Election Night highlights: Democrats notch wins in first major elections since Trump returned to power Election Night winners include Democrats Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, Abigail Spanberger for governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey.

“.. Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up!,” Mamdani said.

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New PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Oppose Trump’s Military Parade As the 250th anniversary of the United States Army approaches, which also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Washington is preparing to mark the occasion with a large-scale…

BREAKING @prri.org: 76% of Americans, including 52% of Republicans, oppose spending $45 million to hold a large parade of soldiers, weapons, and combat vehicles on the streets of Washington, D.C., in celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday and President Trump’s birthday.
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So say we all!

This is the kind of data that intelligence agencies drool over, and they’re putting it all in one place.

There’s obvious potential for abuse domestically by both parties, but this also severely raises the risk of a foreign compromise — that database will be an instant target.

Day 6 of 20 Days of Classic Resistance
Chenoweth & Stephan, Why Civil Resistance Works (2011)
Nonviolent movements succeed twice as often as violent ones.
This book shattered assumptions about protest and proved peaceful resistance is the most effective tool for real change.

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

One of the most under-covered corporate stories of the week.

$LEVI $GS

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

Now might be a good time to contact your elected representatives and ask whether they support the proposed funding cuts to the largest clinical health study of women. And if they do, ask them why.

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Wow, in my hometown of Cincy!

The next few days will see 250th anniversaries of our colonial history. I remember reading Robert Gross's "The Minutemen and Their World" in my AP US History class. Suddenly their story has become much more real.

How Trump's Greed, Grift and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment Historian Heather Cox Richardson joins The Left Hook to discuss how the Trump Administration reflects America's tradition of the aristocracy abusing capitalism and racism to exploit the masses.

We had 33K people tune in to this conversation. Here it is for people who couldn't catch it live.

"Rebellions are built on hope."

With @hcrichardson.bsky.social

How Trump's Greed, Grift, and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment

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This seems like a really, really bad idea. Just saying.

This is a dynamic right out of my book #Strongmen...
And here is my Lucid essay on autocratic backfire: open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...

Justice Dept. suspends lawyer who acknowledged deportation was a mistake Erez Reuveni had worked at the Justice Department for nearly 15 years, most recently as the acting deputy director of the Office of Immigration Litigation.

Authoritarian Party Line Alert. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Just a few pics from today's #handsoff protest in Concord, NH. It was cold and raining but the positive energy was palpable.

YouTube video by MSNBC Expert on civil wars around the world says the fight to save democracy must come from the bottom up

"Barbara F. Walter, a renowned expert on civil wars around the world, warns that the US meets key criteria for nations heading toward major political violence. We ignore the warning signs at our own peril. She is author of “How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them.”
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I'll be spending my weekend diving into @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social's latest, Becoming the Pastor's Wife. I can't wait! And a big TY to Dr. Barr for the signed nameplate she included -- just makes it more special.

Sen Shaheen's mailbox is full, not taking comments

@hassan.senate.gov Been trying to contact you all morning, phone goes to vmail then disconnects. How can a constituent reach you?? Trying DC +all NH offices. ?????

Ripping a student from their home, challenging their immigration status, and detaining them solely based on political viewpoint will chill student speech and advocacy across campuses nationwide.

Political speech should never be a basis of punishment or lead to deportation.

“Extreme politics acts as compensatory mechanisms to project masculinity when it is lacking otherwise.”
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“Launch Musk to Mars” and “Democracy Dies with DOGE”. #3E #endoligarchy #teslatakeover #teslatakedown

Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for.

If numerous members of a government are invested in a project of national failure then this and other dangers are accelerated

Where are federal jobs affected by DOGE cuts? A look at congressional districts across the US Civilian federal jobs are being cut by the thousands, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to shrink the government workforce at the behest of President Donald Trump.

Check out the story itself for a map showing
where federal job cuts are likely to hit the
hardest....and if you're living in these counties,
how's this going to impact you?

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YouTube video by Samia Hurst The Swiss national bioethics commission has published a position on the care of transgender youth

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Group of children with their little fingers raised with a WHO worker depicting polio campaign underway in Gaza.

A nurse administering polio drops.

A child raising her little fingers showing the polio vaccination mark.

An infant receiving polio drops.

#Polio vaccination in #Gaza has started. WHO teams are on the ground providing support to ensure a quality campaign.

He said he wanted to be a dictator...

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