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Carol Fenton

@cfpdx.bsky.social

Grandma, volunteer and dog-mom
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Nearly 3,000 people rallied against mass tourism in Barcelona. The conversion of many homes to holiday apartments has driven up rents by almost 70 percent. From @dwnews x.com/dwnews/statu...
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I know they get rolled all the time but for the Times to get rolled by “actually they just want to reclaim the values of Western civilization as they see it … with larger families and fewer immigrants” is the Times putting the 14 words in the paper
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4 Portland pools are now closed during a weeklong excessive heatwave: Columbia Pool (permanently) Pier Pool (undetermined time) Southwest Community Center (undetermined time) Sellwood Outdoor Pool (temporarily)
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Even if there were no Project 2025—there's a slew of prominent anti-trafficking NGO's that want to do the same thing as Project 2025. Take a look at NCOSE, Shared Hope International, The Salvation Army and many others. They've been working to shut down the global sex industry for decades.
An under-noticed aspect of Project 2025: criminalizing porn. www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREC29gH/
TikTok - Make Your Daywww.tiktok.com
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If people don't understand how crucial local abortion funds are to folks actually getting their procedures or pills, here's the latest example: National Abortion Federation and Planned Parenthood are slashing patient grants from 50% to 30% of what callers need. Thirty percent.
More info from my local, the DC Abortion Fund, about why they're cutting back their hours and service area
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I've been thinking about this post from the Claremont Institute, a Trumpist think tank, ever since the SCOTUS immunity ruling. Wonder what "unpleasant things" the Trumpists have in mind. open.substack.com/pub/joelmmat...
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Intuit deprived more than 2,500 employees of more than $555,000 in overtime pay by not keeping accurate pay records and failing to pay for some work hours, including time spent on required training. #wagetheft www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
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Today, the federal government put itself on the right side of history by seeking, for the 1st time, to establish the precedent that every worker in America has the right to shade, water & rest while working in temps that could kill them. -UFW President Teresa Romero www.politico.com/news/2024/07...
Biden to announce heat rules as climate-related deaths risewww.politico.com If finalized, they would be the first U.S. regulations to protect workers from dangerous temperatures.
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Velez said district officials don't believe its library have any materials that are harmful to minors, "but since the language in the law is vague and at times contradictory, it's hard to predict the outcome of any future court decisions." cdapress.com/news/2024/ju...
As Idaho's new library law goes into effect, questions remaincdapress.com Seven-year-old Patrice Droesch comfortably sat with her legs folded beneath her, lingering on the pages of Brian Lies’ “Bats at the Library,” a children’s book about bats that have a grand time when t...
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I remember my dad saying we could light sparklers after he was done watching 'Rat Patrol'. LOL 🇨🇦🍁🎇
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Two pools have shut down in North Portland; Columbia Pool and now Pier Pool. Kids in N Portland cannot get cool or get swim lessons. We won't have replacements for over 10 years! Contact Travis Nelson & Dan Ryan www.kptv.com/2024/06/29/8...
84-year-old Pier Pool closed for major repairs after water pipe breakswww.kptv.com North Portland’s Pier Pool has been temporarily closed after a significant water line break, Portland Parks & Recreation announced on Friday.
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this is a headline from 2016. trump said the exact same thing last night, completely unchecked by biden or the moderators. it’s hard not to feel like we’ve learned nothing.
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Cop looks at ads and claims he saw one that "showed a woman who appeared to be a possible trafficking victim," and sets up a sting. The woman said she "didn't want help." Cop arrests driver anyhow. www.5newsonline.com/article/news...
Man arrested in Fayetteville human trafficking stingwww.5newsonline.com An Arkansas man has been arrested after a human trafficking sting at a motel in Fayetteville, when the suspect allegedly dropped off a woman for paid sex.
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I mean, 10 years ago NYC *lifted* its previously enacted ban on cellphones, noting that it was a disaster. The then chancellor schools said NOT banning phones in schools was "common sense." www.nyc.gov/office-of-th...
Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Fariña to Lift School Cell Phone Banwww.nyc.gov
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Westview HS football coach and F/T Hillsboro cop, Jamal Jones targeted young students, slapped them and put his knee on top of at least one student's chest. sports.yahoo.com/oregon-high-...
Oregon high school football coach on leave after alleged incident at campsports.yahoo.com Jamal Jones of Westview High School in Oregon has been placed on leave.
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