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Oregon Officials Ask Federal Court To Reverse Ruling That Blocked Marijuana Industry Labor Law Approved By Voters

Oregon officials are asking a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling that struck down a voter-approved law to require licensed marijuana businesses to enter into labor peace agreements with workers and mandate that employers remain neutral in discussions around unionization.

In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last week, attorneys for Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D), Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) and Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (OLCC) Dennis Doherty and Craig Prins urged a review of the “constitutional challenge” to the state law.

The officials previously provided notice that they’d be contesting the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon decision back in June.

After two marijuana businesses—Bubble’s Hash and Ascend Dispensary—initially filed a lawsuit in the district court challenging the implementation of Measure 119, a federal judge sided with the plaintiffs, finding that the law unconstitutionally restricts free speech and violates the federal National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Under the currently paused law, a marijuana businesses that was unable to provide proof of a labor peace agreement could have been subject a denial or revocation of their license.

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Portland city council member tells Antifa agitators to use burner phones, hide identities to escape prosecution during militant protests

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo, a socialist, is facing backlash after posting a video online that appears to provide instructions for protesters on how to avoid identification while committing crimes during protests.

In the video, Morillo advises individuals to evade detection by purchasing burner phones with cash and using encrypted messaging services to coordinate activities. She also instructs individuals to fully cover their faces to escape facial recognition technology, a tactic she suggests could help avoid law enforcement scrutiny. This is a tactic commonly used by Antifa, a US domestic terrorist organization with prominence in the Pacific Northwest.

This comes after President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to deploy to the city to quash the unlawful 24-hour anti-ICE Antifa occupation outside the ICE facility in South Portland, which has been ongoing since June 7.

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Oregon Files Suit After Hegseth Orders 200 National Guard Troops Federalized to Protect ICE Agents and Facilities in Antifa Stronghold State

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered two hundred Oregon National Guard troops to be put under federal control to protect ICE agents and facilities. The ICE facility in Portland used to process arrested illegal aliens has been the target of violent protests by Antifa terrorists all summer long, with the state and city governments refusing to help protect the facility or local residents who have been tormented and assaulted by Antifa.

Oregon’s attorney general immediately filed suit to block the federalization of the Guard troops.

The two hundred Oregon National Guard troops will be put under the command of Northern Command for a period of sixty days.

Hegseth’s orders came a day after President Donald Trump announced he was authorizing the deployment of troops to protect the Portland ICE facility.

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Portland Anarchists FIREBOMB Rapper Ice Cube’s Tour Bus After Reportedly Mistaking It for ICE Deportation Bus

Radical anarchists reportedly firebombed the tour bus of rapper Ice Cube, apparently confusing it for an ICE deportation vehicle.

The fire occurred early Tuesday morning, September 23, 2025, shortly after Ice Cube’s performance at the Moda Center on his “Truth to Power: 4 Decades of Attitude Tour.”

Video footage showed the tour bus with its front passenger tire on fire and heavy smoke rising from the vehicle parked near Southwest Broadway and Oak Street, according to KPTV.

Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded quickly, extinguishing the flames and ventilating the smoke. The incident left the bus with a shattered driver’s side window and visible scorch damage along its exterior.

Rick Graves, a spokesperson for Portland Fire & Rescue, confirmed that investigators are treating the incident as suspicious. No suspects have been identified.

Ice Cube’s team, through spokesperson Tresa Sanders of TreMedia, confirmed the bus belonged to the rapper and downplayed the attack as “random vandalism.”

“I’m not taking this incident as a personal attack. A coward like that would burn anybody’s property that was out there at the time.”

Authorities are still investigating who carried out the attack. But given Portland’s history, many believe the culprits are the same radical protest networks that have long targeted ICE facilities, federal buildings, and even local businesses.

The incident occurred just ahead of President Trump’s directive to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, with authorization to use “full force” if necessary.

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

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Portland to Issue Land Use Violation Notice Against ICE Building

The City of Portland announced it will issue a land use violation notice against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building as it accused the agency of holding detainees in a manner that does not “comply with the conditions of the site’s land use approval.”

“Federal government records from a 10-month period show more than two dozen detention policy violations of the facility’s land use conditions of approval with the city, which does not allow detainees to be kept overnight or held for more than 12 hours,” Oregon’s largest city said in a statement on Wednesday.

The city said it will issue the notice, which also references what it calls a second violation regarding boarded-up windows, on Thursday.

Landowners have 30 days after receiving a notice of violation to correct the issue. A fine can be issued if there is “substantial evidence of violation,” the city said Wednesday. The city’s permitting bureau can also initiate a “reconsideration” of a land use approval by scheduling a hearing at least 60 days after a notice is given, the city said. Decisions from the hearings officer can be appealed to the City Council.

ICE and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Epoch Times’ requests for comment Thursday.

The ICE building has been the site of nightly protests and clashes, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said earlier this summer. Criminals and “antifa-affiliated groups” have attempted to dox, or reveal, the personal information of ICE officers in the city and in Oregon, the department said.

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Reed College investigates security chief for giving FBI info on anti-ICE alum

Reed College’s director of community safety is under internal investigation for helping the FBI locate a recent graduate who allegedly threw a rock at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to an open letter from its president to the campus community.

The private Portland, Oregon college’s actions have raised questions about student privacy as well as the college’s actions against its safety officer.

Gary Granger is still listed as the community safety director on the college’s website. However, an email that The Fix sent to Granger on Friday was returned with an automated response stating he is “currently out of the office.”

The college’s President Audrey Bilger announced an investigation into Granger’s actions after he gave information to the FBI “apparently without a subpoena or warrant,” according to her July 29 statement.

