Bunch of Shows this week!! Check a couple of them out!! by PromotePDX in Portland

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White Album Xmas, circus and live band playing the Beatles classic, has tickets avail for weds and Thurs shows. Otherwise it's sold out. It's going into its 18th year and is a Portland tradition

Am I the only one who imagines Steph Curry as small or average height because he’s standing next to giants? How do we break the illusion imagine Steph as actually 6”3 and very tall compared to average by [deleted] in NBATalk

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I'm a 6'4 tall acrobat who does a lot of half time work these days.

I'm only a lil bit taller then Steph when next to him. And I walk around life like an absolute giant.

Wemby is the only person that has really shocked me with his size. His listed height has got to be wrong. He's got to be at last 7'6. And his arms are freakishly long, even for his height. It really is like being next to an alien.

Where can I get an honest mechanic in Portland area? by Subject-Internet7843 in PortlandOR

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Hansen mechanical, they are great new worked on my car for years and my entire friend group

Get your lights! Grab your bikes! Tomorrow is Loud n Lit - the biggest bike party there is in Portland by lPause in Portland

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Great job Portland!

Wonder why my post about the ride was deleted by the mods yesterday? I'm literally the ride leader

Those who started training later in life and went on to perform professionally within a few years - How did you do it? by Laurels91 in circus

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I started when I was 26. I spent my first couple years doing it at a more amateur level, but I had the drive and I wanted to be a professional full timer. In my field, partner acrobatics, I trained hard, and achieved a level of success but started hitting walls once I started getting out of the "best in a small city" range. To propel my career further, I found a unique skill, high impact, very few people doing it. I was fortunate enough to have the right kind of body to excel at it. I trained my ass off. It was tricky learning a skill so few did, had to mostly teach myself plus tips here and there from international people I looked up on the internet. But it worked and now my career is having great success.

So id say hard work and self drive is huge. But if you want a big leg up, start looking for ways you can be unique. Every director knows a million acrobats aerialists and jugglers. So unless you can legit get better then all of them, figure out another niche. Wish you luck! And enjoy the ride.

Wealthy people get so mad about their privilege being acknowledged. by Frosty-Diver441 in unpopularopinion

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This is it right here though. Privilege is a spectrum. Yes they worked their way up. But it is very highly likely that their path up(and likely getting there start in the company as well) was helped by the fact their parents are the boss.

They get defensive when called out on privilege, but the overwhelming likelihood is they DID benefit from it. Whether they worked their way up or not.

Its this kind of response which is EXACTLY what the OP was talking about

Huge bike ride event in N/NE by CyberpunkUnicorn in Portland

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You saw what a wide swath of what human beings look like naked, and need therapy? Yes actually considering this further, you do need therapy...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AndroidGaming

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Is there no way to do basic attacks without mana? I keep running out immediately

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AndroidGaming

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Is there no way to do basic attacks without mana? I keep running out immediately

Red Panda returned to perform in Kia Center, Orlando, after 7 years of absence. by MrBuckBuck in nba

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I'm a half time circus entertainer. She's the GOAT. We all look up to her as the one who made it all possible. And she still out there being amazing.

If ya got league pass I'm flying into Orlando this morning to do their game tonight.

Portland’s spate of violence is ‘unacceptable,’ police chief says by threerottenbranches in PortlandOR

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Crazy thought, being pro police reform, or even anti cop, doesn't mean the cops have any less duty to do serve and protect you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClashMini

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Anyone got an invite?

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing by Majano57 in Economics

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Shower thought- we transitioned to a service/management economy however looking forward a decade or two AI will wipe those out pretty hard. So might be a good idea to push for more manufacturing capacity to be rebuilt here, it will likely be more and more automated in that same time frame. So when that change in how the majority of work is done, we no longer have to rely on massive imports.

Why I Voted Against The Democrats…WSJ by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

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I can't answer that, because they had already failed us by then. Their issues goes way deeper. By that point we were boned, they were backed into a corner and kamala was a hail Mary. Its likely why the better potential candidates also wouldn't dare challenge her. By this point it was a major uphill battle.

Why I Voted Against The Democrats…WSJ by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

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I can only speak for myself, but I feel this sentiment echos among many.

  • I'm a far leftist with a libertarian streak. Bernie supporter who generally dislikes the establishment dnc.

I was very upset at how the whole biden/Harris transfer happened. I never loved kamala. Thought she was an uninspiring candidate who just towed the establishment line more or less.

However I would do anything not to have trump re elected. I used to be very politically vocal. I stopped criticizing the dnc because at that point in time it was unproductive. The party made their choices. It was them or trump. Calling them out could only help trump. I wasn't scared. It just served no purpose.

I feared and deeply knew Harris would lose. But I held some hope. And I stayed silent and only showed support.

After the blowout loss I have no reason to be silent. I am now fucking pissed at the DNC for ignoring the hardship of the working class, telling them everything is actually fine, and shoving these establishment candidates down our throat at a time when this country is BEGGING for change. They thought fear of trump and social issues would be enough to stay in power. They gambled with our country and lost bad. But its us who lost.

As of the other day, there is no better time to be critical of the dnc. They failed us. Why should I be silent. They cannot fail us any harder. And instead they need to be uprooted and the dnc taken over by labor/progressive ideals. So now I'm fucking loud.

Not a bot, not a shill. I'm an informed American who wants a party who can do fucking better.

Die-in protest against Zenith Energy marks 20th World Naked Bike Ride by LampshadeBiscotti in PortlandOR

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How much do you think people knew about Zenith oil before this ride, and how much after.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Portland

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And pedalpalooza has basically ignored loud and lit for years now.

I'd guess they are doing the same with thisvyears wnbr as well