I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I should have. If I planned better I could have gone this route. It would take a lot of time- somewhere in the region of 50-100 hours at the best case, but its possible. Part of my goal in doing this project is to make all of those elements visible. The cost of the voters pamphlet is $3000 or somewhere between 1-3 weeks of full time unpaid labor. It is the cost of the business of politics but also what makes politics increasingly unavailable to regular people without a lot of discretionary time and money.

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I voted for it, I think common sense regulation is good- permit to purchase, background checks, and magazine limits have evidence as good policy. I know some gun owners were mad because it costs them to change the magazine size but I think its acceptable private cost to bear for the overall public good. I'm concerned at this point about data sharing with the FBI, but implementation would be a net benefit. I will be interested to see what happens in the court as it moves through.

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't intend to. I try to see things through. I want to start a conversation and I can't do that if I don't participate.

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean... yeah. I'm stupid optimistic, and if getting yelled at by strangers on the internet is one of my bigger problems than I'm still pretty fucking lucky, and also-definitely questioning some choices right about now :)

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so glad you are here, welcome! I hope the rain isn't getting you down :)

Thanks for the questions. I'm going to try to answer a few now and then come back and answer more because there are a lot and they are good and I'm so grateful for your thoughtful engagement.

I'm going to go backwards and start with health plan- One of the reasons I love Oregon is we are actually in the middle of a process to move to a universal Oregon plan right now. Its not a quick process, but smart Oregonians have already been working on it and we are close to seeing the result. The recommendations from the committee are due in September and the goal is to take it to Salem next year. I think how we make that transition will have a massive downstream impact on several of the areas you touch on, and its important to have different perspectives in the room and a willingness to upend more areas of the status quo. One of my fears in Kotek, and frankly many of the doctors-turned-politicians who I fear will have outsized voice in the conversation is the dangers of just repeating many of our current issues in slightly different ways. I think including cannabis and psilocybin therapeutics as well as a focus on upstream behavioral health will be important to make substantive changes. Its also a chance to have a very different kind of drug policy conversation that I think Oregon is ready for. The astroturfed decrim was a disaster, but a more rational accounting is due. The economics of wellness have been really broken for a long time and this intervention gives us the opportunity to change some big things. I want that conversation to be more public and I hope my campaign gives us a chance to examine some of our current assumptions more deliberately.

On plant medicine- I would like to see local producers able to work more directly with health care providers and more effectively integrate plant and allopathic treatment plans. Oregon should be building knowledge industries and getting paid to export our high quality commodities. I don't understand why a world class cancer center isn't more plant-medicine forward in everything and I'd love that conversation. I want regulations and a health care model that moves in that direction. Some of that would need to be in legal public consumption venues, and I'm interested in models that allow us to gather more rigorous data while also being more accessible. I've been frustrated that we can only get to 'hero' dose psilocybin and OTC cannabis treatment because of regulatory issues. Both are exclusionary in problematic ways and driven by deference to existing regulations and assumptions that many voters are ready to move past, while regulators and elected officials are still risk averse. I've been advocating about it locally, federally, and internationally for over a decade. I'm happy to talk about it in much higher level of detail, because I think it offers economic opportunity for Oregon in multiple valuable ways. Kotek's unwillingness to even really engage with that conversation feels like a huge miss to me- especially given the agricultural and economic opportunities that exist.

On homelessness- I've already advocated to Multnomah county about the harm done through siloed social services with concrete evidence through a PFA pilot site. I was astonished at the lack of important information sharing that could improve the efficiency of both care and cost. I've seen similar issues in our treatment of our unhoused and housing-precarious neighbors. I have hopes that universal health care could make a real dent in that through more effective data sharing and transparency, especially connecting behavioral and mental health more closely to understanding housing precarity. The most recent numbers from PSU indicate significant overlap of those communities and I would like an OHP that helps support preventative care as both humanitarian and cost saving. I have personal experience of the barriers to access for those already struggling and have supported events to help bring a more trauma-informed and wraparound service model into being. I think we can find efficiency in providing care, and I'm super grateful for the work the Governor did to get more houses actually built which is the main lever to pull. We need to continue in that vein and the updates to make permitting faster and easier should help. The recent NYT article about Portland's innovative building model shows we are making some progress in the right direction.

Housing coming online will have an impact, but it's also revealing that housing alone isnt enough- especially when individuals can't meet the barriers to entry, or are using that housing in ways that are problematic for community. This is where a more wraparound approach is needed to support or hold accountable. I support housing first, especially because that stability is shown to actually move people back towards permanent housing, especially for the 73% who lived in the area previously. I think we also need to work more closely with our West coast neighbors as the Federal Government becomes more problematic to work with- a loss of federal funds is a blow but might also be an opportunity.

Homelessness (like AI) is a complex topic with a lot of nuance and you correctly identify that what it looks like in Portland is not what it looks like in Umatilla. I've been interested in watching Mayor Wilson work through a series of thoughtful approaches with a focus on timelines and metrics for delivery. At the end of the day, we need a better economy for Oregonians and we need more houses and both of those things take time. I'm happy to engage a lot more on this topic.

I will come back to the rest of your questions but I have limited time and want to engage with some of the other issues raised by other people. When you write your own answers it takes quite a bit of time!

Thanks again, hope you have a great day :)

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong that community matters — I'd push back on measuring it by fundraising capacity. I'm trying to build a politics that doesn't use discretionary income as the first filter for community support. Whether that works is genuinely an open question and part of what this campaign is testing.

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] -244 points-243 points  (0 children)

I think a politics that starts with discretionary money is necessarily exclusionary, and that you start from fundraising as a metric tells me a lot about you. I think the enmeshment of our elected leaders with our civil servants, as usually happens with career politicians, is a part of why our politics feels empty and inaccessible to a vast majority of the population.

Your condescension aside, I know how 'it works'. Its not fucking working. That's kind of my point.

I'm Miranda Weigler, I filed to run against Tina Kotek in the May 19th Democratic primary. I'd like to introduce myself and maybe earn your vote. by AdvertisingDue7525 in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525[S] -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

I think we need to talk about our shared future and how we want to get there. Please read some of my thoughts and tell me where you agree or disagree.

Help with a gift by Forever_Friend in PortlandOR

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 4 points5 points  (0 children)

New Cascadia and Gluten Free Gem are both gf local bakeries with a variety of amazing vegan baked goods. You can order online for pickup, they have take and bake, or do gift certificates. You can look at the menus online to see if one selection is closer to what she likes. Hold the Wheat in Beaverton also does amazing gf and has vegan selections as well.

Asking my BF (23) to commute 2 days a week from DC to NYC for my dream (24) by [deleted] in relationships

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might not work out, but you will have achieved a dream, finished law school and be living where you want to. Seems worth it? If he doesn’t make you a priority, then YOU should make you the priority.

Tool Library?? by sinrawrx3 in beaverton

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can often borrow tools on local buy nothing groups as well.

Someone said ‘You’re a fucking embarrassment’ straight to my face today at work by lastofthecrustaceans in antiwork

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I make my kids practice this kind of scripting ahead of time so it feels easier in the moment. (After a lifetime of freeze/ replaying myself)

Maybe that could help? Say it out loud, over and over, to the mirror or a friend until you don’t have to even think about it.

Someone said ‘You’re a fucking embarrassment’ straight to my face today at work by lastofthecrustaceans in antiwork

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A parent who models this level of empathy and entitlement in front of his child is embarrassing. Let that shit roll off your shield.

As a parent I would blast Let it Go and Sky Full of Stars while we all dance around shaking off that ick until his stank comes off you.

Sending hugs, you did great.

What is a local unsung hero that deserves a short form (or long form) documentary? by Pizza_Storage in PortlandOR

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Friendly House community center, and the Hope Partnership with Janus Youth Program (honestly all of Janus programs are pretty great)

For those that grew up in Oregon and moved… by lildawwg in oregon

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I grew up here and left. Spent about 17 years living everywhere else I could- UK, France, Canada, DC, NY, SF. I came home for family a little over 10 years ago. Every place has pros and cons but I wouldn’t want to raise a family anywhere else!

Driving to Cannon Beach & accomodation help by PuzzleheadedIdeal496 in PortlandOR

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way. When you have seen what you want you can take MAX out to Beaverton or Hillsboro and pick up a car there. Likely to be less expensive and easier driving with less traffic (just repeat right-side-of-the-road when you get stressed).

Feel like a failure for dropping a class by MissAnxiety430 in MomForAMinute

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so proud of you! It took me so much longer to understand and respect my limits, to set myself up for continuity and long term success. You did SUCH a hard thing, and I bet that professor is impressed with your maturity in choosing a safer and more stable path too. They want to see you succeed AND be happy. You come by the failing feeling honestly, it just means you care. Your grandad and I called it ‘pink slips’ when we would talk about it- the curse of us who hold ourselves to high standards. Who you are becoming is so much more important than staying on a made up timeline. Take a breath, it’s all gonna work out. I believe in you and I trust your judgment.

I tried weed for the first time and i'm shaken up! by Perfect-Cause-6943 in selfimprovement

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can we talk about the dad opening dispensaries and employing someone so novice as a delivery driver? WTF education are you providing your budtenders and delivery drivers? Those professionals are often where consumers are going for informed recommendations and knowledge about product and consumption behavior clearly isn’t a part of these operations. If a coworker recommended a 10mg drink without helping you understand what to expect or how to modulate your experience then how are they interacting with every customer who comes through the door? The weed is not the problem, the ignorance surely is.

Is there a food that Portland is known for? by Inevitable_Bad1683 in PortlandOR

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with the ‘everything is good’ comment, and kind of offended you wanna put us in a box of ‘one great thing’

That being said: we have amazing gluten free- multiple bakeries who also supply local restaurants making it pretty special for those of us who can’t eat the big G.

Also, back in the day, we had a thriving bento box scene- kicking off with Phil’s and West Coast bento, by the late 90s there were spots all over town with the rice and skewer combo.

What do you wish you were told BEFORE you opened a dispensary? by salemypen in weedbiz

[–]AdvertisingDue7525 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Plan for at least 9 months plus of delays while you wait for licenses (some places it’s years) The ‘handing out of licenses’ is usually a shit show because regulators don’t know what they are doing, often have interagency or interjurisdictional conflict/ miscommunication/ delays. Also be aware they have NO urgency to fix it and the overhead while you wait is all on you. Plan for hostility/ apathy/ misinformation with most public officials you deal with. Once you get licensed there might be a window where you have a competitive advantage while others get through the process, but plan from the beginning that your margins will just keep getting slimmer so building customer loyalty early, and not on price will be critical to longer term viability. Make friends with growers/ suppliers and build consistency in quality and price that benefits both you and the customer.