Political Coffee 7-31-26: Kotax stops Salem AI data center, Kotax won't debate Drazan in front of largest OR audience, Blazers want out of Portland, homeless shelter told clients where to get high, Senate Fauci contempt vote, poll about ineligible voters

Kotax cancels land sale for Salem data center: Demonstrates how toxic they are and trying to bait Drazan https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/07/oregon-gov-kotek-cancels-sale-of-state-land-for-salem-data-center.html Is Kotax afraid to debate Drazan in front of OR’s largest newspaper and most watched TV station? https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/drazan-accept-debate-kgw-oregonian-kotek-decline-oregon-governor-gubernatorial/283-cd02924d-0766-4bfb-bf83-3fee32b8599a Blazers want out of Portland because they want out of the first class provision of their Moda center lease: https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/07/blazers-president-says-threat-of-litigation-was-wielded-as-a-weapon.html Whistleblower says Portland homeless shelter told homeless where to get ‘high’ nearby: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-homeless-shelter-northrup-nw-lawsuit-salvation-army-staff/283-bed70919-bbb1-482c-86e0-e4b1f2544097 Senate schedules contempt vote against Fauci: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-schedules-contempt-vote-for-fauci-6069733?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 Are Oregonians worried about ineligible voters casting ballots also? https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/30/poll-majority-of-americans-worried-about-ineligible-voters-casting-ballots-as-dems-fight-voter-id/