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As attorney general, William Barr personally investigated Jeffrey Epstein's death. Now Congress has questions. Former Attorney General William Barr is the first person scheduled to be deposed by Congress members as questions surrounding his role in the Epstein investigation persist.

"...an analysis by CBS News identified inconsistencies between Barr's description of the video and what it actually showed"

www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...

#epstein

Kathy, Stu, and Mark back up MADDY ROSS

August 13th, six to eight pm, at NASO (1744 SE Hawthorne)

Cherry harvest is well underway in Oregon. But some workers aren’t showing up Oregon orchards have fewer workers this harvest season because they fear making the journey from California to Oregon out of fear they will get arrested or detained by ICE.

Cherry harvest is well underway in Oregon. But some workers aren’t showing up

Related: Wasco county votes 51% for Trump.

May you have the day you voted for...

www.opb.org/article/2025...

cms5.revize.com/revize/wasco...

Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.

This. But #TACO ...

www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...

Promotional poster for the May 21st jazz gig. Please share with your friends.

#pdx #jazz

Music with Nova - Mark Niemann-Ross We've always meant to feature Nova for our May performance, but with our previous "dress rehearsal" we are really excited about what we can accomplish. In preparation, I've done research on the sugges...

Music with Nova - here's some interesting notes about our performance on May 21st at NASO wine bar:

niemannross.com/2025/05/08/m...

#livemusic #pdx #naso #jazz

MY FAVORITE MOTHER-IN-LAW by Mark Niemann-Ross Read by Mark Niemann-Ross | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine AudioFile Audiobook Review: Mark Niemann-Ross's kind, patient delivery fittingly introduces his favorite--and only--mother-in-law. Listeners meet feisty, active Greta, who reside

I wrote and narrated the #audiobook version of My Favorite Mother-In-Law. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social just posted a review! They loved "Bingo Night."

www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

#audiobooks

#pdx #50501 protests with a few of my friends

Chart from CNN showing the historical price of eggs. A vertical line crosses the date line on x axis at September 2024. At the top of the line is a callout containing a picture of J.D. Vance holding eggs as he claims eggs are too expensive at $4.00 per dozen. As of March 2025 eggs costs $6.33 per dozen.

“Let’s talk about eggs,” said J.D. Vance on September 2024.

Who are we going to deport when we run out of #immigrants?

"social media companies are not incentivized to interconnect pre-frontal cortexes.

Social media companies are incentivized to create interconnected limbic systems--which is much more dangerous for society."

Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari, pg 265

#facebook #socialmedia

Me and some friends at #pdx #handsoff

Senator David Brock Smith introduced a bill to require in-person voting in #Oregon, effectively shutting down our awesome #votebymail.

If you live in Oregon, you can file written testimony. Hearing is on March 31st, so hurry.

olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/M...

Burning #cybertrucks and #tesla chargers doesn't help #teslatakedown . You want to do something? How about working on #divestTesla. Moving #tsla to $22 is a legal strategy and will require your creative problem solving skills.

Just another rainy PDX Monday with 250 people outside of #teslatakedown

Join Maddy Ross with friends Kathy, Stu, and Mark at NASO (1744 SE Hawthorne, PDX) on March 19th from 6 to 8 pm #music #jazz #pdx

Join Maddy Ross with friends Kathy, Stu, and Mark at NASO (1744 SE Hawthorne, PDX) on March 19th from 6 to 8 pm

#music #jazz #pdx

Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk at the inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday.

I just instructed our financial advisor to sell all holdings in #meta , #amzn , and #tsla .

Where You Purchase a Book Makes a Difference - Mark Niemann-Ross Did you know different channels pay authors different royalty rates?

With the arrival of my 1099-misc reports, I had some data to churn. If you buy books, you may find this an interesting read...

niemannross.com/2025/03/04/w...

#selfpublishing #amazon #books

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Suit of armor "Just let it go."

Quick read from Woodburn, Oregon. Don't despair, instead put on your suit of armor

www.woodburnindependent.com/opinion/rura...

#ruralnews

I hope to see you at my town hall this Saturday at 2:30 pm. Oregon thrives when we show up.

Mark holding a sign that reads "no one voted for Elon musk"

Today's project

#presidentmusk #elon

FRI, FEBRUARY 28 - "Hit Them In Their Profits". Economic Blackout Protest. NO SPENDING FOR 24 HRS. Buy gas, etc by 2/27 (Not a march). 2/28 12am-11:59pm -local time. MARCH 7-14 US & World - "Oligarch #1 Protest: Amazon". NO BUYING FROM AMAZON for one (1) week (Not a march) FRI, MARCH 14 - "NATIONAL STRIKE" NO WORK FOR 24 HOURS. All Workers, All Businesses and All Higher Education Organizations (Not a march) 3/14 12am-11:59pm -local time

I showed up for a protest on the first of these. I will be doing the next 3, as well. Please join us!

"Hit Them in Their Profits" - buy nothing on Friday, Feb 28

"Oligarch #1 Protest: Amazon" - buy nothing from Amazon for 1 week, March 7-14

"National Strike" - March 14th - no work for 24 hours

Musk Protest! Peaceful Rush Hour Protest in front of PDX Tesla · Indivisible *Our first protest was such an amazing success with 140 people in attendance, let's do it again!* Elon Musk is stealing our democracy, our data, & our money. Musk and his lawless engineers have gai...

I'm going to annoy the PDX tesla dealership on Monday, Feb 24, 2025. Care to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/7m5fdD

#pdxtesla #tesla #presidentmusk #indivisible