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I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Josh Turek of Iowa, Democrat, comes out with one of the worst anti-trans ads yet. Not only is it an anti-sports ad, it proposes a ban on federal funding for gender affirming care. That would hit all medicaid and medicare patients, and any ACA federally-subsidized plans as well. Horrific.

liberty mutual was the only advertiser who stuck with tucker carlson after he said mexicans were "filth" so whatever fantasies you have about torturing the mascot are morally correct

Deport Elon

Man, We Are Not Freaked Out Enough By What The Feds Are Doing To Ilhan Omar www.wonkette.com/p/man-we-are... By Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social

On the same week the DCCC released its first anti-transgender ad, popular Democratic politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not mince words. When asked about anti-trans Democrats, she called them "shameful," "wrong," and decried them for "scaring so easily." Subscribe to support our journalism.

Elon Musk is already responsible for the deaths of 500,000 children. By 2030 he will have killed 5 million children - 14 million people total - just by "putting USAID through the wood chipper." Musk is a Holocauster.

🚨🚨🚨 Q: Is there any scenario in which DOJ would try to block states from certifying the election? AG TODD BLANCHE: Yes, of course. It is not DOJ's intention to improperly interfere with elections or the state certification process, but ...

Elon Musk threatens Congress.

Sadly true

NHS England's new trans segregation regime for hospitals will kill people. We know this because there are real examples of how NHS "corridor care" is *already* killing people. But you can help - Trans Legal Clinic are fundraising legal action for a trans woman who died. Please donate and/or share!

Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.

The Iran War is costing Americans $2,000 per household according to analysis by Moody's Analytics and Brown University.

Under Trump: -Gas prices are up 43.7% -Grocery prices are up 3.7% -Household electricity prices are up 12.7% -Healthcare costs are up 14.6% -Childcare costs are up 7.6% -Rent is up 5.1% and mortgage rates are at 7.6% Tired of "winning" yet?

We scoured social media, court records and local stories for instances of immigration agents holding citizens against their will. The administration doesn’t track these cases. So we have. We’re sharing our database with you.

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I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.

QueerAF can reveal figures that show 618 people have died while under the care of an NHS gender clinic, at least 21 by suicide. www.wearequeeraf.com/the-deadly-t...

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Two trans Ohioans resign from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Pride Caucus, including vice-chair The resignations came within 24 hours of each other and amidst allegations of censorship by their own party thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/10/08/t...

SC Dem Senate nominee Annie Andrews released an ad calling trans women "biological men." She embraces sports and surgery bans for youth. Her campaign even says she won't work to overturn the HRT/blocker trans youth ban. She once argued against capitulation. Subscribe to support our journalism.

This is some insanity. The tRump/MAGAt political climate has made it extremely dangerous for women in America today. Congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped while trying to repair a campaign sign. #ProudBlue #Arizona www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This is an excellent summary of how we got to where we are in this country. Major Watson told us something similar but not in such detail. I’m very impressed. This is long for a TikTok video but well worth watching. Vote these scumbags out of power. #ProudBlue #FDT #MajorWatson #Midterms

1/ Billionaire Peter Thiel & Trump budget director Russ Vought signed the same nationalist manifesto. Now an Australian former deputy PM is heading to its movement’s Jerusalem conference. @lucyham.bsky.social Hamilton traces the network. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

Talking recently to family members of people snatched up and expelled to third countries by ICE, I learned: 1) All of those captured were in 287(g) jurisdictions; 2) None of the family members had known what 287(g) was and had erroneously thought people with no arrests were safe.

Congress should strip him of any presidential immunity, and the same for his corrupt administration, so they can be prosecuted like regular citizens. Impeachment hasn’t worked, and accountability has to mean more than symbolic votes. #Blues

Satellite imagery from Gaza, before and after the Israeli genocide. During Trump’s disastrous first term, Jared Kushner laughed at Netanyahu for not taking advantage of Gaza’s real estate, telling him to raze buildings and build wealthy waterfront condos. • FREE PALESTINE • (Source: AJ+)

More people need to grasp whats happening to transgender communities: ethnic cleansing. The forced and/or coerced removal and erasure of a people from society.

Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished

Bill Nye needs your help sending a Texas teacher to the U.S. Senate!  To join our Teachers for Talarico Coalition, sign up here: act.jamestalarico.com/signup/talarico_coalitions

Judges say: No really, stop doing third-country removals immediately. And ICE flights are kinda still landing in third-country removal countries??? prospect.org/2026/09/24/j...

guys please stop falling for this, this is not “rogue AI” it’s “environments with lax cybersecurity controls”

For people who think women should be “subservient” to men, here are some clarifications that show women are strong partners. #Pinks

We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book, "Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era." Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world.