Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

Do high taxes drive out high earners? Is that why MC is imploding with 677 high earners leaving? https://oregoncatalyst.com/97338-higher-income-leave-oregon-incomes-move.html Is Trump's Iran peace deal real? Did he approve of 3B in cash being transferred from UAE to Iran which Iran denies?  https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606127125 Gas prices fall for 3 straight weeks: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/gas-prices-fall-for-3rd-straight-week-6047074?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Overhyped SpaceX IPO supposed to start at $175 today. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/stock-market-today-live-updates.html 

Sheriff Richard Mack interview on his new book “The Democrat Murder of America” https://murderofamerica.com/ Inflation slowed last month if you exclude energy and food: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/06/10/inflation-rose-to-4-2-in-may/PGE rate hike gets paused by PUC: Is Kotax manipulating them behind the scenes to benefit her re election? https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-utility-officials-delay-pge-rate-hike-for-data-centers/  Will Trump finish the job in Iran by destroying their remaining military capacity? https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/president-trump-readying-new-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants-bridges-have-to-pay-the-price/  

Are the unions Oregon's real governor? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/oregon-department-transportation-tina-kotek/ Blazers MODA renovation now officially over 880M or going higher? https://oregoncatalyst.com/97286-blazer-500m-880m.html Poll: strong opposition to taxpayer funded MODA renovation: https://www.ocwf.org/ Should Oregon Freedom Coalition get signatures for OR constitutional amendment to require voter ID for mail in votes? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/just-ohio-state-senate-passes-bill-put-voter/ Does Iran already have a nuke? https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/06/09/%EF%B8%8Fdid-47-just-admit-that-iran-already-has-nuclear-weapons/ 

Common sense? Willamette Valley 800 acre solar park must be opposed because it is meant to replace hydroelectric power from dams when they get shut down someday. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/proposed-willamette-valley-solar-park-neighbors/  WA state income tax repeal effort is way behind signature effort: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/washington-income-tax-initiative-signatures/ Despite high fuel prices, the Trump economic boom continues with 172,000 jobs created last month. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/06/05/trump-boom-america-created-172000-jobs-in-may/  

Affordable housing isn't affordable in OR because of federal/state subsidies: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/03/oregon-housing-rent-apartments-affordable-portland/ Jeff Eager's post about Wyden wanting more unaffordable federal housing: https://x.com/jeff_eager/status/2062276107387437076?s=43 What if the Covid shot administered around the world was a different formulation than originally tested and it killed or disabled millions? https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/06/03/one-of-the-biggest-manipulations-that-humanity-has-ever-known-pfizer-whistleblower-warns-of-numerous-issues-with-covid-jab-trial-data-in-suicide-note/Trump says he has proof of who rigged the 2020 election: Prosecutions? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/president-trump-drops-bombshell-hint-that-accountability-may/ Judicial Watch sues CA for only 800,000 illegal voter registrations out of 23 million registered voters? We had that many in OR with only 3 million registered voters: https://www.judicialwatch.org/california-clean-up-inactive-voter-registrations/ 

Change your world by posting on social media your thoughts on who is raising the cost of living in Oregon using stories like Tone deaf, Tyrant Tina's ODOT funding workgroup thinks that you are too stupid to understand the need for increased fees/taxes: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/02/after-oregonians-reject-gas-tax-governors-transportation-workgroup-fixates-on-messaging-not-math/ Use 80/20 issues like Dems transgender insanity extends to cattle and pregnant women are ‘inseminated persons'. https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/03/wisconsin-dems-misgender-bulls-to-begin-dairy-month/ More Kotax smoke and mirrors: appoints her chief of staff as interim ODOT director: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/02/kotek-chief-staff-odot-replacement/ ODOT/Kotax threaten to close DMV offices unless you pay more! There is a business workable alternative that's already been tried in OR successfully: https://www.grantspasstribune.com/kotek-faces-growing-transportation-challenge-as-oregon-confronts-potential-dmv-service-reductions/ Cost of living increases continue in Portland: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/06/portland-utility-rate-hike-pushes-average-water-sewer-bill-above-2k-per-year.html   

