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This has to be John Oliver’s most important show ever with only almost a week before the midterms.

'Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” provides “expensing,” allowing companies to write off costs of equipment far more quickly than makes sense... It seems to be especially lucrative for companies building out AI infrastructure right now.' 😟 Read more at: itep.org/big-tech-is-... By Matthew Gardner

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDrV... lmao how timely

I have literally chosen to leave the industry rather than be forced to use AI to replace myself. Tech is the ONLY place it caught on and proved value. And that value is going to end said industry.

“Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp states ‘AI will undermine the influence of highly educated, often female voters and give it to working class men. We have feminine energy running our cities and our courts,’ he complained.”

"In November 2025, Michael said he found that Flock’s website exposed an access token that required no login to obtain. That token allowed him to query ArcGIS, a third-party geospatial mapping platform Flock uses, and retrieve device-location data." www.gadgetreview.com/proton-is-ho...

The maddening thing is that county clerks already check the rolls for people who shouldn't be on them on a regular basis as per normal procedure. This is to sow doubt & set the stage for future action this administration will take. bsky.app/profile/cnn....

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@wyden.senate.gov Please help us! “The Yale Budget Lab observes how a change in spending on audits as large as the ones this Administration has proposed would impact revenue collection. ‘These cuts leave unclear how the IRS would be able to actually function.’” www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/09/a...

The lower your income is, the worse off you are under Trump's policies. Our Federal Policy Director Steve Wamhoff explains, "...they’ve caused increased costs that more than offset those tax cuts by a lot for most people, except for the rich." www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

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Trump‘s DOJ just announced that they are suing to block a possible Democratic win in the US Senate race in Alaska. Here’s what you need to know.

When Elon Musk took control of X, he had CBS News chief Bari Weiss write a portion of his ill-fated “Twitter Files”-so you have to wonder how long ago this was planned But the big story is, anti-democracy conservatives want to reshape public opinion until it aligns with their warped worldview

"Oh well, thousands of people died because of my ignorant, racist efforts haha and thousands more needlessly lost their jobs, destroying their families but what are you gonna do, life goes on amirite"

Ryan Schwank, a former lawyer for ICE, said training for new officers has been diminished to the point that it is "deficient, defective and broken." ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution. Defective is an understatement. It's crimes against humanity.

A Miami GOP secretary, Abel Alexander Carvajal, operated a group chat where the N-word was used over 200 times, and members celebrated the removal of an African-American activist from the FIU College Republicans. Disgusting, but not surprising.

A preliminary U.S. military investigation found that Washington was responsible for the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on the Iranian elementary school, which killed dozens of children. No other nation, only the U.S. uses Tomahawks in this war.

College students and families deserve to know where their tuition money goes. The Tuition Transparency Act would require colleges and universities, including private institutions, to clearly explain how tuition revenue is spent, why tuition is increasing, and what mandatory fees actually fund.

Democrats must have solution focused messaging to win disenfranchised voters! open.substack.com/pub/soulofth...

Will your son be next? Or daughter? Your mom or dad? Will YOU be the next victim of #ICELawlessness? Speak out & make sure you vote! TEXT CHECK TO 50409 to make sure your still registered to vote & your name wasn't removed from the voting rolls. Today's the deadline to register in 11 states.

Here is some great Democratic messaging created by a group of activists that designed signs in red with simple and yet devastating anti-Republican messaging. You can order the signs on-line.

If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails

Feeling the ‘crunch?!’ Now, go VOTE! 😎🇺🇸✨

Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are suing states with shield laws, which provide immunity to health professionals who deliver legal abortion care, in an effort to prevent citizens of their handmaiden's tale states from being able to seek an abortion in another state.

"To Elisabeth Frost, chair of the litigation department at Elias Law Group [...] the lawsuits seeking to force states to turn over their voter rolls show an administration that is 'obsessed with getting voter data in any way, shape or form it can.'” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

This is not a dying planet. This is a planet being killed. There is a difference. And there are killers. #ClimateJustice

With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.

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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.

Zohran Mamdani explains his definition of socialism to Theo Von: “Socialism to me means you’ll have whatever you need to live a dignified life and that it is the government’s job to deliver on that. When people say dignity we’re talking about the things that allow you to take a

This is the form to report organizions that are tax exempt but engaging in political elections. For example NRA, NFL, AIPAC, churches... www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/...

I can't disagree. However, I will add that decisions made about what vehicles are produced here are more made by various CEOs and corporate in collusion with each other, partly from the same small group of people being on those boards.

With Data Center Don deciding to marry the GOP to AI by whatever name you call it, Democrats have the opportunity of the century. And they need to seize it by standing up for local communities, clean water, and stable power grids instead of letting corporate tech giants pillage the public good.

Nvidia's CEO (net worth ~$200B, annual donations <1%) admitted he doesn't know his own zip code, much less his address, and that he doesn't care if kids can do basic math. No "safety" product by such a company should ever be trusted. This message brought to you by #BringBackShame

WOW this is powerful and heartbreaking. Meet Sarah, she’s a constituent of Iowa who is battling cancer. Her senator is #HinsonIsHiding Ashley Hinson. Hinson voted for Trump’s Budget bill that cut Medicaid. Sarah was kicked out of a Hinson event…

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benrhodes1.substack.com/p/is-anyone-... Important read regarding AI and the need for regulation. #Pinks #DV1

We all need to speak out & take action, including donating to Democrats & volunteering in the midterm elections. Donna's husband voted Republican, but he learned he was wrong & being lied to & now he advocates for immigrants & educates evangelicals about the disinformation that they are being fed.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨 Not one Republican lawmaker is speaking out against #ICELawlessness, against the brutality & the depraved conditions they are subjecting our friends & neighbors to, or the torture or even the murders. Your vote matters!

This is a critical time for Democrats to unite and support each other in races up and down the ballot. If we regain power in the House and Senate, we can work out our policy differences then. In my book, every Dem is better than any Republican to protect our rights and improve our quality of life.

You noticed it too, right? “National security” has become Trump’s magic words for doing whatever the hell he wants, then daring the courts to stop him. Jacob Soboroff nails it 👀

Imagine the agony of this mother who had to leave her a ten year old child in the custody of these #ICE monsters if she tried to escape and call for help while her child is kidnapped away from her!

It was a busy week, and a lot of important things happened all at once. Get caught up on anything you missed—links to all of this week’s Civil Discourse columns are here. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...

Amazing day in Costa Mesa making Get Out Vote postcards for voters across the city. I can’t wait to represent this amazing community and fight for its residents. Just under 6 weeks until Election Day.