The law remains both the most expensive and least effective response to mental illness.
www.thelundreport.org/content/fede...
www.thelundreport.org/content/fede...
Federal contempt fines over Oregon State Hospital top $1.4 million
Penalties levied over delayed admissions to the Oregon State Hospital are mounting even as local officials and providers protest changes to the system that they say will disadvantage many patients at ...
www.thelundreport.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The law remains both the most expensive and least effective response to mental illness.
www.thelundreport.org/content/fede...
www.thelundreport.org/content/fede...
Still baffled by authoritarianism? Need a complete explanation plus tactics for management of those who arrive in your life?
The Authoritarians by Dr. Bob Altemeyer is just the text. You can buy the book or CD online, or download a PDF free here - theauthoritarians.org
The Authoritarians by Dr. Bob Altemeyer is just the text. You can buy the book or CD online, or download a PDF free here - theauthoritarians.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Still baffled by authoritarianism? Need a complete explanation plus tactics for management of those who arrive in your life?
The Authoritarians by Dr. Bob Altemeyer is just the text. You can buy the book or CD online, or download a PDF free here - theauthoritarians.org
The Authoritarians by Dr. Bob Altemeyer is just the text. You can buy the book or CD online, or download a PDF free here - theauthoritarians.org
PDX now, 122nd & Glisan Salama!
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
PDX now, 122nd & Glisan Salama!
Reposted by Jason Renaud
Better World A-Comin'
YouTube video by Woody Guthrie - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
From the fabulous Laura Poitras - the story of her doppleganger, Seymour Hersh.
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
From the fabulous Laura Poitras - the story of her doppleganger, Seymour Hersh.
Reposted by Jason Renaud
Justice for Damon Johnson and all who we’ve lost while waiting for an adequate non-police response system.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Grand jury declines to indict Portland officers in death of 52-year-old man held on stomach
Damon Lamarr Johnson, 52, died June 27 from a heart attack related to being in the prone position.
www.oregonlive.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Justice for Damon Johnson and all who we’ve lost while waiting for an adequate non-police response system.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Congratulations to Aaron Judge on this participation trophy for almost hitting 60 homers, almost playing a demanding defensive position and almost winning your division
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Congratulations to Aaron Judge on this participation trophy for almost hitting 60 homers, almost playing a demanding defensive position and almost winning your division
The proper lens to understand Trump has never been legal or political, but psychiatric. Psychologist John Gartner describes Trump's diagnosis - malignant narcissistic personality disorder - and its dangerous symptoms.
BTW - we nailed this diagnosis in 2017 - www.streetroots.org/news/2017/10...
BTW - we nailed this diagnosis in 2017 - www.streetroots.org/news/2017/10...
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The proper lens to understand Trump has never been legal or political, but psychiatric. Psychologist John Gartner describes Trump's diagnosis - malignant narcissistic personality disorder - and its dangerous symptoms.
BTW - we nailed this diagnosis in 2017 - www.streetroots.org/news/2017/10...
BTW - we nailed this diagnosis in 2017 - www.streetroots.org/news/2017/10...
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A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, following a long back-and-forth battle. Oregon leaders are celebrating the decision, but DOJ lawyers are already discussing an appeal.
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump, Barring Him from Deploying National Guard to Oregon
US District Judge Karin Immergut ruled Friday, November 7, that the Trump administration is permanently barred from deploying the National Guard to Oregon. The decision was a long-awaited ruling in a ...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, following a long back-and-forth battle. Oregon leaders are celebrating the decision, but DOJ lawyers are already discussing an appeal.
To be autonomous and reach independent and impartial decisions, the new Portland police accountability board needs to hire its own staff. Pre-determining the make-up of this body - which has been in the planning process for 5 years - usurps that independence.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Portland police oversight staff on strike
Eleven employees of Portland’s Independent Police Review began a three-day strike on Wednesday.
www.opb.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
To be autonomous and reach independent and impartial decisions, the new Portland police accountability board needs to hire its own staff. Pre-determining the make-up of this body - which has been in the planning process for 5 years - usurps that independence.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Kenneth Hass, who was often homeless in Eugene and throughout Lane County, died in Oregon State Hospital after living for months in seclusion. Nearly eight months later, his family wants accountability and answers.
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/govern...
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/govern...
A grieving family seeks answers after a patient dies at Oregon State Hospital
Kenneth Hass, who was often homeless in Eugene and throughout Lane County, died in Oregon State Hospital after living for months in seclusion. Nearly eight months later, his family wants accountabilit...
lookouteugene-springfield.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Kenneth Hass, who was often homeless in Eugene and throughout Lane County, died in Oregon State Hospital after living for months in seclusion. Nearly eight months later, his family wants accountability and answers.
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/govern...
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/govern...
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Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Jason Renaud
Feds refuse to extend temporary order barring troops in Portland to give judge more time to rule
Closing arguments set for this afternoon in 3-day federal trial
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Closing arguments set for this afternoon in 3-day federal trial
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Feds refuse to extend temporary order barring troops in Portland to give judge more time to rule
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut’s Oct. 5 temporary order, already extended once, is set to expire Sunday.
www.oregonlive.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Feds refuse to extend temporary order barring troops in Portland to give judge more time to rule
Closing arguments set for this afternoon in 3-day federal trial
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Closing arguments set for this afternoon in 3-day federal trial
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
When smart people with the best of intentions realize successful streetcorner social work requires years of experience and a combination of logistical, associative, and clinical skills unmatched in any other profession.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
A top Portland political aide took in a homeless woman. He abandoned her at a state park days later
"If I could do it over, I would do it differently.”
www.oregonlive.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
When smart people with the best of intentions realize successful streetcorner social work requires years of experience and a combination of logistical, associative, and clinical skills unmatched in any other profession.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
I've been working with Chelsea @everytown.bsky.social, PDX Councilor Steve Novick, and the Portland Police Bureau for months now to build awareness about Extreme Risk Protection Orders.
ERPO is our foremost and yet unused suicide prevention tool.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
ERPO is our foremost and yet unused suicide prevention tool.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: An underused tool in Oregon’s fight against gun violence
Eight years after Oregon legislators passed a bill allowing courts to temporarily restrict access to guns when someone poses a danger, too many Oregon communities are not making use of the tool, write...
www.oregonlive.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I've been working with Chelsea @everytown.bsky.social, PDX Councilor Steve Novick, and the Portland Police Bureau for months now to build awareness about Extreme Risk Protection Orders.
ERPO is our foremost and yet unused suicide prevention tool.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
ERPO is our foremost and yet unused suicide prevention tool.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Jason Renaud
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Reposted by Jason Renaud
JUST IN: 9th Circuit temporarily reinstates Judge Immergut's 1st TRO blocking solely Trump's Oregon National Guard deployment. Both TROs now in effect (CA/TX too). 9th to decide on en banc by Tuesday. Move undercuts DOJ's bid to lift 2nd TRO but court says no msg on merits.
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
JUST IN: 9th Circuit temporarily reinstates Judge Immergut's 1st TRO blocking solely Trump's Oregon National Guard deployment. Both TROs now in effect (CA/TX too). 9th to decide on en banc by Tuesday. Move undercuts DOJ's bid to lift 2nd TRO but court says no msg on merits.
PDX now - hospice lobby art.
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
PDX now - hospice lobby art.
Viewing - MAN IN THE MIDDLE, made in 1964 by future Bond style-maker Guy Hamilton, a well-filmed military court drama with stiff and boring Robert Mitchum in front but Trevor Howard, his face full of gestures, steals the film in three scenes, the last a short pithy condemnation; an actor's actor.
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Viewing - MAN IN THE MIDDLE, made in 1964 by future Bond style-maker Guy Hamilton, a well-filmed military court drama with stiff and boring Robert Mitchum in front but Trevor Howard, his face full of gestures, steals the film in three scenes, the last a short pithy condemnation; an actor's actor.
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM