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Wokeness On Steroids! Portland State science features ‘decolonized library,’ ‘Critical Race spatial lens’

Portland State University took the weird step of “using what its architecture firm calls a ‘Critical Race spatial lens,’ incorporating a ‘decolonized library’ and other spaces intended to expand how students engage with science, according to a Campus Reform report.

“BORA Architecture, the firm behind the project, describes the design as an effort to address “historical inequalities” in science education.”

In case there was any ambiguity as to what this was referring to, “BORA says it engaged black, indigenous, and other students of color in discussions that influenced its design decisions.”

“Our design process leveraged a Critical Race spatial lens to address historic inequalities in science education,” the firm states.

Apparently Portland State never got the message that “we don’t need to do this anymore.”

The era of Wokeness and CRT may be over in much of the country, but clearly that has not reached the so-called institutes of “higher learning”.

“BORA also describes a community gathering room, a food and plant teaching kitchen, and a “decolonized library” as spaces that “push beyond typical Westernized lab offerings.”

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Sanctuary State Oregon Repeatedly Protected Illegal Alien Sex Offender from ICE Agents

The sanctuary state of Oregon repeatedly protected an illegal alien sex offender from federal immigration enforcement, even after Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents issued an administrative subpoena for knowledge of his whereabouts, Breitbart News has learned.

HSI agents arrested Victor Soseia Hachipan, an illegal alien unknown got-away from Micronesia, this month in Keizer, Oregon, after agents had been trying to nab him for years while Oregon’s sanctuary state policy shielded him from immigration enforcement.

“The Trump Administration will never let sanctuary politicians stand in the way of protecting American citizens,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.

Hachipan, who has been convicted on two counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a victim under 14 years old, two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, two counts of second-degree burglary, and failure to report as a sex offender, was in Marion County, Oregon, custody in 2021.

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Portland Women’s Sports Bar Boots Patrons over ‘Pro-Women’ Shirts

A group of patrons was ejected from The Sports Bra, a Portland bar that shows only women’s sports, on Sunday for wearing XX-XY Athletics apparel, according to video the group posted online.

Five patrons were removed from the Northeast Portland establishment after a server said other customers had complained about the shirts, according to footage that passed 6 million views on X. Amy Sousa, one of the women in the group, posted the clip.

A server told the group to leave, citing complaints from other customers.

“There are people that are in here that are uncomfortable with those shirts, and so I’m asking y’all to leave,” the server said in the video. “If I have to call authorities to get y’all removed, I will, but I don’t want to do that.”

One patron pushed back. “There is nothing wrong with these shirts! What is wrong with these shirts?” the patron said. The server replied that she had already fielded complaints.

The bar defended the ejection in an Instagram post Monday. It said the group entered wearing “apparel with messages advocating for the exclusion of trans women from sports” and was given the choice to cover the messaging or leave. “To be clear: trans girls are girls, and trans women are women,” the bar said.

XX-XY Athletics is a sportswear brand founded by former gymnast Jennifer Sey that says sports should be separated on the basis of biological sex. The name references the chromosomes of women and men.

Hours earlier, the same group was removed from the Portland Thorns’ NWSL match against the Washington Spirit at Providence Park. A Thorns spokesperson told OutKick the fans were removed for “distributing unapproved materials,” a claim Sousa disputes.

“We did not distribute any materials,” Sousa said. “They are lying about us.”

The confrontation follows a similar incident last month, when the WNBA and the Atlanta Dream admitted security was wrong to make a mother and daughter cover XX-XY shirts worn in support of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, whose ESPN comments opposing “biological men” in women’s sports touched off the debate.

The video drew a split reaction online.

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Portland Teen Gets Five Years in Prison After Stabbing Man He Says Sent Him Child Sex-Abuse Videos — The Lawyer He Stabbed Faces No Charges

In Democrat-run Portland, a teenager who called 911 and told officers, “I stabbed a pedophile,” is headed to prison. The older man he accused of sending him videos of child sexual abuse is not.

Elijah Cruz Valenzuela, then 19, plunged a knife into the chest of 46-year-old Joshua Field at Field’s downtown Portland apartment on the night of Aug. 11, 2025.

Valenzuela told police he had met Field on the dating app Sniffies, that Field sent him child sexual abuse videos that were later deleted, and that Field invited him over to watch more while asking if he was “pervy” and interested in “younger guys,” Oregon Live reported.

