Commissioner Hall statement on recall petition A small group of people have decided it is so important to stop me from doing the job that you elected me to do that they've now filed a petition seeking to recall me. The county clerk received the petition Monday 8 /4, and the sponsor will now have 90 days to collect approximately 4,000 signatures to force a recall election. We have serious challenges in Lincoln County right now and your county government should be focused exclusively on meeting those challenges. Instead, a small group has created chaos and confusion in an effort to push narrow personal agendas at the expense of the greater good. The recall petition targets my efforts to maintain order at our public business meetings. Elected officials have weaponized our public comment periods for months by leveling accusations and attacks on other County staff. Commissioner Miller has done his best to enable and encourage these behaviors, as well as engaging in them himself.

I do not expect this petition to generate enough signatures to make the ballot. If it does, I will not resign. I will fight the recall, and I'm confident that I'll win. It's sad to me that some people are so focused on creating chaos and confusion that they don't see the serious problems we're facing. We are managing a potentially serious budget shortfall at the same time we're trying to understand how changes at the federal and state levels will impact our ability to deliver our core services. We also need to look at the uncertain future of housing assistance, energy assistance, meals on Wheels, snap, Medicaid, and other life-saving net programs so important to seniors and those on low and fixed incomes. We need serious people committed to solving our problems. We don't need people whose only purpose is to advance their own narrow goals at the expense of everyone and everything else.

A small group is attempting to change the momentum of Lincoln County working for the betterment of all of our citizens by gathering signatures to waste our tax dollars in a recall attempt. We appreciate Commissioner Hall working on affordable housing and priorities for the good of all.

Senate Republicans blocked a vote on Senators Merkley and Luján's Epstein Files Transparency Act on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Republicans BLOCKED Bill to Release Epstein Files

Oregon's congressional delegation is not staying silent in the face of the administration's cover-up and Republican compliance.

Thank you, Senator Merkley!

Watch his speech on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTJC...

Updated start date for the central County Dems first Thursday meeting.

Photo of a speaker at the Lincoln County Democrats July meeting

Kate Sinkins, immigration lawyer, spoke to Lincoln County Democrats Wednesday evening, July 23. Attendees had many questions about the current political and legal situation.

Nesika Illahee Pow-wow parade Siletz Oregon Saturday August 9th

Join Lincoln County Democrats at the Pow-Wow of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians on Saturday, August 9 in Siletz, OR.
Parade starts at 10 am. Be there by 9 am to march in the parade.
For more information on the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, go to the website ctsi.nsn.us/nesika-illah...

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As Trump declines and panics he's struggling to pull off even simple events....

Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem The White House says the show is “fourth-rate” after it showed Trump with “tiny” genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount’s merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI.

When I asked the White House about the episode, spokesperson Taylor Rogers derided "The Left" for being hypocrites and said "no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.” A lot more in here: www.wired.com/story/paramo...

Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem The White House says the show is “fourth-rate” after it showed Trump with “tiny” genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount’s merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI.

My jaw repeatedly dropped watching South Park's brutal roast of Trump AND Paramount, the company that just forked over $1.5 billion to stream it—and that canceled Colbert after he accused them of bribing Trump. Here's me making sense of it all: www.wired.com/story/paramo...

Convicted Murderer Freed by Trump in Venezuelan Prisoner Swap Is Free in U.S. At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States.

Convicted Murderer Freed by Trump in Venezuelan Prisoner Swap Is Free in U.S. https://loom.ly/uxcO2EQ

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues warning, as more than 100 aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

When Andrew Jackson sent Native Americans on the Trail of Tears, it was a policy choice.

When the British diverted food away from the Irish during The Great Hunger, it was a policy choice.

The starvation & death in Gaza is no different. This is a policy choice & our government is complicit in it.

Rep. Robert Garcia: "[Ghislaine Maxwell] is a bad person who has hurt young girls and young women. She should not be trusted. She's already lied multiple times under oath...I am sick that folks in the MAGA world are somehow giving her some kind of grace. She's a monster!"

“You look happier.”

“Thanks, I’m on Bluesky.”

Powell Tells Trump He Was Wrong About Renovation Costs During Fed Visit President Trump is used to world leaders bowing down to him, and to cabinet members fawning over him. Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, took a different approach.

Face to Face, Powell Told Trump He Was Wrong About a Construction Project https://loom.ly/xi5csKk

If there’s one thing the founders envisioned for the sort of person who would be President, it’s definitely that they’d toss around threats to put other political leaders to death on the basis of no evidence in order to distract from their close ties to a rich pedophile.

Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”

Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book https://loom.ly/Ashb0fU

Protest rally July 4th 11:00 to 1:00 Newport Oregon corners of highways 101 and 20 signs are available in the parking lot at 208 Southwest 2nd Street. Central Lincoln County Committee for the Lincoln County Democrats. Inhumane treatment of immigrants, unregulated pollution, loss of due process, loss of health care for the vulnerable, federal workers under attack, middle-class affordability under attack, greedy billionaires tax breaks!

4th of July rally in Newport, Oregon. Rally against what this country is being turned into.

The governor's office has released information about a drought in Lincoln County Oregon. #lincolncountyoregon

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YouTube video by Lincoln County Democrats Hands Across the Sand Lincoln City Oregon

Thank you to the hands across sand organizers for sharing this clip for us to add to our youtube!

Summer Potluck Sunday, August 3rd Noon - 3 pm Beverly Beach Yert

Join us for a picnic at Beverly Beach yurt meeting hall!
Please bring a dish to share, utensils & cutlery, and a beverage container.
beverages provided
Raffles, and slices of PIE, hats & buttons available to purchase
Register: lincolncountydemocratsoregon.com/event/annual...

Today! Wednesday July 23, 2025!
Please reshare so any Lincoln County, Oregon residents interested in learning more know to attend!

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We would like to take a beat and send our condolences to the families of the camp of girls and everyone else lost to the flood in Texas.
Zero party lines, zero debate, this is horrifyingly heartbreaking for the people that lost their beloved children.
We are so sorry, our hearts ache for you.

One useful test of whether a statement or action is antisemitic is “would you say or do that to a gathering of Jewish people.” Like, would you say the word “Shylock” or make the arm gesture Elon did?

Rep. Sarah McBride: This is the agony the Republican budget hurls at Delaware | Opinion Congressional Republicans passed a sweeping budget that will have devastating consequences for families across Delaware.

My open letter to Delaware about what this budget means for our neighbors: www.delawareonline.com/story/opinio...

Trump’s AG calls out Maryland court for ‘blocking’ president’s agenda U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi name-dropped a court in Maryland last week for blocking “virtually all of President [Donald] Trump’s policies.”

Someone tell AG Bondi it’s not a Maryland court’s (or any court’s) job to advance the president’s agenda.

The courts exist to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law — something totally foreign to Trump and his DOJ.

We're going to need another roll of yellow tape for the crime scene that now extends from the Senate to the House.