Advertise on podcast: Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

Are you ok with data centers on Federal lands? https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/data-centers-proposed-on-federal-land-in-eastern-oregon-western-states/  Dem US Senators  want to ban data centers: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/30/warren-pushes-data-center-moratorium-says-senate-dems-are-all-pretty-much-there-that-we-want-to-see-regulations/    Leftist tech giants will once again kill free speech by using AI : https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-leftist-tech-giants-monopolizing-ai-would-threaten-to-shut-down-free-speech/  Can Trump save the mid terms for Republicans? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/pollster-frank-luntz-delivers-more-bad-news-democrats/  Radical enviros sue every single time there is a federal timber sale awarded, which hurts rural communities and raises cost of lumber, not to mention allowing forests to burn completely down. https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/environment/2026/09/29/blm-appeals-a-judges-order-to-halt-logging-project-over-old-growth-protections/

Spencer Pratt “fight socialism Oregon” rally Oct 14th at Langdon Farms Golf Club and it’s free!! Register now! https://web.cvent.com/event/d2171557-ca26-43cc-8c3f-edf9156ae3b4/summary?utm_campaign=fightsocialismoregon&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_source=VanityURL  Can Kotax’s massive money advantage save her? https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/10-million-mystery-check-hangs-over-governors-race  Drazan’s billboard says it all: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99500-drazan-debuts-kotekbigquestion-billboards.html  Massive response to ODOT survey says fix the roads first! https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article317415132.html

Follow up with Garry on his AI generated walking/driving list in WA co for low propensity voters: Eco Freak insanity laid bare two Democrats about how protected Oregon forests are burning: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/the-forests-oregon-protected-are-burning/  If DSA controlled Dem party had it’s way, Phil Knight wouldn’t be rich enough to give away a billion for a UofO engineering school: https://ceoworld.biz/2026/09/28/phil-knights-1-billion-oregon-gift-turns-nike-wealth-into-engineering-ambition/

Kotax and Drazan don’t debate in Portland, but hit eachother. Did anything standout? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/oregon-governor-election-kotek-drazan-portland-forum/  Should Flock  cameras be banned in Oregon? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/oregon-flock-camera-police-privacy-automated-license-plate/

Another misleading headline in OR. Can’t trust MSM with this puff piece for SOS: https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/09/22/secretary-of-state-refers-portland-public-schools-to-department-of-justice-for-criminal-investigation-over-procedeo-contract/  Fishwrap puff piece on SOS: too bad he can’t audit the billions ODOT lost: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/09/oregon-department-of-education-fails-to-track-what-works-best-to-improve-high-schools-audit-finds.html  Portland communists doubling down on stupid: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/09/portland-councilors-seek-major-expansion-of-citys-ceo-pay-gap-tax.html Are women to blame for twice as many young men not getting married as those who married? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/24/twice-as-many-men-are-single-than-married-today-are-women-to-blame/

Should conservative Republicans back a temporary ban on diesel exports to lower prices? https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-backs-temporary-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-costs-ripple-through-economy-6093714?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1  Are you fed up with the lying mainstream media? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlWGJvRMHc0  Powerful article about how we c an go around legacy media: https://jdrucker.com/cable-news-and-legacy-media-lost-the-country-long-before-it-lost-the-ratings/  KOIN 6 media bias: Where’s the balance? https://www.koin.com/news/portland/protected-from-his-violence-arrest-warrant-issued-for-right-wing-live-streamer-after-violent-protest-at-the-sports-bra/  AP accuses Trump of lies in UN speech, but not really: https://apnews.com/article/trump-fact-check-united-nations-speech-278e6319580a8cfe9dabee90b2107a60?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

John Charles interview on Cascade Policy Institutes 35th anniversary dinner featuring Kimberly Strassel of the WSJ: https://cascadepolicy.org/ Former Sen Linthicum weekly interview:  Salem City Council votes for moratorium on data centers for 4 months. https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/09/21/salem-unanimously-passes-moratorium-on-data-centers/91875871007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx30p000550c000550e114950v11xx30d--51--b--51--&gca-ft=9&gca-ds=sophi  Cascade Policy: the case against data center moratorium: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99291-case-data-center-moratorium-oregon.html  Map of entire west coast $5 plus gas: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99338-map-oregon-hits-5-gas-entire-west-spiking.html  Example of media liberal bias: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/counterprotesters-clash-at-the-sports-bra-amid-ongoing-tensions/ Oregon’s data centers use 70% of energy all homes is a distracted headline: https://www.kptv.com/2026/09/21/report-finds-oregon-data-centers-used-electricity-equal-over-70-all-homes-state/

Coffee Klatch tonight at Bo and Vine: is your LG TV spying on you?  Anna Munson fundraiser tonight at Salem Convention Center from 4-6:30pm https://www.vote-annamunson.com/  Cascade Policy’s 35th anniversary dinner with WSJ columnist Kimberly Strassel: https://cascadepolicy.org/  Rep Yunker calls out Kotax’s hypocrisy for her raising your electrical rates: https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2101402082762993780   Wyden/Merkley demand IG investigation based on ‘fake?’ DHS whistleblower: https://ktvz.com/news/2026/09/18/sens-wyden-merkley-demand-investigation-into-illegal-dhs-access-to-voter-data/  Trump’s Greenland/Denmark deal shouldn’t have been a surprise: https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/21/trumps-greenland-deal-makes-the-world-more-secure-and-makes-the-media-less-relevant-than-ever/  Winning? US poverty rate lowest ever recorded: https://wheninyourstate.com/usa/census-bureau-reveals-us-poverty-rate-has-reached-its-lowest-level-on-record/

Stop dead people from voting in Oregon. Learn how patriots like you can do that by attending the 17th Annual The Gathering of the Eagles, Sept 19th. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-17th-annual-the-gathering-of-the-eagles-tickets-2000758872647  Don’t let Kotax cancel your gas tax no vote! ODOT is finding all kinds of money under the cushions: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99252-kotek-cancel-gas-tax-vote-surplus-abounds.html  Kotax touts more promises to make things better if you just give her another 4 years: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/kotek-oregon-governor-reelection-platform-policies/  The left’s 2029 blueprint for destroying America: https://nataliegwinters.substack.com/p/revealed-rebuild-usaid-reshape-the

Tina Peters interview on her keynote speech at the Gathering of the Eagles this Saturday 19th. https://tinapeters.us/  Register for the 17th Annual The Gathering of the Eagles Saturday Sept 19th the VIP fundraiser for Tina Peters on Sept 18th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-17th-annual-the-gathering-of-the-eagles-tickets-2000758872647  SCOTUS blocks Trump’s plan to have the USPS not send out mail ballots in states that don’t comply with his previous EO. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-blocks-new-postal-service-mail-ballots-trump/  Thomas and Alito dissent: https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/15/scotus-blocks-trumps-mail-in-voting-order-ahead-of-midterms/

Stop voter fraud in OR! Learn how by attending the Gathering of the Eagles this Saturday Sept 19th and register now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-17th-annual-the-gathering-of-the-eagles-tickets-2000758872647 Is Trump shooting himself and Republicans in the foot with high gas prices from the Iran war, advocating for data centers and Flock cameras? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/11/flock-cameras-are-the-new-patriot-act/ Trump says he likes Flock cameras: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/video-trump-says-he-likes-flock-cameras-law/  Trump’s top 25 accomplishments in second term so far: https://x.com/roddmartin/status/2098771218631364908?s=43  Two sides of data center debate in Oregon: https://katu.com/news/your-voice-your-vote/your-voice-your-vote-the-two-sides-of-the-data-center-debate  Kotek hypocrisy: Her X post about shutting down state agency data center at the Friday rally was generated by AI: https://x.com/jeff_eager/status/2098646256742781259?s=43

1 year since Charlie Kirk’s assassination: why is the left celebrating his death? https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/10/left-wing-violence-is-still-an-existential-threat-to-the-republic/  GP story on Charlie: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/one-year-ago-today-senseless-assassination-charlie-kirk/   Charlie’s warning about Islam two days before assassination: https://rumble.com/v7fbcys-charlie-kirk-said-islam-is-the-sword-the-left-is-using-to-slit-the-throat-o.html?mref=1wxk5&mc=ehuil   Trump lays out economic vision in convention speech: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/trump-gop-vision-strong-borders-low-taxes-no-crime/  Troller in Chief! Trump fights fire with fire by offering free stuff ($5,000) to each American if Republicans remain in control in midterms: https://apnews.com/article/trump-dividend-5k-5000-check-republicans-cc80644e3168acd31c892129fb849436?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us  New study shows Spotted Owl functionally extinct: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/09/study-northern-spotted-owls-functionally-extinct-pacific-northwest/  Yet Dan Rayfield files suit to stop Trump’s definition revisions to ESA: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-will-continue-to-fight-back-states-sue-to-stop-changes-to-endangered-species-act/  Crazy leftists like those who pushed IP28 now want to stop killing of barred owls that have destroyed the spotted owls: https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/hoot-dont-shoot-barred-owl-us-fish-wildlife-oregon-spotted-cull-plan/283-c807a076-374a-478b-b4c0-c11fa79f267a

What are you top voting concerns? https://oregoncatalyst.com/99088-top-voter-concerns-26-issues.html   Is this happening in OR? Likely: Dem NGO getting tax dollars to register illegals to vote in Maine https://rumble.com/v7fa4ie-democrats-registering-illegal-voters-scam-in-maine-exposed.html?mref=1t8q76&mc=5gu6n How often is this happening in OR? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/michigan-man-says-voting-records-show-two-absentee/  2 Trillion of adjusted gross income left blue states for red states: https://oregoncatalyst.com/97096-chart-2-trillion-left-liberal-states-conservative.html  OR incompetence on full display: https://www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/09/07/oregon-paid-consultants-handsomely-to-recruit-a-hospital-chief-two-years-on-the-search-continues/  Communist Portland city council decides not to impose vacancy fee on downtown  property owners: https://katu.com/news/investigations/portland-councilors-take-vacancy-fee-off-the-table-after-city-study-oregon-residential-office-space-real-estate-vacancy-rates-buildings-city  Drazan plan restores hope for young people in OR: https://www.christinefororegon.com/drazan-plan/