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In this Dec. 13, 2014 file photo the Portland skyline is visible on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. The city of Portland has released a map and database showing about 1,800 unreinforced masonry buildings that may be vulnerable to shaking during an earthquake if they are not structurally retrofitted. These buildings were generally constructed before the 1960's using brick with little to no steel reinforcement in the walls.
In this Dec. 13, 2014 file photo the Portland skyline is visible on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. The city of Portland has released a map and database showing about 1,800 unreinforced masonry buildings that may be vulnerable to shaking during an earthquake if they are not structurally retrofitted. These buildings were generally constructed before the 1960's using brick with little to no steel reinforcement in the walls.
The group on Thursday decried the policy affecting some 1,600 unreinforced masonry buildings that are on average 90 years old, many in areas with a predominantly black population, The Oregonian/OregonLive reports .
The policy "exacerbates a long history of systemic and structural betrayals of trust and policies of displacement, demolition, and dispossession predicated on classism, racism, and white supremacy," the group said.
Comment: This was likely the work of some brainwashed social media account managers copying their superiors, because the injustice Russian sportsmen are subject to show that sport is just another avenue for the West to attack Russia:
- The US-Inspired Olympic Ban on Russia: Another Pyrrhic Victory for the Ailing Empire of Chaos
- Politics over sportsmanship: US and British athletes shamefully refusing to speak or shake hands with Russian athletes
- FIFA 'scandal' = US attempts to impose sports sanctions against Russia
And check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Olympic Politics, Aleppo 2.0, and Russiagate to Nowhere