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Reposting this for your entertainment.
Sure you can. By growing/hunting/farming your own. Shame we have to make a return to that, but here we all are regardless.

Upton Sinclair. The Jungle. It was required reading in highschool for the generation currently dismantling the American Republic.
April 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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In a letter to employees, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said changes at the company will reduce the size of the workforce but didn’t provide further details.
Layoffs are coming to major chipmaker Intel, but Oregon impact is unclear
Layoffs are looming at Intel as the semiconductor giant looks to shave half a billion dollars from its operating expenses.
www.opb.org
April 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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“He did say he was a U.S. citizen, but they didn't believe him,” Layva said. “I think they would have kept him..."

www.azpm.org/p/headlines/...
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
www.azpm.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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UPDATED: Judge temporarily blocks removal of 2 Oregon college students, orders their student visa status restored

www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
Judge temporarily blocks removal of 2 Oregon college students, orders their student visa status restored
A University of Oregon student from Great Britain seeking two masters degrees and an Oregon State University student from Mexico studying for a doctorate degree filed separate suits in court.
www.oregonlive.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Happy Easter Lunatics!
April 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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There's a lot more to the deportation deal between Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele that you REALLY need to know about. WATCH:
The Real Reason El Salvador's President Cozied Up to Trump
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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April 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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March 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
JD is such a gaslighter. His response? No, I wasn't taking about u.k, just some random other country that I won't name.
March 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Behold the invention of the TPS Report
New: The second Elon/Threat email just landed in inboxes. "Going forward, please complete the above task each week by Mondays at 11:59 PMET."

"If all of your activities are classified or sensitive, please write 'All of my activities are sensitive'"
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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The mistake is to think Zelensky could have salvaged this. Trump admin just doesn’t want to support Ukraine. Period. There was also never going to be a peace agreement. That’s been clear but everyone has been pretending otherwise. There can be no confusion now.
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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All of Oregon's congressional delegation, especially members representing rural Oregon, should fight hard to protect Medicaid and all essential services. #orpol
February 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, a three-term Republican lawmaker from Ontario, was on Think Out Loud today.

He said the nation’s spending on Medicaid programs is unsustainable, and he urged patience as Republicans in Congress formulate their plan to dramatically reduce spending on the health care program.
Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz defends cutting federal spending, discusses Medicaid cuts
U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, said Wednesday that the nation’s spending on Medicaid programs is unsustainable, and he urged patience as Republicans in Congress formulate their plan to dramatically reduce spending on the health care program.
www.opb.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Portland peeps.
February 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE.

DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.
February 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Senator Wyden's Town Hall in Hillsboro was standing room only.

Lots of energy, with many good, pointed, questions.
February 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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The NYT says this whole scheme was actually Intel’s idea.

Or board chair Frank Yeary’s, maybe. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/t...
February 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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The truth is these are not very bright guys and things got out of hand
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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February 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Two more domestic cats, this time in separate households in Multnomah County, got so severely ill from eating raw pet food tainted with the deadly bird flu virus that they had to be put down. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/two-m...
Two more Oregon cats die from bird flu virus in raw food • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Two more Oregon cats died this month after eating raw cat food that was contaminated with the deadly bird flu virus.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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DOGE has access to highly classified information, but can't seem to keep its own website secure. www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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February 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM