Paige Hook For Rural Oregon (she/her)

What a poor use of taxpayer dollars. 100-200k unemployed for extended periods of time instead of doing the federal jobs congress approved them to do. If you thought it was hard to get a job before, good luck competing against these highly qualified people now in the pool.

“Elon Musk is a terrible president.” Best tweet award.

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

@TristanSnell Oh my goodness 😅 this made my lunch hour

BREAKING — Trump announces he does NOT want to do any more debates with Kamala Harris, even if they’re on Fox News. Yup. Kamala wrecked him. It wasn’t even close. And now he’s scared of her.

@hborrud Ooof… that’s a lot of “coincidence” as I read the article. Wow. Thanks for the reporting.

@hborrud Oh that’s actually really interesting to wrap my mind around. My first curiosity is was it planned or coincidence because they just believe in each other…hmm

Most candidates for Portland mayor and City Council sent reciprocated contributions to other candidates, raising legal questions oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

@dirquez @GovTinaKotek @alex_zee That feels tough because oregon grape more seems like a fruit. Fun post to come across. Thanks.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this DNC panel, hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, that features @GovTinaKotek. But right away we learned the gov doesn't know what Oregon's state flower is. (I don't either, but @alex_zee knew it was the Oregon Grape.) #orpol

@dirquez @GovTinaKotek @alex_zee Not sure I know it but the forget me by comes to mind and seems funny if it’s true.

@GovTinaKotek @alex_zee Kotek wasn't alone among the 8 govs on stage in not being sure about state flower. Gretchen Whitmer argued that Michigan's flower was the "orange barrel." Even I know it's the apple blossom.

@hborrud Budget cuts or cover-ups? What kind of dystopian circus are we funding here? When did 'no budget' become the approved excuse for ignoring justice? “Welcome to the dystopia, where your claims are worth less than a line item."

Oregon Labor Bureau says it will dismiss hundreds of workers’ claims without $22M budget increase oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

We appreciate visitors following campfire bans at state parks around the state. This reduces wildfire risk and helps Oregon's first responders. All state parks east of the Cascades have fire bans. A complete list of statewide fire bans is here: bit.ly/3oxCn2C

🚨 Just received a phone call from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office this afternoon. Officer reads off his badge number & proceeds to ask if this is [my name] located at [my address] w/ SSN# [reads last 4 of my social]. Fuck. Was walking through Costco as I took the call.

@LakotaMan1 I am an organic lifeform, not a mechanical automaton. Beep boop.

So, a MAGA just told me that my followers are all bots. Asking my unbelievably amazing allies — are you a bot?

@dirquez As a former employee in the legislature there’s EXCELLENT reason Kotek didn’t get my personal vote for governor. Some people just don’t have any integrity in this world. At least I can probably assume correctly 1 of the 2 representatives that blocked past employment opportunities

Last week, Gov. Tina Kotek's office released 6,200 pages of emails -- many offering insight into concerns Kotek's staff had about the role of her spouse. Here's a timeline of some of the more notable exchanges. #orpol opb.org/article/2024/0…

@hborrud Office of the first spouse,.. please…

@hborrud This is why she never got nor will never get my vote. Shady work. Some people claw their way places. Others make it there with integrity.

Tina Kotek’s wife was deeply involved in administration long before governor began push to expand her role oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

For the first time since October of 2017 I have turned off twitter notifications because I have no idea what @elonmusk is doing with this app, but it’s not good stuff.

As a single mom of three and small business owner TikTok is where I bring in my clients and nearly 100% of my income. A ban would disrupt the housing security and financial security of millions of people. #tiktokban #TikTok #SmallBiz #SingleMoms #HousingCrisis

“God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.” - Saint Augustine

@robwdavis @redditportland Uhhhhhh yeah that looks legit

@_jlevinson @OPB Good.