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Oregon is worth fighting for: -Worst 10% of educational outcomes -Worst 10% for drug addiction -Worst 10% for homelessness -Highest tax rate
Joined January 2022
Of all of the things going on in Oregon:. - Bottom 10% in education.- Bottom 10% in drug deaths.- Bottom 10% in homelessness.- Bottom 10% in mental health treatment.- Top 10% in taxes. @GovTinaKotek decided to focus on getting 3yrs of abortion inventory.
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Why does Oregon source its politicians from the Outback lot of the Subaru dealership?
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If Oregon is a 'very diverse state' why is it run by a bunch of white women all with the same haircut?.
Elizabeth Steiner is the first woman to be state treasurer and said Oregon is “a very diverse state” that helps to provide the variety of perspectives necessary to run the government well.
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Oregon received a staggering $1.6 BILLION of 'covid emergency' funds for SCHOOLS. These funds were allowed to be used on HVAC upgrades (among MANY other uses). Now schools in PDX are CLOSING because of a heat wave and they don't have air conditioning. SO WHERE DID THE $$$ GO?
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Portland, facing a $100 million deficit, has found taxpayer money to sponsor an "LED Drag Show". Other sponsors include @portlandgeneral (raised rates 30%+ in 3 years) and taxpayer subsidized @trimet (also just raised rates). The time to demand better is long ago. @DOGE @elonmusk
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Just witnessed 2 homeless people eating directly out of the hot bar trays with their bare hands at @WholeFoods while there is an active outbreak of a fecal diseases spreading amongst the homeless. This is the tired disgusting 'no-rules' behavior that ruins things for everyone.
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Holy shit. This is bad. Huge blow. There is literally no draw for any replacement even close. Why would any large business 'move-in' here? . Homeless drug vagrants, dirty, unsafe. All while paying exorbitant taxes? . WAKE UP. @GovTinaKotek .
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🚨@ORDems scream about 'equity' and 'inclusion' and 'making all voices heard'. Then they intentionally gerrymandered the state, which receives:. -F grade for Fairness.-F grade for Competitiveness, and.-F grade for Overall. They don't need voter fraud. They've rigged the state.
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This is what is happening in our beautiful @BLMOregon land. This is near the location of the MP 132 that happened today. Massive structures, hundreds of cars, RVs. This goes on for MILES - I captured less than 1 mile. The heroes at @CentralORFire deserve better. @GovTinaKotek
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They sort of buried the lead on this one. The head of OR Forestry Dept. was PUT ON LEAVE for saying he wants to hire 'candidates most qualified for the job.'. HE WAS PUT ON LEAVE FOR SAYING THIS based on this pink haired lady's ILLEGAL stance on hiring based on gender.
Pink-haired DEI trainer slams Oregon forestry bosses 'for hiring on basis of merit not gender or identity'
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The fact that a parody account of our governor has more followers than our governor herself shows what a parody @GovTinaKotek has become.
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It’s shocking how the West Coast has a two-tiered justice system!. HOMELESS: Set things on fire in the street outside your illegally parked unregistered RV?.--No Problem! They’ll even deliver you food. CITIZEN: Overstay the meter by 2 minutes?.--Get hit with a $55 TICKET.
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So in all honesty, Oregon was 51/51 for job growth. Worst in the entire nation. What is the plan? Are we just ignoring the data?.
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GASLIGHT INCOMING. They are refusing to acknowledge that these are caused by vagrants living in the forests for 2+ years. Don't let them gaslight you into believing this is caused by backyard camp fires.
Remember to check all fire restrictions before heading out to recreate. One less spark - One less wildfire.
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I pay $4,000/year for medical insurance. Went to urgent care today for simple ear infection. Cost $350 out of pocket for 10 minutes + medication. If only I were homeless, illegal, or non-contributing to society it could have all been free.
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Who do they think is going to pay this?. If NW Natural gets sued, they will increase rates to pay for it. Your own government is basically suing you for heating your home and cooking food.
