Oregon has made possessing small amounts of hard drugs a crime again after a failed experiment with decriminalization. Governor Tina Kotek‚ a Democrat‚ signed a bill into law on Monday that makes personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. The new bill rolls back Measure 110‚ which was approved by about 58% of Oregon voters in 2020‚ and scrapped criminal charges for possessing small amounts of any drug‚ even hard drugs like fentanyl. The measure was the first of its kind in the country. Instead of criminal penalties‚ offenders were hit with a maximum fine of $100 that was rarely enforced. Drug users could also get their fine dismissed if they called a hotline to get an addiction screening‚ but in the law’s first year‚ only 1% of people who received tickets for drug possession called the hotline‚ according to state auditors. In the years since Measure 110 took effect‚ however‚ the law has become increasingly unpopular as residents deal with public drug use in their daily lives. Two years later‚ more than 6 in 10 voters said they thought decriminalization has made drug addiction‚ homelessness‚ and crime worse in Oregon‚ according to a May survey from DMH Research. A combined 63% said they “strongly” supported or would be “somewhat” interested in once again criminalizing hard drugs. Meanwhile‚ fatal drug overdoses in Oregon have spiked‚ driven by the fentanyl crisis. The state is on track for 1‚250 overdose deaths last year‚ according to data that is still being compiled. This is a stark rise from the 280 people who died of an overdose back in 2019. Some of the worst scenes of the drug crisis come out of Portland‚ where addicts shoot up daily in broad daylight downtown. In September‚ the Portland City Council passed a ban on using hard drugs on public property. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP However‚ Portland’s new rules have been in limbo while drugs were still decriminalized at the state level. Mayor Ted Wheeler‚ another Democrat‚ has expressed support for Oregon’s new law‚ which takes effect on September 1. “People are exhausted from feeling like they’re under siege. They want order restored to their environment‚” Wheeler said. Although the new state law brings back criminal penalties for drug possession‚ it also encourages law enforcement to establish programs to send drug users to addiction and mental health services rather than the criminal justice system if possible.

“Boardwalk Empire” actor Michael Stuhlbarg was attacked by a man with a rock in Central Park over the weekend‚ per the New York City Police Department. Police responded around 7:45 p.m. ET Sunday to a “call of an assault in progress in the vicinity of 90th Street and East Drive” near the reservoir in Central Park‚ per CNN. That’s where they found the 55-year-old celeb who was “struck in the head by an unknown object.” “A preliminary investigation determined that a 27-year-old male threw a rock‚ striking the victim in the back of the neck‚ causing an abrasion‚” an NYPD spokesperson said in an email statement to the outlet on Monday. “The victim chased the 27-year-old male to the front of 9 East 91st Street where uniformed officers took the 27-year-old male into custody without further incident. The victim refused medical attention at the scene‚” the statement continued. Suspected perpetrator Xavier Israel was arraigned on Monday on assault charges and released on bail. He has a court appearance scheduled for April 5. Stuhlbarg has received several accolades‚ including two Screen Actors Guild Awards and nominations for two Emmy Awards‚ a Tony Award‚ and a Golden Globe Award. He’s best known for his appearances in “Boardwalk Empire‚” “The Looming Tower‚” and “Dopesick.” The actor has also appeared in Marvel movies‚ including “Doctor Strange” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The attack comes just days after reality star Bethenny Frankel said she was punched in the face by an unknown assailant while walking the streets of New York.  Frankel responded to fashion design student Mikayla Toninato‚ who had shared her experience of being “punched in the face” via TikTok‚ as The Daily Wire previously reported. “This is insane bc this happened to me a few months ago but I was embarrassed to say‚” the 53-year-old reality Frankel shared in a comment last week‚ which has since been deleted. “I was on the UWS [Upper West Side]. Insane. I was taking video of a bakery.” Dozens of women have reported similar unprovoked punching attacks in Manhattan. 

