31 March 2023

300 Portland city employees won't have to return to the office.  Can't blame them.  I wouldn't want to either.

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Man turns table on squatters.  This was in northern California, but maybe the strategy could be used in Oregon, too.

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This ranks as one of the most under-reported headlines:  China and Brazil reach a deal to trade in their own currencies, instead of the U.S. dollar.  Bye, bye reserve currency.  Maybe the decline of the dollar will be the only thing to dampen Democrat spending.

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Being Asian is a huge detriment into getting accepted to higher education now, especially in Ivy League and University of California schools.
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Now they're panicking.  Seattle is facing a taxpayer outflow, and the houseless vagrant population is increasing.  What to do?  Why, triple the housing levy, of course.  To $970 million.  This will undoubtedly lead to more outflow, and with more services being provided, more vagrants.  Rinse, repeat.   Like Multnomah county lost more residents than any other Oregon county, and actually was 7th in the nationOregon overall lost people to other states, as well, although central Oregon grew.

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Congress passed a resolution to end the COVID-19 emergency status, and even Biden is ready to sign it.  Guess who is opposed to this?  Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkeley, as well as Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.  Eternal emergency!  Eternal autocratic control!

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