Coffee Klatch tonight with Rep Ed Diehl! 6-8pm at Bo and Vine restaurant in SalemWhat do Kotax and Ted Nugent have in common? https://oregoncatalyst.com/97109-kotek-rejects-antihuntfish-petition-ip-28-ted-nugent.html Criminalizes killing or injuring any animal: https://www.oregonfb.org/ip28 Ballotpedia explanation of IP28: https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Criminalize_Hunting,_Fishing,_and_Intentional_Injury_to_Animals_Initiative_(2026) Statewide radio ad blasts Blazer bailout: https://oregoncatalyst.com/97107-statewide-radio-ad-blasts-blazer-bailout.html   

Signature alert! We have only a few days left to get more signatures to stop Kotax's job destroying/cost of living increasing 300M small biz tax. Get signature sheets at https://notaxor.com/collect/ Smoke and Mirrors: As predicted, far left groups and govt worker unions want Kotax to not adopt any recommendations of her Prosperity Council's leaked draft recommendation but instead double down on even more failed policies driving business out of Oregon. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/oregon-unions-progressives-slam-draft-plan-from-gov-koteks-economic-prosperity-council.html Dems in CA pushing fee healthcare for illegals: how long until OR does the same? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/democrats-pushing-free-healthcare-illegal-aliens-california-midterms/ 

Are tax increases the Achilles heel of the Dems in OR? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/oregons-may-voter-turnout-shattered-previous-records-and-1-wildly-unpopular-tax-gets-the-credit.html Portland city council illegally increases arts tax paid by every person in the city: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/first-ever-increase-to-the-portland-arts-tax-passes.html Is the ban on killing insects, rats and mice we will vote on in November an additional issue that hurts Dem candidates? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/petition-ban-hunting-fishing-oregon-reaches-threshold-be/

Texas primary lessons from last night can apply to Oregon in Nov if conservatives will adopt 80-20 issue messaging. https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/5-takeaways-from-tuesdays-primary-runoff-elections-in-texas-6039117?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Don't go against Trump as Chip Roy found out the hard way: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/mayes-middleton-crushes-chip-roy-gop-attorney-general/ Radical leftist Green and Gallindo both defeated by more moderate Dems: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/26/al-green-defeated-democrat-christian-menefee-texas-house-primary-runoff/ Can the tax issue be the winning November strategy for conservatives in OR? https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-05-26/republican-push-to-restore-tax-breaks-blocked-by-oregon-democrats-faces-steep-hill-backers-say Can MAGA overtake GOP establishment in OR? https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/26/ken-paxton-unseats-john-cornyn-in-latest-blowout-defeat-for-establishment-gop/Trump is 118 for 118 in 2026 primary campaign endorsements: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/trump-dynasty-president-trump-goes-118-118-primary/   

Former Sen Linthicum interviewIs race tension our most serious threat? The late Robert Woodson implies it is: https://oregoncatalyst.com/97008-civil-rights-pioneer-dies-racial-unity-plea-250th.html Revenue forecast undermines tax increase arguments: https://oregonbusinessreport.com/2026/05/revenue-forecast-undermines-case-for-tax-hikes/                     

What will you do today to honor the men, women and children who have paid the ultimate price of liberty for America?https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/05/25/soldiers-lost-stories-untold-remembering-the-forgotten-on-memorial-day-n4953213President Trump's proclamation on Memorial Day: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/1567454/   

Fight for your economic liberty! We have two weeks to get enough signatures to vote in November on Kotax's latest job killing/cost of living increasing 300 million dollar small business tax increase. Get active today by going to https://notaxor.com/ No state has ever done what we just did by defeating Kotax's gas tax petition: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96959-gas-tax-defeat-death-tax-petition.html  More communists just beat incumbent Dems for the legislature and we can go around them with citizen referendums: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/political-upsets-in-2-washington-county-races-for-legislature-shows-grassroots-organizing-defeated-establishment-democrats.html Can Drazan beat Kotax by reminding voters of Kotax failures? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/gov-kotek-goes-on-offensive-blasting-drazans-stance-on-trump-in-1st-ad-after-primary.html 

Ed Diehl interview: his candidacy changed Oregon for the better: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96928-distinctively-ed-diehl-oregon-place-running.html Help Ed get signatures to repeal Kotax's 300 million small business tax increase. https://notaxor.com/ Could Diehl have won by getting Trump's endorsement? Trump is 37-0 https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/trump-backed-challengers-in-election-just-changed-republican-party-6032399?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Drazan is tied to Trump by Dems even though she's anti Trump: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/05/20/after-coasting-to-gop-primary-win-drazan-says-governors-race-will-be-different-this-time/ 

Drazan wins but will you vote for her against Kotax? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/sen-christine-drazan-leading-in-republican-primary-for-oregon-governor.html Kotax's unnecessary gas tax increase is defeated by 82%: Will that help Drazan? https://oregoncatalyst.com/96869-measure-120-gas-tax-flames.html 7 big wins on election night for conservatism: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96893-7-big-wins-election-night.html Labor unions sided with far left candidates and mostly lost: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/labor-unions-sided-with-far-left-candidates-in-oregon-and-seem-to-have-lost.html Key county commission races: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96884-key-county-commissioner-results.html Far left candidates are ahead in Salem city council races except Betsy Vega and Chris Cummings: https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/05/19/progressives-take-early-lead-in-most-salem-city-council-races-initial-counts-show/ Leftist local media hit Julie Hoy hard. https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/05/19/nordyke-takes-lead-in-mayoral-race-initial-election-night-results-show/ State and local results: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96860-96860.html  

Election day primaries in 6 states including Oregon: Turn your ballot in today and make sure everyone around has voted. https://thelibertydaily.com/primaries-held-6-states-what-watch/ Politicians lie: No on MZ120: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96832-2-referendums-prove-politicians-lie-120.html Oregon history of recent gas tax increases: Doesn't include hidden ‘clean fuels' mandate that costs us another 26 cents per gallon: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96829-chart-9-years-nonstop-gas-tax-hikes-on120.html DOJ going hard after voter fraud: about time! https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/lefts-election-fraud-denials-crumble-doj-exposes-two-decade-long Top Gun is back in theatres: Nothing says America 250 more than these two iconic movies: https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/19/nothing-says-america-250-like-top-gun-back-in-theaters/  

Coffee Klatch tonight at Bo and Vine: sign waving at 5pm and Klatch from 6-8. Vote no on MZ120:Kotax found 248M under the couch cushions for ODOT: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96787-kotek-248-million-odot-couch-120.html MC dead last in voter turnout so far: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96800-19-turnout-multwash-bottom-4-counties.html Insanity: Portland power players want Kotax's fake “Prosperity Council” to recommend high speed rail? https://hoodline.com/2026/05/portland-power-players-lean-on-kotek-panel-to-back-cascadia-bullet-train/ Acting US AG Blanche says ‘ton of evidence that 2020 election was rigged” multiple criminal investigations: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/huge-acting-ag-todd-blanche-drops-nuclear-truth/ RINO GA Republican Gov Kemp killed 2020 election fraud investigation: https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/18/georgia-investigators-killed-2020-election-probe-at-kemps-request-unsealed-testimony-claims/ Crazy Iranians attacked UAE nuclear power plant: https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/18/georgia-investigators-killed-2020-election-probe-at-kemps-request-unsealed-testimony-claims/  

Polk County commission candidate Mark Adams interview: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583605751125 Stunning Predict Oregon Republican Governor's race poll: Drazan/Diehl are tied and undecided voters will produce the winner: Results published later today and you can request them at info@predictoregon.com  https://predictoregon.com/ OR legislative score card on the freedom index: https://freedomindex.us/or/ Did SOS Read break the law? https://oregoncatalyst.com/96677-secstate-hosting-town-halls-candidates-election.html All OR DA races are uncontested: Has Soros won or lost in his effort to elect radical leftist DA's?https://boltsmag.org/oregon-uncontested-da-elections/ England adopts photo ID for voting: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96719-england-adopts-photo-id-voting.html Leftist VA AG argues that Fed law allows elections on one day: https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/14/scotus-could-do-the-funniest-thing-and-mandate-a-single-election-day-at-jay-jones-request/    

Dr. Barbara Kahl, CD-1 candidate interview: https://www.drkahlforcongress.com/#platform CNN says Dems barely leading in generic Congressional ballot, despite Trump: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/cnns-harry-enten-serves-big-time-reality-check-for-democrats-even-amid-trumps-falling-poll-numbers/ Angela Plowhead, OR SD-10 candidate interview: https://angela4oregon.com/ The hidden issue for conservative candidates: 40% of Portland residents considering moving because of taxes: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/05/40-plus-of-portland-residents-are-considering-moving-heres-why.html Did Kotek call Dudley last fall to ask him not to run? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/12/oregon-governor-kotek-dudley-drazan-politics/ As expected, inflation pops up but still way less than Biden's 9%: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/ppi-inflation-report-april-2026-.html  

Freddy's report on Kotek's “Prosperity Czar” Tim Knopp's Salem Chamber speech: Kabuki theatre? Former Sen Linthicum's weekly interview: Did OR Dems make a mistake by moving gas tax repeal to May primary not knowing gas prices would spike? https://fortune.com/2026/05/11/oregon-democrats-have-genius-political-strategy-raising-the-gas-tax-heading-into-the-midterm-elections/ Inflation rises at slower pace than last month because of oil prices: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/05/12/consumer-prices-rose-in-april/ 

Jo Rae Perkins Republican Candidate for US Senate interview: https://joraeperkins.com/ Campaign sleaze: Who benefits from anonymous hit piece on Ed Diehl: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96618-defending-diehl-anonymous-fraud-hit-ads-kotek.html Words matter: MAC bomber was liberal union organizer: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96642-mac-bomber-liberal-union-organizer-sea-violence.html How Trump is using Iran war to squeeze China: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/how-us-is-using-iran-war-to-squeeze-china-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-6019746?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 

Ukrainian prosthetics foundation: Protez Foundation; https://www.protezfoundation.org/ Taxes matter: 2 trillion of income left high tax states for low tax states: https://x.com/StephenMoore/status/2052475325003559242/photo/1 Kotax's priority is to raise your cost of living while claiming to care about the people: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96580-kotek-cartoon-sums-priorities-measure-120.html Vote before tolls petitions here: https://votebeforetolls.org/ Petition locations for all 4 statewide petitions here: https://notaxor.com/sign/ What recession? Another blowout jobs month: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/05/08/another-blow-out-jobs-month-u-s-economy-added-115000-jobs-april/ UK Reform party dominates in elections yesterday: Was the Muslim takeover of the country the reason?  https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/uk-elections-explained-farages-reform-cruises-to-victory-as-pm-starmer-refuse-to-leave/ 

Sheriff Richard Mack interview on how the local sheriff is key to preserving your rights: https://cspoa.org/ More voter fraud found in MI from 2020: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/bombshell-detroit-2020-election-document-investigation-reveals-whopping/  New lawsuit says OSP is violating Oregon's sanctuary laws: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/06/oregon-state-police-violated-sanctuary-law-sharing-data-ice-lawsuit-claims/ Lars is right: we need to prosecute obviously dangerous people before they commit crimes: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96558-lars-larson-mac-club-car-bomber-ignoring-red-flags.html 

SD 6 Republican Senate candidate Jack Tibbetts interview: https://www.tibbettsfororegon.com/ Why are Oregon gas prices so high? No mention of 20cent gallon hidden gas tax: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/consumer/why-oregon-gas-prices-higher-than-other-states/article_80c8e045-0002-464c-9faf-9fcf640de5d7.html Can an Indiana style RINO bloodbath happen here in Oregon? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/indiana-rino-bloodbath-maga-sweeps-indiana-after-trump/ Wake up message to Thune and RINO's in US Senate to pass SAVE Act? https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/06/indiana-primaries-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-senate-rinos-pass-the-save-act/Will the betrayed MAGA base get rid of more RINO's across the country? https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/05/grassroots-gop-ousts-indiana-republicans-who-betrayed-base-on-redistricting/ Mixed messages from Trump has markets up and oil down: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/us-iran-peace-deal-nuclear-moratorium.html    

Former Sen Linthicum interviewDid you watch the Republican Gov debate last night and what were your impressions: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/republican-candidates-koin-6-governors-race-debate-how-to-watch/Judicial Watch lawsuit cleaning in OR: More names are being added in after subtracting the bad ones: https://www.judicialwatch.org/videos/judicial-watch-lawsuit-cleaning-800k-names-from-oregon-voter-rolls/3 ways to pass the SAVE act to go around Senate RINO's: https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/05/3-clever-ways-to-pass-the-save-america-act-if-republicans-keep-stonewalling/Tax expert says lawmakers should consider future without gas tax? Insanity: https://kval.com/news/local/lawmakers-should-consider-future-without-gas-tax-to-fund-oregon-roads-tax-expert-says-oregon-portland-salem-taxes-transportation-transit-affordability-oil-vehicle-car-driving

Coffee Klatch tonight at Geppetto's with sign  waving on Lancaster starting at 5pm and meeting at 6pm. Dr. Frank interview about his meeting tomorrow night at Bo and Vine beginning at 6pm: follow him on Telegram at “Follow the data with Dr. Frank” Will the high cost of electricity largely from heavy data center use change outcome of primary elections? https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/05/data-centers-emerge-as-flashpoint-in-oregons-spring-elections.html Oregon Republican Gov debate tonight: https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/03/oregon-republican-gubernatorial-candidates-to-debate-may-4-koin/89894606007/ The fall of Portland: https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2051047109970006047 Famous Kotek poem is in the voters pamphlet: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96469-famous-kotek-gas-tax-poem-voters-guide.html Fallen police officers memorial tomorrow at 1pm in Salem at Oregon Public Safety Academy: https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregon-to-honor-fallen-officers-in-annual-memorial-ceremony-in-salem/     

Happy Communist Workers day! Portland cops prepare for riots again: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/police-prepare-ahead-of-may-day-protests-rallies-around-portland/ Speaking of Portland cops: Climate cash to fund them? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/portland-initiative-to-fund-cops-with-climate-cash-moves-closer-to-ballot.html Drazan TV ad says she stopped 35 of Kotax's tax increases: Queen Christine is amazing: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96391-drazan-tv-ad-stopping-35-taxes.html  Pathetic OR campaign consultant says Greg Smith's ethical problems are just blurring the lines and it's basically ok cause he brings home so much bacon to the district: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/after-ethics-lapses-an-eastern-oregon-house-member-faces-1st-serious-primary-challenge-in-25-years.html 

Drazan leads in 2nd Gov poll: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96353-governor-poll.html Diehl saves a baby goat: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96374-diehl-video-ed-saves-goat.html Diehl hopes anti tax momentum gets him to Governorship: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/29/ed-diehl-oregon-governor-republican-candidate-2026/ Justice Alito's brilliant voting rights act opinion won't matter as the left will lie about it anyway: Major implications for OR HD22 that was a racially drawn district: https://revolver.news/2026/04/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-ruling-shows-how-truly-brilliant-justice-alito-is/ Kagan, Obama, Schumer ect lie about Supreme Court ruling: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/kagan-schumer-obama-others-accuse-conservative-justices-of-gutting-voting-rights-act-6019043?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1Elections matter: Crazy leftist Dem congressman from MA accuses Hegseth of war crimes and he should be executed: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/29/moulton-hegseth-guilty-of-war-crimes-like-nazi-submarine-captains/Seattle's Marxist mayor laughs at millionaires fleeing WA: says “bye” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/seattles-socialist-mayor-laughs-idea-millionaires-fleeing-city/   

Repeal Kotax's latest job destroying small business tax increase: https://notaxor.com/ HD18 candidate Ben Fisher interview on his pledge to end the job destroying, high cost of living hidden CAT tax: https://fisherfororegon.com/ Article on Ben's idea to repeal the CAT tax: https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregons-business-tax-faces-repeal-push-as-candidate-targets-hidden-cost-on-consumers/ Vote no on new local tax increases: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96323-tax-oregon-historical-society-26261.html What did our schools do with 9Billion in new spending from new taxes like the CAT tax? https://oregoncatalyst.com/96319-schools-extra-9b.html HD 21candidate Art Stevenson's website: https://www.artstevensonforstaterep.com/ USDA Sec Rollins says in one state 14,000 SNAP recipients drive luxury cars like Rolls Royce: https://x.com/SecRollins/status/2049131612835586505 Foreign interference in elections is real: https://joehoft.com/exclusive-how-foreign-interference-non-profit-industrial-comp8/ Leftist bureaucrats in red states stop conservative agenda: here's how to stop them. https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/29/how-this-conservative-group-is-breaking-the-bureaucratic-bloat-wrecking-red-states/ 