On Monday night‚ LSU’s women’s basketball team‚ which was about to play the Iowa Hawkeyes in Albany‚ New York‚ in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament‚ left the court before the national anthem was played. While the anthem was being played‚ the Hawkeyes team stood on the court holding hands. Iowa players holding hands during the American National Anthem. LSU players left the court before the anthem was performed. pic.twitter.com/GhCLHUXiBX — Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) April 1‚ 2024 “Honestly‚ I don’t even know when the anthem was played. We kind of have a routine where we are on the floor and then they come off at the 12-minute mark. … We come in and do our pre-game stuff. I’m sorry. Listen‚ that’s nothing intentionally done‚” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said in an interview after the game. Kim Mulkey said her team didn't intentionally leave the floor prior to the playing of the United States National Anthem. "Honestly‚ I don't even know when the anthem was played. We kind of have a routine [for leaving the court at a certain time]." pic.twitter.com/JclJExC1Ym — Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) April 2‚ 2024 The game‚ which Iowa won 94-87‚ was a rematch of last year’s NCAA Championship game‚ which LSU won 102-85. Iowa now will play in the Final Four. Last year‚ the LSU women’s team did not appear during the playing of the national anthem before their game against Iowa in the national championship in Dallas. “LSU is never on the court for the National Anthem. … If you ever go to an actual LSU game you’ll see that they’re never on the court for the anthem. It’s that simple. I’ve covered them for 3 years &; they’ve never been‚” Baton Rouge sports reporter Chessa Bouche stated. LSU is never on the court for the National Anthem https://t.co/tfsDAgdOjn — Chessa Bouche (@chessabouche) April 1‚ 2024 If you ever go to an actual LSU game you’ll see that they’re never on the court for the anthem. It’s that simple. I’ve covered them for 3 years &; they’ve never been. — Chessa Bouche (@chessabouche) April 2‚ 2024 Iowa star Caitlin Clark scored 41 points and dished out 12 assists in the game on Monday; LSU star Angel Reese fouled out in the fourth quarter. It was the fifth time this year Clark scored more than 40 points. “She’s just a generational player‚ and she just makes everybody around her better‚” Mulkey said of Clark. “That’s what the great ones do. … What did I say to her? I said‚ I sure am glad you’re leaving. I said‚ Girl‚ you something else. Never seen anything like it.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Caitlin’s very skilled‚” LSU guard Hailey Van Lilth‚ who guarded Clark‚ said. “She’s a great player. She hit some tough shots. There’s not a whole lot you can do about some of the threes she hit.”