Multnomah County adds NW Natural to $50B climate change lawsuit
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Trump isn't even in office and @GovTinaKotek is already blaming him. Reminder, she is governor of the state with:.-Worst 10% of educational outcomes.-Worst 10% for drug addiction.-Worst 10% for homelessness .-Highest tax rate. And she's blaming someone not even in charge yet.
I will not stand idly by as abortion access, environmental standards, civil liberties, or other priorities come under attack from national partisan politics.
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🤔I'm genuinely curious. When you're in charge of the state with:.-Worst 10% of educational outcomes.-Worst 10% for drug addiction.-Worst 10% for homelessness.-Highest tax rate. Do you actually think this type of virtue signaling is helpful, or is it just a middle finger?.
More than just remembering, let’s commit ourselves to an Oregon where all are welcome and everyone thrives. A place where everyone, regardless of who they are, feels safe and secure to live an authentic life with dignity and freedom from hate.
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Woke white women and their virtuous ideology have destroyed Oregon. A sheriff's sole job is to ENFORCE laws. They do not get leeway in deciding which laws they want to enforce based on their personal point of view. Stop voting for these people.
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🚨BREAKING: @PPSConnect is banning personal and political signs in schools due to plummeting enrollment. The teacher's union is protesting, calling it 'unworkable.'. Why not prioritize teaching math, science, and reading? Our schools are ranked 45th in the nation.
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Turn Oregon Red. We need balance. This isn't about a red state takeover. This is about bringing sensible moderation to the far left extremism that is failing the state. OREGONIANS. VOTE @LathropWill. WE CAN DO THIS.
NEW: Turnout in deep blue Multnomah County, OR is down 73% vs. this stage of the 2020 election, and down around 50% compared to historic avg. Potential causes include complicated voting in Portland, the pandemic affecting 2020 and depressed Dems. #orpol.(image: @horvick )
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Cab driver gets murdered while working a fare by stabbing in the neck by felon - Next to no coverage. Biz owner sprays water on homeless person that defecate on his business - NATIONAL OUTRAGE . This double standard must end. Homeless are not above the law.
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🚨🚨This should be setting off alarm bells across the state!!. Oregon had the LOWEST JOB GROWTH nationally, with nearly the lowest rates across good paying middle class jobs (mfg, trade, and white collar). Meanwhile, we are 13th NATIONALLY for fastest growing GOVERNEMNT JOBS.
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The brainwashing about how Trump is making things worse is shocking. Trump didn't hand out tarps to homeless people as compassionate.Trump didn't legalize hard drugs in our community.Trump didn't eliminate graduation requirements.Trump didn't increase taxes to the highest in USA.
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🚨OUTRAGEOUS🚨. Criminal vagrants have been illegally squatting on public land near Bend, ignoring the 14-day limit FOR YEARS. After they set fire to the forest, authorities are punishing EVERYONE by closing the area rather than enforcing existing rules🤨.
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I can hear it now. "We need to protect what matters most!" as they slash livability, pot hole repair, and public safety budgets while protecting DEI jobs, migrant funding, and road diets. Sadly, I'm on the list of high income earners waiting to move out.
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Chief "Accountability" & Equity Officer of Portland Pub. Schools (yes, real job w. $208k/yr salary) blames declining enrollment on people having fewer kids. Nothing to do w. outcomes in bottom 10% of schools in the US? Or pushing radicalism on students?.
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The day has come. After years of considering it, I'm starting to actively apply for jobs to get out of Oregon. Debating between Salt Lake City and San Diego. My ideal place is PDX in 2014-2017. I actually liked the progressivism of that day. It was entrepreneurial, welcoming.
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How are people affording to live? The everyday essentials are out of control. Insurance ALONE is outrageous. Assuming NOTHING goes wrong, I'm out over $6,700/year. That's before mortgage, gas, groceries, electricity, heat, clothes. *Home: $175.*Car: $110.*Medical: $280.
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You haven't seen angry until you take away an @ORDems access to unchecked grift money!.
