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Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Seek Judicial Orders Declaring that Runaway Democrats Who Abandon Their Legislative Duties Vacated Their Office Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the continued refusal to perform legislative duties by Texas House Democrats who broke quorum constitutes abandonment of office and that he will pursue a...

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Texas AG moves to court to rule Dem seats as "vacant"

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has given members until Friday to return

"Any lawmaker who has not been arrested & returned or fails to appear by Speaker’s deadline will be subject to aggressive legal action by Attorney General Paxton"
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Epstein scandal broadens as trove of letters from famous figures published New York Times reports on letters by Ehud Barak, Woody Allen and others written for Epstein’s 63rd birthday

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More Birthday letters to Jeffrey Epstein revealed

NYT published a trove of previously unseen letters from numerous powerful figures

Woody Allen said events at Epstein's reminded him of “Castle Dracula where Lugosi has three young female vampires who service the place”
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Are the Epstein Subpoenas a Democrat win?

House Oversight Committee Chair Comer (R-KY01) subpoenas come after ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA42) forced a vote before recess.

3 Republicans backed it but only if communications from Biden admin officials, the DOJ & the Clintons were included.
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JUST IN: Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell oppose release of Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury records. Judge declined Maxwell's lawyers' request to review them so they object. Also say this really isn't like other cases where GJ recs came out. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New York Times headline: F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats Byline: It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage. Photo: Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, faces a primary challenge from the state’s conservative attorney general, Ken Paxton. Both seek President Trump’s endorsement.

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BREAKING: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) asks F.B.I. to help locate & arrest Democratic state lawmakers

Speaker of the Texas House already issued civil warrants on Monday for the arrest of the absent Democrats, hoping to compel their return

NYT (gift): archive.is/HqvIy
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Tammy Bruce: "Beginning August 20, nationals of Malawi and Zambia applying for B1, B2, business ,and tourist visas will be required to post a bond of up to $15,000."

He's not out on his own and he's obviously looking at where the new ballroom is going, which he claims he's going to be paying for. Think MTN is stretching the drama a bit - although his mental acuity is definitely a problem.

US House panel subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton for Epstein testimony House oversight committee also issued subpoenas to several former attorneys general and FBI directors

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House Oversight Committee issues Epstein Subpoenas

Chair James Comer subpoenaed Bill & Hillary Clinton as well as former attorneys general & directors of the FBI, demanding “testimony related to horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein”

There are many notable omissions in the list
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Trump, Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell are sexual predators

If Trump feels so empowered & invulnerable that he will grope a young woman in full public view, imagine what he believes he is entitled to do in private?

Trump (60) received $400k for this in March 2007. Video unearthed by MTN.
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Are the Epstein Subpoenas a Democrat win?

House Oversight Committee Chair Comer (R-KY01) subpoenas come after ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA42) forced a vote before recess.

3 Republicans backed it but only if communications from Biden admin officials, the DOJ & the Clintons were included.
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US House panel subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton for Epstein testimony House oversight committee also issued subpoenas to several former attorneys general and FBI directors

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House Oversight Committee issues Epstein Subpoenas

Chair James Comer subpoenaed Bill & Hillary Clinton as well as former attorneys general & directors of the FBI, demanding “testimony related to horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein”

There are many notable omissions in the list
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Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE01) won his seat by a 20 point margin in #Nebraska on November 5 ...

Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE01) won his seat by a 20 point margin in #Nebraska on November 5 ...

Hearing Trump speak is often like hearing the voices of enslavers echoing down the centuries.

You can see Trump's just openly groping her and she starts to raise her hand to move him away just as he does ...

Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders (Gift Article) Legal experts say the actions causing concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts.

Trump’s DOJ is destroying the reservoir of trust that once gave government a presumption of regularity in conducting its ordinary affairs. Loss of credibility means every move must be viewed with skepticism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...

The Mamdani effect: how his primary win is inspiring young progressives to run for office US group geared at mobilizing young leftist candidates saw a record 10,000 people sign up after Mamdani’s NYC victory

The Mamdani effect: how his primary win is inspiring young progressives to run for office

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United Nations: It was meant to be a routine discussion on pollution

But the US delegate spent her allotted 3 minutes reminding the world that the United States now had a “national position” on a single word in the documents that established the panel of scientists ...

Gender
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This congressman was elected with a 20 point margin ...

I can't comment on every Democratic representative but do see posts about Town Halls ... although agree Dems should have a major campaign of Town Halls across Republican districts given how unpopular Trump is rn

TX House adjourns to 1pm Tuesday after falling short by 8 for quorum TX Gov Greg Abbott directs Texas Rangers to arrest absent Democrats MO Gov Mike Kehoe reviewing redistricting plan to remove Kansas City Democratic rep NY Gov Kathy Hochul announces move forward with redistricting plan CA Gov Gavin Newsom prepares ballot initiative asking voters to enact new congressional map CA Rep Kevin Kiley (R-CA03) to introduce bill to stop mid-decade redistricting across U.S. Ally to Democracy Aug 5 2025

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The redistricting fight escalates with Republicans & Democrats
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Love the drawing of the crowd going to the Capitol 💙

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HCR: As Trump’s popularity is disintegrating he appears to be ramping up his attempt to destroy American democracy

Trump’s firing of the BLS commissioner for announcing that job growth has slowed dramatically has drawn a level of attention to his assault on democracy that other firings have not
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In California and Washington the average is $4.26 - I should have put the price range!

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It begins the same way - Trump behaves just like Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell hired a publicist, called Virginia Giuffre a liar, forcing Virginia to sue for defamation and to fight for disclosure

Virginia and all the other victims, both heard & unheard, deserve better - release the Epstein Files
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The warnings over the gradual destruction of facilities that protect women's health were clear; and under Project 2025 the worst is yet to come.
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💯 It's either punitive or completely doolally

WTH Just Happened Aug 5 2025: US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders grand jury probe into Obama officials over Russia investigation US FEMA will deny aid for disaster preparedness if a US state or city boycotts Israeli companies US CBO confirms Trump tax changes will increase deficit by $5.0 trillion by 2034 FL Gov. Ron DeSantis sent audit teams into democratic Gainsville & Broward in a DOGE style attack called FAFO SC Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC01) joined crowded primary for South Carolina Governor US FDA appoints Sean Keveney as new Chief Counsel US Pentagon to reduce personnel within defense technology information center US Trump moves to bar abortions at VA hospitals US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to announce plan for nuclear reactor on the Moon

EIA Infographic showing breakdown of $3.12 regular gasoline cost at July 28

How long before the acting head of the Energy Information Agency (EIA), Stephen Nalley, is fired or has to manipulate figures to align with Trump?

$3.12 is average US price of regular gas/gallon (July 28) with lowest price in Houston at $2.69

42% higher than Trump's persistent claim of $2.20