{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf","title":"Political Coffee 12-29-25: Another bad Kotax idea repeal? state employees paid 4.4B last year, editorial parrots D ODOT talking points, Somali fraud is tip of iceberg, Omar's wealth went from 0 to 30M in one year! Trump's economy defies experts","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7d38d745\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2590,"description":"Another bad Kotax idea may get repealed by the people: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/12/26/effort-to-erase-homeless-camping-protections-moves-closer-to-the-ballot/ \nState employees earned by 4.4B last year, more than 500M more than previous year: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregon-state-employees-earned-44-billion-last-year-search-pay-for-all-workers.html \nBend Bulletin editorial parrots Dem ODOT talking points while not saying anything about R’s alternative plan to tax increases: https://bendbulletin.com/2025/12/27/editorial-where-odot-may-make-cuts-for-oregon-roads/ \nSomalia Minnesota exposed fraud is just the beginning: https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2005309795931185208 \nOmar’s personal wealth went from 0 to 30M in one year: is she getting a cut of fraud: https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/ilhan-omars-hubbys-30m-firm-quietly-scrubs-names-from-website-as-squad-member-faces-mounting-questions-on-sudden-wealth-amid-minnesota-welfare-fraud/ \nSomali migrants without car insurance get no ticket after causing major hit and run car crash: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/alleged-somali-migrants-without-insurance-get-major-hit/ \nKash/FBI release statement on Somali fraud: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/fbi-director-kash-patel-releases-statement-minnesota-fraud/ \nMinneapolis Daycare scandal is unique to blue states? https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/29/minneapolis-daycare-scandal-reveals-the-trajectory-of-blue-zone-fraud-culture/ \nTrump’s economy defies experts: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/one-year-in-trumps-economy-defies-the-experts-and-outpaces-g7-5961086?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 \n \n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gCzB600rR8K_m2qoDt5MjSvqlkm3eVTR3um0fljkoO8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4NzMxLzE2NDYw/ODk0ODItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}