Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

Three scenario's for the Dems largest tax increase in OR history: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88637-update-kicker-raid-gas-tax.html Stop this largest tax increase in history here in the next 24 hrs: https://notaxor.com/ New 60M plan introduced by two Dems for wildfire protection: tax increase of course: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/lawmakers-unveil-a-plan-aimed-at-generating-60-million-for-wildfire-prevention.html Poll: only 16% of Americans want us involved in Israel/Iran war: https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/17/poll-just-16-percent-of-americans-want-u-s-involved-in-israel-iran-war/ Coming soon to OR? Dem madness: Urban vs rural in NY state about cow farts: https://www.libertynation.com/new-york-bill-limiting-cows-sparks-farmer-revolt/ 

Protect your pocketbook! Tell the legislature “No New Taxes!” by going to www.notaxor.com You have 24 hours before the Dems vote on it. Democrats say their massive cost of living increasing transportation tax plan will be repealed by the voters if they get the chance: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88538-billion-year-transportation-tax-hike-rejected-oregon-voters.html Kotek wants to steal your kicker to pay for wildfire fighting which isn't necessary if she would manage the forests like private timber does: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88618-gov-kotek-sign-striker-bill.html FBI director says Chinese plotted to create thousands of fake mail in ballots in 2020: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/fbi-director-kash-patel-announces-chinese-plot-create/ Trump assassination attempts come from Ukraine and not Iran: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/not-so-fast-netanyahu-trump-assassination-plots-trace/ Funny thing happened after ICE raid on Nebraska meat packing plant: Americans applied for the jobs: https://revolver.news/2025/06/a-funny-thing-happened-after-ice-raided-a-meatpacking-plant/ Fake news headline: no, Trump's new T1 phone will not be made in China: https://revolver.news/2025/06/a-funny-thing-happened-after-ice-raided-a-meatpacking-plant/  

The cost to you of the transportation massive cost of living increase in HB2025: Stop it now in the House by going to https://notaxor.com/ Dr. Eric Fruits analysis of HB2025 direct costs to you, but not additional indirect costs: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/PublicTestimonyDocument/212229 No Republican votes for HB2025 and Kim Thatcher's press release against it: https://notaxor.com/ Gun ban bill work session today in House: send emails against to committee: https://www.oregonfirearms.org/category/off-alerts Did ‘No Kings' protest make any difference? https://www.kptv.com/gallery/2025/06/15/thousands-protest-oregon-no-kings-rallies-against-trump-administration/ 3 arrests near Portland ICE: https://www.foxnews.com/us/multiple-arrests-near-portland-ice-building-after-police-declare-riot Minnesota legislators murdered by another CIA patsy? https://x.com/THE_0HOUR/status/1934275072497270863 Predictably Trump gets blamed: Merkley makes himself look stupid: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/democrat-senator-commits-massive-blunder-as-he-outrageously/ US deploying air refueling tankers that are helping Israel?  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/u-s-deploys-least-28-air-force-tankers/ OR man seeds cloud for rain: Chemtrails anyone? https://kpq.com/ixp/1162/p/rainmaker-cloud-seeding-oregon/  

Dr Eric Fruits PHD economist interview on his analysis of HB2025 that will cost you hundreds per year directly and indirectly: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/PublicTestimonyDocument/212229 The massive cost of living tax increase transportation bill is here: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2025 Submit testimony against HB2025 today!! Here's how much it will cost you: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88466-reach-1000-testimonies-gas-tax.html Portland allows free rioting: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88468-word-spreads-portland-free-rioting.html Portland cops make one arrest for assault on ICE facility: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/protesters-want-ice-out-of-portland-as-demonstrations-continue-outside-federal-facility/ Compromise legislation for first in nation striking govt worker unemployment benefits: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/lawmakers-compromise-on-10-weeks-of-unemployment-for-striking-workers-not-26.html Top Trump economist admits he was wrong about tariffs: https://thelibertydaily.com/im-willing-admit-i-was-wrong-steve-moore/ Trump can deploy armed forces despite liberal lies: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/trumps-legal-authority-why-president-can-deploy-armed/  

OR House Dems reject removing boys from girls locker rooms: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/oregon-house-republicans-fail-to-force-vote-on-limiting-transgender-girls-to-boys-sports-teams.html PDX Real post on Dems voting to keep boys in girls locker rooms: https://x.com/PDXReal1/status/1930691702689587467 Is the Trump/Elon feud going to hurt the country by delaying the big beautiful tax cut bill or is it just an unnecessary distraction? https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-with-musk-over-criticism-of-gop-megabill-5868450?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-1-top-stories-0-title-0 Trump's Economy adds more jobs than expected: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/us-economy-adds-139000-new-jobs-in-may-topping-market-forecasts-5868861?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0 

Tell Republicans “No New Taxes”!! at ORP rally at Capitol today beginning at 11am: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88233-oregon-citizens-day-capitol-63.html Big, ugly cost of living increase transportation tax package  narrows as negotiations continue in secret with Republicans helping Dems craft a massive tax increase. https://oregoncatalyst.com/88237-big-gas-taxroad-tax-deal-narrows-taxes.html Republicans help Dems craft Cap and Trade tax increase that will also raise your cost of living even higher than transportation package: https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/the-story/lawmakers-float-cap-and-trade-for-oregon-transportation-package-the-story-june-2-2025/283-41375efd-e44a-4a5b-afb0-1dc535e9e635 Tranny liberalism infects OSAA officials: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/oregon-girl-alleges-track-meet-official-ordered-her-get-out-photo-after-protesting-trans-athlete  

Coffee Klatch tonight from 6-8pm at Bo and Vine at 3969 Commercial SE St Salem. Do chickens come home to roost? https://oregoncatalyst.com/88209-national-media-oregons-1-building-80-drop.htmlRepublicans who raise taxes get turfed out in primaries: Trump's pollster has the data: https://x.com/AudreyFahlberg/status/1928488096267379002NRO article:  https://www.nationalreview.com/news/broken-tax-promises-could-haunt-the-gop-in-the-midterms-poll-shows/ Fraud costs US govt nearly 1 Trillion per year: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fraud-costing-us-government-as-crime-rings-use-stolen-identities-60-minutes-transcript/ DHS lists OR, 15 counties and 4 cities on sanctuary list: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/trump-dhs-list-jurisdictions-defying-immigration-law-oregon/283-88acd759-3a6f-4f54-a0be-b54ef87bc224 Fish wrap puff story about illegal alien couple living in OR for years that are self deporting: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/before-he-locks-us-up-oregon-couple-will-return-to-mexico-to-avoid-trumps-deportation-threat.html   

Rumor is that Merkley may not run again so which Republican should challenge him? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/05/jeff-merkley-hasnt-said-hell-step-down-from-the-us-senate-but-some-top-oregon-democrats-have-registered-websites-just-in-case.html Kotek provides cover for Dems massive cost of living transportation tax increase with fake letter to ODOT demanding immediate accountability: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/05/gov-tina-kotek-presses-oregon-department-of-transportation-to-improve-its-performance.html OR House R's try to pull wildfire risk map bill from committee that Dems are holding hostage: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/29/oregon-republicans-say-dems-delaying-vote-on-wildfire-map-repeal-to-get-votes-for-wildfire-funding/ OR Senate passes bad 2A gun bill because Republicans wont walk out: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/29/oregon-senate-passes-hotly-contested-gun-bill/ OFF doesn't hold back: https://www.oregonfirearms.org/category/off-alerts Trump needs to go rouge on rouge judges unconstitutionally stopping his agenda: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/30/by-appeasing-rogue-judges-trump-legitimizes-leftists-judicial-coup/ Federalist Society being hit by Trump for bad judge recommendations: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/trump-goes-federalist-society-recommending-judges-when-he/   

War Room day at IKE Box, 8:30am-3pm and then protest at Capitol on State St entrance 11am-1pm https://oregoncitizenslobby.org/Free speech infringement on full display as communist OR legislative leaders pass bills that reward govt unions and punish their opponents. https://oregoncatalyst.com/88134-democrats-reward-political-allies-bill-silence-union-critics.html Homeowners can now be sued for a contractor not paying their workers: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/28/controversial-wage-theft-bill-passes-oregon-legislature-heads-to-gov-kotek/ Dan Rayfield gets a temporary win against Trump on tariffs: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/tariffs-oregon-11-state-attorneys-general-suit-trump-administration-global-trade-war/283-2e48ce18-52ad-4d42-aae2-fd10e29b5c43 Trump can sidestep ruling and reimpose tariff's based on other US law: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/trump-expected-to-find-a-workaround-after-trade-court-blocks-tariffs.html Trump and Congress may nullify OR's damaging clean truck rules: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/tariffs-oregon-11-state-attorneys-general-suit-trump-administration-global-trade-war/283-2e48ce18-52ad-4d42-aae2-fd10e29b5c43   

Rep Ed Diehl interview: What should happen right now during the session to OR Republican legislators who advocate for Cap and Trade scam that dramatically raises the cost of living? Immediate primary opponents? Recall? Trump fast tracks uranium Utah mine so can he do that for OR's lithium mine? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/28/new-utah-uranium-mine-approved-as-trump-delivers-again-on-promise-to-fast-track-energy-projects/ Will Republicans get tired of MAGA the way Dems have of Obama control of their party? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/report-democrats-are-tired-party-being-run-obama/ Congress hasn't enacted nearly 1Trillion in DOGE cuts: https://www.independentsentinel.com/congress-failed-to-enact-any-of-the-nearly-1t-doge-cuts/ DOJ sues NC over more than 200,000 illegal voter registrations: OR has same problem  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/doj-sues-north-carolina-state-board-elections-massive/ Fed judge smacks down SCOTUS for not reigning in out of control leftist District Court judges: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/28/for-playing-political-games-with-trumps-deportations-judge-ho-gives-scotus-the-smackdown-it-deserves/ The China cargo stampede and diversifying from China hits new highs: https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/us-china-tariff-truce-triggers-cargo-stampede-scramble-to-diversify-beyond-china-analysts-5863857?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0  

OR Rep Diehl: Oregon is upside down https://oregoncatalyst.com/87887-rep-diehl-oregons-upside-lets-reclaim-state.html Coming soon to OR: CO taxpayers forced to pay for tranny lip fillers, implants ect… https://revolver.news/2025/05/co-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for-trans-lip-fillers-implants-hair-removal-and-much-more/Trump winning over Dem voters: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/losing-voters-trump-latest-polls-take-surprising-turn/ Lesser known provisions of the Big Beautiful Bill: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/lesser-known-provisions-of-the-house-passed-big-beautiful-bill-5863769?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0 How SCOTUS justice Kagan plays a sly game to hurt Trump: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/lesser-known-provisions-of-the-house-passed-big-beautiful-bill-5863769?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0  

Memorial Day 2025: ODVA director message with statistics of Oregonians who gave all in war: https://bendbulletin.com/2025/05/24/column-honor-through-remembrance-on-memorial-day/ Living with purpose to honor the fallen on Memorial Day: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/memorial-day-living-purpose-honor-fallen/ Reagan's “Time for Choosing” speech in 1964: Freedom isn't free: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/happy-memorial-day-2025-freedom-isnt-free/ Trump delays 50% EU tariffs after EU want to make a deal: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/05/25/trump-delays-50-per-cent-eu-tariffs-after-request-from-brussels-for-time-to-make-deal/ Kabuki Theatre: OR SOS gives cover to Kotek's bill that exerts tighter control over public schools: https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2025/05/24/oregon-department-of-education-responds-to-secretary-of-state/ Dem's porn forever in schools bill will be voted on soon in OR House: contact your legislator ask to vote no! https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2025/05/oregons-ban-on-book-bans-is-heading-for-a-final-vote-in-the-legislature.html Report says regional homelessness is increasing despite throwing even more money at the problem: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/05/24/reports-regional-homelessness-increasing-despite-additonal-spending/ OR May primary turnout lowest in recent elections: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2025/05/oregon-voter-turnout-trails-rates-in-recent-elections.html  Regards,

OR Republican Senator Bruce Starr is negotiating with Dems to add Cap and Trade to new massive cost of living increase bill masquerading as a transportation package: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/05/22/controversial-cap-and-trade-policy-re-emerges-in-salem/ OR implications: US Senate votes to join House denying CA waiver to stop gas vehicle sales: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/senate-votes-overturn-californias-electric-vehicle-mandate-major/ Congress overturns CA strict pollution rules for cars: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/congress-passes-resolution-to-overturn-californias-strict-pollution-rules-for-cars-5862388?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-3-top-stories-0-title-0 GA elections: 74% machine voting error was fixed by hand recounting: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/georgia-elections-74-voting-system-error-saved-hand/ Fed judge says Trump's tariff's authorized by Emergency Powers Act: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/23/judge-says-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act-in-win-for-trump/

House/Senate OR R's release new road plan with no new taxes: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87958-gop-lawmakers-road-plan-taxes-odot-accountabile.html Klass warfare Kotek: Tina still wants your kicker tax refund but only from rich people now so it's ok: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87946-kotek-backtracks-kicker-theft-revises-plan.html OR K-12 school superintendents tell the truth: unemployment for striking union members will cause more strikes: https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2025/05/21/superintendents-in-oregons-largest-school-districts-bridle-at-giving-striking-workers-unemployment-benefits/ Two US House members miss big beautiful bill vote: One was asleep: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/22/congress/garbarino-schweikert-missed-vote-00364709 CO Christian camp may lose license because they won't allow boys to sleep with girls: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/22/co-forces-lgbt-on-christian-camp/  

Salem livability levy passes: very low turnout. https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/05/20/election-results-salem-levy-fund-library-parks-center-50/83624816007/ Mixed bag of election results on tax measures statewide: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87932-small-wins-oregon-election-night-results-primary.html Local school board and other taxing districts election results: https://www.co.marion.or.us/CO/elections/Documents/VoterRegistrationNumbers/2025/Cumulative%20Results-5-20-2025%2010-28-13%20PM.pdf Polk County results: https://www.co.polk.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk039s_office/page/33050/8_pm_summary_report.pdf James Comey digs the hole deeper: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/05/21/james-comey-blames-his-wife-for-86-47-post-on-late-show-with-colbert-reference-to-food-service-i-was-a-bartender/ Possible SCOTUS ‘no standing' case that will affect Oregon's election forever laws: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/21/scotus-quietly-weighs-major-case-on-candidates-standing-to-challenge-election-rules/  

Leo Morely interview on why a regular guy decided to run for local officeFormer Sen Dennis Linthicum weekly interviewSen Diane Linthicum OPED: “Read my lips, no new taxes!” https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/op-ed-read-my-lips-no-new-taxes/article_b9006b2b-3649-4e03-a594-1f4eab2a65de.html 14 taxes Dems may still pass that will dramatically raise your cost of living: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87833-top-14-taxes-legislature-pass-30-days.html Kotek wants your kicker to fund her mismanagement of the forests that create massive wildfires: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/regional/kotek-kicker-wildfire-funding-proposal/article_5c098864-94ea-4515-b47c-959553e44468.html OR House passes bill that bans housing discrimination against illegal aliens: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/oregon-house-passes-bill-to-prohibit-housing-discrimination-based-on-immigration-status/ Lefties blame Trump's hiring freeze that stokes fear that hydro power wont meet needs: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/regional/grand-coulee-dam-staffing-shortage-power-grid-risk/article_d4477f61-3af5-4558-b4ae-d7be7440668f.html OR/WA way behind other states on green energy: article blames BPA bureaucracy: https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/05/19/liberal-oregon-and-washington-vowed-to-pioneer-green-energy-almost-every-other-state-is-beating-them/ 

Punky Scott interview about the restoration of her WW2 B-17 bomber: www.B17alliance.comVoting matters who gets elected that affects your life: a primer for tomorrow's interview with Draza Smith: https://x.com/KingSolomon006/status/1922346222955700702 Smartmatic lawsuit setback: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/smartmatic-suffers-setback-fox-news-case-after-ny/ OR drops in CEO ratings and is near the bottom: Govt process and leftist politics to blame: https://oregonbusinessreport.com/2025/05/oregon-drops-in-key-business-rating/ How to fix the cult of government process: https://cyrusjavadior.substack.com/p/hurry-up-and-wait The TDS cult expert behind the FBI's lawfare machine: https://revolver.news/2025/05/exclusive-meet-tds-cult-expert-behind-fbi-lawfare-machine/ Fed judge says Trump can use Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal gang members: https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-federal-judge-rules-trump-admin-can-use-alien-enemies-act-to-deport-criminal-illegal-immigrants Trump meets new Syrian leader, a jihadi whom you cannot trust. Trump drops crippling sanctions and urges Syria to join Abraham Accords: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-meets-with-syrian-leader-al-shaara-in-riyadh-5857468?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0   

