Grant Fredericks
@savedemocracynow.bsky.social
Certified Forensic Video Analyst, DOJ Instructor, FBI National Academy, Former Cop … always fighting to protect Democracy…. now more than ever.
Gonzaga University ‘82, now retired and playing golf.
Wine collector.
DEEP BLUE #WA5
Go ZAGS!
Gonzaga University ‘82, now retired and playing golf.
Wine collector.
DEEP BLUE #WA5
Go ZAGS!
In January, Rep. Michael Baumgartner signed an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court that was written by the White Nationalist Movement.
He is not even trying to hide his motives now. The article quotes in his own words, his praise for a slave owner who he credits for being nice to his slaves.
He is not even trying to hide his motives now. The article quotes in his own words, his praise for a slave owner who he credits for being nice to his slaves.
Michael Baumgartner Aligns Himself with the White Nationalist Legal Campaign Against Birthright Citizenship
He signals his commitment to overturn part of the 14th Amendment which was adopted to protect the citizenship rights of the children of freed slaves
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February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
In January, Rep. Michael Baumgartner signed an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court that was written by the White Nationalist Movement.
He is not even trying to hide his motives now. The article quotes in his own words, his praise for a slave owner who he credits for being nice to his slaves.
He is not even trying to hide his motives now. The article quotes in his own words, his praise for a slave owner who he credits for being nice to his slaves.
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Outside money is already pouring into this race for the incumbent, who has already spent over half a million dollars to keep his seat. Local donors and volunteers are stepping up to support Team Eastern Washington and send Carmela Conroy to Congress.
February 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Outside money is already pouring into this race for the incumbent, who has already spent over half a million dollars to keep his seat. Local donors and volunteers are stepping up to support Team Eastern Washington and send Carmela Conroy to Congress.
My latest article shows how 2025 Congress decisions helped markets but hurt real people. It highlights Michael Baumgartner’s votes made it all possible, and reveals who’s really paying the price.
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Wall Street Celebrates. Your Bills Keep Rising. Here’s Why.
Guest Post
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January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
My latest article shows how 2025 Congress decisions helped markets but hurt real people. It highlights Michael Baumgartner’s votes made it all possible, and reveals who’s really paying the price.
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Democracy just took another big hit. This post by the Federal Reserve Chair is equivalent to flying the flag upside down. We are sliding deeper and faster into dictatorship than we imagined even a few months ago. View the short YouTube link before Trump orders that it be removed:
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
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January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Democracy just took another big hit. This post by the Federal Reserve Chair is equivalent to flying the flag upside down. We are sliding deeper and faster into dictatorship than we imagined even a few months ago. View the short YouTube link before Trump orders that it be removed:
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On the 10th Day of Christmas, we call to mind the importance of the rule of law and that every American swearing an oath of office pledges to support and defend the U.S. Constitution.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
On the 10th Day of Christmas, we call to mind the importance of the rule of law and that every American swearing an oath of office pledges to support and defend the U.S. Constitution.
In WA-5, the ‘functional floor of independence’ for a family of four is about $100,000 a year, the income needed to meet basic needs without public assistance. That requires two full-time earners making about $24 an hour each. Most local jobs pay less, leaving working families financially exposed.
Minimum wage will rise in 19 states starting Jan. 1 — Axios
Workers in 19 states are in line for a raise when minimum wage increases take effect on New Year's Day.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In WA-5, the ‘functional floor of independence’ for a family of four is about $100,000 a year, the income needed to meet basic needs without public assistance. That requires two full-time earners making about $24 an hour each. Most local jobs pay less, leaving working families financially exposed.
Rep. Michael Baumgartner is selling a “school choice” tax credit to his district, but most families in WA-5 cannot use it at all. Rural counties lack private schools, and working families lack spare cash. This policy exposes how little he understands the people he represents.
School Choice for Whom? Baumgartner Promotes a Tax Credit Most of His District Can’t Use
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December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Rep. Michael Baumgartner is selling a “school choice” tax credit to his district, but most families in WA-5 cannot use it at all. Rural counties lack private schools, and working families lack spare cash. This policy exposes how little he understands the people he represents.
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The senate confirmed each of these life-long public servants. What will it take for Congress to reclaim its constitutional power over executive abuse?
The Mass Recall of Experienced U.S. Ambassadors Endangers American Security
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"The job of ambassador requires experienced...multitalented people who will energetically and fearlessly advance...the interests of the US. [It's}...what taxpayers have a right to expect."
