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Encourager. Human Rights Advocate. Counselor. Fitness Professional. Hiker. Runner. Community and Connection are Key. Just say no to fascism.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I liked Kenneth Cole when I worked at Nordstrom. I appreciated his efforts to create impact in Mental Health when I was involved in NAMI (Nat’l Alliance for Mental Health), but now he, along with Bruce and others, are becoming hero’s of mine and I am with them.
May 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Poland prepares military for threat of invasion by Russia : State of the World from NPR

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Poland prepares for war : State of the World from NPR
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and President Trump's efforts to change the U.S. relationship with Europe and NATO have caused some European countries to rethink their own defense. One example...
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The State Department is changing its mind about human rights
The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Maybe read to the end of the article and see a community member quote.
Sen. Ron Wyden constituents in Central Oregon ask how to fight Trump
More than 1,300 people packed the Sisters High School gymnasium Tuesday evening to hear U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden answer questions from constituents under a common thread: how to combat recent
www.bendbulletin.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
What is the little t’s next move? Invasion?
Greenland election won by centre-right party who told Trump ‘we are not for sale’
Opposition Demokraatit party secures 29.9 per cent of vote, ending ruling coalition’s majority
www.independent.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A direct and intentional attack on the PNW or just collateral damage? Either way it isn’t a good thing.
Columbia River Bar pilots report slowed commerce as tariffs go into effect
Tariffs and job cuts at federal agencies are making life more complicated for the Columbia River Bar pilots who play a critical role in connecting Pacific Northwest agriculture with buyers in the rest...
www.opb.org
March 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Yes. I went to Basic Training there. Lets just stop with name changes and focus on more important work.
Renaming Fort Benning Isn’t Fiscal Conservatism: It’s Expensive, Offensive Partisanship
Retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, who served as commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning until July 2022, told News 3:
thegeorgiasun.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Dems need to keep fighting, but not by shaking canes. The visual is awful

They need to win back young people, it’s going to take a change in HOW and WHAT you message.
March 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Since Trump already sold the White House to the Russians, he might as well sell all of these too. 🤷‍♂️
GSA prepares to sell over 400 federal properties
A new list of “non-core assets” includes the FBI and DOJ headquarters in Washington.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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March 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Where is the breaking point.

www.centraloregondaily.com/news/in-focu...
March 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Trump and Vance are traitors to freedom in our world.
Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting grows heated, as Vance berates Zelenskyy — CBS News
In an Oval Office meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump, Vance chided the Ukrainian leader and called him
apple.news
February 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If you are struggling with some of the decisions taking place in our nation these days, join in on the National Economic Blackout. Don’t buy anything today.

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February 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump wants to offer $5 million ‘gold cards’ to rich immigrants

WTF?

"It's going to be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card. They'll be wealthy, and they'll be successful, and they'll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes,"
Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card
The new visa program would effectively replace the current EB-5 investor visa program, and the proceeds could be used for deficit reduction.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Where is Elon and his squirrels when you need them? Oh, yeah, this guy is GOP.
Questions over Oregon politician’s pay lead Defense Department to terminate agency funding
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, a Defense Department unit, issued notice Friday that it was ending funding to the Oregon agency.
www.oregonlive.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM