Sevier County Democrats

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

REP. @yassaminansari.bsky.social on the bipartisan demand for the Epstein files: “This is the most corrupt administration in 🇺🇸 history, and this story shows it more than anything.”

Congressional reporter says Trump is threatening Republicans not to back the bipartisan push for an Epstein files release vote…

We share this graph as often as we can. #UnionStrong

Unions have always been at the heart of progress; securing safer workplaces, fair wages, the weekend, and the protections we depend on today. Let’s recommit ourselves to standing with workers and unions.

Solidarity forever. ✊🇺🇸

Happy Labor Day!
Today we honor the working people who built this country and continue to keep it running. From factories and farms to classrooms and hospitals, America’s strength comes from the dignity of hard work and the solidarity of working people.

POPE LEO: “Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.”

He prays for the victims in Minneapolis, and “the countless children killed and injured every day around the world”

AP: “Florida could be on the hook for $218 million… Alligator Alcatraz may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely…”
apnews.com/article/flor...

Not great!

Here’s a 2021 VICE piece on the church whose pastors do not believe women should vote, which Trump Sec Def Pete Hegseth just endorsed: “Inside the church that preaches wives need to be led with a firm hand” www.vice.com/en/article/i...

(Sunday morning shows ignored it today🤔)

In the richest country in the world, nobody should be on the streets.

The cost of housing keeps skyrocketed and wages stay stagnant. Don’t let Trump get pretend anything he’s doing serves the workers or young people in this country. #FightOligarchy

😬 Elon’s MEMPHIS-based Supercomputer takes a dump on his NASHVILLE tunnel. @GovBillLee

#LeesTeslasOnlyTunnel

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )

Off the rails.

Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.

Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.

CBS NEWS, statement from Giuffre family: “It was shocking to hear Trump say he was aware Virginia was ‘stolen’ from Mar-A-Lago… we are asking for answers… If our sister could speak today, she would be most angered by the fact that the government is listening to a known perjurer.”

(above an image of Governor Tim Walz) "Shame on any of us who throws a trans child under the bus. ... That child deserves our support. Don't worry about the pollsters calling it distractions, because we need to be the party of human dignity."

MOTHER JONES: “Trump’s top intelligence officer fabricated evidence to support a sham Justice Department criminal investigation that could lead to a show trial of former President Barack Obama and his aides. This is autocracy in action.”
link.motherjones.com/public/40858...

Totally normal stuff: the U.S. president once again threatening to shut down media outlets for reporting the news. Just a wannabe dictator doing his thing.

Wait - @MarshaBlackburn refused to back @RonWyden’s subpoena of Epstein’s bank records, which show billions linked to sex trafficking?

Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?

Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...

happy fourth.

Let’s recommit ourselves to building a nation where everyone’s voice is heard, and everyone’s rights are respected.

Speak up. Speak out. Organize.
Democracy depends on all of us. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇲 This Independence Day, we celebrate the promise of America. But that promise is kept only when we the people stand up and protect it.

Across the country, basic rights and freedoms are under assault. We’re called not just to remember our history, but to rise to this moment

In the last 24 hours, Trump floated deporting US citizens, prosecuting CNN employees, and building a network of prison camps like the one in Florida. And yet, right wing media dismisses it all as “Trump being Trump”

The Senate Republicans’ tax plan would add nearly $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. It was never about “saving money”.

Hey @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty y’all see this? 😕

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?