Never challenge me to find numbers as a joke.
Not done yet but some of the things I have been working on
Not happy.
portland oregon
Dancing Madness
There is a lot of things to be angry about but Portland is my home, recently we had a large hoopla about the federal troops coming in. Now, unlike what seems the entirety of the vocal political class, instead of getting something done let us take a look at something substantial.
This is the screen where the data for the Portland police is tallied and this is the response time, and the reason why this is important is for a high priority call the time to get to a call is five minutes. High priority being your rape, murder, someone is getting expressed of the mortal coil or someone is trying to put something in someone.
The lowest time, lowest, was February with fifteen minutes. The highest was September last year with 25, and we don’t have data for September yet this year.
Now, this picture is the front page as of the last day in September, and this is all the reason why Trump can use Title X. for those new here I have been complaining about this for years and pardon me but you can’t beat the classics.
YOU CANNOT CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WHEN MORE THEN HALF YOUR CALLS Have A TEN MINUTE RESPONSE!
When your goal is five minutes, and mind you this is just high priority calls. After a year and the best you get is three times your goal, then you are understaffed and we have been. That is one reason for title X. Another is can the city effectively enforce the law. Looking at this, no. Twenty minutes means they cannot effectively enforce the law. All of this is not because Trump thinks Kotex and Portland are crap, these numbers are your problem, and if these get fixed there is no ground for them to say.
Now I have talked about this and people go” Well trump will find another reason”
Listen, I know I can be a bit abrasive. I have the personality of a cactus. When someone does not like you, you do not make their job to ruin your day easier. All of this is within the law, you don’t want feds here, get the house in order which people have been complaining for a long time.
Our mayor decided to dance instead of work on this.
Our city council decided instead of working to appear and use it as a political stunt.
Portland isn’t about finding the next democratic star, it’s about getting work done. If we cannot find people who get work done this time, maybe we need to have different people next time.
Dems are not making themselves loved or even respected and in Portland where one of the most liberal areas in the country stand, we are making sure it will not be standing like it should.
9 Months and A Kirk
It has been almost one full year since I had done more of these posts, and you may wonder why. I did not want to waste the time when I was not sure what to write myself. It had been one of those things that had bothered me but where we are at I think we have a lot to go over.
For those who do not know I do use my Instagram, although not as rampantly as before. First, there is something I do want to talk about.
Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA has been something I had joined in the year, even though according to some I am more on the left. I think if you put all my ideas on the line between left and right I think it would even out, but I will say I am thankful for joining TPUSA because it got me to look at my beliefs more in depth and while I did not believe with some, no one believed everything 100%, but the talking was something important to the group.
Being part of TPUSA did not mean that I had to believe everything that Charlie Kirk did, and in fact there was some issues we did differ, but as some of the people wanted to have a conversation there was a time where I had to find and figure out more in depth what I believed and why. This process made me realize there are people who are going to be lost not because they believe differently but because some people have values and use it on what they believe in politics while the people I have the biggest problem are with people who look at politics as the moral structure not thinking how politics need to bend.
It is weird, because even Charlie Kirk had things where he disagreed with, but that was okay, it did not stop him working with people and I think if you do not agree with someone but are still going to at least see them as people. Versus the opposing side where hard impassioned leftists claim where they have to agree and the people they associate with have to be the kinds they agree with and that just means they are losing out and making their side smaller with each move.
Now those hard leftists may have a good idea on something but the problem is also they have been is that their zealotry for their own beliefs means you have to have belief in everything or it counts to nothing.
I am sorry but for people who hated him. If you thought Charlie Kirk was a homophobe because he personally did not agree with homosexuality, but still worked with it, treated it as a difference of opinion so people can walk their paths, then I am sorry but that says more about you.
Also, new rule, you can’t suddenly try to debate a person because they are dead and can’t answer when their work had been to talk about things. It makes you look like you had points so weak that it couldn’t stand to a string of Christmas lights shining on it. Sorry, Bill Maher here we do have a habit of gimmick infringement, but for everyone I do hope it gave you a chuckle.
