This week in media – Friday, December 9th
This is the second installment of the LP Oregon’s Week in Media by contributor Lars Jefferson.
Mr. Jefferson is kind enough to compile for us, the Libertarian Party of Oregon interesting, absurd, and relevant news and notes from near us in Oregon and “further” away. Thank you, Lars!
Keep a balanced news diet with Ground News No one has time to read all the news. Ground News identifies bias and factuality. Of course, you still have to do your part and make your own decisions, but Ground News puts it all in one place.
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State
Moms Union: 2023 is the year of the student | The Oregon Catalyst
OREGON TEACHERS UNION SEES NEARLY 20% DROP
Environmental advocates tell Corvallis to stop the gas
County Looks to Change its name
IF LANE COUNTY RENAMED … 13 OTHERS MAY BE NEXT
OREGON, WA ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS ATTACKED AFTER NC GOES DOWN
Benton County bond measure creeps past $100m
Arguments abound over whether Oregon should raise alcohol price | KATU
Measure 114
The Short Version of 114 this week
More details on 114 below
“The courtroom’s public gallery immediately erupted with laughter at Marshall’s pledge”
Measure 114: Mid-Willamette Valley law enforcement leaders give their takes
State judge places a hold on Oregon’s gun law and the state says it will appeal
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) – State of Oregon Permit to Purchase Program
Multnomah County
Shop Closes after 15 Attacks. Long Plea Left on Door
‘We would like to have our items back’: Equipment, items stolen from preschool
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office seeks feedback on proposed policy
Multnomah County, OR purchased 22K+ tents for homeless
CLUELESS COUNTY: $700K TO STUDY HOMELESS SOLUTIONS
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler: Remote city employees must be in offices 1/2 time
TriMet wants to increase fares for adults, children, and honored citizens
Portland is first in nation to phase out petroleum diesel, replace with biofuels – oregonlive.com
National
Descendants of Slaves in California could receive $200,000 in reparations
Trafficked nanny was paid $40 a month, forced to live in storage room, CA officials say
Twitter Files Part 1 | Matt Taibbi The Trump and Biden admins are involved
Twitter Files Supplement | Matt Taibbi The FBI is involved
Twitter Files Part 2 | Bari Weiss Shadowbanning
Twitter Filers Part 3 | Matt Taibbi Banning of Trump
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Lawyer Allegedly Involved In Censoring Hunter Biden Laptop Story – Benzinga
Judicial Watch Sues Homeland Security for Censorship Requests
FBI got tip about nonbinary shooting suspect a day before 2021 arrest | KATU
OREGON SENATOR PLANS FEDERAL PROPERTY TAX
International
Indonesia set to penalize sex outside marriage in overhaul of criminal code – CNA
Woman featured in pro-euthanasia commercial wanted to live, say friends
Nigeria bans ATM cash withdrawals over $225 a week to force use of CBDC
New Zealand ‘Baby W’ case: boy has surgery after court gives doctors guardianship
Culture
Disney Climate Change Political Toon to Lose $100M
Indiana Jones Franchise ushers in female lead to replace Harrison Ford
What IS Ye doing? He walked out of Timcast Episode, then said something racist with Alex Jones. Is he torching his brand to make his name worthless? Is this something to get Woke leftists and KKK in the same group? Is this some kind of 4D Chess or Performance Art?
In a world of War Pigs, Take off the blindfold. Be the girl in red.
Editorial
Just for Fun
11 Pick Up Lines For Libertarians To Use If They Ever Meet A Girl | Babylon Bee
Podcast Recommendation
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
The leftists we call woke have corrupted and continue to destroy society. A small percentage ACTUALLY knows where this comes from. The vanguard is usually college-educated people in your company’s HR department, but many educated in our system now believe nonsense. There is also an army of “useful idiots” who have been immersed in the culture of oppression Olympics, racist, sexist, phobias, and whatever the current thing is. Learn to spot it and get out of this cultural phenomenon.
James Lindsay has done the reading so you don’t have to. If you want to get into the weeds of what’s going on, check out New Discourses.
What is SEL? Social Emotional Learning is covered here in this episode on Disaffected.
James also appeared with Benjamin Boyce and DrRollergator about the dynamics we are seeing today. Guess, what? James drops a BIG YELLOW PILL at the end.
Dave Smith, Jimmy Dore, Craig Jardula: Can the anti-war Left and Libertarians work together?
