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Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board Resolution 23-04 Concerning Central Bank Digital Currencies
Whereas, we support the right of all people to use alternative monies, currencies, ledgers, and systems, either public or private, to the US Dollar in their transactions.
Whereas, we find the creation and use of Central Bank Digital Currencies by governments or corporations as a horrific threat to human liberty and prosperity due to their potential for surveillance, coercion, and theft by those who control it.
Whereas, individuals have a right to make exchanges anonymously and transact in any manner they wish if they are not violating the rights of others.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED: The Libertarian Party of Oregon opposes Central Bank Digital Currencies.
Adopted date: 05/03/2023
Read the press release.
Read the the resolution.
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Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy says | Reuters
US confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions | Reuters
Ukraine war spurs record global spending on military, Stockholm think tank says | Reuters
Ken Potts, one of last 2 USS Arizona survivors, dies at 102 | AP News
Putin ally: We are probably on verge of a new world war | Reuters
Biden warns a North Korean nuclear attack would be regime suicide | Reuters
Nazi camp guard Josef Schütz dies at 102 – BBC News
114 and More
Gun Owners Outreach Day May 2 in Salem
Just a Few Things… – Oregon Firearms Federation
How an #ACAB Instagram Post Led Portland Cops to a Ghost Gun Workshop
What does a pistol brace do? ATF doesn’t know | TIKTOK
Thomas Massie: The ATF wants to register a piece of PLASTIC
Senator Johnson SMACKS DOWN ATF | TikTok
ATF Director ROASTED, Hilariously FAILS To Explain Anything About Guns
HUGE 2A NEWS: Federal Court Declares Assault Weapon and Magazine bans to be UNCONSTITUTIONAL…
Colorado Gov. Polis signs new batch of gun laws | The Hill
Washington adopts historic new gun safety laws | by Governor Jay Inslee
Multnomah County
Go Bouldering with Multnomah libertarians May 7
State of the County with Jessica Vega Pederson and Chabre Vickers MAY 9 at 4:30PM
ANTIFA
Tracy Molina arrested again | Andy Ngô
Crime
Police: Suspect called security guard racial slurs, exposed genitals to kids in Portland
MultCo DA, police create theft-related task forces after violent stolen vehicle attempts
Portland Police adds walking patrol in Old Town
Man chases tourist with hatchet. Police do nothing | PDXReal
Economy
Oregon marijuana moguls own Portland squatter house
Neighbors Complained for Months About a Stretch of Hawthorne Where a Dog Attacked a Jogger
Emergency Services
‘We could fix this’: Multnomah County’s 2-paramedic requirement and the clash over 911 solutions
Energy
PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland
Government
Portland will continue to withhold funding troubled neighborhood group – OPB
Portland City Council unanimously passes police body camera agreement
La Mota CEO Rosa Cazares Remains on Cannabis Policy Team at City of Portland
‘No one has done this’: Portland plans to create a zero-emission delivery zone downtown
Lars Larson: “Zero Emissions Zone” makes zero sense | The Oregon Catalyst
Portland OR city council ‘confused’ after reading of first ranked-choice voting ordinance
Homelessness
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez talks about his actions on homelessness
- Safe Rest Villages
- Homeowner flight from Portland’s first Safe Rest Village has been a boon for new buyers
- Homeowners flee areas near city-run homeless camps | The Oregon Catalyst
Lars Larson: Homeless helpers just as problematic as homeless | The Oregon Catalyst
Portland neighborhood cleared of homeless sees return of encampments hours after they were removed
PDX Street Response looks at, does nothing about crisis | Brandon Farley
Where is the help? Interviews on the street | Kevin Dahlgren
Man throws things at cars. No one comes to help | Kevin Dahlgren
Central City Concern IS part of the problem | Kevin Dahlgren
The homeless labyrinth | Kevin Dahlgren
I feel like I’m living again | Kevin Dahlgren
Man ODs by I-405 | Kevin Dahlgren
Fire and explosion near Chinese Garden | Kevin Dahlgren
Mentally Ill homeless man needs more help than what is available | Kevin Dahlgren
May Election
YVYV: The three candidates for the Multnomah County District Three seat | KATU
Multnomah County voters will decide on capital gains tax to fund eviction lawyers – oregonlive.com
Yet another Multnomah County Tax is on the ballot
County Measures Show Cash Disparities, While Contribution Limits Affect Commissioner Race
Editorial endorsement May 2023: Vote ‘no’ on Multnomah County capital-gains tax – oregonlive.com
Ballots delayed in Multnomah County | News | portlandtribune.com
Mental Health
Emails Show Tangle of Allegations Led to “Toxic and Unsafe” Day Center Shutting Down
PCC
Oregon nursing program risks closure amid leadership void
Portland Public Schools
Portland schools would lose nearly 90 staff positions in budget proposal – OPB
27 school walk out to oppose oil | The Oregon Catalyst
Oregon
Politics and Law
- SB 581 Probation Reform
- Oregon bill would let more people qualify to end post-prison supervision early
- SB581 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Rep. Javadi: Gov. Kotek responded to my forest crisis letter | The Oregon Catalyst
- HB 2008 Debtor Exemptions
- Bill would prevent Oregonians in debt from having cash, property seized – oregonlive.com
- HB2008 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
- SB 548 Foster Children
- ‘Why should dignity be an option?’: Nonprofit pushes bill to give luggage to foster children
Campaign finance limits could come up short in Oregon Legislature — again
- Abortion and Child Sex Change Initiative 2024
- Democrats’ proposal to enshrine rights to abortion, same-sex marriage and gender-affirming care in Constitution draws forceful testimony – oregonlive.com
Two bills meant to reduce plastic pollution headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk | KMTR
Oregon state government workers struggle to deliver services amid staffing shortages
GOP offers 5 helpful environmental bills Dems won’t touch | The Oregon Catalyst
Capitol Update: Business bills 4/23
- HB 2002 Child sex change & Abortion
- HB 2002 mandates $$ for transition surgery (excludes detransition) | The Oregon Catalyst
- National battle over abortion rights faces test in Oregon Legislature | Jefferson Public Radio
- GOP lawmakers big Op-Ed: Government isn’t our co-parent | The Oregon Catalyst
- Opinion – HB 2002B: The Facts
- SJR 17 Property Tax
- Sen. Bonham: Property tax freeze for seniors update | The Oregon Catalyst
- SJR17 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
- HB 3501 Right to ‘rest’
- Oregon activist sounds alarm on bill that gives the homeless rights in public spaces: ‘Backwards thinking’ | Fox News
- Homeless People Can Sue for $1,000 if ‘Harassed’ Under New Oregon Bill
- Right to rest bill proposed in Oregon legislature would decriminalize public camping
- Bill lets homeless sue ($1,000) if they feel harassed | The Oregon Catalyst
- HB 3501 creates right for homeless to trespass | The Oregon Catalyst
- HB3501 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Agriculture
Mid-Willamette Valley bee lovers battle pests, poisons and politicos
Allergies
As pollen counts climb, Oregon braces for severe allergy season
Cannabis
Audit: Marijuana-rich Oregon must prep for U.S. legalization | State | bendbulletin.com
Capitol Life
Oregon lawmakers want Vermont discrimination watchdog to tackle Capitol misconduct – OPB
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Does the leak off Oregon’s coast mean The Big One is imminent? – oregonlive.com
Department of Corrections
Jury awards $2.4M to two former Oregon DOC employees in retaliation lawsuit | KATU
Economy
Evictions in Oregon increased since end of pandemic protections
Oregon’s rising gas prices expected to slow down soon | kgw.com
For Oregon restaurant owners, challenges didn’t end with pandemic
Two Albany pharmacies will close their doors next month
Oregon politicians urge declaration of ‘fishery resource disaster’
Paid Leave Oregon: Employers issued advisory | News | thechiefnews.com
Education
Oregon public universities ask state for more funding as students pay record tuition
- SB 283 Education recruitment and retention
- Bill looks to study recruitment, retention of teachers in Oregon’s schools | KATU
- SB283 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Forest Fires
Oregon bill to restrict insurance company use of wildfire risk maps heads to governor – OPB
Oregon group behind lawsuit that could curb use of aerial fire retardant
‘You don’t just move on’: High-stakes PacifiCorp trial over Labor Day fires gets underway
Healthcare
Why Oregon’s “Certificate of Need” Laws Need to Change | The Oregon Catalyst
Homelessness
House Republican leader calls for more action on ‘root cause; of homelessness
Gov. Kotek announces Homeless State of Emergency funding agreements signed – KTVZ
I-5 Bridge
In Our View: Kotek throws curveball into Oregon bridge plan – The Columbian
Now at a critical stage, the road to I-5 bridge replacement gets bumpy – OPB
Panel hears competing plans to pay for I-5 bridge | News | portlandtribune.com.
Irrigation
May Election
7 bad, 1 good measure on local ballot | The Oregon Catalyst
Murphy Timber Lawsuit
Federal court affirms expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument | Jefferson Public Radio
ODFW
ODFW awarded grant to research marine mammal disease threats | Local News | theworldlink.com
ODOT
Election signs will be removed from state highway right of ways, ODOT says | News | kezi.com
OLCC
How scarce bourbon funneled money to rural Oregon Republican Committee
Public Comments on liquor surcharge
Phil Knight
Secretary of State Corruption
Kotek Will Give La Mota Political Contributions to Food Bank; Tobias Read, to PCC Foundation
Kotek on Fagan’s Moonlighting: “I Don’t Have Outside Employment. I Only Have One Job.”
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Is Working as Private Consultant to Troubled Cannabis Couple
Sec-State pot job scandal: Won’t talk to media, Kotek says investigate! | The Oregon Catalyst
Tolling
Lawmakers Demand Two-Year Pause on Tolling I-205
County News
Benton
Benton County issues response to Corvallis bond measure questions
Corvallis seeks help in cleaning up trash around homeless encampments
As I See It: Let’s Rethink JSIP funding priorities
At one Corvallis park, workers clear a dam by day; Beavers return at night
Clackamas
Clackamas County deputy charged with sexually abusing child in Salem
Deschutes
‘Redmond 5’ killers, Justin Link and Seth Koch, granted early release by Oregon Parole Board
Jackson
Rogue Valley station KTVL to lay off all news employees, staffer says – OPB
Jefferson
Merkley visits Madras | News | madraspioneer.com
Lake
Tainted, brown drinking water grips a Southern Oregon town | News | heraldandnews.com
Lane
Oregon’s First Natural Gas Ban Ignites Industry Counterattack – Bloomberg
Lincoln
Trending / Moving Forward: $2.01M granted for Tribe land deal | News | thenewsguard.com
State fines OSU $6.8k for dumping wastewater in Yaquina Bay
Linn
Waterfront project costs more than Albany anticipated
Malheur
Ontario BottleDrop takes steps to block Idaho cans and bottles – OPB
Marion
My 8-year-old was sexually assaulted. Cynthia Richardson refused to help. | The Oregon Catalyst
In this Mid-Valley city, a $300 monthly water bill could become the norm
Unfunded Mandate in Aumsville | The Oregon Catalyst
Yamhill
Exposing Chehalem Park and Recreation District Is Controlled by Progressive Yamhill
Liberal Left backs controversial Sherwood cop for Newberg school board | The Oregon Catalyst
National
Politics and Law
Chavez-DeRemer: House passes Limit, Save, Grow Act | The Oregon Catalyst
Sen. Wyden, Sen. Merkley back updated Green New Deal plan
Oregon lawmakers re-introduce cannabis banking bill with bipartisan support
Senate to Vote on ERA Despite Expiration in 1982
U.S. Sen. Manchin joins effort to repeal Biden solar tariff waiver | Reuters
House Republicans pass debt-ceiling hike, hoping to spur Biden to talks | Reuters
Supreme Court’s Roberts declines to appear at Senate Judiciary hearing | Reuters
Wyden Asks GOP Donor For List Of Gifts To Justice Thomas
Senate panel advances Biden Labor nominee Julie Su | The Hill
2024
ABC News edits RFK Jr. interview to exclude ‘false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines’ | The Hill
Biden, 80, formally declares 2024 re-election bid | Reuters
Fact-Checking 4 Claims From Biden’s Reelection Announcement
Merkley on Biden’s age: ‘We’ll see how the primaries come out’ | KPIC
Sanders forgoes 2024 bid, endorses Biden | The Hill
Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally announces White House bid | Reuters
‘Distortion of Constitutional Government’: DeSantis Says Founders Would Oppose Administrative State
AI GENERATED CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING
1st artificial intelligence created ad hits Biden. Is this the future? | The Oregon Catalyst
RNC’s AI-generated Biden attack ad puzzles pundits, Democrats | The Hill
Banking
First Republic’s dramatic slide continues, stock falls nearly 30% as bank looks for rescue deal
First Republic up in air as regulators juggle bank’s fate | AP News
Signature Bank failure due to ‘poor management,’ US FDIC report says | Reuters
Biden Family
FITTON: Biden Family “Run Like a Mafia Operation!”
GOP Investigator Suspects Biden Family Dozen Part Of ‘Influence Peddling Scheme’ | The Daily Wire
Civil Rights Commission
Covid
What To Know About ‘Arcturus’: New Covid Variant Causing Pink Eye
JUST IN: Rand Paul Asks Samantha Power: ‘Did USAID Fund Coronavirus Research In Wuhan China?’