Stay Strong.
Rest Well Charlie. I don’t agree with everything, but if we see each other again, I got the first drinks for the sake of thanks.
Oracle of Portland
I am not an accountant. I am not a tax man. There are no degrees based on economics to my name yet. When my work and predictions are seen to be correct and those who are supposed to be good at it are wrong. Well, we should be shocked that someone without the degrees of what was needed was right when many of the supposed experts of the city are wrong. All of that would be the polite of saying the following, because some did not believe, and thought that someone learning like me was going to be wrong.
Yup, its Razorfist again.
Portland has lost a lot of money and despite me banging the drum, on twitter or x or whatever it is called. During the past few years between 2020 and 2021, it has come out that Multnomah county has lost a billion dollars.
For those who think my actions and beliefs are too cruel on the homeless community let me make a few things clear. I have lived it, been in it because of a situation where my family decided to betray me and the supposed social nets for being a disabled man trying to do my best showed that it did not exist. This is not the blog of someone thinking on it because it annoyed them camping everywhere, I camped in some of the places too.
We need a limit, a point where if people cross they go to jail. Between the cops not having the manpower and the measure 110 fiasco there is problems after problems and what angers me what makes me want to spit venom, is that I can take being called mean, if it means some people get it through their head and are able to move their way up. For all the programs and all the money and all the feel good about helping the house less, how many people are success stories? For all the time and all the feel good policy it is rare at all to hear about a single person who had been helped and thy made something of themselves. Goodness knows that if there was, then it would be put on every paper as evidence that the path they are taking is the correct one.
When people are willing to seem mean then they can take actions that people may not like but there are actions that often have to be done especially when leading a group of people, or city, or state. For example if you give candy to a class of young kids, you will be liked but you have not done anything to help. If you are seen as a hard teacher, you may not be liked as much the trade off though is that they will be learning. Give 100 dollars to an addict and you will be more liked, but if they cannot handle their addiction then it isn’t going to do any good. Unfortunate that people in Portland are tricked by the first kind of action because the second will be what actually gets stuff done whether it makes them feel good or not. For all the resources we have, we do not get time back and wasting it like this is just foolishness squared upon itself.
It is something that will keep happening no matter what.
Stay focused and stay strong.
Also because of midterms and homework there are a lot of posts today. Sorry in advance.
Plans To Bring The City Back
I have been trying to figure out ways to help my city and some people that I play Destiny 2 with have called me kingpin or Senator Armstrong based on if you are a Spiderman fan or one of Metal gear solid that would mean roughly the same. Someone who is hellbent on making something happen whether they are good or bad. Personally, the results have not been there and there is a part that is resting on different problems, trying to clear the way. When no answers come up there is just a couple moves left.
To make a move and slowly establish a foot hole and try to use that time to work for me expanding my reach within the city. People need to have the tools to live, and with the costs rising there has to be an answer. There is always an answer to be found, there is always something to be done in the world to make the goal happen. How much do you want to give up for it is something that often stops, but there has been something that has been coming to remind me even further. To push well past where my body should stop, something I have been getting back.
Things happen to people to make them give up a part of themselves, and in my quest to better myself and my world around me there has been something chained up. Let loose for an odd ego line, something coming back for all that has been done. That will be for something else, but right now there are certain things I will need to look at first. East Portland has been hit the most from the crime, but in doing so means there are spaces cheaper then it has been before. Products need to be manufactured and shipped from that area to bring some positive change.
Releasing products too early without working out problems means less quality, so it is all about finding that perfect balance of quality and timeliness for the sake of the most people. There is no perfect solution and while there is hope that you can give enough so that people and business get the best deal there are other factors in the way. Everything being written has gotten me to think about it and with how some of the laws have passed there may be a place for me to make something happen, but it will take a lot of sweat equity. Things that I have already begun in going to more appointments to see how businesses navigate the unfriendly Portland market. If you see me let me know.
