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[FOX Weather @foxweather]

DID YOU FEEL IT? 🫨: Dozens of magnitude 4.5 earthquakes rattled the U.S., particularly the Pacific Ring of Fire this week. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active region on Earth, with frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions caused by the movement of tectonic plates. #earthquakes #US #foxweather

[Anna Komsa 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 @KomsaAnnaNAFO]

🔥🇵🇱 Poland: Europe doesn’t need Trump’s America to hit russia where it hurts 👇

[Coloradosearcher @Coloradosearch1]

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[AmericanDream-JFk. jr @Magalife234]

🚨🇮🇱 A Hamas terrorist launched a knife attack against two Israeli soldiers inside a shopping mall and was shot dead on the spot.

[Ukraine News 🇺🇦 @Ukrainene]

🛡️🇪🇺🇺🇦 Europeans are no longer waiting for "#Krasnov " #Trump . They are now directly dispatching military aid to Ukraine to shatter the pride of Putin’s evil regime.

​Ukraine is now the ultimate fortress defending Europe against Russian invasion and Putin's aggression. 🇺🇦🤝🇪🇺

[Пан Пачковский @Q0MT6pFmbVqynsM]

Славянск на Кубани
Славянский НПЗ горит день второй ..

[Unmask The SYS @UnmaskTheSys]

🚨 STATEN ISLAND JUST THREW MAMDANI OUT OF THE RESTAURANT 🚨

Zohran Mamdani walks in.

The room doesn’t clap.

“There’s the communist.”
“You are not welcome.”
“You Jew-hating piece of—”
“You hate this country.”

Booed.
Heckled.
Pushed toward the door.

That’s Staten Island talking.

Not a focus group.
Not a campus.

A borough that still remembers 9/11 and still backs cops.

Share the tape. New York already knows the vibe.

[Patrick - The Respublica Backtrail ™ @GO_TRB]

Hey, @ORDems, do you have any answers to this? You wouldn't let a republican get away with it.

Tina Kotek — documented ethics issues / complaints

1. State-paid parking for First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson

The Secretary of State's auditors identified state-paid monthly parking for Kotek Wilson as an apparent violation of Oregon ethics law.

Status: Referred to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for investigation.

2. State-paid parking for a Kotek administration employee in Washington, D.C.

Kotek's office paid approximately $315 per month for an employee's D.C. parking.

Auditors identified the expenditure as an apparent ethics-law violation.

3. State-paid concert and entertainment tickets

Kotek's office used state funds for approximately $615 in entertainment tickets, including Queen tribute, Portland Gay Men's Chorus, orchestral, and silent-film concert tickets.

Auditors identified the spending as apparent violations of state ethics requirements.

4. $9,330 employee-recognition dinner

Kotek's office spent approximately $9,330 on a catered dinner for employees and their families at Mahonia Hall.

State auditors identified the expenditure as an apparent violation because state rules authorized refreshments for employee-recognition events but did not authorize a full meal.

5. First Lady's expanded governmental role / proposed Office of the First Spouse

Kotek faced ethics complaints over using state resources to support Aimee Kotek Wilson's role in the governor's office, including an aide and office space, and plans for a formal Office of the First Spouse.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission deadlocked 4–4 on whether to conduct a full investigation and therefore did not pursue the investigation.

Important: This was an ethics complaint, not a finding that Kotek violated ethics law.

Sources

[Oregon Capital Chronicle — State auditors flag spending issues](https://t.co/7z4X3PPdpF)

[Oregon Capital Chronicle — Ethics Commission probes Kotek spending](https://t.co/5s3mrbRu8v)

[Oregon Capital Chronicle — Ethics Commission deadlocks on First Spouse complaints](https://t.co/ccxJVHzOSu)

[Oregon Capital Chronicle — Aide and office space for Aimee Kotek Wilson](https://t.co/iwF7ourHkH)

[Ian Jaeger @IanJaeger29]

Jim Jordan is the perfect example of what is wrong with the Republican Party today.

Talks a big game, but gets nothing done.

[PNW Conservative @PNWConservative]

Oregon’s one of those states that prides itself on being one of the most progressive and environmentally sustainable places in the country.

As you can see, Portland takes care of its green spaces for the public to use and enjoy safely while also protecting nature!

[New York Post @nypost]

Paramount's threat to flee California could cost state nearly 58K jobs, $21B a year: leaked report https://t.co/sNgXNw9KaR

[NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX]

RATE HIKE AHEAD? Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh appears poised to raise interest rates as inflation remains elevated and oil hovers around $100 a barrel.

[C.A. @carimeli]

Yeah, they’re never satisfied 🙄

[Lawrence Poslaiko- America First! @RealLPoslaiko]

Democrats are great at creating problems, & then blaming anybody else for their failures!

[Barbara Kahl @DRKAHL4CONGRESS]

Oregonians must come first! I’m deeply concerned for our state!

​Top officials like Gov. Tina Kotek, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, and Rep. Val Hoyle cross-file under the Oregon Working Families Party (WFP) line.

​Here is what the WFP platform actually publishes:
​👉 Grow unions
👉 Tax corporations, billionaires & global capital
👉 Create an Oregon state bank, remove Wall Street
👉 Free universal healthcare
👉 Free public school through college
👉 End mass incarceration & for-profit prisons
👉 Eliminate ICE
👉 Transition off fossil fuels

​How do they fund it? Massive redistribution and "taxing the rich" until businesses potentially flee or collapse. Grow state control.

​WFP shares slates, field operations, and anti-capitalist ties with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and progressive coalitions.

Some compare this move as copying Nordic countries. ​Nordic countries aren't socialist, they are market economies. WFP's vision leans far closer to government control and crushing taxation.

​Your freedom and economic future for generations are on the line. Do not give their Freedom away by not voting, or thinking your vote doesn't count. VOTE IN NOVEMBER! Vote Barbara Kahl for CD1 this November!
​https://t.co/m6satWLwd9 | https://t.co/ipgXvQUDFX @WashCo_OR @MultnomahGOP @ccgagop

[Toni @ToniLL22]

We Notice. . .only the blind, deaf and the brainwashed ignore the Socialist Democrats patterns!
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[Norma Carr @CarrCarr164068]

Truth

[Sound Mind @TomRolie]

@MrAndyNgo Oregon liberals love themselves more than they should🐰