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.) interview

Get 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.html

Does 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 interview

Homeless 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.html

DeRemer resigns: Too much scandal? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-exits-trump-admin-keith-sonderling-named-acting-head

Is our blockade of Iran really working? https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604205654

Anchor 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 Salem

Tone 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.html

Understanding 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-us

9 ways your tax dollars in OR are wasted: https://oregoncatalyst.com/96027-tax-day-9-ways-tax-wasted.html

Fake 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.html

The 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.html

Polk 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/202604067622

Profound economic cost to Iran detailed here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2043456536454836467.html

Trump 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.html

Dems 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.html

Show 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/