The Citizens' Soapbox

ICE is coming to get you -- hard-working, illegal immigrant laborer. The first batch of Trump nominees on the job. Trump asserts that the military turned on the water in Cal -- not true. Bird flu leads to eggs doubling in price. Consumers stop buying and start to tighten their spending belts. Palestinians head home -- to a dirt patch and rubble. Project 2025 is underway as right-wing family values take center stage.

The Supreme Court okayed TikTok's shutdown on Sunday, but Trump will come to the rescue. Our new President will be sworn in on MLK Day—indoors. Trump has 100 Executive Orders ready to be implemented and will bypass Congress on Border and Tariffs. A weird visit to Greenland by Trump Jr. America becoming a country run by Oligarchs, says Biden. China is ahead by a trillion dollars in a tariff war. The Brutalist movie review.

Citizen Notar joins us from Alaska with a scathing report on the bloated salaries of the American Red Cross. TikTok's ban is nearing this Sunday, and Elon Musk is being suggested as a possible purchaser. Trump wants to privatize the Post Office—it's not going to happen. Israel and Hamas agree to a deal to pause fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets grilled by Democratic Senators. With the Trump government leaders ready to take office, an oligarchy is on the way.

Wildfire stories of survivors who lost there homes tell dramatic and tragic stories. Trump's CIA pick says China is the greatest long-term threat, and change is on the horizon when Trump takes office on how the US deals with Beijing. Ukraine in one of its deadliest battles with 12,000 North Korean soldiers marching into fire. The the Palestinian-Israel war taking greater and greater lives of women and children and the war needs to end. Two new National monuments in Southern Oregon and California as Biden uses Antiquities Act.

The late President Carter rests in peace after a grand service. Trump is officially the first President to enter the White House as a felon. Fires continue to ravage Southern Cal; insurance is absent from homeowners, and thousands seek shelter. TikTok ban on the horizon, but how will it be enforced? American Primeval true story series on Netflix is a brutal look at a little-known war in Utah between Mormons, military, settlers, and Native Indians.

The Southern California wildfires are out of control. We talk to a resident of Newport Beach who is out of harm's way. Trump asks the Supreme Court to block hush money convictions in New York, and he wants to invade Greenland -- maybe with military force. Meta gets rid of fact-checking on FB. In Portland, OR, public schools will take cell phones from students during school.

The Trump election victory was certified, and there were no riots, although 2022 rioters are looking to be pardoned by Trump. Canada's Trudeau is saying au revoir. Office workers who left employment have a tough time finding a job. Robo taxis will take to the roads in 2025 for Uber and Lyft. Golden Globe winners break from mainstream films—and that's a good thing.

Thanks to Trump, the speaker of the House squeaked out re-election. Biden is pushing through a plan to ban gas drilling in some federal waters, and Trump can't reverse it. A Hush Money judge says Trump won't go to jail—of course not, he's the incoming President. And a look at some of Oregon's New Year laws.

President Carter remembered and did some very good things in office, like ANILCA. Trump wants to make Canada a part of the US, led by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, who is Canadian. And a look back at the top stories of 2024 and those who have left us, and a look ahead to 2025.