Valenzuela said he originally planned only to beat Field. He then grabbed a knife inside the apartment, stabbed Field in the chest, ran to the lobby, and called 911.

Body-camera video obtained by the news outlet captured him telling officers after his arrest: “I stabbed a ped*phile.” Field survived.

On Aug. 21, 2026, Valenzuela, who had no prior criminal record, pleaded no contest to attempted first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced him to five years in prison.

With “good time,” that stretch could shrink to a little more than three. He is already at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.

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Leftist Teen Who Plotted to BOMB and BEHEAD ICE Agents in Portland Walks With 3 Years Probation — Sen. Mike Lee: “Insufficient Punishment for TERROR PLOTS”

An Oregon leftist who wrote a manifesto, built Molotov cocktails, ordered an AR-15, and planned to stalk ICE agents home, murder them, and take their heads as trophies is going back into society.

Rayden Tanner Coleman, 19, of Columbia City, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of unlawful manufacture of a destructive device.

As part of the sweetheart agreement, prosecutors dismissed 13 other charges, including attempted first-degree domestic terrorism, second-degree domestic terrorism, attempted assault, and several destructive-device offenses.

Coleman must continue receiving mental-health treatment, undergo evaluations, surrender the weapons seized by authorities, and pay $550 in fines and fees.

Judge Michael T. Clarke sentenced him to 36 months of supervised probation and 75 days in jail with credit for time already served. That means zero additional days behind bars.

Probation. For a terror plot.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Coleman was arrested in February after acquaintances alerted police to his alleged plans to attack ICE agents operating out of Portland.

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Public Schools in Portland, Oregon Welcome Students Back With Message From a DRAG QUEEN

Public schools in Portland, Oregon welcomed students back to school for a new year with a video message from a drag queen, because of course they did.

The far-left city knows this is inappropriate and probably did it just to ‘make a statement’ about how much they despise traditional American values.

What they seem to have forgotten is that this is a ‘public’ school, meaning that their little stunt is connected to a taxpayer-funded institution. If there are any conservatives left in Portland, or even just people who aren’t completely insane, they should consider suing the people responsible for this.

FOX News reports:

Portland Public Schools (PPS) opened an official Facebook welcome-back video for teachers, principals and staff Friday with drag performer Poison Waters, who thanked district employees as the 2026-27 school year began.

Waters, whose legal name is Kevin Cook, appeared first and was identified onscreen as an advocate, educator and host. Waters thanked district employees for their work with students.

“I’m here to wish you all a successful 2026, 2027 school year and to thank all the amazing principals, teachers, and staff for your dedication to your students and their learning,” Waters said. “While we can often get caught up in the hustle and bustle, it’s so important to remember that together we rise with excellence and purpose.”

Heritage Foundation education research fellow Corey DeAngelis, a school choice advocate, criticized the district’s decision, which was flagged by Libs of Tiktok, in a statement to Fox News Digital Monday and accused PPS of promoting gender ideology.

“Portland Public Schools’ back-to-school video is beyond parody,” DeAngelis said. “The government school system is trying to groom young impressionable minds into gender ideology. They want to brainwash other people’s kids and replace their families. The school system has overstepped their boundaries and needs to stay in its lane. The public school system is rubbing it in that they have control over children whether the parents like it or not. Kids don’t belong to the government. Parents are responsible for passing down values to their children, not government schools.”

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20,000 people in Oregon have now received legal psilocybin therapy, and the outcomes are overwhelmingly positive

In 2020, Oregon became the first US state to approve the use of psilocybin therapy, and new data suggests that the psychedelic drug is being used to great effect at state-regulated clinics.

Among those accessing legal psilocybin therapy in Oregon, the majority report significant improvements in mental health, wellbeing, and life satisfaction in the three months after treatment, with very few patients experiencing adverse events.

Since 2023, more than 20,000 people have legally accessed psilocybin therapy in Oregon, with 26 treatment centers currently holding licenses to administer the drug. Using data from 24 of these clinics, researchers analyzed the experiences and outcomes of 346 patients, all of whom underwent treatment between November 2024 and March 2026.

“Most participants were highly satisfied with their psilocybin experience, would recommend their licensed service center and facilitator, felt the experience was beneficial, and that their goals for seeking services had been met,” write the study authors.

