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15-45 Discovery Begins | Oregon Lawsuit, James Comey Exposed

By Dr Mark | November 8, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

Show 15-45 Summary: What does the Russia Collusion hoax and Tuesday’s election have in common? The lies came from those doing the finger pointing.

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Air Dates: November 8th & 9th, 2025 | Eric Lee & Jerome Corsi

This Week – Getting to Truth

It’s true. People lie. And they cheat. But it’s especially dangerous for America when those people who do the lying and cheating are in positions of power. Because they’re not just sacrificing their integrity. They’re sacrificing America.

Think that’s exaggeration? Just look at the long-term damage James Comey, John Brennan, Obama, and Joe Biden did when they lied and cheated to create the Russia collusion hoax. Think of the incredible damage that did to America, our government, and our rights. Our government invented crimes. And were willing to destroy and jail people for a “crime” they knew was fake.

Discovery Phase in Oregon Elections Lawsuit

But this week we start with Oregon elections and democrats’ willingness to cheat in elections. Oregon lost its case to throw out Judicial Watch’s election integrity lawsuit to force Oregon to clean up its voter rolls. So now the fun begins. We talk with Eric Lee about the discovery phase and just some of what they’re asking for.

And you can help. Have you received a ballot at your house for someone who no longer lives there? Know friends or family who moved out of Oregon—but still get ballots? Have examples of election fraud in Oregon? If you have information Judicial Watch would love to hear from you. Send an email to either jwinfo@judicialwatch.org or elee@judicialwatch.org.

New Discoveries in James Comey Indictment

Then we talk with Dr. Jerome Corsi about Tuesday’s elections, which really should not have surprised anyone. Democrats electing Democrats in heavily Democrat-advantage blue states? Yeah. Big surprise. But it’s the type of Democrats that got elected. That’s the disturbing part.

But the main focus of our discussion with Corsi is the James Comey indictment. And the recent discovery. Comey arrogantly denied he’d authorized any Russia collusion leaks to the media and tried to get the case tossed. Claiming complete innocence and that he never leaked and never authorized any leaks.

What he didn’t know was Kash Patel had already found Comey’s handwritten notes saying the opposite. And a fake email address Comey used to discuss the leaks with his leaker. In legal terms, that’s known as, “whoops.”

Comey is in big trouble And no one is happier about it than Jerome Corsi. Comey was gone when Robert Mueller tried to jail Corsi. But the only reason there was a Mueller investigation was because of Comey’s lies and invented crimes. We get Corsi’s reaction and insights as a firsthand victim of our government’s attempt to jail the innocent.

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

Eric Lee is a senior attorney with Judicial Watch, and serves on their election integrity team
Do you have information about election fraud in Oregon? Received ballots for people who don’t live at your house? If you have information Judicial Watch would love to hear from you. Send an email to either jwinfo@judicialwatch.org or elee@judicialwatch.org.
Washington State’s Secretary of State believes voter ID is not the problem people think it is. (Brandi Kruse, X, Nov 5, 2025)
US DOJ Sues OR (NY Post, Sept 16, 2025)
DOJ Sues Maine, Oregon Over Voter Registration Lists (Epoch Times, Sept 17, 2025)
Stephen Trout, Oregon elections director, fired after reporting problems (Washington Times, November, 9, 2020)

Jerome Corsi Segments

Be sure to visit Dr. Corsi’s website, outlining election fraud, GodsFiveStones.com.
“The ballot was basically an advertisement to vote yes for Prop 50.” (Collin Rugg, X, Nov 4, 2025)
Comey Boomerang: Ex-director confronted with personal emails (Just the News, Nov 4, 2025)
J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Identified (WLT, Nov 6, 2025)
These are fun to read now, knowing Mueller’s investigation was based on Comey’s lies:
- Judge Hands Setback To Conspiracy Theorist Corsi In His Suit Against DOJ (NPR, Jan 3, 2019)
- Corsi, ‘Person 1’ in Roger Stone indictment, says he’s done nothing wrong (Reuters, Jan 25, 2019)

15-42 “Real Socialism” hasn’t been Tried…? How About “Real Slavery”?

By Dr Mark | October 18, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

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Show 15-42 Summary: There comes a time when you must do something before it’s too late. First, you have to recognize when and why. And then it’s time to take a stand. The UK is lurching—sprinting, really—toward the point of no return to shackle every citizen to the government to control every aspect of their lives. And, closer to home, Oregon is on the path to take even more money from its people. But we can stop it. Find out how.

Air Dates: October 18th & 19th, 2025 | Guests: Rep. Ed Diehl & James Hirsen

This Week – Big Government Speeding toward Slavery

This week we’re talking about big government trying to get bigger. Right here at home in Oregon, it’s about taxing people more than ever after the passage of the ODOT tax and spend bill. Fortunately, there’s a way to stop it before it starts its engine.

We talk with Representative Ed Diehl and the effort to stop the ODOT tax from going into effect? How? By letting the people of Oregon decide, not elected democrats forcing it on people. And make no mistake. Democrats forced this bill by ignoring voters. They passed it despite over 95% opposition.

