Tillamook County Democrats

06/18/2026

President Obama knows how to throw a party. And it’s being live-streamed.

The official opening of the Obama Presidential Center this week will double as one of the year’s most impressive all-star music gatherings.

The invitation-only dedication ceremony, scheduled for tomorrow in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park, will feature performances and appearances from a cross-generational lineup that includes Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Common, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, the Roots, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Marc Anthony, Tems, Bono and the Edge of U2 and actress/producer Marsai Martin.

The event marks the formal unveiling of the 19.3-acre Obama Presidential Center, a sprawling campus designed to serve as both a museum and civic hub inspired by the values and legacy of Barack and Michelle Obama. The ceremony will be livestreamed via Obama.org and the Obama Foundation’s social channels, while ticketed guests will gather nearby at Midway Plaisance Park to watch the proceedings on large screens.

“This Grand Opening ceremony will be unlike any other,” Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett says. “We hope to inspire people everywhere to believe in their power to bring change home.”

The roster reflects the broad coalition of artists who have intersected with Obama’s political and cultural orbit over the years. Springsteen and Obama famously collaborated on the Renegades: Born in the USA podcast and book, while Common, Wonder, Vedder, John Legend and the Roots have all been frequent participants in Obama-era events and initiatives. Bono and the Edge, meanwhile, have long worked alongside the former president on global development and humanitarian issues.

Organizers describe the ceremony as a gathering of “global leaders, artists, changemakers and citizens,” with a focus on civic engagement and community action as much as entertainment.

Located in Chicago’s South Side, the Obama Presidential Center includes a museum, library, public gardens, walking paths and community gathering spaces. Following the grand opening, the campus will be open daily to visitors free of charge.

06/18/2026

Great news out of Georgia.

BREAKING: Georgia House Republicans won't redraw the state's maps during a special session that was set to begin today.

"Changes to Georgia's maps should take place only when members of the General Assembly and citizens have been given ample opportunity to...engage in meaningful discussion."

06/18/2026

More great leadership from Oregon! Thank you, Senator Merkley!

06/18/2026

Appreciating Representative Bonamici’s leadership!

Secretary McMahon has betrayed students, families, and educators by dismantling and demolishing the Department of Education, something she does not have authority to do. Congress created the Department and it would take an Act of Congress to shut it down. About 90 percent of students in this country attend public schools. Students have the right to equal access without discrimination and students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate education.

I will not stand by and let Sec. McMahon destroy the federal programs, funding, and research that are critical to public schools and the millions of students they serve.

Read more here:
https://bonamici.house.gov/media/press-releases/bonamici-announces-resolution-impeach-education-secretary-linda-mcmahon

06/17/2026

Reminding all of you that 5 Calls makes it so easy to do activism by having everything queued up for you, along with facts like the ones below for you to read before you call. 

Senator Merkley is already speaking out about this issue, and he told us at his recent town hall how important it is for us to make calls and how much that supports him. Congresswoman Bonamici echoed that sentiment.

The Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration has led to a spike in detentions, with reports from ICE facilities across the country …

06/17/2026

Reverend Chuck Currie, after viewing the trailer which includes Trump, “Democracies do not do this.”

A liberal Portland activist who says his leisurely outing to the movies Sunday took an Orwellian turn when a new “Department of War” video promoting President Donald Trump’s hyper-macho foreign policy interrupted the trailers is fighting back against what he called the government’s “propaganda” — and drawing support on social media.

https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/06/we-will-hunt-you-down-trump-says-in-movie-trailer-that-stunned-portland-theatergoers.html?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

06/17/2026

Such a perfect illustration of what happens when predictive science is willfully ignored.

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

06/17/2026

One of the many inspirational videos about people who changed America that Heather Cox Richardson‘s team is putting out leading up to the Fourth of July.

Katherine Richardson is a Professor in Biological Oceanography at t...