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Oregon Official Governing Portland Region From Spain, Calls It “Occasional” Visit

According to reporting from The Oregonian/OregonLive, an Oregon elected official has been attending Metro Council meetings remotely for months at a time while sometimes being in Spain, a situation that has many people wondering how “local government” is supposed to work. Metro Councilor Mary...

Progressives Advance Radical Measure That Could Outlaw Hunting and Fishing in Oregon

According to a National Review (NR) report by Wesley J. Smith, Oregon progressives are once again trying to outdo themselves, this time with a ballot initiative so extreme it would effectively outlaw animal agriculture, hunting, fishing, and even animal research in the state. It is being marketed...

Not Satire: After Legalizing Meth and Recriminalizing It, Portland Has Now Banned Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

Not satire. Just Oregon. As 2026 kicks off, Oregon rolled out 282 new state laws covering everything from health care and consumer protections to deepfakes and marriage age reforms. Some of them actually make sense. Medical debt can’t hit your credit report. Workers get clearer pay stubs. Ticket...

Area Man Behind on Rent Says He’s ‘Treating Himself’ While Shopping at Tiny Overpriced Hippie Grocery Store

EUGENE, OR — Despite being nearly three weeks behind on rent and actively refusing to open his banking app, local man Aaron L., 34, confirmed Tuesday that stopping by a tiny, overpriced hippie grocery store was “exactly what he needed right now.” “I’ve just been under a lot of stress lately,” said...

Apparently Portland Has Decided Its Christmas Tree Is No Longer a Christmas Tree

Portland’s long-running holiday tradition took on a noticeably different tone this year after city officials avoided using the phrase “Christmas tree” during the 41st annual lighting ceremony at Pioneer Courthouse Square, referring to it only as “the tree.” The shift—reflected in the event’s...
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