Health Justice Recovery Alliance is the unregistered name under which two Oregon nonprofits funded by New York-based Drug Policy Alliance defend Measure 110
So their answer is "We aren't really an independent organization, just a fake copy of a radical, cop-hating group looking to demonize law enforcement.
So they are a fully funded all-out subsidiary of the ultra-leftists "Partnership for Safety and Justice." It's former name? "The Western Prison Project."
Run by a failed wanna-be lawyer named Bobbin Singh (who tried and flunked the Bar several times) the "PSJ" is a dependable "cutout" for various Soros groups that have rigorously tried to overturn the will of the people when it came to mandatory sentencing (Measure 11) and the death penalty (Measure 8)!
The HJRA is just another front for providing cash and benefits to all those in Oregon supporting the current regime. Not too much different than what happens on the other side of the coin. A bunch of crooks helping other crooks!
Meanwhile, on Jan 25th in a Tigard motel, 1.4 metric tons (370 gallons in 6 ECOLAB barrels) of liquid heroin was seized by the Feds. Federal authorities rolled up the liquid heroin and arrested four on drug trafficking charges. They had connections to Mexican organizations. Thank goodness they were apprehended by the DOJ crew and not by the locals. Otherwise, they would have been released without bail.
This is just a momentary flip of the nonprofit kimono...there's a lot more to be discovered--partiularly 501c3's skirting the limits on outright political activism (check out the nonprofit logos on upcoming candidates' mailers).
One detail caught my eye--the fact that as of 2020 the nonprofit you reported (or whatever it is) goes blank--records for nonprofits are a scandal, aided and abetted by the IRS which got singed in a Supreme Court case about divulging donors. Stupid decision--given the growing political power of the nonprofits--which, next to government, are the only growth industries in the state.
Agreed, Richard. As I was going through all this I kept wondering if the (c)(3)s were exceeding the permissible amount of advocacy and other nonprofit requirements. I successfully avoided that rabbit hole, for now, because this piece was long and complicated enough.
God bless you Jeff. Please keep peeling the layers off this evil onion. Makes a person wonder what traps are being baited for the trusting unaware. Keep us informed brother. Battle line is good vs. evil Beware
We all know they’re lining their pockets while the streets are destroyed with decay of these drug addicted mentally ill. Jeff you’ll have to keep us informed on this new BS tax for safety. All HORSE crap!
"George Soros" "Soros-funded" "Soros-affiliated". Have we not learned? Newt Gingrich famously tried to call attention to Soros and received the strangest reaction I've ever seen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBP6461C0PA). But along the West Coast, the candidates he supports and the policies he espouses are still received as deserving of serious consideration. It is not coincidence that awful district attorneys and policies like M110 are connected to Soros. Soros helped get Mike Schmidt elected with $320,000 support. Soros also supported DAs in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and NYC. Soros is smart, very wealthy, and knows how to package his ideas (like harm reduction) to appeal to the liberal mind. So while it's nice that you uncovered the unregistered name and all that, I suspect Soros would probably just chuckle if someone informed him about it.
My goal is not to annoy Soros (he will never see and could care less about what I write, I'm sure) but to help inform Oregonians of the degree to which M110 was and is not an Oregonian-led experiment.
I understand this and agree that Soros would not deign to be bothered something like a Substack post, and besides, I suspect that he has people in his pocket who would dispense with any pesky legal matters that might come of it. I know that you and others previously wrote about Soros' funding of the Portugal trip for the Dem contingent for "fact-finding" so it should be clear that there is heavy outside support behind M110. But to me, the HJRA error is like watching Biden commit another gaffe, while behind the scenes, his administration is bringing the country down. Frustrating!
I understand HJRA was technically funded with "out-of-state" money, but I still find it very hard to believe the *people* directing that money were just east coast folks who thought it would be an ideological win and just happened to have millions of dollars to donate to the movement. The real beneficiaries from Measure 110 [other than drug cartels] are the grantees, and the many drug treatment "nonprofits" that are able to collect unbelievable amounts of Medicaid money for providing rehab (as ineffectively as they want, for the record) during the addiction crisis Measure 110 has facilitated. I would add that several of the rehab providers listed as part of the "alliance" also have multiple layers of out-of-state shell companies from which they could donate to HJRA without any disclosure.
Also: does anyone else find it suspicious that the proposals to "fix" Measure 110 (also backed by equally dark money) suggest imposing mandatory drug treatment instead of jail time?
Not sure exactly what the difference is between "jail" and " a rehab facility you aren't allowed to leave."
The DPAs designed M110 and funded the pro-M110 campaign. HJRA is running out people who work for nonprofits in Oregon that receive funds from M110 to defend M110. It's all a big money-driven echo chamber.
They do receive a little funding from Oregon (I believe in 2020, the Drug Policy Alliance reported about $86,000 out of its multimillion dollar income from contributions came from Oregon). DPA exists to decriminalize drugs. To the degree DPA donors benefit from M110, it's because they believe the world is a better place with decriminalized drugs. DPA then uses its "success" in Oregon to get more donations from people who support decrim. It is the ideological keystone that showers money on people who agree with it.
I follow what you're saying, but I don't think that on an individual level we should assume the very wealthy interests who support decriminalization are supporting it because the ideology just feels good to them. I seriously doubt George Soros has spent 5 seconds empathizing with the inmates supposedly suffering under "mass incarceration" from the war on drugs. I do know a large portion of his wealth has its origins in black market proceeds his clients have tasked him with laundering (via several documented cases of Soros involvement in the financial portfolios of Colombian cocaine cartels) so I suspect his interest in decriminalization is related to how "mass incarceration" cuts into his profits.
Good work, Jeff.
So their answer is "We aren't really an independent organization, just a fake copy of a radical, cop-hating group looking to demonize law enforcement.
So they are a fully funded all-out subsidiary of the ultra-leftists "Partnership for Safety and Justice." It's former name? "The Western Prison Project."
Run by a failed wanna-be lawyer named Bobbin Singh (who tried and flunked the Bar several times) the "PSJ" is a dependable "cutout" for various Soros groups that have rigorously tried to overturn the will of the people when it came to mandatory sentencing (Measure 11) and the death penalty (Measure 8)!
Another great analysis, Jeff. I’m glad someone is keeping track of this deception.
Thanks, Jack!
The HJRA is just another front for providing cash and benefits to all those in Oregon supporting the current regime. Not too much different than what happens on the other side of the coin. A bunch of crooks helping other crooks!
Meanwhile, on Jan 25th in a Tigard motel, 1.4 metric tons (370 gallons in 6 ECOLAB barrels) of liquid heroin was seized by the Feds. Federal authorities rolled up the liquid heroin and arrested four on drug trafficking charges. They had connections to Mexican organizations. Thank goodness they were apprehended by the DOJ crew and not by the locals. Otherwise, they would have been released without bail.
Thank you, Jeff. I really appreciate your hard work and expertise. I’d love to hear back from the SOS on registering this non-profit? Neil
Me too, Neil. I'm not holding my breath.
Great post, Jeff.
This is just a momentary flip of the nonprofit kimono...there's a lot more to be discovered--partiularly 501c3's skirting the limits on outright political activism (check out the nonprofit logos on upcoming candidates' mailers).
One detail caught my eye--the fact that as of 2020 the nonprofit you reported (or whatever it is) goes blank--records for nonprofits are a scandal, aided and abetted by the IRS which got singed in a Supreme Court case about divulging donors. Stupid decision--given the growing political power of the nonprofits--which, next to government, are the only growth industries in the state.
Agreed, Richard. As I was going through all this I kept wondering if the (c)(3)s were exceeding the permissible amount of advocacy and other nonprofit requirements. I successfully avoided that rabbit hole, for now, because this piece was long and complicated enough.
You have to love a lawyer who sinks his teeth into an evildoer and doesn’t let go! Sic em, Jeff, and bless your endeavor.
