FIGHTING NEW BATTLESWhy Veterans Are Lining Up for Legalized Magic MushroomsIn January, Oregon will be the first state to offer controlled use of magic mushrooms. Veterans forced overseas for psilocybin therapy say they will be among the first in line.Deborah Bloom
SHAME?Golf Cash Grab Enrages Dad Whose Teen Was Killed by SaudiFifteen-year-old Fallon Smart died in a hit-and-run, and the suspect vanished. Now a Saudi-funded sporting event is coming to town.Deborah Bloom
DEPUTY DISINFOOre. Sheriff’s Officer Suspended for Spreading Antifa Rumors“Antifa motherf--kers are out causing hell, and there’s a lot of lives at stake,” the deputy said, despite authorities’ push to debunk the conspiracy theory.Blake Montgomery
‘SCHOOLYARD BEEF’Oregon’s ‘Unified’ Plan to End Portland Unrest Is a MessLocal jurisdictions are not sending backup. State troopers are circumventing the local DA by deputizing their own. And the feds are, once again, threatening to send in troops.Deborah Bloom
ABSOLUTE CHAOSOne Shot Dead as Pro-Trump Caravan Descends on Portland The massive caravan of vehicles waving Trump 2020 flags led to more than a just a few violent encounters with anti-racist protesters. Allison Quinn
No End in SightWhat Pullout? Feds Gas Moms in Fresh Portland Crackdown“We weren’t doing anything wrong,” one prominent activist told The Daily Beast between coughs. “We were just peacefully protesting.” Deborah Bloom