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About 75 people have reported fliers threatening to list the names of neighbors on disability, the

said Tuesday. The office released a map that shows the fliers have shown up in 14 Portland neighborhoods, most prevalently in the Laurelhurst neighborhood. Some were left on doors, others on porches.

That flier -- signed by the anonymous "Artemis of the Wild" -- promises to reveal the names of 16 people in the Laurelhurst neighborhood who vote and receive disability payments. "The names of these people are being posted where they can be seen by taxpayers and the neighborhood can decide who is truly disabled," it reads.

The listed number of people on disability has varied by neighborhood, from nine to 23 people. The note accuses people who vote and receive cash disability payments of heralding "the end of the republic."

"One caller said that she was up until 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday in her living room with a full view of her porch and awoke to find the flyer there at 6:00 a.m.," said Jeff Selby, a spokesman for the office of equity and human rights.

So far, Selby said, no actual names have been posted, but the office is continuing to investigate. If you find a flier, report it to

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– Casey Parks