Thanks, James!
God bless you Jeff. Please keep peeling the layers off this evil onion. Makes a person wonder what traps are being baited for the trusting unaware. Keep us informed brother. Battle line is good vs. evil Beware
We all know they’re lining their pockets while the streets are destroyed with decay of these drug addicted mentally ill. Jeff you’ll have to keep us informed on this new BS tax for safety. All HORSE crap!
Excellent research Jeff. We will help get the word out.
Thanks, Jeff and Angela!
"George Soros" "Soros-funded" "Soros-affiliated". Have we not learned? Newt Gingrich famously tried to call attention to Soros and received the strangest reaction I've ever seen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBP6461C0PA). But along the West Coast, the candidates he supports and the policies he espouses are still received as deserving of serious consideration. It is not coincidence that awful district attorneys and policies like M110 are connected to Soros. Soros helped get Mike Schmidt elected with $320,000 support. Soros also supported DAs in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and NYC. Soros is smart, very wealthy, and knows how to package his ideas (like harm reduction) to appeal to the liberal mind. So while it's nice that you uncovered the unregistered name and all that, I suspect Soros would probably just chuckle if someone informed him about it.
My goal is not to annoy Soros (he will never see and could care less about what I write, I'm sure) but to help inform Oregonians of the degree to which M110 was and is not an Oregonian-led experiment.
I understand this and agree that Soros would not deign to be bothered something like a Substack post, and besides, I suspect that he has people in his pocket who would dispense with any pesky legal matters that might come of it. I know that you and others previously wrote about Soros' funding of the Portugal trip for the Dem contingent for "fact-finding" so it should be clear that there is heavy outside support behind M110. But to me, the HJRA error is like watching Biden commit another gaffe, while behind the scenes, his administration is bringing the country down. Frustrating!
I understand HJRA was technically funded with "out-of-state" money, but I still find it very hard to believe the *people* directing that money were just east coast folks who thought it would be an ideological win and just happened to have millions of dollars to donate to the movement. The real beneficiaries from Measure 110 [other than drug cartels] are the grantees, and the many drug treatment "nonprofits" that are able to collect unbelievable amounts of Medicaid money for providing rehab (as ineffectively as they want, for the record) during the addiction crisis Measure 110 has facilitated. I would add that several of the rehab providers listed as part of the "alliance" also have multiple layers of out-of-state shell companies from which they could donate to HJRA without any disclosure.
Also: does anyone else find it suspicious that the proposals to "fix" Measure 110 (also backed by equally dark money) suggest imposing mandatory drug treatment instead of jail time?
Not sure exactly what the difference is between "jail" and " a rehab facility you aren't allowed to leave."
The DPAs designed M110 and funded the pro-M110 campaign. HJRA is running out people who work for nonprofits in Oregon that receive funds from M110 to defend M110. It's all a big money-driven echo chamber.
For sure. Isn't it possible that DPA received funding from beneficiaries in Oregon, though? I don't see how the known donors of DPA profit from M110.
They do receive a little funding from Oregon (I believe in 2020, the Drug Policy Alliance reported about $86,000 out of its multimillion dollar income from contributions came from Oregon). DPA exists to decriminalize drugs. To the degree DPA donors benefit from M110, it's because they believe the world is a better place with decriminalized drugs. DPA then uses its "success" in Oregon to get more donations from people who support decrim. It is the ideological keystone that showers money on people who agree with it.
I follow what you're saying, but I don't think that on an individual level we should assume the very wealthy interests who support decriminalization are supporting it because the ideology just feels good to them. I seriously doubt George Soros has spent 5 seconds empathizing with the inmates supposedly suffering under "mass incarceration" from the war on drugs. I do know a large portion of his wealth has its origins in black market proceeds his clients have tasked him with laundering (via several documented cases of Soros involvement in the financial portfolios of Colombian cocaine cartels) so I suspect his interest in decriminalization is related to how "mass incarceration" cuts into his profits.