Hazel was an early supporter of the North Idaho Republicans group, while Price is a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee loyalist. idahoednews.org/elections/di… #idpol #idleg #elections #idaho

Extended interview: Former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse has metastatic pancreatic cancer. He spoke with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley about where America has been and where it could still go.

Common Sense Friday Republican Party Veritas "Accuse your enemy of what you are doing, as you are doing it, to create confusion." Saul Alinsky ‘Rules for Radicals’ In a recent opinion piece, political operative and campaign consultant Becky Funk, who self identifies as a North Idaho “Republican,” makes the claim that political parties are public entities and not private organizations. I would agree with her but then we would both be wrong. It is a fact, confirmed by the Idaho courts, that political parties are private organizations which are free to assemble and self-determine their membership. The right of free association is enumerated in the Bill of Rights and the courts have found that the right to associate includes the right to not associate. This allows Republicans, only Republicans, to vote in the Republican Primary. Some people argue that anyone, regardless of party affiliation, should be allowed to vote for who will be the Republican candidate in the General Election. Would these same people argue that residents of Post Falls should be able to vote in the Coeur d’Alene city elections? I doubt it, but the analogy is solid. What it means to be a Republican is described in our platform with each “plank” of the platform listing a principle or idea that members should share. You are a Republican because you mostly agree with the Idaho Republican Party Platform. The Platform has evolved gradually over time. Every two years the party holds a convention and considers changes to the Platform. These are debated and then voted on by over 600 delegates that were themselves elected by Republicans from all corners of Idaho. The Platform defines the party and when voters cast their vote for a Republican they assume that the person they are voting for believes in the Platform. The party is obligated to vet the candidates to protect the public’s trust. If a candidate presents themselves as a Republican, with all the advantages that comes with the brand, the party has a duty to ensure fidelity. Truth in advertising. Ms. Funk closes her opinion piece with the claim that the North Idaho “Republicans” (NIR) “believe in open debate, transparent processes, and accountability.” Really…..Really… Let’s compare her claims to reality. The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) is the official Republican Party in Kootenai County. NIR is not. The KCRCC is comprised of 74 Precinct Committeemen, elected by the Republicans in each of the 74 precincts. NIR members are not elected. The KCRCC operates under Idaho Code, published State Party Rules, KCRCC Bylaws and Roberts Rules of Order. NIR has no published bylaws or rules. KCRCC membership is public record. A list of Precinct Committeemen names and addresses is maintained by the county clerk. NIR membership is dark. The KCRCC holds regular meetings where the public is invited. NIR meetings are held in secret with armed guards to exclude the “wrong” kind of Republicans, even if they are Republican elected officials. The KCRCC recommends candidates after an extensive process outlined in our Bylaws (available online). The NIR endorses candidates using an unknown process by an elite few with no vote by the members and their endorsements frequently parallel those made by democrats. NIR was fined the maximum amount by the Secretary of State for campaign finance violations. Ms. Funk implies the KCRCC is doing what the NIR is factually guilty of doing. Alinsky would be proud. The KCRCC is dedicated to open debate and a transparent and well defined process. We spend countless hours informing voters, including publishing and delivering over 80,000 Voter Guides to every household. We work hard to ensure that when you vote for a Republican you are getting a Republican and not a democrat with an “R” next to their name. It’s just common sense

As we look to celebrate 250 years of our great nation, it is evident that the state of our Union is strong! Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump. Idahoans look forward to another year of bold leadership dedicated to putting the American people FIRST.🇺🇸

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North Idaho College is expecting good news regarding maintaining its accreditation tonight from NWCCU. It’s been on probation because of the way its board of trustees governed the school in the past, but the college says new trustees have regained trust in the school. @kxly4news

