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E-CITY BEAT WATCH
Tryon Continues Obsession with Local Woman.
If there’s one tax credit I can claim every year, it’s the one I get for living rent-free in Commissioner Rick Tryon’s head. Tryon, like many an aging Republican, has a long history of targeting women. Women in politics. Women in leadership. Hell, even women he’s never met outside of a Facebook comments section. That’s why I know that although I am the current object of Rick’s unblinking attention, I am but the latest in his long history of targeting women who are too loud for his liking. Most of this targeting happens on his right-wing blog, E City Beat.
LGBTQ+ ISSUES
Republicans Push for Extreme Privacy Violations
Mitchell’s bill will create a record of every miscarriage and abortion in the state of Montana. There is absolutely no reason our government needs this private medical information.
ELECTIONS
CITY
Petition To Repeal Election Office Change Flops
In response, these folks organized a petition drive to place the issue on the ballot and give people the opportunity to express their opinion supporting their point of view. But, alas, they failed. Not only did the imagined vast majority of supporters not get to vote, signature gatherers couldn’t even get the required 15% of eligible voters to sign the petition to place the measure on the ballot.
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wtf406.com/2026/05/wolves-in-sheeps-clothing-in-the-primary-election/
Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing In The Primary Election
We all should have received our ballots in the mail over the Mother’s day weekend. Most of us know there has been a lot of game playing in the primary this year. Perhaps the most bizarre is two Republican activists filed as Democrats. James Whitaker filed in Senate District 12 and Mark Winters in ...
What the Funk
wtf406.com/2026/05/e-city-beat%e2%9c%94-ironic/
E=City Beat Ironic raises questions about transparency while merely copying financial reports of local non-profits. Learn more.
What the Funk
wtf406.com/2026/04/george-nikolakakas-lets-fly-at-his-primary-opponent-randy-pinocci/
George Nikolakakas Let’s Fly At His Primary Opponent, Randy Pinocci
Explore the controversy surrounding Randy Pinocci and his alleged criminal history in the Montana Senate District 12 race.
What the Funk
Money in politics really does screw over the working class. On top of that, having to listen to more stupid TV ads? We’re already suffering
What the Funk
wtf406.com/2026/04/afl-cio-trying-to-silence-data-center-opposition/
AFL-CIO Trying To Silence Data Center Opposition?!
Montana AFL-CIO says questioning data centers is anti-labor and anti-worker.
What the Funk
wtf406.com/2026/04/is-sheriff-slaughter-retaliating-against-the-cascade-effect/
Is Sheriff Slaughter Retaliating Against The Cascade Effect?
(Kevin Weatherwax and Tony Rosales pictured promoting the Cascade Effect Podcast) The Cascade Effect Podcast bills itself as “A true-crime anthology podcast investigating corruption and negligence of law enforcement in Cascade County, Montana, a county that is known for its heavy-handed police ...
What the Funk
Is it a war to distract from the live-action remake of Caligula we're all living through?
What the Funk
MAGA is going through an extinction burst, and hopefully we can work around them until they finish destroying themselves. Meanwhile, the local Democratic Party is
Campaign season is here and it's raining drama
MAGA is going through an extinction burst, and hopefully we can work around them until they finish destroying themselves. Meanwhile, the local Democratic Party is seriously kicking some ass with candidate recruitment and strengthening of their party.
What the Funk
Y'all the MT Sentinel is indeed right-wing, but the info is still worth sharing. Strange times indeed.
The Arabella Tentacles Reaching Into Montana - Montana Sentinel
The result is that out-of-state progressive dark money—originating with some of the wealthiest foundations in the country and laundered through a chain of intermediaries designed to obscure its origins—is being used to influence which Republicans Montana voters can choose from in their primary e...
What the Funk
The city commission approved ANOTHER raise for the city manager, who is now paid over $200k/year.