SAVE THE DATE! Young Democrats Pie & Ice Cream Social In our office in downtown Hillsboro October 25th, from 7 to 9 PM washcodems.org/2025/09/09/y...

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Happy Fall Equinox! The sun will be directly over the equator at 11:19 am PDT.

The 42nd Annual Neuberger Gala will be held on October 11th. Just one week left to take advantage of early bird pricing! Learn more about it: buff.ly/HQL8wUl

This week's Central Committee Meeting is IN PERSON! Wednesday, Sept. 24, at PCC Willow Creek Social time, meet the committee time, and credentialing start at 6:15 pm Meeting business starts at 7 pm Learn more: buff.ly/rXhUtOv

News from DPO Summit: "AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will be joining our Secretary of State Tobias Read for a discussion on protecting democracy." Learn more and buy your tickets here: washcodems.org/2025/09/09/d...

Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after our government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for free speech in our nation. More than 400 artists across our nation signed on to say: We refuse to be silenced by those in power.

Get going with ICE defense in your community, and FIND or HOST a #noKings action #Oct18 at www.FiftyFifty.one ❤️‍🩹

There are 340 MILLION OF US. Don’t you dare get despondent. STAND UP. And go GET YOUR COUNTRY BACK. Please. Let us not cower. This is all absolutely ridiculous. Come on now.

#OTD Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing about 3 million enslaved Black people. Slavery’s end was not its disappearance. Oppression took new forms. Today, #TheMarchContinues.

Happy first day of fall!🍂 ☕ 🍄 🍁

Politics is about persuasion—person to person, neighbor to neighbor. That’s why we launched Ground Truth, a transformative new canvassing program that changes how we connect with voters.

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

Klingon Coach always has topical advice.

As a lifetime Democrat, I resent armies of social media bots trying to manipulate me.

We are not trapped in a historical narrative. We need to stop obsessing over the "autocrats' playbook" and study the popular movements which overthrew tyrants. There have been many. Read "When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900:" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

2/2) "The FBI recorded Tom Homan taking the money "after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

1/) "Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

@parkroseperma.bsky.social Just started reading this, but finding it compelling so far. bsky.app/profile/ross...

Ho-MAN, someone is going to have some explaining to do.

From Reuben Bolling:

At your public library: Get free access to thousands of movies with your library card. Simply add your Washington County Cooperative Library Services card number and PIN or password. www.kanopy.com/en/wccls/?ut...

Opinion by Nekima Levy Armstrong in The Star Tribute: "The blunt truth about Charlie Kirk’s legacy: That he was assassinated does not make him a saint." Read the opinion: www.startribune.com/conservative...

AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics. This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

Read the latest from Oregon Senator Janeen Sollman: "09/19/2025 Senate District 15 Newsletter" With a reminder of a Joint Town Hall on October 2nd. Read on: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORL...

From The Guardian: "Calls grow to boycott ABC owner Disney over Jimmy Kimmel suspension" The local Sinclair owned station is KATU 2. The local Nextstar station is KOIN 6. Read on: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Next week's Central Committee Meeting is IN PERSON! Wednesday, Sept. 24, at PCC Willow Creek Social time, meet the committee time, and credentialing start at 6:15 pm Meeting business starts at 7 pm Learn more: washcodems.org/2025/09/18/c...

Most Oregonians can now get the new COVID-19 shot at pharmacies without a prescription.

If we ever have elections again, I have an idea. Instead of debates, have comedians insult candidates for three hours straight. Any candidate who is too thin-skinned to handle it will be immediately disqualified from the presidency

We have received many questions about whether it’s safe to sign up for No Kings protests while Trump ramps up his attacks on free speech.

We have a hard fight ahead of us, but we're not dealing with geniuses. We need to hold fast, fight for our values, defend the vulnerable, and give the wanna-be autocrats plenty of opportunities to shoot themselves in the foot.

The Portland area Sinclair station is ABC KATU channel 2.

Klingon Wisdom!

Brendan Carr, now head of the FCC, used to be against the idea of the FCC policing speech.

States have stood up where the CDC failed. COVID vaccines will be available to all without prescription.

2/2) In addition to an opportunity for sign waving, the Constitution Day rally had tables by The League of Women Voters, Tyranny Disruption Front, the WashCoDems, Indivisible Beaverton and others. Onwards to October 18th!

In case you missed this recent Op-Ed: "Economic Imperatives For Separatism" by Marc Grambo, WashCo Dems Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement Coordinator Read on: buff.ly/GUyuc26

1/2) Thank you to everyone who attended the Constitution Day event in Beaverton! There was a reading of the Bill of Rights and other critical constitutional amendments. Plus, music from Will!

Don't stay silent while Trump and his cronies silence dissent. From The New York Times, February 4th 1939: "Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime" Read the archived article: www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Brendan Carr of the FCC had it right three years ago. What changed?

NO KINGS is one month today, October 18th. Help us make this the biggest one yet! Here are the Washington County Events . . . so far! Hillsboro: buff.ly/SdzlyZd Beaverton: buff.ly/99WzY0W Forest Grove: buff.ly/FDrwK4S Bethany: buff.ly/K0jqW3z

The Trump regime's Justice Department is burying inconvenient facts. Read "Report finding rightwing extremists have killed more Americans than other domestic terrorist groups vanished from DoJ website" in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Want to voice an opinion to ABC about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show? There's a form for that: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

1/6) Disgust with bullies, autocrats, and tyrants is baked into the American character. Our popular culture celebrates people standing up to oppression: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E... #PopCultureResistance

1/ #PopCultureResistance Empires and tyrants are not the heroes of American popular culture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...

A brilliant mash-up. Charlie Chaplin's speech from The Great Dictator, matched with scenes from Andor. #PopCultureResistance www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwJ8...

Trump is launching a full blown attack on free speech while his harem of billionaires buys up every media platform. This is no coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack on your fundamental right to speak freely without worrying if you’ll lose your job or worse.