Former Sen Dennis Linthicum weekly interview: New study blames racism, exclusion and marginalization instead of Democrat bad ideas as why nearly half of families in Portland Metro struggle financially. https://www.kptv.com/2025/05/13/nearly-half-all-oregon-families-struggling-make-ends-meet/ Leftist OPB smear on Rep Harbick that's meant to stop his unanimously passed bill in the House that's being heard in the Senate: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/12/republican-lawmaker-wants-oregonians-to-have-more-time-to-fight-media-errors/ Is NIKE funding radical study on transgender young boys: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/05/12/exclusive-tomi-lahren-reports-nike-wont-say-if-its-funding-radical-transgender-study-on-young-boys/ Inflation down three months in a row: so much for fears of tariff negativity: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/us-inflation-slows-to-lowest-level-since-february-2021-post-5856820?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0 DHS probing whether CA is paying ineligible illegal aliens. https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/12/dhs-probes-whether-californias-noncitizen-handout-program-is-paying-ineligible-illegal-aliens/ Fed judge greenlights IRS data sharing of illegal aliens with ICE. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/huge-win-federal-judge-gives-green-light-irs/  

Submit testimony in favor of good amendments to another bad Democrat gun bill SB243 today as it's being heard at 1pm: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/12/oregon-firearm-bill-2025-legislature/83524113007/ OR House R's force Dems to vote against cops helping feds take  down violent illegal aliens: Will they make more maneuvers like this? https://oregoncatalyst.com/87557-republicans-force-vote-sanctuary-state-law.html Is massive Dem opposition to any of Trump's ideas a good strategy if Trump succeeds? Bynum holding 10 town halls opposing Trump: https://oregoncapitalinsider.com/2025/05/09/oregon-rep-janelle-bynum-plans-10-summer-town-halls-as-democrats-push-back-against-trump/OR AG Rayfield spends 70% of time fighting Trump instead of dangerous criminals: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87624-72-oregon-ag-work-fighting-trump.html Trump signs EO that will lower drug prices: https://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/opinion-oregon-is-in-a-pharmacy-access-crisis-legislators-must-act/article_0f83ad58-fa0b-4b6a-86ea-136475e15727.html Congressional R's want to sell public lands again: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/05/a-republican-push-to-sell-public-lands-in-the-west-is-reigniting-a-political-fight.html Vote no on all local property tax increases! Send a message: https://hoodline.com/2025/05/salem-interim-city-manager-krishna-namburi-presents-plan-to-address-13-8m-budget-shortfall-to-city-council/ Kotek signs into law some dumb bills: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/gov-tina-kotek-signed-33-bills-oregon-law-this-week-state-laws/283-fe8e83be-6dcb-48b0-a401-5877a0abf5bb  

Sheriff Richard Mack interview: How constitutional sheriff's can make help Trump even in blue states: https://cspoa.org/Legendary investigative reporter Les Zaitz retires: One of the best true journalists ever. https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/05/08/a-legendary-oregon-investigative-reporter-puts-down-his-pen/ 

War Room Day and the “Fed Up” grassroots Capitol protest complete with homemade signs from 2-4pm: https://oregoncitizenslobby.org/ Will the massive drug bust in Salem move Republicans to force Dems to change OR's sanctuary state law? Lars gets it right: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87521-lars-larson-koteks-friends-federal-custody.html Dems modify SB611 to now only give food stamps to illegal alien kids under 6: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/07/advocates-oregon-lawmakers-bill-food-benefits-children-immigrant/ Where were the Dems when Clinton, Obama and Biden deported millions of illegal aliens with no due process? https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/08/where-was-democrats-outrage-when-obama-and-biden-deported-illegal-alien-housekeepers-and-gardeners/ Trump announces full and comprehensive trade agreement with UK: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-announces-full-and-comprehensive-trade-agreement-with-uk-5854353?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0  

Weekly interview with Sen Dennis Linthicum retired Do you have hope for Oregon? Stop complaining and look at the glass half full: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/wayne-root-my-response-marjorie-taylor-green-trump/ Saving taxpayer money by smarter deportations: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/05/trump-promises-illegals-beautiful-flight-out-u-s-if-they-self-deport/ Clinton deported 12M illegals most without due process hearings: https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1919765198447022166 Trantifa and Antifa take over U of W and push cops around: https://rumble.com/v6t0ws7-antifa-took-over-parts-of-the-university-of-washington-monday-night-to-prot.html Coming to OR soon? CA Dems protect purchasing sex with kids: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/06/top-california-democrats-fight-to-protect-purchasing-sex-with-kids/ 

Coffee Klatch tomorrow night at Bo and Vine 6-8pm for special audience driven messaging conversation Conservatives must hold blue and red state RINO's accountable including in OR: https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/05/conservatives-cant-make-america-great-again-until-they-hold-red-state-rinos-accountable/ Trump orders Alcatraz reopened: practical or good optics? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14678117/donald-trump-reopen-alcatraz.html Did Trump offend Catholics with his AI generated photo of him as Pope? https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=trump+as+pope+ai+photo&ia=images&iax=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F05%2FTrump-Truth-Social-Pope-AI-Image.png Should cities and states violate federal immigration law and still get our tax dollars from the Feds? https://oregoncatalyst.com/87240-portland-cross-hairs-due-sanctuary-policy.html Disgraced former OR SOS Shemia Fagan agrees to slap on the wrist with $1600 fine: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/ex-oregon-secretary-of-state-agrees-to-ethics-commission-fine/  

Retired State Senator Linthicum weekly interview. Trump's first 100 days in charts: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/trumps-first-100-days-in-10-charts-5847502?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-1--top-news-top-news-1--0-title-0 Fake Trump polls are a Psyop and can't be believed: https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/29/stop-getting-psyop-ed-by-garbage-polls-about-trump/ Merkley wants to die on the hill of defending an illegal alien wife beater human trafficker MS-13 terrorist: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senator-says-abrego-garcia-situation-not-going-end-well-trump-argues-hes-undermining-freedom Canada elects a new PM nationally with paper ballots, no machines and results just after polls closed: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/update-canada-uses-paper-ballots-election-is-one/   

Fake poll: Trump has lowest approval rating of any Prez in first 100 days in over 80 years: Most of Trump's  EO's have been stopped by the out of control activist judges so almost none of his policies have had a positive impact except lowering prices at the pump and cheaper egg prices: Plus Congress has not passed any of his long term policies including renewing the middle class tax cuts from 2017 that are about to expire. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/story?id=121165473 Rassmussen daily tracking poll shows higher Trump approval. https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/prez_track_apr28 Is OR next to recognize Islamic holidays as state holidays? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/creeping-sharia-washington-becomes-1st-state-recognize-islamic/ Bad Trump idea to pay women 5K to have babies: https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/28/why-paying-women-to-have-babies-is-a-terrible-idea-and-what-to-do-instead/  

Feds threaten ODOT with cutting off all transportation money because of  OR's DEI/ Illegal alien drivers licenses: https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/04/24/feds-threaten-oregon-transportation-funding-over-dei-and-drivers-license-policies/ USDA reminds states not to give food stamps to illegals: OR has bill to spend OR taxdollars for illegals to get food stamps: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/usda-directs-states-to-make-sure-illegal-immigrants-dont-receive-food-stamps-5847396?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=latest-news-posts-0 Trump orders DOJ to investigate Dems ACTBLUE fundraising platform: https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-orders-justice-department-to-investigate-democrats-top-fundraising-platform/ NM judge who resigned cause he was housing illegal alien gang member gets arrested by FBI along with his wife: https://x.com/Wid_Lyman/status/1915538877839810973 