Now the Democrat governor is playing games by not signing the bill she called an “emergency.” And it’s, once again, to ignore the voice of the people to limit the time signature gatherers will have to get it on the ballot.

We talk with Ed about the rules and the strategies to get around the Democrats’ roadblocks.

Take a stand against big government—get involved! Big government only grows and gets abusive because people don’t say no. The ODOT tax is not just about a five cents tax increase and hundred more in new fees. It is the abusive way it was passed. It’s about forcing government to live inside its income. And it’s just the beginning—unless we stop it now.

Real Socialism = Real Slavery

In the second-half of the show we talk with James Hirsen about digital IDs that are already in the process of being implemented over in the UK. Worse, they are paired with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This gives the government the ability to quite literally track everything that you do. And it will be even more powerful by using A.I.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declared no one will be able to work or buy or sell or get government benefits unless they have a digital ID. For you Christians out there, yes, it sounds remarkably like the “mark of the beast” mentioned in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation.

Because the UK is pairing the digital ID with Central Bank Digital Currencies. No more cash. Which means the government can shut off your money anytime it wants to. Or prevent you from buying things. Or paying your mortgage or rent.

And in case you think that’s just conspiracy theory, remember: it already happened in Canada when the truckers had their bank accounts switched off when they protested the covid lock downs.

Once again. It’s happening now. Because people did not stand up to big government then.

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

To stop the ODOT tax increase. Head to NoTaxOR.com to see what you can do. Volunteer signature gatherers, get training, spread the word. They need half a million dollars to save Oregonians $4.3 billion in new taxes. Please donate to help with expenses.
- Watch the No Tax Oregon Volunteer Kickoff Webinar to find out what they need and what you can do
All of James Hirsen’s articles can be found at JamesHirsen.com but the one we talked about this week was “The Mandating of Digital IDs and CBDCs”

More info:

Want to gather signatures? There are rules you need to follow. Download the Petition Circulator Manual
Want to know more about the referendum process? You can also download the Referendum Manual
Governor delay in signing transportation bill limits GOP time for referendum, experts say (Capital Chronicle, Oct 15, 2025)

15-38 Time to Stand | Free Speech – Rights and Lies

By Dr Mark | September 20, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

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how 15-38 Summary: You would think the Left would learn something from the murder of Charlie Kirk. But the only thing that changed was their delusion got worse. Requests for Turning Point chapters are exploding across the country but leftist administrators are telling kids they aren’t allowed. Except it turns out, that’s a lie. Speaking of lies, people in Oregon’s CD6 with a political agenda tried to recall the chair, claiming he had stolen money. In a shocking misuse of free speech, using innuendo and rumor they convinced fellow Republicans that Don Powers had to go. But after baring their knives, they failed to take out Caesar. So now what?

Air Dates: September 20th & 21st, 2025 | Guests: Kimberly Hermann & Don Powers

This Week – Free Speech

Surviving in the political world are no longer simply about winning elections. Now we saw someone murdered for their political beliefs. In America. The land of free speech. Trump’s attempted assassination was a fortunate, some say divine, miss. But now Charlie Kirk’s death has shaken people on both sides of the aisle. Well, the sensible ones anyway.

Charlie connected with millions, most of whom never met him but felt they personally knew him. And what we saw was how fiercely he was loved — and hated.

Imagine having a political ideology so weak that someone would kill someone because challenging your beliefs were a threat. Something is not just wrong with the assassin. But with their beliefs as well. If you are mentally unable to cope with challenges to your beliefs, something in your innermost soul is screaming out at you that your beliefs are wrong.

Defending — and Misusing — Free Speech

This week, we talk with Kimberly Hermann, the president of Southeastern Legal Foundation. A fantastic group that sues governments when they trample on people’s constitutional rights. After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Turning Point was absolutely swamped with requests for new chapters at high schools and universities all across the country. Over 49,000 last we looked.. Except, she is already hearing from parents that some democrat administrators are telling kids they are not allowed at their schools.

That’s a lie. Kids have a First Amendment right to start a Turning Point chapter. And if you or your kids or grand kids are being stonewalled by woke administrators who don’t want free speech on their campuses, contact Southeastern Legal Foundation. Despite the name, they take cases all across the country. Go here to submit a case.

But this week, it’s more than just using free speech. We also talk about misusing it. And government fumbles. Pam Bondi got it wrong saying the DOJ would “absolutely go after” people for hate speech. Hate speech is protected. (Sorry Lefties. “Hate speech” is not “someone said something I hate.”) But lies aren’t. We ask Kim hat can be done about the lies. Especially lies that lead to violence.

What NOT to Do: Oregon’s CD6

And lies and innuendo are what led to the attempt to take out the chair of Oregon’s 6th Congressional District. Regardless of party, some people crave party leadership positions like they are titled fiefdoms. And will do anything to get them and hang on to them.

That appears to be what happened in Oregon’s CD6. Don Powers, the chair of CD6, was approached out of the blue with the idea of holding an inaugural ball, because the Oregon Republican Party (ORP) wasn’t doing anything to celebrate Trump’s 2024 victory.Someone offered the “seed money” to get the ball rolling.

But in the rush to pull one together, book an event space in Washington D.C., a band, guests, and all the rest — in only about 60 days, communication broke down and mistakes were made. And despite a fantastic event, the rumor mill started, accusations were made. And it got uglier from there.