“Reed has established protocols and values, and we are initiating an investigation into this action and its impact on our standards and our community,” Bilger wrote. “Reed prioritizes the privacy and rights of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and all members of our community.”

She also wrote she understands concerns voiced by students and alumni about the incident, and “the college is treating this matter with the seriousness it warrants. Reed maintains clear policies and provides regular training to ensure that information is managed responsibly and in alignment with legal requirements and institutional values.”

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JUSTICE DENIED: How a Black Liberal Democrat Is Allegedly Being Discriminated Against by White Liberal Oregon Politicians

Bob Parker deserves justice and he needs our help:  For 37 years liberal white Democrats who have controlled Oregon’s governmental institutions have and are still denying him compensation for the damage the legislature acknowledges (Senate Resolution 22 passed in 2021) he suffered at the hands of politicians, lobbyists, the Oregon Supreme Court and the Oregon State Bar. (Liberal Oregonian columnist Steve Duin details the basics here for background.)

Parker alleges in a letter to US Attorney General Pam Bondi that ‘institutional bias and systemic racism’ exists within the Oregon Department of Justice led by Trump hating Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the Department of Administrative Services led by far-left Trump hater Governor Tina Kotek.  Parker asks AG Bondi to have the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ initiate an investigation into these government agencies regarding the alleged bias and racism.

The irony is that Bob Parker is black and a self-described Democrat trained political operative who has been denied compensation for years by white, liberal Democrats in charge of the government, even though that same government including the Oregon Supreme Court now admits he did no wrong.

Imagine that: White Democrat liberals who claim to be the champions of blacks show their true, hypocritical colors when it comes to opening the check book to right a wrong they inflicted on a fellow Democrat, who just happens to be black.

Former Oregon State Representative and Trump supporter Jeff Kropf adds a cover letter to AG Bondi stating that he knows Parker’s story is true and that in his opinion Parker is being discriminated against by Oregon DOJ.

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Girl Athlete Loses Medal for Refusing to Stand by ‘Trans’ Male on Podium

A star high school athlete found herself deprived of her medal after she refused to stand on a podium with a biological male athlete who, as she said, should not have been allowed to compete in the event.

Alexa Anderson, who at the time was a high school senior, went to the Oregon state track and field championships to compete, and found herself facing off against a biological male. When Anderson won a medal, she decided to use the award ceremony as an opportunity to make a respectful protest of the boy being allowed to compete against girls, and she refused to stand on the podium with the “transgender” athlete. Instead of listening to her concerns, authorities revoked Anderson’s medal.

Anderson, who was joined by another female athlete in refusing to stand on the podium, explained to Campus Reform, “That whole meet, I knew that I wanted to do something. I wanted to take a stand of some sort to show that I didn’t feel this was fair, and I felt that the best way to do that was to just take a step off the podium and acknowledge that this was not a fair competition environment for anybody.” 

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‘Karen’s’ Attack of Portland Dog Owner Perfectly Frames Left’s Insufferable Bigotry

There’s a look, a voice, and a self-assured sense of entitlement, privilege, and presumption that courses through the veins of someone who believes they are politically and morally superior. They believe that only they and their fellow travelers possess the secret. They are worse than any proselytizer because at least people who acknowledge God know their place. When these tenets of secular faith unite to create one self-indulgent and boorish display proving the thesis, however, we get the woman in the dog park in Portland. 

We don’t go looking for examples of the left’s bigotry. Examples of this bad behavior fall effortlessly into our laps on a daily basis. 

Portland’s Mt. Tabor Park, my old stomping grounds on this mount to the east, a place known for what my elders called “necking” or “parking” while watching the city lights, has been turned over to the dogs. The city built a lovely dog park for Portlanders who just want to work out their pups, smile at their neighbors, and mind their own business. That has been temporarily ruined, however, because of that woman.

There’s a reason why venerable right-wing talk host Michael Savage decades ago coined the phrase, “liberalism is a mental disorder,” and it’s completely embodied in this person.

We join the mental breakdown of this self-entitled vegan (we find out later) on Monday, August 11 (was there a full moon or something?) as she completely loses her mind at a “racist” man for walking what she believes are pure-bred dogs. And because he owns these “pure-bred” dogs, he’s a Trump voter who supports ICE. 

But, wait, there’s so much more. As you’ll see in the video, she attempts to get passersby to come to her “aid,” feigning that it is he who won’t leave her alone and all that implies. 

All of her worst traits come together for these few moments based on her cocksure belief in her moral superiority, proving what a completely despicable and intellectually vacant human being she is. 

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Portland Antifa member ‘Isabel Araujo’ sentenced to one day of community service; threatens journalist outside courthouse

A violent Portland trans Antifa member has been sentenced to only 24 hours of community service and probation after assaulting a woman.

Isabel Rosa Araujo, born Philip Haskins-Delici and known by several aliases, was convicted last week of attempted assault and unlawful use of mace for attacking Sorbeah al-Mosa in March 2024.

At the sentencing in Multnomah County Circuit Court, the court barred photography. Both parties stated their pronouns, in line with a request from prior hearings by Judge Adrian Lee Brown.

“I left the house today and left my phone next to my stuffed animals since I believe I may be heading to jail,” Araujo told the judge before sentencing. He wore all black and a keffiyeh scarf around his neck.

In addition to community service, Araujo received a seven-day suspended jail sentence and one year of probation. His attorney, Justice Kelley, argued his client should be allowed to carry weapons for self-defense during probation, citing media coverage and “misgendering” from journalist Andy Ngo as a danger to Araujo. The judge only barred him from carrying mace and similar irritants, suggesting he can carry other weapons. Araujo is also prohibited from contacting the victim.

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