Dawn Johnson

Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

Shortly after, another dog was found near the fence. The poor creature was also wounded, lying quietly and waiting faithfully. Tragically, he too will never see his human again 💔

Days together, supported by Kremlev’s staff of chefs, drivers, and local guides. ​Records show the US Embassy in Mongolia spent $18,715 on hotel accommodations for a Secret Service detail stationed there from August 23 to September 6. (What does "mah tax dollar" crowd thinks of that, i wonder?)

In Maryland, just 50 miles from DC, a sheriff has relentlessly targeted local immigrants for over 20 years. He is running for reelection next week in a county that went for Harris over Trump. Make sure to share story: boltsmag.org/frederick-co...

26 October 1929 | Dutch Jewish boy, Leo Stein, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1943. He did not survive. --- Listen about the development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

26 October 1892 | A Pole, Zygmunt Surewicz, was born in Dobrzyniewo. A lawyer. In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940. No. 2949 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

📊 A new poll reveals voters overwhelmingly reject Trump’s election-meddling tactics. Voters were given potential scenarios outlining how federal or state officials might respond to the 2026 election process. Overwhelming majorities disapproved of every tactic: https://demdock.com/4yIGP19

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 488. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

The golden birches of Glen Feshie #Scotland #GlenFeshie #Cairngorms #Rothiemurchus www.damianshields.com

The Trump administration is trying to block more than 20,000 ballots in California in the middle of an election, citing a list of “likely” noncitizens with no clear explanation of where it came from. On Sunday, a federal appeals court sounded deeply skeptical. Here’s what happened:

25 October 1944 | The administration of KL Dachau transferred to Auschwitz a group of 1,024 Jewish prisoners who were sick and unable to work. 4 prisoners died at the station before the transport departed. Most probably, the whole group was murdered in the gas chambers right after their arrival.

North Carolina voters can check their ballot status using the state’s BallotTrax portal to see if a ballot has been rejected and follow up to ensure their vote is counted 👇

As his policies bankrupt them, Trump-supporting farmers fully embrace socialism. But only if it’s for them.

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. The AfD’s election win reflects growing support for far-right politics in Germany. Axel Reitz, a former German neo-Nazi, explains how the far-right attracts new followers — and how to counter its influence.

Trump's $5K checks have become a punchline because few think he will deliver. But he has given 1 million people a $500 check (mostly in swing states), and abt 20 million a $90 check (w propaganda letters). No-one applied. The process was automated, using administrative data to target payments.

Kharkiv is under russian jet powered drone attack right now ‼️

Blanche lies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: The Trump administration's brazen disregard for the judiciary is shattering the longstanding norm that judges assume DOJ attorneys are operating in good faith. But if the presumption of good faith is on its way out, the major question is: what comes next? https://demdock.com/3UdtyPW

23 October 1892 | Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Backová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.

🗳️ TODAY: Early voting has begun in Florida at a worrying moment for elections in the state. Republicans passed an aggressive gerrymander earlier this year at Trump’s behest. And sweeping new state voting restrictions are right around the corner. Here’s what to know ⬇️ https://demdock.com/4z4eBPr

So we finally got some media companies to write stories about Trump’s weird obsession with men’s bodies, when do we get the obvious cognitive decline stories? 2029?

I’m a Program Officer and scientist at NIH, writing in my own personal capacity, and RFK Jr. is harming the NIH. I look with alarm at the harms he has done to our sister agencies, FDA and CDC, and to public health in general.

This was like his 3rd glitch during the speech where he just randomly stops mid-sentence and makes a weird noise or, in this case, just opens his mouth and freezes for 3 seconds while saying nothing, then continues. Pretty sad that TV networks refuse to cover this situation.

I remember when media did a whole bunch of stories about Joe Biden’s shoes to emphasize that he was old. But Trump can randomly blurt out random noises, fall asleep constantly in meetings, and walk like a drunk failing a sobriety test, and we get almost nothing.

The fact that the president's doctors are giving him the dementia test over and over again -- tracking his decline, most likely -- and that the president keeps bragging about having to take that test should be a five-alarm fire.

I didn't realise he wrote a length Truth Social post supporting the ad and calling the rape victim a liar either. bsky.app/profile/atru...

If it is possible to know which specific companies are now going to be selling Russian fuel in the US, someone please let us all know because that’s something many of us want to know.

This is not how American democracy should function. It’s getting worse every election, not better. I know constitutional amendments are difficult, but it seems like there should be a bipartisan supermajority of citizens who say enough with this stuff.

📩 New data show that 3.2% of all mail ballots received so far in North Carolina have been rejected. If that rejection rate holds statewide, a total of around 4K ballots, almost all likely from eligible voters, would be projected to be discarded in the state’s election: https://demdock.com/3UCnYGW

23 October 1907 | A Polish Jew, Salomon Schlittner, was born in Sanok. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25546 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942.

🚨 FACT: The federal government has no role in the state certification process of election results. Yet just this week, Todd Blanche didn’t rule out the possibility that Trump’s DOJ could try to prevent a state from certifying its election results: https://demdock.com/3W0IHoi

The man behind Kristi Noem’s infamous horseback commercial has been exposed as the creator of Vivek Ramaswamy’s vile attack ad, a new report alleges.

22 October 1935 | Dutch Jewish girl, Betsy da Costa da Fonseca, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber together with her siblings: (from left) Ina, Isaac and Elisabeth. --- The history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Explosions in Kharkiv‼️ good freaking morning. russia sucks.

A Leon County grand jury found that high-ranking state GOP officials diverted $10M meant for children to the GOP's own PACs in the Hope Florida scandal. But if you talk about it, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is on the ballot, wants to have you arrested. So, def don't talk about it.

@ioponomarenko.bsky.social

22 October 1911 | A Pole, Zbigniew Artzt, was born in Wadowice. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 25 April 1942. No. 33092 He perished in the camp on 27 May 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

⚠️ A GOP-controlled election board in South Carolina is attempting to suppress the Black vote by closing voting sites ahead of the midterms, a local Democratic official said. Not only that, but ACLU lawyers say the board is also breaking the law: https://demdock.com/4yvNZWt

Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles – hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine

The Columbus Dispatch this morning

“The people trying to make voting harder are counting on confusion to do some of their work for them. Let’s give them something else to worry about: an electorate that knows its rights, knows the facts, and shows up.” More about maintaining our right to vote with confidence:

22 October 1935 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Abraham Henselein, was born in Amsterdam. He was murdered in a gas chamber of the #Auschwitz camp after the selection on 7 October 1942. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

Ramaswamy confirmed his campaign is responsible for an ad exploiting his opponent’s childhood rape and abuse. Then his campaign doubled down: It plans to spend $4 million to air the ad in the final stretch before Election Day.

Everything these guys do to avoid the billionaire’s’ tax is going to radicalize people to vote for it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/t...

New strict rules for mail voting were approved by North Carolina Republicans hours before mail ballots were sent out. Now, those rules are leading to much higher rejection rates than in the past — and the state’s Democratic governor is calling out those responsible: https://demdock.com/4zLeEzp

NEW: Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn is using an FAA privacy program to conceal his private plane’s movements amid scrutiny over how much time he spends in Kansas.

I will add my name to this, too. Another NIH scientist, not anonymous, declaring that RFK, jr. is destroying NIH. Don’t want to take my & @markhisted.org’s word for it? 39 current/recent NIHers put their name to this just a few months ago: www.27unihted.org/bethesda-dec...

Last light at Mangersta, Isle of Lewis #Scotland #Hebrides #IsleofLewis www.damianshields.com