Those wanting Don Powers removed to take his seat unleashed a blizzard of accusations, despite a warning by the ORP’s own attorney to drop it and avoid any further liability. Lies are not protected free speech. That’s why there are courts. Nasty accusations were all over social media. Someone did a full background check, which was sent out in an email with a litany of accusations, citing the bylaws and he-said/she-saids.

But the accusations fell apart and Don won overwhelmingly. After the lies and accusations, how do you repair things as an organization? How do you have a working relationship to help Republicans win in 2026? Many Republicans believe the ORP has been infiltrated by Democrats.

Whether they are democrats or not, whether they meant to or not, this was destructive. And all for a volunteer political position. Wow.

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

Kim Hermann’s organization is Southeastern Legal Foundation. Visit them at slfliberty.org.
Conservative Wisconsin professor condemns university’s silence on Kirk assassination (The College Fix, Sept 15, 2025)

Want to support Charlie Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA?

To support the Kirk family, visit: givesendgo.com/kirkfamily
To make a contribution to TPUSA to further Charlie Kirk’s legacy, visit: TPUSA.com/donate
To get involved with TPUSA, visit: TPUSA.com/getinvolved
To start a TPUSA chapter at your college or Club America at your high school, visit: TPUSAstudents.com/startachapter
To shop official TPUSA merchandise in support of our mission, visit: TPUSAmerch.com
To shop official merchandise from The Charlie Kirk Show Store, visit: thecharliekirkshowstore.com

Oregon democrats dirty tricks to keep their voter rolls dirty all allows them win. Effectively, In case Democrats are losing, break glass.

15-36 Dirty Tricks to Keep Oregon’s Voting Rolls Dirty

By Dr Mark | September 6, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

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Show 15-36 Summary: We look at Oregon’s elections and the dirty tricks Oregon democrats play to keep things dirty. We talk with Dr. Douglas Frank, a Nobel Prize nominee scientist, who has analyzed Oregon’s voter rolls. It’s not just a matter of cleaning them up. It’s what they are doing when you’re not looking. Except it’s also a matter of what they do even when they know you’re looking.

Air Dates: September 6th & 7th, 2025 | Guest: Dr. Douglas Frank

This Week – Oregon’s Dirty Election Tricks

Just when you think we’re making headway on cleaning up Oregon’s voting rolls to get to a clean(er) election, you find out the Democrats controlling Oregon’s elections are pulling more dirty tricks than you realized.

This is the kind of things democrats can do when they get so much money for their ideological “non profits” — thanks to the taxpayers. Think about it. How much could you do to rig elections if you were “given” even just 1 billion dollars? Just imagine all the schemers you could hire. And invest it to keep it all going by living off the interest you earned. A never ending scheme machine.

Steps to Expose Fraud in Your Elections

We welcome Dr. Frank to talk about what he discovered Oregon is doing with its voter rolls to keep them dirty. While Judicial Watch is trying to make Oregon clean its voter rolls, the well-funded democrat schemers have already figured a way to get around clean voter rolls. Which is why Dr. Frank is in Oregon to help grassroots groups expose fraud in their elections.

The good news is, Judicial Watch won their hearing to get standing. Now the hard work begins. The first step in that direction is knowing where to look. And that’s where Dr. Frank comes in. Tune in to hear how what he discovered will give JW what they need to expose the fraud as they work to untangle the mess Oregon engineered.

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Dr Frank July 1 2025 Clackamas Oregon (via YouTube, July 2025)
Lane County Clerk Dena Dawson will be Oregon’s next elections director (OPB, Dec 23, 2024)
- moved here from Colorado, another suspicious elections state
- Dawson will take over for current Elections Director Molly Woon, a former deputy director for the Democratic Party of Oregon who did not have direct experience in elections administration prior to being tapped by Fagan in early 2023.
Dr. Frank will be giving a presentation on Biblical Citizenship, September 11th, 2025, in Benton County. See this link for more information.
Want to keep up with Oregon election integrity efforts? Follow the Clackamas County Election Integrity team on X @ClackamasCo_EI

15-31 Russia Collusion Hoax Smash Burger

By Dr Mark | August 4, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

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Show 15-31 Summary: We are on a bit of a summer break but with all the breaking news on Russia collusion hoax declassification, we are smashing together two shows from 2020. But you’d swear they were interviews from just days ago. June 2020 the Rod Rosenstein Congressional hearings, when he played Sergeant Shultz (“I know nothink!”) and October 2020 when America got the absolute proof that Russia collusion was truly a hoax. Except the lamestream media ignored it so most people—still!—don’t know anything about it.

Re-Air Dates: August 2nd & 3rd, 2025 | Guests: John Solomon & Kimberley Hermann

This Week – Russia Collusion Hoax Smashup

We are on a bit of a summer break but with all the breaking news on Russia collusion hoax declassification, we are smashing together two shows from 2020. But you’d swear they were interviews from just days ago. June 2020 the Rod Rosenstein Congressional hearings, when he played Sergeant Shultz (“I know nothink!”) and October 2020 when America got the absolute proof that Russia collusion was truly a hoax. Except the lamestream media ignored it so most people—still!—don’t know anything about it.

