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Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(video) Activists try to block DeSpain from homeless outreach

By Oregon Campaign watch, Here is an alert from a recent Monique DeSpain (CD#4) news post: “I’ve been helping homeless people in Eugene for years. Anarchists heard I’d be at a park visiting our homele...

2026-08-16

Oregon Firearms Federation Oregon 8/10 ?

Going Postal

Going Postal       08.13.2026 First, a correction. In our last alert, we said that in the recent court ruling concerning SBRs, SBSs, and suppressors,  AOWs were not included. That was not accurate. Th...

2026-08-13

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Homeless thief sues business he broke into for $10M

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, A homeless man, Kenneth Voyles, broke into Portland’s Touchstone Granite & Marble Inc. by breaking into an already damaged part of the company garage doo...

2026-08-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Top headlines for the week of 8/14

Top 5 headlines 1 Big EW union $$ puts Kotek in a difficult spot 2 Drinking water system accessed in cyber attacks 3 Transportation $$ survey yanked after backlash 4 Lawmakers condemn ‘violence’ over ...

2026-08-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

No taxpayer $$ to Tom Dundon and friends

By William Mackenzie, The Portland City Council approved a term sheet for a possible Moda Center renovation on August 12, one more step in a potential misguided commitment to a billionaire and his bud...

2026-08-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Dr. Fauci on the 5th

By Larry Huss At the conclusion of the recent Senate hearing featuring Anthony Fauci,* we were confronted by a witness who, despite seeking and receiving a presidential pardon8**, invoked the Fifth Am...

2026-08-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Oregon 20 years: Boom to Bust explained

By Dr. Eric Fruits By The Oregon Ledger, also Transformational Newsletter, “May you live in interesting times” is a classic curse disguised as a blessing. May 2007 was an interesting time in Oregon’s ...

2026-08-14

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Gun sales up 157% after measure

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com After the nation’s most restrictive gun control measure, ballot measure 114, passed in Oregon in 2022, the number of background check requests by...

2026-08-14

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Judge Dismisses Doe v. Portland Association of Teachers

Magistrate Judge Jeff Armistead dismissed a suit by a Jewish teacher in the Portland Public Schools. I could see that being valid on technical matters, but wow, the facts of the case the Judge lists s...

2026-08-14

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(7 memes) Solar eclipse view from space

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below:The post(7 memes) Solar eclipse view from spacefirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-08-13

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Portland OKs $395M Blazer bailout (snuck in taxes)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com Yesterday, Portland City Council approved a $395 million taxpayer-funded package of aid for the Portland Blazers by pledging to assist with the M...

2026-08-13

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Lars Larson: Time to kill the Moda Blazer deal

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Have the spendthrift leaders of Portland finally come to their senses and decided to sabotage their deal with Trailblazer owner Tom Du...

2026-08-13

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Rep. Yunker: Debunking Nurse union lies, attacks

By State Representative Dwayne Yunker Press Release, ONA’s latest attack isn’t about protecting nurses. It’s about protecting their political machine. Once again, the Oregon Nurses Association is deli...

2026-08-13

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Sen. Drazan accepts Central Oregon debate invite

Christine Drazan Accepts Central Oregon Debate Invitation By Christine Drazan for Governor campaign,   CANBY, Ore. – Today, Gubernatorial candidate Senator Christine Drazan (R-Canby) accepted KTVZ’s i...

2026-08-13

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Patti Adair (CD#5) wins Libertarian endorsement

Commissioner Patti Adair Wins Libertarian Party Co-Nomination Patti Adair for Congress Press Release, PORTLAND, OR- Today, Deschutes County Commissioner and candidate for Oregon’s 5th Congressional Di...

2026-08-12

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Oregon famous mall dies .. despite liberal cheerleading

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com Oregon’s most famous mall, Portland’s Lloyd Center, closed down this week with great media attention and fanfare.   As detailed below, the Lloyd ...

2026-08-12

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

More birthing centers close as state shuns babies

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Employees said they worked nearly a month without pay before Midwives at Andaluz Waterbirth Center closed abruptly.  In Oregon Legacy Mount Hood’s Family...

2026-08-11