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White House leaks grow as season of scandals hit Trump cabinet During his first term, power plays between White House aides spilled out into the press from a West Wing that was more ideologically divided.

“When White House staff feel confident in their internal processes and in each other, there’s little incentive to speak out of turn. The rupture between Stephen Miller and DHS could prove to be a major breaking point for the administration.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-h...

Infighting, money woes drag down NRA’s comeback as a heavyweight in American politics Dismal fundraising and internal strife have hobbled the 154-year-old National Rifle Association in the quest to regain its status as a political powerhouse, according to people familiar with the sit...

it’s easy to get discouraged about politics. But the implosion of this once-juggernaut—until quite recently untouchable—didn’t happen by accident.

it took years of organizing, advocacy, determination.

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with ICE and Epstein dominating the news, this is getting overshadowed -- but it may be the most consequential if we want free and fair elections this November.

‘Five alarm fire for democracy’: Dems, voting advocates voice outrage at FBI raid of Georgia elections office Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office.

🚨BREAKING: Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: My law firm just won its lawsuit challenging New York’s 2024 congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino voters on Staten Island.

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Filing: OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman donated $25M to Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., in H2 2025; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M (Bill Allison/Bloomberg)

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In 2022, Donald Trump sued me and others associated with the Clinton campaign for RICO. We did not cave. We fought. First, we won in a Florida trial court. Today, we won in the 11th Circuit.

To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.

an inspiring few days at @harvardiop.bsky.social with the legendary director Lesli Linka Glatter and the indefatigable Marc Adelman. The future is bright — and tall!

So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.

Not only was the Times obsessed with Hillary Clinton's emails while ignoring emails about Donald Trump sent to its own reporter, but since then it has constantly attacked anyone who dared look into questions of Trump's character. All with sanctimony.

Now we know it was all a big lie.

On Dec. 8, 2015, Jeffrey Epstein offers a NY Times reporter photos of Donald Trump and "girls in bikinis in my kitchen." Epstein tells the reporter that he "gave" Trump his "20 year old girlfriend...after two years."

When people looked into these type of rumors the Times smugly criticized them.

I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?

I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fiercely independent and proudly pro-democracy. Unlike CBS, it owes nothing to the White House and seeks no favors from them. It has no corporate overlords, no venture capital investors, and no billionaires pulling strings.

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I tuned in to the @60minutes Trump interview with low expectations, and I haven’t bern surprised. Norah let Trump lie and lie with barely any pushback or provision of corrective facts. Where is the Aussie guy from @axios when we need him?

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The National Archives under the Trump administration released @mikiesherrill.bsky.social full, unredacted Navy personnel file to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign.

This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.

We just won our lawsuit against the DHS after a judge ruled the department can't hold life-saving disaster relief funds hostage to advance its anti-immigration efforts.

The federal government cannot prioritize its cruel immigration agenda over Americans' safety.

Missouri Gov Kehoe is going to sign the new gerrymandered Congressional map on Sunday. The map cuts Kansas City into three slices, like a 🍕 , and notably puts one precinct into two different congressional districts… governor.mo.gov/press-releas...

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The response to this essay that was sent to premium members earlier today was so overwhelming that Democracy Docket decided to publish it for free on its website.

I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C., sources say The White House has dispatched social media teams alongside FBI agents executing arrest warrants in the nation's capital to generate videos that promote U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in the District of Columbia, according to two people briefed on the matter.

in case you need any more evidence that this is made-for-tv authoritarianism:

White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C.""
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

hey, look.
the puzzle website masquerading as a newspaper has a new hot take.

Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

Marc Elias, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers, welcomed any converts to his brand of brass-knuckle politics.

“I do not believe, when it comes to elections, that Democrats should ever engage in any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith,” Mr. Elias said.

Release the Epstein Files.

ps: This is nuts.
pps: Bondi is a clown.🤡
pps: A "Strike Force" is gibberish.

"With the Senate negotiating a budget bill that would outright ban states from regulating AI for the next decade, parents stand to be left alone to navigate yet another grand social experiment conducted on their children - this time with graver circumstances than we’ve yet encountered."

To mark the 10-year anniversary of an historic week, @barackobama.bsky.social chatted with @garrisonhayes.bsky.social, an online creator about the themes from that moment that resonate today – that making progress in a democracy relies on ordinary people doing their best to make America better.

Social media algorithms boost L.A. protest misinformation in ‘combustible’ environment | CNN Business Offline, in real-world Los Angeles, most Angelenos are having a perfectly normal day. But online, the fires and riots are still raging.

Offline, LA residents report normalcy. Trump says there’s mass carnage.

This article is good - it describes the alternate realities on divergent platforms. The feeling of not being able to trust your eyes.

But it uses the word “misinformation” and that’s not it.

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YouTube video by More Perfect Union We Put 5 Young Men In a Room: What They Said Will Surprise You

this is a very smart, thoughtful, clarifying conversation. worth a listen.

via @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social

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a smart, important message to the next generation.