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15-30 Russia Collusion Hoax Declassification Reality Check | What Now?

By Dr Mark | July 26, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

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Show 15-30 Summary: Finally, the real truth comes out about the Russia Collusion Hoax. Newly declassified documents from Director of Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, confirm what we have been saying. The evidence finally and truly reveals Obama’s deep involvement in the Russia hoax. But what do the documents actually say? Did he actually direct it? Or just some minions under him? We ask Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, about things to get a reality check. And what now? The word treason is being thrown around. What would it take to get there? And if not treason, what can Obama and his co-conspirators be charged with? Or will democrats once again attack democracy and get away with it?

Original Air Dates: July 26th & 27th, 2025 | Guest: Mike Howell

This Week – Russia Collusion Hoax Exposed

The Russia collusion hoax evidence was declassified. On one level, it’s not new news. We knew the Obama administration, working with the Hillary Clinton campaign, created and entirely false disinformation campaign to smear candidate Donald Trump with “Russia collusion” to steal the 2016 presidential election.That’s been known since Congressman Devin Nunes went to the White House with the evidence he had seen.And that broke the scandal wide open.

Rather than “Russia collusion” it was quite the opposite. At a White House meeting in July 2016, CIA chief, John Brennan shared what the CIA had learned from Russian sources. Hillary Clinton, in an attempt to distract from her email scandal, planned to smear Trump with “Russia collusion.” Obama, Biden, Susan Rice, and the heads of the intelligence committees leaped into action to give credibility to the smear. Despite knowing that it was a political smear and a lie, James Comey launched the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Trump three days after that meeting. And the Russia collusion hoax was born.

If you heard our previous shows on disinformation you know this is how disinformation works. There must be a a grain of truth — meaning a grounding in reality. By opening the investigation. Obama, Comey, and their minions in the intelligence community gave that grain of truth to Hillary’s smear. Without which it never would have worked. Think about it. Who in their right mind would trust anything Hillary had to say.

But an FBI investigation into Trump-Russia collusion? And judges issuing FISA warrants? And multiple intelligence agencies all working hard to stop the Russians from interfering in our elections? Suddenly, the dynamics change. Maybe Hillary is on to something. Maybe she’s telling the truth. And maybe she’s a hero, trying to save democracy.All that rather than what it really was. A complete lie. And an attack on democratic elections. Led by democrats.

But what does the declassification and release of all this evidence for conspiracy mean in reality? What now? Trump and Gabbard are both throwing around the word “treason.” Does this rise to treason? If so, what then? If not, what does this conspiracy rise to?

Tune in to find out!

Oversight Project – Russia Hoax Reality Check

We talk with Mike Howell, the president of the Oversight Project. Check out the great work they do to expose corruption at www.itsyourgov.org.

What do the declassified emails and documents actually say? (You can read them yourself; see the links in the show notes section, below.) There is talk of treason.

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

Mike Howell is the president of the Oversight Project. They were the ones who exposed Biden’s autopen scandal, a phone associated with Butler shooter tracking to a building with an FBI office, and more. Check out Oversight’s other great investigations at ItsYourGov.org
THIS: We have been saying this for years. John Brennan’s hand written notes revealed everything you need to know about the Russia collusion hoax. It was a lie. And everything that followed from that WH Meeting was a lie.
- Maria Bartoromo: Gabbard reveals ‘striking’ DNI findings, teases more to come with bombshell memo (Fox News YT Channel, July 21, 2025)
DNI Release: “Americans will finally learn the truth about how in 2016, intelligence was politicized and weaponized by [Obama]” (Tulsi Gabbard X Post, via Thread Reader, July 18. 2025)
- “For months preceding the 2016 election, the Intelligence Community shared a consensus view: Russia lacked the intent and capability to hack U.S. elections. But weeks after President Trump’s historic 2016 victory defeating Hillary Clinton, everything changed.
- Read the declassified info and reports:
  - Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, declassified Evidence from 2016 Russia collusion hoax showing Obama’s direct involvement: DNI, July 18 2025 (PDF)
  - Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, declassified House Intelligence Report: DNI, July 22, 2025 (PDF)
  - Timeline of the Russia Hoax based on newly declassified evidence from DNI Tulsi Gabbard: DNI, July 18, 2025 (PDF)
Read Hans von Spakovsky’s article mentioned during the show: Could Obama Be Prosecuted Over the Russian Hoax? A Look at the Law (The Daily Signal, July 23, 2025)

Other Voices Discussing the Russia Collusion Hoax

Mollie Hemingway breaks down the truth behind of the Russia collusion hoax (Rapid Response 47, July 25, 2025)
Declassified FBI memo sheds new light on Clinton’s fingerprints, cash on Trump-Russia probe (Just the News, May 30, 2025)
FBI assessed Fusion GPS contractor likely lied to Congress about role in Trump-Russia probe (Just the News, May 28, 2025)
More declassified docs show Comey swayed by mysterious intel reports to end Clinton email inquiry (Just the News, July 21, 2025)
Intel community’s Sept ’16 assessment didn’t say Russia wanted Trump win, that changed after he won (Just the News, July 18, 2025)
New declassified emails show key spy shocked to learn Steele dossier used in Russian meddling intel (Just the News, July 18, 2025)
Speaker Johnson has ‘no concern’ about questioning Obama over Russia election interference hoax (Just the News, July 22, 2025)
How Obama and cronies created Trump-Russia hoax, and what happens next (Gregg Jarrett, July 21, 2025)
REPORT: Emails, Texts Show Obama, Clinton Coordination On Russia Hoax (Conservative Brief, July 21, 2025)

15-25 Oregon’s HB2025 Tax Hike: Why Businesses Are Fleeing and How to Stop It

By Dr Mark | June 21, 2025 | Comments 1 comment

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Show 15-25 Summary: While the federal government and other states are busy improving the business climate by cutting spending and taxes. Oregon Democrats are busy going the opposite direction. Oregon already has an unwelcome, punitive business environment. But elected Democrats are finding inventive new ways to make it even worse. They want to pass the largest tax increase in Oregon’s history, which will hit not just businesses everyday Oregonians and their families. You’ll be ready to vote after this show.

Air Dates: June 21st & 22nd, 2025 | Guest: State Representative Ed Diehl

This Week – Democrats Burning Oregon Down to Rule Over the Ashes

A general rule in life is, if you’re in a hole, stop digging. Not for Oregon’s democrats. Oregon has among the worst business environments in the nation. Ranking near the bottom in many key areas and near the top in things like tax burden and regulations. While other states are changing their taxes and cutting spending and regulations, Oregon Democrats are tripling down to chase businesses away.

And we’re talking major businesses, mid-size businesses, and mom-and-pop businesses. Dutch Bros (Oregon’s second most valuable company) is moving its headquarters out of Oregon. As is Tektronix — which had been one of Oregon’s best home-grown success stories. They simply cannot afford to stay in Oregon.

But it’s not just taxes and fees and regulations. It’s the overall climate. And we don’t mean the weather. Not only are businesses being punished for being here. Oregon ranks at or near the bottom in its schools. Dead last ion 4th grade reading and math scores. Second to dead last in 8th grade scores.

Given all that (and it’s just tip of the iceberg) what else could Oregon Democrats possibly do to make this situation worse?

Funny you should ask.

Democrats: We’ve Reached Bottom, Let’s Dig Deeper

Yes. If there’s a way to make the situation worse, Oregon’s elected Democrats will find a way. And it’s the largest tax increase in state history. Even larger than the horrid Corporate Activity Tax in 2021. Which punishes business’s sales, not its profits. You can lose money in Oregon and still be taxed. For the “privilege” of doing business here.

House Republican Caucus press release: Democrats push largest tax increase in Oregon history — Press release: largest tax increase ever (click for full size)

We welcome back Representative Ed Diehl (HD-17) to talk about what’s been happening in Oregon’s disastrous 2025 legislative session. The worst being HB2025, the transportation bill. It will raise at least $15.5 billion over 10 years. Unless every Oregonian family and business just packs up and leaves.

Maybe that’s Democrats’ goal?

There is some good news. The carbon cap and trade scheme we discussed two weeks ago (Show 15-23, Democrats Assisting Oregon’s Suicide — with Republicans’ Help) is not in HB2025. The three republicans found some common sense again—thank you, I Spy Radio listeners for applying the heat!—and pulled their support. Make no mistake. That is a major victory.

We also talk with Ed about what will it finally take for everyday Democrats to connect their vote to the ruin that elected Democrats are causing. Can anything? Or are they too willing to die on Woke Hill? Is this a step too far, even for Oregon Democrat voters? Finally?

Maybe. But with Judicial Watch’s voter roll lawsuit against the State of Oregon, along with additional federal scrutiny, that might be changing.

Tune in. You’ll be ready to vote after this show.

Show 15-25 Addendum

Note 1: After our show, Democrat leadership pulled a dirty trick. Senate President, Rob Wagner, yanked Senator Mark Meeks, off his committee because he was against HB2025, and claimed Meek’s seat for himself to pass the bill out of committee. Democrats hate democracy. Here’s one of their leaders not liking how a Democrat would vote so he yanked him to prevent him from voting. Really? That’s how desperate Oregon Democrats are to raise taxes on Oregonians.

Note 2: during the show, host Mark Anderson got his elected positions flipped, referring to Meeks as a representative and Paul Evans as a senator. Those should be vice versa. (He hangs his head in shame.)