DOJ
Donald Trump
Judicial Watch: Biden National Archives’ Hides Over 85% of Trump Raid Records
Appeals court rejects Trump effort to block Pence testimony | AP News
Drug Sentence Reductions
Biden reduces sentences for 31 convicted of nonviolent drug crimes | Reuters
Economy
Lars Larson: Are we rebooting the housing crisis? | The Oregon Catalyst
FBI
You Won’t Believe What the Biden Admin Said about COVID! Why Christians Should Worry about The FBI
Judicial Watch and CatholicVote Sue FBI and Justice Department for Records of Targeting Catholics
Flour Recall
General Mills issues flour recall after salmonella discovery | AP News
Food Safety
New food safety law endangers kids with sesame allergies, parents say – The Washington Post
Foreign Policy
Putin ally: We are probably on verge of a new world war | Reuters
U.S. Dedicates Another $5.4 Million to Futile Anti-Gang Program in Central America | Judicial Watch
Immigration
Republicans Introduce Border Security Bill Ahead of Title 42 Expiration
Gov. of Chihuahua: 35,000 migrants in Juarez waiting to cross to the U.S. | KTSM 9 News
Whistleblower Tara Lee Rodas on immigration and human trafficking | Project Veritas
IRS
IRS Hiring Gun-Carrying Agents in all 50 States – Americans for Tax Reform
January 6
Former US Vice President Pence appears before grand jury probing Trump | Reuters
Jeffrey Epstein
Joe Biden
Dem Senators Play Defense After NYT Editorial On Biden’s Age | The Daily Wire
Leaked Documents
Two U.S. Air Force commanders suspended in unit of accused intelligence leaker | Reuters
Randi Wiengarten
SCOTUS
Supreme Court to examine public officials blocking people on social media | The Hill
White House
Susan Rice to step down as Biden domestic policy adviser | The Hill
The Other 49
California
- Water Management
- Commonsense measures needed to fight California’s water mismanagement | The Hill
- Commentary: Common sense measures needed to fight California’s water mismanagement | Columns | capitalpress.com
California bans the sale of new diesel trucks by 2036
California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains – OPB
San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBTQ+ states | AP News
Biker sideshow closes Bay Bridge | Henry K. Lee
Target in San Francisco | Clownworld
Florida
Changes to Florida transportation bill could target Disney’s monorail system | The Hill
Disney sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over state efforts to control Disney World | Reuters
Illinois
Chicago Ordered to Rehire and Compensate Employees Terminated Over Vaccine Mandate
Indiana
5 school staffers charged after boy told to eat own vomit | AP News
Man Using Leaf Blower in His Yard Shot Dead by Neighbor: Police
Louisiana
Louisiana Bill Would Ban K-12 Classroom Discussion of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
Minnesota
Senate vote puts Minnesota on path to legalizing marijuana | AP News
Missouri
School Allows Reading of LGBT Book to Second Graders Despite State Law Requiring Parental Consent
Judge halts Missouri rule limiting transgender health care | The Hill
Montana
Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors | AP News
Seven arrested after protests erupt over silencing of transgender lawmaker in Montana | The Hill
Zooey Zephyr Sends Parting Message to Montana Republicans After Censure
Nebraska
Nevada
Nevada children have experienced rare brain infections and abscesses as CDC investigates | Fox News
New York
North Carolina
In win for Republicans, North Carolina court allows partisan gerrymandering | Reuters
North Dakota
North Dakota governor signs strict abortion bill into law | Reuters
Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, a woman was told to wait until she’s ‘crashing’ for abortion care
1 person killed in shooting at Oklahoma college | The Hill
Ohio
Heritage Foundation Appeals to Force EPA Disclosures in East Palestine Train Derailment
South Carolina
South Carolina Democrats elect first Black woman to head state party | The Hill
Tennessee
Audrey Hale manifesto ‘blueprint on destruction’ say pols, who claim FBI stalling release
Texas
Five dead in Texas shooting, armed suspect on the loose | Reuters
Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors | Reuters
Vermont
Vermont school removes ‘male,’ ‘female’ terms from reproductive system lessons
Washington
Washington, Minnesota become trans refuges, shield abortions – OPB
Olympia School District to ax music classes for pushing ‘white supremacy’
Journalist chased by man with knife | Andy Ngô
Seattle looks like s*** | ClownWorld
International
International Space Station
Russia to stay on International Space Station through 2028 – UPI.com
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Taliban Kill Mastermind of Kabul Airport Bombing That Killed 13 U.S. Service Members – NBC Bay Area
Canada 🇨🇦
“Rewriting History”: Justin Trudeau Claims He Never Forced Anyone To Get Vaccinated · Caldron Pool
China 🇨🇳
Xi holds first talks with Zelenskiy since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine | Reuters
Germany 🇩🇪
Germany’s Greens Have Ukrainian Blood on Their Hands | The Free Press
Haiti 🇭🇹
Haitian residents lynch and set fire to suspected gang members | Reuters
ONU afirma que a situação no Haiti é comparável à de países em guerra – Brasil 247
Ireland 🇮🇪
BREAKING: Free speech threatened in Ireland | Keith Woods
Macau 🇲🇴
Chinese tourists flock to gambling hub Macau for Labour Day holiday | Reuters
Singapore 🇸🇬
Singapore to resume executions after 6-month break | AP News
Spain 🇪🇸
Spain bans ‘dwarf bullfighting’ | The Hill
Sudan 🇸🇩
Sudan fighting continues; ceasefire set to end at midnight | Reuters
Hundreds of US citizens evacuated from Sudan amid conflict | The Hill
Thailand 🇹🇭
Good vibrations: Thai party makes sex toy election pledge – CNA
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
UK: Trans sex offender convicted for violently abusing another woman
Vatican City 🇻🇦
Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time | Reuters
Technology
Algorithms
YouTube case at Supreme Court could shape protections for ChatGPT and AI | Reuters
Apple
Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says | Reuters
Artificial Intelligence
The Symbiosis of Man and Machine: How Will AI Change the Future of Work?
Elon Musk Is Quietly Launching An Artificial Intelligence Company: Report | The Daily Wire
Chinese Hackers
Chinese hackers outnumber FBI cyber staff 50 to 1, bureau director says
US judge denies Google’s motion to dismiss advertising antitrust case | Reuters
Truth Social
He blew the whistle on Trump’s Truth Social. Now he works at Starbucks.
‘Not Tolerated’: Musk Nukes Pedophile Pride Flag Creator Off Twitter | The Daily Wire
Twitter changes stoke Russian, Chinese propaganda surge | AP News
Culture
Abortion
The new baby killers | Holly Math Nerd
AIDS Policy
Why Tennessee’s decision to reject federal AIDS funding was the right move | Opinion
Anheuser Busch
Blowing Up Castle Of Bud Lite Cans #viral #viralvideo – YouTube
Culture War
‘They Can’t Cancel Me’: Matt Walsh Has Message For Left After Career Milestone | The Daily Wire
Bride Magazine Puts Hairy Man In Dress On Latest Cover | The Daily Wire
- National Gallery of Art Attack
- Communists deface National Gallery of Art | Ford Fischer
- FBI Probes Climate Alarmists Who Attacked Degas Statue at Art Gallery
America is exporting its worst ideas across the Atlantic
Mattel introduces Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome | Reuters
Don Lemon
CNN host Don Lemon says TV network fired him | Reuters
CNN Pushes Back Against Lemon, Calls His Account Of Events False | The Daily Caller
Don Lemon Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Comments Since CNN Exit | The Daily Wire
Dylan Mulvaney
Dylan Mulvaney breaks silence | Cassandra MacDonald
Dylan feels wrong pronouns are grounds for arrest | Matt Walsh
Education
Elon Musk Issues Warning To Parents About Public Schools | The Daily Wire
EXCLUSIVE: Villanova Students Required to Read Graphic Trans Sex Scene Between Minors, Student Says
Corruption of Academia: How Is the Education System Taking Away Our Moral Compass?
A Christian College Becomes Bastion of Student-Led Censorship
Film and Television
Adele joins James Corden for last ever Carpool Karaoke – BBC News
Scene from Nefarious NAILS the culture war | End Wokeness
Major American Firm Raided By Police In China, Had Phones And Computers Taken | The Daily Wire
Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ Show Canceled By Facebook | The Daily Wire
Jerry Springer dead at 79 | Fox News
Former Disney Executive Dies From Overdose On Trio Of Drugs | The Daily Wire
‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Strictly’ judge Len Goodman dies aged 78 | Reuters
Actor Danny Masterson drugged, raped women, prosecutor says | AP News
‘This Is So Ridiculous’: Marvel Actress Is Totally Over Doing Her Own Stunts | The Daily Wire
Gambling
Sports Betting Is the ‘New Oxycontin’ | The Free Press
Health
How To Preserve Your Gut-Brain Connection.
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low | AP News
Literature
Feminism against Progress – – Regnery Publishing
Gender Queer tops library group’s list of challenged books
Lynching
White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died | AP News
Matt Walsh
Maybelline
Music
Why Music Reminds Us We Are Human, Even in the Darkest Places
Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer loses trademark battle – BBC News
Willie Nelson performs duet with Snoop Dogg at 90th birthday celebration
Harry Belafonte, Musician, Actor and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
Morgan Wallen Cancels Concert Minutes Before Showtime, Fans React With Fury Online | The Daily Wire
Fugees rapper convicted in US over lobbying campaigns with Malaysian financier | Reuters
Country Star Clay Walker Shares Heartbreaking News | The Daily Wire
Pets
My People and Their Pets | The Free Press
Queer Praxis
When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves | AP News
Matt Walsh Addresses Trans Reality Star Jazz Jennings: ‘You Have Been Fed Lies’ | The Daily Wire
1 in 4 high school students identifies as LGBTQ | The Hill
Why can’t Piers Morgan identify as a black lesbian?
Trans Health professionals admit high autism rates in minor patients making life-altering decisions
In Zeal for Transgenderism, 2 Blue States Poised to Muscle Parents Out, Get Control of Their Kids
Youth Attracted Person Flag Drops | Gays Against Groomers
Religion
REVOLT: 85% of Anglican Leaders Reject Head Bishop of the 3rd-Largest Christian Denomination
Science
Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears | AP News
Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears | AP News
First babies made with ‘sperm robot’ are born, potentially lowering IVF costs
China to test out 3D printing technology on moon to build habitats | Reuters
Japan’s ispace says bid to make first commercial moon landing failed | Reuters
Scientists discover the real meaning of a selfie – and why we all take them
Sports
NFL Draft results 2023: Pick-by-pick tracker for every selection – SBNation.com
Jack Nicholson returns to courtside for Lakers’ playoff game | AP News
A man is leading the women’s division in the Tour of the Gila cycling race | Tour of the Gila
Dwyane Wade Said He Left Florida Because Family Wouldn’t Be ‘Accepted’ Or ‘Feel Comfortable’
Former NBA Star Erupts After Legendary Coach Rips NBA For Going Woke | The Daily Wire
Stanford Law
Tucker Carlson
Fox News, Tucker Carlson part ways days after Dominion lawsuit settlement | Reuters
Why was Tucker fired? | Jeremy Kauffman
Trump ‘shocked’ to hear of Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News | The Hill
Dan Bongino ‘Stunned’ Reacting Live To Fox Parting Ways With Tucker Carlson | The Daily Wire
Carlson’s Willingness to Question Dominant Narratives Made Him an Enemy of Powerful Establishment
Tucker Carlson And Don Lemon Hire The Same Attorney After Both Were Fired: Report | The Daily Wire
Tucker Carlson condemns MSM | Tucker Carlson
Army Ranger Defends Tucker As Pentagon Cheers His Fox News Ouster | The Daily Wire
Megyn Kelly Nukes Keith Olbermann After He Slams Her For Cheering Tucker Carlson On | The Daily Wire
News of Weird
Woman holds record for world’s largest afro for the 4th time
Official promo video for Italy tourism features Slovenia | Reuters
Leg-lengthening surgery is gaining popularity among men in US | US News
Belgian town organises seagull imitation championship | Reuters
Texas authorities investigate cases of dead, mutilated cows | AP News
Podcasts
The Culture War #10 – GPrime85 Discusses Anime And His new Comic With Razorfist
Episode 118: A Surgical Safe Space
Major Bank COLLAPSING, First Republic Trades HALTED As Crisis WORSENS, This IS The Catalyst For CBDC
The podcast of the Lotus Eaters #639
- MSM ignores Haiti
- Fox News commits suicide
- Elon’s rocket goes BOOM!
Understanding Leftists
The Negation of the Real | James Lindsay
The gnostic parasite | James Lindsay
When to Stand Up | New Discourses
Lies of Progressives | The Oregon Catalyst
Humor and Memes
Ep 118 Potpourri du Moquerie | Disaffected
Everything is political: board games
If The Democrats Were A Super Hero – YouTube
7 Gun-Free Tactics To Defend Your Home
My AI Girlfriend Won’t Stop Nagging Me!