Weekly interview with former Sen Linthicum:What will it take to stop violence inspiring political free speech? https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/28/the-american-left-is-in-thrall-to-political-violence-it-has-to-be-destroyed/ OR Rep Helfrich lays it out correctly: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96278-rep-helfrich-comment-latest-assassination-attempt.html Hate incorporated: https://justthenews.com/government/security/tuehate-incorporated-lefts-intolerance-machine-threatens-change-security Jeffries doubles down on maximum warfare: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/despite-another-assassination-attempt-hakeem-jeffries-doubles-down/ WH reporter said they hoped they kill the Orange MF allegedly: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/watch-rep-andy-ogles-reveals-he-heard-reporter/HD18 candidate Ben Fisher calls for elimination of the job destroying and inflationary CAT tax in OR: https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregons-business-tax-faces-repeal-push-as-candidate-targets-hidden-cost-on-consumers/ Kotax calls for another round of road funding meetings that will no doubt increase your cost of living: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96281-kotek-calls-road-funding-part-2-warned.htmlNo on MZ120: 8 ODOT blunders with your money: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96321-8-odot-blunders-measure-120.html  

Are we headed to another civil war in America based on the latest Trump assassination attempt? https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/26/the-secret-service-failed-trump-again/ How do we end lefty violence? https://revolver.news/2026/04/the-million-dollar-question-that-just-went-viral-how-do-we-end-left-wing-violence/ Lefty teacher posts video disappointed that Trump assassination unsuccessful: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/watch-cincinnati-teacher-posts-video-expressing-disappointment-that/ Ben Shapiro on media lies driving political violence: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/fifth-assassination-attempt-ben-shapiro-media-lies-driving/ 

Sign across Oregon this weekend: Stop Kotax's latest job killing tax increase petition here: https://notaxor.com/ What could go wrong? Eugene tries to copy Portland's climate slush fund with a proposed new tax: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/22/eugene-climate-tax-november-ballot-clean-energy-fund/OR is 4th highest housing cost in US because politicians make bad decisions: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-housing-is-among-the-least-affordable-in-the-u-s-wallethub-study-finds/AI fallout? Nike laying off another 1,400 employees worldwide: https://www.koin.com/news/business/more-than-1000-jobs-cut-as-nike-continues-its-plan-to-win-now/   

Dr Darrell Smith (Lt. Col. Ret.) interviewGet your petitions now to repeal Kotax's latest job killing small business tax increase: https://notaxor.com/ Lars on how Ed Diehl can pull off successful policies as Governor: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/breaking-secretary-navy-john-phelan-abruptly-resigns/ Is the US blockade really working? https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-forces-turn-away-31-vessels-at-naval-blockade-against-iran-centcom-6015795?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Hegseth fires Navy Secretary and installs undersecretary Navy Seal Hung Cao: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/breaking-secretary-navy-john-phelan-abruptly-resigns/ US Senate passes DHS funding using reconciliation: https://www.libertynation.com/senate-gop-reveals-70b-plan-to-end-shutdown-without-democrats/ Trump's NATO naughty list: long overdue: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/trump-reportedly-has-naughty-list-failing-allies-is/ VA ground game was non existent even though Republican says they raised lots of money to help: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/23/national-republicans-dodge-questions-about-va-ground-game-as-locals-allege-none-of-them-spent-any-money/  

OR Senate District 10 candidate Angela Plowhead interview: https://angela4oregon.com/Are populist statewide citizen initiative petitions the way to save Oregon from politicians of both parties? https://angela4oregon.com/Can you suggest a better campaign slogan for Kotax's latest job killing tax increase? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/oregon-republicans-referred-democrats-gas-tax-to-voters-will-their-next-referendum-effort-succeed.htmlDoes Drazan really have a big lead? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/21/oregon-politics-governor-republican-candidates-drazan-diehl-dudley/VA gerrymander plan passes: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/21/oregon-politics-governor-republican-candidates-drazan-diehl-dudley/DOJ indicts SPLC for using donor money to pay the KKK: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/breaking-news-doj-indicts-southern-poverty-law-center/May 1 protest: no work, no school, no shopping says a communist like group: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96168-protest-calls-work-school-shopping-1st.html  

Former State Sen Linthicum interviewHomeless fight between Portland and MC illustrates smoke and mirrors versus real data: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/more-people-homeless-in-portland-than-ever-despite-mayors-assurances.htmlDeRemer resigns: Too much scandal? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-exits-trump-admin-keith-sonderling-named-acting-headIs our blockade of Iran really working? https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604205654Anchor babies born in 2023 are at least 320,000: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/anchor-baby-situation-is-even-worse-than-you/ 

Political Coffee Klatch tonight to get tax increase repeal petitions 6-8pm at Bo and Vine restaurant SalemTone deaf Portland pushing another new tax cause they know MZ120 will fail. https://oregoncatalyst.com/96152-measure-120-gas-tax-fails-portland-advances-road-tax.htmlUnderstanding how the death cult Muslim's in Iran are not going to stop ushering in catastrophic nuclear war: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/mahdism-religious-cult-irans-rulers/  US blows whole in blockade running Iranian cargo ship engine room and Marines board it to send a message: https://discernreport.com/us-navy-blows-hole-in-engine-room-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-attempting-to-breach-blockade/Iran signals it won't participate in peace talks today: https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/iran-signals-it-may-skip-next-us-led-peace-talks-as-israel-warns-of-renewed-fighting-6014380?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1

Join me at Polk County GOP Saturday night: https://polkcounty.gop/  Happy Tax Day! You pay the  highest total taxes in America!! https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/06/states-highest-lowest-income-tax-rates-2026/89420680007/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us9 ways your tax dollars in OR are wasted: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96027-tax-day-9-ways-tax-wasted.htmlFake Voter registration algorithms in this story have been happening in OR for years: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/peter_ticktin_for_us_attorney_general.htmlThe Iran port blockade is working, just like Reagan used it against them In 1987: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/15/what-trump-can-learn-from-reagan-about-blockading-the-strait-of-hormuz/Chinese oil tankers turned away from Iran ports by US Navy: https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2026/04/14/chinese-tankers-turn-back-challenging-u-s-blockade-others-pass-strait-hormuz-safely/

Kotax signed her latest job destroying small business tax increase: time to repeal it now! https://notaxor.com/Reps Diehl and Yunker file repeal initiative: https://oregoncatalyst.com/95952-tax-oregon-rep-diehl-rep-yunker-launch-tax-clawback-referendum.htmlPolk County GOP sat night event MC'd by Jeff Kropf: get tickets here https://polkcounty.gop/US blockades Iranian ports: its better than troops on the ground: https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202604067622Profound economic cost to Iran detailed here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2043456536454836467.htmlTrump says he doesn't care if Iran returns to talks: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/13/trump-says-he-doesnt-care-if-iran-returns-to-talks-if-they-dont-come-back-im-fine/ 

Drazan and Dudley ditch the biggest debate and opportunity of the Republican primary: Why? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/2-leading-republican-candidates-for-governor-decline-to-participate-in-oregoniankgw-debate.htmlDems strangely silent about gas tax increase prior to repeal vote: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/democrats-fought-hard-for-oregons-road-tax-hikes-why-theyre-now-effectively-silent-as-voters-decide.htmlShow and Tell to end Iran war: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/wayne-root-iran-solution-everyone-assumes-there-are/  RINO amnesty bill gets hit hard! https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/rep-brandon-gill-goes-scorched-earth-dignidad-amnesty/Leftugees: libs who leave high tax states for red states then vote for stupid leftists in red states: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/10/how-republicans-surrendered-virginia-to-left-wing-colonizers/ 

Sign up to help repeal Kotax's latest job destroying tax increase: https://notaxor.com/Kotax gets an earful from fed up Oregonians: They don't like high taxes but she is gonna raise them anyway: https://hoodline.com/2026/04/fed-up-oregonians-warn-kotek-taxes-and-red-tape-are-choking-local-jobs/Fishwrap article on tone deaf Kotax points out she's gonna raise taxes anyway: https://hoodline.com/2026/04/fed-up-oregonians-warn-kotek-taxes-and-red-tape-are-choking-local-jobs/Is ceasefire just cover for final staging in Iran war? https://substack.com/@charliepgarcia/note/c-239909606Slimy RINO's in Congress try to slip by illegal alien amnesty bill: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/rino-rep-maria-salazars-mass-amnesty-bill-will/Laura Ingraham exposes RINO Rep Lawler's lies about amnesty bill: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/rino-rep-maria-salazars-mass-amnesty-bill-will/Trump has been saying for 25 years Iran cannot have nukes: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/09/trump-has-been-saying-iran-cant-have-nukes-for-20-years/ 

