Mario Nicolais

I know everyone is excited about Indiana rebuffing Trump. But in the redistricting wars started by Republicans, Democrats cannot get caught up focusing on November 2026. It is January 3, 2029 that matters the most. I explain why in my free Substack today. open.substack.com/pub/marionic...

Former Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch The Rule of Law Project ruleoflawproject.org/news/project...

Republicans keep telling us the economy is fine, affordability is a hoax, and data centers are good for communities. I dare you to read this and agree with a single one of those arguments. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/u...

I know that gate well - I’ve helped ICE detainees walk out of it. There is nothing strong there. It is an industrial area that has few local businesses. Thankfully the organization Casa de Paz is typically waiting outside to help these folks.

The GOP's gerrymandering backfired because they underestimated just how many communities would turn on Trump. Watch Rick Wilson on MSNOW:

Congratulations Brazil, you didn’t Trump yourselves. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

New show alert 🚨 THE STATE OF YOUR FEED with Maria Comstock breaks down the biggest political stories, viral moments, and campaign disasters—from Capitol Hill to your feed. Tune in starting Monday, daily at 7 PM EST: www.youtube.com/@TheLincolnP...

Three days after the August primary, election workers in one Washington county went to check for late mail-in ballots. They expected no more than a few dozen. Instead, there were more than 500 — each a vote that wouldn’t count.

This (ugly) ruling only raises the stakes of the (already massively important) Barbosa da Cunha case #SCOTUS will hear this term. Now, if the justices side with the government on the statutory question presented there, they’ll have to also take up and resolve the due process question presented here.

Send to me a lot of this going around …

Good morning Colorado! And especially voters in CO-8 who were included in the most recent batch of 19 Cook Political Report seats shifting toward Dems. It went from “Toss Up” to “Leans D” ❤️

In 19 lawsuits against states that have refused to turn over voter rolls, the DOJ has cited the Civil Rights Act of 1960. Judges marveled at the audacity of the administration to use a law passed to fight discrimination to keep people from voting.

2028 general election ad just dropped

AOC: "What the Trump administration is doing in targeting trans people is to get everyone on board with supporting defunding their own civil rights ... understand that when they attack trans girls in sports, they're also attacking all women's ability to stand up against their abusers"

BUAHAHAHA!!!!

🚨 BREAKING: Democrats have filed a new lawsuit against Trump, asking a federal court to block his administration from: 🔺Threatening election officials with criminal prosecution 🔺 Pressuring states to remove voters from the rolls The suit comes just a week after Trump’s DOJ sued California.

Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims. (Published May)

Susan Collins denied wrongdoing and claimed our reporting about an ex-CEO’s allegations against her took him at his word. That’s not true. Listen to how we reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records to independently corroborate key parts of his account:

Democrats, remember 2024? Don't make the same mistake again.

A woman in Arkansas was seeking care for a life-threatening miscarriage. Under the state’s strict abortion ban, no doctor would treat her. “Our hands are tied behind our backs,” one doctor told her. “Tell your friends to vote differently.” (Published May)

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Are hallucinations a stage of dementia? Asking for an enemy...

We’re back with our second story about how Trump’s purge of the FBI killed a sweeping bribery probe in D.C. This time, we take you to South Carolina, where two powerful politicians escaped scrutiny: Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. James Clyburn. THREAD 👇

For once, @theonion.com got it wrong. “In case” should be “before” - we all know it’s gonna happen.

ProPublica is looking into the ways insurers’ continued use of prior authorization is impacting patients. We need your help to figure out if the process is still leading to delayed or missed treatments, tests, medical equipment or medication.

LIVE TODAY 6 PM ET: @matthewjdowd.bsky.social sits down with Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on Strait Talk. He's up against an election sceptic in the upcoming election, they’re talking about how to protect the vote and why this race matters far beyond Nevada. Watch: https://bit.ly/4zLShKq

Former Republicans and current super chill dude @marionicolais.bsky.social has the take of the week on Amendment 87 Nicolais: Scare tactics aside, Amendment 87 is the best chance to revitalize Colorado's middle-class | The Colorado Sun

As the week starts, remember to VOTE EARLY! I just walked by my local library and snapped these pics. Vote in person inside or drop the a mailed ballot of outside. No line, no hassle. Safe and secure. Easy peasy.

Over the past year, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to demand their unredacted voter rolls. Again and again, the cases have been thrown out: propub.li/4zG7n3T

Damn, just 0.45 Scaramuccis

Not only does voting early avoid long lines, it protects voters from Trump’s attempts to interfere in the midterm elections. Read more LP's lawyer Mario Nicolais: https://bit.ly/4dLfN1n

This should absolutely happen.

NEW: Over and over, judges have rejected the Trump administration’s arguments for turning over state voter rolls. “Clearly, this demand is devoid of any factual basis,” one judge wrote.

Dr. Debby Day said her bosses at Cigna gave her a stark warning: Work faster, or the company might fire her. She said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers.” (Published April 2024 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)

Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.

We know who wins it all. Let’s go Dodgers!!!

It’s not just Donald Trump. It’s the Republican Party. Tired of this shit? Show them this November. youtu.be/iqFjrxJvUEA

“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to," Gregory Bovino told Border Patrol officers in 2025. But our review of hundreds of such arrests shows that charges brought against protesters and bystanders repeatedly fell apart under scrutiny. (Published April w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)

NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.

I am a member of the Supreme Court Bar. I find it absolutely ridiculous that we cannot watch their proceedings. I can tell you it is likely because of the poor behavior (dozing, ignoring advocates, chatting with staff) some justices demonstrate while on the bench.

NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.org

The First Amendment wasn’t actually “first.” The original First Amendment was meant to ensure that the House of Representatives grew in loose proportion to the country. Instead, the House’s size hasn’t changed since 1911. Today’s “One First” on that history—and the problems a capped House creates:

Ossoff: You just heard Mike Collins say the tariffs are working. Go buy groceries. No one in this state seriously believes these tariffs are working, Congressman. It's been a disaster. And so has this war.

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