Fox News Fires The Only Reason People Watch Fox News | Babylon Bee
62 Million Journalists, Celebs Dead After Losing Blue Checks | Babylon Bee
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Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground – BBC News
US Troops to Taiwan “on the table” | AZgeopolitics
Graham says he is ‘open’ to sending US forces to Taiwan | The Hill
Ukraine war latest: Soldier’s head ‘found on spike in Bakhmut’ – where ‘endgame’ has been reached
Egypt secretly ordered rockets to be produced, shipped to Russia: report
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114 and More
Times Up. – Oregon Firearms Federation
2005 Delayed – Oregon Firearms Federation
Big gun bill debated, delayed to May vote | The Oregon Catalyst
We Won’t Soon Forget… – Oregon Firearms Federation
Lars Larson: Lawmakers take aim at the Constitution | The Oregon Catalyst
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee calls for ‘order of protection law’ on guns
Federal Judge Tosses Gun Possession Case Against Drug Users | The Reload
Mike Pence Booed at NRA Event in His Home State
Gov. Reeves signs bill to block gun registries, purchase tracking
Multnomah County
Antifa
Antifa Mask Propaganda in NW Portland | Brandon Farley
Charter
Charter reform update: Portland’s transition to districts – BikePortland
Crime
- Reese McDowell Lawhon Murder
- Radio Cab driver dead after stabbing in SE Portland; suspect arrested
- ANDY NGO REPORTS: Trans person arrested over brutal murder of Portland cab driver | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com
- ANDY NGO REPORTS: Exclusive details about ‘disturbing and gruesome’ video capturing murder of Portland taxi driver by trans suspect | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com
- SB48 2021 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
- Washington Center
- One of Portland’s Top Real Estate Families Owns a Building That Contains a Fentanyl Market
- Portland Police clear up / board up 4th & Washington must watch! #shorts #short #youtubeshorts – YouTube
- Washington Center aka Fentanyl Square Cleanup | Brandon Farley
- They’re BAAAAACK! | Nancy Rommelmann
In wake of increasing criticism Multnomah Co. DA aims to educate public on their work
Portland State University resuming armed patrols on campus | KATU
Thief smashes back window of Portland Fire command vehicle, takes $10,000 worth of gear | KATU
Mugging on 4th Street | WTFPortland
Economy
High expectations: Portland is America’s best weed city in new study
Downtown Portland has third-to-worst pandemic recovery, according to study
Gresham Birth Center
Legacy Health to reopen Gresham birthing center in 90 days
Homelessness
‘We enable’: Portland drug counselor calls for new approach to homelessness
Kotek withholds homeless funds to Portland, Multnomah County
Kotek “Disappointed” in Portland and Multnomah County’s Application for State Emergency Funds
Kotek tells Portland to ‘Get your stuff together’ | The Oregon Catalyst
Where is the money going? | Kevin Dahlgren
Today in Pioneer Courthouse Square | Brandon Farley
Today I Narcaned a man | Brandon Farley
Living off the grid | Kevin Dahlgren
Outrage in Gresham after police repeatedly use stun gun on homeless man | KATU
Bison Café owner “Take your tin foil and leave.” | PDXReal
Life on the street interview | Kevin Dahlgren
Georgia Boot helps Jolly Roger | Kevin Dahlgren
Encounter on Max Tracks | Kevin Dahlgren
Interview with homeless man | Kevin Dahlgren
Streets of Portland | Clown World
O’Bryant Square
City will pay $4.5M to demolish condemned O’Bryant Square
Policy
Investigation Finds Self-Dealing and Systemic Problems in a Multnomah County Rent Assistance Program
Portland’s Meltdown: A Progressive Experiment That ‘Has Gone Colossally Bad’ | CBN News
Portlanders Are Voting with Their Feet | The Oregon Catalyst
Portland Public Schools
Stop the violence rally attack bystander | The Oregon Catalyst
Portland teachers want smaller class sizes in new contract | KATU
With Enrollment Cratering, Portland Schools Are Competing for Kindergartners
Ranked Choice Voting
2 wildly inept headlines this morning | The Oregon Catalyst
Oregon
Politics and Law
- SB 4 Land use
- SB 4: A Risk for Rural Landowners? | The Oregon Catalyst
- OPINION: Dangerous times for Oregon’s rural landowners | Guest Opinion | hillsboronewstimes.com
- Rep. Scharf: Protecting farmland and farmers | The Oregon Catalyst
- HB 2002 Child Mutilation Bill
- One of nation’s most extreme anti-parents rights bill advances | The Oregon Catalyst
- Abortion legislation splits the parties in Oregon House | News | oregoncapitalinsider.com
- “Can a 10 year old have an abortion?” Yes, yes they can | Andy Ngô
- Oregon pushes bill to let ‘minor of any age’ have abortion without parental awareness or consent | The Post Millennial
Affordable Housing and Oregon’s Two-Faced Democrats
Senate GOP forces vote on 16 safe school bills | The Oregon Catalyst
2023
Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines, 2023 – Ballotpedia
2024
Oregon Presidential straw poll results (part 1)
Oregon Presidential Straw Poll Results (part 2)
Ballot Initiatives $$$
Ballot measure signature costs, 2022 – Ballotpedia
Budget
Oregon Legislature Lines Up a Spending Blow-Out
DHS
Mother sues Oregon’s foster agency, alleging religious discrimination | The Story | April 12, 2023
State to give $170 million in food assistance to 434000 children
Education
How to self-correct on school sex-ed mishaps | The Oregon Catalyst
Sen. Thatcher: Senate OKs key curriculum transparency bill | The Oregon Catalyst
Oregon Social Studies Class Changes Definition of ‘Freedom of Speech’ — OFA Media
Letter: LBCC Budget Cuts Discount Efforts to Expand Diversity, Equity
Judiciary
Lars Larson: Oregon’s guilty of partisan judges
La Mota
Kotek Has Not Requested La Mota Dealings Be Included in State Probe of OLCC
OLCC
Sen. Bonham: Calls for independent OLCC investigation unanswered | The Oregon Catalyst
Population Decline
They Left: Portland Is Losing Some of Its Biggest Fans
Oregonian Editorial Board sounds alarm on State decline data | The Oregon Catalyst
Editorial: Oregon is dealt a blow – oregonlive.com
Oregonians’ persistent pessimism – DHM Research
Secretary of State
Lobbying email from Oregon secretary of state’s office raises eyebrows in Salem
Tolling
Clackamas County commissioners push back on I-205 tolling
Benton County
Corvallis is staring down a $255M facilities funding gap
Monroe man suspected of stealing tiny home, other crimes
Lane County
Concerns grow over Springfield squatter house | News | kezi.com
Linn County
Albany business owner learns a road is planned through his property
18-year-old walks away from youth facility in Albany
Albany police: Burglaries are increasing
GAPS meeting turnout high, still no in-person public comment
Linn County’s state of emergency secures funding for homelessness
Malheur County
Malheur County, OR police officer shot, killed; suspect at large
Marion County
Trooper responding to parked Salem semi finds driver at gunpoint
Polk County
Oregon man charged in mom’s death, relatives’ deaths probed
Tillamook County
Rep. Javaldi: House votes to boost housing, cut red tape | The Oregon Catalyst
Umatilla County
Washington County
Tigard helping first-time business owners through Launch Pod Business Accelerator Program
Yamhill County
The Truth About Newberg School Board Candidate James Wolfer – Yamhill Advocate
National
Politics and Law
Feinstein asks for Judiciary replacement after calls for resignation | The Hill
10 House Republicans to File Amicus Brief in Suit Seeking to Overturn Omnibus Spending Bill
2020 & Dominion
Fox News, Lou Dobbs Reach Settlement In Defamation Lawsuit | The Daily Wire
Judge rules Dominion can’t bring up Jan. 6 at Fox News trial | The Hill
Judge sanctions Fox for withholding evidence in Dominion $1.6 billion defamation case | Reuters
Judge says Fox News has ‘credibility problem’ after Murdoch disclosure | Reuters
Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies
2023
2024
Mike Pompeo Announces Decision On 2024 Presidential Run | The Daily Wire
Scott says GOP ‘starved for hope’ as he moves toward ’24 bid | AP News
‘Joe Exotic’ says he’s running for President as a Democrat
President Biden says he will run again in 2024, NBC reports | Reuters
Biden’s Chicago pick for 2024 convention keeps spotlight on Midwest | Reuters
Trump says he wouldn’t drop out of 2024 race if convicted: ‘It’s not my thing’ | The Hill
Tim Scott launching 2024 exploratory committee | The Hill
Rumble Announces Exclusive Streaming Deal For First Republican Primary Debate | The Daily Caller
Abortion
Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order | AP News
Former Bartender AOC Says Biden Should Ignore Court Ruling, Do What She Says | The Daily Wire
Federal Judge Rules FDA Approval of Abortion Pills Not Valid
What’s Next After Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling? Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Explains
Supreme Court lifts abortion pill restrictions for now
Alvin Bragg
Manhattan’s top prosecutor sues to stop Republican ‘intimidation’ in Trump case | Reuters
Biden Family
Oversight’s Comer Eyes Hunter Biden Partners’ 80 Visits to White House
CDC
Sexually transmitted infections hit record high in 2021, CDC finds | The Hill
Censorship & Propaganda
Biden To Deploy “Army” Of Social Media Influencers, Station Them In White House | ZeroHedge
Debt
This amount of personal debt is INSANE
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
US proposes to slash EV mileage ratings to meet fuel economy rules | Reuters
Biden looks to boost EV sales with plan to cut vehicle emissions | Reuters
Department of Justice
US will not prosecute suspect in death of Shanquella Robinson in Mexico
Donald Trump
Trump will answer questions in NY fraud lawsuit, lawyer says | The Hill
Trump Draws Cheers At UFC, Fighter Leads ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Chant | The Daily Wire
Trump reports little income from Truth Social, $1M from NFTs | The Hill
Trump raised $34M so far in 2023, including indictment bump
Drug War
US charges El Chapo sons, Chinese businessmen with fentanyl trafficking | Reuters
HHS
HHS Launches $1.5 Million Research Center to Investigate Needs of Poor Hispanics | Judicial Watch
Hunter Biden
Judicial Watch Sues FBI For Records on Hunter Biden Gun Scandal
Economy
Tupperware stock plunges after warning it could go out of business | KRDO
US consumer prices rise moderately; underlying inflation too hot | Reuters
Education
Parents Scrub Toilets So Their Kids Can Attend This Christian School
University Gets Free Speech Right, Says No to Cancel Culture
Michigan Public Schools Admit Teaching Critical Race Theory
The School That Couldn’t Quit Covid | The Free Press
EPA
North Dakota court blocks Biden waters rule | The Hill
FBI
FBI Used Undercover Agent to Target Catholic Church: Jim Jordan
FBI documents associate internet slang like ‘based’ and ‘red pill’ with ‘extremism’
Here’s FBI Glossary for Flagging ‘Violent Extremism’
Foreign Policy
U.S. designates Wall Street Journal reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia | Reuters
Immigration
Cartels, Not US Government, Are ‘Choosing Who Enters This County,’ Sen. Sinema Says
Biden seeks expanded health insurance access for DACA participants | Reuters
IRS
New push on US-run free electronic tax-filing system for all | AP News
January 6
Ex-firefighter gets prison for Jan. 6 extinguisher attack | The Hill
Judge in Proud Boys case denies mistrial motion after jurors report being followed – Local News 8
Trump appeals order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe | The Hill
Joe Biden
JUUL
Juul to pay $462 million to six US states over youth addiction claims | Reuters
Kamala Harris
Harris meets with expelled TN lawmakers | The Hill
Leaked Documents
Alleged Pentagon leaker charged under Espionage Act | The Hill
Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking intel to be arrested Thursday | Reuters
Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground – BBC News
US scrambles to trace source of highly classified intel leak | Reuters
Leaked documents may have origin in chatroom for gamers | AP News
NIH
Moscow has Fallen! WCW Defunds all Russian Animal Labs & Putin’s Kitten Labs
Prison
Inmate stuck on US death row despite vacated death sentence | AP News
SCOTUS
Clarence Thomas claimed income from defunct real estate firm: report | The Hill
Secret Service
Biden’s new dog might also have a taste for the Secret Service | Washington Examiner
Judicial Watch Sues Secret Service for Records on Aggression and Biting by President Biden’s Dog
Weaponized Government
Trump Isn’t Only One Facing Double Standards of Justice
The Other 49
Alabama
Alabama university to eliminate ‘speech zones’ after conservative student group sues
Four dead in Alabama ‘Sweet 16’ birthday party shooting | Reuters
California
Drag Queen Story hour assault in West Hollywood | Andy Ngô
Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California | AP News
Whole Foods closes new flagship San Francisco store over safety concerns – UPI.com
In California, Parents May Soon Effectively Lose Custody of Kids 12 and Older
Infrastructure vandalism postpones San Francisco Board of Supervisors | svqjournalist
We’re Losing San Francisco – by Leighton Woodhouse – Public
7-foot alligator found along river leads to investigation in Northern California
Colorado
Colorado Offers Haven for Abortion, Transgender Care
Connecticut
Florida
Florida House Approves Death Penalty Bill, Doing Away With “Unanimous Jury”
- Crimes against Children
- Florida lawmakers pursue death penalty in child rapes – CBS Miami
- ***Unintended consequences **** Perverted Incentives – by Holly Math Nerd
MMA fighter charged with manslaughter after Panama City Beach barfight | mypanhandle.com
Watchdog: DeSantis Anti-Voter Fraud Unit in Florida a National Model
Jane’s Revenge Hit With Lawsuit in Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school | AP News
Florida House passes six-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis
Georgia
‘Eaten alive by insects’: Atlanta man found dead in jail cell infested with bed bugs, coroner says
Hawai’i
‘Aggressive’ shark attack at Kewalo leaves surfer in serious condition | KHON2
Idaho
Money, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids’ Idaho mum used all three in doomsday plot – NZ Herald
Illinois
Chicago shootings: 20 shot, 3 fatally, in gun violence across city, police say
Indiana
Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes | AP News
Indiana fire at recycling plant prompts evacuation of more than 2,000 residents | Fox News
Iowa
Iowa AG halts state coverage of abortions, emergency contraceptives for rape victims | The Hill
Kansas
Gov. vetoes Kansas bill on live deliveries during abortion | AP News
Kentucky
- 10 April
- LMPD: 5 dead, 8 injured including 3 officers from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect dead
- Who Is Connor Sturgeon? Louisville Bank Shooter
- Video shows Louisville police under fire from bank shooter | NEWS10 ABC
Maryland
Baltimore mayor calls for ‘youth curfew’ after 2 teens shot | AP News
One killed in triple shooting in East Baltimore; another dies in separate shooting
