Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

How do you like your tax dollars giving homeless people rides to the grocery store and other non emergency rides? 88 million in Portland alone. https://pdxreal.substack.com/p/portlands-88-million-homeless-taxi?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2062en&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Are Dems in OR paying for votes like apparently in TX? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/trump-doj-opens-investigation-texas-democrat-pac-after/  Drazan still has slight lead over Kotax in latest large OR poll: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/09/poll-shows-drazan-kotek-running-nearly-even-in-race-for-oregon-governor.html Hoyle violates OR law as she lies about DeSpain in ads: damage is done and she will get away with it. https://oregoncatalyst.com/99540-cease-desist-rep-hoyles-false-ad.html Fishwrap wonders if ICE will surge into Portland like other sanctuary cities? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/09/ice-initiates-immigration-enforcement-surge-in-sanctuary-cities-could-portland-be-among-its-targets.html Why is DHS continuing to fund Catholic Charities in TX even though they were allegedly complicit in child trafficking? https://x.com/AnthonyAguero/status/2105367891222909372  

Are you ok with data centers on Federal lands? https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/data-centers-proposed-on-federal-land-in-eastern-oregon-western-states/ Dem US Senators  want to ban data centers: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/30/warren-pushes-data-center-moratorium-says-senate-dems-are-all-pretty-much-there-that-we-want-to-see-regulations/   Leftist tech giants will once again kill free speech by using AI : https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-leftist-tech-giants-monopolizing-ai-would-threaten-to-shut-down-free-speech/ Can Trump save the mid terms for Republicans? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/pollster-frank-luntz-delivers-more-bad-news-democrats/ Radical enviros sue every single time there is a federal timber sale awarded, which hurts rural communities and raises cost of lumber, not to mention allowing forests to burn completely down. https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/environment/2026/09/29/blm-appeals-a-judges-order-to-halt-logging-project-over-old-growth-protections/ 

Spencer Pratt “fight socialism Oregon” rally Oct 14th at Langdon Farms Golf Club and it's free!! Register now! https://web.cvent.com/event/d2171557-ca26-43cc-8c3f-edf9156ae3b4/summary?utm_campaign=fightsocialismoregon&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_source=VanityURL Can Kotax's massive money advantage save her? https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/10-million-mystery-check-hangs-over-governors-race Drazan's billboard says it all: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99500-drazan-debuts-kotekbigquestion-billboards.html Massive response to ODOT survey says fix the roads first! https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article317415132.html  

Follow up with Garry on his AI generated walking/driving list in WA co for low propensity voters: Eco Freak insanity laid bare two Democrats about how protected Oregon forests are burning: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/the-forests-oregon-protected-are-burning/ If DSA controlled Dem party had it's way, Phil Knight wouldn't be rich enough to give away a billion for a UofO engineering school: https://ceoworld.biz/2026/09/28/phil-knights-1-billion-oregon-gift-turns-nike-wealth-into-engineering-ambition/    

Kotax and Drazan don't debate in Portland, but hit eachother. Did anything standout? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/oregon-governor-election-kotek-drazan-portland-forum/ Should Flock  cameras be banned in Oregon? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/oregon-flock-camera-police-privacy-automated-license-plate/ 

Another misleading headline in OR. Can't trust MSM with this puff piece for SOS: https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/09/22/secretary-of-state-refers-portland-public-schools-to-department-of-justice-for-criminal-investigation-over-procedeo-contract/ Fishwrap puff piece on SOS: too bad he can't audit the billions ODOT lost: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/09/oregon-department-of-education-fails-to-track-what-works-best-to-improve-high-schools-audit-finds.html Portland communists doubling down on stupid: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/09/portland-councilors-seek-major-expansion-of-citys-ceo-pay-gap-tax.htmlAre women to blame for twice as many young men not getting married as those who married? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/24/twice-as-many-men-are-single-than-married-today-are-women-to-blame/  

Should conservative Republicans back a temporary ban on diesel exports to lower prices? https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-backs-temporary-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-costs-ripple-through-economy-6093714?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Are you fed up with the lying mainstream media? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlWGJvRMHc0 Powerful article about how we c an go around legacy media: https://jdrucker.com/cable-news-and-legacy-media-lost-the-country-long-before-it-lost-the-ratings/ KOIN 6 media bias: Where's the balance? https://www.koin.com/news/portland/protected-from-his-violence-arrest-warrant-issued-for-right-wing-live-streamer-after-violent-protest-at-the-sports-bra/ AP accuses Trump of lies in UN speech, but not really: https://apnews.com/article/trump-fact-check-united-nations-speech-278e6319580a8cfe9dabee90b2107a60?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us  

John Charles interview on Cascade Policy Institutes 35th anniversary dinner featuring Kimberly Strassel of the WSJ: https://cascadepolicy.org/Former Sen Linthicum weekly interview: Salem City Council votes for moratorium on data centers for 4 months. https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/09/21/salem-unanimously-passes-moratorium-on-data-centers/91875871007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx30p000550c000550e114950v11xx30d--51--b--51--&gca-ft=9&gca-ds=sophi Cascade Policy: the case against data center moratorium: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99291-case-data-center-moratorium-oregon.html Map of entire west coast $5 plus gas: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99338-map-oregon-hits-5-gas-entire-west-spiking.html Example of media liberal bias: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/counterprotesters-clash-at-the-sports-bra-amid-ongoing-tensions/Oregon's data centers use 70% of energy all homes is a distracted headline: https://www.kptv.com/2026/09/21/report-finds-oregon-data-centers-used-electricity-equal-over-70-all-homes-state/ 

Coffee Klatch tonight at Bo and Vine: is your LG TV spying on you? Anna Munson fundraiser tonight at Salem Convention Center from 4-6:30pm https://www.vote-annamunson.com/ Cascade Policy's 35th anniversary dinner with WSJ columnist Kimberly Strassel: https://cascadepolicy.org/ Rep Yunker calls out Kotax's hypocrisy for her raising your electrical rates: https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2101402082762993780  Wyden/Merkley demand IG investigation based on ‘fake?' DHS whistleblower: https://ktvz.com/news/2026/09/18/sens-wyden-merkley-demand-investigation-into-illegal-dhs-access-to-voter-data/ Trump's Greenland/Denmark deal shouldn't have been a surprise: https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/21/trumps-greenland-deal-makes-the-world-more-secure-and-makes-the-media-less-relevant-than-ever/ Winning? US poverty rate lowest ever recorded: https://wheninyourstate.com/usa/census-bureau-reveals-us-poverty-rate-has-reached-its-lowest-level-on-record/ 

Stop dead people from voting in Oregon. Learn how patriots like you can do that by attending the 17th Annual The Gathering of the Eagles, Sept 19th. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-17th-annual-the-gathering-of-the-eagles-tickets-2000758872647 Don't let Kotax cancel your gas tax no vote! ODOT is finding all kinds of money under the cushions: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99252-kotek-cancel-gas-tax-vote-surplus-abounds.html Kotax touts more promises to make things better if you just give her another 4 years: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/kotek-oregon-governor-reelection-platform-policies/ The left's 2029 blueprint for destroying America: https://nataliegwinters.substack.com/p/revealed-rebuild-usaid-reshape-the   

Tina Peters interview on her keynote speech at the Gathering of the Eagles this Saturday 19th. https://tinapeters.us/ Register for the 17th Annual The Gathering of the Eagles Saturday Sept 19th the VIP fundraiser for Tina Peters on Sept 18th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-17th-annual-the-gathering-of-the-eagles-tickets-2000758872647 SCOTUS blocks Trump's plan to have the USPS not send out mail ballots in states that don't comply with his previous EO. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-blocks-new-postal-service-mail-ballots-trump/ Thomas and Alito dissent: https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/15/scotus-blocks-trumps-mail-in-voting-order-ahead-of-midterms/  

Stop voter fraud in OR! Learn how by attending the Gathering of the Eagles this Saturday Sept 19th and register now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-17th-annual-the-gathering-of-the-eagles-tickets-2000758872647Is Trump shooting himself and Republicans in the foot with high gas prices from the Iran war, advocating for data centers and Flock cameras? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/11/flock-cameras-are-the-new-patriot-act/Trump says he likes Flock cameras: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/video-trump-says-he-likes-flock-cameras-law/ Trump's top 25 accomplishments in second term so far: https://x.com/roddmartin/status/2098771218631364908?s=43 Two sides of data center debate in Oregon: https://katu.com/news/your-voice-your-vote/your-voice-your-vote-the-two-sides-of-the-data-center-debate Kotek hypocrisy: Her X post about shutting down state agency data center at the Friday rally was generated by AI: https://x.com/jeff_eager/status/2098646256742781259?s=43   

1 year since Charlie Kirk's assassination: why is the left celebrating his death? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/10/left-wing-violence-is-still-an-existential-threat-to-the-republic/ GP story on Charlie: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/one-year-ago-today-senseless-assassination-charlie-kirk/  Charlie's warning about Islam two days before assassination: https://rumble.com/v7fbcys-charlie-kirk-said-islam-is-the-sword-the-left-is-using-to-slit-the-throat-o.html?mref=1wxk5&mc=ehuil  Trump lays out economic vision in convention speech: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/trump-gop-vision-strong-borders-low-taxes-no-crime/ Troller in Chief! Trump fights fire with fire by offering free stuff ($5,000) to each American if Republicans remain in control in midterms: https://apnews.com/article/trump-dividend-5k-5000-check-republicans-cc80644e3168acd31c892129fb849436?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us New study shows Spotted Owl functionally extinct: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/09/study-northern-spotted-owls-functionally-extinct-pacific-northwest/ Yet Dan Rayfield files suit to stop Trump's definition revisions to ESA: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-will-continue-to-fight-back-states-sue-to-stop-changes-to-endangered-species-act/ Crazy leftists like those who pushed IP28 now want to stop killing of barred owls that have destroyed the spotted owls: https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/hoot-dont-shoot-barred-owl-us-fish-wildlife-oregon-spotted-cull-plan/283-c807a076-374a-478b-b4c0-c11fa79f267a   

What are you top voting concerns? https://oregoncatalyst.com/99088-top-voter-concerns-26-issues.html  Is this happening in OR? Likely: Dem NGO getting tax dollars to register illegals to vote in Maine https://rumble.com/v7fa4ie-democrats-registering-illegal-voters-scam-in-maine-exposed.html?mref=1t8q76&mc=5gu6nHow often is this happening in OR? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/michigan-man-says-voting-records-show-two-absentee/ 2 Trillion of adjusted gross income left blue states for red states: https://oregoncatalyst.com/97096-chart-2-trillion-left-liberal-states-conservative.html OR incompetence on full display: https://www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/09/07/oregon-paid-consultants-handsomely-to-recruit-a-hospital-chief-two-years-on-the-search-continues/ Communist Portland city council decides not to impose vacancy fee on downtown  property owners: https://katu.com/news/investigations/portland-councilors-take-vacancy-fee-off-the-table-after-city-study-oregon-residential-office-space-real-estate-vacancy-rates-buildings-city Drazan plan restores hope for young people in OR: https://www.christinefororegon.com/drazan-plan/  

Coffee Klatch tonight on Labor Day with Sen candidate Angela Plowhead, HD19 candidate Anna Munson, the Annoying Child live demonstration on using ChatGPT and Drazan's plan to restore Oregon. The CCP is funding the data center opposition? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/oregon-county-clerk-registered-397-inactive-voters-single/ Do OR's inactive voters receive ballots and vote? Yes apparently. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/oregon-county-clerk-registered-397-inactive-voters-single/ DHS asks DOJ to investigate ERIC which OR is part of: https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/04/dhs-asks-justice-department-to-investigate-voter-roll-group-for-sharing-personal-data-with-private-organizations/ Trump admin drafts policy change allowing married stay at home parents get child care aid instead of leering centers: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/trump-admin-drafts-policy-let-married-stay-home/Woke NIKE booted from S&P 100 cause stock has crashed nearly 80%. https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/09/07/woke-nike-booted-from-sp-100-as-stock-crashes-on-dismal-sales/

Angela Plowhead interview about her new satirical, but truthful ad: https://angela4oregon.com/ Her ‘Department of More' ad is hilarious! https://bureauofbureaumanagement.org/department-of-more/ The Annoying Child Network: his new book on Queen Kotax is for sale as a fundraiser for Oregon Freedom Coalition: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2317973058712914 New Drazan tv ad hits Kotax hard on data centers: is it enough to move swing voters? https://oregoncatalyst.com/99008-drazan-tv-ad-hots-kotek-hard-data-centers.html WA Co won't stop data centers: https://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/2026/09/oregon-governments-are-rushing-for-data-center-moratoriums-washington-county-wont-join-them.html Non citizen voting is more than rare: https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/04/media-lies-about-infinitesimally-rare-noncitizen-voting-are-a-load-of-bull-hockey/

What does it cost? Why don't elected officials ask this question seriously when passing major policies?Your electrical rates will soon double to pay for a trillion dollars spent to comply with state law that doesn't lower the temperature at all.   https://www.discovery.org/v/what-does-it-cost/The documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1FGql4hD4Y Crippling net zero electrical costs detailed in this report: https://www.discovery.org/m/securepdfs/2025/04/Crippling-Costs-of-Electrification-20250429.pdf Same question of cost for Universal Healthcare. Prepare for your income taxes to double. Read the minority report from the finance committee laying it all out. https://www.oregon.gov/uhpgb/Documents/board-meetings/2026/20260416/universal-health-minority-report-single-payer-report-final.pdf Is data center secrecy why we don't want them? https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/09/portland-moves-to-block-data-center-ndas.html What could go wrong? Remember Cover Oregon? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/02/oregon-new-explore-health-insurance-marketplace-coming-soon/ Kotek's luxury expenses while she taxes you more: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98976-koteks-luxury-prompts-costfree-decisions.html 

