In non-election news, this month, @multco Board of Commissioners will consider new policy to require companies storing liquid fuels and hazardous materials to provide financial guarantees that they will cover the costs in the event of a large spill or release.

1/ This work is a continuation of studies about the impacts of a huge seismic event and policy resolutions (i.e. Resolution 2019-091) to require industry to bear the full costs of the very foreseeable damages to the community from a world-historic oil spill at the CEI Hub.

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🚨 Last Friday, the @BDSPortland announced a 3-week public comment period over Zenith Energy's application to build three new pipes under Front avenue to transport liquid fuels (see pictures below).

In 2019, city council denied permission for this same proposal.

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Notably, there is a (negotiated behind closed doors) agreement between the city and Zenith about these pipes that would limit them to renewable fuels.

Through records requests, I learned that Zenith got access to city staff & made edits to city orders
drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

In USA, even in “liberal” hot spots like Portland, the way our society is materially constructed means that in every disaster (I.e. COVID), liberals are always going to move right to protect their stuff/status/position.

We’ve been disaster capitalismed back to the 1980’s. When things are ok economically, liberals can flirt with emancipatory ideas & reforms, but as soon as there’s a turn, people are easily shepherded by fear into a violent, carceral mindset.

Happens over and over.

Same fucking tricks work every single time.

Wow yeah I’m very persuaded about the value of the O editorial board’s opinions when they try to convince me that the party that holds all statewide offices and clear majorities in the legislature *must* make concessions to a party that repeatedly subverts democratic processes. Ludicrous

There’s a legislative work session on the domestic terrorism bill this AM.

Orgs like @ACLU_OR, @PCUNoregon, @ImagineBlack_, @350_PDX, @SunrisePDX, @CLDC, @breachcollectiv & more are raising concerns about rushing a DT law with virtually no community engagement.

#orleg #orpol

https://twitter.com/Ecosozialismus/status/1636019521227218944

There’s no compelling need for this law. There are plenty of state & federal laws that cover damage to infrastructure.

As we’ve seen with the GA cop city protestors, these DT laws can be readily abused to harass, jail, & stigmatize activists for political purposes.

Going on an 80’s movie marathon this weekend. Watched Roadhouse & Escape From NY so far. Red Dawn coming up.

What else should I watch?

Gimme your top 80’s movies recommendations. Omfg I love Paul Verhoeven

Today, I’m going to draw attention to 2 bills at the OR legislature that could be used on social, racial, & environmental justice activists: HB 2572 & 2772.

As a long time activist who has directly experienced law enforcement overreach, I'm concerned.

#orleg #orpol The bill sponsors are trying to solve a real problem: violent, right-wing extremism.

But the process to craft the laws has been limited & the main contributors are prosecutors, law enforcement, & an academic who worked at the NSA.

Few critical & community voices are involved.

Portlanders want to reverse the damage caused by turning much of the North riverfront into a sacrifice zone & reduce the chance of horrible industrial catastrophe.

The City of Portland, by contrast, is doubling down on industrial polluter dominance & helping greenwash it.

https://twitter.com/KhanhPhamForOR/status/1635680186732802050

They want us to “move forward” from their disastrous Zenith decision that places Portlanders in harms way. They picked a lying fossil fuel corporation over human safety & are acting like it’s some little disagreement that we can all just pretend didn’t happen.