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Happy Friday!

Turns out one-time federal funding only comes one time while huge pay increases to state employees continue. Oregon is facing yet another self-inflicted budget crisis.

Why are so many working age dudes not working? You know the answer(s) but this article is designed to make you dumber.

Ted Wheeler wants City of Portland employees to return to work in the office at least half-time, in move employees deem, you guessed it, “racist, sexist, ableist and a violation of the city’s climate goals.”

Apparently I cut off the recording before it was done. My superb producer/editor Stacy Hoblitzell patched things up as best he could.

Have a great weekend.

Jeff

Happy Saturday! In today’s episode, we dive into the near-term prospects for Oregon Republicans following a solid, if disappointing, performance in 2022. There are reasons for Republicans to optimistic, but also some significant headwinds heading into the presidential contest of 2024.

And who remembers the regrettable “Send our Bunns to Washington” ad from two Oregon congressional campaigns in 1996? That’s in there too.

Also, in our ongoing review of things that happen in Portland, Jeff talks about a church in Portland that is booting a preschool in order to provide a tiny home village for Indigenous single parents. At least Portland is taking one step away from being an Indigenous single parent tiny home village desert.

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Thanks to Stacy Hoblitzell for editing and producing the Roundup Podcast.

In this episode, we run down the post-election lay of the land in Oregon and nationally and (reluctantly) acknowledge the beginning of the 2024 presidential election.

Then I engage in some art criticism concerning this little gem from Willamette Week:

Lastly, in Headlines from the Apocalypse:

“Sword death of Portland landlord in slasher mask ruled self-defense”

Happy New Year, Rounduppers! To ring in the new year, I’ve made this podcast episode available to everyone, not just to paid subscribers as is usually the case. If your New Years resolution is to spend more time listening to a 46-year-old man talk, I’m here to help.

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Thanks for reading and listening. I couldn’t and wouldn’t do this without you.

Here are some links related to this episode:

2021 wallows in teenage angst (posted December 23, 2021).

Fauci on hospitalizations with versus because of Covid.

AOC in Florida.

DeSantis works his critics.

Cheers,

Jeff