Coffee Klatch tonight with Rep Ed Diehl! 6-8pm at Bo and Vine restaurant in Salem

What 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 interview

Is 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-n4953213

President 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/