First for the plan, one needs a foothold and that means some things will need to be paid through in the fall. Getting paperwork in order though means all has to be done before it can be sent in. Doing it while my body decides to short circuit and classes keep going while games and projects keep rolling. Even if the progress is small, it does push you forward. Each small move forward is something to make the finish line that much closer. Finding places where the opportunity can be made is important and it does not matter how much you have resource wise to give. There will always be something to be done and you can wish for more resources, but if you can do the shoestring and use the resources as needed then more options can be used.
Anywho, enjoy the summer.
Stay strong.
Bad Apples in Education
Yup, visual aids today.
You know, it makes you wonder if they think everything is such a problem rooted in white supremacy why they should leave. But, let’s be honest, these teachers have excelled since allowing BIPOC students and others do not need to pass requirements because requirements are more challenging for them, and they can’t handle them.
No, this is not a joke. They actually said that. Time for some receipts. You see, a lot of results are only based on information released every two years, and the last set was 2019, and 2021 has not been released yet. I would wonder why but I can guess the term harrowing shit show does not even begin to describe it. So here is what we know before they try hiding the news that all of this has gone very wrong.
First, this will be based in my home state of Oregon. However, sources will have things so you can look to your heart’s content in your home.
You may have heard all these things about the educators in our state, and you have to think that people are doing so good here that we are just wrapping up details. That we have the rest of the world of education on lock in the state. We may act like it, but we could be no further from that. On top of a racist governor, not one who says anything is racist but an actual one when she claimed through her office that requirements are too hard and colored students cannot handle it. I have gone one about the education in the state with varying levels of patience. So pardon me if the people in this state crow like they have won the game only to act like a pigeon shitting on the chessboard.
Teachers are getting paid more in the state. The average is sixty thousand dollars. It is now more than the average in the state. A lot of them, I am sure, use some of that money and put that towards the class, they should not need to, especially with the budgets of money going to these schools, but there is something else that is going on as well. This will piss off many people, but at some point, the teachers as a whole, their work needs to be looked at, and we have to say, is this what we want for our next generations?
Oregon is against a lot of private schools. They make it very difficult to work here, and I wonder why considering their test scores. We have, as a state, tried to make it more inclusive but less useful. Well, when people are just sitting at a desk for twelve years and cannot make themselves breakfast or cannot balance a checkbook and I see they have a diploma, the blame goes to the schools. Parents should be teaching them something, but they should be able to work within the state system and be comfortable that they are at minimum being taught enough that they can be the best version of themselves. Some may argue with it, saying that it is too high a target. That may be true, except they aren’t even getting the majority of students to hit grade standards. About a quarter can do it, which is taken from the state’s report card. Science-wise, it looks like maybe a third can do it, and reading and comprehension are about as laughable as it gets.
We are in the unfortunate position that people should be looking at the school districts. We wonder if maybe they do not have the best intentions because, as we can see from the results, they do not have the best results for their effort. There is a lot that could be done, but when the results have been so low for so long, and mind you, this is with online schooling capabilities, then we need to wonder.
Is this system working? If not, why is so much money being put towards it when clearly it is not doing the job? The value that money is getting in the hands of the education system is losing value through their actions.
Now, does this mean there are good teachers in the state? Absolutely, I have had a few. The problem is I have also had some nasty ones. I will not think the good ones would be happy knowing that all the time, effort, and energy they put into their craft is being pissed one by someone who can barely read to a standard themselves and has to teach others to do it. Also, that little quip that is the best-case scenario because, let us say, some of these bad teachers who claim everything is racist and claim everything is a microaggression, and it hurts their feelings. When the best case is misunderstanding how things work by people in that position needs to be put in question because it is not good enough by many of the worst parts of it.
I say all of this because it seems we are not done with this year, and I hope things do get better for the sake of our future. I want the state to be the best in education. I want people to come to Oregon so they can say they went through our school system because of the intellectual rigors and challenges we provide. I want people, whether poor, rich, black, white, Asian, or Indian, to come to the state and say…
“If I can make it through the school system here I will be ready to go for anything life can throw at me.”
