Madison Moskowitz
@moskwtz.bsky.social
NE Portlander, 5th gen Oregonian, Wyden staffer turned nonprofit advocate trying to house the people & build a better city. YIMBY renter, new ebiker 🪩✨ antifascist and proud of it. No content/engagement is reflective of/endorsed by my employer! she/her
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Allowing the federal government to deploy tear gas at peaceful protestors, and letting that weapon of war wash over and flow into an apartment building, is bad.
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eliminating I-5 for a week seems to have caused remarkably minimal disruption to Portland's regional traffic flows.
so why again do ODOT, Governor Kotek and the Oregon Legislature think we should spend three billion dollars (!) to literally double the width of lanes on I-5 through North Portland?
so why again do ODOT, Governor Kotek and the Oregon Legislature think we should spend three billion dollars (!) to literally double the width of lanes on I-5 through North Portland?
Carmageddon does a no-show in Portland. Closing the I-5 freeway increased AM peak hour travel times about five minutes compared to normal conditions. cityobservatory.org/wheres-my-ca...
September 19, 2026 at 7:29 AM
eliminating I-5 for a week seems to have caused remarkably minimal disruption to Portland's regional traffic flows.
so why again do ODOT, Governor Kotek and the Oregon Legislature think we should spend three billion dollars (!) to literally double the width of lanes on I-5 through North Portland?
so why again do ODOT, Governor Kotek and the Oregon Legislature think we should spend three billion dollars (!) to literally double the width of lanes on I-5 through North Portland?
Took the train to BWI airport from DC instead of a rideshare (duh)
But now the train-to-plane shuttle is nearly 20min late
Direct connections are so important (here, rail station is two miles from airport) bc every experience like this can discourage new transit users from relying on the system
But now the train-to-plane shuttle is nearly 20min late
Direct connections are so important (here, rail station is two miles from airport) bc every experience like this can discourage new transit users from relying on the system
September 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Took the train to BWI airport from DC instead of a rideshare (duh)
But now the train-to-plane shuttle is nearly 20min late
Direct connections are so important (here, rail station is two miles from airport) bc every experience like this can discourage new transit users from relying on the system
But now the train-to-plane shuttle is nearly 20min late
Direct connections are so important (here, rail station is two miles from airport) bc every experience like this can discourage new transit users from relying on the system
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They really should be explicit in the headline that the rise in South Asian hate rhetoric is stemming directly from the united states government.
September 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
They really should be explicit in the headline that the rise in South Asian hate rhetoric is stemming directly from the united states government.
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genuinely giving a shit about the nuts and bolts of governance - really, seriously, trying to make it work properly - is the real mamdani superpower
the charisma is of course a cheat code but it wouldn't be enough if he wasn't actually following through
the charisma is of course a cheat code but it wouldn't be enough if he wasn't actually following through
Mamdani is a superb administrator, it turns out, at least by the standards of NYC mayors www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
More Affordable, Safer, Better Run: Mayor Mamdani’s First Management Report Shows ‘Pothole Politics’ is Working Across City Government
www.nyc.gov
September 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
genuinely giving a shit about the nuts and bolts of governance - really, seriously, trying to make it work properly - is the real mamdani superpower
the charisma is of course a cheat code but it wouldn't be enough if he wasn't actually following through
the charisma is of course a cheat code but it wouldn't be enough if he wasn't actually following through
S/o Dan Rayfield for keeping Oregon kids fed and making a real stand against Trump again and again 🤘
ORDOJ staff have an incredible track record against Trump at this point, I want a scorekeeper
ORDOJ staff have an incredible track record against Trump at this point, I want a scorekeeper
HUGE NEWS: A federal judge just permanently blocked Trump’s attempts to politicize food assistance. Oregon DOJ led this multistate lawsuit, which also protects food assistance for lawful permanent residents. #orpol #breakingnews
September 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
S/o Dan Rayfield for keeping Oregon kids fed and making a real stand against Trump again and again 🤘
ORDOJ staff have an incredible track record against Trump at this point, I want a scorekeeper
ORDOJ staff have an incredible track record against Trump at this point, I want a scorekeeper
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This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
September 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
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It's simply inexcusable that in 2026 one of her fellow elected officials would be so brazenly disrespectful to her during a public meeting, and even more so that none of the rest of her present colleagues would intervene or immediately publicly object on her behalf.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
‘A direct harm to Black, African and African American communities,’ leaders condemn Washington County chair
Calls for Kathryn Harrington’s resignation have grown after her obscene gesture toward a fellow commissioner.
www.opb.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
It's simply inexcusable that in 2026 one of her fellow elected officials would be so brazenly disrespectful to her during a public meeting, and even more so that none of the rest of her present colleagues would intervene or immediately publicly object on her behalf.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
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This fucker is looking over plans to demolish a national monument to an assassinated president.
Based on nothing but gut instinct: he will demolish it the second the gop loses the majority.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
New Trump Photos Could Be Ominous News For Beloved Kennedy Center
A Getty photographer captured the president looking at a poster that raised questions about his plans for the venue.
www.huffpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM
This fucker is looking over plans to demolish a national monument to an assassinated president.
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It’s wild that the Portland Police Association suggests officers would be “met with swift and merciless condemnation and punishment” for comments akin to Councilor Green’s 2020 tweets.
At a protest this year, Officer Brandon Brunelle said he’d have shot Renee Good. Most officials said nothing.
