Todd Portland

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Portland, Oregon. Previously from Fairfield-Vacaville. UCD grad. Developer of learning systems for the Japanese language (Nihongo, 日本語).

Creator of Color Codec (language encoding by a subset of emoji); see https://www.blueseapress.com

CountryUSA
Age60+
Translator Resumehttps://toddadkisson.com
Japanese Systemshttps://www.blueseapress.com
Todd PortlandMar 17
Dave RahardjaMar 17
The hubris will continue until accountability improves.
Todd PortlandMar 17
Happy St Patrick’s Day. Eagerly waiting for the WBC game at 5:00!
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Todd PortlandMar 15

Not happy about this “excursion” (war can only be declared by Congress).

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Todd PortlandFeb 28
Yay! Anthropic and Dario Amodei !
Todd PortlandJan 31
A very bracing article. The US economy could see problems if any healthy sector falters. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/wealth-inequality-k-shaped-economy-united-states-consumer-spending-trump.html
Todd PortlandJan 30
Yay! A Republican Senator with some backbone! (I thought those had gone extinct.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/fed-warsh-tillis-trump-powell-doj.html
Todd PortlandJan 29
Yay! Democrats show some backbone. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/senate-voting-government-spending-shutdown.html
Todd PortlandJan 28

#Debt is going to be a problem.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/economy/government-debt-bonds.html?smid=url-share

Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader alarms.

The New York Times
Todd PortlandJan 28
More #intolerance in America, unfortunately. https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/man-tackled-after-spraying-unknown-substance-on-rep-ilhan-omar-at-minneapolis-town-hall
Man tackled after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall

A man in a black jacket was tackled to the ground and escorted out of the building by security after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a

WXLV
Todd PortlandJan 27
No joke about job loss; AI-using companies must pay higher taxes to offset the additional unemployment benefits needed. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/dario-amodei-warns-ai-cause-unusually-painful-disruption-jobs.html