Unfortunately, this is not being done. In fact, people are leaving with fewer skills than ever as the world competes on higher stages. It seems students through the school systems, which means that we will at some point either take the initiative and fix it or we will have to do it when it breaks completely. Considering how low these test scores are, I wonder when that will be the case.
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
https://www.alecreportcard.org/state/
JoAnn Needs S.O.S For Re-Election
Jo Ann Hardesty is running for re-election, and upon realizing that, I needed a handle of cheap whiskey and several new and amazing drugs to try. I would revert my brain to whatever hormonal beast I was in puberty. If it means the city commissioners currently in office would all go sod off into the sunset. My preference would be the sunset on mars to get that extra bit of distance.
So, some people may actually think she has done a good job. These people are either in the areas that are so bound to sniff their own backside. (looking at you pearl) Or the pieces of the city so gentrified that even the homeless get food from Starbucks. The rest of the city is one great big sweltering nugget of refuse. Fewer businesses are open, more people getting killed, less money is being made, more people are living in the streets, schools are doing worse (remember Oregon made it so now guidelines for things like literacy and math are not needed for a diploma). The amount of hope I have is that this group or someone else is going to screw it up. Before people start mocking them until they run away and hide underneath useless jobs.
Three years is enough to get something positive done, and while there was a pandemic, I am done with letting morons get a free ride. In three years there should be at least one single positive thing that she has done and while comments can be found. The problem is that nothing has changed for the better. I would say that it is more of a shock because one would think that due to someone’s efforts, and by the laws of probability that something would get better. To fail so perfectly is actually harder to do, than every once in a while accidentally tripping over a positive change. No, getting funding is not a positive effect. It’s like setting a sandwich bar with enough tomatoes if you don’t make sandwiches. If you do not execute on the goals then you can be setting it up and still fail. This will tell me how Portland is going and I cannot see it going anywhere good if she gets re-elected, she has shown to be ill-equipped, moronic, and cannot handle the duties of her position. Also, the funny part is everyone going to racism or sexism against the detractors or trolls. What color her skin is, or what genitals she has does not add, detract, or change anything to the foolishness she has filled her years on the board with. I do not care who she is, I care about her work, and her work stinks. If someone cannot understand that, then they need to take a look in the mirror because the ideological tug of war has gotten me tired and this intersectional spew does little to the people trying to make progress on their own efforts and ideas.
My own opinion on how to handle it has been changing for anyone who sees me on Twitter and if anyone has been part of the camp that believes I will calm down in my later years of life, I have some bad news. It still has not happened and for the most that can be done, it does not look like it ever will be happening. As you can see by my additions I add a touch of humor in everything because if one cannot laugh at oneself then I fear life would be very dark at times.
Pandemic Chaos
I still have friends who are homeless for one reason or another, some have health problems where staying would only make it worse believe it or not. (We tried on that one) Talking to them through all the chaos has been pretty sobering, because whatever hope had been is completely gone. My home has been completely devoid of hope for many people left living on the street.
The pandemic has made the city look at its plans and the signs of the failure have been noted earlier before. One that was done where I was ready to go all political and rant and rave, but honestly reading over it, it didn’t bring anything more to the conversation. I am not happy about Portland for various reasons and I am working on a long term plan to make it better.
Want something done right, do it yourself. I will say that this chaos has been something that ripped away a lot of facades and right now there isn’t a lot where people can hide. Less stabbing in the back and more people against you at the start, but if you can explain to people where to put their passion then a mountain can be moved daily.
Let’s just say a lot is currently in the fire. We all can get better and I hope that through this blog you can see how you can do more as well from homelessness to disaster relief to things that can even make camping a little easier, and that is where I think I will keep it. Mostly on those subjects so if you are homeless a lot of the info can be useful still and even if you camp it can be beneficial.
Stay Strong and Stay Tuned
BigTAnderson in Portland 