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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/

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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!

"Live updates: Oregonians rally statewide under ‘No Kings’ banner amid national protests"

= https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/03/oregonians-rally-statewide-under-no-kings-banner-amid-national-protests.html?gift=787e9f79-d34b-4fea-ac2e-4f1cc41c3050

"Thousands of Oregonians are participating in dozens of “No Kings” protests across the state Saturday as similar demonstrations unfold nationally for the third time in the past year."

Are there any amateur players in the 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 …

Iain M. Banks: The Player of Games (Paperback, 2008, Orbit)

The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, …

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, used in OR, firing 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).

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.

Does anyone in PDX know of any sub $1400 (utils included) apartments that have 2 bedrooms and are wheelchair accessible in the downtown core?

Or Pearl, Goose Hollow, or Lloyd 😂

Hell, even Belmont.

Must have direct access to PSU via transit/bike lanes.

Need to find a place for me & a roommate, but the websites for apartment searching suck arse.

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