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🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the GOP's emergency petition to block the state’s new redistricting plan, ruling that GOP lawmakers had “failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief” under the state Constitution.

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Gavin Newsom’s late-night message to Fox

Fox News continues to give Gavin Newsom free publicity with Jesse Watters reading and chuckling at some of the Governor Newsom Press Office tweets mocking Donald Trump

Obama applauds Newsom's California redistricting plan as 'responsible' as Texas GOP pushes new maps

What real leadership looks like.

Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.

“He is baiting Fox News hosts into talking about him on their shows, making them look like ignorant jackasses with zero self-awareness. But I, Sean Hannity, will not be so easily fooled!”

NEW: Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston are weighing in against the sale of 9NEWS to the parent company of Fox31. Johnston called the acquisition "bad for journalism and bad for Denver." Bennet said it would "greatly weaken Colorado's civic infrastructure." #copolitics

Women leading the way in Texas.

#Resist

Vance Reveals His Patronizing ‘Icebreaker’ to Zelensky Vance, who had attacked the Ukrainian president during February’s Oval Office meeting, joked that he better “behave.”

Vance began Monday’s Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelensky with an ice-breaker, given February’s combative encounter.

They’ve tried to erase us for centuries. Didn’t work then, won’t work now. Black history IS American history.

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Show me another media outlet that provided more coverage of the most important democracy news today. I could not be prouder of the Democracy Docket team! www.democracydocket.com

Donald Trump called on the central banker to step down after one of the president’s allies accused her of breaching mortgage rules on.ft.com/3HvzBZP

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"This is disgusting. They are manufacturing allegations that clearly are bogus and have no basis."

Mockler: They say that they oppose it at a 79% rate, 61% of them feel less safe… So the question that I then want to ask is, why don't we mobilize the National Guard to the eight out of ten red states that are the highest homicide states?

Tell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machines Contact Congress today!

Everyone needs to do this. Let's protect vote by mail:

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Tell Congress: Push back on Trump’s DC takeover Contact Congress today!

BOOM! Only 153 away from 2,000!

Send yours here--their offices are closed, but their inboxes aren't: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Congress: Fully investigate the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case Contact Congress today!

GIVE US ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES

This isn't hard. Unless you're in on the cover-up. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

California Supreme Court clears way for Newsom’s redistricting plan The state Supreme Court opened the door to plans by Democrats to redraw California’s congressional districts in a gerrymander designed to pick up five seats, rejecting a Republican legal...

The state Supreme Court opened the door to plans by Democrats to redraw California’s congressional districts in a gerrymander designed to pick up five seats, rejecting a Republican legal...

Investigating the Police In a move that is as performative as sending battleships to fight a cartel, the Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the D.C.

Investigating the Police
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"It is a clear sign that this administration picked somebody who they think is unqualified and incapable of doing the job." @weissmann.substack.com reads between the lines on why the FBI needed a co-deputy director for Dan Bongino. (Rep. Goldman suggests what else might be going on.)

Mockler: Target turned on one of their huge consumer bases. And it feels like conservatives spent a decade saying go woke, go broke. Once the wokeness was removed. Now Target is immediately going broke.

Also, WHAT THE FUCK WAS JANUARY 6, YOU BRAIN DEAD HYPOCRITE SUCKERS

Donald Trump stumbling on the steps entering Air Force One – see following thread for detailed description of this image

1 of 11/ Body Language and Behavior Analysis No. 4767: Donald Trump trips on the steps of Air Force One – Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence

Newsom Launches Scorched-Earth Attack on 'Dictator' Trump California governor says “democracy is next” and accuses Trump of using the military “illegally” to bolster his power.

California governor says “democracy is next” and accuses Trump of using the military “illegally” to bolster his power.

Reposting this:

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger Trump vs Newsom: Who Really Controls the National Guard?

What’s the real difference between the National Guard and active duty troops—and why does it matter in LA? Trump just federalized the California Guard against the governor’s wishes, a rare move not seen since 1965. Here’s what you need to know:

youtu.be/B7NRZrTzZuM

Join me on June 14

While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/gwT5NuVq

We are Americans.

We’re the most powerful nation on the planet.
What defines us is not our power to dominate the weak.
What demonstrates our character is not our capacity to traumatize the afflicted.
What speaks our truth is not how we taunt, deride or belittle the embattled, broken or battered.