Democracy-Rising

Democracy-Rising

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Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."

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The polls are open in Israel for several more hours, and the voter turnout rate is already the highest its been since 1969. Total vote has already exceeded the last election. I say again: this is *with* several hours still left to vote. Really, really not a great sign for Netanyahu.

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🚨 BREAKING: Travis County judge granted Gina Hinojosa's request to inspect Greg Abbott's unredacted Musk emails. Judge Mauzy set Thursday 10 AM as the DEADLINE for Abbott to let her see them. Abbott tried to keep them hidden, calling them "intimate and embarrassing."

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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN

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Trump has a rally tonight in Mississippi, in case you're wondering how things are shaping up for Republicans

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📬 REMINDER TO MAIL VOTERS 📬 We are 8 days away from the midterms — a critical election that could determine House control and key positions in your community. To those voting by mail, TOMORROW is the last day USPS recommends mailing your ballot. Be sure to do so to ensure your vote counts.

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Holy hell. Abdul El-Sayed just ended Trump's name calling game. He turned the insult around, Saudis, Qataris, jet and all, and closed it himself. "Call me Senator after November."

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Oh, honey . . . your own mother shipped you off to a reform school (with cute little military costumes) after you were caught throwing rocks into a baby carriage and she realized you were too twisted to deal with.

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

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OBAMA: That just feels a little bit different… where people are so sick and tired of being sick and tired. After 2 years of chaos. and cruelty. and corruption. and incompetence—you get a chance to say enough's enough.

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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Elias Law Group has filed to fight DOJ's lawsuit to rig the Alaska Senate election. We will win this case, Mary will win this election, she will be certified and seated.

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BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just sent letters to local election officials across California — every county in the state — demanding they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots. Local officials would "risk significant federal scrutiny" if they failed to comply.

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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.

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Safety-net hospitals across the country serve patients on Medicaid, and the cuts put into place by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will torch budgets. This is the silent issue animating much of the anti-Republican backlash in the midterms, and it compounds on itself. buff.ly/o2Vklpj

buff.lyWhat a Health Care Crisis Looks Like on the GroundIn South Los Angeles, ER patients are cared for in a gift shop, in tents, and even outdoors. And that’s before the crushing Medicaid cuts.

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A win! A federal judge in Florida today ordered Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 or face dismissal of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.

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PSA: You are not alarmed enough about what Trump has planned🚨 🗳️ A Washington insider tells us keep an eye on Kevin McCumber — “if he gets forced out things get scary… legislative coup… Local reporters shld make sure they’ll respect certifications by states, oppose the Clerk overthrowing results.”

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BREAKING: major development in our case on ICE at the polls The judge granted our request for expedited discovery & we’ll now seek answers about threats & their impact on voters DDF, NAACP, Mfenaccion, OCANational, NatUrbanLeague, MN8, SEIU, AFT, UFCW IUPAT & others! - TN

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Trump's vicious cycle of corruption and unaffordability: Big Oil and DoD contractors profit from Trump's Iran War. You pay higher gas prices. Big AI rakes it in from Trump's support. You pay higher electricity prices. The rich get huge tax cuts. You get worse healthcare. See how this works?

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Democrats have filed a lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Justice Department — alleging that the administration is unlawfully interfering with the midterms by pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls.

washingtonpost.comDemocrats sue Trump, DOJ over effort to remove voters from state rollsThe complaint alleges that Trump administration officials have directed a “persistent stream of threats and intimidation” at state and local election officials.

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Talarico: Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. And he wants his very own personal United States senator — and that's what he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton.

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I think the best way to frame it is this: if—simply hypothetically—Republicans were to do very poorly in the midterms, can anyone think of a single reason or a single precedent associated with Donald Trump that would cause him to accept the midterm election results? I feel like the chance is... 0%.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social

National security officials have been secretly bracing for the possibility that Trump refuses to accept the midterm election results.

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So Marine Corps vets who were poisoned only get compensated by the draft dodger if Republicans win. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Camp Lejeune water contamination claims: "If we win the House and Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible ... if we don't win, there's no money."

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Meta gave $1M to Trump's inauguration fund — and Mark Zuckerberg himsef has helped bankroll Trump's ballroom. Now Trump's DOJ has halted a years-long criminal investigation into allegedly enabling and profiting from illegal drug sales on its platforms. Funny how that works, huh?

commondreams.org'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump Millions | Common DreamsBillionaire Mark Zuckerberg's company was facing a criminal investigation for allegedly enabling and profiting from the

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WOW Fox News conveniently left out key info this AM, which came straight from the Trump Admin during the press conference! Acting Deputy AG: “There may be some names on there who it turns out ULTIMATELY ARE CITIZENS. We’re not perfect” 1st Assistant: “I THINK the majority did cast a vote, NOT ALL”

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Yes. The Trump-MAGA attack on Elissa Slotkin is getting amplified wall-to-wall by the social media feeds of just about every significant MAGA personality, elected Republican, and party committee in Washington. Why doesn't this happen on the Dem side? Dems should defend her *and* amplify her point.

Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social

Second all of this from @gregsargent.bsky.social. Every Democrat should back Slotkin up and reiterate her point. Don’t come work in government if you’re eager or even willing to participate in Trump corruption. newrepublic.com/article/2168...

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New data shows the average credit card interest rate hit 21.4% in 2025. Donald Trump promised to cap rates at 10%. Every day he doesn’t deliver, American borrowers pay an extra $368 million in interest. Working families continue paying the price for Trump’s broken promises.

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California's September revenue came in at a whopping $2.9 BILLION above forecasts. As our economy continues to grow, we will keep betting on the future being built right here in the Golden State.

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THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

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The Republicans’ betrayal of Ukraine will leave a permanent stain on American history. It’s not just Trump — it’s the entire Republican Party bowing down to Putin. They could stop this if they wanted to.

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Good for Talarico. As I said a few days ago, the Democrats need to run against Musk. Everyone with a brain knows that he’s the enemy.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

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The nice thing abt Musk having SpaceX takeover Xitter is when we nationalize SpaceX we'll end up owning Xitter as a side deal. Also a robot that makes Child Sexual Abuse Material out of school photos, for which reason we can shut down Grok on day one.