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No other state in the country has a higher prevalence of mental illness. At the same time, access to care in Oregon is improving.As one of her key campaign promises, Gov. Tina Kotek committed herself to battling the state’s persistent mental health challenges. A recent report suggests she still has work to do. More Oregonians struggle with mental health issues than ever before, according to Mental Health America’s newly released 2025 annual report—30% of the adult population.

The City of Portland assisted a controversial anti-ICE organization in securing a vacant office space on the ground floor of an apartment building directly across the street from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, which has been under siege by demonstrators, many of whom are involved with Antifa networks, since early June. The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC), a taxpayer-funded non-governmental organization (NGO), is known for conducting trainings on how to disrupt ICE operations, as well as providing guidance to illegal immigrants on the best practices to evade apprehension by federal authorities. [snip] According to a letter obtained...

Few people understand the far-left extremist group Antifa as well as investigative journalist Andy Ngo, author of “Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.” He has been beaten, attacked, and nearly killed by Antifa for his undercover reporting of the group’s operations. In an executive order signed on Sept. 22, President Donald Trump designated the group a domestic terrorist organization. On Oct. 8, the president hosted a roundtable focused on Antifa and invited Ngo and other journalists to participate. In this episode, Ngo recounts his harrowing personal experiences. What will it take to actually dismantle Antifa? How is Antifa...

Michael Snyder's update of Pacific typhoons heading east to clash with cold Gulf of Alaska air.

The White House is spotlighting what it describes as years of unchecked Antifa violence in Portland, Oregon, hosting independent journalists who have documented the unrest as President Donald Trump mobilizes federal resources to address what officials call a “reign of terror” ignored by mainstream outlets. The roundtable, announced Wednesday, highlighted repeated attacks on federal facilities and private businesses in Portland, where residents say local leaders have failed to restore public safety. Since early June, Antifa militants have maintained a violent siege of the ICE field office in south Portland — breaching the facility with a stop sign, hurling explosives at...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson ordered the removal of police tape near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility this week despite the federal government's call for the establishment of a perimeter around the ICE location, according to a report on oregonlive.com. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the ICE facility on Tuesday and Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day noted that authorities had the vicinity cordoned off for the occasion. But the perimeter was removed on Wednesday, according to the report.

The radical Antifa militants infesting Portland have issued a brazen call to arms: a coordinated “laser party” aimed at blinding and potentially crashing U.S. military helicopters patrolling the skies over the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Independent journalist Andy Ngo reported the blog’s announcement and said organizers urged participants to converge at different vantage points across the city and “unleash your beam at the cop copter.” According to the announcement: YOU’RE INVITED: LASER TAG! Every night for weeks we are forced to listen to the threatening rhythm of helicopter blades as the federal regime spies on us. The...

federal appeals court on Wednesday lifted a judge’s order blocking President Trump from federalizing Oregon National Guard Troops. On Saturday, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland. Judge Immergut issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and blasted President Trump’s decision to deploy troops. The TRO will expire on October 18. The judge warned that Trump’s justification to deploy troops to Portland may send the country into a constitutional crisis. On Sunday, President Trump called up hundreds of California National Guard Troops to Portland to circumvent the judge’s order blocking Oregon National Guard Troop...

Independent reporter Nick Shirley shares his ‘very proud moment’ at the White House and recalls how Portland police wouldn’t protect him during riots, on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

In 2020, California imported about 25% of its demand for electricity from Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona due to the capacity limitations of the three utilities that serve the State (Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas and Electric). These capacity limitations resulted from the closure of fossil fuel plants and environmental restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities in California to meet climate change standards. New England, New Jersey, and New York combined imported about 30% of their demand from either neighboring states or Canada. Many utilities in PJM and MISO import electricity from TVA and the...

I just witnessed the most remarkable thing… DHS Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at the ICE detention facility in Portland and the FIRST thing she did was PRAY for the safety of the officers there and thank Jesus Christ for their bravery. We are witnessing incredible things. "...time together, that you give us this fellowship, Lord, but that you also give us wisdom and discernment to make the best decisions, not just for the people that are here enforcing the law, but also for the citizens of this country. Then, Lord, I just ask that you continue to put a hedge...

Republican senators are increasingly uneasy about President Trump’s standoff with Democratic governors over deploying National Guard troops from other states to Portland, Ore., and Chicago. The conflict between federal and state authorities escalated dramatically over the weekend when Trump moved to send National Guard soldiers to Oregon and Illinois despite opposition from their respective governors, Tina Kotek and JB Pritzker. Trump’s use of military forces was all the more controversial because a Trump-appointed federal judge for the District of Oregon ruled Saturday that the administration could not federalize Oregon’s National Guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in...

A new report sheds light on the mysterious organization called Rose City Antifa which is one of the most active and destructive rioter organizations in America. An insider was able to find out who is operating the organization and it turns out that it stretches all the way to Sweden. See Andy Ngo post and video at article.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a longstanding Oregon law barring unannounced audio recordings of in-person conversations, crushing a right-wing media group’s campaign to strike down some of the nation’s strictest restrictions on such forms of content reproduction.The decision leaves in place a January 2025 ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissing a challenge from Project Veritas, a right-wing organization that frequently publishes edited “sting” videos that negatively depict liberal groups and mainstream journalists. The group argued that the law impinges on the First Amendment and free speech protections and secured a...

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) confirmed Sunday that 400 Texas National Guard soldiers will be deployed to Illinois and other sanctuary states under a federal directive from President Trump, igniting a fierce interstate clash. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) denounced the move as “Trump’s Invasion” and called for immediate withdrawal. Governor Abbott confirmed a plan by President Trump to send Texas Army National Guard soldiers to Illinois and other parts of the country to protect federal law enforcement officials. The move, confirmed by Abbott in a social media post on Sunday, drew criticism from Illinois Governor Pritzker, who asked Abbott...

President Trump said on Monday that he would invoke the Insurrection Act in Portland if necessary. “Portland is on fire. Portland’s been on fire for years, and that’s not so much saving it. We have to save something else, because I think that’s all insurrection,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House. “I really think that’s criminal insurrection.” Mr. Trump said he would do what “was necessary” if it came down to invoking the Insurrection Act in Portland. “So far it hasn’t been necessary. But we have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it,...

President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted a federal judge who blocked his deployment of Oregon National Guard troops, while repeatedly referring to her as a man. Trump appointed U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut, who on Saturday rejected the federal government’s assertion that Portland faced a “danger of rebellion” and that “regular forces” were unable to execute federal law. Speaking outside the White House, Trump said Immergut “ought to be ashamed of himself.” “I wasn’t served well by the people that pick judges. I can tell you things like that are just too bad. I appointed the judge and he...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As protests continue nightly outside the Portland ICE facility, there have been multiple reports of people getting arrested or detained — but figuring out who is in charge and what happens afterward isn't always straightforward.At times, protesters are interacting with city police, county deputies or federal agents, and each agency handles arrests differently, which makes it harder for the public and journalists to track what is exactly happening.Most of the time, law enforcement around the ICE facility involves federal officers, who are responsible for securing the federal facility and enforcing federal law around the building, ranging from...

A U.S. District Court on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the Trump administration from deploying 200 National Guardsmen to Portland, Oregon, amid violent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests. The lawsuit, brought by the State of Oregon and City of Portland, argued the deployment was unlawful, exceeding the president’s statutory and constitutional authority. Judge Karin Immergut, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, granted the TRO blocking the federal action.