This is the second part of a speech delivered by Michael Knowles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday‚ March 13‚ 2024. Having examined and refuted the historical‚ legal‚ constitutional‚ and anthropological arguments for abortion — having cleared away all the muck that obscures the abortion debate — the final question remains: Is it moral? Is it moral to commit murder? Is it moral to kill an innocent little baby in the womb for any reason? The first question to answer is whether it’s ever ok to kill at all. Is it ok to kill an animal? Is it ok to kill a plant? Plants are living things. Liberals sometimes hug trees. I‚ for one‚ think it’s perfectly fine to kill a plant‚ just as I think it’s perfectly fine to kill an animal. Our bodies are made to eat animals. And if you want to eat an animal‚ you’ve usually got to kill it. Unless you’re one of those Korean ladies on TikTok who eat live octopuses and squids and things‚ generally you’ve got to kill the animal first. Which is fine. Animals are not rational‚ they are naturally part of the human diet‚ and there’s nothing wrong with using a thing for its purpose. Ironically‚ abortion supporters are much more likely to object to killing animals than pro-lifers are. You will not meet many conservative vegetarians. But virtually every purple-haired vegan you ever meet will support abortion. They oppose the killing of irrational animals as inhumane‚ but they support the killing of human babies as a human right. These liberals will support laws like the Bald Eagle Protection Act. If you kill a bald eagle in the United States — if you destroy a bald eagle egg‚ if you in any way agitate a bald eagle‚ if you even so much as disturb a bald eagle’s nest when the eagle is not present — you can be fined $100‚000‚ imprisoned for a year‚ or both — for your first offense. And the penalties only get worse after that. Kill a human baby? The liberals will throw you a party and call you a hero. So much for animals. Is it ok to kill bad guys? It depends. The moral and legal tradition in our civilization — and every civilization — for all of history has been for the government‚ the civil authority‚ to kill certain bad guys. The civil authority has care of the community. When someone poses a threat to the community‚ the civil authority‚ which does not bear the sword in vain‚ has always been understood to possess the temporal power to enforce the laws. WATCH: The Michael Knowles Show Here‚ once again‚ the pro-abortion people disagree. The pro-abortion crowd‚ the liberals‚ in recent years have tended to argue against capital punishment. They lobby to get even the very worst criminals — the psychosexual sadist serial killers — off the hook. They seek to abolish the death penalty. How about the private killing of bad guys? Not the government‚ just individuals. Vigilantes. Private people hunting down their personal enemies. Is that ok? My view — the traditional view — is that it’s not ok because‚ while it’s lawful to kill an evildoer to defend the community‚ that right belongs to him who has charge of the community’s welfare. To borrow an analogy from St. Thomas Aquinas‚ just as it belongs to the surgeon to cut off the decayed limb of his patient‚ so too the care of the common good belongs to the persons entrusted with public authority. We don’t want randos going around chopping people’s limbs off; nor do we want randos going around shooting their own perceived enemies. Again‚ the liberals seem to disagree. When BLM spent eight months pillaging and murdering all around the country‚ the most prominent liberals — some of the most prominent abortion supporters in the country‚ the current vice president of the United States and staff members of the president — raised money to bail the criminals out of jail. In recent years‚ liberals have openly called to defund the police‚ even to abolish prisons. They’ve allowed vigilantes to shut down highways. They’ve encouraged vigilantes to threaten and terrorize Republican elected officials. You might remember Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) in the early days of the Trump administration. Is it ok to kill a person in self-defense? I think most reasonable people would say yes. The liberals‚ however‚ often criticize laws that defend self-defense — Stand Your Ground laws‚ the Second Amendment‚ etc. In practice‚ they deny the right to kill in self-defense. So‚ for those still keeping score‚ the libs oppose killing animals‚ murderers‚ and people who are trying to kill you‚ but they support killing their private enemies and innocent little babies. The Left’s position on killing seems to become weirder and weirder the more we examine it. How about killing yourself? Is suicide ok? My answer — the traditional answer — is no. Because it is contrary to nature. It’s contrary to the natural inclination to preserve yourself. It’s contrary to self-love and charity. Also‚ it harms the community‚ to which we have an obligation. This is why we describe suicide as a “selfish act” that traumatizes‚ often for life‚ the loved ones of the people who do it. Further‚ life is a gift given to us by God which we have neither the ultimate ability to create nor the right to end. The libs‚ you will not be surprised to hear‚ say otherwise. Liberals throughout the West are presently attempting to legalize suicide and even to commercialize suicide by selling tickets to suicide pods and various “euthanasia” poisons. “Don’t kill an animal; do kill yourself.” Now‚ we finally arrive at the core question: Is it ever ok to kill the innocent? Obviously‚ we wouldn’t be killing them in self-defense. We wouldn’t be killing them because they committed a crime. And we wouldn’t be killing them to protect the common good because (one) they’re part of the community — because they’re people — and (two) they actually advance the common good. Because they’re innocent. Therefore‚ it is never acceptable under any circumstances to kill the innocent‚ including the most vulnerable among us — innocent little babies. Abortion is totally indefensible: historically‚ legally‚ anthropologically‚ and morally. Because it’s wrong to commit murder. In an earlier and saner age‚ we could have settled that question in pretty much those five words. Today‚ however‚ we’re more confused. We’ve made an idol of choice — a false kind of liberty — and we prefer it to reason. We mistakenly think that’ll make us better off. Because we forget that when society rejects reason‚ it necessarily conducts politics through irrational violence‚ which we see increasingly around us and which imperils not only our liberty but also our very lives.

An employee at a Dollar General in Silver Creek‚ New York‚ is spreading joy to customers one handwritten note at a time. Key-holder Nova Logan posts her inspirational messages all over the store for patrons to find. She hopes that these positive notes will help to put people in a better mood. As she told WGRZ‚ she understands what it’s like to have a bad day. “I notice with customers‚ they’ll have a bad day and reflect it on me‚” Nova said. “I don’t like to do that.” Screengrab from YouTube Instead‚ this employee prefers to put her energy toward creating upbeat‚ handwritten notes for everyone to enjoy. “Hopefully‚ people see them and come back and have a better day if they were having a bad day‚” she explained. Nova began working at Dollar General a year ago‚ and she’s been posting her handwritten notes pretty much since the beginning. Her distric manager‚ Haskel Porter‚ says that her sunny attitude affects not only the store’s customers‚ but other employees‚ as well. Screengrab from YouTube “Her passion for serving others is contagious. It’s infectious for the store team and the customers in this community‚” he said. “It’s a joy to see people like that still exist in this world.” Keep spreading your positive messages‚ Nova! Everyone loves to see them. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dollar Store Employee Leaves Handwritten Notes To Brighten Customers’ Days appeared first on InspireMore.

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