Karly Quadros

Freelance journalist | NYU Magazine & Digital Storytelling

[Karly Quadros @karlywrites]

@blankcheckpod Let’s go

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@StraightioLab tearing my hair out listening to the guys try and fail to come up with an example of commodified straight culture in the 80s when punk is literally right there

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@AndiHarriman The year Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Clan of Xymox, and Thrill Kill Kult all decided to play within a month of each other in Portland

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@aurorabiggers @StreetRoots Congratulations! This kind of reporting is so essential in our town ✨

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Your daily reminder that the Portland Police Bureau was never defunded, and currently has the largest budget in Portland history.

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music journalists comment on literally anything other than a female musician's appearance in the first paragraph challenge

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Today I'm launching a new playlist projected called Jewel Case. First up, an essay on EBM, mad scientists, dirty talk, and Boy Harsher

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@nw_review Hey folks, I’m a PDX journalist who’s covered our local literary scene for years. Would love to talk more with you about the position!

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You might not be aware, but Amazon is currently building the 3rd largest Amazon fulfillment center in the US right here in Oregon. Local union workers have a lot to say about it.⬇️

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Mayor Wheeler has proposed expanding Portland Police Bureau (PPB) by 67 additional sworn police officers in the upcoming budget cycle. https://t.co/cl8FFuF2VU

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The report estimates that displaced Albina families are owed at least $89 million in property wealth appreciation.

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I spoke with Casey Culley of @CCCPortland all about the first point-in-time homelessness count since the pandemic began. This data can affect funding for homeless services and even how the city polices homelessness.
https://t.co/xIFaFLkKBB

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Mayor Wheeler has been called to court to defend a curfew he instituted during Portland's 2020 protests. The defense attorney who issued the subpoena says the policy was an unconstitutional overreach.

https://t.co/dIypUCvqOr

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Vanessa Veselka never misses

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Need a reason to support local journalism?👇🏼

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As people struggled with the new realities imposed by Covid-19, crisis helplines nationwide saw a huge increase in calls.

@karlywrites reports:
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Seattle police improperly faked radio chatter about Proud Boys as CHOP formed in 2020, investigation finds https://t.co/ru0MXZaPKs

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Blood banks across the state are reporting they have just one day’s worth of blood supply, about a quarter of what they normally have.
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Oregon authors are always producing challenging, funny, thought provoking work, and this year was no different. Check out some of my favorites below
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I did some reflecting on @Oaks_Park Gay Skate, one of PDX's best and most enduring all-ages queer spaces. Ngl, meeting the women who have organized it for decades and seeing such queer job got me feeling a little sappy!
https://t.co/RMyJv4sm41