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WOW: California Gov. Gavin Newsom gets a rock star welcome in Houston, Texas — greeted by cheering crowds lined up outside his rally today.

ICE is completely out of control

Newsom: Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks and balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy—for all of us.

For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago

For Americans: Bread lines

Holy smokes! Look at what just happened…

Question for Senator Jones: “Will you run for governor?”

Doug Jones: “I guess I walked into that one, didn’t I? Stay tuned.”

Don’t leave us hanging, @dougjones.bsky.social

What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections Read more here.

History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.

Here’s what we all need to prepare for.

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Which Conservative Justices Will Fall for Trump’s Tariff Power Grab? Emergency powers “tend to kindle emergencies,” as a great justice of yore once observed.

"When Patrick Henry worried that the president might easily become a king, James Madison sought to reassure him by noting that 'the purse is in the hands of the representatives of the people.'" Let's see how many justices agree. ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...

Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID

Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine

Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles targeting thermal power plants and substations across Ukraine. The strikes shut down all state-owned thermal generation, causing widespread blackouts and halting electricity, heating, and water nationwide as winter temperatures drop. #StandWithUkraine

Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.

It doesn't have to be this way.

Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.

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I still can’t get over the 100,000+ patriots in Chicago who protested against the orange felon during the No Kings marches last month. More of this.

HA!

ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.

Husbands with Grindr profiles?

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.

Cowards

Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge" "Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."

New in PN: @donmoyn.bsky.social on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"

“The visible presence of overwhelming numbers of troops in the streets has a psychological component. You display dominance & make examples of people who resist — except instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities.”

This past week's commentaries Good morning!

Need to catch up on this past week's news? Here is just some of what I covered: steveschmidt.substack.com/p/this-past-...

This is what the rest of the world thinks of Trump, by Oliver Kornetzke

Tonight, the evil, terrorist nation of Russia is launching ballistic missiles and drones at civilians again, like they do every night.

Putin will rot

Badger on summer grass.

Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org

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ICE scrambles to find three meals a day for Chicago detainees after court order The contract opportunity posted to a government website indicates a need for up to 210 ‘nutritionally balanced’ meals per day

Judge rules on conditions at ICE detention facility; ICE needs to provide 3 square meals to detainees.
ICE is now scrambling to find a food contractor to provide boxed meals.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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