It is June 2026. The cruelty continues. Read this article, then ask yourself whether any of this was ever about efficiency.

The Sudan OIG report says USAID missed monitoring visits and failed to maintain complete files. It also says staff were put on administrative leave, monitoring was halted, and key personnel disappeared from the system. Break the agency. Then blame it for being broken.

This is devastating.

Tomorrow: “Will They Blame This on Biden Too?” Inside the collapse of America’s Ebola response infrastructure, the dismantling of USAID outbreak teams, and the political decisions that turned global health preparedness into a culture war target. The consequences are already here.

Let’s vote Cliff Bentz out of office. Share if you agree!

Let’s vote Cliff Bentz out of office. Share if you agree!

Chris Beck wins the Democratic Primary!

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Cristian Mendoza Ruvalcaba represents a new generation of Southern Oregon leadership shaped by working class realities, frontline healthcare, and immigrant experience. His politics are rooted not in slogans, but in the daily lives of patients, workers, students, and families fighting to stay afloat.

Kevin Stine represents a version of Southern Oregon politics that still believes government should build things, protect veterans, strengthen schools, and solve problems instead of manufacturing outrage. In an era of performance politicians, Stine’s record is grounded in actual public service.

Chris Beck’s 2010 column aged better than most Oregon political commentary because it was never really about taxes or budgets. It was about legitimacy. Beck argued government fails when leaders treat the public as spectators instead of participants. That still matters in OR 2 today.

This is worth a look at.

Today at 4:15 PM outside Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University, students from music and choir will lead a critical mass performance in defense of arts and public education. Come listen, stand in solidarity, and help show what this university and its music mean to Southern Oregon.

CRITICAL MASS TODAY TO SAVE SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. 4:15 PM. HANNON LIBRARY. Students. Faculty. Alumni. Businesses. Community members. Show up before it is too late. Tell the SOU Trustees and the Governor that Southern Oregon will not accept the destruction of its public university.

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission will hear a presentation at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, May 7, requesting $15 million in state funding be allocated by the state’s Emergency Board, a legislative panel that allocates emergency funds. ashland.news/hecc-to-subm...

This is Democracy in action. Proud of Southern Oregon!

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SOU students are making their voices heard. Protecting this institution means protecting access, learning, and opportunity. The risk of weakening or losing a regional university is unacceptable for students, families, and communities across Southern Oregon. @tinakotek.bsky.social

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We need to project our regional institutions.

We cannot call ourselves the party of the working class while letting rural universities collapse. SOU serves students who can't relocate for education. If the state won't fund it, that's not austerity — it's abandonment. the2nddistrictledger.substack.com/p/another-at...

Janelle Bynum made history as Oregon's first Black member of Congress, and she earned it. She flipped a swing district not once but held it. She shows up, fights costs, and proves working people win when someone actually represents them.

We cannot call ourselves the party of the working class while letting rural universities collapse. SOU serves students who can't relocate for education. If the state won't fund it, that's not austerity — it's abandonment. the2nddistrictledger.substack.com/p/another-at...

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Forums are wonderful but it's hard to get into details with 2 minute answers. Hopefully this podcast interview will give you more insight into my platform and my fight for your rights! Thank you @unsoundamerica.bsky.social!! #PurplePatriots #YourRightsMyFight

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Be informed and vote!

Candidate Snapshot Mary Doyle is a longtime Oregon public school educator and union member running for Congress in District 2. www.marydoyleforcongress.com

Democrats win when they stand firm for justice, equality, and opportunity for all. Progress isn’t weakness. It’s strength. The path forward is bold, inclusive, and grounded in building a multiracial democracy that leaves no one behind.

We make an endorsement in the Republican primary for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. It is our first and last Republican primary endorsement nationwide this cycle. The standard is simple: show up, take unscripted questions, and state positions plainly.

Mary Doyle is getting this right because she treats veterans’ care as a baseline obligation, not a talking point. In rural Oregon, access, staffing, and accountability are the difference between care and neglect. Her plan focuses on delivery, not promises.

Candidates who have signed the ACLU of Oregon Freedom Pledge have committed to supporting our constitutional rights, including government policies and practices that help defend and advance our constitutional rights.

A packed field!