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Big takeaways from @OregonGovBrown presser:
- Salem-area fires are expected to merge.
- evacs in Portland metro is possible
- decent # of ppl fighting fires are students
- we need MIN 2x the ppl power
- have requested aid from DoD
- WH hasn’t returned call.
#OregonIsBurning
- Salem-area fires are expected to merge.
- evacs in Portland metro is possible
- decent # of ppl fighting fires are students
- we need MIN 2x the ppl power
- have requested aid from DoD
- WH hasn’t returned call.
#OregonIsBurning
updates:
*Fires in Clackamas county merged, and Portland is “on alert”
* Oregon Convention Center is open for evacuees, ppl with RVs go to PDX
* @SenJeffMerkley has been calling WH “multiple times a day”
* @RepPeterDeFazio says WH signed Emergency Order
* 10% of pop evacuated.
*Fires in Clackamas county merged, and Portland is “on alert”
* Oregon Convention Center is open for evacuees, ppl with RVs go to PDX
* @SenJeffMerkley has been calling WH “multiple times a day”
* @RepPeterDeFazio says WH signed Emergency Order
* 10% of pop evacuated.
DONATE NOW - some orgs I trust, pivoting from COVID relief to fire relief:
* In rouge valley, where two towns have burned down: rogueclimate.org/mutual_aid
* In Woodburn, serving farmworker communities workerrelief.org/donate/
* Black Resilience Fund, Portland secure.givelively.org/donate/brown-h…
* In rouge valley, where two towns have burned down: rogueclimate.org/mutual_aid
* In Woodburn, serving farmworker communities workerrelief.org/donate/
* Black Resilience Fund, Portland secure.givelively.org/donate/brown-h…
With the far-right spreading ridiculous rumors about “ANTIFA” starting the forest fires, this might be a good time to reflect on rumors and disinformation as a tactic of disruption.
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#Eugene #EugeneProtests #HolidayFarmFire #antifafires
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#Eugene #EugeneProtests #HolidayFarmFire #antifafires
The far-right is adept at weaponizing rumors and misinformation. Donald Trump is exemplary of this: he’s always just saying random shit that he himself may or may not believe is true, and that BS is reported as if it were fact by the right-wing media apparatus.
And of course his disciples and peers follow his lead, spinning conspiracy after conspiracy—from QAnon to “antifa wildfires”. Right-wingers then use this batshit info to craft their worldview, and orient themselves towards certain actions. In response, the centrist and left media
