Political Coffee 6-19-26: Bend passes big cost of living increase climate pollution fee, Kotax getting desperate, Eboard spends millions for emergencies? Iran cancels MOU signing, Trump's brilliant EO election challenges move forward,

Political Coffee 7-6-26: Coffee Klatch tonight, Fishwrap editorial hits Kotax hard, Trump's intervention on behalf of US redcard player, Belgium upset about it, leftists plead with red card player to not play tonight to spite Trump

Coffee Klatch tonight at Bo and Vine starting at 8!  Fish Wrap editorial hits Kotax hard with accusatory headline. https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/07/editorial-koteks-prosperity-council-delivered-a-roadmap-now-she-must-prove-it-wasnt-just-an-election-year-gimmick.html [https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/07/editorial-koteks-prosperity-council-delivered-a-roadmap-now-she-must-prove-it-wasnt-just-an-election-year-gimmick.html] Trump intervened and the US soccer team got their scoring star back for tonight’s game:https://jdrucker.com/president-trump-intervened-and-us-soccer-got-their-star-back/ [https://jdrucker.com/president-trump-intervened-and-us-soccer-got-their-star-back/] Belgium’s coach and team upset at revocation of red card on US player: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/07/05/belgiums-soccer-federation-astonished-that-fifa-allowed-us-star-folarin-balogun-to-play-after-red-card/ [https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/07/05/belgiums-soccer-federation-astonished-that-fifa-allowed-us-star-folarin-balogun-to-play-after-red-card/]    Leftists plead with US soccer star who got red card to refuse to play in tonight’s game so as to spite Trump: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/07/05/leftists-plead-with-us-soccer-star-to-reject-trumps-unfair-intervention-refuse-to-play-in-pivotal-world-cup-match/ [https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/07/05/leftists-plead-with-us-soccer-star-to-reject-trumps-unfair-intervention-refuse-to-play-in-pivotal-world-cup-match/]

Political Coffee 7-3-26 Happy 250th birthday in America with the Declaration of Independence, what happened to 56 signers? Reagan civility handbook, poll: Portlanders don't want to pay for Moda remodel, Kotax turns down $1700 scholarships, IP-28 signature

The Declaration of Independence: 250 years later: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript [https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript]  What happened to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence: https://www.americanrevolution.org/signers/ [https://www.americanrevolution.org/signers/]  The Ronald Reagan Civility handbook is free:  https://www.reaganfoundation.org/store/products/the-civility-handbook [https://www.reaganfoundation.org/store/products/the-civility-handbook]  New poll shows majority of Portlanders don’t want to pay for Moda Center remodel: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/07/should-portland-spend-city-money-on-moda-center-makeover-new-poll-reveals-what-portlanders-think.html [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/07/should-portland-spend-city-money-on-moda-center-makeover-new-poll-reveals-what-portlanders-think.html] Kotax turns down $1,700 Trump tax credits even though OR is almost dead last in public education: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/07/kotek-opts-oregon-out-of-trump-program-offering-up-to-1700-in-education-tax-credits.html [https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/07/kotek-opts-oregon-out-of-trump-program-offering-up-to-1700-in-education-tax-credits.html]  IP-28 turns in enough signatures to make the ballot: Constitutional Amendment filed for 2028 to protect hunting, fishing and ranching: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/over-142000-signatures-gathered-to-ban-hunting-and-fishing-in-oregon/ [https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/over-142000-signatures-gathered-to-ban-hunting-and-fishing-in-oregon/]  Young Washington movie in theatres this weekend. Go, watch and buy someone else a ticket to watch: https://slate.com/culture/2026/07/minions-and-monsters-young-washington-george-movie-new.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us [https://slate.com/culture/2026/07/minions-and-monsters-young-washington-george-movie-new.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us]

Political Coffee 7-2-26: Team USA unifies the country? Senior daycare fraud, Tampon Tim pardons illegal alien child rapist, DSA members say they are communists, Rayfield sues Trump over Medicad work, Trump kid's accounts go live on the 4th

Team USA wins and the country is unified? https://joehoft.com/team-usa-wins-goes-sweet-16-round-against/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=team-usa-wins-goes-sweet-16-round-against [https://joehoft.com/team-usa-wins-goes-sweet-16-round-against/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=team-usa-wins-goes-sweet-16-round-against]  More spending fraud uncovered: Adult daycares: https://retirement.media/an-impossible-saturation-of-adult-daycares-popped-up-in-flushing-ny-and-nobody-thought-to-ask-why/ [https://retirement.media/an-impossible-saturation-of-adult-daycares-popped-up-in-flushing-ny-and-nobody-thought-to-ask-why/]  Tim Walz pardons illegal alien child rapist to shield from deportation: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/tim-walz-pardons-illegal-alien-who-repeatedly-raped/ [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/tim-walz-pardons-illegal-alien-who-repeatedly-raped/]  DSA members say they are communists: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/its-real-mystery-cnn-host-wonders-why-republicans/ [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/its-real-mystery-cnn-host-wonders-why-republicans/]  Rayfield sues Trump against Medicaid work rules: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/01/oregon-lawsuit-trump-administration-medicaid-work-requirements/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/01/oregon-lawsuit-trump-administration-medicaid-work-requirements/]  Treasury announces Trump accounts for kids go live on the 4th: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/treasury-launches-low-cost-index-funds-for-trump-accounts-to-boost-childrens-future-savings-6056243?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 [https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/treasury-launches-low-cost-index-funds-for-trump-accounts-to-boost-childrens-future-savings-6056243?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1]

