{"id":2023326,"date":"2023-09-06T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-cocaine-raccoons-to-blame-for-the-attacks-harshing-liberal-utopia-portlands-vibe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:18:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:18:22","slug":"are-cocaine-raccoons-to-blame-for-the-attacks-harshing-liberal-utopia-portlands-vibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-cocaine-raccoons-to-blame-for-the-attacks-harshing-liberal-utopia-portlands-vibe\/","title":{"rendered":"Are &#8216;Cocaine Raccoons&#8217; causing trouble in Portland&#8217;s liberal utopia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fare-cocaine-raccoons-to-blame-for-the-attacks-harshing-liberal-utopia-portlands-vibe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>I recently streamed \u201cCocaine Bear\u201d (at my wife\u2019s suggestion, \u200bif you can believe that) and, while I don\u2019t think\u2062 I can in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-cocaine-raccoons-to-blame-for-the-attacks-harshing-liberal-utopia-portlands-vibe\/\" title=\"Are 'Cocaine Raccoons' causing trouble in Portland's liberal utopia?\">good conscience\u2064 recommend<\/a> the film, I have to admit \u2063that there were\u2062 moments \u200cI found\u2064 entertaining.<\/h2>\n<p>And given\u200b that the film cost something like $30-$35 million to produce, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/cocaine-bear-global-box-office-52-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collider<\/a>,\u2064 and grossed nearly \u2064three\u200d times \u2062that before it even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-claims-laundrie-hid-out-in-florida-campground-75-miles-from-parents-home\/\" title=\"Dog The Bounty Hunter Claims Laundrie Hid Out In Florida Campground 75 Miles From Parents\u2019 Home\">started streaming<\/a>, according to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/Cocaine-Bear-(2023)#tab=summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u2064 Numbers<\/a>, I should think that director and producer Elizabeth Banks might \u200cbe looking for material for a sequel.<\/p>\n<h3>Look\u2064 no further, Ms. Banks: I give you, \u201cCocaine Raccoons.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Granted, there\u2019s no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-hunter-bidens-laptop\/\" title=\"The Truth About Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop\">actual evidence<\/a> \u200bthat any raccoons have ingested illegal stimulants, but then most of what \u2064happened in \u201cCocaine Bear\u201d wasn\u2019t exactly true-to-life, either. Filmmakers need to have room to take a\u200c little license\u2063 to create their art, right?<\/p>\n<p>(Maybe I\u200b should have put \u201cart\u201d\u200c in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-foreign-press-association-board-member-removed-for-sharing-article-that-called-black-lives-matter-a-racist-hate-movement\/\" title=\"Hollywood Foreign Press Association Board Member Removed For Sharing Article That Called Black Lives Matter A \u2018Racist Hate Movement\u2019\">quotation marks<\/a> \u2063in that\u200b last\u200d sentence, but you know what\u200c I meant.)<\/p>\n<p>At any rate,\u200d after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/news\/2023\/08\/raccoon-attacking-people-dogs-in-nw-portland-still-loose.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The (Portland) Oregonian<\/a> \u2062 published a piece on \u200braccoons attacking people and their dogs, <a href=\"https:\/\/oregoncatalyst.com\/70992-cocaine-racoon-plaguing-portland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Catalyst<\/a> \u200bspeculated that \u2063the\u200c animals might have ingested some of the illicit substances that many of the left-leaning city\u2019s residents are so fond of.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife officials told The Oregonian that the raccoon involved was probably \u200ba \u201cprotective mother,\u201d but even if that\u2019s true, I suppose it\u2019s \u200bpossible that\u2064 even protective procyonids could scavenge \u200bup enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pathetic-wapo-covers-biden-publishing-story-saying-cocaine-wh-goes-way-back-fdr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nose candy<\/a> to affect \u200ctheir\u2063 behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Oregonian shared\u2062 surveillance video that captured one attack and what appeared to be a mother raccoon and her \u2064kits, which would seem to lend credence to \u200bthe \u201cprotective mother\u201d hypothesis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, \u201cProtective Mother Raccoon\u201d would be a\u2063 terrible movie title, \u2064so\u200b let\u2019s just stick to the drug theory. Certainly, the situation in Portland lends itself to such speculation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Would you\u200b consider moving to Portland?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The\u200c Western Journal news updates free \u200cof\u2063 charge.\u200d You\u2062 may opt out at anytime.\u2064 You also agree to \u2062our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u200d0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" 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'none';\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'pollFormBox' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'none';\n\t\t}\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container {\n\t\t\tborder: 2px \u200bsolid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px;\n\t\t\tmargin-left: \u200d0;\n\t\t\tmargin-right:\u200b 15px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom:\u200c 15px;\n\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tbackground: #ddd;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container input[type=email] \u200b{\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\tpadding-top: 10px;\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 10px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 10px;\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #F5F5F5;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t\t\tborder-color: #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid\u2064 #d6d6d6;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container input[type=submit] \u2062{\n\t\t\tpadding: 10px;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tcursor: pointer;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-results-yes {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: lightgrey;\n\t\t\twhite-space: nowrap;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: \u20625px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-results-no {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: lightgrey;\n\t\t\twhite-space: nowrap;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left:\u200c 5px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-question {\n\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\tfont-size: var(\u2064 --big-font-size );\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-Disclaimer {\n\t\t\tfont-size: var(--smallest-font-size);\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t@media ( max-width: 768px ) {\n\t\t\t#firefly-poll-container {\n\t\t\t\twidth: 90%;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 20px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Three years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oregon-decriminalizes-hard-drugs-heroin-crack-meth-possession-no-longer-considered-criminal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon<\/a> voted\u2062 to legalize the \u200dpossession \u2063of \u201csmall amounts\u201d of many hard drugs, cocaine and methamphetamine among them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then,\u200d downtown \u200dhas seen well-documented increase in open-air drug dealing, overdoses, and violence,\u201d Portland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/portland\/new-york-times-slams-portland-drug-problems\/#:~:text=Since%20then%2C%20downtown%20has%20seen,dealing%2C%20overdoses%2C%20and%20violence.&#038;text=According%20to%20the%20Oregon%20Health,In%202021%20there%20were%20745.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOIN<\/a> reported last \u2063month. \u201cAccording\u200d to the\u2063 Oregon Health\u200c Department, in\u200c 2019\u2062 there were 280 unintentional opioid overdose deaths in Oregon. In 2021\u2062 there were 745.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy out there,\u201d Rick Treleaven, the \u2064chief\u2064 executive officer at BestCare Treatment\u200b Services in Central Oregon, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2023\/05\/30\/oregon-worsening-drug-crisis-fentanyl-overdoses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Public\u2064 Broadcasting<\/a> in May. \u200c\u201cWe are having \u200can \u2064overdose epidemic like I\u2019ve never seen and I\u2019ve been\u200c in this field for over \u206340 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And according\u200c to a 2003 article \u2062from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/3802774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u2063Journal of Wildlife Management<\/a>, raccoon populations are actually \u200dmore dense in urban areas than in the\u200b wild.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, correlation\u200b doesn\u2019t imply causation; just because Portland has plenty of \u2062both blow and trash pandas doesn\u2019t mean the two ever come in contact with one another. I mean, who\u2019s storing their Florida snow in their garbage cans, right?<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, who\u2019s tossing cocaine out of\u2063 airplanes? Just about no one \u2014 and yet \u2063in 1985 Pablo Escobear\u2063 fatally overdosed on <em>pounds<\/em> of cocaine thrown from a\u2062 Cessna \u2014\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/2022\/12\/01\/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no, really<\/a> \u2063 \u2014 and \u2062inspired the cinematic masterpiece that is \u201cCocaine Bear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCocaine Bear,\u201d you might recall, was the great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/documents-reveal-ray-liottas-cause-death-nearly-year-unexpected-passing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Liotta<\/a>\u2019s final film, so unfortunately he won\u2019t be around to film a sequel featuring raccoons. (I\u2019m sure the continuing series will be \u200dthe\u2064 worse for his absence.)<\/p>\n<p>But\u200d if I\u200d were the casting director for \u201cCocaine Raccoons,\u201d I\u2064 know I\u2019d be calling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legendary-actor-bruce-campbell-shares-heartbreaking-news-of-clint-walkers-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Campbell<\/a>\u2019s agent, early and often.\u2064 I mean, the actor\u200c even\u2064 lives in Oregon, making location scouting a breeze.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me, \u2063bubbeleh: I \u200bnever saw a \u2063surer thing in my life. It\u2019s\u2062 gonna be boffo.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cocaine-raccoons-blame-attacks-harshing-liberal-utopia-portlands-vibe\/\">Are \u200c&#8217;Cocaine Raccoons&#8217; to Blame \u2063for the \u2063Attacks\u2064 Harshing\u2064 Liberal Utopia\u200c Portland&#8217;s Vibe?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200dJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently watched &#8220;Cocaine Bear&#8221; on my wife&#8217;s recommendation. Although I can&#8217;t fully endorse it, I did find some entertaining moments. 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