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Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas.

Texas Republicans, at Trump’s request, are redrawing their Congressional district lines to steal FIVE additional seats.

They’re undoing democracy to keep themselves in power. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/30/t...

🙏🏼 share, speak up and let the filthy animals in power know that this is unacceptable.

Isaiah Martin is an incredible man with so much potential and has ties and friendship with so many of us.
I hope folks will have his back, because I know he would have ours.

Make it loud, please 🙏🏼

YouTube video by The Daily Show Jon Stewart Reacts to Colbert's Cancellation & Trump's "Bawdy" Epstein Doodles | The Daily Show

Stop whatever you are doing and watch Jon Stewart’s @thedailyshow.com monologue reacting to CBS firing Stephen Colbert and it and other institutions cowardice in the face of the boy king. “Sack the fuck up.” youtu.be/TwOLo_U6bTw?...

EPA cuts its scientific research office, as layoffs set to take effect The research and development office had been in the crosshairs of organizations allied with President Donald Trump.

rump’s EPA just fired hundreds of scientists - the ones who make sure our water is safe to drink and our air is safe to breathe, and who study the impacts of wildfire smoke and PFAS on our health.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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How many could lose healthcare via the #MAGAMurderBill in the 29 most vulnerable GOP-held House districts? There are 29 House districts where Republicans won by 12 points or less. Below I've posted district-wide enrollment in ACA exchange-based Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), ACA Basic Health Plans (BHPs) a...

🚨 REMINDER: There are 29 GOP-held House seats where the Republican won by 12 points or less.

Here's how many residents of each who WILL either lose healthcare coverage entirely or be faced w/MASSIVE premium hikes and/or ongoing paperwork to keep it:

acasignups.net/25/07/03/how...

Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.

This is Washington at its worst.

We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social forcefully condemns violent ICE detentions, including that of Narciso Barranco, who is the father of three patriotic Marines.

“It's outrageous and out of control— It's unacceptable here in the USA. We are better than this.”

#OnYourSide

Eight hours and counting… thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social #KillTheBill #SaveMedicaid

This is fighting back.

Anything Democrats can do to stall this vote or pull back the curtain on what’s actually in the Big Ugly Bill is a public service. Keep the heat on.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

After GOP holdouts flipped their votes, the big ugly bill cleared a major hurdle in the House. As final debate began, Hakeem Jeffries took the floor just after 6 a.m. on Thursday — and promised to make his time count.

He’s doing his part, you do yours. 📱 202-224-3121

Trump and Republicans' “no tax on tips and overtime” policy has high barriers to entry — and only lasts for two years.

But their tax cut for billionaires? They made that one permanent.

Oregon Grape

Garden bed of green and red speckled lettuces

Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on a patch of purple sage flowers

Sweet pea vines with pink flowers

Scenes from the garden this week 🌱 #PNW #PNWgarden #UrbanGardening

Senate plunges into do-or-die moment on "big, beautiful bill" "That's why God made votes."

Senate begins debate on the BBB today, Time to call your reps.

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/28/senate-big-beautiful-bill-thune

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

🚨Please call your representatives today – *Especially* if they are Republicans.

🚨It’s not hyperbole to say that if this bill passes, it will be the end of American life as we know it.

🚨It will not just affect the poor, elderly and disabled-but every American.

A container full of red raspberries

A bumblebee pollinating purple sage blossoms

A lady bug and a lady bug nymph on hop leaves

A cluster of orange calendula flowers

Scenes from the garden today 🌱
#garden #PNWgarden #PNW #UrbanGardening #pollinators

Senate Republicans are apparently planning to make the draconian #Medicaid cuts in House-passed reconciliation bill WORSE even though it is strongly opposed by public and CBO estimates the Medicaid cuts alone will make 7.8M uninsured. Preliminary Senate bill language is expected later today.

Thousands of people and placards are seen in front of the state capitol. This photo is a credit to Minneapolis photojournalist that goes by the handle Daviss on X

Thousands of people and placards are seen in front of the state capitol. This photo is a credit to Minneapolis photojournalist that goes by the handle Daviss on X

A woman protestor holds up a sign that reads “In honor of our beloved Melissa”

NEW: In the last few hours, Minnesota authorities warned people against attending protests, with a killer on the loose.

This is the current view of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

DEFIANCE. 👏

#NoKings #50501Movement

(📸 Daviss)

2024 election results under scrutiny as lawsuit advances A judge has ruled that a lawsuit questioning the election results in Rockland County, New York, can proceed to discovery.

Newsweek reports on our lawsuit challenging the 2024 presidential and senate election results in Rockland County NY

www.newsweek.com/2024-electio...

Climate.gov Home Science & information for a climate-smart nation

Climate.gov was one of world's leading sources of information on climate change.

The Trump admin has now fired all of its staff and it will now likely shut down (or maybe turned into a Trump-friendly site pushing falsehoods about climate) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The estimated cost of the unnecessary troop mobilization to Los Angeles ($134M) would have funded gender-affirming care in the military for the next 26 years. The trans military ban was never about funding.

The estimated cost of the deployment for the National Guard and the Marines to LA is $134M

The California National Guard and Trump's ICE regime forces attacked unarmed US citizens, protestors and media, with tear gas, smoke grenades, and pellet rounds. They pushed them into the street and declared a 'unlawful assembly', a violation of people's first amendment. #StopICE (📹@JamesQueallyLAT)

Medlar fruit growing upright on a small tree

White scallion blossom

Pink rose

Blue nigella flower

Scenes from the garden today. 🌱
#spring #PNWgarden

Green leaves of Lady’s Mantle with drops of dew all around the edges

Lady’s Mantle with beads of morning dew. 🌱

McGovern: "This is not a governing philosophy. It is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash. I can't understand why you'd choose a career of public service to do this -- to rip away the healthcare & food assistance of working & middle class Americans. Is that really what you came here to do?"

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

YouTube video by Senator Markey 100 days, 100 damages. Live on the Senate floor.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=61FZ...