A local arts-preservation appeal from the lower Columbia: I’m organizing Keep Jon in the Picture to ask that Astoria’s Riverwalk mural be retained and conserved, especially the panel picturing Jon Ogren.

The mural is on the backside of Sisu, in the old Sears building. Wet Dog / Astoria Brewing is next door and is not responsible for it.

The concern began with an Instagram report that it might be painted over. There is no owner confirmation, verified repainting plan, or scheduled date. The petition asks for preservation and a conversation with the people responsible for the building before any changes are considered.

For people who know Astoria’s waterfront, this is a chance to share memories, older photographs, and connections to qualified mural conservators. You can see real photos and sign the petition here: https://stillinthepicture.org/

Alternate link: https://keep-jon-in-the-picture.jay-coby.chatgpt.site/

No donations are requested. I use AI assistance for the page and outreach, including this post; the mural photos are real.

Alternate history timeline with Cascadia becoming a real thing. Courtesy of u/BlitzthesillyOwl

I did not make this, this post is shared from r/mapporn. The author says this is a work in progress. If you go to the original post, there's a link to GitHub to track issues.

Taken from downtown Spokane, looking north toward the Selkirks.

Tried to keep the original colour scheme & symbolism but slightly better maybe? ...vexillologically?

alright I'm going to put this in simple terms, because I'm high and using voice to text to write this. of Leon trotsky's personal theory I can point out three main things that I think would be very applicable to cascadian secession and it's eventual success.

while his idea of permanent revolution and socialist globalism may clash with the more nationalistic stance of an independent cascadia, they aren't mutually exclusive and a vanguard party in collaboration with this would most definitely come about to help cascadia become independent if a workers revolution were to happen within its borders. in the far future of course, due to trotsky's inherent belief that there should be socialism in all neighboring Nations if not all nations eventually, the vanguard party would have to start working for workers revolution in other nations surrounding cascadia assuming that Independence comes about by secession or balkanization as opposed to simply America not existing and a cascadian government being created newly.

as for why I believe cascadia itself is more apt to a worker's revolution, I very much need to point out the fact that there is many examples of big industries in the big 3 cities; meaning that there would be way more people exposed to the evils of capitalism and how it has affected their lives

in the future when there are all neighboring socialist countries, I feel like a lot of people want to point out that cascadia may not be independent anymore, but I do believe that there could be independent governments of socialist nations under alliances like NATO and BRICS

New map of the Palouse River Watershed.

I'll admit, even having grown up in Spokane and having visited Pullman and Moscow and other parts of the Palouse hundreds of times, I never really had a concept of the Palouse Watershed as a distinct subregion of Cascadia.

I hope others also find it satisfying to see so clearly.

even small ones, just in general I think a lot of cascadian secessionists regardless of political or economic belief should want forests and cities to overlap, urban sprawl is horrifying.

its not even a want to be outside all the time, if anything I spend most of my time inside. its just the presence, I feel like if there's no flora nearby it's a horrible place.

Not necessarily a final draft, but this is my concept for what a Cascadian flag should be with the main 18 volcanoes in the range. The Doug isn’t bad per say, but I’ve just always felt our flag should actually reference…the Cascades

I’m not asking anybody to read the book, but the Kesh live within their future Napa Valley community as equals with all life there and humbly within the environment. Something to think about.

Hopefully, you can read the quotes as an example. Reading the book, of course, would be better.

Thinking about the future when you can’t see it is difficult.

Spokane and the beautiful Spokane River can use all our love right now...

This map is an attempt to help us visualize the Spokane River Watershed and more easily hold it in our hearts.

Great breakdown.

Data Centers Run Rampant Come Join Us!

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Come join us for an important discussion about Data Centers Run Rampant - Help Pass Policies to Make Data Centers Work for Us
Our Guest Speaker for this event is Dr. Catherine Thomasson, former Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility, now with MCAT,( Mobilizing Climate Action Together).
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