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"Closed and cruel are on their way out. What comes next, I suspect, will present itself as open, friendly and assertively moral."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
Opinion | The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Closed and cruel are on their way out. What comes next, I suspect, will present itself as open, friendly and assertively moral."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
This may explain why seemingly it's become quieter around Portland since last weekend....
www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeas...
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ICE Barbie Forced to Make Major Change to Raids After Humiliating Polls - NewsBreak
The Department of Homeland Security has quietly moved to tone down its immigration enforcement tactics after polling revealed their heavy-handed raids fail
www.newsbreak.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This may explain why seemingly it's become quieter around Portland since last weekend....
www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeas...
www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeas...
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The old catchphrase "run the government like a business" has never made sense, definitionally. Most government services are things no business would ever do, because not all human needs can be contorted into a profit-generating activity.
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The old catchphrase "run the government like a business" has never made sense, definitionally. Most government services are things no business would ever do, because not all human needs can be contorted into a profit-generating activity.
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I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
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December is Safe Toys & Gifts Month 🧸 Playing with toys should not come at the cost of the health and safety of some of our youngest citizens.
✅ Before giving a gift this year, make sure to inspect the toy’s safety and age range.
Learn more about tips and related toy recalls below ⤵️
✅ Before giving a gift this year, make sure to inspect the toy’s safety and age range.
Learn more about tips and related toy recalls below ⤵️
Toys
www.cpsc.gov
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
December is Safe Toys & Gifts Month 🧸 Playing with toys should not come at the cost of the health and safety of some of our youngest citizens.
✅ Before giving a gift this year, make sure to inspect the toy’s safety and age range.
Learn more about tips and related toy recalls below ⤵️
✅ Before giving a gift this year, make sure to inspect the toy’s safety and age range.
Learn more about tips and related toy recalls below ⤵️
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An atmospheric river pummeled much of Northwest Oregon on Thursday. Residents returned home after evacuating to find their homes damaged by severe flooding.
Flooding damages multiple homes in Clackamas County, as residents take stock
At atmospheric river pummeled much of Northwest Oregon on Thursday. Residents returned home after evacuating to find their homes damaged by severe flooding.
www.opb.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
An atmospheric river pummeled much of Northwest Oregon on Thursday. Residents returned home after evacuating to find their homes damaged by severe flooding.
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The workers on strike are advanced practice providers, a group that includes nurse practitioners and physicians’ associates working in a range of specialties like trauma, critical care and cardiovascular surgery.
Legacy Health tells striking workers they will lose health coverage on Jan. 1
A small number of highly trained clinicians at Legacy are on indefinite strike over wages.
www.opb.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The workers on strike are advanced practice providers, a group that includes nurse practitioners and physicians’ associates working in a range of specialties like trauma, critical care and cardiovascular surgery.
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A popular Skagit Valley tulip farm about a 35-minute drive down Interstate 5 from Bellingham recently announced it is closing at the end of the year following a sale of the business.
Skagit Valley tulip farm closing permanently as competitor takes over operations
A popular Skagit Valley tulip farm about a 35-minute drive down Interstate 5 from Bellingham recently announced it is closing at the end of the year following a sale of the business.
www.columbian.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A popular Skagit Valley tulip farm about a 35-minute drive down Interstate 5 from Bellingham recently announced it is closing at the end of the year following a sale of the business.
In other words, the DNC has learned absolutely NOTHING. What a joke!
www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
‘Pure Cowardice’: Political World Erupts After Democrats Kill Autopsy of 2024 Defeat
The political world is abuzz over a Thursday New York Times story about how the DNC is "scrapping its report on what went wrong in 2024."
www.mediaite.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In other words, the DNC has learned absolutely NOTHING. What a joke!
www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
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Unintentional overdoses remained the top cause of death among people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County last year. But those types of deaths are declining.
At least 372 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County last year
It’s the first annual decrease in recorded deaths since the county began tracking in 2011.
www.opb.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Unintentional overdoses remained the top cause of death among people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County last year. But those types of deaths are declining.
I am constantly amazed how kids are often more courageous than grown-ups.
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www.ifcj.org/news/stand-f...
Heroes of Bondi Beach: Chaya Dadon
14-year-old Chaya saved two children and survived with a gunshot wound at Bondi Beach.
www.ifcj.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I am constantly amazed how kids are often more courageous than grown-ups.
www.ifcj.org/news/stand-f...
www.ifcj.org/news/stand-f...
Um, how does this even work? You cannot even use an Oregon Trail card outside Oregon.
oregoncatalyst.com/93224-98-foo...
oregoncatalyst.com/93224-98-foo...
98% food stamp fraud occurs out of state (blame Kotek)
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation,
New state data shows that 98% of food stamp fraud in Oregon occurs out of state. This is because Oregon safeguards are low, and our leaders, Governor K...
oregoncatalyst.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Um, how does this even work? You cannot even use an Oregon Trail card outside Oregon.
oregoncatalyst.com/93224-98-foo...
oregoncatalyst.com/93224-98-foo...
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The gap between Oregon's richest one percent ($1.3 million on average in 2023) and the typical Oregonian ($49,000) is staggering.
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#TaxTheRich #CorporatePower #corporatepowerexposed #the1percent #the1percentclub
Watch our full video podcast here: https://bit.ly/4qjTqUK
#TaxTheRich #CorporatePower #corporatepowerexposed #the1percent #the1percentclub
December 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The gap between Oregon's richest one percent ($1.3 million on average in 2023) and the typical Oregonian ($49,000) is staggering.
Watch our full video podcast here: https://bit.ly/4qjTqUK
#TaxTheRich #CorporatePower #corporatepowerexposed #the1percent #the1percentclub
Watch our full video podcast here: https://bit.ly/4qjTqUK
#TaxTheRich #CorporatePower #corporatepowerexposed #the1percent #the1percentclub
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Speaking through plexiglass holes, strict 30-minute time limits and threats of trespassing — these are some of the conditions immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve faced while trying to provide legal representation to clients. buff.ly/r6a7zO6
Oregon immigration lawyers say they face more restrictions under Trump • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Plaintiffs are asking U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken to require that immigration officials give people detained access to their counsel.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Speaking through plexiglass holes, strict 30-minute time limits and threats of trespassing — these are some of the conditions immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve faced while trying to provide legal representation to clients. buff.ly/r6a7zO6
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See this list of area closed roads and highway as of Friday morning, Dec. 19, 2025.
Flooding, landslides, high water inundate Portland area roads Friday: See this list of closed routes
See this list of area closed roads and highway as of Friday morning, Dec. 19, 2025.
www.oregonlive.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
See this list of area closed roads and highway as of Friday morning, Dec. 19, 2025.
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Most government office are closed Christmas Day, public transportation hours are adjusted.
Christmas Day 2025: What’s open, closed, service adjustments on the holiday, things to do
Most government office are closed Christmas Day, public transportation hours are adjusted.
www.oregonlive.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Most government office are closed Christmas Day, public transportation hours are adjusted.
