#Portland ICE building burns amid night of violent protests

#Portland ICE building burns amid night of violent protests

“#Portland ICE building burns amid night of violent protests” A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility burned during a Saturday night protest in Portland, Ore., that ended with federal agents shooting pepper balls to disperse rioters, according to reports. The run-in marked another evening of chaos in the City of Roses, where sometimes-violent protests have…

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#USC won’t back down from Gonzaga task

#USC won’t back down from Gonzaga task

“#USC won’t back down from Gonzaga task” USC’s Trojans are gifted, talented, deep, clever, powerful; Gonzaga’s Bulldogs are more gifted, more talented, deeper, more clever, more powerful. USC looks unstoppable; Gonzaga looks bulletproof. The Trojans have the best player in future pro Evan Mobley; the Zags may have the next five best. USC has a…

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#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms

#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms

“#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms” A bill was introduced in California Thursday that would decriminalize the personal use of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline and ibogaine for all Californians over the age of 21.  It comes on the heels of Oregon’s blockbuster drug decriminalization bill, which just went into effect…

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#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’

#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’

“#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’” The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently encouraged teachers to register for training that encourages “ethnomathematics” and argues, among other things, that White supremacy manifests itself in the focus on finding the right answer. An ODE newsletter sent last week advertises a Feb. 21 “Pathway to…

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#Oregon law decriminalizing street drugs goes into effect

#Oregon law decriminalizing street drugs goes into effect

“#Oregon law decriminalizing street drugs goes into effect” Oregon’s law decriminalizing small amounts of all street drugs went into effect on Monday — making it the first state in the nation to enact such a measure. Those found with personal-use amounts of drugs — including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and ecstasy — will now…

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#Oregon woman’s body recovered after being swept by mudslide

#Oregon woman’s body recovered after being swept by mudslide

“#Oregon woman’s body recovered after being swept by mudslide” Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters on Saturday recovered the body of an Oregon woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep mudslide during a winter storm last week, authorities said. Jennifer Camus Moore, a registered nurse from Warrendale, Oregon, was driving in the Columbia River Gorge…

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