For those of you interested in the confluence of climate change, radical GOP obstructionism, and conservative social media activism...get ready for Oregon's special session which starts on Feb 3. capitalpress.com/state/oregon/t…
The Oregon political watchers in this podcast made it seem as if another GOP walkout would not be surprising. There have been a few tweaks to the climate bill they sabotaged last year with a walk out, but probably not enough. spreaker.com/user/oregonpub…
Meanwhile, the "grassroots" organization that backed those GOP walkout senators last summer has had some internal squabbling...and now appears to have been taken over by some seasoned conservative operatives. wweek.com/news/state/201…
I work across the street from the state capitol, and so had a front row seat for the big protest last summer. Here's a thread where I tried to figure out what was going on.