The news coming out of Washington D.C does not reflect what’s happening on the ground here in Oregon, and it’s your federal tax dollars that are in limbo. I will continue to work to make sure this reckless, unlawful funding freeze does not impact Oregonians.
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Oregon desperately needs @DOGE @elonmusk @VivekGRamaswamy . We've built AN $82 MILLION BUILDING w/ a bee sculpture to raise awareness for the "department’s vital work identifying and studying insects – and the important roles wasps play in forest health".
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Really sick of going into stores and having everything locked up. It took me 10 minutes to buy laundry detergent because it was behind locked glass, as was toothpaste, deodorant, etc. Plaid Pantry now locks up their coolers. How about locking up criminals rather than groceries?.
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I'm curious the mind of a Portland voter. We are ranked 50/50 [DEAD LAST] in several categories and near the bottom of many other. How are we DEAD LAST, and you vote the exact same way. Are you like 'Oh if only there were more Dems this would be solved' ??.
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10% of Black students perform at grade-level for math. This is @ORDems EQUITY. Maybe it's time to stop gender ideology and focus on basics. Oregon schools spend some of the HIGHEST $ per student in the nation. WHERE IS THE $$ GOING?!.@GovTinaKotek.
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Why is Oregon @ORDems @GovTinaKotek subsidizing more data centers?. These places soak up our electricity and drive up rates, produce incredibly FEW jobs, and provide zero value to us. Meanwhile their insane taxes & policies drive away real businesses.
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The fact that they want to raise taxes on people that have a glass of wine while handing out unlimited foil and 'snorting kits' to fentanyl users tells you everything you need to know about our current elected leaches. I'm exhausted.
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Lol, the county is paying $2,250/month per HOTEL room in Delta Park. No kitchen, no laundry. Just a standard hotel room. You can get a nice 1BR in a nice part of town for that. As @SMeieran might say, "what the actual F".
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Why do tire marks on the street get immediate attention, but intentional vandalism on critical federal way-finding signs goes un-tended?
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The Portland Zoo Train was shutdown by @oregonmetro. Metro, which is a totally unnecessary and useless entity with a $1.8 BILLION budget, somehow can't find $2M to restart the train. Yet @OregonZoo wants $350 MILLION for climate justice. Do they hate things that bring joy?.
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Here is the lowest rated governor in America talking to you like you're 6 while playing with Legos. She hates you more than know.
My housing production bill is making its way through the legislature, but I’m not losing sight of what’s most important: Oregon needs to build more housing – now.
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🚨Things get worse. MUCH worse. Statewide, less than 8% of high school Black students are proficient in math. For the @PPSConnect grads, that means 92% are sent out into the world not proficient in math. This is @GovTinaKotek idea of equity?. These numbers should OUTRAGE you
10% of Black students perform at grade-level for math. This is @ORDems EQUITY. Maybe it's time to stop gender ideology and focus on basics. Oregon schools spend some of the HIGHEST $ per student in the nation. WHERE IS THE $$ GOING?!.@GovTinaKotek.
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This is our central library in Portland. Just in case you were wondering. @MultCoLib.
Happening Now: Homeless Openly Smoking Fentanyl at Multnomah County Central Public Library, 6 Days after the Start of HB4002. #Portland #Oregon. What's the point of having multiple Sheriffs in the building if they're not going to arrest people committing crimes on their property?
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I think a HUGE reason people have lost compassion for the homeless issue is there is truly nothing off limits anymore. Smoke fentanyl on the MAX and pass out in a downtown doorway? No problem. Camp along waterfront park with trash flowing into the river? Fine. Start fires? 👍.
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Never forget - tina told us we don't need a red state gov. to clean up the trash. That was ~14 months ago. Anyone seeing progress?.
We certainly don’t need a red state take over to clean up the damn trash.
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Oregon used to be a land of opportunity where small biz was appreciated and supported. Then the Dems got cocky and taxed us to death w. the new CAT, which taxes EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR of sales, whether it is profit or not. It shows how little they know about running a biz.
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Drazan is running a campaign on hope. Kotek is running a campaign on fear.
