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Based in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, Western States Center works nationwide to strengthen inclusive democracy. ✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏼

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 24/09/2026
Douglas Frank and other election deniers are at it again, and they're investing heavily in Oregon. We have a responsibility to know what's going on so we can counter it effectively. Learn more here: buff.ly/HnRkWKw
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The Truth About Douglas Frank
An election denier is touring Oregon, spreading lies about our safe and secure elections. We have the power to push back.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 24/09/2026
“The League of Women Voters of Clackamas County prioritizes informed, non-partisan information regarding issues that impact the community. We want to alert voters that election denier Douglas Franks is once again bringing his election lies to Oregon...” Read their full letter here: buff.ly/VML7f22
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Letter to the editor | Barnes: Use your right to vote wisely - The Outlook
The League of Women Voters of Clackamas County prioritizes informed, non-partisan information regarding issues that impact the community. We want to alert voters that election denier Douglas Franks…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 23/09/2026
Race Forward has selected us to present at Facing Race 2026! Join us for our session "Creative Resistance: Joy as Strategy in Movement-Building" in Raleigh, November 12-14! facingrace.us
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 22/09/2026
Our public dollars should reflect our values. Oregon should not spend taxpayer money on corporations that help carry out immigration enforcement operations that harm workers, families, and communities. Sign the petition: seiu503.tfaforms.net/817
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 22/09/2026
Higher Education classified workers are going on strike and need your support and solidarity! www.mobilize.us/seiu-oregon/...
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We Stand with SEIU 503 Members · Oregon Labor United
Higher Education classified workers are going on strike and need your support and solidarity! Across Oregon, working families are feeling economic pressure as the cost of housing, groceries, healthc...
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 21/09/2026
G'mar chatima tova.
This Yom Kippur arrives amid political polarization, threats to democracy, and moral urgency in the U.S. 

As Jewish communities reflect, atone, and commit to healing the world, we're reminded: teshuva (return) is not only personal. It's collective—social change carried out together.

That collective repair and renewal is also the work of an inclusive democracy.

To all observing: may your fast be meaningful, and may your reflection deepen your resolve.

G'mar chatima tova.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/09/2026
Los miembros de la comunidad deben tener cuidado con las posibles amenazas provenientes de personas que utilizan las redes sociales y las plataformas de transmisión en directo para crear contenido que promueve la intolerancia y perjudica a la democracia. Más información: buff.ly/cYwXkDb
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/09/2026
Western States Center unequivocally condemns political violence and intimidation, wherever it occurs, against anyone it targets. Read our full statement: buff.ly/3LdwQX1
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/09/2026
Today marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks. It’s a solemn day to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed that day in 2001 and to honor rescue workers and affected families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/zlO4CGH
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 10/09/2026
📣 It’s never too early to get ready for Election Day in Oregon! 👉 There are key races – local, statewide & federal – in Oregon this year. Make sure you're ready to vote. Check your registration at buff.ly/GlPMYUR or register at buff.ly/Z0Km1yn!
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 10/09/2026
“As Christian and faith leaders, we affirm that our mission calls us to follow our faith above any political ideology, party, or national identity... Our mission is to spread the message of love, humility, justice, and service to our neighbors." - Rev. Hacker & Rev. Dr. Love buff.ly/5xQO66a
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A Conversation With Two Pastors Pushing Back Against Christian Nationalism
Listen now | I covered Christian Nationalist celebrity Sean Feucht’s show Sunday in Yakima, Wa. and had an interesting conversation with an expert in religious trauma who calls his movement…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 09/09/2026
"He’s not just a Christian nationalist, more specifically he is a member of the New Apostolic Reformation... A decentralized religious and political movement that advances the idea that... demonic spirits are especially active in places of cultural and political power." buff.ly/U4mRNzH
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For Sean Feucht, worship is warfare — and politics is the battlefield  - FāVS News
This analysis shows how Sean Feucht blends revival, grievance and Christian nationalism in Yakima, Washington, further into a political movement aimed at reshaping American power.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 02/09/2026
A federal judge just admitted the law can't keep up with AI-generated sexual abuse imagery, which overwhelmingly targets women & girls. (1/3) Read the article: buff.ly/s4HP6IF
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 31/08/2026
An undercover DHS agent went to an open meeting at a Minneapolis brewery, then helped build a dossier on who was there. DHS calls it "standard law enforcement practice." We call it a reason to have a plan: buff.ly/CDLcSFa Full story: buff.ly/t62SwUC
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Are You Ready If Immigration Enforcement Shows Up at Your Venue? — Western States Center
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 27/08/2026
From a 2023 far-right clash to a thriving nonprofit tradition, Oregon City Pride returns Sat, 8/29 for its 4th year at Clackamas Community College. (1/2) hoodline.com/2026/08/oreg...
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Oregon City Pride 2026: From 2023 Clash to Annual Tradition
Oregon City Pride made national news in 2023 for a street fight between far-right groups. Three years later, it's a thriving nonprofit tradition.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 27/08/2026
Fixing Democracy: Chat & Chew hits Portland Sept 12! A workshop for girls, young women & gender-expansive youth (16-29) into civic engagement. Food & stipends provided, space limited. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Fixing Democracy Workshop: Registration Form
Join us for Fixing Democracy: Chat & Chew, an interactive youth-led workshop where young leaders, community members, and advocates will come together to explore the challenges facing our communities a...
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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Press briefing from yesterday, featuring Jac Archer (defendant), @anarchealing.com & organizers from @westernstatescenter.org , @protectdemocracy.org & PJALS discussing #Spokane3 post-trail motions in the case: drive.google.com/file/d/19GKu... keep an eye out for updates at spokane3support.com
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 26/08/2026
[PROTECT OREGON] Wednesday, August 26 at 6 p.m. PT REGISTER FOR TONIGHT'S TOWNHALL MEETING with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read to discuss Oregon’s safe and secure election system. Register here: bonamici.house.gov/live?emci=d8...
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I will hold a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 26 at 6 p.m. PT with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read to discuss Oregon’s safe and secure election system. As Donald Trump and…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 25/08/2026
Read our Dr. Beirich Solidarity Statement here: www.westernstatescenter.org/pressrelease...
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 20/08/2026
"Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary election." cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/19/n...
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Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary
Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 20/08/2026
"Conspiracy theories tell us the lie that all-powerful forces are behind the devastation our communities face." -Kate Bitz Momentum Program Senior Organizer Western States Center Read the full article in Range Media: buff.ly/zplnObf
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Tragedy vultures
From chem trails to data centers, conspiracy theories are distracting from the real stakes of what’s happening in our community.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 19/08/2026
Idaho LGBTQ+ artists! Two paid Culture Lab art calls extended. 1. Design inclusive bathroom signs — standard, cheeky, or trans-affirming: bit.ly/idcall4artform 2. An emblem venues display to show they have trans-safe restrooms: bit.ly/idcall4emblemform $500 per selected design. You keep your art.
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Disability Communities Defending Democracy @dcddemocracy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
There's been a lot of conspiracy theories about the fires in Spokane. This hurts a community that's already hurt by fire and smoke. This resource is about the fires. And it is about the conspiracy theories about the fires. It is in plain language.
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DCDD Plain Language Resource on Spokane Fires and Conspiracy Theories
This resource is in plain language. Plain language is a way of writing that is easier to read. This resource talks about the fires in Spokane. It also talks about conspiracy theories about the fire…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 12/08/2026
Low Cut Connie rocked Jimmy Kimmel Live last night 🎸 Friend of Culture Lab, forever. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMJx... Flashback to their Culture Lab Showcase set at AMP last October! Artists like LCC = a stronger, more joyful democracy.
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Low Cut Connie – Can’t Be Wrong
Low Cut Connie performs Can’t Be Wrong on Jimmy Kimmel Live. SUBSCRIBE to get the latest #Kimmel: http://bit.ly/JKLSubscribe Follow Jimmy Kimmel on Instagram: https://bit.ly/KimmelInstagram…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/08/2026
The U.S. military is not a domestic police force, and we will not normalize troops on our streets!
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/08/2026
Badlands and Toad Hall paused an AI face scanner marketed as security. Face scanners at the door do nothing for safety. They misID Black and brown patrons and take your biometric data. Your venue doesn't need a scanner. It needs trained staff and a solid plan. buff.ly/FbQGwjk
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/08/2026