About 200 people brawl in the streets of Baltimore | RAWSALERTS
Missouri
Missouri School Rewarded Students for Reading Sexually Explicit Books
Missouri AG issues emergency order restricting gender-affirming health care | The Hill
Hospital sues Missouri’s top prosecutor over trans care data | AP News
Montana
Gary Buchanan, Sid Daoud and Marc Racicot: Senate Bill 566 a bad idea for Montana elections
Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key US Senate race | AP News
New Hampshire
DeSantis interrupted by protesters during GOP fundraiser event in New Hampshire | WFLA
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Teacher’s pest: NYC hires former educator to slaughter rats | AP News
NYPD Robot Dog Added to Force — and More Cool Tech – NBC New York
Ohio
Truck hauling toxic soil in East Palestine overturns; no threat to public
Tennessee
Justin Jones sworn back into Tennessee House days after GOP expulsion | The Hill
Justin Pearson reinstated to Tennessee state House after expulsion | The Hill
Justin Pearson then and now | EndWokeness
Trantifa member fired for advocating violence | Andy Ngô
Texas
Tillamook Dairy Farmer on Texas Explosion | FACEBOOK
Iowa Dairy Farmer on Texas Explosion | FACEBOOK
Newly active Texas sinkhole unearths forgotten fears in some | AP News
Virginia
Virginia mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher charged | Reuters
Loudoun County bans teacher from adding Bible verse in email signature
Washington
Washington Senate passes ‘shield’ bill for underage abortions, gender surgery
Internatonal
COVID 🦠
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking boy to ‘suck my tongue’ | Reuters
IMF
IMF warns deeper financial turmoil would slam global growth | Reuters
Canada 🇨🇦
Simon Fraser University to host seminar on ‘racist’ math | Human Events | humanevents.com
Germany 🇩🇪
Germans Are Getting Mugged by Reality of Green Energy
South Korea 🇰🇷
South Korea tries $500 incentive to encourage reclusive kids to venture out – World News
Taiwan
Taiwan seeks satellite solutions after undersea cables cut
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Eight out of ten firms pay men more than women – BBC News
Absolutely RIDICULOUS: Leeds primary school BANS pupils from playing ‘Tag’ | Nigel Farage
United Nations 🇺🇳
UN report calls for decriminalization of all sexual activity, including between adults and children
Vatican City 🇻🇦
Pope Francis calls ‘insinuations’ against John Paul II unfounded | Reuters
Technology
AI
Deepfake porn could be a growing problem amid AI race | AP News
Elon Musk plans AI startup to rival OpenAI, Financial Times reports | Reuters
China’s payment association warns over risks of using AI products like ChatGPT | Reuters
China proposes measures to manage generative AI services | Reuters
AI Company Scraped 30 Billion Facebook Photos So Cops Can Facial ID Anyone
Apple
Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 | Reuters
Cash App/Bob Lee Murder
Tech executive arrested in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee | Reuters
DA: Suspect in killing of Cash App founder planned attack | AP News
Substack Notes
Substack Notes is Now Open – by Holly Math Nerd
Et tu, Substack? | Josh Slocum
TikTok
Montana TikTok ban bill passes key vote
Elon: Your government hates you | Tucker Carlson interview
NPR to stop using Twitter, says account’s new label misleading | Reuters
Elon befuddles BBC journalist | Censoredmen
Culture and Editorials
Amazon
The College Kids who Unionized Amazon | Mary Kay Linge
Anheuser Busch
People destroy Bud Light over endorsement by narcissist Mulvaney | JacketNation81
The “Womanface” Farce | Josh Slocum
Anheuser-Busch CEO Breaks Long Silence Amid Dylan Mulvaney PR Crisis | The Daily Wire
Bias
How Media Bias Controls Your Perception: Are You Falling For Their Game?
Blac Chyna aka Angela White
Chess
Male Kenyan Chess Player Dresses Up To Play In Women’s Section
Culture War
Gender and Religion in America | Matthew Meade
The Gift of Suffering | Holly Math Nerd
10 Disturbing Responses by LGBTQ+ Activists after Nashville Shooting
Call Racial “Affinity Groups” What They Are: Segregation | Jake Klein
Douglas Murray
Things Worth Remembering: Love That Is Everlasting | The Free Press
Dylan Mulvaney
WATCH: Dylan Mulvaney Runs After Getting Confronted By James O’Keefe | The Daily Wire
Education
Uninspired Students: How Can We Transform Our Education System?
Film and Television
‘Mario’ tops charts again; ‘Beau is Afraid’ wins in limited | AP News
Shinkai sticking to what he knows best: Japan, youth, anime | AP News
Florida Child Crime Execution Law
Perverted Incentives – by Holly Math Nerd
Free Speech
Forcing kids to observe “Day of Silence” is wrong
Reflecting on Skokie and the Necessity of Distasteful Speech – New Discourses
Honey Birdette Lingerie
Literature
A Clear and Present Danger – by Holly Math Nerd
The Problem of Abundance | The Free Press
National Divorce
Debate: It’s Time for a National Divorce
Queer Praxis
Hazelden and Rehabs in Trans Church
I’m a 30 year old detransitioner | Seth W
But they’re mocking women | Josh Slocum
The Archetypal FTM: Sensitive, Quirky, Artistic, Weird Girls
University of West Virginia professor denies biology exists | LibsofTikTok
Detransitioners Support Florida Transgender Medicaid Rule
‘Transsurrection’? Pro-Transgender Protesters Occupy 4 State Capitols
Riley Gaines
Swimmer Riley Gaines To Headline TPUSA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit | TIMCAST
VIDEO: “Oh my God” – San Francisco Students React To Trans “Kidnapping” Of Swimmer Riley Gaines
Science
SpaceX gets US regulatory green light for debut Starship flight to space | Reuters
U.S. Southeast, Gulf coasts experiencing record sea-level rise – UPI.com
Could you endure Nasa’s 3D-printed Mars simulation? – BBC News
Parkinson’s disease breakthrough: Scientists publish new findings
A new biomaterial heals heart attack damage in animals. Humans could be next
Spirituality
Sports
Indiana Fever select Aliyah Boston No. 1 overall in 2023 WNBA draft
Rapper E-40 ejected from Warriors-Kings game, citing ‘racial bias’ | The Hill
Surrogacy
Motherloading: Inside the Surrogacy Boom | The Free Press
Target
News of Weird
She said honking her horn at a protest was free speech. Judges disagreed
78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’ | AP News
Walmart Removes Offensive T-Shirt From Stores: ‘Not Intentional’
Dog ‘addicted to alcohol’ a first for Devon animal trust – BBC News
A new translation of a chapter of the Bible has been unearthed | CTV News
Podcasts
Two Wolves of Christian Nationalism
Timcast IRL – Russian Arms Dealer WARNS Biden Admin Will Try To END Trump’s Life w/Ron Paul
The Culture War #8 – Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski, Global Conspiracy And World Domination
Naked Education on Channel 4
The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #632
- Defend this, I dare you
- The persecution of Riley Gaines
- AI Arranged Marriage
***The immigrant story at 1:05:00 is amazing
The Podcast of the Lotus Eater #628
- Corporations are people
- Zoomers are screwed
- The universal truth
Affirmation Generation Documentary
Affirmation Generation Pt. 1 | Disaffected
Affirmation Generation Pt. 2 | Disaffected
Watch Affirmation Generation Online | Vimeo On Demand on Vimeo
Understanding Leftists
Anti Communist Education | New Discourses
7 Ways to Counter Threat of Chinese Communist Party
Marx’s Ontology of Man and the Telos of History | James Lindsay
Humor and Memes
People With Taste Buds Continue Decades-Long Boycott Of Bud Light | Babylon Bee
Girl Too Young For Tattoo Offered Irreversible Gender Surgery
Dumbest Person in Congress | The Oregon Catalyst
Sizzler: A Musical Tribute by The Babylon Bee
California Fleein’ (Beach Boys Parody)
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Rage Against the War Machine
WATCH HEROES Stand Up To Iraq War Machine | Breaking Points
Hundreds of Thousands of Iraqis Were Killed in the War. One Was My Brother. | The Free Press
Pentagon will expedite delivery of tanks, Patriot systems to Ukraine | The Hill
Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ | AP News
U.S. Contractor Killed, Service Members Wounded In Drone Strike | The Daily Wire
Biden warns Iran after tit-for-tat strikes in Syria | Reuters
Father surprises son on his return from deployment | Kevin W.
114 and More
But Wait, There’s More. – Oregon Firearms Federation
Democrat Bombshell Follow Up – Oregon Firearms Federation
The Bill We Warned You About – Oregon Firearms Federation
SB348 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
GUN BILL BAIT AND SWITCH – Oregon Firearms Federation
REMINDER – Oregon Firearms Federation
House Republicans Blast ATF In Hearing Over Pistol Brace Ban | TIMCAST
ATF cites teens for JAYWALKING | LPMisesCaucus
Mother files harassment complaint against Lorain, Ohio, police
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Gun Parts Shop ABANDONED By the NRA!⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Multnomah County
Crime
“I want to go back to prison:” Homeless sex offender punches child in face, say police | KATU
Economy
Cracker Barrel permanently closes remaining Portland metro area restaurants
Media blames Walmart leaving Portland on … Walmart (?) | The Oregon Catalyst
Massive 20 ft. fence comes down over Portland Apple store | The Oregon Catalyst
Homelessness
In Year’s First Six Months, County Spent Less Than Half Its Budgeted Metro Homeless Services Money
Lars Larson: NW shanty towns become fire magnets | The Oregon Catalyst
Montavilla Town Hall March 18, 2023
Wheeler slams measure 110 for slow rollout of addiction treatment funds
A homeless encampment under Broadway Bridge catches fire | KATU
The fallout from Broadway Bridge Fire | PDXReal
Public Policy
Portland pays people to not drive | The Oregon Catalyst
Social Media
Tent Fire and Attack on Brandon Farley | TheRealFarley
Effects of Fentanyl | Kevin Dahlgren
Portland in Free Fall | Rumble Dumbs
Portland is homeless sacristy city | PDXReal
TriMet
Lars Larson: Secondhand hard drug smoke now OK? What? | The Oregon Catalyst
Wildlife
Rare wolverine spotted along Columbia River in Portland
Oregon
Politics and Law
No SB 704. No government takeover of Oregon health care
SB704 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
House votes to expand assisted suicide law | The Oregon Catalyst
HB2279 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
$200+ million housing package headed to Oregon Gov. Kotek’s desk
HB2001 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
‘I think that’s ridiculous’: People react to Oregon ‘pump your own gas’ bill | KVAL
HB2426 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Capitol Update: Kicker theft. Property tax cut. Gun bill. Hotel tax… | The Oregon Catalyst
Rep. Diehl: Extreme anti-parental rights bill HB 2002 | The Oregon Catalyst
HB2002 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Oregon approves new political party (Presidential impact)
Oregon proposing unprecedented bill that would punish coaches for fan behavior – Footballscoop
HB2472 2023 Regular Session – Oregon Legislative Information System
Budget
State budget writers release their spending framework | News | oregoncapitalinsider.com
Benton County
Benton County to advisers about landfill: Stop advising us
Corvallis adopts ranked choice voting changes
Corvallis restaurants oppose street up dining restrictions
Clackamas County
Clackamas County says ‘no’ to transitional housing for unhoused people – oregonlive.com
COVID
Chart: Oregon Covid overkill on display
Douglas County
Three arrested in connection to armed robberies in Douglas County | KATU
Economy
Lebanon-based company commits to build a $1.5B factory in Indiana
Education
Editorial: Keeping an eye on GAPS
Corvallis middle school teachers share the reality of school violence
Parents accuse Oregon museum of ‘overreach’ of power with pronouns policy | KATU
Educational Freedom: A Tale of Two Governors | The Oregon Catalyst
Failing Oregon Schools: The Newest Data
It’s worse! Sex story assignment was in school curriculum | The Oregon Catalyst
Churchill High School Parent exposes overtly sexual assignment for students | WTFPORTLAND
Students protest after Canby School District removes 35 books from school libraries
Gas Ban
NW Natural in existential fight as Oregon eyes electrification – oregonlive.com
Measure to undo Eugene natural gas ban makes ballot | The Oregon Catalyst
Homelessness
Senate GOP: Homeless package passing is just step one | The Oregon Catalyst
Lars Larson: Bad news about Kotek’s just passed housing plan | The Oregon Catalyst
Harrisburg Bridge
Truck weight limits take effect on bridge between Albany, Junction City
Linn County
One week in Linn County: 4 fatal fentanyl-related overdoses
Miss Oregon
9th Circuit lets Green v Miss USA stand | The Oregon Catalyst
OLCC
Senators press Kotek for independent nonpartisan OLCC investigation | The Oregon Catalyst
Washington County
Shoplifter bites off security guard’s earlobe in Tigard
National
Politics and Law
House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights | The Hill
Biden Uses First Veto Of His Presidency To Kill Rebuke Of Federal ESG Push | The Daily Wire
Manchin calls Biden administration priorities ‘absolutely infuriating’ after ESG veto | The Hill
House Republicans pressured to take sides between Trump, DeSantis | The Hill
TikTok now has 150 million active users in the U.S., CEO to tell Congress
TikTok CEO commitments ‘not enough for the parents of America’ – US lawmaker | Reuters
2020
Fox, Dominion face off over airing of false election claims | AP News
2024
Khanna won’t run for Senate, endorses Barbara Lee | The Hill
Scott Walker says no to Wisconsin Senate run | The Hill
Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward | AP News
Ron DeSantis: I Can Beat Biden In A Presidential Race; I Would’ve Fired Fauci | The Daily Wire
Afghanistan
Air Force Academy
Banking
Wall Street slides after major Swiss banking takeover | NewsNation
Yellen vows to safeguard deposits at smaller U.S. banks, intervene if needed | Reuters
EDITORIAL: Calling Out the Federal Reserve | The Oregon Catalyst
EDITORIAL: Lars Larson: Biden bank scandal, lies continue to grow | The Oregon Catalyst
CDC
CDC study warns of ‘dramatic increase’ in deadly fungus across US | The Hill
Censorship
Details of RESTRICT ACT | LPMisesCaucus
COVID
Moderna pays $400 million in royalties to NIH | LPNational
U.S. court upholds block on Biden’s vaccine order for federal workers | Reuters
White House to disband Covid response team in May: report | Fox News
Donald Trump
Florida Gov. DeSantis attacks Manhattan DA over possible Trump charges
Trump to ‘Dismantle Deep State’ with ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’
House Republicans seek testimony from Manhattan DA on Trump hush money probe | The Hill
Manhattan DA Fires Back After House Republicans Open Probe Into Trump Case | The Daily Wire
New York grand jury in Trump probe will not meet Wednesday – source | Reuters
Manhattan DA: Trump created false expectation of arrest, Republicans interfered | Reuters
Trump live updates: Threatening letter with nonhazardous white powder found at Manhattan DA’s office
Democratic Party Wants to Jail Trump, Left-Wing Racism Threatens Military!