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This should be illegal. @DeloitteUS has donated thousands to strictly @ORDems over the past few years, including Fraudster Fagan. Now they are awarded a contract by @GovTinaKotek and @OregonDOT to investigate voter rolls?
The same report that showed DMV missed 56 voters registered w/o proof of citizenship in its initial review announces Deloitte will do outside review. Deloitte is firm Gov. Kotek's wife met with prior to the firm receiving a separate $200k mental health contract in '23.
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The last few days have been especially shocking in PDX. From the face eater to the historic church arson. From the toddler assault to the bank arson. WHY HAS NO LEADER SAID A WORD ABOUT THIS BEING SHOCKING AND COMMITTING TO FIXING THE ROOT CAUSE?.
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So sick of this shit. In what world are we prioritizing the illegal will of drug addicted homeless vagrants over our children? The word 'sick' does not even begin to describe how I feel about this. Also, the guy in the back is wearing $170 shoes.
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1,200 more private sector jobs gone with Intel announcing mass layoffs in Hillsboro. Who will continue to pay for the growing state run agencies while the number of taxpayers plummets? .
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While Oregonians are struggling with layoffs, high costs, and poor services, @GovTinaKotek is going to spend 11% more of your tax dollars. Oregon's already massive, overreaching, bureaucratic, ineffective government is about to get bigger.
If we continue the work, the equivalent of nearly 1 in 3 Oregonians experiencing unsheltered homelessness on my first day in office will be housed by the end of my first term. We must keep going.
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Honest question for any liberal that sees this. Why, after nearly 20 years of exclusively democrats in power, do you still choose democrats to fix the problems. They are clearly the ones that created them.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced her priorities for the coming legislative session on Tuesday, with a focus on addressing the state's education system.
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@KOINNews Maybe they should look at where 30 years of single party democrat control has gotten PDX. .
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The local news media seems to be turning a corner on OR politics. What changed? . Many of us have known all along there was deep corruption - they refused to cover any of it until the last 2-3 months. Now that they've started, its FLOWING.
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💰Equity and Inclusion Manager who sits in an office all day with zero accountability at @multco makes $139,000/yr. 🚓Police Officer at @PortlandGov makes between $57,000 - $22,000 LESS per year putting their lives on the line. Does this explain where we are?
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Half a billion dollars in one year spent in @oregonmetro on homelessness. That's a 50% increase. Where does it go? Full audit needed. It certainly isn't helping the homeless.
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The last month in @GovTinaKotek's Oregon:. @PortlandClinic closes hospital due to drug vagrant overrun.@MultCoLib becomes drug den after multi-million $ reno.@PDXParksandRec playground not usable for kids due to drug needles.@ModaCenter concert goer robbed at knife pt by homeless.
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Oregon: "Its unsafe to pump your own gas!". Also Oregon: "Feel free to smoke fentanyl in front of the grocery store and light fires in the woods".
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The Maine/Trump ballot thing reminds me of Covid restrictions in Oregon. A small select group of white (typically women) liberals having unilateral unchecked authority to decide what freedoms people can and cannot have based on their personal beliefs and selected set of facts.
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Why is it that white women are running Oregon into the ground?.
@JoforOregon @joekv @GovTinaKotek Oddly - and this just popped into my head - why are there so many white women failing in Oregon politics? Where are the men?. Kate Brown - lowest rated in USA.Kotek - Current corruption scandal + La Mota $$.Fagan - Out due to corruption.JVP - HORRIBLE.
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Saturday AM errands in PDX: .- My street blocked by homeless shopping cart/trailer.- Small homeless fire at Delta Park soccer fields.- LARGE homeless fire on SE Waterfront near OMSI (black smoke).- 3 people at my dog park smoking out of foil. All before 10am. THIS IS NOT LIVABLE.
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SEVENTY criminal counts, including felon in possession of a firearm AND manufacturing firearms. Released in a day without bail.
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Here we go again. @PortlandHousing is celebrating after spending your tax dollars at a rate of $700,000 PER UNIT for 'affordable housing'. When @oregonmetro asks to extend the SHS tax, VOTE IT DOWN. This is absurd. $700,000 PER UNIT!!!
