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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: $131K Portland Official Takes Homeless Woman Home Then ABANDONS Her In Woods
Description: A Portland city hall staffer takes a homeless woman into his home, then abandons her at a remote state park at 2 AM with no tent, no sleeping bag, and a wheelchair. What could possibly go wrong? This bizarre story has all the hallmarks of Portland's signature blend of virtue signaling and catastrophically bad judgment. We dive into the twisted tale of a $131,000-a-year political aide who thought bringing a mentally ill homeless woman with a pitbull to his house was somehow "compassionate." From midnight phone calls to forest dumping grounds to police tasers - this story reads like satire...