(the official) Jake Palumbo
@jake-palumbo.bsky.social
This is an unconscionable amount of death. The DOGE-related cuts resulted in no reduction in taxes (because whatever meager budget reductions they did make were not sufficient to result in tax reduction) so Musk et al. are killing these people for nothing.
Will there be consequences?
Will there be consequences?
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
This is an unconscionable amount of death. The DOGE-related cuts resulted in no reduction in taxes (because whatever meager budget reductions they did make were not sufficient to result in tax reduction) so Musk et al. are killing these people for nothing.
Will there be consequences?
Will there be consequences?
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your regular reminder that the national shoplifting crisis was a manufactured moral panic largely engineered by corporations in order to cover up their own mismanagement — and that wage theft is the largest category of theft in the U.S.
May 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM
your regular reminder that the national shoplifting crisis was a manufactured moral panic largely engineered by corporations in order to cover up their own mismanagement — and that wage theft is the largest category of theft in the U.S.
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I want better transit on powell but many data points to me suggest that the 14, 15 or the 20 are the best subwayification opportunities if we’re looking at SE<->NW routes
May 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I want better transit on powell but many data points to me suggest that the 14, 15 or the 20 are the best subwayification opportunities if we’re looking at SE<->NW routes
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Portland bar and club managers talk about "It" happening like medieval Europeans talked about Prester John. Times are bleak now, lads, but one elderly man's failing organs are all that stand between us and 150 million Americans launching a drinking binge.
May 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Portland bar and club managers talk about "It" happening like medieval Europeans talked about Prester John. Times are bleak now, lads, but one elderly man's failing organs are all that stand between us and 150 million Americans launching a drinking binge.
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End the White House Cover-Up. Release the Epstein files, NOW.
April 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
End the White House Cover-Up. Release the Epstein files, NOW.
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how it feels taking public transit rn
March 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
how it feels taking public transit rn
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That's, like, Greg Egan or Peter Watts
March 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
That's, like, Greg Egan or Peter Watts
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After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
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with every new Avatar movie there's a chorus of critics saying surely the series has lost its juice NOW and then days later the new Avatar has crossed the $1 billion threshold.
it doesn't matter if his movies are good or bad, never bet against Big Jim at the box office
it doesn't matter if his movies are good or bad, never bet against Big Jim at the box office
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
with every new Avatar movie there's a chorus of critics saying surely the series has lost its juice NOW and then days later the new Avatar has crossed the $1 billion threshold.
it doesn't matter if his movies are good or bad, never bet against Big Jim at the box office
it doesn't matter if his movies are good or bad, never bet against Big Jim at the box office
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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This is the way. 😎
POV: You turned your stadium car park into a dense, amenity-rich neighborhood.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This is the way. 😎
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reminder that penguins aren't actually penguins
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
reminder that penguins aren't actually penguins
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Build approximately 100,000 homes here please
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Build approximately 100,000 homes here please
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
A good read, housing code is complicated and requires a lot of careful planning and consideration.
Great to see friends-of-PNW like @andersem.bsky.social and @maccoinnich.bsky.social quoted in this DJC article to reform housing code for more sunlight suites
djcoregon.com/news/2025/11...
djcoregon.com/news/2025/11...
Portland’s new single-staircase rule faces big hurdles
The city now allows single-staircase buildings as tall as four stories, but a fire access rule may make most projects unbuildable, one designer warns.
djcoregon.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A good read, housing code is complicated and requires a lot of careful planning and consideration.
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A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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That MF sign SB 79 yet?
October 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That MF sign SB 79 yet?
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The real war zone is the brunch wait up on Alberta
September 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The real war zone is the brunch wait up on Alberta
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September 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I know the Wall Street Journal has been getting worse over time, but this blatant lack of journalistic integrity, deliberate fearmongering, and straight up fabrication is insane. Why lie this blatantly when senior officials are directly saying this is not true? Why keep the article up?
Ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology was found inside the rifle authorities believe was used in Kirk’s shooting, sources say.
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources
Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.
The older-model
on.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I know the Wall Street Journal has been getting worse over time, but this blatant lack of journalistic integrity, deliberate fearmongering, and straight up fabrication is insane. Why lie this blatantly when senior officials are directly saying this is not true? Why keep the article up?
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Yes yes, I know that particular definition of insanity, but I can assure you this time it will be different.
- Democrats
- Democrats
September 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yes yes, I know that particular definition of insanity, but I can assure you this time it will be different.
- Democrats
- Democrats
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NEW: Tonight, this is all that remains of Nepal's seat of government in Kathmandu.
Singha Durbar was the largest palace in Asia; home to the Prime Minister & government offices.
A 48-hour revolution, led by Gen Z protestors, has toppled the government & left large parts of the capital in flames.
Singha Durbar was the largest palace in Asia; home to the Prime Minister & government offices.
A 48-hour revolution, led by Gen Z protestors, has toppled the government & left large parts of the capital in flames.
September 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NEW: Tonight, this is all that remains of Nepal's seat of government in Kathmandu.
Singha Durbar was the largest palace in Asia; home to the Prime Minister & government offices.
A 48-hour revolution, led by Gen Z protestors, has toppled the government & left large parts of the capital in flames.
Singha Durbar was the largest palace in Asia; home to the Prime Minister & government offices.
A 48-hour revolution, led by Gen Z protestors, has toppled the government & left large parts of the capital in flames.