Superintendent of Crater Lake National Park resigns, says Trump administration is dismantling the agency The National Park Service superintendent left his position after less that 5 months, frustrated with what he considered the dismantling of Crater Lake National Park.

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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.

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...

Poland prepares military for threat of invasion by Russia : State of the World from NPR

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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.

The State Department is changing its mind about human rights

Oregon Lawmakers Target Algorithmic Price-Fixing in Rental Market | PYMNTS.com Lawmakers in Salem are reviewing a proposed bill that could introduce significant changes to Oregon’s rent control laws. Senate Bill 722, currently under

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US government blocks Canadian access to border-straddling library, Canadian town says A Quebec town is calling out what it says is a unilateral decision by U.S. authorities to close Canadian access to a library that straddles the Canada-U.S. border.

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Prince William sends message from tank near Russian border on Estonia trip Prince William joins a training exercise by soldiers in Estonia guarding Nato's eastern border with Russia.

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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

Maybe read to the end of the article and see a community member quote.

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

What is the little t’s next move? Invasion?

Mar a lago?

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...

A direct and intentional attack on the PNW or just collateral damage? Either way it isn’t a good thing.

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:

Yes. I went to Basic Training there. Lets just stop with name changes and focus on more important work.

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.

GSA prepares to sell over 400 federal properties A new list of “non-core assets” includes the FBI and DOJ headquarters in Washington.

Since Trump already sold the White House to the Russians, he might as well sell all of these too. 🤷‍♂️

Climate Forests Campaign Responds to Anti-Forests Executive Order President Trump issued an executive order this weekend seeking to ramp up logging across federal forests, which span nearly 280 million acres.

Stop the carnage.

To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

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Where is the breaking point.

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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

Trump and Vance are traitors to freedom in our world.

Doing the smaller things can help us feel more prepared when we have to do bigger things.

I included some graphics I found for today. I appreciate the creators, though I don’t know who they are.

Remember, this only works well if we all pitch in and help. Are you in?

Often we think we can’t do anything about current events, but we can. If running for office or protesting at the city hall isn’t in your comfort zone, go small, participate today, call a friend that is marginalized and offer some support, like this post.

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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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.

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,"

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.

Where is Elon and his squirrels when you need them? Oh, yeah, this guy is GOP.

Get the Facts: Trans Inclusion in Sports Sports teach us teamwork, resilience, and the value of inclusion. Trans athletes play sports for the same reasons as anyone else: the love of the game, the drive to compete, and the camaraderie of the...

I believe It is transgender women in women’s sports that is getting the most controversy. Transgender men would be participating in male sports events like @Chris Mosier.

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YouTube video by Laura Tenneson Coeur d’Alene Town Hall February 22,2025

Yesterday at a Town Hall in Idaho the Sheriff and some unidentified white men assaulted and dragged a woman out of her seat because she wasn’t falling in line with the rest of the crowd and was speaking out against the nonsense.

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