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General, 50-49, despite warnings from 1,200+ former DOJ staff, 101 former judges, and Epstein survivors. "A man wholly undeserving and unfit to serve." — Maya Wiley Leadership Conference President and CEO civilrights.org/2026/08/08/t...
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The Leadership Conference Condemns Senate Confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General
Todd Blanche is a man wholly undeserving and unfit to serve as the Attorney General of the United States.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 07/08/2026
Idaho LGBTQ+ artists: two paid Culture Lab art calls are open. Design inclusive bathroom signs or an emblem venues display to show they have trans-safe restrooms. $500 per selected design, and you keep your art. Contest #01: bit.ly/idcall4artform Contest #02: bit.ly/idcall4emblemform
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/07/2026
July 30, 1778: Congress passed America's first whistleblower law, after two officers were sued for reporting their commander's abuse of prisoners. Congress funded their defense instead. 248 years later, National Whistleblower Day marks the same duty: Truth over rank.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 28/07/2026
CW: suicide, anti-trans violence May Pollard, 16, died by suicide in January after years under Idaho's anti-trans care and bathroom bans. Her parents are speaking out. 🧵 (1/3)
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 27/07/2026
Trump questions election security. Oregon's answer: signature-checked ballots, 24-hour surveillance, public observers, secure voter data. The facts: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/07/2026
A public-facing economist at Idaho's labor agency was also an anonymous account trafficking in Nazi imagery and white nationalist promotion. Communities deserve public servants who serve everyone. Naming this is how we protect our institutions.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/07/2026
"The Spillers have bought up much of downtown Battle Ground, WA, seated their own people in city hall, & bought the town's only newspaper. Now they're building a new church for a pastor tied to Christian nationalist Doug Wilson, and a dedicated group of locals is fighting back." buff.ly/lB1jYXO
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Battle Ground: The Making of a Christian Nationalist Company Town
Battle Ground, Washington, is becoming a blueprint for Christian nationalist localism. Through real estate, political influence, media ownership, and church networks, Maddox Industrial Transformer…
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 14/07/2026
Today is International Non-Binary People's Day. As anti-democracy movements work to erase non-binary people from public life, we're clear: a democracy where we all thrive includes non-binary people. Not as an exception, but as a given. #NonBinaryPeoplesDay
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 13/07/2026
"Employers can no longer exploit workers in dangerous jobs just because they live where they work." www.workingwa.org/for-media/20...
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Adult Family Home Workers Win Labor Rights Fight  — Working Washington
Today, the Washington Supreme Court announced a ruling granting the right to fair pay and safe workplaces to tens of thousands of the mostly-immigrant care workers who protect and care for our elderly...
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Ryan Randall @www.ryanpatrickrandall.com · 04/07/2026
I love both how this calls out these groups' weakness & these truths: The story of this country's first 250 years is the story of people who expanded democracy against those who tried to narrow it. [T]he promise of an inclusive democracy is still ours to keep—and we intend to keep it, together.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 10/07/2026
6 years after the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis, communities across the country will come together for a Weekend of Action from July 17-July 19 to urge and support their community members in exercising their sacred freedom to vote. 📍 Sign up to host/attend ➡️ GoodTroubleLivesOn.Org
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 04/07/2026
Groups like Patriot Front march in masks because their vision can't survive in the open, and because they know most Americans reject it.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 04/07/2026
Democracy isn’t something we have. It’s something we do, especially when things get difficult. So while they're betting on our exhaustion, we're betting on each other.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/06/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled that states can ban transgender girls from school sports. This is a devastating ruling for trans students across the country who simply want the freedom to play with their friends.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/06/2026
Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the 6–3 majority in Trump v. Barbara: the Constitution's text controls, full stop. Birthright citizenship stands. (1/4)
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/06/2026
Yesterday, SCOTUS dealt a blow to digital dragnets. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court held that police tracking your location history via geofence warrants is a Fourth Amendment search. Tech companies can't be weaponized into passive surveillance engines. Learn more: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/06/2026
🗳️ Today’s SCOTUS ruling in Watson v. RNC blocks a dangerous anti-democracy effort to throw out valid mail-in ballots facing postal delays. States keep the authority to protect voters and ensure accessible elections. Read LCCHR’s statement: civilrights.org/2026/06/29/t...
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 29/06/2026
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that the government can end TPS for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, and courts are barred from reviewing whether it even followed its own legal requirements. Justices Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor dissented. Read more: buff.ly/22euSkJ
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 20/06/2026
Our Culture Lab team was recently in Minneapolis for the NIVA convening and was fortunate enough to catch @jordanklepper.bsky.social's keynote!
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 19/06/2026
Juneteenth is a mandate to defend democracy, not just a historical memory. We honor Black freedom by actively resisting bigotry and organizing for an inclusive society where everyone belongs. ✊🏾 🔗 Check out our resources to strengthen democracy in your area: buff.ly/v6vuKVk
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/06/2026
FBI raids targeting the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are alarming political intimidation. For 20 years, OOC has protected voting rights for Black, brown, & working-class Ohioans. Voters choose leaders. Take action with Hands Off Ohio! Learn more at www.handsoffohio.org
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 08/06/2026
Civil rights organizations protect your vote, fight the hate groups threatening your community, and tell the truth about our past. This administration's response? Indict them. We join @splcenter.org in calling for the DOJ to dismiss this case.
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 04/06/2026
Follow LeFavour's journey from their 2-mile walk to the school bus along a dirt road to their monumental election as Idaho's first openly queer state senator. LeFavour will be joined in conversation by Amy Herzfeld-Copple, Executive Director of Western States Center. Learn more at
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Cole Nicole LeFavour With Amy Herzfeld-Copple
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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 29/05/2026
State AGs (incl OR & WA) sent a letter to Vanguard, Fidelity & Schwab for freezing customer donations to @splcenter.org. Caving to political bullying doesn't just ignore what donors want, it directly threatens free speech for groups fighting for civil rights and democracy. More:
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Attorney General Ellison urges funds to reevaluate decision to cut off Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a civil rights nonprofit that works to combat white supremacist organizations and other hate groups in numerous ways
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