This video should unsettle anyone who takes the United States seriously as a nation. Because it exposes something dangerous: the trivialization of the world's most consequential office. It shows how carelessly the power, credibility, and accumulated moral authority of a superpower can be squandered for a few seconds of viral attention. In any other major democracy, this behavior from a head of state would trigger a constitutional crisis. Paris would burn. Berlin would convene emergency sessions. In the Nordic countries, resignation would follow within hours. Across functioning democracies, the public, institutions, and political class would recognize this for what it is: an assault on the dignity of the state itself. Leaders are not free to perform as entertainers without consequence. National honor is not personal property, it's held in trust. But the United States is not just another country with a provocateur in charge. It is the linchpin of global order. It maintains formal alliances and security guarantees with forty to fifty nations. It underwrites the financial architecture, trade systems, and diplomatic frameworks that billions of people depend on daily. When the American president speaks—or posts—it doesn't land as satire, meme, or personal whim. It reads as a signal about what the country is becoming. American power has never relied solely on carrier strike groups or economic output. It has rested on something more fragile and more valuable: trust. The belief that beneath domestic turbulence lies institutional seriousness, predictability, and a baseline commitment to dignity. That belief is now disintegrating in real time. Millions of American companies operate globally. They negotiate multibillion-dollar contracts in environments where reputation is currency. Boardrooms in Frankfurt, Singapore, and Dubai aren't debating whether a post was clever—they're asking whether the United States remains a reliable partner. Whether agreements signed today will be honored tomorrow. Whether American leadership has devolved from institutional to purely theatrical. Consider tourism, which sustains millions of American jobs—airlines, hotels, restaurants, museums, entire regional economies. Soft power isn't an abstraction. It materializes in flight bookings, conference locations, study-abroad programs, and decades of accumulated goodwill. A quiet, decentralized boycott doesn't require government action—only a collective sense that a nation no longer respects itself. Now picture this image being studied by foreign ministers, central bank governors, defense strategists, and sovereign wealth fund managers. Picture them asking a coldly rational question: How do we write binding thirty-year agreements with a country whose public face will be this, relentlessly, for years to come? How do we plan for the long term when the tone is impulsive, mocking, and unbound by the gravity of office? This is where the real calculus begins. Trillions in foreign capital depend on confidence that America is stable, credible, and rule-governed. That confidence is now being traded for what, exactly? Applause from an online mob? A dopamine rush from manufactured outrage? Content designed to dominate the news cycle rather than serve the national interest? Every serious nation eventually confronts this choice: burn long-term credibility for short-term spectacle, or safeguard the reputation previous generations bled to build. The United States spent eighty years constructing an image of reliability, restraint, and leadership under pressure. That image wasn't born from perfection—it came from a visible commitment to standards that transcended impulse. This isn't a partisan issue. Europeans who value democratic norms recognize something ominously familiar here. Americans—Democrat and Republican alike—who believe in responsibility and restraint should see it too. Power attracts scrutiny. Leadership demands discipline. A superpower cannot behave like a reality TV contestant without paying a price. The presidency is not a personal broadcast channel. It's a symbol carried on behalf of 330 million people and countless international partners who never voted but whose lives are shaped by American decisions anyway. Every post either reinforces or erodes the idea that America can be counted on when it matters most. So the question is no longer whether this is offensive. The question is whether this is who America chooses to be: a nation that trades a century of hard-won reputation for viral moments. A country that replaces statecraft with content creation. A republic governed like a season of reality television. History offers a harsh lesson here. Great powers don't fall because enemies mock them. They collapse when they begin mocking themselves—publicly, proudly, and without grasping the cost until it's far too late. Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

Maybe if I spent more time at shady parties with monied insiders I would’ve won. I heard you’d know a bit about that. You’ve always been a dick by the way. Grifting off your daddy like a suckling little doggie. When I first met you in the panhandle I knew you were a piece of shit. It’s written all over that phony face of yours.

Mark Few’s message to GU after tonight’s 99-93 win: “Just that’s not good enough. The goal is to win, so I congratulated them for that. Just the way we handled that last four minutes isn’t going to be good enough to A, win this league or B, advance to where we want to advance.”

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