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Seen on someone else's post (I don't know who): "My desire to scroll through my social media feed is in direct opposition to my desire to keep my sanity." (or something like that)

Everyone keeps asking me how I’m feeling about early voting so far. I’m feeling like nobody *actually* knows anything, and this is the most important midterm of our lives. I’d rather be us than them, but we can’t get comfortable. We can’t get complacent. Go vote like we’re down 3%.

Per a new report from House Democrats, Trump's DOJ is withholding evidence of his ties to Epstein and slow-walking the complete release of the Epstein files. It's time to end the cover-up and expose the truth. Remember this when you cast your ballot. www.ms.now/news/house-j...

🚨 Earlier this month, we witnessed ICE agents violently detain a U.S. citizen in North Long Beach. What they did was horrifying, wrong, and put everyone in danger. Oversight Dems are demanding answers. We will not tolerate this violence on our streets.

A patriot speaks out on behalf of all of us.

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......

Trump’s bid to steal a DC public park and turn it into an elitist golf course has been blocked. When many institutions kowtow to the dictator, federal district courts are holding the line.

Huge headlines around the world. In major US media, unreported. Something's fishy here.

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NAACP president about the rhetoric being used to target Abdul El-Sayed: "The blatantly racist attacks surrounding the Michigan Senate race are unacceptable and disgusting. It’s the same ugly, divisive tactics we’ve seen used during the darkest chapters of the South’s history"

Republicans just cannot stop blaming women for being raped or molested. We should be truly alarmed about the whitewashing of rape and child molestation. THE VICTIM BLAMING IS HIGHER THAN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFETIME. This must stop. 🛑

🚨📰 Eight Democratic Senate candidates across the country have embraced a clear message: If Social Security is going to remain robust for generations to come, the wealthiest Americans have to start paying their fair share. Read more in our latest blog post, 🔗 in comments.

The BLUE WAVE will only happen if YOU vote. Make your plan to vote on or before November 3 at IWillVote.com.

One week, seven full days of Early Voting in Tarrant County is done. 340,868 ballots cast. 58% ahead of the pace in 2022 and days that approach the presidential turnout in 2024. This is a quick review of last week and a look forward. Polls are open M-F from 7am to 7pm. Election Day is 11/3.

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NEW: Plaintiffs suing to halt Trump closure & renaming of Kennedy Center submit court filing arguing Team Trump is shielding 100s of records showing "Trump’s ongoing, direct management of the Kennedy Center", including Kennedy Ctr staff messages to Natalie Harp & Howard Lutnick

A letter sent to Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles by several House members, incl. Ro Khanna, demanded “an immediate, govt-wide investigation into the decision to restrict SpaceX's Starshield satellite-based intelligence & military support services in Ukraine.” www.americaamerica.news/p/how-long-c...

Voting in Detroit today was more than double day 2 of early voting in 2024

Yet another reason to vote for Democrats!

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

Across Texas, union members are working to elect pro-worker candidates who will fight to: 👉 Raise worker wages 👉 Lower healthcare costs 👉 Fully-fund public schools 👉 Protect Social Security We’re done settling for crumbs from corrupt politicians. Join us & make a plan to vote ➡️ texasaflcio.org/vote

When you have a State Representative like mine, @plesafortexas.bsky.social , you can appreciate the leadership of a truly hard-working Democrat. She is everywhere. Everyday. Speaking to Texans. Listening to their concerns and standing up for them in Austin when it counts. #TurnTexasBlue

Workers run this state. When we show up at the ballot box, we protect our health, our safety on the job, and our families’ futures.  Let’s fight for a safe and fair workplace for all! Vote early now ➡️ texasaflcio.org/vote

Talarico: This is the last play of the last drive. This is the moment we leave it all on the field. We are the underdogs. It’s David versus Goliath. It’s the powers that be versus the powers that ought to be, and it’s time for us to start flipping over some tables.

Tarrant County, we are halfway through Early Voting. We had our biggest day yet, just 7% less than 2024. It got me thinking: Do the people voting really look like Tarrant County? I wrote about it in today's update. christackett.substack.com/p/day-six-wh...

Nine days to win this. Make your plan to vote at IWillVote.com.

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Muslims didn’t storm the Capitol on January 6, try to steal an election, or overthrow our government. White Christian nationalists, racist militia groups, and rabid Trump supporters did. We need to stop pretending the biggest terrorist threat to this country is coming from somewhere else.

here's Sunday's post: "Let’s all watch Barack Obama and Jon Ossoff use Preznit Fuckwit as a chew toy" — They’re so good at this. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

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Putin the Poisoner is a humanitarian in the same way he, Hitler and America's Hitler (according to JD Vance) are Christian Nationalists. Can I get an amen/repost if you're voting for a Dem majority in Congress to help contain and defund fascism fueled by billionaires and "religious" crackpots 🖐 🖐🏿 ✋🏽

You’re working harder. Your money is buying less. Donald Trump did that. And he doesn't care. Go vote.

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Why would oil interests bankroll a candidate even prominent Republicans have condemned for bigotry? Bo French wants to strip away drilling regulations. And he's running for the Texas agency that oversees the oil and gas industry.

We now know two things: Vivek Ramaswamy will never be governor of Ohio, and JD Vance will never be president of the United States. It’s a fine day to be an American. 🇺🇸

US garment workers helped pioneer multi-ethnic labor unions, which united people across racial, religious, gender, linguistic, and cultural divides. Also native-born citizens and immigrants. I think about that sometimes when I see people suggest such divides are unbridgeable.

Seizing Elon Musk's assets and trying him for treason would not be the first time in history when enemies of America from among the wealthy saw their fortunes confiscated.

Trump, Witkoff and Musk reached a joint decision to throttle StarLink/StarShield protections for Ukraine because they wanted to punish Ukraine and do a favor for Putin, who was preparing a nice gift bag for each of them... They then proceeded to lie profusely about what they did.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN:THE STORY OF TRUMP IS NOT A POLITICAL STORY… IT'S A CRIME STORY.TOO MANY POLITICAL REPORTERS FAIL TO GRASP THAT. ~ STEVEN BESCHLOSS