response to Covid protocols; the organization, which managed to put its area Lets look at red states vs blue states. Republicans in the legislaturethis time, those in the House tooagain walked challenge from the Democratic Party. and that hed put two and two together.), Since its founding three years ago, Timber Unity has offered a notably People Standards would force polluters to limit their emissions over several decades, eventually getting to zero. How you can get involved in campaigns, support the Republican efforts. During the primary season, the group endorsed 16 County Commission candidates. Because the Democrat Party has made it clear they want socialism. He said Parrish promised that once the association was formed, the trademark would be transferred. have officiated a gay wedding, I consider myself pro-choice. Other local Timber Unity endorsements includeEd Diehl for House District 17 and incumbentAnna Scharf in House District 23. After Timber Unity was accused of being part of QAnon in Copyright 2022 #TimberUnity - All Rights Reserved. Then up next, Angelita Sanchez who takes a more personalized approach as she helps us to understand what our nations truckers are experiencing; many of whom are small-businesses owners. beard, lives in Vernonia, a small timber town tucked in the mountains around While Leavy is not proud of his past, he credits his struggle for giving him the courage to take action when he learned about a cap-and-trade bill in Salem to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 2023 The I Spy Radio Show | Powered by, Get a little more intelligence on big government, Take Action! Soon after helping create the PAC, Julie Parrish instated Mike Pihlwhom Leavy said the Timber Unity PAC and Timber Unity Association were formed on the advice and direction of Parrish. a low boy, a chip truck, it dont matter! he wrote. Yes, it really does matter. Show Summary: While the presidential race is by far the most critical, down ballot races are massively important. Shortly after this years midterm elections, an anti-government group in Oregon called Timber Unity posted a call to action on Facebook. Folks - a wild ride tonight for Timber Unity and our endorsed candidates. There is a tremendous difference between the parties. month later, Representative Mike Nearman, whom Timber Unity had endorsed, would Thousands had mobilized in Here's what we know so far.. We SOLIDLY are winning the coast. I would almost call it nefarious or coded., All of this has created internal rifts over what exactly Timber Unity Or should. Wilson, the House minority leader, said he was sick of Portland imposing rules Shortly after this year's midterm elections, an anti-government group in Oregon called Timber Unity posted a call to action on Facebook. Before that, he struggled with drug addiction that led to felony convictions for property crimes. (See more ways Red states are beating Blue states at Just the News.). This statement came after video surfaced showing one of Timber Unity's endorsed politicians, Oregon Rep. Michael Nearmen, opening a door on Dec. 21 that later allowed far right, pro-Trump. Flip the senate. You have a say. political polarization, but her proclamations ring hollow, given her ties; at a Look at what we have here!!! There is a tremendous difference between the parties. claimed ignorance. One of Timber Unity's endorsed candidates, David Loveall, has already won the primary, beating a nonpartisan incumbent backed by the Democratic Party by just 98 votes. How have these men and women managed to keep the goods we need flowing, while adapting to stressors that would send many of us over the top if it were our job? And Mike Pihl, a former Timber Unity president, was already listed as an endorsement on Drazans website. 11a noon: KLBM 1450AM (Union County) Jim Pasero, a Republican consultant, said crowd to chant, Lets go, Brandon, and questions focused on the declining Of the 15 county commissioners Timber Unity endorsed in 2020, 12 were It is time to end one-party rule in Oregon. Taking over these hyper-local positions has been central to Timber Unitys strategy of political influence. have legal control over your life and business. the marketplace, thereby driving up the price and taking away local business. August 11, 2022. the consulting firm Parrish owns with her husband. like Pihl to have a job. Although Pihl resigned as president six months agobecause, he said, They just want Republican bodies in the House or Senate so the Oregon Democrats can pass whatever they want. kind of crazy camp of whatever. Pihl chimed in to say that when Timber Unitys And, shockingly, a lot of them are left empty. Dont miss it! Timber Unity, a right-wing group that was established last June and claims to represent a loose coalition of truckers and loggers, has received most of the credit for the walkouts by organizing . At the end of it, somoene. But when we look around and see during current times with governments mandates about when and how were to shop and gather; or roads closed because fires have over taken much of Oregons western counties but are fully open on the eastern side of the mountains, stores still get stocked. an openly queer person want to be? Parrish recently told me she isnt really involved in Timber Unity divide; several districts on the coast flipped Republican, while the House with schools on how to guide students toward jobs in agriculture, mechanics, Timber Unity has successfully tapped into deep-seated resentments over environmental regulation, and its statewide support seems here to stayat least for now. After researching the legislation, he called Shelly Gedenberg-Solum of Gedenberg Log Trucking. Britta All stations stream live! take the time for our future! dismissed the notion, often put forth by liberals, that tourism or green jobs He said when he and others were approached by Julie Parrish, a former Republican state lawmaker from West Linn, and Lindsay Berschauer, who is now a Yamhill County commissioner, they followed the lead of the more experienced politicians. Soon after that protest, right-wing figures, including anti-vaxxers and secessionists, joined Timber Unity. 20,000 Douglas fir trees that he thins for entertainment. corporation., With new leadership in control, Timber Unity held what was likely its Here's why. He said Gedenberg-Solum urged him to reach out to Johnson, a prominent critic of cap and trade who had leverage to counter the majority Democrats behind the policy. Its anti-government and anti-environmental rhetoric was similar to that used by Timber Unity, which sees environmental and government regulation as an infringement on freedom and rights. showed up, including the states Three Percenters organization, a group that Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election, Fiery Greece train collision kills 32, injures at least 85, A condition called POTS rose after covid, but patients can't find care, Drones fly deep inside Russia; Putin orders border tightened, Rep. Lauren Boebert Gets Absolutely Schooled By Jamie Raskin Using Trump's Own Words, SoCal storm timeline: More snow, heavier rain expected Wednesday, See where South Shore high school boys and girls basketball teams landed in MIAA tourney, Worcester State, Nichols learn landing spots in NCAA men's basketball tournament. And fight back and stand up against the Democrat agenda of socialism and tyranny as they try to politically strangle good people into saying nothing. 7p 8p: KAJO 1270AM or 99.7FM (Grants Pass/Medford) | Direct Link: KAJO Live Stream, Air Dates: Oct 31 & Nov 1, 2020 | Jo Rae Perkins, Alek Skarlatos, Angelina Sanchez. assistants on nationwide ballots, claims it now has 50,000 members. For literally billions. The campaign has removed two Republicans from its official list of endorsers: Rep. Jeff Helfrich (R-Cascade Locks), who last year donated $250 to Johnson and $175 to Republican gubernatorial. Unlike the way #TimberUnity grew so quickly, he wants Oregon Natural Resource Industries to build slowly and methodically. By all appearances, My impression is Because your neighbor is ignoring or forgetting to vote those down ballot races, you get to have more say. And to whom they will give it. The Columbian is becoming a rare example of a news organization with local, family ownership. Like Oregons governor did just a dew weeks ago on a national news program. Head to, One of the first steps to getting involved, whether you or join the ORP, is to make contact with your local county Republican party. where members are encouraged to donate to the PAC. It is with the deepest sense of betrayal we see these kinds of tricks instead of straightforward, honest discussions where all sides have a say. And right now it comes down to hope and joy and love and embrace of life on the Republican side. more trees and less government.. At the end of it, somoene will have legal control over your life and business. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Summary: March 8, 2022, the filing deadline, ended with multiple legislative races in Oregon with no candidatesten seats in total (4 seats with no Republican candidate; six with no democrat candidates). call from Parrish. Leavy, for his part, chose to rebrand. Listen anywhere! Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Republicans remarkable ability to encourage and ultimately co-opt rural coming up for a vote in the legislature. published that March that highlighted more alt-right ties: One of Timber racist and fascist because he didnt know these terms. )*Klamath Project Drought Response Agency funding consists of $15 million from the Bureau of Reclamation is falling short of what will actually be necessary. month later, a 501c (6) called the Timber Unity Association, a paid membership From there, the next down ballot race drops another 20% of participation. Since And good, family wage jobs even for those who dont want to travel or be away from family. And this year, dont waste it by giving even more control to people who want to control you. after the general election. threatened species in 1990, workers and employers found common cause in a way he planned to slaughter his own Thanksgiving turkey. suggested that Timber Unity might someday work After scheduling a meeting with the state senator in Salem, he said, "it went from 0 to 60. Mike was brought in more as a figurehead, he said. Many of them, including the trucker and movements founder, Jeff Leavy, viewed the bill as a means of killing jobs. Angelita Sanchez, a co-director of the Timber Unity PAC, told me, vaguely, that Johnson was a yes vote on a gas tax, which Sanchez considered a bad vote.. The group is flexing its political muscle in the 2022 elections via endorsements. The yellow vests came to embody not In fact, many of us take it for granted that when we walk into a grocery store, pharmacy, hardware store, or a host of others theres always going to be a full shelf of items for us to choose from. Show Summary: The media-induced panic-mongering over the corona virus reached new heights this week. He was Stimson Lumber CEO who gave the Timber Unity PAC its first $5,000, is also a It asked its followers to "bombard . Saturdays believe in you either. He owns 63 acres on a low hill, where hes planted it was taking over my lifethe website of former House Minority Leader and that hed put two and two together.), The bill was on its way to the Democrat-led House, where it would later Timber Unity founder Jeff Leavy speaks at a Timber Unity rally at the Oregon Capitol in Salem on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. in Sweet Home. Special interests have bought our elected officials. She said her son, who is in his early twenties and is a helicopter Betsy Johnson had been an early supporter of the group, which advocates for rural workers in Oregon's timber industry.Watch more The Story videos: http://bit. In response to questions from The Astorian, Parrish described herself as a volunteer for #TimberUnity who lends advice and support when asked. attended the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, won a City Council position are moving further right, toward extremism. Parrish puppeteered Timber Unity into an arm of the Republican Party. He said political opportunists seized on #TimberUnity's initial success, took control and ultimately left the leadership divided. Pihl told me he didnt think I really dont think so. Not enough. President Trump fights to correct problems that Americans are facingwhile having to fight off both media and Democrats attacks every step of the way. other states. successful model of anti-government organizing aimed at local political The ongoing farmer protests in the Netherlands also erupted over Sanchez, the PAC co-director, did not yet know as of In this 2020 file photo, Timber Unity supporters protesting acap-and-trade measure in Salem wave at a Boshart truck from Tangent. explained. 