One month after taking the drug, 92.2 percent of individuals stated that they had benefited from their treatment, with 58.6 percent ranking the experience among the 10 most meaningful events of their life.

Prior to treatment, 63 percent of participants said they were satisfied with their lives, yet this figure rose to 82.3 percent three months after taking psilocybin. On average, scores on a standard test that measures wellbeing rose from 22.1 at baseline to 25.3 at the three-month follow-up.

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Oregon County Clerk Registered 397 Inactive Voters in a Single Day — Investigators Say 40 Are DEAD and One “Voted” 14 Years After Dying

A shocking new election-integrity investigation out of Oregon has uncovered hundreds of suspicious voter records, including dozens reportedly belonging to dead people, and one record allegedly showing a woman voting 14 years after her death.

Independent journalist Right Side Rebel reported on X that Douglas County Clerk Dan Loomis registered 397 inactive voters in one day under instructions from Democrat Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read’s office.

Right Side Rebel, working with election-integrity investigators Samantha Frost and Richard McNamara, said they have already confirmed that at least 40 of those individuals are deceased. More than 100 are reportedly listed as over 100 years old.

But the most explosive discovery involved a voter who allegedly died in 2008 yet was credited in Oregon’s election system with voting in 2022, 14 years after her death.

Right Side Rebel wrote:

“County Clerk says the Oregon Secretary of State made him register dead voters. One of them voted in 2022 14 years after dying.

“Working again with Samantha Frost and Richard McNamara on Douglas County’s voter rolls. County Clerk Dan Loomis registered 397 inactive voters. We have confirmed 40 of them are deceased. More than 100 are over 100 years old.”

During an on-camera interview, Right Side Rebel confronted Loomis with the record of the woman who reportedly died in 2008 but was marked as having voted in 2022.

According to Right Side Rebel, Loomis attempted to brush off the revelation by arguing that the journalist possessed information his office did not have.

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Oregon State Mentors Face Social Justice Criteria After Ending Official DEI Program

Woke has not yet been destroyed in Oregon, where, according to a Campus Reform report, “Oregon State University requires applicants for its 2026–27 Academic Learning Assistant positions to demonstrate an ability to learn “social justice principles and concepts,” even after the university ended two diversity programs.”

In other words, its DEI is just not called by name.

Oregon State wants its Mentors trained in political correctness and Social Justice, even if not called DEI.

“Another residence-life position now makes a commitment to diversity or social-justice education, initiatives, and programs a minimum qualification rather than a preferred one.”

These requirements are absurd and unfair, but that’s come to be expected at this point at left-leaning universities.

“The university’s Academic Learning Assistant page says the live-in mentors serve one per residential community and work an average of 15 hours per week. Applicants must hold at least a 3.0 GPA. Oregon State also prefers applicants who demonstrate engagement with diversity and social-justice education, initiatives, or programs.”

“Academic Learning Assistants meet individually with residents, hold weekly office hours, conduct hall rounds, and lead two or three academic-success workshops per term. They also contact students experiencing academic difficulty, make referrals, and staff residence-hall front desks.”

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Homeless Repeat Criminal Who Broke into Portland Business Files $10 Million Lawsuit After Getting Shot by Owner 

A career criminal with a lengthy record of burglaries and thefts who broke into a Portland countertop fabrication business and was shot three times by the owner while attempting to flee is now seeking $10 million in a civil lawsuit, arguing the property owner used excessive force against him.

The incident took place on March 6, 2023, around 5:30 a.m.

The criminal, 43-year-old Kenneth Voyles, who was homeless and had methamphetamine in his system, entered Touchstone Granite & Marble Inc. by pulling plywood off a damaged garage door and cutting through metal bars.

Voyles later claimed he was looking for food and to get out of the cold but also admitted he intended to rob the place.

Inside the building, he ran into the 70-year-old owner, James Grant, an Army veteran with a concealed weapons permit who had been living in a back room of the business.

Grant, who was not wearing his hearing aids, confronted Voyles, threw a cup of urine and tiles at him, and ordered him to leave.

“I go, ‘Stop!’ Like, ‘Please stop!’” Voyles claimed in court, according to a report from the Post Millennial. “He’s assaulting me. He was pretty angry.”

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