Sign up for the next repeal of another Kotax tax increase! https://notaxor.com/Kotax blames Republicans for OR's bottom education ranking https://medfordalert.com/2026/04/06/kotek-blames-republicans-as-oregon-ranks-near-bottom-in-education/Cease fire in Iran war: will it hold? https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/last-ditch-effort-to-broker-us-iran-cease-fire-continues-as-trump-ultimatum-nears-6008760?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1Salem Mayor Julie Hoy should sue Salem Reporter for biased article: https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/04/06/ethics-commission-poised-to-make-final-ruling-julie-hoy-broke-state-meetings-law/MC judge doesn't want to go to work so she can campaign: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2026/04/06/county-circuit-judge-told-she-cant-beg-off-running-trials-to-campaign-for-reelection/VA: lawsuit to stop new state law allowing people born outside the US and have never lived in VA to vote: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/07/lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-people-who-have-never-lived-in-virginia-from-voting-there/

Weekly interview with former Sen Linthicum: Kotek's soft of punishment OR Corrections dept to give all inmates computer tablets to play games/watch movies: so much for penalty https://ktvz.com/news/2026/04/06/oregon-department-of-corrections-to-issue-computer-tablets-to-all-inmates-move-to-digitally-scanned-email/Should we bomb Iran back into the stone ages tonight to create real regimen change? https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/last-ditch-effort-to-broker-us-iran-cease-fire-continues-as-trump-ultimatum-nears-6008760?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 

Political Coffee Klatch tonight with Salem Mayor Julie Hoy, 6-8pm at Bo and Vine Restaurant on Commercial st in SalemHas Oregon reached the breaking point that changes how people vote with such a high tax burden? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/oregon-and-massachusetts-rank-high-as-wealth-departs/gm-GM7AD67886?gemSnapshotKey=GM7AD67886-snapshot-1Communist controlled unions trying to take out liberal Hillsboro Dem Senator: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/04/05/state-sen-janeen-sollman-says-two-prominent-unions-resorted-to-bullying-and-intimidation/Amazing rescue of WSO of the shot down F-15: Trump to hold presser at 10 pst: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/president-trump-joins-top-military-oval-office-historic/IRGC intel chief killed in airstrike: https://rumble.com/v784nc6-irgc-intelligence-chief-major-general-majid-khademi-irans-2-guy-was-killed-.html?mref=1wxk5&mc=ehuil 45 day ceasefire proposed? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/president-trump-joins-top-military-oval-office-historic/ 

Freedom Friday: Republican Gov debate recap: event will be posted here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVZrG4z5TZGhbR8WynJscyz4iT6moYCeS  New Blazers owners offended that someone would accuse him of not having skin in the game with MODA center remodel: https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2026/04/02/tom-dundon-objects-to-questions-about-his-skin-in-the-game-for-arena-overhaul/Communists running Portland now want to fine downtown landlords for having empty space: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/leaders-vacant-building-fee-downtown-stakeholders/Trump fires Bondi: ne needs a vicious operator to replace her: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/03/trump-needs-a-vicious-operator-to-bring-justice-back-to-the-justice-department/Fed workers going without pay while Congress gets taxpayer funded vacation in Scotland: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/while-federal-workers-go-without-pay-30-members/

Tonight is the Oregon Voice Debate and we are broadcasting it live here: https://allevents.in/salem/the-oregon-voice-debate/200029772250508Birthright citizenship stupidity: Justice Jackson is an idiot: https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/04/01/justice-jackson-suggests-foreign-tourists-qualify-birthright-citizenship-because-they-have-local-allegiance-us-while-vacation/Her argument was dumb: https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/02/justice-jacksons-turning-japanese-argument-is-so-dumb-it-stuns/ Trump's speech last night was a nothing burger: https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/4-takeaways-from-trumps-primetime-address-on-iran-6007047?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 High electricity rate increase is buried in the story: Green power madness: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/what-is-driving-the-latest-pge-pacificorp-rate-hikes/