'I will not sit and watch another mill close'. When Jeff Leavy, a trucker from Clatskanie, Oregon, heard in mid-2019 that Five Different Times, on Seven Different Stations. I have it sitting on my desk, I read it all the time and theres so many protected already, like the Siuslaw National Forest. Links Mentioned The group endorsed several winning candidates in the 2020 election, and even helped flip a House seat that hadn't voted for a Republican in two decades. From Facebook group to political action committee in a couple of weeks, Timber Unity was borne on the early donation of an industry stalwart, quickly establishing itself in opposition to House Bill 2020. If theres no difference, why is it in California, the king of blue states, Democrat Gov Newsome is trying his best to make Thanksgiving a day of joy and gratitude and giving thanks into a day of misery by micromanaging it to death. claimed that Governor Kate Brown had had several meetings with the Chinese A The name #TimberUnity, which Leavy said he and his fiance came up with while laying in bed, became central to the movement. equivalent of 25,000 metric tons; companies emitting more would have to buy (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle). Andrew Miller, CEO of the And, shockingly, a lot of them are left empty. of her more liberal voting record, but she said the group was throwing support she said. Heres why. By October 2019, Leavy resigned from the #TimberUnity association board after growing increasingly angry and frustrated, but he remained a member. 10a 11a: KFIR 720AM (entire Willamette Valley) | Direct Link to KFIR Live Stream Among the conditions, the association would have to agree to limit its efforts to supporting membership development and education on issues. The funds were also added under the PAC. should stand for. reason the organization should worry the left. When it came time to endorse in the Oregon governor's race, although industry-friendly, nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson helped get the political action committee off the ground, Timber Unity threw its support behind Christine Drazan. Parrish pointed to the debate #TimberUnity hosted in Hillsboro in April for candidates in the Republican primary for governor. He said he was homeless when he stopped using drugs and started rebuilding his life. I Spy Radio is now available on your favorite platform, or you can grab it right here. Dont worrycatch the podcast version. walk backwards. The conservation nonprofit Oregon Wild, published that March that highlighted more alt-right ties: One of Timber natural resources as their playground. In turn, she said, they dont want people Later, I got the sense that they were being Jul. Yet. Even though she lost, other conservative candidates won and did so with help from Timber Unity, an increasingly active conservative organization with a decidedly anti-conservation agenda. ). blueprint for other far-right groups looking to build political influence at There is a tremendous difference between the parties. Alex probably is outdoors when hes not behind a camera or notepad. To do that, Republicans need to take back at least enough seats to break the super-majority. the groups alt-right ties, Parrish spoke at length about job protection and Power in numbers! Its not enough to just be a part of Timber Unity. In fact, the bill would have financially benefitted rural communities, such as theirs, affected by climate change. divide; several districts on the coast flipped Republican, while the House And then over the years as the mills closed, it shifted., How exactly did Timber Unity get to this point, and what can be learned about environmental regulation. Taking over these hyper-local positions has been central to Timber Unitys strategy of political influence. Parents Rights in Education, 13-01 Shaking off Yesteryear & Hoping for Change in the New Year 2023 Preview, 12-51 Theyre Spying on Us | Government Immunity, Royalty, and the Rest of Us, 12-50 The Big Spend Economics Dont Matter in the Biden Economy, 12-49 Government Accountability: Censorship and an Astounding Supreme Court Case. peaceful proteststurned Vote Red in, 13-08 The Mad, Mad Spending Real School Choice Needed in Oregon, 13-06 Killing Title IX Protections in the Name of Woke | Plus Part 4: Choosing New Schools, 13-05 The Way Out: Real School Choice | Parents Rights Part 3, 13-04 Have Democrats Learned their Lesson? The news that Timber Unity endorsed Drazan wasnt a complete surprise despite the fact that an early Timber Unity supporter, Betsy Johnson, ran this year as an independent. Well discuss with him Trumps exciting budget proposal that does what so many fiscal conservatives have dreamt of: a return to a balanced budget, honest-to-goodness cuts in federal spending. success of bullying tactics. Air Dates: Sept. 12th & 13th, 2020 | Jana Jarvis of Oregon Trucking Associations. In northern California this year, secessionists from the State of Jefferson, the militia-backed group that attended early Timber Unity While on the Democrat side, its fear and doom and life horrible and theres no point to it. the late 2000s, hes been featured on the History Channel reality TV show Ax Men. running for governor. But thats just the start of it. Also, Timber Unity takes action in Oregon to get leaders with common sense into office. The rise of Timber Unity mimics previous anti-government movements, particularly in western states. Here in Oregon, its not that the legislature couldnt have acted to take away Gov Browns emergency powers. into, at times, violence and vandalism. 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