mike gooding

I send my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the two American soldiers killed, and the third who remains missing, after Iranian strikes in Jordan. I am devastated that these young, promising lives will not see their dreams fulfilled. It is long past time for this senseless, wasteful war to end.

‼️This is deeply troubling... Please read and share the information published by City Journal… Oregon has become a national leader in transgender diagnoses and medical intervention. Not coincidentally, Oregon is the only state in the country to have formally adopted the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s recommendations as the basis for its Medicaid benefits. And it did so despite its own health regulatory body acknowledging the absence of supportive evidence. Using insurance data for minors ages 8 to 17 between 2016 and 2023, the authors of the recent Research Connections study found that about one in 240 girls and one in 630 boys in Oregon were on hormones by age 17. In addition, 0.98 percent of minors—1.51 percent of girls and 0.46 percent of boys—received a “transgender-related diagnosis” (typically “gender dysphoria”) during these years. In other words, about one in every 65 adolescent girls in Oregon is a potential candidate for medical “sex reassignment.” To put these figures into context, when the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) was published in 2013, it reported a diagnostic prevalence of gender dysphoria among adults as 0.002 percent to 0.003 percent for females and 0.005 percent to 0.014 percent for males. Even if we assume (incorrectly) that gender dysphoria is a single clinical entity, this means that diagnosed teen girls and boys in contemporary Oregon thus represent a rise of, respectively, more than 500 and 30 times the prevalence of pre-2013 figures. Hormonal prescriptions in Oregon have also outpaced the already-rising national average. Last year, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics reported that approximately one in 1,000 American teens was prescribed cross-sex hormones by age 17. The Oregon rate was two to three times higher than that. Indeed, a closer look at the data revealed that hormone prescriptions in Oregon were four to five times the national rate among 14- and 15-year-olds, while puberty-blocker uptake was up to six times the national rate at age 14. Thus, teens in Oregon are not only being medicalized more, but also at earlier ages. In 2023, Oregon Democrats passed HB 2002, which made Medicaid coverage of gender transition services for minors and adults mandatory, i.e., no longer dependent on HERC assessment. HERC was advised to endorse WPATH’s recommendations (SOC-8) as the minimal coverage standard. HERC assessed the evidence again, and again found it wanting. But intervention by gender clinicians at the Oregon Health and Science University ensured that HERC’s reluctance would not be a barrier. OHSU has been at the forefront of eliminating barriers to gender interventions and pioneering novel techniques designed to help young patients achieve body configurations “beyond the binary.” In short, by any reasonable reading, Oregon, which received billions of dollars annually in Medicaid funding, is in violation of its Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, leaving it vulnerable to termination by CMS. HERC’s acknowledgment of the poor quality of evidence is not a matter of opinion. There is documented evidence for it, obtained through freedom of information requests. (Entire article by @CityJournal is in the comments- these are just snips from it)

@SnapshotKyle Stewie is protected.

Stewie catches Caitlin Clark in her eye after the block 😬

In Oregon between 2016–2023, 1 in 65 girls (1.5%) received a transgender-related diagnosis. This is nearly identical to the incidence of appendicitis in girls - 1 out of 68 (1.4%) - over the same period of time. One is an ancient pathology whose descriptions from 2,400 years ago reflects the disease as we see it today while the other is a brand-new phenomenon uniquely concentrated in areas littered with “Black Lives Matter” yard signs and SSRI prescriptions. When doctors are creating diseases at a greater frequency than nature itself, you know the profession is in a crisis.

Kotek: “Oregon is a state that fights for its values. I blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment, defended SNAP, protected reproductive rights, and secured abortion medication… We aren’t done yet, and we won’t back down.” Reality for a lot of Oregonians: Families priced out, businesses struggling with costs and regs, Portland still wrestling with disorder that spills over, and rural communities feeling the squeeze from policies cooked up in the same bubble. Those “values” sound great on a graphic. The results on the ground? Not so much for the people actually trying to live, work, and raise kids here.

Oregon is a state that fights for its values. I blocked President Trump's National Guard deployment, defended SNAP, protected reproductive rights, and secured abortion medication for the long haul. We aren’t done yet, and we won’t back down.

Respect is shown in different ways, but tonight one contrast was easy to see. The Indiana Fever stood together on the court for the national anthem. The New York Liberty remained off the floor near the tunnel during the anthem as they continued their pregame routine. These photos capture what fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse saw before tipoff. #IndianaFever #WNBA #FeverNation #usa @WNBA @1010wcsi #1010wcsi

Clearly a foul, and you’re lying if you say it’s not…It’s clear as day. Then 5-step drop 3 point make was a clear travel…

@RepThomasMassie @RepRoKhanna @MSNOWNews Who cares? Your obsession is wasting taxpayer money.

I will be a guest on "Morning Joe" at 7:00 AM. @RepRoKhanna and I will discuss our introduction of the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. Tune in to @MSNOWNews!

@nature_viewss Not one time has Kareem talked about the wnba till now. Don’t tell me this about basketball.

🏀 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says calling Caitlin Clark the "face of the WNBA" is disrespectful to the players who helped build the league. Do you agree with Kareem's take? 🤔🏀🗳️ 👍 Yes 👎 No

@portlandgeneral why have you left all of Banks dark? Since 530am.. you have lied three times about having it back. Food is spoiling now in fridges. What are you going to do our losses?

@HoopHerSpeaks The one annoyed can hardly speak and they spent the whole night loving the valkyries.

The Valkyries broadcasters are so real for this! 🤣🤣🤣

@OhhGurl_andUmm @WNBA

The league should go back and review it and assess the technical. Do the right thing @WNBA

@Ceo_Branding White has to go.

🏀 Caitlin Clark Isn’t Taking it Anymore. The league doesn’t care, refs are nonchalant, and it took Adam Silver to intervene. Frustration is boiling. Expect to see her look to beef up next offseason. She’s going to translate energy into vengeance.

Caitlin Clark was at it again, going at the officials after one of the worst flops I’ve ever seen. Her cult following constantly wants to make her a victim, and she is starting to believe she always is one.

Caitlin Clark dead ass might be the worst thing to happen to the WNBA. And she ain’t got the self awareness or care to tell her fans to stop, REPEATEDLY, or leave us be & take her ass to Russia

@IndianaFever They are not running like 2 years ago. Too much slowing it down.

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When the following is the only "First in the nation" Oregon can claim, we need to remove Kotek, quickly. Oregon has the highest rate of registered sex offenders per capita of any state in the nation, roughly two and a half times the national average, according to Oregon State Police. Oregon's registry currently tracks approximately 30,000 registered sex offenders statewide. Of those, only Level 3 offenders, those classified as highest risk to reoffend, using the state's Static-99R risk assessment, are listed on Oregon's public registry. That's about 1,500 people, or roughly 5% of the total registry. The remaining 95%, classified as Level 1 or Level 2, are not publicly searchable under current Oregon law. Keep this in mind as the search for trafficked children continues. Vote DRAZAN in November. @ChristineDrazan

Yes please. It is time to take out the trash. #tentcitytina #orpol