Does frugality in government spending/taxation save lives? Sen Diane Linthicum's latest newsletter says yes: https://mailchi.mp/electdennis/coolidge_2025-04-23-100000?e=ec7181c588 Say no today on the 800% timber tax increase as the hearing is at 3pm: https://speak4.app/lp/dp01kn71/?ts=1744415202 Timber tax hearing today so submit testimony against: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87093-forget-timber-tax-hearing-thurs.html Submit testimony against it here until Saturday at 3pm: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/HREV/HB/3489/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures Portland is going frugal? https://www.koin.com/news/portland/portland-city-union-workers-hold-rally-outside-city-hall-amid-possible-cuts/ Portlanders polarized over cutting cops or prioritizing more cops: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/portlanders-polarized-over-what-to-cut-protect-from-budget-cuts-many-say-protect-police-others-say-cut-police-first.html PPS face 40M deficit but are giving big raises to top officials: https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2025/04/23/pps-school-board-approves-new-senior-leadership-pay-range/  

Interview with Jason Sullivan about his investigation into the 3rd Trump assassination plot that involves Ukraine. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/breaking-3rd-would-be-trump-assassin-plotted-telegram/ Marion Co Commissioner Danielle Bethell is running for Governor: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87064-county-commissioner-runs-kotek.html OR House passes bill to make data centers pay for power grid costs: https://katu.com/news/politics/oregon-house-passes-bill-making-large-data-centers-pay-for-power-grid-costs-electricity-money-consumers-cost-bill-politics  

Sen Dennis Linthicum (ret) weekly interviewOregon's ‘Illegals Industrial Complex” laid out for you: https://oregoncatalyst.com/86467-oregons-illegals-industry.html 3rd Trump assassin handler identified as Ukrainian operative in Ukraine and named in FBI report: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/breaking-3rd-would-be-trump-assassin-plotted-telegram/ The SCOTUS double standard is a threat to your liberty: https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/22/the-courts-are-the-scofflaws-behind-our-current-constitutional-crisis/ Fed judge blocks deportation of two international students in OR: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-deportation-of-2-international-students-in-oregon-5845405?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-3-top-stories-0-title-0 Fed criminal investigation of Shemia Fagan is closed: nothing to see here, so move along folks. https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/21/oregon-shemia-fagan-secretary-state-cannabis-consulting-investigation/   

Coffee Klatch tonight with Salem Mayor Julie Hoy and Rep Ed Diehl: How to become a budget detective and find improper, wasteful, inappropriate spending in Salem's past, present and future budgets: https://www.ocwf.org/_files/ugd/2be652_833fb5af12660a07451572cb4012c5c1.pdf Here's the link to the city of Salem budget pages: https://www.cityofsalem.net/government/budget-finance/annual-budget Pope Francis dies at 88: will the next Pope take the church back to traditional Catholic teachings or continue with the leftist views of Francis? https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/pope-francis-dies-aged-88-after-suffering-long-illness-5844965?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0 Your dog is an “environmental villain”: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/climate-nutjobs-target-pet-dogs-environmental-villains/ Kotek wants new law SB1198 that allows bureaucrats to ban products at will: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87000-bill-lets-kotek-ban-products-vote-needed.html Make comment against SB1198 today! https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/SRULES/SB/1198/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures Another Fake News controversy about SecDef Hegseth: non story by disgruntled fired Obama holdover: https://www.infowars.com/posts/new-signal-chat-controversy-hits-hegseth/ Ft. McCoy commander female, leftist is suspended for refusing to display Prez, VP and SecDef photos: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/fort-mccoy-garrison-commander-who-refused-display-photos/ Congressional bills that limit district courts from nationwide injunctions: https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/21/republicans-in-congress-look-to-stop-judicial-coup-detat/ Bipartisan bills introduced  to ban insider stock trading by congress: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/bipartisan-lawmakers-renew-effort-to-ban-stock-trading-by-members-of-congress-5844221?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-5-top-stories-0-title-1  

