Concerned Citizen Dave

American institutions (and individuals) have more often than not punished Indigenous children and Black and Brown children— actual children— as adults, while excusing the behavior of white men. But hearing a white man calling his actions at 53 a "youthful indiscretion" really takes the cake.

Why is this not headline news??? www.mediaite.com/media/news/f...

"I have 5 sisters... If any piece of shit did to them what Vivek Ramasamy did to Amy Acton he’d find himself flat on his ass" Former ND Senator Joel Heitkamp on why Amy Acton is the better human in the Ohio Governors race: bit.ly/4imhJyT

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

One benefit of holding leaders accountable for crimes is that if Flávio Bolsonaro tries to overturn this election, he knows exactly where he’d end up. In prison, next to his father.

James Talarico: I don't take corporate PAC money — never have, never will. I'm running on systemic political reform —banning corporate PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections, banning members of Congress from trading stocks, overturning Citizens United, and banning gerrymandering.

Best way to fight back? Vote. Minnesota: You can vote now or cast your ballot by November 3.

Trans voter to @aoc.bsky.social: Trans people in America feel like they've been abandoned by the Democratic Party, that we are a losing issue, that it's not worth defending us. What do you say to that? AOC:

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.)

Trump says Russia has been “fine on Ukraine." The same Russia that launched an unprovoked invasion? The same Russia that’s been bombing Ukraine to high hell? What is he talking about!? Republicans need to find a spine and stand up to Trump over his betrayal of Ukraine. This blood is on OUR hands.

Made a little video about my reporting on “Tommy” from the viral @abdulelsayed.bsky.social town hall

Stand with Zelensky and against Putin. Stand with Pope Leo XIV and against ICE. Stand with No Kings and against Meta. Stand with the people and against the oligarchs. Stand with liberal democracy and against Trump.

"This week we’ve seen two red-state Democrats in close races calling out their opponents’ gross bigotry and making clear that fellow Americans’ gender identity shouldn’t be treated as a political football." open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

Vote! davelelacheur.substack.com/p/synthesizi...

It's hard to imagine a better response to this. The interchange is a great example of Socratic dialogue, too. Well worth the watching.

Enough is enough. We HAVE TO VOTE. ALL OF US...in numbers too big to rig. The best way to do this is by getting your vote in EARLY! No Kings is coming together again TOMORROW, Sat Oct 17, this time to make sure every eligible voter is ready to make their voice heard. @nkcoalition.bsky.social

I concede nothing. I demand that the Constitution be followed. Today I vote, then I rally, and after that go to a football game. :-) The Russian agents / elected officials in Washington D.C. are acting afraid, and with good reason. Accountability is on the horizon and the new dawn is not far off.

“It’s all been building towards this moment.” After almost two years of Trump defying courts, ignoring the Constitution, and punishing dissenters while he and his friends get even richer, We The People are ready to take back power. Join us tomorrow for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...

TOMORROW: Millions across the US will make history with #NoKings! Find your local event at bit.ly/nokings1017. ❌ 👑

⚡️ "This is my answer," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said when asked in Brussels if Donald Trump is using him as a scapegoat.

So we fly a pride flag in our front yard in a very conservative neighborhood and it’s been there for the last few years. Someone put this in our mailbox and my goodness…

This happens over and over and over in the USA because of the GOP. Vote them out. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/1...

Truth, right here…👇 WHO AGREES?! 🤚

Trump’s policies kill Ukrainians who are trying to get gas and raise prices for Americans who are trying to get gas. And he wants the Americans to blame the Ukrainians. This is wrong and despicable. snyder.substack.com/p/a-meditati...

Me: We need affordable housing and healthcare and good paying jobs and funded schools — we need someone to work on the economy and inflation and rising costs and corruption. My Republican lawmakers: You just want men in women’s sports…

Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.

My tiny hometown stepping up! mobilize.us/s/9D4HmD

Sometimes, when you are living through and taking part in history, you don't always fully recognize the magnitude of the moment. For us, this is that moment. It’s time to meet the moment. It’s time to vote. Find your closest early vote location and vote today: IWillVote.com

A Trump supporter punched a protester wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt in the face at Trump’s rally in Youngstown, OH. According to Mediaite, police removed the protester while the attacker stayed and “high-fived other attendees”. This is disgraceful and sums up the entire MAGA movement.

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Today’s special edition of my free weekly newsletter, Synthesizing Sense, is my attempt to determine what the probable outcomes to the midterm elections are, and how likely each is. Thank you for reading and I hope it is helpful. davelelacheur.substack.com/p/synthesizi...

Friends, I'm turning 40 tomorrow. I can't celebrate now because I'm too damn busy with the election. I'll celebrate afterward. So, to help me celebrate now, please--oh, please--check your voter registration. It takes a few moments. It's easy. Do it for me: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/...

IMO, This is the whole ballgame. Money corrupts absolutely. Josh Turek: "We need to have campaign finance reform to get dark money out of politics. I want to sponsor a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. We can have oligarchy or we can have democracy. We can't have both."

Remember, at its base, the AI boom is about companies telling you they'd rather burn trillions of dollars in a furnace than pay you decent wages in exchange for the ability pursue their sci-fi and slavery fantasies.

I write letters every day until my hand hurts. We must all do all that we can do. As bad as it is now, it can and will get worse unless we make it stop by our action.

yeah, the reason republicans are just not going to budge from texas is the reason why armies try not to abandon their capitals. it isn’t necessarily a strategic defeat to lose the seat of power, but it is a profound blow to morale.

When you realize that Genghis Khan and Chaka Khan are not the same person. You’re a Schmitt-head.

Schmitt for Brains For @rawstory.com Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

Early voting is one of our most important tools for defeating election sabotage. Make your plan and spread the word.

I love this! If we're doing the work for a corporation, we should get a discount. Apply this concept broadly, please.

Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.