Trump vows to remove ‘thugs and criminals’ from justice system at rally, amid legal woes | The Hill
Ted Nugent Kicks Off Trump Rally Attacking Ukraine’s Zelensky
Economy
Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs | Reuters
Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end
Education
EPA
Suppressed government report finding fluoride can reduce children’s IQ made public under EPA lawsuit
FAA
Biden nominee to lead FAA withdraws amid GOP criticism | The Hill
FDA
FDA Pushes Abortion Drug–Judicial Watch Acts!
Foreign Policy
PREVIEW Biden, Trudeau to talk Ukraine, defense spending, Haiti in Ottawa | Reuters
Canada pledges Great Lakes funding after Trudeau-Biden talks | AP News
FTC
Immigration
U.S. to Spend $50 Million on “Post-Release Services” for Migrant Youths | Judicial Watch
Biden’s Migrant Catch-and-Release Policy Unlawful, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules | Judicial Watch
January 6
FBI Informant Was Embedded In Jan. 6 Defense Team, Lawyers Allege | The Daily Caller
Jeffrey Epstein
Judge rules banks can be sued for profiting from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme
Joe Biden
BOMBSHELL: Chinese Communist Cash for Biden Family
President Biden denies his family got money from a Chinese energy firm | Just The News
SCOTUS
California
AirBnB owner CANNOT evict squatter
Handyman turns the tables on squatters who took over his mother’s house | Fox News
Los Angeles school workers reach contract agreement with district | Reuters
UTLA makes case for homeschooling | Daniel Fernandez
California, drugmaker partner to produce affordable insulin | AP News
City pays $750K after police accused of painting swastika | AP News
Video: Strongest Los Angeles tornado in 40 years damages several buildings, injures 1
California bill could ban the sale of Skittles, Hot Tamales, and more | The Hill
Stanford Mandates Free Speech Training After Protest of US Judge
Stanford’s War Against Its Own Students | The Free Press
Colorado
Denver police hunting for student suspected of shooting two school administrators | The Hill
Florida
Miami Beach Orders Curfew And State Of Emergency Over Shootings And ‘Unruly’ Spring Break Crowds
Lawsuit challenges Florida ban on gender-affirming care | AP News
Florida teen gets life in prison for killing young classmate | AP News
Georgia
Kemp signs bill banning some gender-affirming care for transgender youth | The Hill
Idaho
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases | AP News
Illinois
Woman says squatter has taken over two-flat she owns – CBS Chicago
Indiana
Communists try to shut down Michael Knowles event | TIMCAST
12 injured in apartment floor collapse near university | AP News
Iowa
Iowa enacts transgender bathroom bill and ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Kentucky
Kentucky Governor Vetos New Regulation on Transgender-Related Issues | TIMCAST
Louisiana
Louisiana Man to Be Chemically Castrated After Raping Minor
Louisiana Republicans Gain Historic Power As Longtime Democrat Switches Parties | The Daily Wire
Mississippi
World Record Alligator Gar Pulled From Mississippi Lake Tangled in Fisherman’s Net
Dozens dead in Mississippi tornadoes
Tornado tears across Mississippi, more than two dozen dead | Reuters
Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi – Chicago Tribune
Biden declares emergency for Mississippi due to storm damage | Reuters
Missouri
Missouri AG says state law ‘already prohibits’ gender-affirming health care for youth | The Hill
Nebraska
Drag community shows up to protest Nebraska drag show bill | AP News
Nevada
Southwest Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency In Flight — Off-Duty Flyer Steps In | The Daily Wire
New York
Barricades unloaded near Manhattan criminal court ahead of possible Trump indictment | The Hill
NYC schools using tax dollars to host LGBTQ writers promoting books on gender identity
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia to pay $9.25 million settlement over response to protests after George Floyd murder
Philadelphia to Pay Certain Pregnant Women $1K per month | TIMCAST
Opinion | Philadelphia’s Masterman School is being destroyed by DEI – The Washington Post
Philadelphia recommends bottled water after chemical spill in Delaware River tributary | The Hill
South Carolina
Buster Murdaugh denies involvement in high school classmate’s 2015 death | The Hill
Texas
Two migrants suffocate to death aboard Texas train, 10 hospitalized | Reuters
Utah
Utah becomes first state to require parental consent for minors using social media | The Hill
Washinton
Seattle’s open sex work and trafficking scene | Jonathan Choe
Wyoming
Wyoming abortion ban that went into effect over weekend temporarily blocked by judge
International
Belarus 🇧🇾
Putin says Moscow to place nuclear weapons in Belarus, US reacts cautiously | Reuters
Canada 🇨🇦
CSIS Briefed Ontario Premier’s Office on Potential Chinese Interference: Ford
China 🇨🇳
CCP forces children to view ‘Patriotic Film’ | Inonvenient Truths
Denmark 🇩🇰
Denmark invites Nord Stream operator to help salvage unidentified object | Reuters
European Union 🇪🇺
EU vows to crack down on greenwashing with new rules for labels | Euronews
France 🇫🇷
France’s government survives a no-confidence motion | Reuters
Dining al fresco in Paris | Lukewearechange
Arrival in Paris | Moreperfectus
The garbage of Paris | stillgray
Israel 🇮🇱
Israel, Palestinians aim to curb violence as holiday nears | AP News
Israeli leader halts bill against Christian proselytizing | AP News
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Dutch Government wants to seize farmland | Peter Sweden
Russia 🇷🇺
Putin flaunts alliance with Xi as ‘dear friends’ meet in Kremlin | Reuters
Russia, China are not creating military alliance, Putin says | Reuters
South Korea 🇰🇷
K-pop takeover battle loser HYBE to sell $437 mln stake in SM | Reuters
Thailand 🇹🇭
Thai police bust call scammers who preyed on older Americans | AP News
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Quran-burning far-right politician banned from entering UK
Factbox: Boris Johnson’s defence over allegations he misled UK parliament | Reuters
United Nations 🇺🇳
‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says | Reuters
U.N. Is A Climate “Disinformation Threat Actor”
Kent Police sign lists rape as ‘non-emergency’ crime – BBC News
Technology
3-D Printing
Star Trek replicator? No, a 3D printer that can laser-cook desserts!
Electric Vehicles
Cruise wants to test self-driving cars all over California | AP News
TikTok
Wave of countries ban TikTok on government devices over security concerns | Washington Examiner
Twitter hunts Github user who posted source code online | The Hill
Culture and Editorials
Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox: The Life I Refused to Surrender | The Free Press
Why did this cop turn up dead?
Burlington, VT
Terrorists on the city council
Censorship
“The Most Dangerous People In America Right Now”
Culture War
Critical Consciousness is evil | Holly Math Nerd
Douglas Murray
Things worth remembering: Emily Dickenson’s Bowl of Gemstones
Education
Parents want police protection back in our schools | The Oregon Catalyst
Opinion | Philadelphia’s Masterman School is being destroyed by DEI – The Washington Post
Graphic Novels
Hollywood
Comedians Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider And More Defend Chris Rock’s Will Smith Jokes | The Daily Wire
Woke policies of Disney gravely damaging the fortunes of the entertainment giant – IFN
Media
Newsmax returns to DirecTV, inks multiyear distribution deal – WHEC.com
Music
John Rich: How Wokeness Killed Country Music | PragerU
Fox in the henhouse | Luke Combs
Personality Disorders
The first mistake when you wake up to Cluster B | Josh Slocum
The drowning will pull you beneath the waves too | Josh Slocum
Religion
Pope Francis Suggests Catholic Church Should End Celibacy Requirement for Priests | TIMCAST
Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch Engaged, Ready To Marry For Fifth Time | The Daily Wire
Science
Alzheimer’s first signs may appear in your eyes, study finds | CNN
World’s first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists – BBC News
James Webb Space Telescope spies hot, gritty clouds in skies of huge exoplanet with 2 suns
Relativity’s debut rocket launch proves durability, fails in space | Reuters
Blue Origin says an overheated engine part caused last year’s cargo rocket failure
US teens prove 2000-years-old Pythagoras’s theorem through trigonometry
Sports
World governing body bans transgender women athletes | Reuters
Chicago Blackhawks won’t wear Pride jerseys, cite Russian law
Unwelcome spotlight falls on NHL team Pride night events | AP News
UFOs
Elon Musk’s satellites are muddling UFO sighting statistics, researchers say
World Baseball Classic
Shohei Ohtani whiffs Mike Trout as Japan defeats Team USA to win World Baseball Classic title
News of Weird
Sniffing body odour is tested as an anxiety therapy – BBC News
‘Own the feels’: New Zealand government tries to help teens recover from breakups
Sharkgate: Scientists Claim ‘Rare Shark’ in Photo Is Actually Just a Plastic Toy
Police: Man threatened MBTA riders with pet rat named Jerry – Boston 25 News
Lawyer: 29-year-old who posed as teen student was lonely | AP News
Experience Regina apologizes after criticism over new slogans ‘sexualizing’ the city | CBC News
State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China | China | The Guardian
Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers
Humor and Memes
How to END Drag Queen Story Hour Forever
Social Media Makes You Hate Everyone
Chinese Military To Just Shout Wrong Pronouns At American Soldiers
Saudi TV mocks Biden and Harris | I Meme therefore I am
“CREEP” – BIDEN PARODY SONG | Louder with Crowder
Podcasts
The Culture War EP.5 Tim Pool, Bill Ottman SUE California, MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Michael Malice: “You Have No Idea How Bad Things Could Get”
Jefferson State of Mine Ep. 12
The Moral Insult of Racial Equity | Glenn Loury & John McWhorter | The Glenn Show
Understanding Leftists
Stakeholder Capitalism and the End of History – New Discourses
Lars Jefferson’s This Week in the Media –
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27 February 2023
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Mises Caucus
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Rage Against the War Machine
‘Never saw such hell’: Russian soldiers in Ukraine call home
Pro War Media Strikes Again | Dave Smith | Part of the Problem
“NATO is going to get us all killed” – Protests aim to shut down NATO for good | Redacted News
Multnomah County
Portland Fentanyl Dealer Charged in Federal Court | United States Department of Justice
From @PDXReal
Report: High tax rates could be driving people out of Portland, OR
What’s the matter with Portland? Shootings, theft and other crime test city’s progressive strain
Driver Narrates As Snow Turns Portland Interstate Into Parking Lot – Videos from The Weather Channel
Abandoned cars, downed trees block PBOT snow plows, emergency vehicles | KATU
Substances fuel record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon
East Coast Trust Puts The Nines Hotel Up for Sale
Portland leaders celebrated Milepost 5. Now it’s a lesson in how not to do affordable housing – OPB
Food theft at Fred Meyer | PDXReal
NIKE HAS $$ BUT NO COPS TO HIRE. THEFT STRICKEN STORE CLOSED
Snow day in Portland | WTFPortland
Travis Nelson (HD 44, NE Portland)
HD 44
114 and More
Things keep getting stranger | OFF
Roughly 18 guns were seized every day at US airports last year | AP News
Albany target maker draws on mid-valley crowd in Lebanon range venture
State
Politics and Law
SB 2002 Mandates insurance covers all child mutilation and abuse
HB 3158 | OLIS (Establishes Diesel engine tax)
Panel hears measures to lower Oregon voting age
EDITOR’S NOTE: Capital B in BLACK is different from black. The capital B designates politically black, as in critical conciousness awakened to oppression; a communist. Lower case b is the normal adjective. See also BIPOC
Land use dispute snags Oregon Semiconductor Plan
BILL BANS: KANGAROO SHOES, PACKING PEANUTS, VAPE FLAVORS
SB 704 HEARING ON FREE HEALTH CARE (YET COSTS ALREADY +32%)
REP. CRAMER: UPDATE ON HOUSING, HOMELESS BILLS
Bill would help Ukrainian refugees settle in Oregon
Lawmakers consider state requirements to spur housing
HB 3206 LETS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VOTE IN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
No New Cannabis Taxes – Oppose HB 2505 – Action Network
Albany
Albany Police release 2022 crime report
Albany Civic Theater hosts its first drag show
Antifa Lawsuit
Antifa member sues Salem Police | Andy Ngô
Man claims excessive force, wrongful arrest at 2021 Salem protest
Benton County
HP considers vying for federal dollars, asks Benton County for help
Benton County Opens Hotels for Cold Weather Shelter
Benton County women fighting to keep ranch going
Budget
9 WAYS LAWMAKERS OVER-SPEND, LAY PATH FOR NEW TAXES
Earl Blumenaur (OR, HD 3, East Multnomah, North Clackamas, Hood River)
Congressman Blumenauer offers ‘trade’ response to Greater Idaho Movement
OREGON CONGRESSMAN: TRADE RURAL OREGON FOR BOISE, RESORT TOWN
Education
Albany Elementary school sees results from social-emotional learning
SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS CAN BOOST PUBLIC SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
Oregon’s tuition free community college program has failed to deliver on multiple goals
Kicker
$5,200 IS AVERAGE KICKER REFUND. WILL IT BE STOLEN?
Oregon taxpayers could see nearly $4 billion ‘kicker’ next year as economic outlook improves
Tolling
WORKERS PRESSURE EMPLOYERS TO PAY THEIR TOLLS
ODOT SAYS HOUSEHOLDS WILL PAY $575 A YEAR IN ITS FIRST ROUND OF TOLLS
National 🇺🇸
Politics and Law
Shared post – Mugshot of Democrat House Minority Whip’s ‘daughter’ released
GOP Lawmakers call for investigation into unauthorized release of their Air Force records
Republicans request documents from Biden’s Supreme Court commission | The Hill
2024 Presidential Primaries
The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says
‘Woke, Inc.’ author Vivek Ramaswamy enters Republican race for White House
Marianne Williamson announces another bid for Democratic presidential nominee
Milwaukee hosting Republican presidential debate in August
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ manslaughter charges downgraded, cutting possible prison time | Reuters
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty in shooting, can still work | AP News
‘Rust’ producers to pay $100,000 safety fine after shooting | Reuters
Bernie Sanders
Sanders says Haley’s call for competency test ‘absurd’ | The Hill
Chinese Balloon
THE U-2 AND BALLOONS – SOME HISTORY, AND SOME THOUGHTS | Dragon Lady Today
COVID
FDA Authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use
Donald Trump
Trump attacks Georgia grand jury forewoman over media tour | The Hill
Economy
Home Depot to raise pay for Canadian, U.S. workers | CP24.com
Key US inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June
Energy
Will New Reactors Ease America’s nuclear waste problem or make it worse?
New reactors could revive US uranium mining and concerns about its toxic legacy
HUNTING CLEAN ENERGY IN THE WEST
Foreign Policy
US announces sweeping new Russia sanctions 1 year into war
Navy top official warns Russian fleet “increases risk of incident” in the Med – Decode39
Ghislaine Maxwell
Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein begs for mercy as he is sentenced for another rape – BBC News
Health regulation
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
Homeland Security
Judicial Watch Sues DHS for Records on Election Censorship
Immigration
‘Say That Last Part Again’: GOP Lawmaker Shocked By Remark From Sheriff
January 6 2020
New Body Cam Footage released | DC Draino
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed in Jan. 6 probe: NYT | The Hill
Kevin McCarthy Breaks Silence On Giving January 6 Tapes To Tucker Carlson | The Daily Wire
Jeffery Epstein
Jimmy Carter
Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’
Joe Biden
Biden Falls While Walking Up Steps To Air Force One | The Daily Wire
Kaiser Permanente Lawsuit
Malcom X
Malcolm X’s family to file $100M lawsuit alleging coverup of his assassination | The Hill
Medicaid
Pentagon Security
Pentagon probing report of leak from military email server
School Lunches
Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity
Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon’s ex-lawyers sue for nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal fees | The Hill
California
Man Arrested in Bishop’s killing had worked for him
Suspect in shooting death of Los Angeles bishop charged with murder | Reuters
Snow covers California’s Santa Cruz mountains amid winter storm
California particle pollution linked to heightened risk of heart attack: study | The Hill
Florida
US Couple unable to get an abortion will see their baby die
Florida Bill Would Ban Dogs from sticking heads out of car windows
Louisiana
1 dead, 4 injured after New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Shooting
Nevada
5 dead, including patient, in medical flight crash in Nevada
North Carolina
NC House Speaker Tim Moore Rammed Several Times By Car On Highway | The Daily Wire
Ohio
EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic East Palestine Ohio train derailment
East Palestine mayor: Biden Ukraine visit ‘biggest slap in the face’ | The Hill
East Palestine, Ohio residents on the toxic train derailment – Rebel News
‘We Don’t Know What We Are Breathing’: A Report from East Palestine
New Details In East Palestine Train Derailment Revealed In Fresh NTSB Report | The Daily Wire
Officials up estimate of animals killed by Ohio derailment to nearly 44,000 | The Hill
Biden faces political threat with East Palestine train derailment | The Hill
White House says Biden has no plans to visit Ohio derailment site | The Hill
Brockovich warns Ohio town of dangers after train crash
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh takes stand, denies killing wife, son – oregonlive.com
Tennessee
Uranium fire contained at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge | WATE 6 On Your Side
‘I am going to die’ | KPD releases body camera footage of incident involving in-custody death
Texas
Unpublished JFK photo from day of assasination found in thrift store CD case
Vermont
Cigarette butt left at 1971 crime scene solves cold case murder of Vermont woman: Police
Ep. 109: War Footing | Disaffected
S 37 Text | Vermont General Assembly
Washington
Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination – BBC News
Governor Jay Inslee: Stop The Commission!
HB 1333 – Washington State Legislature
Washington D.C.
Why the new K-12 Draft Social Studies Standards are wrong for DC students
International
Refugees
Ukrainian refugees safe, but not at peace, after year of war | AP News
Australia
Social Credit system goes live | Tiktok
Canada 🇨🇦
Canada sending four more battle tanks, ammunition to Ukraine
China 🇨🇳
China calls for ceasefire in Ukraine, urges lifting of sanctions on Russia
Or do they?
El Salvador 🇸🇻
Footage of 40K mega prison released | @patrickbetdavid
France 🇫🇷
Macron to visit China after Beijing’s Ukraine peace plan
Israel 🇮🇱
Israeli settlers go on violent rampage after Palestinian gunman kills 2 | CTV News
Italy 🇮🇹
At least 59 migrants drown after boat breaks apart off southern Italy | World News
Mexico 🇲🇽
Blaze engulfed a crude oil storage facility in Veracruz, Mexico
North Korea 🇰🇵
Seoul: North Korea fires missiles 2 days after ICBM test
Russia 🇷🇺
Putin raises tension on Ukraine, suspends START nuclear pact
Taiwan 🇹🇼
US Plans To More Than Quadruple Troop Presence In Taiwan – Reports – UrduPoint
Tajikistan 🇹🇯
6.8 Earthquake shakes lightly populated part of Tajikistan
Turkey 🇹🇷 & Syria 🇸🇾
Turkey, Syria rocked by another powerful earthquake | The Mercury
Ukraine 🇺🇦
The war in Ukraine in Eight Photos
Biden promises new military aid for Kyiv during ‘historic’ visit | Reuters
Scripted Drama as Biden walks with Zelenskyy
Biden in Poland says US and allies ‘have Ukraine’s back’ – OPB
White House gave Russia heads-up about Biden’s Ukraine visit for ‘deconfliction purposes’
Tethered to the Pole: The Appearance of Vigilante Justice in Ukraine
United Kingdom
Rod Stewart pays for scans at NHS hospital to cut waiting lists – BBC News
Technology/Social Media
Birds really AREN’T real
Stuffed dead birds made into drones could spy on animals or humans | New Scientist
It All Started With a Dead Cat Drone – Now A Taxidermy Drone Company
Censorship
Google’s news-blocking test in Canada a ‘terrible mistake’, says PM Trudeau | Reuters
Chat GPT
University Apologizes for Using AI to Write Letter to Students About Shooting
META
Meta heats up Big Tech’s AI arms race with new language model | Reuters
SCOTUS & Section 230
Two Supreme Court cases this week could upend the entire internet
Tesla
Newsom, Elon Musk meet at site of new Tesla headquarters in California
Culture/Editorials
Angela Davis
Archaeology
Ben Shapiro
WATCH: Ben Shapiro Goes ‘Uncensored’ With Piers Morgan On Politics, Culture | The Daily Wire
Climate change?
Merchant of woke climate doomsday narcissism
Daytona 500
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins Daytona 500 in wreck-filled finish – NBC
Douglas Murray
Things worth remembering: T.S. Elliot and the passage of time
Economy
*this article is from 2018 but still relevant
The Real Reason Your Downtown Died
Education
Decades of Research Finds Voucher Programs Are Associated with Improved Public School Quality
Faith and Religion
I WENT TO ASBURY COLLEGE AWAKENING, MY FAITH IN GEN Z RENEWED
Film
BILL DESIGNATES THIS FILM AS OFFICIAL STATE MOVIE OF OREGON
Ant-Man 3 Will Make you Hate Movies | The Critical Drinker
DISNEY TOUTS POLITICS, SOCIALISM IN NEW KIDS FILM
BAFTA Film Awards 2023: See the Complete List of Winners – E! Online
Award Shows are RACIST | The podcast of the Lotus Eaters
Gaming
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Shredder’s Revenge”
Mental Health
Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s The Evidence.
National Security
Nipsey Hussle Murder
Nipsey Hussle’s killer sentenced to at least 60 years in prison
OLCC Scandal
Lars Larson on the OLCC Scandal
Project VERITAS
Statement from the Project Veritas’ Board of Directors
James O’Keefe REMOVED As CEO Of Project Veritas, FULL SPEECH From James At Veritas HQ
Queer Praxis
Australian Pedo Bear mural | LibsofTiktok
EDITOR’S NOTE: Under radical gender ideology, biology, indeed reality is oppressive. Sex and gender are merely social constructs. So even though it is women being affected, Queer praxis is the root of WHY this is happening.
I Was Fired for Supporting Women’s Sex-Based Rights. Now I’m Suing.
R Kelly
Religion
Southern Baptists Boot Saddleback Church Over Female Pastor | The Daily Wire
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive
Queen Consort Camilla appears to weigh in to Roald Dahl edit furore
Roald Dahl: Original books to be kept in print following criticism – BBC News
Science
A giant destructive blob is headed for Florida and it stinks
Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn – KOB.com
Antarctic sea ice hit record lows again. Scientists wonder if it’s ‘the beginning of the end’
Henrietta Lacks: The Pain and Posterity of a Life-saving Legacy
Study unlocks clues in mystery of naked mole-rats’ exceptional fertility
Nanoparticles self-assemble to harvest solar energy
Television
New Details Emerge About Behind The Scenes Drama That Could Tank ‘Yellowstone’ | The Daily Wire
Warner Bros. suing Paramount over ‘South Park’ streaming – UPI.com
‘Saturday Night Live’ mocks Trump visit to East Palestine | The Hill
News of Weird
PETA Offers to replace Wienermobile’s stolen catalytic converter if vehicle becomes vegan hot dog
Alligator captured in New York park
Woman Says She Dropped Curry While Fleeing Rampaging Badger In Gas Station
Average penis length has grown 24% in recent decades
Letter sent more than 100 years ago finally gets delivered
Humor and Memes
Alien Confused After Being Taken To Our Leader President Biden
Is Your Starbucks Barista Conservative? Know The Warning Signs!
Polyamory defined in 15 seconds
Podcasts
National Divorce discussed on Timcast IRL w/ Mark Ousley
Video shows teenager arrested for protesting males using female bathrooms in high school | Timcast
EDITOR’S NOTE: Guest describes WHY Scotland is the way it is and the Roald Dahl segment gets into copyright laws and how they are manipulated to create woke versions of classics.
Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #594
- Woke is losing ground
- The prestigious “Far Right”
- The Desecration of Roald Dahl
Matt Walsh
Dylan Mulvaney’s Horrendous Mockery Of Women Continues
My Response To Those Calling Me “Too Rude”
How Leftists Think | James Lindsay
Lysenkoism, Holodomor (1932), Great Leap Forward (1958), Year Zero (1975), and Great Reset (2030)
The Week In Media
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Rage Against the War Machine
Thousands of people gather in Washington to demand suspension of military aid to Ukraine
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Multnomah County
RV safe zone established | WTFPortland
Portland street response part 2 | PDXReal
CAPITOL GAINS TAX TO FUND LAWYERS GETS PORTLAND BLOWBACK
Sidewalk Decorations in Chinatown Became Projectiles to Shatter Windows
Metro, Multnomah County to waive penalties and interest after botched rollout of new taxes
Clinton Triangle potential site for sanctioned Portland camp
Tent fire under Morrison bridge | PDXReal
Montana, energy groups sue Portland for blocking energy infrastructure | Fox News
114 and MORE
Judge calls second amendment sanctuary protection laws racist and anti semitic
File a complaint about Columbia County ruling here.
Becoming ungovernable in Australia 🇦🇺
Exclusive-Discover to Enable Tracking of Purchases at Gun Retailers From April
Can The Next School Shooting Be Prevented With Compassion? : Short Wave : NPR
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Report: Elementary school student finds gun superintendent left in bathroom | WKRC
DeSantis Wanted to Ban Guns at Event
Florida woman, 67, fatally shot armed intruder, deputies say
State
Politics and Law
Oregon bill would create the nation’s strongest law against paramilitary activity
SB 3: PLANNING TO SEEK ASSISTANCE?
LEGISLATURE GOES AFTER MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION
Bill would boost spending on wildlife highway crossings
Push for recreational liability reform splits Legislature beyond partisan lines
HB 2459 DUMPS $50M COVID HELP ON ARTS
Mass Notification “panic button” system for schools get heating
REP. RESCHKE: TAX RELIEF FOR FARMERS, SMALL BUSINESS
Don’t smoke em if you got ‘em: 3 more cannabis vape products recalled
Lawmakers hear estate tax bill
Nursing Shortage
Travel nurses fill gap amid staffing shortages, burnout in mid-Willamette
OLCC
OLCC DIRECTOR BINGE DRINKS AT BOOZE CONFERENCE, HOSPITALIZED.
Pensions
HB 2601: ENVIRO-POLITICIZES STATE INVESTMENTS (AS PENSION DEBT IS $24B)
SEN. KNOPP: PROTECTING RETIREMENT FUND FROM FORCED POLICY CHANGES
Economy
Oregon’s small businesses ‘overtaxed and overwhelmed,’ per new OBI survey
Albany
Housing discrimination in Albany? Survey says yes
Benton County Bond Measure
Corvallis exploring police facility options; may not stay put at current hq
Benton county sheriff’s office releases 2022 report
Brownsville Curb Drama
Brownsville unsanctioned Red Curb to become drab gray again
Eugene Gas Ban
Petitioners start collecting signatures over Eugene gas ban | KVAL
Millersburg Quiet Zone
Hold your horns: ‘Quiet zone’ coming to this Millersburg train crossing
Tissue paper company seeks to replace Millersburg hazelnut orchard
Toledo Train Derails
Derailed train spills about 2,000 gallons of diesel near Yaquina River
National
Federal Politics and Law
LORI-CHAVEZ DEREMER 1ST VOTE WAS A BIG ONE
EDITOR’S Take: US makes Ukraine dependent on USD to prop up failing petrodollar
Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott drops plan to cut Social Security, Medicare | Reuters
GOP opens another investigation of Afghanistan withdrawal
Fetterman Checks Into Hospital for Clinical Depression
State Department Funded Foreign Think Tank Working To Censor Americans | The Daily Caller
Nikki Haley Declares Her Candidacy For The Presidency
Feinstein announces retirement at end of term
House votes to block D.C. bills on criminal code, non-citizen voting rights – UPI.com
Massie reintroduces bill seeking abolishment of the department of education
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will not face federal sex trafficking charge
Banking
Bank Lobbyists Hired by Congress to Oversee Banking Regulations
Budget
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Biden over signing federal spending package
Census
Some towns get funding boost from census bureau corrections
Chinese Balloon
Pentagon tried but failed to shoot down Chinese balloon over Montana’s Beartooth Mountains
FITTON: Connection Between Biden Corruption and Chinese Balloon Issue! | Judicial Watch
Joe Biden says he makes no apologies for downing China balloon – BBC News
U.S. completes recovery of Chinese balloon but other “object” searches called off | Reuters
Editor’s Note: No English language sources for this
COVID Response
Donald Trump
In Trump probe, US seeks to pierce attorney-client privilege
Economy
January inflation comes in higher than expected
Dollar Climbs With Treasury Yields On Higher Rate Expectations
Energy
U.S. to sell 26 mln bbls of oil reserves as mandated by Congress
Education
Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
‘Education Crisis’: 23 Baltimore City Schools Have No Students Proficient In Math
Hunter Biden
Immigration
Texas Border Operation Catches 348,000 Illegal Immigrants, 361 million Lethal Fentanyl Doses
January 6
Messages: Officer often fed information to Proud Boys leader
Jimmy Carter
Former US President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care
Jim Biden
Report: Jim Biden confessed he was hired ‘because’ he’s Joe’s bro
Joe Biden
Biden: Some White People ‘Still Want To’ Lynch Black People | The Daily Wire
Kamala Harris
Queer Praxis
Swim Champ Riley Gaines Makes Shocking Claims About Lia Thomas On ‘Crain
UFOs
New Details Emerge About Unidentified Object That U.S. Military Shot Down Over Lake Huron
Alabama
Update: No survivors in Tennessee National Guard Black Hawk Helicopter crash in Madison County
Alaska
Russian warplanes fly near Alaskan airspace for second time in two days | The Hill
Arizona
‘Extended closure’ expected after deadly Arizona crash, leak
Kyrsten Sinema Founded Consulting Firm With Arizona Figure Tied to Payday Loan Industry
Kari Lake loses election defeat challenge in Arizona governor race
California
Auxiliary bishop for Los Angeles diocese shot dead in California – UPI.com
San Francisco D.A. Brooke Jenkins asks for exception to sanctuary city policy
Florida
Florida weighs classical and Christian alternatives to SAT college entrance exam
Massive Five-Acre Fire Breaks Out At Florida Warehouse | The Daily Wire
Georgia
Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report
Idaho
Idaho House passes Greater Idaho bill, now moves to Senate
IDAHO LAWMAKERS VOTE ON OREGON SECESSION MEMORIAL
Michigan
Michigan State shooter’s motive unknown; he had note threatening NJ schools
Minnesota
Missouri
Judge vacates conviction of U.S. man imprisoned nearly 3 decades
New York
Power outage closes JFK Airport terminal for second day
North Carolina
North Carolina AG won’t defend abortion pill restrictions – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Ohio Disaster
Gov. DeWine called the Department of Defense?
On the Ground in East Palestine | @Collinrugg
Reporter arrested in Ohio | @Thethe1776
3 Additional Chemicals Discovered on East Palestine Train Derailment
Trump to visit East Palestine in wake of train derailment | The Hill
Air over East Palestine
Ohio River Basin
Tennessee
Five former Memphis officers plead not guilty in beating death of Tyre Nichols | Reuters
Texas
Mysterious boom in Texas was a meteorite strike, officials tell concerned citizens
Vermont
Emergency: VT to legalize child abuse
Do Vermont Republicans Understand What They Voted For? | Disaffected
Ep: 108 Hell is For Children | Disaffected
Virginia
Shocking video captures Virginia boy, 12, being bullied, choked on bus
Washington
Seattle Public Schools enrollment drop worries parents and students | KOMO
International
China 🇨🇳
China says more than 10 US balloons flew in its airspace
Blinken: China may consider providing lethal assistance to Russia
Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶
Marburg virus, outbreak confirmed in Equatorial Guinea: WHO convenes urgent meeting
India 🇮🇳
India FM Jaishankar says Soros dangerous, debate needed on democracy | Reuters
Iran 🇮🇷
Berlin Golden Bear Winner Mohammad Rasoulof Temporarily Released From Iranian Jail
Ireland 🇮🇪
Israel 🇮🇱
Israeli forces kill Hamas man, Israeli policeman killed during attack | Reuters
Japan 🇯🇵
Japan space agency abandons rocket launch moments before lift-off | World News
Kenya 🇰🇪
Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, ongoing drought
Mexico 🇲🇽
Mexico dumps plan to ban GMO corn
Moldova 🇲🇩 & Romania 🇷🇴
Chinese Spy Balloon in Europe? Romania, Moldova Report Balloon-Like Strange Objects in Their Skies
New Zealand 🇳🇿
New Zealand seeks international help as cyclone cripples North Island
Philippines 🇵🇭
Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard | AP News
Spain 🇪🇸
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants – CNA
Syria 🇸🇾
Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead | Reuters
Russia 🇷🇺
Russia says US should prove it’s not responsible for Nord Stream explosion
Nord Stream news | Canada Wide news
US:Russia has committed crimes against humanity
Turkish Earthquake 🇹🇷
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Kyiv Says It Shot Down Russian Balloons Over Ukraine’s Capital
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rishi Sunak breaks silence as Nicola Sturgeon resigns
Culture/Editorials
Art and Music
America’s culture is booming. Really.
Climate Change
Before global warming, was the Earth cooling down or heating up?
The shameless attack on climate change dissenter | Reason
Scientists Warn Of Many Dangerous Climate Feedback Loops – Eurasia Review
Culture War
Disney
DISNEY BRINGS PROSTITUTES, PROFANITY, COP KILLING TO KIDS’ STAR WARS
Douglas Murray
Introducing a Sunday Series from Douglas Murray: Things Worth Remembering
Education
DEI Is Destroying My University – by Hypatia
Health and Fitness
FOOD CHART: LUCKY CHARMS HEALTHIER THAN WHEAT BREAD, STEAK?
CDC Announces Record High Rates of Sadness, Suicide Among Teen Girls | TIMCAST
Homelessness
PHOTO BEST SUMS UP KOTEK’S HOUSING FIX
Human Relations
J.K. Rowling
The witch trials of J.K. Rowling
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
BIDEN’S UNSOLVABLE PROBLEM – KALAMATA HARRIS
Oregon Environmental Quality
OREGON MUST STOP OUTSOURCING POLICYMAKING TO CALIFORNIA’S UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS
Queer praxis
Queer Praxis at NYT
NYT contributors blast paper’s coverage of transgender people | The Hill
The New York Times Slams Woke Employees Who Signed Onto Letter Slamming Newspaper | The Daily Wire
Science
Now Woke Scientists Are Gunning For Words And Phrases They Think Should Be Banned | The Daily Wire
Sean Penn
Sean Penn Film ‘Superpower’ Catches Zelenskiy At Moment Of Russian Invasion
Sex and Drugs
San Francisco Leaders invite sex and drugs tourism
Superbowl
Black National Anthem performed at Super Bowl for first time | The Hill
AOC Mocks Christin group’s Superbowl ads calling for love, compassion
‘Are You All Right This Morning?’: Dunkin’ Donuts Drops Outtakes From Ben Affleck Super Bowl Ad
Tim Pool
MEDIA BREAK-IN ROBBERY. HUNT FOR INFO ON NGO, O’KEEFE
Underground Railroad in Canada
SERIES: Oro Medonte once home to vibrant black community
Ye
ADL documents dozens of antisemitic incidents referencing Ye in past few months
Technology and Social Media
Bing
‘I want to be alive’: Has Microsoft’s AI chatbot become sentient? | Euronews
Censorship
Judicial Watch Sues HHS for Records on Pressuring Big Tech to Censor ‘COVID Misinformation’
THAT DISNEY ARTICLE YOU JUST SAW … IS AN EXAMPLE OF SHADOW-BANNING
Cropping Images WARNING
Whistleblowers Take Note: Don’t Trust Cropping Tools
Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification – BBC News
Microsoft
Microsoft officially retires Internet Explorer | WANE 15
Tesla
Safety regulators force recall of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ software – oregonlive.com
Elon Musk hopes to have Twitter CEO toward end of year
How to keep your Twitter account secure — without paying – Los Angeles Times
YouTube
YouTube CEO steps down, severing longtime ties to Google
News of Weird
Woman runs over and kills catalytic converter thief
UK: Thief admits stealing thousands of chocolate Easter eggs
Killer whale moms are still supporting their adult sons — and it’s costing them – OPB
McDonald’s to remove ‘tasteless’ burger advert opposite crematorium – Mirror Online
Indian govt withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine’s Day after criticism | World News
In Japan, pet fish playing Nintendo Switch run up bill on owner’s credit card – KION546
Mars Wrigley fined after two workers fell into a tank of chocolate
Humor/Memes
Biden Solving the Big Problems
6 year old on the government | Tiktok
Billions Of Lives Saved By Man Wearing Mask While Alone In Car
South Park’s Mr. Garrison wanted an abortion in 2005
Ben Shapiro is a COMMUNIST at home?
