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Is Portland Burning? No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

According to the Worst "President" Ever,
Portland is โ€œburning to the ground.โ€

The reality feels a lot different.
But how can you be sure?
A new website, isportlandburning.com
answers the question.

How?
Live cameras of the city,
fact-checked claims &
a live map of fire incidents in the city.

09.10.2025 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 768    ๐Ÿ” 393    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

When you ban books before you ban guns, you've admitted you're more afraid of children learning than you are of them dying.

05.10.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 651    ๐Ÿ” 244    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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As a kid, I struggled to read while others raced ahead

Letters flipped, words slipped away, and I felt broken. I kept quiet, but inside,I was fighting hard

With time, I found my rhythmโ€”creativity, art, learning differently,thinking deeply

Dyslexia didnโ€™t hold me back; it shaped who I am

Love
WM

05.10.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œTerrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.โ€

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

04.10.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17075    ๐Ÿ” 8009    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 254    ๐Ÿ“Œ 339
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Empathy + Action = A Better World

Thank you, Jane Goodall

02.10.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6541    ๐Ÿ” 1116    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38

Just gonna keep saying it. Mandatory firearm liability insurance would dramatically reduce the amount of and accessibility of guns in this country, thereby reducing crime, suicides, murder, and shootings without crimping anyoneโ€™s rights.

29.09.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 322    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
โ€˜This Is Like Something Out Of A David Lynch Film,โ€™ Says Man Driving Car With Headlights On

โ€˜This Is Like Something Out Of A David Lynch Film,โ€™ Says Man Driving Car With Headlights On

โ€˜This Is Like Something Out Of A David Lynch Film,โ€™ Says Man Driving Car With Headlights On

23.09.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2015    ๐Ÿ” 274    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
- Theodore Roosevelt

22.09.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4386    ๐Ÿ” 1412    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
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The Political Scene | The New Yorker The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.

It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."

Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

21.09.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28565    ๐Ÿ” 7127    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1129    ๐Ÿ“Œ 271

Important to remember that H1B visa holders have their whole life in the US. The home they rent or own is here. Their family. Their kids go to school here. Being locked out of the US is also in many cases rendering them homeless and away from their family, with no obvious path to return

20.09.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1508    ๐Ÿ” 415    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

A threatened $100,000 fee on H-1B visas verges on the insane. Highly qualified scientists and medical specialists will no longer be able to come to America to fill the needs of tech labs and hospitals - unless the potential employers pay the fee upfront - and that is highly unlikely!

19.09.2025 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 228    ๐Ÿ” 72    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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18.09.2025 04:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 421    ๐Ÿ” 164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

17.09.2025 23:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3240    ๐Ÿ” 527    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 91    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

What do you call a bear without teeth?
A gummy bear.

15.09.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4431    ๐Ÿ” 353    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 274    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

There is no moral justification for todayโ€™s extraordinary concentration of wealth.

It is distorting politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.

Closing our staggering wealth gap is crucial to the survival of our economy and our democracy.

03.09.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9857    ๐Ÿ” 2671    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 276    ๐Ÿ“Œ 104
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Graham Greene Dies: Oscar-Nominated โ€˜Dances With Wolvesโ€™ Actor Was 73 Graham Greene, a trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor & 'Dances With Wolves' star who opened doors for Indigenous actors, died September 1, 2025.

๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธA Canadian First Nations actor who opened doors for Indigenous actors in Hollywood, died September 1 in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. 72. โ€œHe was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed,โ€
#Canada #FirstNations #Indigenous

deadline.com/2025/09/grah...

01.09.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3354    ๐Ÿ” 557    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 165    ๐Ÿ“Œ 66

My therapist suggested that I write letters to all the people who have wronged me and then throw them into a big fire.
I did that, and I do feel better, but I donโ€™t know what I am supposed to do with all these letters.

23.08.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4164    ๐Ÿ” 396    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 158    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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a cartoon character is holding a stick next to a turkey . Alt: a cartoon character is holding a stick next to a turkey .

Cheers Millie!

28.11.2024 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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