs $500 a ticket.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
the seats don't look comfortable at all and make me nervous about Cascades new cars π
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
*Both should be kicked out immediately but I think the general populace would be more aghast at people being mean to national guardsmen vs fed agents
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
If federal troops ever get deployed to Portland it will be interesting to see how long it will be before the "both sides (antifa & feds) bad" Oregonian articles & r/Portland posts pop up. A week?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Because it's a parade not a protest
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
You're telling me the mayor rides his bike to work through Peace Memorial Park every day and there's still only a bike signal light for riders exiting the park & not entering it? One of my biggest pet peeves
Anderson York (@andersonyork.bsky.social) reposted
Speed humps are the most liberal bullshit on the planet. Sorry, speed bumps were too affective, if you drove like and asshole over them they fucked your car. So we made humps that are smooth and barely noticeable at higher speeds. Weβre too soft as a society. Turrets for neighborhood streets now
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
remember when she lied and said Bernie told her a woman couldn't be president
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
I can't believe the chatbot created by a guy who raped his sister told a kid to commit suicide
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Kerkez and washed up Robertson isn't inspiring hope on the left. I am fine not going for Isak but I would prefer another back up forward
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
glad they got the win but it bugs me so much how soft Liverpool can be sometimes
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Who was the last Portland figurehead? Bud Clark?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Never judge a book by its cover but these 4 soldiers could not read a single page out of Harry Potter out loud.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
extremely red hot burning take: Portland should have a Zohran like figure
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Behind a paywall for me. Does the article mention the opening of multiple Amazon fulfillment centers in the area the last few years?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Hey Portlanders you don't need to tell someone how cool this summer has been if they're complaining about the current heat!!!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Hmmmm I think we should do 27478292 more "give homeless people cash" experiments before deciding to do it
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Turn the car lane on the 5th and 6th into a ped/bike zone !!!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
βοΈ "talk *isn't* cheap" wow you learn so much on the apps
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
There are 5 separate security lines at PDX now
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Obama's border czar?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Stopping desertification is important but deserts and biomes with low rain are extremely important to the earth too!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Watching St.Louis Democrats beat up their constituents for asking about Palestine and the Minnesota Dems revoking their mayoral endorsement of a Muslim socialist who won their primary. Why is anybody still a Democrat?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Find a physiatrist
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
It's actually a minimum sentence of 6 years according to the article. This guy should be in prison for life. This should have never happened. Read this article if you need another affirmation that our society values cars over people.
The Oregonian (@oregonian.com) reposted
A spokesperson for the Democrat said the Grants Pass event would be rescheduled.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
You've done a great job so far Mitch. Let's get you some better D4 colleagues!!!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Keith sees Newsom in the news and now wants a photo op of him clearing an encampment
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
"I am committed to continuing to work to help this community get what it needs and its government that responds to the needs of the people, not details them w/o cause. This is not the immigration community services we want or deserve" What does this mean Maxine? We want a gentler, kindler ICE?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
When is she going to cry at a facility like AOC? It's insane to me people still buy into this liberal pandering shit. Do you think if Maxine Dexter finds something bad there, it'll all get shut down and ICE will leave Portland? They don't care people are getting kidnapped it's *how* it's happening
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Both red and blue lines shut down from Rose TC to Goose Hollow... Come on...
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
why isn't anyone "slowing the flock down"
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
AI bubble is gonna burst very soon. I hope we're all ready
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe...cars ride my ass when I'm riding 18mph past tons of "20 is plenty" signs in yards
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
the reddit comments on this are so terrible
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
r/portland comments about this article are exactly what you'd expect btw
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
What will Oregon Dems do if the federal government breaks these laws?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
how much rose quarter congestion goes away if you remove tourists driving through confused on how the 84/405/5 exchange area works
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Remember when the fire department got super upset at Jo Ann cause she stopped them from washing their own private vehicles on paid city time
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
I love living in this cowardly world where things are just going to get worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Being a non-native Oregonian, you never get used to the Phil Knight worship in Oregon. It's fucking bizarre.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Really cool that Trimet has "safety officers" come onto the MAX, make some tired speech about safety where they seem like they're gonna fall asleep saying it. Then exclaim how times have changed and how things are more dangerous now. Why is Trimet spending money on people to fearmonger on the MAX?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Idk why people believe that overturns gay marriage will sink the GOP. Everyone said that about abortion
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
"I supported the inverted Y design because of the importance of having a visual icon in the event that our community becomes unrecognizable during a catastrophic event and the lower maintenance costs in the long-term,β Commissioner Lori Stegmann said. Wild ass quote.Are Tilikum/Sellwood gonna fall?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Same to you. You're congratulating a US rep funded by Israel for discovering world politics like she's 10 years old, man. You're forgiving yourself for voting for someone taking foreign money from a country committing genocide because she put on a generic statement against "Netanyahu led government"
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I hope she is unable to sleep every night knowing that she was elected because of funding from genocidal maniacs
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm taking the MAX home but it's really funny that it's still soooo much easier to pick up arriving people from departures than arrivals
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
It's very easy to drive around the barrier in a vehicle. If only emergency vehicles had lights and sirens!!!
