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Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says | Ars Technica
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Civic Education
Sheetz
Artificial Intelligence
OSHA and Firefighters 🚒
Office of Personnel Management
Airplanes ✈️
Border Crisis
Biden’s Parole Policy Threatens Voter Registration, Experts Say
More than half of Americans support mass deportations of illegal migrants: poll
Mexican NGO With Pro-Biden Flyers Also Allowed Anti-Trump Display, Images Show
Thomas Massie, R KY-4
Ukraine 🇺🇦 Fine Print
Surveillance and Censorship
CIA Recruit Is Pursuing Global Internet Censorship As “eSafety” Czar In Australia
Facebook interfered with U.S. elections almost 40 times since 2008: Study | Just The News
Thought Police: Google Launches "Prebunking" Campaign to Counter 'Election Misinformation'
FBI Director Accused of Hypocrisy for Monitoring Conservatives but Not Pro-Hamas Protests
Michael Knowles Reveals Global Impact Of Australia’s Speech Battle With Elon Musk | The Daily Wire
SoCal Antifa Trial
Squatting Law in Oregon
Libs of TikTok
DAILY BRIEFING: "Pronoun Bully, Trans Kidnapper, Democrat Thief, and More!"
DAILY BRIEFING: "Trans Student Attack, Planet Fitness Scripts, Drag Queen Stripper, and More!"
Rage against the WAR MACHINE
United Nations 🇺🇳
Independent report does not find UN’s Palestinian agency is compromised by outside groups | The Hill
Gaza 🇵🇸
Israel 🇮🇱
Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct. 7 failures | Reuters
West Bank: Israel investigates after volunteer paramedic killed
Israel steps up strikes across Gaza, orders new evacuations in north | Reuters
Jama’a Islamiya 🇱🇧
Lebanon 🇱🇧
North Korea 🇰🇵
Kim Jong-un leads North Korea rocket drills that 'simulate nuclear counterattack' | Evening Standard
Palestine 🇵🇸
Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established
Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days | Reuters
Russia 🇷🇺
Ukraine 🇺🇦
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
United States 🇺🇸
US troops thwart drone attack in Iraq, the first in months | The Hill
Pentagon announces $6B for long-term Ukraine weapons contracts | The Hill
How Much Are You Paying for Ukraine Aid? Economist Crunches the Numbers
Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah move, says White House | Reuters
World Military Spending
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Robbery
Gun Control (Ban cars and/or booze)
Flame Throwing Robot Dog
Moving with NFA items
ATF
Arkansas
New York
Oregon
Tennessee
Representatives hole die in after passing teacher arming bill | Robby Starbuck
Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Washington
SCOTUS
SCOTUS Will Consider Challenge To Biden’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulations | The Daily Wire
Why the Supreme Court Should Take This Chance to Smack the Crap Out of Illinois
Multnomah County
2024 Politicians
Bar Declines to Investigate Nathan Vasquez’s Statements in Voters’ Pamphlet
Man stole 80 cars over 30 years. (why we must vote anti-crime) | The Oregon Catalyst
District Attorney Candidates Smear Each Other in Ads. The Truth Is More Interesting.
Portland mayoral candidates focus on inequality, uniting city in debate
2024 May Ballot
Business
In the new Portland, legalized hard drugs are out, business is in | Fox News
7 Portland metro retail stories to watch, including REI in Beaverton and Nike downtown
Von Ebert Brewing to close flagship location in Pearl District
Chick-fil-A to convert strip club into new restaurant location
Portland ramen chain to close all locations after filing for bankruptcy
Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
Child Abuse
Crime
15-year-old boy accused of shooting 7 Gresham school buses with pellet gun
Irvington neighborhood on edge after assault reports - Portland
Nine arrested in multi-agency mission that recovered seven stolen cars
Fentanyl
Government
City of Portland
Mayor Wheeler Criticizes Commissioner Gonzalez’s Camping Ban in 11th-Hour Press Conference
After a Tense Week, Portland City Council Rejects Gonzalez’s Alternative Camping Ban
Portland's camping policy, takes shape, Com. Gonzalez takes aim at Oregon law
Jail
Multnomah County Weighs Spending $200,000 to “De-Silo” Jail Health System
Multnomah County addresses 'unprecedented' spike in inmate deaths in 2023
Jail nurses ask Multnomah County to fire 2 supervisors - OPB
Library
Multnomah County adds lighting to deter drug use at downtown library
PDX’s new weapon against crime, drugs — outdoor lighting | The Oregon Catalyst
Portland Permitting and Development
With new bureau, Portland attempts to streamline residential, commercial permitting process
PPS
THE PRUDENT PERSON PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE APPLIED TO ALL PUBLICLY FUNDED PROJECTS
Cuts to PPS budget 'a lot harder' this time, interim superintendent says
Teachers demand ‘no cuts’ as Portland Public Schools discuss $30 million budget shortfall
PPS asks custodians to pay back erroneous overpayments from winter storm work
