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Piper and Josh
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Part historical document and part call to action, we’re talking about Portland, Oregon from a leftist perspective to try and provide some additional context to the ongoing struggle against capital and the state in Little Beirut.

  1. 05/12/2022

    Campaign Finance in Portland, Multnomah County, and Oregon

    Piper and Josh chat at length with Thursday from pdx.vote in the first part of a two part series on campaign finance. Support Thursday's work by subscribing to pdx.vote for $10 / month Vocabulary # Shemia Fagan is the current Oregon Secretary of State (in charge of lots of elections stuff). ORESTAR is the campaign finance website where entities report their spending. Transcript of both campaign epsiodes combined Content Warning: This episode is explicit

    45 min

  2. 05/12/2022

    Campaign Finance in Portland, Multnomah County, and Oregon (Part 2)

    The second part of Piper and Josh's chat with Thursday from pdx.vote talking at length about campaign finance. Support Thursday's work by subscribing to pdx.vote for $10 / month Vocabulary # Shemia Fagan is the current Oregon Secretary of State (in charge of lots of elections stuff). ORESTAR is the campaign finance website where entities report their spending. Transcript of both campaign epsiodes combined Content Warning: This episode is explicit

    45 min

  3. 03/10/2022

    Media Response to the Normandale Park Mass Shooting

    Piper and Josh talk about the media’s response and coverage of the mass shooting that happened at Normandale Park on February 19th, 2022. GoFundMe for the victims of the shooting GoFundMe for the protestor who stopped the mass shooting Thread from a victim of the shooting talking about their experience Survivors of a Deadly Attack on a Portland Protest Were Victimized Twice: First by the Gunman, Then by the Police - The Intercept Portland police: clash between armed homeowner and protesters sparked shooting - Reuters Alleged killer in Portland’s Normandale Park protest shooting identified - OPB One Dead in Shooting at Portland Protest Against Police Violence - NYTimes @JohnnTheLefty’s thread revealing the shooter’s ID Transcription of this episode Content Warning: This episode is explicit and talks about a mass shooting at a protest

    43 min

  4. 01/19/2022

    PPB Training Material Cover-up

    Piper and Josh talk through the recently revealed Portland Police Bureau protest training material, the cover-up, and the connections to neo-nazis and the far-right. The Oregonian’s article on this situation The Mercury’s article Portland Police Bureau Rapid Response Team Protest Training File We recorded this episode on Sunday 1/16/2022 and the story continues to break including a statement from the Department of Justice (they aren't happy). Transcription of this episode Content Warning: This episode is explicit.

    41 min

  5. 01/03/2022

    Holiday Special

    We take a break and a step back for an extra special holiday episode to talk about ourselves, the podcast, and what we're trying to do here. Transcription of this episode Content Warning: This episode is explicit.

    35 min

  6. 12/12/2021

    An Introduction to School Boards

    A guest joins the show to give us an introduction to the layer conflicts currently happening in local public school systems. Follow their work @SchoolBoardBloc Transcription of this episode Content Warning: This episode is explicit.

    18 min

  7. 11/17/2021

    Enhanced Services Districts

    Kaitlyn joins Piper and Josh to talk through the ins and outs of Enhanced Services Districts in Portland like Clean and Safe. End Clean & Safe Website WRAP has a lot of good resources on their website dedicated to BIDs WRAP's position paper on sanctioned campsites Transcription of this episode Content Warning: This episode is explicit.

    1h 23m

  8. 11/05/2021

    The Charter Review Part 2

    Thursday joins Piper and Josh to talk about Portland's city charter and the currently underway charter review process. From Thurday: The Portland Charter Review Process: A Resource Roundup' Charter Review on the city's website. Charter Review Public Comment From Charter Review Commission listening sessions on Nov 13 and Nov 16 Introductory article on Mingus Mapp's PAC named Ulysses from The Oregonian Transcription of this episode Content Warning: This episode is explicit.

    47 min
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Part historical document and part call to action, we’re talking about Portland, Oregon from a leftist perspective to try and provide some additional context to the ongoing struggle against capital and the state in Little Beirut.

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