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Cartwright described for Rolling Stone a years-long struggle to keep kids safe at school. “Munitions and tear gas — we aren’t new to this,” she says. “We’d been next to the ICE building the whole time.” She emphasized that the school has coexisted “harmoniously with the protesters,” but adds: “Our issue is the chemical weapons being used against them that were impacting our space.”

But as the intensity of the conflict rose, it soon became clear that the school would have to make a dramatic change. “We were getting nightly reports that green gas was enveloping our garden — our edible garden — and all of the different chemicals were impacting our soil.” Cottonwood faced the costly prospect of constant testing and remediation, or being unable to use its outdoor spaces. When the bottom dropped out of enrollment, the school chose to relocate to a recently vacant middle-school campus where Cottonwood could take over the lease.

“You are hereby notified that your jurisdiction has been identified as one that engages in sanctuary policies and practices that thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States” the letter said. “This ends now.”

"Please submit a response to this letter that confirms your commitment to complying with federal law and identifies the immediate initiatives you are taking to eliminate laws, policies, and practices that impede federal immigration enforcement,” the letter said.

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Jeff Merkley co-sponsored the legislation to stop arming Israel.

Ron Wyden, who holds dual citizenship in Israel, voted to continue arming Israel.

Even with all those incentive dollars, tax breaks, and innumerable concessions this will always be what happens. Governments are captured by corporate money, power and influence and then governments give away the people's wealth and corporations take.

Source: https://bikeportland.org/2025/07/09/new-city-club-research-will-tackle-portlands-vision-zero-failure-395329

The portland police airplane is continuously circling the ICE building in south waterfront next to the Tesla dealership in big wide circles counter clockwise. I suppose the circles over downtown and northeast portland post BLM are no longer a priority… Also it would be nice if there was an ordnance to keep them from making so much noise over and over again after midnight. Also that is a lot of fuel we are paying for. How much does it cost to keep an airplane flying 24/7 vs dispatching a helicopter when it is actually necessary?

They have the technology to see body heat. God speed, be safe.

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Happening at 4310 S Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97239

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