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Gee, fellas, ya didn’t see that coming?
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Political parties are poison to America. Gerrymandering forces us to drink it.
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Seems they needed to start early to fit in all the election tampering they're planning.
“Over the next few weeks, leaders in business and in all sectors of our society should work with state and local elected officials to help protect the political process that lies at the heart of our constitutional system.” – Robert Rubin
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The accomplishments of the Trump era keep growing.
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A filmmaker friend of mine saw it. It's almost 4 hours long. He said there wasn't a minute of it he thought could be cut.
The sad truth. If you don't vote to start ending this madness on Nov 3rd, you may not get another chance.
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)
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Voters are frustrated with President Trump and overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds.
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Portland is trying an unusual tack to regulate a proposed Amazon drone base: Classifying it as a "helicopter landing facility." Today, Amazon canceled an upcoming meeting with Portland permitting officials. djcoregon.com/news/2026/10...
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Gosh, it’s almost like common sense can fix things. Bleeding hearts and hard hearts please pay attention.
Remind me again why unlimited wealth is poison to democracy.
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Portland city councilors are pushing to update their city’s groundbreaking tax on CEO pay over 100x median worker pay. Says councilor Angelita Morillo: We live in a a nation “that has created a trillionaire while schools are closing.” @councilormorillo.bsky.social www.portland.gov/council/dist...
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ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.
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New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
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I have been off work for a while for (see previous post) — but want to elevate this deeply odd story. A lot of interesting choices being made here.
A Multnomah County judge ordered Councilor Dan Ryan to preserve evidence on his personal phone until an ongoing public records lawsuit is resolved. “This is not a game of cat and mouse," Judge David Rees said. "There are some indications that those games are being played, and it has to stop today."
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A Multnomah County judge ordered Councilor Dan Ryan to preserve evidence on his personal phone until an ongoing public records lawsuit is resolved. “This is not a game of cat and mouse," Judge David Rees said. "There are some indications that those games are being played, and it has to stop today."
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NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.org