Loujain al-Hathloul says actions of men on behalf of the UAE led to her iPhone being hacked and to her imprisonment and tortureLoujain al-Hathloul, the prominent Saudi women’s rights activist, has filed a lawsuit against three former US intelligence an…
“Our overall goal is to follow the lead of Oregon”
Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Substances [ungated] – “Seattle’s city council voted unanimously to relax its rules against naturally occurring drugs, joining a handful of other cities that have decriminalized psilocybin and simil…
GrubMarket gobbles up $120M at a $1B+ pre-money valuation to take on the food supply chain
When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — addressing the supply chain that subsequently turns the wheels of the bigger food distribution machine — is announcing a […]
Inside an Oregon hospital amid an ‘absolutely stunning’ Covid surge
Flood of unvaccinated patients prompts comparisons to New York and Italy early in the pandemicThere was a time earlier this summer when April Rivera and the staff at the drive-through Covid testing site in southern Oregon where she worked had considere…
‘If you get sick, we may not have a bed’: Oregon hospitals reel from Covid surge
‘It’s never been as bad as it is now,’ one nurse in the intensive care unit told reportersAn intense surge in Covid cases is pushing Oregon’s healthcare system to the brink as mostly unvaccinated patients fill up hospitals and nearly all available ICU …
Suckers, trash fish and the fight over food traditions in Oregon’s Klamath Basin
Fight to save fish tells story of how European food preferences clashed with tribal systems, shaping what we choose to protectPerry Chocktoot remembers the last time he ate a C’waam suckerfish. It was 1984. The fish was canned by a Klamath Tribes membe…
HomeFree
Aaron Fletcher is a nomadic shepherd and activist in Southern Oregon. There’s a new mini-documentary on youtube about his “Guerilla Grazing” lifestyle. Scroll through the homepage at 123homefree.org for an eclectic assortment of ideas on building comm…
‘I can’t do it’: Portland residents battle grueling heat in unprecedented summer
Streets go quiet and shops close early as temperatures pass 100F in latest Pacific north-west heatwave“No, no, no,” Linda Longoria cried as she heard the weather forecast for Portland, Oregon on Friday: 100F (38C). “I can’t do it. Even in the shade it’…
‘We do what the Red Cross won’t’: a day in the life of a wildfire Relief Angel
A team of volunteers have been soliciting donations and distributing them to wildfire victims in the Pacific north-westValerie O’Dai takes a drag from her cigarette at a donation site in Bly, Oregon, black sunglasses on, ash smeared across her face. Sh…
Oregon firefighters make progress in battle against largest US wildfire
Containment of Bootleg Fire was up to 74% on Sunday22,000 firefighters battling 91 large, active wildfires in USFirefighters in Oregon have reported good progress in the battle against the nation’s largest wildfire, while authorities canceled evacuatio…