Three of the worst oligarchs backing Trump - Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks - are products of South African apartheid. This isn’t a coincidence.

In 1971, after the Justice Dept enjoined The NY Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers, my father gave them to the The Washington Post. It was ultimately the call of Katherine Graham, publisher/owner. She was warned that her paper’s survival was on the line. She didn’t blink.

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to

Dictators for Trump.

It is not accurate that the state is not adequately funding public defense. The state should take a closer look at the performance and the reasons for attrition among these large non-profit public defender offices. How much is related to management?

Congratulations to our INDEPENDENT PARTY OF OREGON nominees for their success in this election. In particular, John Lively, Emerson Levy, Zach Hudson, Ricki Ruiz, Hoa Nguyen and Chris Gorsek, who all overperformed in swing districts and Nick Walden Poublon who may be close to a big upset.

Congratulations to UFCW Local 555 on their successful ballot initiative that will make it easier to unionize cannabis workers.

Congratulations to the Independent Party endorsed slate that won overwhelmingly in #Hillsboro city council races.

House Minority leader Jeff Helfrich trails Nick Walden-Poublon by 28 votes. Wow! #orpol

Congratulations to Andrea Salinas on winning re-election in OR-06.

Think your vote doesn’t matter?

Independent Party members adopted the 2025-2027 platform and called on party leaders to do more to hold elected officials and state agencies including the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Public Defense Commission, accountable for low performance. #orpol docs.google.com/document/d/1mL…

Earlier this week, Secretary of State Tobias Read was sworn in as Oregon's 30th Secretary of State. Secretary Read’s top priority is to hold the State of Oregon accountable for delivering on its promises, managing tax dollars wisely, and running secure, fair elections.

Perhaps Christine Drazan will sprinkle her magic pixie dust and our roads will fix themselves?

Weird to see Oregon GOP lose it over a six cent gas tax but not say a word about the crippling taxes Trump is putting on basically everything Americans buy and reciprocal taxes and boycotts on most of what we sell. Was it ever actually about taxes?

Oregon Republicans should follow the example set by conservative Indiana Republicans and start breaking with and calling out the cynical and immoral policies of this administration and its allies. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Vote in the IPO State Council election and member survey. indparty.com/vote

Our prayers are with those attacked in New South Wales while gathering to celebrate Hanukkah, and with our Jewish brothers and sisters who continue to suffer from violence born of religious hatred. Such bigotry corrodes our shared humanity. We must reject it wherever it appears.