Brown, a Democrat, announced the mandate on Tuesday, saying it would go into effect on Friday. “The Delta variant is spreading fast and wide, throwing our state into a level of crisis we have not yet seen in the pandemic,” she said in a statement. “Masks are a quick and …
Read More »‘Delta has changed everything’: Oregon governor to deploy 1,500 National Guard troops to assist swamped hospitals
“To support our hospitals overstretched by patients during the Delta surge, I’m deploying 500 Oregon National Guard members, initially, to hospitals across the state,” Brown announced on Friday, adding that, eventually, “Up to 1,500 Guard members will be available to support our hospital workers as needed.” The first 500 troops …
Read More »Oregon governor signs bill removing reading, writing, & math requirements for high school kids, to help ‘students of color’
Brown signed Senate Bill 744 on July 14, but did not issue a press release or hold a ceremony to mark the occasion, instead opting to pass the bill into law as quietly as possible, according to the Oregonian. The bill also wasn’t entered into a legislative database until two …
Read More »‘This is not a joke’: Oregon newspaper teaches drivers how to fill their own gas, after attendants ordered out of the heat
Filling one’s own gas tank is a process drivers the world over take for granted. Pump, pay, and drive away. However, with the exception of certain rural and tribal-administered areas, Oregon is one of two US states that prohibits this, and requires motorists to seek the help of gas-station attendants …
Read More »Disunited States: Oregon counties’ bid to join Idaho shows how some will do ANYTHING to avoid extreme Democrat policies
‘Greater Idaho’ is an initiative that has been taken up by several rural counties in both Oregon and California. The basic premise is that these counties want out from under the thumb of left-wing governance due to the ever-growing divide between Republicans and Democrats on policy. The move would shift …
Read More »Oregon may indefinitely extend controversial mask mandate as other states begin to ease Covid-19 restrictions
Michael Wood, the administrator of the state’s department of Occupational Safety and Health, said rules requiring masks and social distancing in all businesses in Oregon may be extended indefinitely. The restrictions, which are set to expire on May 4, could be maintained until they are “no longer necessary to address …
Read More »WATCH: 4 arrested after protesters attempt to STORM Oregon State Capitol mid-session
Tear gas and pepper bullets were deployed by police after people smashed glass doors and tore down tarps while trying to gain access to the building. Roughly 100 protesters, including members of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group, engaged in a six-hour standoff with armed riot police from the Oregon State …
Read More »‘I’m a f***ing teacher!’: Woman has MELTDOWN at Oregon anti-lockdown protesters, gets dubbed ‘Subaru Karen’
“B***h kill yourself,” the woman wearing a facemask on her chin can be heard yelling at the crowd in the Sunday clip which has since blown up on Twitter. “I’m a f***ing teacher! I work in schools!” she introduces herself, while almost hanging out of her car window and adding: …
Read More »Biden adds California, Washington, Oregon to win list, leads in key battleground state of Arizona
With important swing states like Florida and Pennsylvania still up for grabs, Biden added to his delegate count by being projected to win California’s 55 delegates, Oregon’s seven, and Washington’s 12. All typically Democrat-stronghold states, Biden adds the states to others he’s been projected by multiple outlets to come out …
Read More »Facebook says it’ll REMOVE all posts alleging Oregon fires ‘were started by certain groups’
“We are removing false claims that the wildfires in Oregon were started by certain groups,” Andy Stone, policy communications manager at Facebook, tweeted late on Saturday. Defending what is effectively an act of censorship by the social media giant, Stone noted that speculation suggesting the blazes have been ignited by …
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