Karen Magistrale

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[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

Hey! I wrote a piece for the ElleTwo blog. Read here: https://t.co/Q0x3WdGQ15

#thisaintyourfathersprofessionalism #elle_two #teamdifficult #redefiningprofessionalism

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

I cant listen to @TuckerCarlson any more... something is not okay with him. Make him make sense again.

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

#starlink rates going up again simply to pause your account. From $0 to $5 to $10 / mo in less than a year! Everything is more expensive.. i get it.
But...Hey #Elon! We're bummed.

[Vijay @VijayInWA]

This is an absolutely incredible interview with the former Democrat Governor of Washington state. Her criticism of the current legislature is sharp and well made. The current leaders of Washington are way out of their depth and leading the state off a fiscal cliff:
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Questioner: Do you think majority leaders understand—do you [think] our legislature understands the impact of [the] policy environment as it relates to [the] economy?

Christine Gregoire: No. I really don’t. As evidenced by… You mentioned estate tax. I argued with some folks about [the] estate tax. We were the highest in the country, tied with Hawaii at twenty percent. We went to thirty-five. We’re not just the highest — we are beyond the highest. And I said, “You understand the consequences of this? Can I see your fiscal note because I’d like to help [craft] it? Because here’s what you can expect: Those people are not homeless. They will not [be] paying [taxes] when they leave. They stop paying cap gains. When they leave, they stopped giving significantly to philanthropy which would otherwise be necessary by government. So do you understand that you see consequences of what you’re doing?” And the answer is no.

I left office with a budget of 33 billion and the budget today is 80 billion. Uh, I think that’s a little bit too much of growth. Yet how we find ourselves [is that] every legislative session now is in whole projected to be in the hole. We don’t really have an income problem. We have a spending problem.

And we’re answering it by stacking one more tax, one more rule, one more regulation. The one thing that the business community doesn’t need is that lack of predictability. How many people in either of [the] Democratic caucuses have come from a business past? So if you haven’t come from it, you don’t know it, you don’t understand it. And therefore, to me, we all collectively — and Chris and I have talked a lot about this — have to educate from the outside in. We have to explain things like sales tax on services. [You] thought [it] was a nice attack on big business. And here are the small businesses that have been tremendously adversely impacted as well as customers.

[Paul Sperry @paulsperry_]

BREAKING: Settlement of a Judicial Watch lawsuit has forced the review and removal of some 800,000 ineligible voters from Oregon voter rolls

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

I'm honestly SHOCKED at how the general public has NO IDEA Artemis II is taking humans out to the moon and will be the furthest humans have ever flown. Every non-space nerd I've talked to has no idea. WE GOTTA GET PEOPLE STOKED!!!! THESE FOUR HUMANS ARE FLYING TO THE MOON!!!

[ThePersistence @ScottPresler]

Upon reflection & getting a firsthand understanding that many of our Republican elected officials have no intention of actually wielding power as the majority,

👉I’ve decided to run for State Committeeman of the Republican Committee of Beaver County👈

In order to get on the ballot, I need 100 signatures.

If you live in Beaver County & are a registered Republican — or will register as a Republican — I would love to earn your signature to make the ballot.

My goals are to bring in hundreds of new members, volunteers, & build a robust party apparatus that will help deliver wins this November 2026 & beyond.

I commit to holding voter registration & GOTV trainings within the county & to help fortify the existing RCBC structure.

When it comes to votes within the PAGOP, I will do polls on the issues, listen, & vote the way the majority of Beaver County Republican voters want.

I am a member of the newly-formed Young Republicans of Beaver County, & will continue to bring in new voices to help grow our party.

My intent is to be a true statesman & representative of your wishes.

In 2023, we — together as a family — helped to flip Beaver County from 🟦🔜🟥.

In 2024, I bought a home & moved to Beaver County just to vote for President Donald Trump.