Portland schools could see $50 million boost for climate action - OPB
Portland State University
Portland Inno - PSU accelerator leader harnesses AI for a DEI chatbot
OUTSIDER RALLIES TO TAKEOVER PSU CAMPUS (ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST)
In response to pro-Palestine protests, Portland State University freezes ties with Boeing
Homelessness
Multnomah Falls
PGE
Pothole Lawsuit
Tragedy
Youth Drug Treatment
Oregon
Politics and Law
Aimee Kotek-Wilson
Top Kotek staff were concerned about first lady's role, security requests, records show
Economist Resigns
Oregon’s Top Economist to Depart Without Any Notice From the State
OSAA and trans athletes
Border Field Trip
National Semiconductor Research Center
Oregon makes bid for federal technology hub | News | portlandtribune.com
Kotek announces proposal to build national semiconductor center in Oregon
Summer School
Working Families Party
A Virtually Invisible Political Party Reels in a Whopper of a Donation
2024 May Primaries
2024 Attorney General
2024 Secretary of State
2024 House
Business
Department of Employment
Department of Environmental Quality
Willamette River Is So Full of Trash the State Proposes to Regulate It Under the Clean Water Act
DEQ report shows how wildfires impacted air quality in Oregon over the years
Oregon reconsidering CAFO permit for large chicken farm | Livestock | capitalpress.com
Department of Human Services
Department of Justice
Department of Motor Vehicles
Economy
Education
Fewer Oregon graduates are going to college. These seniors face big decisions - oregonlive.com
Should Students Have Phones in Class? We Asked Three Portland School Officials.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Grizzly Bears 🐻
Lottery
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Oregon State Police
Paid Leave
Resource Education Agricultural Leadership Oregon
Samaritan Health
Southern Oregon University
Wildfires
County News
Senator Wyden
Benton
Clackamas
Clatsop
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Deschutes
New community-based refugee resettlement approach successful so far in Bend - OPB
Redmond city voters eye term limits, anti-nepotism rules - OPB
Deschutes County Sheriff Candidate is subject of complaints filed with state agencies
Douglas
Josephine
Lane
Startup aims to fill Eugene news void left by diminished Register-Guard - oregonlive.com
Officials confirm Washington murder suspect dead after chase on I-5 | News | kezi.com
Ex-Washington cop accused of double murder, abducting baby, shoots self
Lincoln
Linn
Oregon State Police investigating ex-Sweet Home code officer
Controversial Linn County chicken ranch put on hold following permit withdrawal - OPB
24 arrests in Albany as a result of "citizen-led" online predator catcher | News | kezi.com
Marion
Chris Hoy vs. Julie Hoy in the race to be Salem's next mayor
Trucker in multifatal I-5 crash loses another motion to suppress evidence
Salem’s violent crime dipped, homicides at 15-year high in 2023
Gervais School District has found a creative approach to slashing chronic absenteeism rates
News briefs: Salem wants residents' thoughts on community belonging, SCORE needs mentors
Washington
Intel Contractor Files Lawsuit Following Exposure to Toxic Chemicals at Hillsboro Plant
Hillsboro police seek help on possible kidnapping seen on doorbell cam
Intel Oregon expansion, new data centers, leave PGE with power challenge - Portland Business Journal
State crews remove trees in Washington County to slow spread of emerald ash borer - OPB
National
Politics and Law
Speaker of the House
Greene: Motion to vacate is coming ‘regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do’ | The Hill
Why Speaker Johnson's Job Is on the Line After House Votes $60 Billion for Ukraine
Speaker Johnson to visit Columbia University amid protests | The Hill
Antisemitism Monitors
Bipartisan bill would create "antisemitism monitors" at colleges
House of Representatives
COVID
Title IX
STATEMENT: Title IX regs mean students less likely to receive justice
New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn't the final word
Ukraine 🇺🇦
TAO, 40 CONSERVATIVE GROUPS RALLY TO OPPOSE SPEAKER TAKEOVER
Congress Yet Again Abuses 'Emergency Spending' for Non-Emergency Purposes
TikTok
Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
Congress passes TikTok sell-or-ban bill, but legal battles loom
TikTok & Ukraine 🇺🇦
Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package With Possible TikTok Ban | The Daily Wire
Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package after Republican battle | Reuters
National Public Radio
Multiple bills introduced in Congress to defund NPR | National | thecentersquare.com
Agricultural Working Group
Trans India 🇮🇳 Activists
Secret Service
Postal Service
Wyden, colleagues call out Postal Service leaders for unsustainable price hikes, poor service - KTVZ
2024 Election
Electoral College
2024 Presidential
Oregon Primary
Could Oregon Voters Write In Jeff Merkley for President, as a Rebuke to Biden Over Gaza?
