It is not just Portland. This is happening all over the country.
What I do not get is except for a few outliers since 9/11 people have accepted if not embraced all sorts of government intrusions from pat downs to get on airplanes and attend events, to having most our moves recorded on cameras, to loss of privacy online. But this is the issue people are choosing not to virtual signal but to lose livehoods to take a stand.
If the government caves the public loses because of COVID, if the government stands firm the public loses because of staffing shortages.
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Professionally Identified and joined WP August 26, 2013
DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
It is Autism Acceptance Month
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman