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NEW: Pardon seekers are routinely being asked to pay $1m+ to lobbyists & lawyers claiming access to Trump, often with bonuses if clemency is granted.
I investigated the Trump Pardon Industrial Complex, & detailed the backstory behind 1 interesting pardon.
This is important and it is a gift link.
We are approaching the inevitable destination of we the people choosing to hand the reins of the world’s most fearsome power to Donald Trump.
Gift link: Includes Salem’s own Don Froylan Creamery. ‘These 4 Oregon creameries make some of the best cheeses in the world’ www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
WSJ correspondent Evan Gershkovich — the one who spent 16 months imprisoned in Russia on false espionage charges before he went free in that massive exchange — has written a book, due out in late September 2026. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/795680...
One thing that’s always been wild to me is there inability to recognize who the bad guy is. Jessup, Patrick Bateman, Jordan Belfort. These guys consistently idolize the obvious villain.
Capone went down for tax evasion.
If a tree falls on your enemy, you don't cry he had an easy death. You dig a deep hole to make sure he stays in it.
The specials and off-year elections prove your point to anyone watching with eyes that work, figuratively speaking. We're far from out of the woods but the admin is weaker than it has ever been.
Think of it this way. Trump came into office with a “no scalps rule”
Meaning that he wasn’t gonna fire anybody just because the libs and the media wanted them fired. That rule is now being pushed away.
Timely
Seeing the OG at Portland’s Hollywood Theater free as a member perk in a few weeks
Interestingly, Sen. Dick Anderson, a Lincoln City Republican who is mulling a run to lead the state's Bureau of Labor and Industries, voted yes on a bill to prohibit employers from firing their employees for lawfully updating their federal work authorization status. Broke w/ other GOP senators.
Not just in media, overall. The amount of interest / attention to climate change has plummeted. Maybe people are distracted by more immediate things, but last year was Oregon's third hottest year in records dating back to 1895. Almost every year since 2020 has been in the top 10.
DUE TUESDAY: ScienceWriters2026 is a meeting for science writers, by science writers, and we need your help! No matter your job description or career stage, your ideas are welcomed.
Submit your idea by March 10: www.nasw.org/article...
Learn what makes a great session: www.nasw.org/page/ho...
Hegseth is a bad actor in every sense of the word. He literally role plays his job with no grasp of what the job is. (Also, read this succinct and FREE review of his performance.)
No one is asking for classified details to be revealed….. But the people of the United States deserve more of an explanation of what’s happening in this war, and they certainly deserve more of an encomium for their fallen children than “Tragic things happen.” Writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social
"At least eight Department of Homeland Security officers expressed confusion about several key elements at issue in the case, including actions protected under the First Amendment, what constitutes passive resistance, proper crowd control tactics and their agency’s own use of force policies."
The Oregon Senate passed a bill March 4 to increase the hotel tax to pay for an array of wildlife conservation programs. It brought together a pretty interesting bipartisan coalition of urban Ds and rural Rs — for different reasons: tinyurl.com/4n9vrtd6
Also “used slurs to talk about Jewish and gay people and mused about Hitler’s politics.”
Yes @governorwalz.mn.gov, yes!
Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said. https://to.pbs.org/4ss9xR7
This is a really interesting read. Kudos, especially to Carroll, for not putting up with Epstein's sexist attitude towards his wife.
Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
In the age of Trump, we sometimes forget that a good message like this is the right thing to do.
I’ve read that being a woman means whispering wtf to yourself daily- ok first of all, i didn’t know we were supposed to be whispering it
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, explains how to think about storing food for disasters.
To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the report.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/03/04/column-think-beyond-freeze-dried-when-planning-emergency-food/
Cocoa prices have fallen from their stunning peak a year ago, but the industry has not returned to its pre-spike normal. And conditions that caused the earlier increase have not gone away.
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2026...
‘Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed her and five other U.S. service members.’
Talarico calls for "every vote" to be counted in Texas race
Talarico should send Bari Weiss a nice fruit basket or a floral arrangement.
You know what else would’ve helped with your taxes? The IRS Free File that Musk killed for no reason
