The Biden administration and blue states like Oregon are focused on "equity". What does that term mean? More importantly, what are the Biden administration and blue states doing to advance their goals of equity? We argue that the Biden administration and blue states are ceding too much power to the teachers' unions, destroying any hope of actually achieving equity and actually hurting the BIPOC and female populations they claim to care so much about. We argue that the COVID restrictions like school and business closures were implemented on a solely political basis and did not result in lower death counts for blue states. Instead, we argue that those restrictions economically devastated women and BIPOC communities, thwarting any lip service given to equity. Finally, we address the most recent Multnomah County mask mandate and argue that mask mandates are ineffective and that the real focus should be on vaccinations and reducing underlying conditions that contribute to COVID deaths and hospitalizations. WE ARE NOT DOCTORS. RELY ON YOUR DOCTOR FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. THIS PODCAST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, NOR IS IT A SUBSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID.The Equity Mess by Matt Welch, Reason Magazine: https://reason.com/2021/05/02/the-equity-mess/

Special guest Leafblower Dad discusses the many businesses closed and vandalized in downtown Portland, Oregon. We also discuss the narrative that "everything is fine in Portland" and narratives that ask us to disbelieve what we are seeing around us in our own eyes. THIS PODCAST IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, AND DO NOT RELY ON IT FOR ANY LEGAL ADVICE WHATSOEVER. Listening to this podcast does NOT create an attorney-client relationship. Tweeting at us or messaging us on Twitter does NOT create an attorney-client relationship. Emailing or communicating with us in any way over email does NOT create an attorney-client relationship. In fact, communicating with this podcast on any platform whatsoever does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do NOT send confidential or privileged information to us, for none of it is confidential nor privileged. This podcast and its associated social media contains opinions, which are just that--opinions--and should NOT be construed as legal advice or legal matters of fact. None of the information given by us constitutes or should substitute for legal advice. The law is constantly changing and the information may not be complete or correct depending on the date and your particular legal problem. Each legal problem depends on its individual facts and different jurisdictions have different laws and regulations. Because of these differences, you should not act or rely on any information on this podcast or from this podcast's social media platforms without seeking the advice of a competent attorney, licensed to practice law in your jurisdiction, for your particular problem.Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/12/homeless-camps-portland/

Portland's homelessness crisis, tents, encampments, and the city plan to continue to formally sanction this, including in front of businesses and homes. The latest stabbing in Portland, this one involves a tourist. Portland's longstanding inability to retain police. Solutions to tent camping, homelessness, and service/housing resistant populations.

Background: I am Portland native and the city of Portland has changed drastically in the last 10-15 years for the worse. I'm a working mom. I'm a lawyer. I've organized BLM conferences. I've lobbied for a minimum wage for farmworkers. I'm a liberal. I've never voted Republican in my life. I voted for Biden. I am anonymous because I fear retaliation and do not feel safe expressing a viewpoint that is critical of Antifa in the city of Portland. The title "Wall of Moms" is satire. The Wall of Moms was probably well intentioned, but that group did not age well. Even public officials are not safe in Portland when they express views contrary to the woke mob. They are terrorized with impunity. According to the Oregonian, Dan Ryan's house was vandalized seven times. Mayor Ted Wheeler's condo's windows were smashed and a fire was set inside of his building. He moved due to the mob after purchasing his condo for over $800,000 only three years prior. The lawyers for the Portland police union had their offices vandalized. Let's back up what we say with data and listen to each other and engage in nuanced discussions.I'm disappointed with my political party and the state of Oregon for supporting and allowing prolonged school closures. Fauci wanted schools open back in 2020. We should have listened to him and followed the science. I'm just one mom in Portland, Oregon, but I know that there are other people like me. I know that there are others who:Want racial justice and criminal justice reform, but who do not want to abolish or defund the police.Believe in the right to public education and all services that public school children are entitled to.Believe that people should not be allowed to live in tents or on the streets and should be cared for via mandatory mental health and addiction treatment.Do not want to live in unsafe, garbage-filled cities.I'm anonymous so that I can give you a no holds barred view of what is happening in Portland, Oregon. The best and most intellectually satisfying conversations right now are happening in private. Let's shine a light on the voices of the people who are afraid to speak out, and on the people who are speaking out publicly, but who have heterocdox views. These are complex stories that no one else is telling. Let's navigate this polarized society together with nuance and intelligence.