Crime Squad: Episode 5 (real crimes, puppet cops)
Oregon State Trooper Wakes People Up
Reworking Oregonian Headlines
Podcasts
America Is More Divided Than Ever. That’s GOOD! | Michael Malice | The Glenn Beck Podcast | Ep 173
The Bankrupting of America | PragerU
Dissent Episode Five: The Death Penalty, Deadlines, and DNA
Timcast IRL – Chris Cuomo Says He Was Going to Kill Everyone And Himself w/Jimmy Dore
Episonde 283 – How to stop world war 3 with Scott Ritter
S02E04 Planned Chaos by Ludwig von Mises Ch. 2 | Liberty Mindset
Urgent Warning to Everyone by Dr. Vernon Coleman – WWIII is on | tribe_benjamin_jamaica on Tiktok
RAGE AGAINST WAR: Libertarians Rally This Weekend Against The Military Industrial Complex
The Evidence is Clear: Covid-19 is a bioweapon | Dr. Bryan Ardis
How Leftists Think | New Discourses
Demoralization/Changing Reality to gain power.
Russian Subversion & Psychological Warfare Tactics Revealed by KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov – FULL
Mini-lesson on Wokism
Leftists use a vocabulary in which everyday words have precise meanings. Frequently, users may not even know it and are just repeating what others say. It can be difficult to know just how deeply these people ACTUALLY understand what they are saying. Read the first two in this thread by Khanh Pham (OR HD 46, SE Portland) . Focus on the word JUSTICE.
Justice in everyday use usually means correcting a wrong under the law. A person’s rights have been violated and justice restores that person and/or prosecutes the wrongdoer. A classical liberal and conservative view also hold social justice as a way to ensure EQUALITY in which people are treated EQUALLY under the law.
CRITICAL SOCIAL JUSTICE however seeks to create EQUITY. Whereas EQUALITY treats people the same, regardless of immutable characteristics (race, sex, etc.), EQUITY dictates that immutable characteristics MUST take precedence.
Simple scenario:
A white person robs a black person of $1000
EQUALITY dictates that the white person pays restitution to the black person and serves a predetermined time in prison. Both people go back to the way they were before the robbery took place.
EQUITY dictates that the white person is enacting PRIVLEGE and POWER. Restitution and prison are not enough. Because black people have been OPPRESSED for 400 years under slavery and Jim Crow, the white person must liquidate personal assets to make up for this wrong. This is how reparations are viewed. Furthermore, in an EQUITY view, everyone becomes completely equal in EVERY way. The same amount of everything makes the world perfect in their eyes. If this sounds like communism, it is. Instead of economic equity, everyone has racial, sexual, size, and ability equity or justice.
Back to how the problem may be solved using her thread.
SOCIAL is the adjective, so Khanh Pham swaps out social for TRANSPORTATION.
What would TRANSPORTATION JUSTICE look like?
EQUAL TRANSPORTATION would look at improving existing transportation options (busses, bike lanes, light rail, roads) so that people can get around easier. We also know that businesses need roads, so they have the incentive to build things that work. Local solutions for local problems. Increase opportunity.
EQUITY TRANSPORTATION would dismantle the existing systems in place to make people equitable. Since this has never been tried on a wide scale, it would probably look like the government taking away your car and giving everyone a bicycle, or telling you to walk everywhere. Equity achieved. Everyone has the SAME OUTCOME.
The takeaway from this is that whereas Libertarians seek to create more EQUAL opportunities through free trade, hard work, and agorism, leftists seek to create equal OUTCOMES through adjusting society on a global level. We see reality as an obstacle to overcome. They think they remove the obstacle through magic. This has been tried before, and it doesn’t and indeed cannot work.
Take a look at the definition of SOCIAL JUSTICE by James Lindsay. Familiarize yourself with how they use language. Once you see it, you cannot unsee it.
James explains the cult dynamics quite well in this thread.
LPO Resolution Concerning the Rage Against the War Machine Antiwar Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/20/23
Sonja Feintech – LPO Public Policy Board Secretary
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
541-231-4293
sonja.feintech@lporegon.org
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
Resolution 23-02 Concerning the Rage Against the War Machine Anti-War Rally
Oregon: The Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board announced Resolution 23-02 Concerning the Rage Against the War Machine Anti-War Rally, a resolution voted on by the elected Public Policy Board.
This resolution declares:
Further escalation in Ukraine risks the possibility of an all-out war between NATO, Russia, and Russia’s allies. Furthermore, The Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board gives Will Hobson permission to act as representative of the Libertarian Party of Oregon in attending the Rage Against the War Machine Rally
“The Libertarian Party of Oregon is strongly opposed to this war,” says Sonja Feintech, Public Policy Board Secretary at the Libertarian Party of Oregon. “Our government is engaging in an undeclared war, illegally bypassing our congress and burdening citizens with unrepresented taxation.”
This resolution includes;
- Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine
- Negotiate Peace
- Stop the War Inflation
- Disband NATO
- Global Nuclear De-Escalation
- Slash the Pentagon Budget
- Abolish the CIA and Military-Industrial Deep State
- Abolish War and Empire
- Restore Civil Liberties
- Free Julian Assange
- Pardon Edward Snowden
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED The Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board supports the Rage Against the War Machine Protest being jointly held by the National Libertarian Party and The People’s Party being held on Feb 19 2023, and joins them in their demands.
This Resolution will be available starting 2/20/23, for public dissemination. For more
information on PPB resolutions, visit www.lporegon.org/category/public-policy/.
About the Libertarian Public Policy Board: The Public Policy Board is a newly created body of the Libertarian Party of Oregon and acts as the public outreach and policy creator branch of the Oregon Libertarian Party. Article 6, Section 2 of the Libertarian Party of Oregon’s Bylaws allows the Public Policy Board to, by three quarters vote, adopt positions on specific matters of public policy.
LP Oregon Resolution Concerning Childhood Sex Changes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/20/23
Sonja Feintech – LPO Public Policy Board Secretary
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
541-231-4293
sonja.feintech@lporegon.org
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
Resolution 23-01 Concerning Childhood Sex Changes and Transitional Hormone Therapy
The Libertarian Party Platform Planks 1.1, 1.5 and 2.13 encompass Parental Rights, Self-Ownership and Healthcare, adopted in 2016 as reaffirmed in Convention, May 2022.
Oregon: The Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board announced Resolution 23-01 Concerning Childhood Sex Changes and Transitional Hormone Therapy, a resolution voted on by the elected Public Policy Board.
This resolution declares that whereas children are unable to consent, surgery and hormone therapy causes irreversible harm that is tantamount to child abuse.
“It is already illegal for parents and caretakers to abuse their own children,” says Sonja Feintech, Public Policy Board Secretary at the Libertarian Party of Oregon. “We have very strong laws already in place to criminalize the abuse of children and the level of harm that irreversible gender surgery and hormone therapy qualifies as abuse, one hundred percent.”
This resolution includes:
Whereas, children are not capable of consent; this is why we call them children (and not adults).
Whereas, Libertarians fully support the right of adults to transition or undergo any medical treatment they desire to. We support all members of the LGBT+ community to live their lives as they see fit. All individuals have the same rights.
Whereas, child abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, the Libertarian Party of Oregon considers both transitional hormone therapy and surgical gender re-assignment surgery on children to be child abuse.
This Resolution will be available starting 2/20/23, for public dissemination. For more
information on PPB resolutions, visit www.lporegon.org/category/public-policy/.
About the Libertarian Public Policy Board: The Public Policy Board is a newly created body of the Libertarian Party of Oregon and acts as the public outreach and policy creator branch of the Oregon Libertarian Party. Article 6, Section 2 of the Libertarian Party of Oregon’s Bylaws allows the Public Policy Board to, by three quarters vote, adopt positions on specific matters of public policy.
LPO Resolution Concerning Corona Vaccine and Injection Mandates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/20/23
Sonja Feintech – LPO Public Policy Board Secretary
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
541-231-4293
sonja.feintech@lporegon.org
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
Resolution 22-06 Concerning Corona Vaccine and Injection Mandates
Libertarian Platform Plank 1.1 on Self Ownership states:
“Individuals own their bodies and have rights over them that other individuals, groups, and governments may not violate. Individuals have the freedom and responsibility to decide what they knowingly and voluntarily consume, and what risks they accept to their own health, finances, safety, or life;”
Oregon: The Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board announced Resolution 22-06 Concerning Corona Vaccine and Injection Mandates, a resolution voted on by the elected Public Policy Board.
This resolution declares:
- The currently available scientific evidence does not support a public health benefit of mandated corona injections for children and adults and raises serious potential such policies will cause net harm to the individual and public health of Oregonians,
- The Constitution of Oregon delegates lawmaking authority to elected representatives of the People of Oregon, not unelected technocrats subject to regulatory capture at the Oregon Health Authority rubber-stamping the recommendations of industry insiders at OIPAT,
- The Oregon Immunization Policy Advisory Team lacks true diversity, including input from vaccine critics, health freedom/libertarian organizations, organizations for the support of vaccine-injured Oregonians, and alternative medicine/naturopathic practitioners,
- Principles of good government include the adoption of sunset clauses with new administrative rules, including new vaccine mandates in order to force their periodic review post-adoption, and
- The adoption of a public school mandate policy runs counter to the Oregon Health Authority’s stated equity goals, as only parents capable of affording private school tuition can escape the Oregon Health Authority’s harmful policy;
“The government has a very poor track record of making decisions for the public good when given unrestrained power, ” says Sonja Feintech, Public Policy Board Secretary at the Libertarian Party of Oregon. “The creation and reign of OHA in particular is a great example of unelected officials making health requirements and mandates that have long term repercussions with zero recourse for Oregon citizens. ”
This resolution includes:
Oregon has a long history with harmful health mandates often targeting vulnerable communities, including forced physical and chemical castration of homosexuals, mandated prefrontal lobotomies, mandated sterilization of the “feeble minded,” mandated electroshock therapy, forced psychiatric medicating of schoolchildren with Adderall and Ritalin, forced administration of AZT to babies born from HIV positive mothers, and involuntary fluoridation of water supplies.
Corona injection manufacturers, including Pfizer, have made generous political contributions to Oregon politicians, creating a conflict of interest in the administration of public policy contrary to the benefit of the People of Oregon.
As of November 11, 2022, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System lists 32,200 corona injection associated deaths and 183,165 corona injection associated hospitalizations
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED the Libertarian Party of Oregon opposes all vaccine and injection mandates – both public and private – including proposals to add corona injections to OAR 333-050-0050;
This Resolution will be available starting 2/20/23, for public dissemination. For more
information on PPB resolutions, visit www.lporegon.org/category/public-policy/.
About the Libertarian Public Policy Board: The Public Policy Board is a newly created body of the Libertarian Party of Oregon and acts as the public outreach and policy creator branch of the Oregon Libertarian Party. Article 6, Section 2 of the Libertarian Party of Oregon’s Bylaws allows the Public Policy Board to, by three quarters vote, adopt positions on specific matters of public policy.
LPO Resolution Concerning Oregon Measure 114
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/20/23
Sonja Feintech – LPO Public Policy Board Secretary
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
541-231-4293
sonja.feintech@lporegon.org
Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board
Resolution 22-05 Concerning Oregon Measure 114
Oregon: The Libertarian Party of Oregon Public Policy Board announced Resolution 22-05 Concerning Oregon Measure 114, a resolution voted on by the elected Public Policy Board.
This resolution declares:
Measure 114 is incompatible with the Constitution of Oregon, Article 1, Section 27 and the Constitution of the United States, Amendment 2; and
Measure 114 is poor public policy and runs contrary to Libertarian Principles; and
Measure 114 is poorly written, unfunded, and was unfairly presented to the voters.
“The Oregon constitution in particular is very clear on gun ownership and our constitutional rights as Americans but also as Oregonians, ” says Sonja Feintech, Public Policy Board Secretary at the Libertarian Party of Oregon. “The Libertarian Party of Oregon supports legal actions against what is clearly a gun grab, antithetical to the cause of liberty.”
This resolution includes:
The Libertarian Party of Oregon supports the legal action of the Oregon Firearm Federation and the Sherman County Sheriff against Measure 114 and the Libertarian Party of Oregon is authorized to submit an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED the chair of the Public Policy Board may designate individuals to speak for the Libertarian Party of Oregon to the contents of this resolution in the administrative rulemaking process for Measure 114 and before legislative committees considering revision, modification, or repeal of all or parts of Measure 114.
This Resolution will be available starting 2/20/23, for public dissemination. For more
information on PPB resolutions, visit www.lporegon.org/category/public-policy/.
About the Libertarian Public Policy Board: The Public Policy Board is a newly created body of the Libertarian Party of Oregon and acts as the public outreach and policy creator branch of the Oregon Libertarian Party. Article 6, Section 2 of the Libertarian Party of Oregon’s Bylaws allows the Public Policy Board to, by three quarters vote, adopt positions on specific matters of public policy.
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