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by Chris Black Who would have thought that legalizing hard drugs would lead to a bad outcome? The Guardian: When voters approved Measure 110 in 2020, they made Oregon the scene of a novel social experiment in the US by decriminalising the possession of small amounts of hard drugs and funneling hundreds of millions of …
via naturalnews: A video of a man telling about how he was able to hijack the system, live rent-free for months, get away from legal action, and still manage to get away with a big, fat $10,000 check has been circulating and going viral on social media. According to the video that the supposed “squatter” recorded …
Ohhhh…. https://t.co/mWLlcsGO5r — THEWATCHTOWERS (@THEWATCHTOWERS) January 17, 2024
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who serves as chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), stressed his commitment to tackle the issue of CCP land purchases in the U.S. on Fox Business Sunday following the Daily Caller News Foundation’s report on them. Chen Tianqiao, the founder, chairman and CEO of …
Chinese billionaire Chen Tianqiao, an alleged CCP member, reportedly owns 198,000 acres of Oregon timberland, the Daily Mail reports. According to the outlet, the $85 million purchase makes Tianqiao the second-largest foreign owner of American land. “The sale went through in 2015, but only became widespread knowledge on Monday after Oregon tax records unveiled one of Chen’s …
UNREAL. Oregon state reportedly denied a Christian woman to be a foster mother because she believes boys and girls are different. The State said she’s unfit to adopt because she wouldn’t assist a child in a gender transition and use preferred pronouns. Source:… pic.twitter.com/IKIAetGLdS — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 26, 2023 Oregon Christian mom, …
More mystery diseases. This time of the respiratory nature. via YAHOO: Marie Heckemeyer had every reason to believe her dog was recovering. Six-year-old Thunder, the beloved Siberian husky she raised from a puppy, was back to digging holes, jumping around the house, playing and seeking back scratches. Thunder had fallen ill after attending a boarding …
There is a growing feeling that the experiment has backfired and support is increasing for a measure – which could go on the ballot next year – to prosecute drug users again. Measure 110 was backed by 58 per cent of voters in a referendum in November 2020. Now, three years later, an Emerson poll …
Oregon department of education “minority students are too stupid to keep up so we are getting rid of standards.” Seems racist. — Brett (@Texan__Pride) October 24, 2023
This means that they will only teach to the most retarded student thereby dragging all students down to that level. https://twitter.com/_/status/1701985297645342885 h/t Tonight We Ride!
Three years ago, while the nation’s attention was on the 2020 presidential election, voters in Oregon took a dramatic step back from America’s long-running War on Drugs. By a 17-point margin, Oregonians approved Ballot Measure 110, which eliminated criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of any drug, including cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. When the policy …
https://twitter.com/weciv01/status/1681145685603938304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw PORTLAND, Oregon — The top Japanese diplomat in Oregon was the target of an unprovoked attack last month in downtown Portland, according to court records. Yoshioka Yuzo, the Consul General for Portland’s Consular Office of Japan, was walking near Southwest Park Avenue and Oak Street when he was pushed to the ground by a …
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that a law banning the recording of persons who do not explicitly consent to their voices being captured is unconstitutional, as it violates the First Amendment. James O’Keefe of O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) announced the decision online, noting that this follows his filing of a lawsuit …
Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday voted to end a prohibition on self-serve gas that’s been in place since 1951. House Bill 2426 would require gas stations to staff at least half of their open pumps for people who want assistance. But it would allow other pumps to be open for self-service. Stations are prohibited from charging different …