🎉Major milestone alert! . Financing for @BRIDGEhousing's hollywoodHUB project has officially closed, meaning construction on this 222-unit affordable housing development can now begin. hollywoodHUB is the largest project to receive Portland Housing Bureau funds to date. /1
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Portland made being a small landlord miserable, so they sold to megacorps and left. Now we're left with huge corps setting rent prices. Oregon is making being a small business owner miserable, so don't be surprised when they all shutter and leave.
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Coming soon to the Central Eastside, where the homeless burned down an old warehouse. An $84M, 159 unit ($528k per unit) affordable housing project. This does not include any operational costs. When do we start demanding accountability?.
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Make $140k/year as an "Equity Manager" at @multco. Wonder why nothing gets done? It's because all the money is being funneled to this garbage.
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Recall from school that the US government was built with 3 branches of gov't to provide 'checks & balances' over one another. What happens when those 3 branches become controlled by exclusively one ideology?. Well folks, that's how you get Oregon.
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On the other side of this, @nwnatural, should turn off all gas service pending the lawsuit. "Your ability to heat your home and cook food has been shut down due to a lawsuit from @jvegapederson and @multco. We're sorry we can't provide you clean burning natural gas at this time".
Who do they think is going to pay this?. If NW Natural gets sued, they will increase rates to pay for it. Your own government is basically suing you for heating your home and cooking food.
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Wow, just stepped foot in my neighborhood library for the first time in 2+ yrs. Guy totally drugged out in the lobby throwing papers around a convulsing. Staff came over and got him set up with a temp ID to access the computer. WHAT IS THIS?. WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?.
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Stop letting @ORDems ask for more and more money. We have the 3rd highest per capita spending in the nation (HI and AK both high for obvious reasons being far away). And for those of us that live in PDX, this doesn't include grifters at Metro, MultCo, and City taxes.
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So we are a week into the virtuous 'fentanyl emergency' (which could have been mitigated in the first place by simply enforcing existing rules) and there is NOTHING to show for it. No daily updates. No press conferences. No measurements. No data. @jvegapederson @GovTinaKotek.
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Meanwhile in Portland, we cover windows with sexual orientation flags.
The city of Huntington Beach, CA just voted to ban all non Government Flags from city buildings. LGBTQ activists are of course losing their minds claiming it will harm LGBTQ people. The Mayor is standing firm though and says we should fly flags that represent EVERYONE!. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Last 2 days in PDX: .- Bank lit on fire.- Toddler pushed onto train tracks. Both caused by likely homeless drug addicts. WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS?.
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Nothing brings out the service resistant homeless like a sunny day. Refuse to accept shelter. Refuse to accept support. Just loving to scream at traffic, throw things at other things, and swing stuff at other stuff. And we are forced to live surrounded by it. Happy sunny day!.
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Of everyone I know that left OR in the last 12 months, not one said it was because of a 'climate emergency'. Crime, cost of living, and education have all been causes. It is just so weird that @TheDemocrats pretend these aren't real issues.
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No mugshot, No name, No info. Why are @ORDems so hell bent on protecting criminals while subjecting innocent people to criminal behavior?.
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The guy who stabbed someone to death in broad daylight on the Steel Bridge was from California. He was arrested near Salem ~a year ago for stealing an ambulance and ramming it into police. He never went to trail (was released from custody) for this crime.
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The woke rampage continues. New food cart pod on boots existing business from lot as owner was straight and they only allow BIPOC and LGBTQ+ owners. Business says they immediately lost 50%+ of their sales due to having to close. This is woke inclusivity.
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Remember the near universal backlash against Commie Khanh's $1000/mo cash payments to homeless with zero stipulations other than being homeless? . Well, they are doing it anyway. and with a racist lens qualifier as 70%+ of recipients are non-white .
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Well, its happening to me. We had an RV 'move in' on our block. We are in an "area parking permit" zone which requires bizs + residents to pay $75/year. All others are limited to 2hrs. PBOT came and ticketed MANY cars (the enforce regularly). Did NOTHING to the RV taking 4+ spots.
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The fact that we have a plywood wall and fortified fence around two government buildings downtown since 2020 tells you everything you need to know about who won.
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When will @ORDems consider looking at spending, rather than thinking the answer is always more money. If money solved problems, we wouldn't be 45th in Education, 45th+ in mental health treatment, and 50th in addiction.
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Rules for thee. - Hardworking citizen at work? TICKET.- Supporting local business? TICKET. - Destroying the env., loafing, intimidating community? WELCOME! . @PDXReal1
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Why is @portlandgeneral giving money to the PAC supporting the @OregonZoo property tax bond?. They increased rates 17% in 2024 + asking for another 7% on top of it, having increased rates 30% since 2022. Yet the have $$$ to donate to support a Zoo bond?.
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As someone who went to a real university and got a real degree, I couldn't imagine the stress of my campus being destroyed by outsiders + library being occupied by a hate group ahead of finals. @Portland_State should be deeply ashamed of what they allowed, esp. for negotiating.
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🚨🚨 THIS IS SHOCKING! 🧵. Your tax dollars are being funneled to the "Don't Rank Rene" left wing extremists with a PAC against @CommissionerRG. Here's how:. The organization @seedingjustice receives $43 million in taxpayer funded government grants. 💰THIS IS YOUR MONEY!.1/x
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Really weird what's happening on @trimet. Allowing MAX to turn into a mobile addict shelter; forcing riders (many low income) to sit surrounded by ppl high on drugs. Fare inspector came on. Roughly 1/3 of ppl no fare. Punishment for no fare?. Free ticket. Not kidding.
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Feeling absolutely done. Have felt this before. Something URGENT must happen in the next 30 days or I'm starting to look for jobs outside OR. I'll gladly rent my house out for the absolute max I can and raise rent regularly to keep up with the BS. Enjoy.
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Frankly it seems like the entire state of Oregon has turned a corner in terms of understanding that what we are doing is straight enablement of drugs, crime, and homelessness. The entire state EXCLUDING @ORDems *.
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Serious question, how is this person in office?. Do people just vote based on name recognition? Do they not care that she is overseeing the downfall of our state and country while advocating to rename post offices?. How is this real life?.
I'm pleased my bill to rename a Hillsboro Post Office after the late Representative Elizabeth Furse has advanced out of committee! I'm hopeful that it will come to the House floor soon. Learn more about my effort to honor Rep. Furse's legacy here:
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Who is doing the math on these?! Carter Commons is $27.3M for 63 units. That is OVER $425,000 for each 1-bedroom unit. THIS IS FRAUD @PortlandHousing @oregonmetro .
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Why has it become the progressive way to not do anything about small, obvious problems until absolute destruction. The Steel Bridge was tunneled through in plain sight. Everyone knew squatters were living in Kmart and the warehouse in SE. We need to get back to basics.
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Most Oregonians seem obsessed with giving the illusion they are helping while doing as little as possible. Its why they approve every tax increase.Its why they fly Ukrainian flags.Its why they have BLM signs.Its why we enable drug use. Helps 0 while giving the illusion they care.
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This is next level!! RENOVATING (!!! - not building new) 72 apartments for low income - displacing 6 families who 'make too much' in the process is going to cost $38M!!!. Over $500,000 per unit!!! JUST TO RENOVATE!!!. GRIFT ON GRIFT ON GRIFT!.
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It is incredibly clear that gangs and homeless are driving the vast majority of all crime across the city. So why don't we do something about it?.
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LOL @TinaKotek! . Admitted her decision to keep schools closed harmed learning. BUT thankfully she approved a $1B tax on small businesses to start trying to recover the damage. That's $1B from small business to pay for @TinaKotek and @OregonGovBrown's terrible decisions.
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@rosecityoutrage I consider myself a liberal, but I'm voting for Drazan. My views skew somewhat conventional liberal, but liberals in OR are extremists that I cannot identify with.
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