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Links/Articles Mentioned

Visit NoTaxOregon.com (aka NoTaxOR.com) to easily send a letter to your representative and senator to demand they stop the insanity of HB2025.
Democratic Oregon House members celebrate Black drag performers, as nearly all Republicans boycott (OregonLive, June 19, 2025)
Transportation tax: Amendments, cancelled work sessions (Oregon Catalyst, June 20, 2025)
Billion $$ transportation tax hike would be rejected by voters (Oregon catalyst, June 17, 2025)
- Democrat Representative John Lively acknowledged that Democrats’ billion-dollar-per-year transportation tax package would likely fail if put to Oregon voters
Ski resorts scramble after major insurer leaves Oregon (OregonLive, June 17, 2025)
As Congress struggles to cut spending, states expose Medicaid fraud on steroids (Just the News, June 18, 2025)
That Business Survey: Other states are trying to lure Oregon businesses away. A recent study says it’s working (KGW, May 13, 2025)
California’s Medicaid shell game steals from U.S. taxpayers and spends proceeds on illegal aliens. Laundering $4 billion/year for free healthcare for Illegals. (Citizen Free Press, May 18, 2025)
Oregon Dumps KNOWiNK TotalVote System Four Years Into Contract (Gateway Pundit, June 3, 2025)
- KNOWiNK, now two years behind schedule to update Oregon’s voting system, ORVIS, and nearly $1 Million dollars over budget, forced Oregon to revert to using its highly unreliable and out of date voter registration system for the 2024 elections, when Oregon’s democrats won super majority
Can Any States Using KNOWiNK (Gateway Pundit, Jan 17, 2024)
President Trump Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate 2020 Election Fraud (The Gateway Pundit, June 20, 2025)

Senate President Boots Dissident Senator Off Transportation Committee, Appoints Himself in Bid to Save Bill (Willamette Week, June 202, 2025)
ODOT Explains Billion-Dollar Budget Blunder (WWeek, Feb 26, 2025)
Controversial Cap and Trade Policy Reemerges (WWeek, May 22, 2025)
Oregon moves closer to law requiring carbon neutral public retirement plan (Capital Chronicle, June 16, 2025)* House Bill 2081, a bill to codify Oregon State Treasury’s 2023 “Net-Zero” plan into law, passed the Oregon Senate on Monday June 16th in an 18 to 10 vote with Republican Dick Anderson, voting with Democrats.
Oregon May revenue forecast warns “growth recession” ahead (Oregon Catalyst, May 14, 2025)
Who let the DOGE out? “Multnomah County Halts Funding for Housing Provider After Fight Over Billing Practices” (Willamette Week, June 17, 2025)

15-23 Democrats Assisting Oregon’s Suicide – With Republican Help

By Dr Mark | June 7, 2025 | Comments 3 comments

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Show 15-23 Summary: The Democrats’ latest scheme to steal money from Oregonians to solve imaginary problems will kill businesses and jobs. It’s like watching democrats unplug Oregon’s life support. But why are three Republicans helping to push through a carbon cap and trade scheme? It will, allegedly (maybe), replace the governor’s existing climate protection program currently being phased in. Tune in to hear how and why this will chase even more businesses from Oregon and definitely prevent new ones from moving in.

Air Dates: June 7th & 8th, 2025 | Guest: Jennifer Hamaker

This Week – Democrats Assisting Oregon’s Suicide — With Republican Help?

The Democrats are raising taxes on practically everything. And they are especially hitting hard its businesses and the factors that generate income and economic activity. In other words, they are harming what would normally help a business grow. And let businesses hire new employees. They are demanding businesses and Oregonians pay more when the State refuses to cut back any spending. While that’s no surprise, it is a surprise that three Republicans have decided to help.

It’s like elected democrats are Dr. Kevorkian. And republicans are his aides. Because what they are hatching will kill Oregon businesses.

Why the Democrats’ Plan will Kill Businesses

The Ivanpah solar plant was a massive $2.2 billion green energy boondoggle. But wait, it's even worse than it sounds. — WATCH: The Ivanpah solar plant was a massive $2.2 billion green energy boondoggle. But wait, it gets worse.

In our last show, we interviewed Jonathan Williams, the president and chief economist of the American Legislative Exchange Council. We talked about the coming economic boom for America, thanks to trillion dollar deals Trump brought back from the Middle East. Which could generate up to $10 trillion in economic activity. America is being reshaped into a manufacturing-based economy.

But Oregon is likely to see none of that.

In fact, a recent business survey showed one quarter of Oregon’s business had been approached by other states to relocate. And of those two-thirds said they had already relocated or were expanding their presence outside of Oregon.

But when new businesses are created from those trillions, how many will think of Oregon? Few. If any. Why? Because Oregon is increasing fees and taxes and adding punitive regulations. Not just on businesses but on the potential employees of those new businesses. Worse, Oregon democrats want to punish you if you use (in their mind) the wrong kind of energy.

How many businesses don’t use energy? How many farms don’t use fuels for their equipment? Or how many trucks make deliveries without using fuel?

Move to Oregon where you’ll get punished? Or build in another state where they will welcome you with open arms?

Poison Pills: Carbon Cap and Trade vs. Climate Protection Plan

The democrats’ poison has already been administered. Now it’s just a matter of how quickly the patient will die.

We welcome back Jennifer Hamaker, the president of Oregon Natural; Resource Industries, or ONRI, Because it’s not just the democrats. It’s republicans who are helping to unleash this on Oregonians.

In 2019, Oregon made national news when republican senators walked out the capitol to deny quorum. And refused to come back until the democrats’ carbon tax bill was taken off the table. They had to go across state lines because democrat governor, Kate Brown, threatened to send the state troopers after them to arrest them and drag them back to the capitol.