Liberals push write-in protest against Biden | The Oregon Catalyst
Joe Biden
Biden says uncle shot down over area populated by cannibals in World War Two | Reuters
Biden Slammed For Remarks About Anti-Semitic Protests At Columbia | The Daily Wire
Biden Complains About ‘Disinformation’ — While Spreading Disinformation At WHCD | The Daily Wire
Biden tries to downplay age with jokes, mocks Trump at White House Correspondents Dinner
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton Suggests Trump Wants To ‘Kill His Opposition’ | The Daily Wire
Trump holds overall 6-point lead in battleground states: Poll | The Hill
Bill Barr: ‘The Threat To Our Country Is From The Far-Left,’ Not Trump | The Daily Wire
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
Jill Stein
Green Party’s Hard-Left Jill Stein: ‘The Jews Have Poland’ | The Daily Wire
Far-Left Green Party Presidential Candidate Arrested At Campus Anti-Israel Protest | The Daily Wire
2024 House
Val Hoyle, D OR-4
Matt Gaetz, R FL-1
Ilhan Omar, D MN-5
Summer Lee, D PA-12
Rep. Summer Lee beats back primary challenge in Pennsylvania | WBTW
Donald Payne Jr., D NJ-10
New Jersey House Democrat Donald Payne Jr. Dies At 65 | The Daily Wire
2024 Senate
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Justice
Middle District of Tennessee
Department of Transportstion
Economy
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Trade Commission
Secret Service
Securities and Exchange Commission
SCOTUS
Homelessness
Supreme Court will weigh banning homeless people from sleeping outside | AP News
Supreme Court poised to allow camping bans to stand in major homelessness case
Unserialized Firearms
Supreme Court to hear ghost gun regulation arguments - UPI.com
Abortion in Idaho
US Supreme Court split over Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies | Reuters
Justice Alito Revives Fetal Personhood Debate In Idaho Abortion Case | The Daily Wire
Presidential Immunity
Supreme Court appears open to some presidential immunity for Trump, risking delays | The Hill
Tornadoes 🌪️
Residents begin rummaging through rubble after tornadoes hit parts of Midwest
Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
The Other 49
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
Trump Electors
Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows
GOP-controlled Arizona House votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban | The Hill
Charges against Trump’s 2020 ‘fake electors’ are expected to deter a repeat this year | The Hill
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
New York
Donald Trump, Hush Money
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
On first day of Trump hush money trial, prosecutors say he corrupted 2016 election | Reuters
Trump Trial: David Pecker said he'd be Trump's 'eyes and ears' | Reuters
Michael Avenatti Claims He Is Willing To Testify In Trump Hush-Money Trial | The Daily Wire
David Pecker calmly links Trump, Michael Cohen to suppressing stories, pushing fake news
Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial
Jonathan Turley Says Bragg’s Case Against Trump Is ‘Collapsing’ After Witness Testimony
Donald Trump, Civil Fraud
Trump accepts new restrictions on $175 million bond in New York civil fraud case | Reuters
Harvey Weinstein
New York Appeals Court Tosses Harvey Weinstein Rape Conviction | The Daily Wire
‘Train Wreck, Health-wise’: Harvey Weinstein Rushed To Hospital | The Daily Caller
Sean “Diddy” Combs
Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit
Ohio
Texas
Washington
'SPD is dying': What Seattle police officers say as they depart - MyNorthwest.com
Washington ranked among the most dangerous states in the country, according to new study
Washington introduces electric vehicle rebates for low-income households
Washington DC
International
European Union 🇪🇺
Australia 🇦🇺
Brazil 🇧🇷
Canada 🇨🇦
China 🇨🇳
China orders Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads, other apps in censorship move: Report | Fox Business
Dominica 🇩🇲
France 🇫🇷
Germany 🇩🇪
Haiti 🇭🇹
Philippines 🇵🇭
Russia 🇷🇺
Scotland 🏴
Spain 🇪🇸
Tanzania 🇹🇿
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Met Police chief faces calls to quit after force threatened to arrest 'openly Jewish' man | UK News
Microsoft's and Amazon's AI partnerships draw UK watchdog scrutiny | Reuters
King Charles to resume public duties after progress in cancer treatment
Technology
Grindr
META
Tesla
Tiktok
Waymo
X
Culture and Editorials
Business
Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says | Reuters
Tesla lays off more than 3,300 California workers, mostly in Bay Area
Ford Reports Staggering Loss On Every Electric Vehicle It Sold | The Daily Wire
Celebrities
Alec Baldwin Smacks Phone Of Anti-Israel Protester Hounding Him In Coffee Shop | The Daily Wire
‘Totalitarian’: ‘Monty Python’ Star John Cleese Blasts Cancel Culture | The Daily Wire
'Sopranos' star says many celebs are against Biden agenda, but are 'petrified' | Fox News
Culture War
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
Michigan Imam: People Who Support Jewish State Of Israel Are ‘Savages,’ ‘Barbaric’ | The Daily Wire
Film
Gaming
Higher Education
Academics
Furries, BDSM, and Void Punk: Official ‘Queer’ Magazine Of UCLA Embraces The Fringe | The Daily Wire
Palestine & Hamas
Don't buy the left's gaslighting — 'outside agitators' aren't behind campus antisemitism
White House Blasts ‘Antisemitic’ and ‘Dangerous’ College Protests
USC
USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow
USC cancels main commencement ceremony after nixing valedictorian’s speech | The Hill
Columbia
Jewish Students ATTACKED As Pro Hamas Leftist Mob Takes Over Columbia, This Is THE END For Biden
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, Columbia cancels in-person classes | Reuters
Ilhan Omar defends Gaza Camp radicals at Columbia University
Speaking at Columbia University, House Speaker Johnson Calls on School's President to Resign
Antisemitism at Columbia, Yale and NYU isn't free speech, it's a pro-Hamas mob | Fox News
Humboldt State
Humboldt state university students occupy building | Andy Ngô
Cal Poly Humboldt closes campus as Gaza Camp takes over main hall
NYU
NYPD arrests pro-Palestinian demonstrators at NYU | The Hill
I Went to New York University's Anti-Israel Protests. Here's What I Saw.
Emory
Georgia State Patrol Officer Tackles And Carries Off Protester At Emory University | The Daily Wire
K-12 Education
School district cancels lesson on pronouns after staff receives threats
Washington high school students walk out of class in pro-Palestinian protest
EXCLUSIVE: Parents Question Why Virginia High School Staging Drag Musical, Brunch
EXCLUSIVE: Seattle School Board Member Calls Israel 'Right-Wing Apartheid Force' in Pro-BLM Email
A student club is suing its school, saying its pro-Palestinian views were censored
Book ‘Bans’
Music
Science
Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
Voyager 1 is sending data back to Earth for the first time in 5 months
Sports
Legendary NFL QB Matt Ryan Announces Retirement In Emotional Video | The Daily Caller
Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold - The New York Times
Report: NBC Will Show Parents' Heart Rates During Summer Olympics - The Spun
Jason Kelce loses his Super Bowl ring in the most unlikely way possible | CNN
Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA not to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Bears select USC QB Caleb Williams, Washington WR Rome Odunze in Round 1 of 2024 NFL Draft
The Bo Nix era begins in Denver, and the Broncos also drafted his top target at Oregon | AP News
Television
Podcasts
The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #899 (3rd Segment discusses the regulatory agency, you’ve never heard of)
Diddy Raid, Could This Be Epstein 2.0 | The Culture War with Tim Pool
Feminism Has Become Anti Female, Going Woke, Protecting Males | The Culture War with Tim Pool
News of Wierd
Women are paying $500 to get salmon sperm injected into their vaginas to boost sex lives
Who needs roads? Watch this driver literally fly into a neighbor’s garage. | Not the Bee
Couple find 14th century imp under secret trapdoor in their toilet - Nottinghamshire Live
Humor and Memes
Osama Bin Laden Given Honorary Posthumous Doctorate From Columbia | Babylon Bee
House Votes To Protect Every Country Not Named The United States | Babylon Bee
People Angry About Low WNBA Salaries Prepared To Do Anything Except Watch WNBA | Babylon Bee
This guy made a list of all the food that woke people have called racist. Enjoy. | Not the Bee
L.A. Mayor’s Podium Stolen During News Conference Touting Drop In Crime | Babylon Bee