At a protest this year, Officer Brandon Brunelle said he’d have shot Renee Good. Most officials said nothing.
The Portland Police Association is calling on elected leaders to condemn City Councilor Mitch Green and for Green to resign over tweets he made in 2020 and 2021.
September 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
It’s wild that the Portland Police Association suggests officers would be “met with swift and merciless condemnation and punishment” for comments akin to Councilor Green’s 2020 tweets.
At a protest this year, Officer Brandon Brunelle said he’d have shot Renee Good. Most officials said nothing.
At a protest this year, Officer Brandon Brunelle said he’d have shot Renee Good. Most officials said nothing.
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New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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i literally think this is treasonous and should be punished as such
September 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
i literally think this is treasonous and should be punished as such
$5/gas and global instability 🥰
The war is steadily sapping US military readiness and power, but at least we're getting ... uh ... what are we getting again?
however much you think the iran war is sapping u.s. military readiness, it's probably more than that.
a free link for you, the people www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
a free link for you, the people www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
September 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
$5/gas and global instability 🥰
This is the same issue many nonprofits in Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, etc are facing. “Problems began compounding about a decade ago as housing subsidies fell behind the cost of operations. Costly breakdowns of plumbing, heating and electrical systems have accelerated as the properties have aged”
September 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is the same issue many nonprofits in Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, etc are facing. “Problems began compounding about a decade ago as housing subsidies fell behind the cost of operations. Costly breakdowns of plumbing, heating and electrical systems have accelerated as the properties have aged”
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President Trump has traded more stocks, bonds and crypto than every member of Congress combined -- even as he's pushed for a congressional stock trading ban that would exclude the president.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Trump Made 29,000 Securities Trades, More Than All of Congress
Donald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt
www.bloomberg.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
President Trump has traded more stocks, bonds and crypto than every member of Congress combined -- even as he's pushed for a congressional stock trading ban that would exclude the president.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Reparations at the local level. 🎁
A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
share.inquirer.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Reparations at the local level. 🎁
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It’s a murderous hate rally, which mainstream media not only has no problem with, they won’t even report on it.
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
September 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It’s a murderous hate rally, which mainstream media not only has no problem with, they won’t even report on it.
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🤔Somehow the word Republican is missing in this @washingtonpost.com headline.
Wonder why this keeps happening over and over again w Republican offices?
When will the Post & rest of DC political outlets start writing about Republican Party's Nazi problem? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Wonder why this keeps happening over and over again w Republican offices?
When will the Post & rest of DC political outlets start writing about Republican Party's Nazi problem? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
September 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
🤔Somehow the word Republican is missing in this @washingtonpost.com headline.
Wonder why this keeps happening over and over again w Republican offices?
When will the Post & rest of DC political outlets start writing about Republican Party's Nazi problem? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Wonder why this keeps happening over and over again w Republican offices?
When will the Post & rest of DC political outlets start writing about Republican Party's Nazi problem? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party.
Seems like it should be a story?
Seems like it should be a story?
Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."
September 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party.
Seems like it should be a story?
Seems like it should be a story?
Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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The problem is endemic to their staffer class though.
A Republican congressional campaign is dealing with fallout after one of its top paid staffers was found to have posted pro-Hitler content and other hateful language on social media.
Minnesota candidate's staffer quits over Hitler, antisemitic posts: 'Curdles my stomach'
A Republican congressional campaign is dealing with fallout after one of its top paid staffers was found to have posted pro-Hitler content and other hateful language on social media.
bit.ly
September 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The problem is endemic to their staffer class though.
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I vote in every election because I like it when politicians are forced to pay attention to me, personally
September 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I vote in every election because I like it when politicians are forced to pay attention to me, personally
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A reminder to Portland bike folks: there are probably going to be lots of new folks commuting by bike over the next few weeks. This is a good thing, even if they don’t know all the (very undefined) local bike etiquette
The Portland area commute turns upside down on Sept. 11 as the state closes parts of I-5 for repairs, sending trucks and cars on alternative routes. Authorities are trying all kinds of tricks to make it as painless as possible, but freight haulers and commuters are bracing for major delays.
Authorities try to avoid ‘carmageddon’ during 5-week closure of I-5 southbound
ODOT hopes to be able to get everything done in five weeks, but it depends on the weather. Things like pouring concrete, striping roads and laying tarmac don’t do well in the rain.
www.opb.org
September 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
A reminder to Portland bike folks: there are probably going to be lots of new folks commuting by bike over the next few weeks. This is a good thing, even if they don’t know all the (very undefined) local bike etiquette
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"Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. ...
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both be...
itep.org
September 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. ...
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
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I would like to praise these councilors for considering a policy and then rejecting it following research showing it would not work
Portland councilors take vacancy fee off the table after city study
A controversial proposal to charge owners of vacant commercial properties in Portland is off the table for now.
katu.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I would like to praise these councilors for considering a policy and then rejecting it following research showing it would not work
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Always a good time to remind ourselves that the US Confederacy was, even judged in historical context, evil -- a pathetic, morally repellant movement led by some the smarmiest narcissists ever known. It had no redeeming features & should forever be regarded with disgust & contempt.
Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial
A new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Always a good time to remind ourselves that the US Confederacy was, even judged in historical context, evil -- a pathetic, morally repellant movement led by some the smarmiest narcissists ever known. It had no redeeming features & should forever be regarded with disgust & contempt.