But they held out. And time ran out. So instead, in 2020, Kate unleashed the Climate Protection Program, the same plan but through an executive order. But Oregon’s appeals court threw it out in 2023. Not to be told no when it comes to punishing people and businesses into submission, Oregon’s DEQ relaunched the same plan with a few changes in 2024. We’re in the “gentle phase” of three phases.

The next phase kicks in. And it’s punitive. But not until 2028. Conveniently after the 2026 election. How bad? The fees to use natural gas will be more than the gas itself. And how bad will that be? According to Jen, if you pay $100 a month for your gas bill, it will skyrocket to $300 per month. Just from the fees. For using the “wrong” fuel for energy. You can imagine what they’ll do to gasoline and diesel.

Stupid Republicans Assisting Assisted Suicide

Tune in to hear why Senator Bruce Starr and representatives Kevin Mannix and Jeff Helfrich are considering helping the democrats pass the slightly less poisonous of the two poison pills. Where the Climate Protection Plan will kill businesses quickly, Republicans are willing to swallow the less poisonous (for now) pill of the carbon cap and trade.

It’s a trap.

Don’t take either pill. Oregonians need to feel the full weight of democrat oppression. Let the democrats take the blame. And Republicans should spend the next year talking about what’s coming in 2028. Unless Oregon finally votes for Republicans.

Don’t miss this show. Because if think paying democrats to pretend to solve imaginary problems is bad enough, you haven’t heard where the money will go.

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

Jennifer’s organization is Oregon Natural Resource Industries. Their website is ONRI.us
Don’t be silent! Let the three republicans (and your own legislators!) know what you think about the Climate Protection Plan and the carbon cap and trade legislation. Here’s info for the three republicans mentioned: Senator Bruce Starr and representatives Kevin Mannix and Jeff Helfrich.
Watch that video on Ivanpah. California’s extreme green solar plant that failed. After wasting 2.2 billion. And share that! It’s a prime example of a green energy boondoggle coming soon to Oregon. Here’s the link to copy and share: https://way.lop.temporary.site/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ivanpah-Stupid-Idea-and-Waste.mp4
Solar Plant Wants to Pay Off Massive Government Loan with Massive Government Grant (Reason, Nov 11, 2014)

Not mentioned but related

Good environmental news 1 American Forest Resource Council Lawsuit (Brookings Institute, April 7, 2025)
Good environmental news 2: Logging, grazing benefit from Supreme Court limiting NEPA (Capital Press, June 2, 2025)
Good environmental news 3: SCOTUS’ Latest NEPA Ruling Means (Forbes, June 3, 2025)
Oregon conservation groups intervene (Pub News Serv, June 2, 2025)

Also also related

Fury as Republicans go ‘nuclear’ in fight over California car emissions (Guardian,. May 22, 2025)
- “Senate votes to reverse EPA waiver and prevent state setting own rules”*Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets and updates its own federal standards for all states on smog and emissions from cars and trucks … But for decades, California has been granted the ability to make those rules even stricter”
Senate nullifies California’s electric vehicle mandate, using fast-track authority to bypass filibuster (CNN, May 22, 2025)
- “Republicans were livid when at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term, the Environmental Protection Agency greenlit California’s plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, shifting the state towards electric vehicles.”
Kash Patel Announces Charges Against Chinese Nationals In Agroterrorism Case (Trending Politics, June 3, 2025)
“A Better Way Than Cap and Trade” (Bjorn Lomborgh, Dec 16, 2008).
The End of the EU’s Cap-and-Trade Affair (Bjorn Lomborg, Apr 24, 2013)
From the true believers: Carbon Markets 101

15-20 Judicial Tyranny | Self-Inflicted Wounds

By Dr Mark | May 17, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment

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Show 15-20 Summary: This week we’re talking about activist judges, nationwide injunctions, and what could be done. Plus, a look at what is happening here in Oregon in the legislature. The woke is winning which means Oregon will lose billions. Making Oregon’s business environment toxic will repel any chance of landing some of the trillions Trump is bringing back into the U.S. But hating Trump and going woke are the hill the Democrats will die on.

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Air Dates: May 17th & 18th, 2025 | Guests: Hans von Spakovsky & Dennis Linthicum

This Week – Injunctions on Trial. Oregon’s Self-Inflicted Wounds

We welcome back Hans von Spakovsky, the manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss judicial tyranny. Judges who are in clear violation of the Constitution by intruding into Executive Branch authority.

There is no constitutional authority for district courts to reach outside their district. And yet they have been allowed to do so. Presidents do not have to obey these courts, so why have they? The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments on a case that could impact lower courts (there are 93 federal district courts) and a radical judge’s ability to issue a national injunction. This is a pivotal moment in U.S. history and whether unelected jurists have the power to anoint themselves as supreme leaders.

Then we welcome back former Senator Dennis Linthicum. He lost his seat when Republican senators walked out to deny quorum to stop the horrendous HB2002. The child mutilation bill. Now he’s swapped roles with his wife, who won his seat, and he’s her legislative aide. Does that new role give him new perspectives?

Oregon has a poisonous business environment thanks to taxes, fees, regulations, and other businesses fleeing the state. And this showed up in Oregon’s May revenue report. Democrats control everything at the state level—governor, super majorities in house and senate, all the state-level elected positions, and all the judges. But democrats are blaming Republicans. Really? And now democrats are raising taxes on everything.

Trump just brought back up to $10 trillions in new deals from his Middle East tour. With Oregon’s hatred of Trump and its own businesses, what’s the likelihood of any of those new trade dollars coming to Oregon. Tune in to hear Dennis’s surprising answer.

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

Hans von Spakovsky’s Segments

Hans’ articles:
- Trump’s 100 Days and the Legal War in Washington (Heritage, May 6, 2025).
- Court Upholds Majority of Trump’s Executive Order on Election Integrity (The Daily Signal, April 29, 2025)
  - Re: Trump’s EO, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections”
- Judges Wage War Against Trump (The Daily Signal, May 4, 2025)*“Judicial tyrants”
Visit the Heritage Foundation to learn more about what they do to defend America’s heritage and future.
Judges Who Break Federal Law Can and Should Be Prosecuted (The Daily Signal, April 30, 2025)
Trump’s First Hundred Days Have Been a Triumph (Heritage, May 9,2025)
Birthright & more: Questions about Thursday’s oral argument (Scotusblog, May 15, 2025)
5 Takeaways From Supreme Court Hearing on Nationwide Injunctions, Birthright Citizenship (Epoch Times, May 15, 2025)

Dennis Linthicum’s Segments

Democrat Leadership Passes Blame on Economic Uncertainties (NW Observer, May 15, 2025)
Audits find big accounting errors. $1.8 billion of auditing errors in fiscal year 2024 for the State of Oregon (“Keeping Oregon Accountable,” May 2025) and another $1.9 billion in errors at ODOT.
According to a May 15, 2025 White House post on Facebook, the total value of Trump’s Middle East deal is over $10 trillion
State of Oregon employee reveals all state employees had to go through MANDATORY training on how to avoid cooperating with the Donald Trump administration (Wall Street Apes, via X, May 15, 2025)
$1 billion-a-year Portland infrastructure crisis (Portland Tribune, May 13, 2025)

Not Mentioned but Related to Today’s Show

U.S. House Republican plan would force states to pay for a portion of SNAP (Capital Chronicle, May 13, 2025)
Here’s How the Left Reacts When a House Dem Says Only Citizens Should Vote (The Daily Signal, April 25, 2025)
Trump: India has offered US a trade deal with no tariffs (Reuters, May 15, 2025)

15-17 Deep State Just Got Deeper – Recorded Evidence of the Real Insurrection

By Dr Mark | April 26, 2025 | Comments 2 comments

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Show 15-17 Summary: This is one of those shows that took unexpected, fascinating turns. And it is not one to miss. We’d invited attorney Peter Ticktin, a life-long friend of President Trump, back on to discuss his lawsuit challenging the results of Florida Congressional District 14, where they found evidence of election fraud. Thousands of mail-in ballots may have been cast by modified duplicates buried in the voter rolls. Enough to overturn the results. Except that discussion turned into a deeper discussion about the Deep State and what really happened on January 6. Tune in to hear the actual, recorded evidence Ticktin has from an informant who was there discussing the actual insurrection.

Air Dates: April 26 & 27th, 2025 | Guest: Peter Ticktin

This Week – The Actual Insurrection

When President Trump first decided to run for president, the uphill battle wasn’t just securing votes, it was fighting off the Deep State. But now in his second term actions he’s made it his mission to root out the Deep State. Like DOGE investigating and exposing the fiscal abuses has proven the existence and depth of the Deep State. But as Trump continues to look, there is even deeper, hidden depths, including this week’s show topic: voter fraud.

But it’s even deeper than that. And there’s evidence. Recorded evidence from an informant. Recorded evidence from an informant

This week, we welcome back Peter Ticktin of the Ticktin Law Group. Mr. Ticktin, a life-long friend to President Trump (they went to high school together), has led many of the lawsuits that fought back against the Deep State attacks on President Trump.

We talked previously with him about his election integrity lawsuit which uncovered thousands of ballots cast by modified duplicates through mail-in voting in FL-14 in the 2024 election. But Mark’s conversation with Ticktin led to a very surprising discussion on Ticktin’s work on the J6 insurrection. And the proof that Ticktin has on just who actually did plan the insurrection wasn’t those who the government arrested.

Tune in to find out the shocking results and just how deep the Deep State is buried. And what they actually did.

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Peter Ticktin’s website is www.legalbrains.com.
Gen. Flynn and Jerome Corsi: Trump’s National Security Emergency Investigation Into Election Fraud Is Ongoing (American Thinker, Apr 16, 2025)
Attorney Peter Ticktin Says Substantial Evidence of Fraud Warrants Nullifying Congressional District 14 Congressional Election (PR Newswire, Dec 2, 2024)
Electronic voting systems vulnerable to hackers: US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard advocates for paper ballots (The Economic Times, April X, 2025)
Examining Claims of Election Fraud: Insights from Tulsi Gabbard and the Vulnerabilities of Voting Machines (Galaxy AI, April 10, 2025)
Only 4 democrats vote for election integrity: Brave AI reports on the SAVE Act

Carr: DOJ Drops Election Lawsuit Instigated by Stacey Abrams (Georgia Office of Attorney General, March 31, 2025)