tigard-stripes.bsky.social (@tigard-stripes.bsky.social) reposted
While we peacefully protested the removal of this diverter, a dangerous car driver decided to pollute the air, water, and soil in front of families that were gathered at the intersection. This amplifies the need for safe streets for people outside of cars. #CarsRuinCities @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you. I feel like this aspect really needs to be called out more. The Portland Police say it's impossible to deal with drug dealing in the area because of some concrete barriers. Isn't that extremely embarrassing?!?! Is there no shame anymore for these idiots?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the Portland that @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social and @councilorclark.bsky.social are fighting for
Councilor Sameer Kanal (@councilorkanal.bsky.social) reposted
I briefly toured the NW 20th and Everett area yesterday, & I am confused as to the justification for removing these diverters. If anything, the SUV I saw drive around the planter & use the bike lane as a car lane makes me think the whole road could be closed to cars, not just one direction. 1/2
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Come to the renovated PDX where dinky signs show you the exit and you have to walk down long hallways forever
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
I am out of town but this makes me so happy!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
your job is not responding to online screeds like mine @drmitchpdx.bsky.social and thank you so much for opposing their removal. Can we please call out the Portland Police for this shithousing and continuing their work strike? It's pathetic and shows who actually controls the city.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Portland Police outmaneuvered by a concrete barrier is not extremely embarrassing to these fucks? You hate our community Clark & Zimmerman. I despise you and how much disdain you have for our community.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
They violate traffic laws every day but apparently turning on their sirens and lights to go in a different lane for a second makes them unable to catch criminals. Are we fucking serious? Are we FUCKING serious? Is Eli Arnold so upset about his loss that they can't put a bike patrol in the area?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
It's my birthday so I'm gonna post this and log off for the day. The Portland Police cry that two concrete barriers prevent them from stopping crime. They should be laughed out of the room. Does nobody on the city council want to call them out for this?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Removing traffic diverters because the police say it harms their work is one of the biggest bullshit excuses I've ever heard. These fuckers run red lights all the time, break traffic rules every other minute but driving around a concrete barrier "harms their work" what the fuck is this bullshit
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This is making my blood boil
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Saw some Instagram post making fun of people swimming in the Willamette. Tons of comments saying "I've lived in the area forever and would NEVER swim in it" Very happy we have lots of stupid people in this town and river spots on the Willamette will always be chill
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems like a fun thing for tourists to do in the summer.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Did they ever choose a replacement bridge design for Burnside? Both looked horrible, like stuff you'd see out of generic city building game
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
Not to be a hater but who is this for? Seems like a gimmick to me. Is there more information on what PCEF grant they're applying for?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Does Ted Wheeler drive a Vespa? Swear I saw him the other day
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Old white woman came inches of hitting me with her car and a head on collision with another car passing me when I was biking on Thurman in-between 21st & 20th. I'm sure she had important stuff to do like protest homeless shelters. When is Portland going to actually feel like a bike friendly city?
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
*sliding down a slippery slope* I wonder if I intentionally slip harder down it...it will stop
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
A Portland Trail Blazer wants to show us Portlanders "the right and good side" about Israel's genocide
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
they could easily tie in the convention center as benefiting from the area getting invested in too.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Good morning Portland!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
I don't live in Pearl but I'm very close to it right across 405. I'm not sure what these dipshits think is going to happen if a shelter is built? There are so many people living on the streets right now in the area.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Shout-out the people that protested at the regina spektor concert. The rest of the audience smugly laughing, I hate you! You're the worst type of Portlander
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
You WILL enjoy your light grey laminate flooring designed to look like wood, a kitchen designed by someone who has never cooked before, no storage or closet space, bright florescent lighting in every room, paper thin walls and ceilings, poorly designed space plan that wastes square footage
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Okay great! Let's build actual livable homes that will stand for a century and have features for the occupants. New construction builds are just numbers on an Excel doc that nobody developing them will ever live in. My old apartment built in 2017 had more issues than my current place built in 1910
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
It isn't though!
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
She's right. Let's shut down all the intelligence community job training & make work departments.
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social) reply parent
"misery loves company"
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
the people who run the WTFportland and other Portland-Hate social media accounts should have very bad things done to them
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Daydreaming about a graph that shows each decade since 1900 and the percentage of Portlanders whose housing was built in that decade
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
I truly wish more people in Portland gave a shit that there's an IDF soldier playing for the blazers
Griffi (@gettingbucketz.bsky.social)
Oregon politics is bush league dawg