Duke Halliday

Yes, even then, when already all was fading, waves and particles, there could be no things but nameless things, no names but thingless names. - Samuel Beckett

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

Michael Sandel on the need to reaffirm the dignity of all labor that contributes to community well-being. #communitarianism
https://t.co/JK51ZwYpqM

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

What We Don’t Understand About Fascism https://t.co/nQ9wnzLZTE

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

Column: The COVID-19 pandemic shows that it's time for a new New Deal. Here's a blueprint https://t.co/7XlYzw6TOA

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

Rent is a tax that poor people pay to rich people for the right to live in society.

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

Are seeds of fascism being sown in the U.S.? An interview with Jason Stanley of Yale University.
https://t.co/N5pl4gZvrs

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@trimethelp I understand. But the Gov isn't demanding you increase capacity, she's setting a minimum standard. She also said bars must close by 10pm but that doesn't mean they can't close earlier if the owner thinks it's the right thing to do. If service needs are being met now, why change?

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@trimethelp The increased cleaning is great and appreciated but transmission from contaminated surfaces is less likely than through respiratory droplets spread by people in close contact (within 6 feet), according to CDC. I don't understand the motivation to roll back these protections now.

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

Feds, right-wing media paint Portland as ‘city under siege.’ A tour of town shows otherwise https://t.co/a5OqiQUdC7

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

Common Property https://t.co/Ah27a5C4SW

[Jeffrey Goldberg @JeffreyGoldberg]

Something overlooked in the coverage of Jim Mattis's statement denouncing Trump: He specifically endorsed the anti-police violence protests:
https://t.co/5fiRg9I9O7

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

Battle of the Park Blocks at 50: How a shocking burst of violence defined Portland -- and panicked Nixon’s White House https://t.co/aDhnbeVmt8

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@OregonGovBrown This makes me proud to be an Oregonian and proud to be an American. Kudos @OregonGovBrown

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@trimethelp Am I missing something? Nowhere on that document does it read "in passing it is acceptable" not observe the 6 feet rule.

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@trimethelp Hmm. I'm not sure public health authorities would totally agree with that. I assume passengers are still at least breathing in the direction of the driver as they pay their fare. That certainly takes place within 6 feet.

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@maxoregonian I'm curious about data comparisons and often wish the news would provide better context. My research: officers per 10k residents for PDX is 14.1. Cities w/ similar pop. size/density: Denver 21.2; Sacramento 13.2; Las Vegas 20.9; Fresno 14.3; Milwaukee, WI 31.5; Columbus, OH 21.9.

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

@Rjaellis I appreciate that @tedwheeler is trying to make this more humane but Rapid Response is tasked w/ cleanup & "dispersing campers." What does the latter look like? Is transport to a shelter provided? Otherwise aren't we shifting people around & not reducing the number of campsites?

[Duke Halliday @ThinglessNames]

The 'Strange, Unduly Neglected Prophet' https://t.co/PFPKFa8Nry