General news
AP News
Oregon looks at ban on using tear gas against crowds
The New Yorker
When Reporting Becomes a Defense for Rioting
OPB
Portland has 5th worst arrest disparities in the nation, according to compiled data
The Oregonian
- Victim of fatal Portland stabbing was facing charges of assaulting officer during downtown protest
- Price tag so far for protest-related damage to federal buildings in Portland: $2.3 million
- They were accused of messing with Portland police officers. Should the feds intervene? Analysis
Portland Mercury
- Crying Wolf: If Portland Tourism Dies, You Can Thank Downtown Business Interests and the Police
- Washington State Considers Bill to Stop Karens and Kens
Truthout
On Inauguration Day, Police Nationwide Went After Left-Wing Protesters
Willamette Week
- Mayor Ted Wheeler Will Now Have a Security Detail With Him “Virtually Any Time” He’s in Public Following Pepper-Spray Incident
- Rose City Antifa Distances Itself From Protesters Who Smashed Windows, Vandalized Property
Note: The claims in the above article have been disputed by Rose City Antifa themselves, in this twitter thread here, who say their words were misrepresented by the author. - White People Are Overrepresented in the Vaccine Line, Even as People of Color Catch the Virus More Often
Far Right Extremism
CNN
Prosecutors ask for Kyle Rittenhouse arrest warrant after questions over current address
Courthouse News Service
Canada Adds Proud Boys to Terror List
NPR
Former CIA Officer: Treat Domestic Extremism As An Insurgency
OPB
- Feds: Member of Proud Boys arrested in Washington state
- Man who wore horns at US Capitol to get organic food in jail
The Oregonian
- ‘QAnon Shaman’ demands organic food in jail; judge says he must get it
- Proud Boys designated a terrorist group by Canada after U.S. Capitol insurrection
- Proud Boys member who brawled at Portland protests arrested on Capitol riot charges
Politico
House Dems move to yoke GOP to QAnon
Vice
The Democrats’ Lazy QAnon Attack Ad Will Only Make Things Worse
Housing
OPB
- Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan looks to implement ‘safe park program’ for homeless
- Oregon could limit bans on homeless camping
- Bend approves purchase of motel for housing
Willamette Week
New Bill Sponsored by House Speaker Kotek Would Decriminalize Homelessness
ICE/Immigration
The Intercept
- The Border Patrol Calls Itself A Humanitarian Organization. A New Report Says That’s A Lie.
- Ice Threatened to Expose Asylum-Seekers to COVID-19 If They Did Not Accept Deportation
NPR
Biden Signs 3 Immigration Executive Orders. Activists Want More
Incarceration
Huffington Post
Over 100 Organizations Call On Biden To Close Guantanamo Bay
It’s Going Down
Prison Break: A Key For Every Lock
OPB
Judge orders Oregon to offer prison inmates COVID-19 vaccines immediately
The Oregonian
- Multnomah County to ‘close out,’ revamp transitional home for Black women leaving prison after evaluator’s critical report
- Coronavirus in Oregon: Judge orders inmates be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines; 23 new deaths reported statewide
- Oregon expected to begin vaccinating inmates starting next week
Portland Mercury
A COVID-19 Outbreak in Portland’s Inverness Jail Sparks Calls for Change