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Marlene Whitaker

@cattycaw.bsky.social
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Retired up here in Oregon about six years ago and loving grandmother life these days. Former political cartoonist who worked around the Bay Area, Bend, and Salt Lake City over the years.

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livethinklearn.bsky.social @livethinklearn.bsky.social · 12h
Every candidate this season should be saying this. Krause is a leader.
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The 2nd District Ledger @riseupsoregon.bsky.social · 15h
A read
the2nddistrictledger.substack.com
Saruman Summons the Mad as Hell Keyboard Warriors
Hicks campaign manager Debra Royal points her army at Salem. Mordor is not on the list.
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The 2nd District Ledger @riseupsoregon.bsky.social · 15h
Link to free article in comments.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 15h
Elon is pure scum and will undermine our democracy this midterm.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17h
Musk is doing everything he can to shut this down before it reaches your eyes. On behalf of all those who lost their careers or their lives because of Musk, please share.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Will Cliff debate? Probably not.
YouTube video by Chris Beck for Congress
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Team Denise! Vote Blue 💙
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Let 'em take out San Diego." Trump, Nebraska, Monday. 115,000 troops. Their kids. The Pacific Fleet. Sailors on the Lincoln, nine months at sea for his war, home Thursday. He called them a small price. The MAGA crowd clapped. That's treason. Vote out every Republican. Save democracy this midterm.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is leadership!
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The 2nd District Ledger @riseupsoregon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Elon Musk's PAC paid Blitz Canvassing to knock doors for Trump in 2024. This year, Bring Balance to Salem, whose top donors include billionaire Phil Knight, paid Blitz $650,000. Brad Hicks got more of the PAC's canvassing than any other candidate: $210,000. Same firm. Different billionaire. 🤮
Political graphic on a beige background with portraits of two men at the lower left and right. Large text reads: “Backed by billionaire Phil Knight. Bring Balance Back to Salem hired the same canvassing company used by Elon Musk. $210,000 spent to canvass for Brad Hicks. When they come to your door, know this: They are paid canvassers. Not volunteers.”
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furryninja.bsky.social @furryninja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Vote Brad Hicks out. He, along with every other Republican, only cares about lining his own pockets with our quality of life and our tax $. Hold your nose, if you have to, and vote for the Democrat.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the type of leadership we deserve in Medford.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No to Data Centers in Rogue Valley tell Brad Hicks and his Billionaire Donors and the corrupt Chamber of Commence Keep Data Centers OUT! www.change.org/p/prevent-th...
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am voting for Denise Krause!
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
youtu.be
LP - Lost On You (Live)
YouTube video by LP
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NO WAY! I am done with MAGA Republicans!
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
n 2026, the last thing Southern Oregon needs is more billionaires buying politicians. 🤮🤮🤮
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Rogue Valley Pepper Shakers aim to defend and support LGBTQIA2S+ spaces, reproductive rights, and marginalized communities through education, countering bigoted rhetoric, and providing safer sex/reproductive, menstrual, and gender affirming supplies. 😍
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Keeping it real! Good bunch. rvpeppershakers.com
rvpeppershakers.com
The Rogue Valley Pepper Shakers
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Elect local democrats
jcdemocrats.org
Jackson County Democratic Party | Oregon
Get involved and help us get Democrats elected in Jackson County! The Jackson County Democratic Party has many grassroots organizing opportunities in our beautiful Rogue Valley here in Oregon.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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JX Meets Local Leaders: Darby Ayers-Flood, mayor of Talent, OR
Darby Ayers-Flood, mayor of Talent, OR joins the Exchange.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Let's support our local leaders.
cityoftalent.org
Mayor's Office
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Almost ready for my Roseburg home to be sold. Great memories.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
opb.org
Prescribed burn turns into wildfire 14 miles from Bend
The U.S. Forest Service had been setting prescribed fires around Pine Mountain. Then the fires jumped containment lines.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
We must stop this type of politics
amnesty.org
‘Politics of demonization’ breeding division and fear
Politicians wielding a toxic, dehumanizing “us vs them” rhetoric are creating a more divided and dangerous world, warned Amnesty International today as it launched its annual assessment of human right...
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
We are better than SMEARS!!!
nbcnews.com
Campaign tactics veer toward smear
While negative campaigning is a tradition in American politics, this year's version in many races has an eccentric shade, filled with allegations of moral bankruptcy and sexual perversion.[!]
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
timescolonist.com
Comment: Four reasons why dirty politics create 'bad' leaders
Our perceptual biases, our human tendencies, and the way campaigns are run all combine to affect both who we choose as leaders and how we perceive them.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
@petersage.bsky.social Who is really behind all of this? Not the candidates. The people behind the curtain pushing division, leaks, anonymous attacks, and political sabotage inside their own party. There is rot here. If it is not confronted honestly, it will destroy the party from within.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
@petersage.bsky.social Who is really behind all of this? Not the candidates. The people behind the curtain pushing division, leaks, anonymous attacks, and political sabotage inside their own party. There is rot here. If it is not confronted honestly, it will destroy the party from within.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Politics—good politics—is public service. There is no life or occupation in which a man can find a greater opportunity to serve his community or his country. This is my light. — Harry S. Truman
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We just have to be better!
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Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
People in Maine treasure their right to vote. The SAVE Act undermines that right. I’ve fought to stop voter suppression efforts in Maine, and I’ll do the same in the U.S. Senate.
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Kevin Stine @kevinstine.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Last week I said a farewell to our four wonderful Medford City Councilors. Many years of discussions about how to improve the place we all care about, and the pathways to do so. Thanks to Sarah Spansail, Tim D’Alessandro, Eric Stark, and Chad Miller for their service to Medford. #orpol
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Oregon District 2 Indivisible @ord2indivisible.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
opb.org
5 years after the Almeda Fire, Talent’s new resident-owned mobile home park is thriving
We talk with Erica Alexia Ledesma, co-founder and executive director of Coalición Fortaleza in Southern Oregon about the resiliency of the community her nonprofit serves.
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Marlene Whitaker @cattycaw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
kdrv.com
Oregon House passes clean energy bill to cut costs for families
The Oregon House has passed HB 4031, a bill aimed at reducing energy costs for residents and promoting renewable energy development.
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