Political Coffee 7-1-26: Congress can fix birth tourism problem, Roberts blows up the Constitution, Lars says Roberts pond scum, Harry Ried's bill reintroduced eliminating birthright citizenship, DOJ ramps up birth tourism prosecutions, DSA CO victory,

Can Congress fix the birth tourism problem after the SCOTUS 14th amendment ruling? https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/house-republican-pitches-bill-on-fox-news-to-ban-pregnant-foreigners-from-the-us/ [https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/house-republican-pitches-bill-on-fox-news-to-ban-pregnant-foreigners-from-the-us/]  Roberts blows up the Constitution: https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/01/roberts-the-sacred-bond-between-nation-and-citizen-requires-us-to-blow-it-up/ [https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/01/roberts-the-sacred-bond-between-nation-and-citizen-requires-us-to-blow-it-up/]  Lars calls Roberts pond scum on voting decision: he’s right https://oregoncatalyst.com/97708-lars-larson-mail-ballot-ruling.html [https://oregoncatalyst.com/97708-lars-larson-mail-ballot-ruling.html]  US Senator to reintroduce former Dem Sen Harry Ried’s exact bill eliminating birthright citizenship for illegal alien babies: https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/30/ohio-sen-moreno-reintroduce-former-sen-harry-reids-bill-eliminating-birthright-citizenship/ [https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/30/ohio-sen-moreno-reintroduce-former-sen-harry-reids-bill-eliminating-birthright-citizenship/]   US DOJ to ramp up prosecutions of birth tourism: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/justice-dept-to-prioritize-birth-tourism-probes-after-supreme-court-ruling-6055712?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 [https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/justice-dept-to-prioritize-birth-tourism-probes-after-supreme-court-ruling-6055712?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1]  DSA Marxists beats 30yr Dem in CO primary: https://discernreport.com/dsa-marxist-who-blamed-us-for-9-11-defeats-15-term-democrat-in-colorado-primary/ [https://discernreport.com/dsa-marxist-who-blamed-us-for-9-11-defeats-15-term-democrat-in-colorado-primary/]  DSA goal is communism: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/while-kaitlan-collins-claims-democratic-socialists-arent-communists/?trueLinkId=1apdyWB9mKcL7306TONRA7R6CLcmVV3LAngMFRzccCEM7U%2FgB09CqKLD2idf5QY56ZrS9OQNoWq9G3Om2i3F4w%3D%3D&trueLinkTs=1781875047&trueLinkExpiry=43200 [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/while-kaitlan-collins-claims-democratic-socialists-arent-communists/?trueLinkId=1apdyWB9mKcL7306TONRA7R6CLcmVV3LAngMFRzccCEM7U%2FgB09CqKLD2idf5QY56ZrS9OQNoWq9G3Om2i3F4w%3D%3D&trueLinkTs=1781875047&trueLinkExpiry=43200]

Political Coffee 6-30-26: SCOTUS mail in voting ruling fallout but it ain't over yet, Key takeaways from mail in voting ruling, Trump's EO is still in play, OR citizen petitions failing except 2, IP-28 means no more eggs/Tillamook ice cream

Oregon’s mail in voting late day ballot acceptance law is allowed to stand by SCOTUS: This issue is not over: https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/here-are-the-key-takeaways-from-scotus-monday-decisions/ [https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/here-are-the-key-takeaways-from-scotus-monday-decisions/] Key takeaways from SCOTUS mail in voting decision: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/key-takeaways-from-supreme-court-ruling-on-late-arriving-ballots-6055146?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 [https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/key-takeaways-from-supreme-court-ruling-on-late-arriving-ballots-6055146?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1]  Trump’s EO on restricting who can vote by mail is still in play: https://www.koin.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rules-states-can-accept-mail-ballots-after-election-day/ [https://www.koin.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rules-states-can-accept-mail-ballots-after-election-day/]   Most OR citizen initiative petitions failing except 2: https://oregoncatalyst.com/97692-petitions-failing-2.html [https://oregoncatalyst.com/97692-petitions-failing-2.html] IP-28 fallout: no more Tillamook Ice Cream: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/06/30/oregon-is-telling-voters-not-to-worry-about-this-insane-ballot-initiative-thats-not-the-point-n2678468 [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/06/30/oregon-is-telling-voters-not-to-worry-about-this-insane-ballot-initiative-thats-not-the-point-n2678468]