Why isn't Oregon's obviously dirty voter rolls included in the DHS voter fraud ‘surge' investigations? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/02/report-dhs-launches-voter-fraud-surge-probes-in-nine-states/ Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon threatens state officials with prosecution if thy knowingly allow non citizens to vote: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/asst-ag-harmeet-dhillon-threatens-state-officials-prosecution/ Dope, drinking and buying a second home is how OR intends to give more money to ODOT: new tax alert. https://kcby.com/news/local/cannabis-alcohol-second-homes-could-new-taxes-fund-oregons-roads-odot-transportation-money-roads-bridges-pothole-crimbling-damage-rain-snow-preparations-local-community Charlie Kirk assassination trial to move forward. Smirking and laughing killer in court. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/02/charlie-kirk-murder-suspect-tyler-robinson-faces-potential-death-penalty-as-case-heads-for-trial/  

Learn about how Oregon's voting system is anything but safe and secure by attending the 17th annual The Gathering of the Eagles here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTJOm1w2NwZ1tyVlD0xJeKl3Uura9_XW-K77WJf4tmlRnhbA/viewform  Former Sen Linthicum interview: Can conservatives successfully rebut Kotax blaming Trump for high cost of living by pointing out her long record of higher taxes/fees and job killing government regulation? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/trump-sees-a-76-point-shift-on-1-issue-for-key-voting-group-polling-expert.htmlPoll: 18% jump in voters thinking govt is wasteful and inefficient: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98949-chart-voters-18point-rise-issue.html Inflation hurting the Burning Man festival: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/burningman/article/burning-man-camp-economics-22403744.php?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Can the civil war inside the DSA be used successfully to move swing voters to conservative candidates? https://www.axios.com/2026/08/30/socialists-fight-aoc-2028 How long till OR does the same dumb thing as CA? Historic ties to slavery of the Dem party? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/so-dumb-california-now-planning-force-companies-disclose/ Lars hits PPS: billion dollar buildings or kids who can read? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98954-lars-larson-big-fancy-buildings-kids-read.html   

Judges rule AI generated child pornography is legal: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/obama-judge-rules-possession-ai-generated-child-pornography/ Oregon is so expensive to live because of Kotax's ideas over the last 15 yrs: https://www.chronline.com/stories/how-did-oregon-become-one-of-the-most-expensive-places-to-live,407327 China building AI models to manipulate your vote: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/war-rooms-natalie-winters-exposes-china-building-ai/ Woke Judge: says illegals can't be deported because they have free speech rights? https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-government-cannot-deport-noncitizens-for-protected-speech-6081255?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Flock cameras have AI tool that can find you without your plate or name: https://thelibertydaily.com/this-flock-ai-tool-finds-you-without-name/

Tina Peters is the featured speaker at Gathering of the Eagles Sept 19th. Register here: https://oregonlibertycoalition.wordpress.com/ She says machines have Chinese parts: https://rumble.com/v7er1jy-tina-peters-voting-machines-are-critical-infrastructure-and-they-contain-ch.html?mref=1htl22&mc=e16nv Douglas county clerk registers 397 inactive voters in one day and 40 are dead: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/oregon-county-clerk-registered-397-inactive-voters-single/ The details of Drazan's plan is here: https://www.christinefororegon.com/drazan-plan/ Kotax's latest plan to raise your cost of living by raising taxes/fees: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98897-gas-tax-backfill-plan-tax-tires-uber-cars-tolls.htmlWNBA has allowed a tranny player for years: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/wnba-had-trans-player-league-years-so-why/  

Think your elections in OR are safe and secure? Think again and attend the 17th annual The Gathering of The Eagles by registering here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTJOm1w2NwZ1tyVlD0xJeKl3Uura9_XW-K77WJf4tmlRnhbA/viewform Attorney Ross Day interview on his OR constitutional amendment to bring balance back to OR legislature: https://www.daylawpc.com/His initiative IP 2030-15  https://sos.oregon.gov/admin/Documents/irr/2030/015text.pdf Drazan releases her plan for a better Oregon in downtown Portland: Is it enough to move swing voters? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/in-the-heart-of-portland-christine-drazan-lays-out-her-plan-to-fix-oregons-problems.html  

Voting fraud update: another MI clerk asks Feds to remove non citizens from voter rolls: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/boom-another-michigan-clerk-makes-video-asking-feds/ Can Drazan use Kotax's joining a federal lawsuit to reduce hydro power that leads to blackouts and higher electricity prices emotionally to connect with swing voters? https://capitalpress.com/2026/08/24/stakeholders-ask-kotek-to-withdraw-from-dam-litigation/ SCOTUS gives Trump temporary EO vote by mail win. https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/08/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-on-mail-voting-restrictions.html OR Dems vow to fight Trump on mail in voting: https://www.kptv.com/2026/08/25/oregon-democrats-vow-keep-fighting-trump-mail-in-voting-order-after-supreme-court-ruling/?outputType=amp How it affects OR: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98832-court-oks-trump-mailballot-rules.html  

OR secretly spends 540K per subsidized housing apartment: by law you can't find out the details. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/21/oregon-spending-low-income-housing-law-public-records/Another OR city ends Flock camera contract: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/20/winston-police-southern-oregon-ends-flock-cameras-contract/  More data centers planned for E. OR:  China funded opposition? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/20/think-out-loud-new-data-centers-eastern-oregon-concerns/ New slightly emotional Drazan tv ad: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/20/think-out-loud-new-data-centers-eastern-oregon-concerns/ Constitutional amendment in OR to protect hunting/fishing/ranching gets past the first hurdle: https://katu.com/news/politics/hunting-fishing-and-farming-rights-could-go-before-oregon-voters-politics-local-salem-voters-freedom-amendment Failed Climate Cash for Cops Portland initiative draws lawsuit against city, state from proponents: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/proponents-of-failed-portland-initiative-to-use-climate-cash-for-cops-sue-city-county-state.html Is OR ripe for teen tranny surgery lawsuit like just settled in TX? https://xcancel.com/C__Herridge/status/2086607327252140114 

Is American culture really changing rapidly or are we being told that it is? https://thelibertydaily.com/heteroflexible-shocking-survey-finds-that-only-35-percent/ GOP Rep Greg Smith's legal corruption costs him only 12k in fines though he made millions: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/longtime-oregon-lawmaker-loses-leadership-position-after-agreeing-to-12000-ethics-fine.html Drazan clip needs to be ad that Kotek is responsible for high gas prices: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98740-drazan-tv-clip-kotek-culpable-high-gas.html Media double standard on full display: Dems get away with what Republican is being accused of: https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/08/clackamas-county-commissioner-ben-west-under-state-ethics-investigation.html  US conducting stealth oil transport through Hormuz with 50% of pre war flow restored: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/hormuz-iran-oil-gulf-trump Trump declares economic D-Day for Iran and those who evade sanctions with them in trade: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-economic-warfare.html  

There is no free lunch! The socialists offering of free stuff can be overcome with reality and the right messaging: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/democrats-split-on-partys-future-as-democratic-socialists-make-key-primary-wins-6075179?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1Rich people are leaving OR and took 476M in income with them in one year! https://oregonbusinessreport.com/2026/08/reports-show-effects-of-weak-economy-population-shift/ DSA made gains in primary elections last night: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/18/election-night-livewire-byron-donalds-eyes-governors-mansion-as-scandals-plague-races-across-country/ OR Rep Court Boice calls for scandal plagued Curry Co sheriff to resign or he will support a recall effort: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/oregon-lawmaker-tells-curry-county-sheriff-to-resign.html 

Can conservatives effectively use the OR Dems infighting to win in close races? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98675-oregon-democrat-infighting-wave-2.html Kotax uses Trump to deflect blame for unaffordability: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/kotek-targets-trump-snap-cuts-as-she-builds-reelection-message.html Blame for high prices is Biden/Kotax's fault: Long before Trump: https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/18/blame-mostly-biden-for-high-prices-1/ Millionaire Congresswoman Bynum voted against stopping insider trading act. https://oregoncatalyst.com/98646-rep-bynum-votes-stop-insider-trading-act.html Deep Capture: how the bureaucrats run the country and not elected officials: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/deep-capture-administrative-states-intellectual-origins   

Coffee Klatch tonight at Bo and Vine restaurant in Salem from 6-8pmDean Suhr interview about his church fighting improper use of imminent domain by school district to obtain property: https://www.southlakechurch.com/standAre Data Centers a bubble that will burst? https://theblackswanfiles.substack.com/p/data-centers-doomed-by-upside-down?has_completed_unsubscribed_unlock=true When millennials take over: what happens to your liberty? https://kristensoltisanderson.substack.com/p/the-millennials-are-taking-over-whatThe DSA plant to reshape American left through labor unions: https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/16/little-known-democratic-socialist-plan-reshape-american-left-through-labor-unions/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-little-known-democratic-socialist-plan-to-reshape-the-american-left-through-labor-unions&ehash=73faf4fa81a03c88f2c6d53e61b4cced527bcb5ef0f78750d030720c67b499cd&_bhlid=63e4346682f426e470cc2f6a36398d708e20f7e9 Poll: almost half of 18-34 yr olds have positive view of democratic socialism: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/cnbc-poll-half-of-those-18-to-34-view-democratic-socialism-positively.html   

Annoying child interview about his new book: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2317973058712914 Lars: time to kill MODA/Blazer deal: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98610-lars-larson-time-kill-moda-blazer-deal.html Fishwrap story about Blazers final deal: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/moda-center-makeover-7-key-terms-as-portland-seeks-a-final-deal-with-the-blazers.html  Economic fury has begun like never before against Iran. Better than dropping bombs? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/14/economic-fury-treasury-secretary-bessent-says-u-s-to-hit-iran-with-measures-never-seen-in-history/ Fed committee says northwest needs twice as much power in next 5 years and the eco freaks are talking about taking out dams: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/13/more-northwest-electricity-generation-data-centers-energy-use/  

Pressure your sheriff to cancel unconstitutional Flock camera contracts: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/targeted-and-vandalized-oregon-sheriffs-office-ends-flock-camera-contract/ Should election officials be arrested/charged and prosecuted for purposefully breaking state/federal election law? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/breaking-explosive-new-lawsuit-challenges-mi-sec-state/ Will increasing K-12 spending by 40% in the state's budget produce better results? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/12/oregon-committee-recommends-increase-school-spending/ Voter fraud? Obama would not have been on the 2008 Indiana primary ballot except for voter fraud that sent people to jail: https://xcancel.com/VigilantFox/status/2087352408678519232WNBA can't define what is a woman, but complains about men wanting to play as ‘bad faith': https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/08/13/wnba-has-yet-to-determine-what-a-woman-is-slams-bad-faith-efforts-to-marginalize-others/  

Do OR lawmakers need full time security? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98561-lawmakers-fulltime-security.html With the late night ballot dump in WI Dem Gov's primary that allowed the establishment candidate to win over the Marxist Hong, should Trump invoke the National Security Emergency EO which will diminish that from happening again all across the country? https://lite.cnn.com/2026/08/11/politics/trump-national-emergency-election Hong's loss and the late night ballot dump: Just like happens in Multnomah County when Republicans are leading Dems in Gov race at midnight. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/wacky-marxist-francesca-hong-loses-wisconsin-dem-gubernatorial/DSA candidates win in other races across the country.  https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/11/election-night-livewire-francesca-hong-and-the-dsa-march-towards-democratic-party-takeover/ DSA wants America to become third world: https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/12/the-problem-with-dsa-democrats-isnt-socialism-its-third-worldism/ Inflation cools substantially: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/us-annual-inflation-rate-stabilizes-in-july-slowing-to-3-4-percent-6074263?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 We aren't likely to see total solar eclipse today: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/total-solar-eclipse-august-12-2026/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us  

Charles of Accurate Precious Metals interview on 150 unit apartment complex being built in Salem with no parking: Make comment opposing it before 5pm tomorrow: https://permits.cityofsalem.net/PACPortal/Permit/View/1220567 Former Sen Linthicum interview: Kudo's to Sen Wyden for wildfire tax relief bill which passed and Trump will sign: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/sen-wydens-wildfire-tax-relief-bill-passes-just-before-congress-recesses-goes-to-white-house/Lars: law stops you from replacing guns lost in a fire: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98559-lars-larson-law-forbids-replacing-lost-fire.html NJ's software error that registered 6,600 non citizens to vote was by design: https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/11/new-jerseys-software-error-that-registered-6600-noncitizens-is-no-accident/  

Should Drazan use Kotax's own strategy against her by tying Kotax to Islamic, communist Hasan Pikers outrageous comments? https://www.zerohedge.com/political/inflection-point-arrives-dsas-unofficial-america-hating-communist-mascot Is Lars right when he say's call Dundon's bluff? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98537-lars-larson-call-blazer-bluff.html  

What's the appropriate punishment for arsonist? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98473-2x-arsonist-caught-starting-oregon-wildfires.html US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for unconstitutionally pleading the 5th, 111 times last week. https://thelibertydaily.com/all-he-had-do-was-tell-truth-senate/Sen Paul to immediately send contempt resolution to DOJ for Fauci prosecution: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/breaking-senate-homeland-security-committee-passes-fauci-contempt/ Shouldn't election hackers be prosecuted? What happens if they aren't? What message does that send? https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/06/four-prosecutors-refused-to-pursue-hacker-behind-2020-breach-of-633k-arizona-voters/ Massive voter registration fraud in MI, worse than thought in 2020 election: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/stunning-new-evidence-reveals-68-cities-where-dem/  

Who is funding AI data center opposition in America: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai OR poll shows massive opposition to AI data centers: https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/08/oregonians-want-data-center-moratorium-and-no-more-tax-breaks-poll-finds.html Is Kotax vulnerable on AI data center issue? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/04/oregon-data-centers-advisory-committee-to-propose-statewide-regulations/ Even Republican TX gov halts data center development: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/texas-data-center-project-audit-greg-abbott/  Fishwrap hit piece on Drazan: nothing burger: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/drazan-nonprofit-paid-her-consulting-firm-while-lacking-conflict-policy.html  Drazan introduces bill to refer to the voters a OR constitutional amendment protecting your right to hunt, fish and kill an ant or mouse. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/hunting-and-fishing-rights-at-center-of-new-oregon-ballot-push.html Catalyst puff piece on Drazan's bill: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98459-sen-drazans-ballot-measure-stroke-genius.html   

Former Sen Linthicum weekly interviewSalem City Council votes for temporary moratorium on AI data centers: Mike Slagel interview on why he supports: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/04/salem-city-council-votes-in-favor-on-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers/91098961007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx33p001550c001550e006600v11xx33d--54--b--54--&gca-ft=169&gca-ds=sophiIt wasn't Climate Change: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/man-arrested-on-arson-charges-in-connection-with-spokane-wildfire-6071004?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1Portland's Rose quarter project balloons to over 3 Billion now. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/price-tag-of-portlands-rose-quarter-road-project-jumps-past-3b-as-funding-gap-balloons-records-show.html Fishwrap fake news headline. Truth is buried way down in the story about Oregon's cost of living grew faster before tariffs: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/08/oregon-paid-nearly-3-billion-in-tariffs-hit-harder-than-other-states-according-to-new-report.html

Kotax cancels land sale for Salem data center: Demonstrates how toxic they are and trying to bait Drazan https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/07/oregon-gov-kotek-cancels-sale-of-state-land-for-salem-data-center.html Is Kotax afraid to debate Drazan in front of OR's largest newspaper and most watched TV station? https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/drazan-accept-debate-kgw-oregonian-kotek-decline-oregon-governor-gubernatorial/283-cd02924d-0766-4bfb-bf83-3fee32b8599a Blazers want out of Portland because they want out of the first class provision of their Moda center lease: https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/07/blazers-president-says-threat-of-litigation-was-wielded-as-a-weapon.html Whistleblower says Portland homeless shelter told homeless where to get ‘high' nearby: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-homeless-shelter-northrup-nw-lawsuit-salvation-army-staff/283-bed70919-bbb1-482c-86e0-e4b1f2544097 Senate schedules contempt vote against Fauci: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-schedules-contempt-vote-for-fauci-6069733?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Are Oregonians worried about ineligible voters casting ballots also? https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/30/poll-majority-of-americans-worried-about-ineligible-voters-casting-ballots-as-dems-fight-voter-id/  

Did Fauci convict himself yesterday in the court of public opinion? Will he ever be held accountable in a meaningful way? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/29/fireworks-sen-rand-paul-promises-repercussions-faucis-refusal-testify-ejects-faucis-unruly-lawyer/Freightliner will stop truck production at end of year because of bad decisions made by Kotax over the last 14 years: https://katu.com/news/local/daimler-truck-to-end-production-in-portland-eliminate-375-jobs-oregon-pacific-northwest-pnw-oregon-freight-madras-keith-wilson-business-finance-budget-operator-union-labor-teamsters Blazers could be sued by Portland for Moda renovations if they leave: https://katu.com/news/local/daimler-truck-to-end-production-in-portland-eliminate-375-jobs-oregon-pacific-northwest-pnw-oregon-freight-madras-keith-wilson-business-finance-budget-operator-union-labor-teamsters   Hypocrisy? SOS  is concerned about Portland auditors transparency when he does the same thing with OR: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/it-concerns-me-oregon-sec-of-state-says-portlands-ballot-verification-process-lacks-transparency/Bureaucracy run amok: affordable housing in Portland still not filled after months: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/07/months-after-promises-to-fill-1900-empty-affordable-apartments-numbers-havent-budged.html  

The importance of remembering Pfc. Kenny Leisten on the 22nd anniversary of his death in Iraq yesterday, July 28th,2004. https://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/leistenkenw.htmlIt begins: once again, the false narrative that ODOT will cut jobs if you don't pay more: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/regional/odot-budget-hole-could-mean-cuts-to-548-jobs-without-intervention/article_d05941aa-45bf-586c-bd35-c327f33c23ae.html Blazers failing exposes how taxpayers subsidize everything: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98245-blazer-fail-uncovers-subsidize.html Never Trumpers and RINOs want Trump's MAGA agenda to fail and are willing to sacrifice America and our futures to stay in power. https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/29/nevertrumpers-are-banking-on-iran-war-to-drive-maga-into-extinction/ Time for regulation? OpenAI attacked many more companies and competitors than first revealed. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/openai-rogue-models-hugging-face-breach-01014572 

Former Sen Linthicum weighs in on data centers: If you attended the Salem data center city counil meeting last night, what were your impressions? https://www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2026/07/28/photos-salem-city-council-meeting-about-data-center-draws-big-crowd-protest/91072982007/Hillsboro city council puts 4 month pause on new data centers: https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/07/hillsboro-bans-new-data-centers-in-surprise-city-council-meeting.html AI data centers. Freakout or fiction? https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/07/28/the-a-i-data-center-freakout-whats-true-whats-fiction/ Idaho company producing small nuclear power systems to provide data center power: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/idahos-high-desert-becomes-hot-spot-for-nuclear-power-revolution-6062417?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Portland Antifa militant convicted of assaulting Fed officer. Going to jail: https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-portland-antifa-militant-ginovanni-brumbelow-convicted-for-striking-bortac-officer-in-head-with-wooden-stake-during-anti-ice-attack Stunning chart on the growth of OR's govt in last 10 years: https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/oregon-journalism-project-medicaid-shortfall-follows-decade-long-growth-in-state-spending/article_208807e6-aae4-4b7f-9504-48c902d9fe2c.html   

Is the failure of IP-28 to make the ballot a missed opportunity to wake up non voters? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98296-ip-28-fails-return.html Proposed Salem AI data center meeting tonight at City Council, 6pm at Salem library: Data center being built on land donated for park: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/a-texas-family-donated-land-for-a-park-it-just-sold-for-10-million-to-build-a-data-center-6062443?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Flock cameras everywhere that violate your constitutional rights use data centers: https://www.ammoland.com/2026/07/burchett-bill-flock-cameras-gun-owners/ Happening in OR? NJ jury duty summons show over 75,000 citizens called to jury duty: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/shocking-75000-noncitizens-summoned-jury-duty-new-jersey/ 

Ross Swartzendruber interview on why he opposes proposed Salem AI data center: https://nosalemdatacenter.org/ Months of review process for Salem AI data center ahead: https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/07/23/salems-proposed-data-center-faces-months-of-review-heres-how-you-can-weigh-in/ 

More states have non citizen voting problems: They are all blue states, run by leftists who use the ERIC system and not the SAVE system and they all have motor voter automatic registration: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/its-not-just-new-jersey-scandal-six-states/ PA admitted they may have over 100,000 non citizens registered in their state alone. https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/23/analysis-the-many-times-noncitizens-popped-up-on-voter-rolls/ The shadow government that sabotages Trump's evidence of foreign election interference  https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/officials-sought-to-downplay-chinas-link-to-2020-election-6063683?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Kotax's recommends much higher fees for 16 undersea fiber optic cables so she can millions more to teachers union: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/22/oregon-coast-data-center-boom-undersea-cables-use-fees/ Portland city council demands Blazers answer their questions before they write a 400M blank check: https://katu.com/news/local/portland-city-council-president-jamie-dunphy-moda-center-renovation-future-nba-trail-blazers-multnomah-county-commissioners-tom-dundon  

Dr. Frank interview on the success his local teams are having in cleaning up OR's dirty voter rolls: He's back in OR this weekend and here's his schedule; https://secureourelectionsnow.org/ How Congress can fix SCOTUS's wrong birthplace citizenship ruling: https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/22/how-congress-can-fix-scotuss-disastrous-birthplace-citizenship-error/ Could AI hack into vote counting machines and change results? https://apnews.com/article/openai-gpt56-sol-hugging-face-63ab84fed5612af04d8a160d60f6def3?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Lars on SOS's selective memory: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98183-lars-larson-secstate-selective-memory.html Poll: do you think Oregon's vote by mail system is secure? 72% say no! https://www.thenewsguard.com/do-you-believe-oregon-s-vote-by-mail-system-is-secure/poll_dc73c144-16a2-4c9b-b26e-08bfb1e4617f.html USDOJ had election monitors yesterday in AZ primary elections where DSA candidates lost: did they stop voter fraud? https://x.com/AAGDhillon/status/2079583164586999905   

Salem data center controversy: Are data centers good for humanity, especially AI? https://katu.com/news/local/massive-51b-data-center-proposed-for-salem-draws-praise-and-pushback-oregon-environment-local-money-water-energy-local-portland-hillsboro-companies-business-jobs Intel lays off more in OR in it's data center group: https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/07/intel-plans-fresh-layoffs-this-time-in-its-data-center-group.html Drazan gets it right on electricity: https://oregoncatalyst.com/98178-highlights-drazans-energy-speech.html Is Oregon in economic crisis? Our biz ranking falls again down to #42: https://salembusinessjournal.org/2026/07/20/oregon-business-ranking-no-42/ Alaska wants to seize a bush pilot's plane over a 6 pack of beer to be decided by SCOTUS: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska-seize-pilots-plane-6-pack-beer-supreme-court-jouppi-rcna588498?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us