I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic

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In an interview with Le Monde, the head of the human rights advocacy group expressed surprise 'at how quickly the quality of American democracy has deteriorated in just one year.'

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YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports NEW: Trump Administration's prosecutions & probes of political critics are collapsing

DAY AHEAD: Trump Administration's prosecutions & probes of political critics are collapsing

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This is the authoritarian tell:

If a judge rules against your preferred outcome, declare the judge illegitimate.

If that mindset takes hold, courts stop being guardrails and become targets.

Democracy cannot survive a government that believes the law only counts when it wins.

Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections. Vaughn Hillyard has the latest.

YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury Rep. Stansbury: The latest Epstein files drop and who it implicates

The American people deserve the truth. The survivors deserve justice. And, no amount of gaslighting and lies in the Epstein case will stop us from getting to both.

The dam is breaking, and we won’t stop until every file is released and everyone is held to account.

Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning.

The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. n.pr/3ZhlKvr

Waiting for Pam Bondi to send FBI and DEA agents to the homes of these ICE goons in the middle of the night and arrest them for violations of the FACE Act

YouTube video by Reuters 'In four years, you don't have to vote again,' Trump says | REUTERS

Another fine quote from that clip: "It will be *fixed*, it will be fine." By "fixed", he meant "rigged by me".

Here you go:
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I remember hearing Trump telling his followers that they don’t have to even vote because they have enough votes. I don’t have the exact words, but why would he say that.

The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.

A flyer reading: URGENT ICE Holding Center Planned in Elkridge County Council Meeting to Block at George Howard Building Monday, 7 p.m. Be there ICE has rented space from a private company to open office space and a Holding center in Elkridge, MD, behind the trailer park. County Executive Calvin Ball is submitting emergency legislation at the Monday night County Council meeting, starting at 7 pm to prohibit the center. On Monday emergency legislation will be proposed in the Maryland House and Senate With full support from leadership that will address both Howard County and Hagerstown. We need to pack the George Howard Building (3430 Court House Drive, Elliott City) on Monday night, February 2. In the meantime, please warn people you know. Press release from Calvin Ball at https://www.howardcountymd.gov/News013026

📣📣📣 TONIGHT!!

7pm George Howard Building in Ellicott City.

ICE is trying to open another facility in MD, this time in Elkridge. Come out to EC and tell them we want #iceout of our neighborhoods.

We, Democrats, should investigate the 2024 election and Musk’s involvement.

Trump: ‘We should take over the voting’ Trump, as usual, offered no evidence for any of his claims.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority Monday — one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

What the hell is Tulsi Gabbard up to?

Defang ICE → Save the Midterms The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.

“ICE and the Border Patrol pose a threat not just to our civil liberties but to our political liberties. Dealing with the threat to our political liberty, in particular to free and fair elections, is the fight—for the rest of 2026, and then for 2027 and 2028.”

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Melania, Epstein, and Trump, Oh My. Fawning propaganda, cover-ups, and a crisis of justice.

I thought we should start with the reviews of the new “Melania” movie and end with dogs.

In between, we’ll dumpster-dive into the latest Epstein files, the arrest of Don Lemon, and the DOJ kabuki dance on the ICE killings in Minneapolis.

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Journalists who have spent years documenting pro-Trump militant movements say the behavior, appearance, and tactics of ICE agents now look disturbingly familiar. Independent visual journalist Sandi Bachom, who has filmed both the Proud Boys and ICE, has no doubts..

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Trump Is Still Obsessed with Stealing Elections The FBI’s seizure of Georgia ballots is as much about future elections as past ones.

"It’s time to wake up. Trump seems keen on influencing the vote in states that will decide margins in 2026 and the outcome in 2028. And that he has the FBI participating in his effort is a terrifying demonstration of just how many guardrails he has steamrolled..."
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We would tend to lean Tim’s way on this one

I will be putting in notice Friday morning with DHS to return to Dilley to check on Liam again and the many other children and families there. Liam did not look well. My staff and I are very concerned about him.

I ask my colleagues in Congress — House and Senate — to join me.

I ask the American people to continue speaking up. Your voice makes a difference. #FreeLiam

Sen. Jon Ossoff: "This is a freedom loving country…When you have masked federal agents setting up police checkpoints, demanding papers from American citizens, detaining American citizens without cause…that makes people upset all across the country of all political persuasions."

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100%. I honestly believe political leaders ask too little of people. The thinking is you need an extraordinarily low bar - so ask people for money or to sign something. People want to be part of something and they're eager to do real meaningful work in defense of their community and their rights.