#portland

Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day!📚

Some links for what's happening in the Portland metro area beyond the obvious (Powell's)

The 2nd Annual North Portland Book Crawl is Saturday-Sunday, April 25-26

https://northpeninsulareview.com/2nd-annual-north-portland-book-crawl-to-celebrate-independent-bookstores/

"Thirteen bookstores. Two days. One incredible prize package. A free book for every participant!"

2 more links (Axios, KOIN)

https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/04/26/celebrate-independent-bookstore-day-powells

https://www.koin.com/local/portland-area-shops-to-support-during-independent-bookstore-day-042624/

@bookstodon

#PDX #Portland #IndependentBookstoreDay #Bookstores #Books #Bookstodon

Time to reintroduce myself.

I go by Wolf online. I just started a small local business this month (April 2026) called Milk Crate Custom Bikes.

You can find out more about it and me by visiting

http://milkcrate.bike

If you are looking for a vintage bike, I have a couple for sale right now until May 2026. If you're interested, please let me know.

Also happy to work with you on refreshing or retromodding your current ride!

#bicycle #bike #BikeTooter #cycling #introduction #PDX #Portland

This month's deep-dive book for the seminar-style book club series at Parallel Worlds in #Portland

Are there any amateur #classicalGuitar players in the #portland area that are interested in getting together with a low key, small group of other (adult) players? A bunch of us are putting together a monthly salon. The skill levels range widely, from noob on up -- all welcome. You can bring a guitar and play if you want, or just hang and chat. We've met a few times, and it's been great.

DM me if you are interested.

TRO against federal agents use of force has been GRANTED!

There was a hearing today where a judge ruled in favor of and granted a temporary restraining order against the feds in Portland, OR using chemical weapons and excessive force after multiple lawsuits were filed after this weekend, including from a march of over 5,000 people on Saturday where young children got teargassed, and Sunday night where over 500 people protested at the ICE facility and without warning the feds gassed a large portion of the city.

The TRO blocks federal officers from using “chemical or projectile munitions,” including pepper balls, tear gas and other crowd control munitions “unless the specific target of such a weapon or device poses an imminent threat of physical harm to a law enforcement officer or other person.”

“In a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case,” U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon wrote in a 22-page temporary restraining order, which you can read here: https://www.opb.org/pdf/Dickinson%20v_1770160054941.pdf

The ruling also blocks federal officers from firing munitions or using weapons directed “at the head, neck, or torso of any person, unless the officer is legally justified in using deadly force against that person.”

“The temporary restraining order goes into effect for 14 days and could be renewed. Simon has scheduled a hearing on the underlying lawsuit for March 2, where he’ll take testimony from witnesses. That evidence could form a basis for an injunction should the judge deem it necessary.”
- https://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/03/judge-limits-federal-officer-use-of-force-portland-ice-protesters/

#Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons

The SF/Fantasy-focused bookstore in #Portland is doing this book as part of one of its book clubs. I've only read Surface Detail from the Culture series, and thought I'd ready this early novel to better understand the universe. It's a really interesting perspective, the beginning of the book laying out the game-playing and Gurgeh's mastery of nearly any game he encounters as a way to tell the story.

On Sunday, #ICE used #chemicalweapons in #Portland OR, firing #teargas on a crowd of peaceful protesters.

This was legal only because the victims were civilians in peacetime. Chemical weapons are banned in war by both the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

#CWC Article II.clause 9 lists "Purposes Not Prohibited Under this Convention" to include "Law enforcement including domestic riot control purposes".

Gassing soldiers is banned. Gassing civilians is OK.