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November 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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+1 Oregon State Police; Forest Grove Police, no police bathrooms or parking lots for ICE
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October 30, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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-1 U.S. Department of Justice, gave official notice they are sending election monitors to Multnomah County. Like ICE, won't wear badges identifying themselves.
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#OregonPolitics #MultnomahCounty #PortlandOregon #VotingRights #ElectionMonitoring
October 30, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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-1 Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, told insurers they didn't have to cover doulas until 2028. Coverage was required in 2026. ~10,000 Oregon births would have been covered for doula care.
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October 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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+1 City of Newport, Oregon DOJ for taking ICE to court over plans to build a detention center at Newport's airport. ICE says it has no current plans for detention centers in Oregon.
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October 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Blue on Blue: The Left Eats Itself in Oregon #OregonPolitics
Blue on Blue: The Left Eats Itself in Oregon
Oregon's woke Left clashes internally, revealing deep divisions ahead of the 2026 elections.
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October 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office said it has removed from public view an election test website that was accidentally exposed to search engines after a system update.

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📷: Sean Meagher

#oregon #oregonpolitics #orpol #theoregonian
October 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Party lines fade when political survival is on the ballot. Facing legislative headwinds, Oregon Republicans embrace ballot harvesting after years of calling it corrupt.
Evidence: Electoral Turnout, Opportunistic Flip, Stated Principles
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Alethekanon Psochic Hegemony Assessment Graph for Facing political headwinds, Oregon Republicans lean into ‘ballot harvesting’ Core Verdict Card for Facing political headwinds, Oregon Republicans lean into ‘ballot harvesting’: Claim, Reality, and Verdict coordinates. System Analysis Details: Context: - Oregon GOP GOTV PAC: FAIL (-0.93, -0.86) — Tactical flip-flop. - Election Integrity Claims: FAIL (-0.88, -0.75) — Selective outrage. Nuance: Oregon is an all-mail voting state where ballot collection by third parties within two days is legal. While Democrats previously utilized ground collection, GOP operatives are now spending $60K to pay canvassers up to $35/hr to gather ballots in swing districts. Breakdown: The Bright Side: Encouraging mail ballot returns increases voter participation in competitive districts. However, adopting methods previously labeled corrupt undermines public trust in election rules. Social Physics: The Breakdown & Plane Error: Plane Error: WHAT vs WHO. The GOP framed ballot collection as an inherent moral wrong (WHAT) when used by opponents, but treats it as a legitimate strategy (WHO) when executed by their own PAC. Trajectory: Social Physics Analysis: Oregon Republicans executed a Smart Selfish Maneuver. They manufactured a crisis around ballot collection to project corrupt intent onto rivals, then quietly adopted the exact practice when faced with political headwinds. The Unavoidables: The Trajectory: The Path of Fall. Modal Dynamics: will be -> is not via Red Top (The Imperial Trap). By claiming high moral standards while adopting tactics they condemned, the party falls from stated ideals into institutional hypocrisy. Alethekanon: The Unavoidable Truth: Political parties adjust their moral outrage based on electoral utility. The Unavoidable Lie: Campaign tactics are condemned out of principle rather than tactical disadvantage. Awwthekanon: Alethekanon: Institutional integrity cannot survive partisan double standards. When rules are treated as obstacles to be condemned when losing and exploited when convenient, governance degrades into procedural cynicism. Brothekanon: Awwthekanon: Voters deserve clear, consistent guidance on election trust, not political factions changing the rules and rhetoric whenever it suits their momentum.
October 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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+1 Tina Kotek, for pausing Data Center Environmental Permits Until July 2027

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October 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | October 11–17, 2026

Oregon Rainmakers tracks which leaders and organizations make Oregon easier, or harder, to live in.

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October 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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-2 Cornell Wesley; Prosper Portland, gave out $456K in no-bid contracts to college friends
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October 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | October 4–10, 2026
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October 18, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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ARCHIVE: Representative Bill Post Championed Unconstitutional Bill #BillPost #FreeSpeech #ConstitutionalRights #OregonPolitics #PoliticalAccountability
Representative Bill Post Championed Unconstitutional Bill
Bill Post of the Oregon House of Representatives falsely claims on his Facebook page that an unconst... #billpost #freespeech #enemiesofliberty
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October 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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No score for Jeff Swickard, who has invested ~$250 million in downtown Portland real estate and contributed more than $827,000 to Oregon political campaigns since 2025.
#JeffSwickard #OregonPolitics #PortlandOregon #CampaignFinance #PoliticalDonations #MoneyInPolitics
October 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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Oregon’s governor debate was supposed to be about affordability. Kotek pointed to Trump. Drazan pointed to Kotek. The question was your bill—and both answered with their opponent.

My “At Least We’re Not” test: youtu.be/ggKYPg56VcU

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October 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Who moved Oregon forward in September 2026?

Oregon Rainmakers tracks which leaders and organizations make Oregon easier, or harder, to live in.

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October 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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+1 @tinakotek.bsky.social, led governors asking for more time after HHS changed Medicaid rules at the last minute
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October 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 27–October 3, 2026
Oregon Rainmakers tracks which leaders and organizations make Oregon easier, or harder, to live in.
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October 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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+1 Ron Wyden; Jeff Merkley; Suzanne Bonamici; Andrea Salinas; Val Hoyle; Maxine Dexter; Janelle Bynum, asked DOJ and DHS to end “mega master” immigration hearings
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October 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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💰 Oregon's Christine Drazan raised $11 million, but her primary burned through much of it.

Now she needs independents who couldn't vote in that primary.

The cost? Money AND message.

🇺🇸 Full breakdown:
youtu.be/RD55R7wYybA

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October 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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🏛️ Oregon asked about affordability. Kotek talked about Trump. Drazan talked about Kotek.

Neither answered the job interview.

A critique of the other applicant isn't a résumé.

🎙️ youtu.be/AsfDrbC1x8E

#OregonGovernorRace #OregonPolitics
October 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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ARCHIVE: Representative Brad Witt Thinks He Can Violate the First Amendment #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #BradWitt #Liberty #OregonPolitics
Representative Brad Witt Thinks He Can Violate the First Amendment
Members of the Oregon House or Representative led by Brad Witt think they can stop websites like our... #bradwitt #freespeech #enemiesofliberty
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October 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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🌲 THE WRONG ROOM, CHRISTINE.

Drazan calls herself a moderate voice, then shares the stage with DeSantis in Oregon's Portland suburbs.

She thrilled the room she already owns and gave the room she needs a reason to leave.

🇺🇸 Full episode:
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#OregonPolitics #ChadLaw
October 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM