Week in Media – Jan 23, 2023
Submitted by LPO Member Lars Jefferson
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School Choice Movie Event – January 28 @1200
Multnomah County
New dashboard allows Portlanders to see city’s response to reported homeless camps
Angela Todd w/ @PDXReal1 hosted a *Community Safety Press Conference*
Man ODs in Parked Car in the Pearl
Portland man, former journalist, charged with federal hate crimes – OPB
Frustrated business owners express concerns over public safety in Portland
Portlanders still seeking city action combating crime and drug-use
Mike Schmidt Will Seek Second Term as Multnomah County District Attorney
Portland proposes 4 new affordable housing projects
114 and MORE
Gaetz introduces ‘Abolish the ATF Act’ after ruling against stabilizing braces | Fox News
BREAKING ATF NEWS! Gun Owners of America Uncovers Fatal Flaw In Pistol Brace Rule…IT’S A TRAP!!!
F/V Little J 20 JAN 2023
State
Politics
‘Ezra’s Law’ bill back seeking tougher assault sentencing
SB430 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Bill would reverse high court ruling on Mt. Bachelor ski resort waivers
SB754 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
HB 2738 unloads monthly “unrestricted” tax cash to poor | The Oregon Catalyst
HB 2738 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
AFTER BROWN FREES 1000 CRIMINALS, BILL TO REQUIRE SENATE APPROVAL
Oregon’s drug decriminalization gets poor marks on audit
Lawmakers try second (new) cell phone tax since pandemic | The Oregon Catalyst
Rep. Reschke: My bills to address taxes, drugs, boosting business | The Oregon Catalyst
House GOP announces 2023 caucus priorities | The Oregon Catalyst
Proposed ban on flavored tobacco sparks debate on how best to keep products from kids | KATU
A closer look at ranked choice voting in Corvallis
Housing
Sweet Home opens its first low barrier homeless shelter
Corvallis officials unsure of nonprofit homeless shelter proposal
Rural Oregon Counties Unhappy at Exclusion From Kotek’s Emergency Order on Homelessness
COASTAL COUNTIES BLAST KOTEK’S HOMELESS EMERGENCY ORDER
Education
Pattern of Harm in Oregon School District’s Quest to Be First at All Costs
January 2023 Beaverton School Board Business Meeting
Oregon school board drops ban on gay pride and other symbols | AP News
Interim Tigard-Tualatin School Board Position Interview
Oregon Middle Schoolers Allowed To Skip Class To Watch Transgender Show
Other
West Linn, Oregon City mayors push back against I-205 tolling plan
Albany-based farm store gets majority share, 33 stores in merger
Group seeks reintroduction of sea otters along West Coast – OPB
Lawmaker concerned about ‘dangerous’ conditions at OHSU primate center – Oregon Capital Chronicle
National
Politics & Law
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially ends proxy voting | Fox News
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee introduces bill to combat ‘white supremacy’
Laverne Cox: Anti-trans bills are about ‘criminalizing our existence’ | The Hill
The key questions Biden MUST answer about classified files found at think tank | Daily Mail Online
Judicial Watch Sues for NIH Communications on Fetal Organ Harvesting
Judicial Watch’s Guide to Congressional Investigations
Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene are back on House committees
Missouri House adopts stricter dress code for female lawmakers
LAPD removes ‘Thin Blue Line flag’ from station after receiving complaint
DOJ tells House Oversight it can’t share info on ongoing investigations
NH House considers bill to legalize street-fighting weapons
Crime
Economy
Google lays off 12,000, adding to tech sector’s cuts
Elections
COVID
Education
SCOOP: Missouri middle schools took students to drag show without parental consent
A USC office removes ‘field’ from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations – OPB
Environment
Project Veritas Expose on “Scam Lab”
Teaching Lab’s Dr. Quintin Bostic Admits Violating State Law to Sell CRT Curriculums to Schools
Dr. Quintin Bostic Says Non-Profit The Teaching Lab is a “Scam Lab”
#ScamLab PART 3: James O’Keefe sits down with Dr. Quintin Bostic
Immigration
Drugs
2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination
Crypto
U.S. Justice Dept. charges Russian founder of cryptocurrency firm
Debt
The US has reached its debt limit. What comes next is predictable | CNN Politics
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ shooting
Antifa
Alleged Far-Left Rioters Attack Police, Smash Office Buildings In Atlanta | The Daily Wire
International
Police probe ‘decapitate terfs’ sign at trans rally
G7 agrees to review level of price cap on Russian oil in March, says US
German court seeks to force COVID-19 vaccine on Holocaust survivor – The Jerusalem Post
Ukrainian troops begin Patriot missile training at Oklahoma Army base | The Hill
China records first population decline since time of Mao – Taipei Times
Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home
Keep cake away from office, suggests food watchdog head – BBC News
Microsoft cuts 10,000 jobs, about 5% of global workforce, as tech sector keeps trimming
New Zealand PM Ardern to resign ahead of election this year | The Hill
New Zealand’s new PM will vaccinate EVEREYONE
U.S. sends Israel-stored weapons to Ukraine
New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike – NZ Herald
DAVOS 2023
At Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia
Culture/Editorials
Velma Is Complete And Utter Trash | The Critical Drinker
San Francisco Falls Into The Abyss
BREAKING: New Documents Reveal Shocking Surge in Trans-Identified Students in Davis, CA Schools
Editorial: Oregon leaders are right to focus on housing, homelessnessss
Twitter/Social Media
Government tells Twitter what is true | Matt Taibbi
Russiagate nonsense | Matt Taibbi
#FreetheNipple: Facebook and Instagram told to overhaul ban on bare breasts – The Irish Times
Humor/Memes
Podcasts
Hunter Biden CAUGHT Funneling $500k To Joe Biden, SHOCKING Revelation PROVES Biden Corruption
DAVOS/Abortion in the UK/Leftist Nonsense in UK | Lotus Eaters #571
ATF Brace Ban IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, Court REVERSE Bump Stock Ban ONLY CONGRESS Can Make laws
Atlanta On HIGH ALERT After Antifa Calls For Police Assassinations, 7 Leftists Charged With TERROR
Did ‘every conspiracy theory’ about Twitter turn out to be… true?
#211 Finding Sovreignty w/ Brandon Williams | Unfit Statesman
Understanding leftists