While I’m traveling to Capitol Hill, speaking to Members of Congress about the SAVE America Act, I remain committed to Pennsylvania & am always bringing front and center our Commonwealth.

👉It would be an honor to earn your signature to make the ballot for the May 19th Republican primary👈

Peacefully & respectfully,

Game on.

[Portland Moderate. @pdxmoderate]

Here are the hard facts—not opinions—about our economy, compiled at the request of the Portland Metro Chamber, sponsored by Bank of America, and conducted by EcoNorthwest, a respected local research firm with decades of credibility.

Portland has been in a localized recession since 2023.

Consumer sentiment here ranks dead last—or near last—of every major metro in America.

We are last in the nation for multifamily housing permits and construction.

Office vacancy rates are the highest in modern history for this region.

Downtown office worker foot traffic recovery is among the worst in the country.

Yes, foot traffic is rising—but at this pace, full recovery is still a decade away.

Our trade-dependent region suffered the single largest export decline in the United States.

We rank 80 out of 81 in real-estate investability for the second year in a row.

We are at the bottom of the top 50 U.S. cities for employment growth.

These are not conservative talking points. These are measurable outcomes.

And yet—during a short legislative session—the Oregon Legislature continues to raise taxes on businesses.

Let’s be brutally clear about what that means. When government raises the cost of doing business, companies don’t absorb it out of thin air—they cut expenses. And the largest expense line for most businesses is payroll.

Fewer jobs means fewer paychecks. And what is the primary tax this state relies on to fund services? Personal income tax.

What do unemployed people stop paying? Income tax.

This isn’t complicated. It’s not nuanced. It’s Economics 101.

Our leaders are not just ignoring the evidence—they are actively digging the hole deeper, then acting surprised when we sink further.

I believe in science. I believe in data. I believe in evidence-based decision-making. And I expect leaders who represent me to do the same.

As long as economy-deniers occupy seats of power, economic recovery is impossible—because you cannot fix a problem you refuse to acknowledge.

@GovTinaKotek @MayorKWilson @jvegapederson

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@KGWNews not sad to see Drew Carney moving on. Buh-bye
Yay! I can watch the morning news again.

[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna]

This is statistically impossible unless you are receiving insider info.

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@PattyMurray For the love of God, please retire @PattyMurray

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@ScottPresler Look forward to The Persistence coming to Washington state!

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

Newsflash @larry_kudlow .. there are LOTS of layoffs occurring in the healthcare industry, plus Amazon, UPS, tech and more. My LinkedIn feed is full of announcements of job loss similar to 2023.

[Karoline Leavitt @PressSec]

Fetterman: ACA Subsidies Weren’t Being Taken Away by GOP, Dems ‘Designed Those Tax Credits to Expire’

https://t.co/m0oVdI36yY

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@NEWSMAX Boo!

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@LarsLarsonShow Agreed. It was pretty jaw dropping to hear him say that. It’s a bad idea.

[Brian Blase @brian_blase]

A teachable moment today for @RepJeffries, who was not aware of the massive amount of improper and phantom enrollment in the ACA exchanges

We summarized the issue here: https://t.co/yo70oH5ZLe

Bottom line: 6.4m improper enrollees in '25 & 35% of enrollees with $0 claims

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[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@realDonaldTrump We are not actually experiencing a relief in the cost of living yet. Please keep at it.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@cirigliano_greg @megynkelly @aboutKP Exactly

[Karen Magistrale @KMag]

@megynkelly @aboutKP Forgive me if this sounds callous… there are millions of people in the country right now that need this kind of help. Mr Adams is fortunate to have many supporters despite his grave circumstances and I hope he gets what he needs to recover. We need to reform US healthcare!

[Kevin Dahlgren 🥾 🥾 @kevinvdahlgren]

Portland Oregon is like living in the Great Depression, but in color. I filmed this in the center of the highest concentration of social services. The irony being with all the help surrounding them, why aren’t they being helped?