Lars Jeferson’s This Week in the Media for Feb 6, 2023
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Rage Against the WAR Machine 2-19-23
STAR VOTING DRIVE
Big Pharma
James O’Keefe on why Google took down exposé with 20 million views | Twitter Space
Pfizer Director Concerned Over Women’s Reproductive Health After COVID-19 Vaccinations
Multnomah County
Tentative deal made between Portland, city workers; strike ends
Analysis: Portland Public Schools’ communications team costs as much as a school
Chart: Portland Shootings Triple
Behavioral Health Remodle costs more than new Ritz Carlton
Behavioral Health Resource Center | Multnomah County
They Left: Portland Is Losing Some of Its Biggest Fans
114 and MORE
Lawsuit and Legislative Update | OFF
Why are democrats protecting Antifa? | OFF
Utreon: A Refuge for GunTubers Sick of YouTube’s Harassment
Two Bills Seeks To Block Federal Gun Laws In New Hampshire
Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, U.S. judge rules | Reuters
When the courts start telling your governor he’s wrong | Washington Gun Law
Canada
Canada drops ban on assault style weapons amid debate over new gun regulations | Timcast
Energy
Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift – The Columbian
Study: Replacing coal plants with solar, wind is cheaper than running them
France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point | Reuters
State
Politics and Law
SEN. KNOPP: TRAVEL LIMIT BILL GETS 100% SENATE SPONSORSHIP
SB 579 allows scam artists, terrorists, serial killers to vote from prison
HB 3057 allows corporations to serve on juries
Proposed house bill seeks to end Oregon DUII loophole
Landlords and tenants pack hearing on eviction protections bill
Oregon lawmakers consider police reform bills
Oregon Legislature forms caucus to focus on the arts
Lawsuit seeks extra protection for little horned bird found locally, sometimes
Economy
Secretary of State report underscores need for regulatory reforms
Budget
DE-CODING KOTEK’S $116 BILLION BUDGET
SENATE GOP: PROTECT KICKER, BALANCE BUDGET
Population Decline
BIRTH CENTERS CLOSE AS FAMILIES LEAVE OREGON
Education
EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS WOULD MAKE OREGON STUDENTS BETTER OFF
Rep. Reschke: HJR 19 secures parents rights to raise their child | The Oregon Catalyst
Crime
Kidnap suspect released day he arrived at Nevada prison
Manhunt for attempted murder suspect over, suspect dead | News | kezi.com
Millersburg Land Swap
Millersburg residents trying to stop potential land swap
National
US Politics and Law
Jordan subpoenas Garland, Wray over school board memo | The Hill
U.S. jury finds Tesla and Musk not liable in case over take-private tweet | Reuters
Kevin McCarthy says police officer who shot Ashli Babbit did his job | TIMCAST
Hunter Biden demands criminal investigation of laptop whistleblower
Feds looking into George Santos charity scheme
Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries
House GOP Votes to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from major committee
FBI searches Biden’s vacation home; no classified documents
OREGON CONGRESSMAN: EXPAND HOUSE BY 150 SEATS
FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men
State Politics and Law
Western States trigger road clearing avalanches with howitzers
Seattle requests $11.8 Billion to end homelessness
Idaho house will look at greater Idaho movement
Atherton Moves Forward With Controversial High-Density Housing Project
Donald Trump repeatedly invokes Fifth Amendment during deposition – The Irish Times
New Bill To Repeal Prop. 47, Lower Felony Theft Threshold of $950 to $400
Washington Gov’s “Not A Tax” costs taxpayers a bundle | The Oregon Catalyst
Minnesota Legislature approves abortion rights bill
MN House passes bill allowing driver’s licenses for people in U.S. illegally
Bill Makes MN A Sanctuary For Puberty Blockers, Child Gender Surgery | Minneapolis, MN Patch
Tampa ban on gay conversion therapy violates First Amendment, Florida appeals court says
