Political Coffee 5-26-26: Former Sen Lithicum interview, is race tension our most serious threat? State revene forecast undermines tax increase arguments

Political Coffee 6-12-26: Did high taxes/fees cause 677 higher earners to leave MC in OR? Is Trump's Iran deal real or hype? Gas prices fall for 3 straight weeks and overhyped SpaceX IPO today

Do high taxes drive out high earners? Is that why MC is imploding with 677 high earners leaving? https://oregoncatalyst.com/97338-higher-income-leave-oregon-incomes-move.html [https://oregoncatalyst.com/97338-higher-income-leave-oregon-incomes-move.html]  Is Trump’s Iran peace deal real? Did he approve of 3B in cash being transferred from UAE to Iran which Iran denies?  https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606127125 [https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606127125]  Gas prices fall for 3 straight weeks: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/gas-prices-fall-for-3rd-straight-week-6047074?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 [https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/gas-prices-fall-for-3rd-straight-week-6047074?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1]  Overhyped SpaceX IPO supposed to start at $175 today. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/stock-market-today-live-updates.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/stock-market-today-live-updates.html]

Political Coffee 6-10-26: Sheriff Mack interview on his new book "The Democrat Murder of America", core goods inflation actually slowed last month, PGE rate hike gets paused by PUC, will Trump finish Iran militarily?

Sheriff Richard Mack interview on his new book “The Democrat Murder of America” https://murderofamerica.com/ [https://murderofamerica.com/]  Inflation slowed last month if you exclude energy and food: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/06/10/inflation-rose-to-4-2-in-may/ [https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/06/10/inflation-rose-to-4-2-in-may/] PGE rate hike gets paused by PUC: Is Kotax manipulating them behind the scenes to benefit her re election? https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-utility-officials-delay-pge-rate-hike-for-data-centers/ [https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-utility-officials-delay-pge-rate-hike-for-data-centers/]   Will Trump finish the job in Iran by destroying their remaining military capacity? https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/president-trump-readying-new-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants-bridges-have-to-pay-the-price/ [https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/president-trump-readying-new-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants-bridges-have-to-pay-the-price/]

Political Coffee 6-9-26: Is OR's real Gov the unions? Blazer's MODA renovation cost grows, poll shows strong opposition to taxpayers MODA renovation, OR constitutional amendment for voter ID? Does Iran already have a nuke?

Are the unions Oregon’s real governor? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/oregon-department-transportation-tina-kotek/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/oregon-department-transportation-tina-kotek/]  Blazers MODA renovation now officially over 880M or going higher? https://oregoncatalyst.com/97286-blazer-500m-880m.html [https://oregoncatalyst.com/97286-blazer-500m-880m.html]  Poll: strong opposition to taxpayer funded MODA renovation: https://www.ocwf.org/ [https://www.ocwf.org/]  Should Oregon Freedom Coalition get signatures for OR constitutional amendment to require voter ID for mail in votes? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/just-ohio-state-senate-passes-bill-put-voter/ [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/just-ohio-state-senate-passes-bill-put-voter/]  Does Iran already have a nuke? https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/06/09/%EF%B8%8Fdid-47-just-admit-that-iran-already-has-nuclear-weapons/ [https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/06/09/%EF%B8%8Fdid-47-just-admit-that-iran-already-has-nuclear-weapons/]

Political Coffee 6-5-26: 800 acre solar park on prime valley farmland will replace lost hydro electric power from dams, WA income tax repeal effort way behind, Trump boom continues with 172k new jobs

Common sense? Willamette Valley 800 acre solar park must be opposed because it is meant to replace hydroelectric power from dams when they get shut down someday. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/proposed-willamette-valley-solar-park-neighbors/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/proposed-willamette-valley-solar-park-neighbors/]   WA state income tax repeal effort is way behind signature effort: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/washington-income-tax-initiative-signatures/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/washington-income-tax-initiative-signatures/]  Despite high fuel prices, the Trump economic boom continues with 172,000 jobs created last month. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/06/05/trump-boom-america-created-172000-jobs-in-may/ [https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/06/05/trump-boom-america-created-172000-jobs-in-may/]

Political Coffee 6-4-26: Affordable housing aint affordable in Portland but Wyden wants more of it with your money, was Covid shot different formulation than original? Trump says he knows who rigged election, CA gets sued for 800k bad voters

Affordable housing isn’t affordable in OR because of federal/state subsidies: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/03/oregon-housing-rent-apartments-affordable-portland/ [https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/03/oregon-housing-rent-apartments-affordable-portland/]  Jeff Eager’s post about Wyden wanting more unaffordable federal housing: https://x.com/jeff_eager/status/2062276107387437076?s=43 [https://x.com/jeff_eager/status/2062276107387437076?s=43]  What if the Covid shot administered around the world was a different formulation than originally tested and it killed or disabled millions? https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/06/03/one-of-the-biggest-manipulations-that-humanity-has-ever-known-pfizer-whistleblower-warns-of-numerous-issues-with-covid-jab-trial-data-in-suicide-note/ [https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/06/03/one-of-the-biggest-manipulations-that-humanity-has-ever-known-pfizer-whistleblower-warns-of-numerous-issues-with-covid-jab-trial-data-in-suicide-note/] Trump says he has proof of who rigged the 2020 election: Prosecutions? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/president-trump-drops-bombshell-hint-that-accountability-may/ [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/president-trump-drops-bombshell-hint-that-accountability-may/]  Judicial Watch sues CA for only 800,000 illegal voter registrations out of 23 million registered voters? We had that many in OR with only 3 million registered voters: https://www.judicialwatch.org/california-clean-up-inactive-voter-registrations/ [https://www.judicialwatch.org/california-clean-up-inactive-voter-registrations/]