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"The job of ambassador requires experienced...multitalented people who will energetically and fearlessly advance...the interests of the US. [It's}...what taxpayers have a right to expect."
The Mass Recall of Experienced U.S. Ambassadors Endangers American Security
The Steady State | by Ambassadors (ret.) Robert F. Cekkuta and Eric Rubin
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December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The senate confirmed each of these life-long public servants. What will it take for Congress to reclaim its constitutional power over executive abuse?
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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On the 2nd day of Christmas, we’re thankful for old-growth forests, wetlands, hiking trails, and the native plants and animals that make Eastern Washington so special. 🌿🦆🦌 #ProtectLands #ProtectFutures
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
On the 2nd day of Christmas, we’re thankful for old-growth forests, wetlands, hiking trails, and the native plants and animals that make Eastern Washington so special. 🌿🦆🦌 #ProtectLands #ProtectFutures
Michael Baumgartner voted for a bill that triggered higher 2026 health insurance costs. WA State regulators and insurers have already locked in the increases. Congress can still argue, but for families in Eastern Washington, higher premiums are now set.
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Before Congress Acts, the System Does
Washington has already locked in higher health insurance rates for 2026. Insurers priced for coverage losses, regulators approved those assumptions, and state agencies finalized projections, all befor...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Michael Baumgartner voted for a bill that triggered higher 2026 health insurance costs. WA State regulators and insurers have already locked in the increases. Congress can still argue, but for families in Eastern Washington, higher premiums are now set.
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Wa CD 5 Rep Michael Baumgartner if flailing and failing badly
Check it Out.
Carmela Conroy will likely whip him.
Yup
Check it Out.
Carmela Conroy will likely whip him.
Yup
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wa CD 5 Rep Michael Baumgartner if flailing and failing badly
Check it Out.
Carmela Conroy will likely whip him.
Yup
Check it Out.
Carmela Conroy will likely whip him.
Yup
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Congressman Michael Baumgartner forced a govt. shutdown—jeopardizing paychecks and services we pay for—because he refused to tackle the skyrocketing cost of healthcare for hardworking Americans. That’s not leadership. #WA05 deserves better.
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What happens now that a government shutdown is underway
A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Congressman Michael Baumgartner forced a govt. shutdown—jeopardizing paychecks and services we pay for—because he refused to tackle the skyrocketing cost of healthcare for hardworking Americans. That’s not leadership. #WA05 deserves better.
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Spokane’s KHQ & KNDU turned Rep. Baumgartner’s cynical 9/23 letter into “news,” amplifying lies instead of facts. Local outlets should hold him accountable, not launder deception into headlines. Our rural hospitals are threatened & reporters are cheering.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Spokane’s KHQ & KNDU turned Rep. Baumgartner’s cynical 9/23 letter into “news,” amplifying lies instead of facts. Local outlets should hold him accountable, not launder deception into headlines. Our rural hospitals are threatened & reporters are cheering.
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Rejecting the hateful messages from this weekend’s memorial service:
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Seeds We Choose to Plant
There’s a difference between fighting for something and fighting against someone. Outsiders say we must choose bloodshed or revenge. Eastern Washington knows better: we choose the path of neighbors wh...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Rejecting the hateful messages from this weekend’s memorial service:
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“The number of far-right extremist attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism.”
This is the conclusion of a National Institute of Justice report on domestic terrorism … deleted from gov. files days after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
This is the conclusion of a National Institute of Justice report on domestic terrorism … deleted from gov. files days after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Burying the Facts
1984 Comes to America
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September 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“The number of far-right extremist attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism.”
This is the conclusion of a National Institute of Justice report on domestic terrorism … deleted from gov. files days after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
This is the conclusion of a National Institute of Justice report on domestic terrorism … deleted from gov. files days after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
RFK Jr. has plans for Eastern Washington’s children with with autism.
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The Autism Registry Gambit: WA-5 Families as Pawns in RFK Jr.'s Profit Scheme
Spokane families sought autism diagnoses to access care, but now fear their data could fuel marketing for RFK Jr.’s allies. His plan to reshape the USPSTF could mandate coverage for unproven treatment...
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September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
RFK Jr. has plans for Eastern Washington’s children with with autism.
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WA-5’s Michael Baumgartner campaigned on local control, then backed 57 bills shifting Congress’s power of the purse to Trump. This is a surrender of our democracy. Read how our representative is systematically dismantling the constitutional.
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Congress Is Surrendering the Power of the Purse and Democracy Itself
Guest Article
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September 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
WA-5’s Michael Baumgartner campaigned on local control, then backed 57 bills shifting Congress’s power of the purse to Trump. This is a surrender of our democracy. Read how our representative is systematically dismantling the constitutional.
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Another tragic school shooting.
In the last 8 months, our Congressman, Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5), co-sponsored 5 bills designed to add more guns to American streets, while simultaneously removing the only mechanism for law enforcement to track gun ownership. These are his ‘thoughts & prayers’:
In the last 8 months, our Congressman, Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5), co-sponsored 5 bills designed to add more guns to American streets, while simultaneously removing the only mechanism for law enforcement to track gun ownership. These are his ‘thoughts & prayers’:
August 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Another tragic school shooting.
In the last 8 months, our Congressman, Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5), co-sponsored 5 bills designed to add more guns to American streets, while simultaneously removing the only mechanism for law enforcement to track gun ownership. These are his ‘thoughts & prayers’:
In the last 8 months, our Congressman, Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5), co-sponsored 5 bills designed to add more guns to American streets, while simultaneously removing the only mechanism for law enforcement to track gun ownership. These are his ‘thoughts & prayers’:
Amid lawsuits, “Biblical governance,” and voucher schemes, Spokane’s Central Valley’s school board is draining public funds to implement a MAGA agenda. Can challenger Mark Bitz reset the extreme right wing influences and restore focus to real education?
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When Education Becomes a Battleground: Central Valley's Choice Between Ideology and Common Sense
Central Valley’s school board has shifted from education to ideology. Under Pam Orebaugh, lawsuits, “Biblical governance,” and voucher schemes mirror a national playbook that drains resources and divi...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Amid lawsuits, “Biblical governance,” and voucher schemes, Spokane’s Central Valley’s school board is draining public funds to implement a MAGA agenda. Can challenger Mark Bitz reset the extreme right wing influences and restore focus to real education?
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Washington: Dan Newhouse (D4) and Michael Baumgartner (D5) cut your medicaid and food assistance, increased your student loan payments, cut taxes for the wealthy, and created a slush fund for Trump and his friends.
Vote these clowns out.
#WashingtonState #Vote
Vote these clowns out.
#WashingtonState #Vote
August 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Washington: Dan Newhouse (D4) and Michael Baumgartner (D5) cut your medicaid and food assistance, increased your student loan payments, cut taxes for the wealthy, and created a slush fund for Trump and his friends.
Vote these clowns out.
#WashingtonState #Vote
Vote these clowns out.
#WashingtonState #Vote
Michael Baumgartner has thrown Spokane’s most vulnerable under the bus. He’s cheering Trump’s crackdown that criminalizes poverty while gutting Housing First. Instead of solutions, he’s offered our homeless neighbors as targets in a national war on the poor.
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Spokane as Ground Zero in the National War on 'Housing First'
How Spokane became ground zero for a far-right experiment: dismantle Housing First, reward encampment bans, and call it public safety. We follow the money, the mandates, and the lives on the line.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Michael Baumgartner has thrown Spokane’s most vulnerable under the bus. He’s cheering Trump’s crackdown that criminalizes poverty while gutting Housing First. Instead of solutions, he’s offered our homeless neighbors as targets in a national war on the poor.
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Jim Jordan’s Aug 17 Spokane visit isn’t just a fundraiser, it’s part of a power shift to the presidency. My latest article uncovers how he & Baumgartner coordinate to centralize authority … an anti-democratic scheme that shreds states’ rights and erodes our constitutional balance.
Baumgartner Jordan Strategic Alliance
So much for "States’ Rights"
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August 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Jim Jordan’s Aug 17 Spokane visit isn’t just a fundraiser, it’s part of a power shift to the presidency. My latest article uncovers how he & Baumgartner coordinate to centralize authority … an anti-democratic scheme that shreds states’ rights and erodes our constitutional balance.
Discover how WA-5’s Vital Wines is transforming Washington’s wine industry; donating 100% of profits to vineyard worker healthcare and rewriting the ethics of winemaking. Read the full story of purpose, people, and a movement rooted in Walla Walla.
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Vital Wines and the Vineyards Rewriting the Ethics of Washington Winemaking
In Washington’s wine country, a nonprofit winery is redefining what it means to care for the people behind the harvest. Vital Wines doesn’t just bottle vintages, it funds healthcare, restores dignity,...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Discover how WA-5’s Vital Wines is transforming Washington’s wine industry; donating 100% of profits to vineyard worker healthcare and rewriting the ethics of winemaking. Read the full story of purpose, people, and a movement rooted in Walla Walla.
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