Florida lawmakers to meet next week on Disney, immigration
China Balloon & Foreign Policy
Chinese spy balloon discovered over US
US to widen military presence in Philippines
Sen. Hawley calls for investigation of Biden’s response to Chinese surveillance balloon
US shoots down ‘spy balloon’ as China threatens ‘further actions’ | US News
Pentagon confirms second Chinese ‘surveillance balloon’ seen over Latin America | The Hill
Washington Relocates Sex Offenders
Tenino residents protest transitional home for sex offenders | KATU
Economy
Fed lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
US adds 517,000 jobs in January
Elections
Black Georgians liked voting under law Biden dubbed ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
Koch network indicates it won’t back Trump in 2024
Immigration
Gov. Greg Abbott hires ‘border czar’ to accelerate wall construction
Education
Florida college halts diversity training to comply with DeSantis’ ‘Stop Woke’ law – CBS Miami
Trump Releases Education Policy
Harvard Magazine from 2002
Police Misconduct
Ex-cop admits to sexual misconduct with several coworkers: ‘I got stupid, I got desperate
Economy
Americans struggling to make car payments is highest since Great Recession | Fox Business
Massive Fire Destroys Commercial Egg Farm Belonging To Top US Supplier | ZeroHedge
Start Of Bankruptcy Wave? Large Firm Filings Surge To 2010 Levels | ZeroHedge
Tyre Nichols
Seventh Memphis officer suspended in Tyre Nichols death investigation | The Hill
MPD changes some requirements, offers signing bonuses to recruit new officers
Memphis fires two EMTs who responded to police beating of Tyre Nichols | Reuters
Antifa
RIOT TOURISM: VIOLENT PROTESTERS FLY IN TO RIOT ZONES
Alec Baldwin
Manslaughter charge for Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ set shooting
International
Venezuela Before and After Socialism
Iran supreme leader pardons tens of thousands of prisoners
US visa restrictions leveled on Taliban officials over repression of women, girls | The Hill
Mozart Group merc meltdown over viral Grayzone video exposé | The Grayzone
Quebec RCMP say they rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods
US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal
Germany pledges $222 million for Brazil, environment
Cannot rule out internal assistance for Pakistan mosque bombing -police
Race to vaccinate rare wild monkeys gives hope for survival | AP News
Culture/Editorials
TOLLING UGLY SECRET: THEY DON’T EVEN NEED THE $$
How will Netflix end password sharing? New changes offer insight | WPKR-FM
I’ll never forget what they did to the town where I grew up | Jack Posobiec
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves review – the descent of man
LARS LARSON: OREGON PATS THEIR OWN BACK FOR (D-) GRAD RATES
ADDRESSING FINANCIAL CRISES WITH UTTER IGNORANCE
3 FACE-THEIR-FAILURE LIBERAL MOMENTS THIS WEEKEND
How Ideologues Infiltrated the Arts
Twitter/Social Media
Advisory firm Innisfree sues Twitter for $1.9 million in unpaid bills | Reuters
News of Weird
Refuse firm ‘Lord Of The Bins’ told to change its name by ‘Lord Of The Rings’ franchise
Portsmouth JV Basketball coach posed as player: School system
Zoo lets you name a cockroach after an ex and have it fed to an animal
Boulder smashes through Hawaii family’s living room and it was caught on camera
Couple Leaves Baby Without Ticket at Check-in Counter in Israel’s Airport – The Media Line
Humor/Memes
Every Project Veritas Sting | Freedom Toons
Podcasts
Dave VS Goliath [Episode 41] “Tumbling Down The Rabbit Hole” w/ Monica Perez
Michael Malice Brings Anarchy To The Jimmy Dore Show
Supreme From Wu-Tang Interview, Tulsi Calls Out Nord Stream Destruction, DNC Doubts Kamala
FITTON: Biden FBI/DOJ Cover-up of James O’Keefe Raid?!
How Nuclear World War III can be avoided – Panel 1 | Schiller Institute
Sunday Special: The truth about Ukraine | Human Events
How Leftists Think | New Discourses