War Room today! Fight for your rights and against the tyranny of the leftists! https://oregoncitizenslobby.org/ Sift through city of Salem's budgets to decide for yourself if you think Salem really needs more money from you: https://www.cityofsalem.net/government/budget-finance/annual-budget Feel Good non political story! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missing-toddler-walked-7-miles-alone-arizona-wilderness-led-safety-ran-rcna201479?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Why would 11 Republicans vote for a bill that protects  Kotek, Rayfield and legislative leadership from Federal prosecution for violating Fed law to help illegals avoid the law: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senatedemocrats/Documents/Alerting%20People%20About%20Rights%20Is%20Protected%20Under%20Oregon%20Senate%20Bill%20Passed%20Today.pdf Here's the SB1191A https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB1191 Should legislators be limited to 25 bills per session while the Gov gets 400 and Judiciary gets 100? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/too-many-bills-too-little-time-oregon-lawmakers-propose-limiting-legislators-to-25-bills-apiece.html Portland undercounted homeless by more than double actual number and now the calls will be for more tax increases to fund the homeless industrial complex that will never solve the problem. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/too-many-bills-too-little-time-oregon-lawmakers-propose-limiting-legislators-to-25-bills-apiece.html  

Retired Sen Linthicum weekly interview. Happy Tax Day!! Here's a reminder of how government in OR wastes your money. https://oregoncatalyst.com/86780-april-15th-12-visuals-tax-wasted.html Marxist bill says big tech must give money to failing newspapers: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/oregon-lawmakers-to-decide-whether-big-tech-should-pay-to-support-local-journalism.html Submit online testimony against before 1pm today!! https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB686 Take action against all kinds of bad Marxist bills: click on Legislative bill alerts and submit comments on individual bills: https://oregoncitizenslobby.org/ Kotek's really expensive project labor agreements got temporary injunction from judge: https://oregonbusinessreport.com/2025/04/temporary-injunction-issued-against-oregon-project-labor-agreement-requirement/ 

A significant crack in the Dems anti gun wall: https://www.oregonfirearms.org/category/off-alerts The worm is turning: Oregonian editorial board hits Kotek/Dems for new ODOT package: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/04/editorial-oregons-massive-transportation-tax-plan-needs-better-guardrails.html Dems new 33 taxes: https://oregoncatalyst.com/86716-upcoming-2025-taxes-post-april-15th-taxes-worse.html Liberal U of O study warns of mass business exodus cause OR overtaxed and overregulated: https://www.dailytidings.com/oregon-faces-economic-exodus-as-businesses-flee-tax-burdens-and-regulatory-hurdles-report-warns/ Trump will have tariff's on Iphones/computers after all, but not reciprocal: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/13/trump-commerce-chief-says-not-like-a-permanent-sort-of-exemption-for-phones-computers.html  

Tariffs make countries rich: the theory behind Trump's tariffs: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/04/10/breitbart-business-digest-the-forgotten-economic-theory-behind-trumps-tariffs/ Oregon DOGE: Kotek's $9,330 taco's is just the start of wasteful spending: https://oregoncatalyst.com/84892-koteks-9330-taco-party-paid.html Feeling the heat: Liberal Dem congresswoman from Vancouver votes with R's for proof of citizenship to vote: https://www.koin.com/news/washington/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-save-act-proof-of-citizenship-vote-federal-elections-04102025/ Treason: Top Biden officials held secret talks with Chinese about their spy balloon before the public knew about it: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/treason-top-biden-officials-held-secret-talks-chinese/ 

War Room today at the IKE Box coffee house upstairs beginning at 8:30am: https://oregoncitizenslobby.org/ Must submit comments opposing by 1pm today! Bad property rights bill by Dems that could allow bureaucrats to trespass and shut down your water well for you home: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/04/update-to-oregon-law-to-clean-up-contaminated-groundwater-draws-fierce-opposition.htmlThe New Cold War: How to beat China at trade: https://thelibertydaily.com/seven-tools-trump-needs-win-trade-war-china/ Inflation slows down: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/us-inflation-declines-to-2-4-percent-for-the-first-time-since-september-5839721?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-2-top-stories-0-title-0 A nonprofit assists illegal alien criminals stay and vote in the US: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/exclusive-nonprofit-assists-criminally-convicted-illegals-stay-vote/ US House votes on SAVE Act today which requires proof of citizenship for voting: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/watch-live-house-vote-save-act-require-proof/