No, they’re just like “let me check this text while I make this turn”

I’m voting for Trump because he hasn’t done anything bad as a second term president.

I’ll have to go check it out, public indoor space downtown sounds nice

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

They’re sticking to the existing standard tho

Franzbrot is delicious, super cinnamony, crispy flakey top, soft-moist interior. Only issue is there is a sauce in there that I guess maybe I needed to heat up more, because it was very toffy-like in texture, and wasn’t the most pleasant thing to eat bc it was sticking to my teeth, but again, maybe just needs to be served a bit warmer.

Love the pic of the car parked in the “bike lane”

Hmmm… this is why I have like 15 lemmy apps on my phone. Every app is a random selection of features, and no app seems to do everything

Titles are editable on lemmy

the city seemed like somewhere she could really see herself heartlessly displacing families in the future.

Uh, I guess I am part of the gentrification problem. Idk how to not be while improving my QoL. Give away all my proceeds and keep living at the same (fairly low but above homeless) standard that I’ve grown up with?

I know it’s satire, but the point is, it’s making a point with sarcasm, right?

Wife and I went out on a trek in that area, there are definitely some longer hikes connecting multiple falls through the hills.

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Why respond to my post twice, but not my reply to your first comment?

How is this not a more common talking point? This seems like a pretty clear explanation for the severity of the situation, maybe that money will be all the difference. Maybe not, but if it was part of the original plan… we got to give the original plan a chance to work.

1. We’re on the same page about the war on drugs being a sham from the beginning.
2. I’m aware of all of that. Not sure what you’re trying to say with that statement.
3. I’ve been here for 5 months, I’m still getting a lay of the land in many respects, and especially with regard to how I can go about helping the community.
   3.1 Why aren't you doing more? I don’t know where my time/energy/money is going to have reasonable impact. Part of the reason for this post was to seek out information and encourage discussion.
   3.2 volunteer I think getting involved with Code for PDX is a reasonable first step for a developer new to the area.
   3.3 educate I’m more of a computer person, so… here I am. I haven’t come across any research papers on how to stop drug use in Portland Oregon, but I’ll direct my future readings based on what I can learn about the Portland specific issues.

Not sure how I was being inflammatory, I was just stating some things that I believe to be true, and asking questions about Portland’s struggles. Theres lot of evidence that criminalization and law enforcement aren’t effective ways of dealing with drug problems. And theres evidence that decriminalization can work, when paired with sufficient services and harm reduction.

So, based on what I know (and feel free to correct, or further enlighten me), it seems clear that more needs to be done in the way of harm reduction and services for those with drug problems. But this city really seems to care, to want to do good things… so I ask why aren’t we doing more. What is the reason that the services aren’t there?

Maybe there’s something I can do that will make an impact. If more volunteers are needed, then I’ll volunteer. If policy just isn’t where it needs to be, i’ll advocate, or hell maybe run for office.

This is a way in which I engage with my community. And I am not terrified, nor republican, nor a stooge. I’m not even sure how you came to the conclusion that I’m republican. I’m hoping that we don’t keep trying to solve this problem with law enforcement (Like Kotek is focusing on right now) and instead focus more on the treatment of the drug users (which seems like an afterthought from what I can tell)

I think it’d also help to be on drugs too.

It’s come to my attention of tire wear = microplastics

Obviously still much much less pollution, but some

It’s not just because it’s meta, it’s because they are going to scrape up all the data they can get (even if it’s just normal fediverse stuff) and pipe it into their data mining operation. They could probably easily do it without us noticing, but if we know they’re doing it… then it’s worth talking about. And reasonable for people to dislike.