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The United States of America is a rejection of government overreach, or at least it was.
The other day, a group of people toppled a statue of Thomas Jefferson from its perch in front of Jefferson High School in Portland. The white man interviewed by Willamette Week in the article linked above explains that he participated in bringing down the statue because he wanted to support people of color, and didn’t think it was appropriate for…
We shouldn’t water down the term “white supremacist” Bend City Councilor Gena Goodman-Campbell declined to stand and recite the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of Wednesday night’s city council meeting. She explained that she did so in solidarity with protesters and in opposition to state violence against black people in what I think is a thoughtful…
