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Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad targeting Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse backfired. It prompted Ohio’s largest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, to reverse its policy on political endorsements and endorse Acton for governor.

A win! Another defeat for Trump’s DOJ. A federal judge ruled that prosecutor Maurene Comey was illegally fired and ordered retroactive reinstatement and backpay through December 20, 2025.

The resistance around the world keeps growing. Brazil and Serbia are thousands of miles apart, but people in both countries are standing up to authoritarianism. They’ve shown us what can happen when people refuse to give up.

Attn: USPS changes mean your ballot may not be postmarked the same day you mail it. Don’t wait until Election Day! Deadlines vary by state. Some require ballots to ARRIVE by Election Day, not just be postmarked.

West Virginia’s Republican Attorney General JB McCuskey is demanding a decade of records from environmental groups, including their internal communications and statements about climate change. Now West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 350. org are suing,

Attn California voters: The Trump administration is escalating its pressure on local election officials demanding cooperation with a federal citizenship review and threatening potential legal consequences.

The administration is asking officials to withhold ballots based on a list whose accuracy is being challenged with the election already underway.

Attn California voters: The Trump administration is escalating its pressure on local election officials demanding cooperation with a federal citizenship review and threatening potential legal consequences.

On Friday, the Justice Department sent letters to 57 CA counties, following an earlier demand to Los Angeles County. Officials were given 48 hours to commit to working with federal agencies to review lists of suspected noncitizens. DOJ wants ballots set aside until citizenship can be verified.

Attn: The Trump administration is attempting to violate a judge’s order again. A judge blocked the reorganization of the Forest Service. Now Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration is “full-bore ahead” with its sweeping Forest Service reorganization.

Heads up. A Senate bill being sold as “permitting reform” could seriously weaken protections for our public lands, clean water, historic places, and sacred Tribal sites. S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, would narrow environmental reviews and

Supporters point to its clean energy provisions. But expanding our electric grid should not come at the expense of clean water, Tribal sovereignty, or the public’s right to speak up about what gets built in their communities.

Heads up. A Senate bill being sold as “permitting reform” could seriously weaken protections for our public lands, clean water, historic places, and sacred Tribal sites. S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, would narrow environmental reviews and

make it harder for communities to challenge harmful projects. The Native American Rights Fund warns it would weaken Tribal consultation and protections for cultural resources. Nine Tribal organizations have already called for harmful historic preservation provisions to be removed.

This is absolutely horrible! A nonverbal student with special needs was walking to Santa Maria High School when ICE agents tackled him, restrained him, and left him with a broken wrist requiring surgery, according to witnesses and school officials.

After being released, the injured student made his way to school, where staff called an ambulance. School officials reported cuts, bruises, and a wrist injury requiring surgery. ICE claims he resisted and “never requested medical assistance.” He was described as NONVERBAL.

This is absolutely horrible! A nonverbal student with special needs was walking to Santa Maria High School when ICE agents tackled him, restrained him, and left him with a broken wrist requiring surgery, according to witnesses and school officials.

Attn Seattle voters: Two mail bins containing undelivered ballots were found in a dumpster at Golden Gardens Park, according to King County Elections. All ballots have been reissued to the affected voters, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating.

Some Republicans appear more interested in attacking Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, than addressing the voting concerns she raised. Stella and other Tennessee voters say they had to correct their selections before casting their ballots.

This is sad. General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s historic World War II globe was broken when Pete Hegseth’s team dropped it while trying to move it into his office.

This is what we were posting about earlier. Please take your time and double-check your selections before submitting your ballot.

This is deeply disturbing. The Pentagon has approved letting DHS test a military “heat ray” weapon for use at the southern border, according to a September memo obtained by CNN. It’s called the Active Denial System, it fires an invisible energy beam that heats the surface of the skin,