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Hopefulness…is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. -Nick Cave
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A Democratic House would have subpoena power. That’s why this report matters. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Feels like a metaphor for Elon Musk
In July, an incensed Elon Musk vowed that Grok Imagine would produce a "full-length" and "historically accurate" adaptation of Homer's Odyssey to put Christopher Nolan's woke version to shame. Three months later, we got seven minutes of slop that Grok itself admits is not historically accurate.
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In Ken Paxton’s world, everyone pays Ken Paxton’s bills except Ken Paxton. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Encouraging sign that Democrats will play hardball if they win the midterms.
NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2171...
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C'mon white allies! Vote him out!
NEW: Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters. with @mlk50.com
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Hate crimes have a further reach than many other crimes. They leave both physical and emotional scars & can affect families, communities, and more. #HateCrimesAwarenessMonth Learn more about reporting hate crimes and see resources for understanding them 🔗: https://bit.ly/3HrS7SW
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…” farmer” as a category does so much legwork and propping up our class system. Idealized as the true salt of the earth, these are business owners. they are overwhelmingly extremely reactionary. There aren’t many of them, and fewer all the time. despite how much attention they get in the media.
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Ohio’s biggest newspaper broke its own rules to endorse Amy Acton, calling Ramaswamy’s vile attack ad disqualifying. “Using childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it crosses a line Ohioans should defend, whatever their party.” thedailybeast.com/trumps-maga-...
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The corruption we know of is already staggering. Imagine the corruption we don't know about.
NEW: The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over oil fields had remained unclear — until now.
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Blanche lies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Good! He deserves those flashbacks.
But the weight of what Alexander was doing started to settle on him late last year. He said he gets flashbacks about a specific traffic stop, when he handed ICE the husband of a woman he knew. It was between Christmas and New Year’s. She was less than 2 weeks postpartum.
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With two years left in Trump’s term, there is plenty of time for his administration to follow through on its scorched-earth campaign against environmental safeguards.
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Jan. 24, 2025: Trump fires about 17 watchdogs. Jan. 25: "a very common thing to do." Sept. 24: a federal judge rules. Oct. 20, 2026: Trump asks you to send in fraud tips. Look where the tip line sends them. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fire...
Vote Blue all the way! This is out of control and he needs to GTFO of the White House and go to his homeland. До свидания, дедушка Dosvidaniya Dedushka (Goodbye Grandpa) youtube.com/shorts/0U8XY...
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Tarrant County, TX: carpool to help your neighbors, friends and family get to the polls to get their ballot counted. I would go there to drive people but I live in California and need to keep working.
Tarrant County, Texas just closed 92 Election Day polling places. Before 2013, Texas needed federal sign-off to change how its people vote. John Roberts wrote the ruling that ended that. That’s his fingerprint on every closed door.
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Israeli court releases nine settler suspects over West Bank attacks as investigations into recent assaults continue.
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🚨BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ THREATENS Election Certification youtu.be/CszrRheo1V8?...
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Wellll gollllllllyyyyyy! Who could have seen that coming? youtube.com/shorts/EtfTr...
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Your future is too important to leave in someone else's hands. Make sure you have a plan to vote. Voting is how we hold the people in power to account. This year, keep yourself safe, make your plan to vote and let your voice be heard. #WeDecide https://bit.ly/4f0QrOC
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News just broke that Elon Musk made a $1 billion investment in the Ellison family's Skydance, which owns CBS and CNN. Anoher step toward right-wing "media capture," as I wrote about recently in my Stop the Presses newsletter.
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'This is Assault': Utah Woman Speaks Out After Cop Body Slams Her During Data Center Protest
California! Early voting is open! Yes on Prop 40, no on 41, no on 42! youtube.com/shorts/g0-AL...