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The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More

Democrats' razor-thin majorities in the Maine & Pennsylvania House are on the line.

Voters will decide billions of dollars in funding for schools in a ton of Washington referendums.

And New Jersey is hosting a big intra-Dem battle.

Don't miss my guide to the 20 elections to watch in February:

State Affairs Committee: Preventing Sharia Law in Texas: Only state and federal laws apply in Texas and "Sharia law" or other secondary judicial systems have no place in Texas. Make recommendations to ensure all Texans benefit from our laws and the protections of our state and federal constitutions and are never held under the heel of "Sharia law" anywhere in our state. Examine entities such as the proposed East Plano Islamic Center ("EPIC City") development in Hunt and Collin counties. Determine whether EPIC City, its directors, or any associated entities are violating state or federal law. Evaluate large real estate acquisitions by entities such as the "Community Capital Partners" limited partnership. Make legislative recommendations that will protect Texans from housing discrimination and unscrupulous developers. Finance Committee: Further Property Tax Cuts: The Homestead Exemption has proven overwhelmingly popular with voters. It has eliminated school property taxes for the average senior and reduced school taxes in half for those under 65. Study and report on the effect of the continued increasing of the Homestead Exemption. Assess the impact of reducing the senior homestead exemption from 65 to 55 years of age. This change would freeze home values 10 years sooner for over 3 million homeowners, saving 55 plus homeowners thousands of additional dollars. Business and Commerce Committee: Securing Critical Infrastructure and Supply Chain Integrity: Evaluate the integrity of the supply chain for the Texas electric grid and other critical infrastructure. Identify any vulnerabilities or potential risks posed by hostile foreign entities of concern including, but not limited to, China, Russia, and Iran. Make recommendations for improvements and an ongoing evaluation process to remain vigilant in maintaining a reliable and secure Texas electric grid. Health and Human Services Committee: Protecting Taxpayer Funds - Preventing Fraud and Abuse: In support of Governor Abbot…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, just released his first five big priorities for the next legislative session. Among them: “Preventing Sharia Law in Texas” and ensuring schools are teaching American and Texas exceptionalism.

Utah voters have the power to refer a piece of legislation to the ballot and then reject it. They can do that here. They should!

As this points out, in some ways this appears to be a watered-down version of legislation that immigrants' rights groups in NYS have rallied around: bsky.app/profile/n-th...

NEW: It's not just Minnesota, judges across the country are calling out ICE for violating court orders with regularity.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.

I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”

Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.

lfg

Regime Change in the U.S.

When all the wars finally come home (read to the last paragraph–it's a doozy): Walz said the president made the reference during a Monday call that was part of the administration’s stunted efforts this week to calm tensions in the face of bipartisan criticism over…

ICE rams car in south Minneapolis while profiling Latino driver ICE agents rammed into a man’s car in south Minneapolis Monday afternoon while profiling the Latino driver.

‘Because I was Latino, that’s it’: ICE rams car in south Minneapolis while profiling driver sahanjournal.com/news/ice-ram...

Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Public Health Lawfare “You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”

Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Public Health Lawfare
open.substack.com/pub/importan...

Jeanine Pirro Just Suffered Another Major Embarrassment In Federal Court It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."

Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 minutes

Another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."

Trump Escalates His War on America as Dems Debate What Words They Can Say The president is launching increasingly violent invasions of blue cities. Meanwhile, Democratic elites are concerned some might say: ‘Abolish ICE.’

"Trump Escalates His War on America as Dems Debate What Words They Can Say"

Trump is launching increasingly violent invasions of blue cities while Democratic elites are concerned some might say: ‘Abolish ICE.’

Important reporting from @swin24.bsky.social & @andrewperez.bsky.social for Zeteo:

DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files. We Saved It. The Trump Department of Justice has done it again.

DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files. We Saved It.
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Leave the Military Now What does courage demand?

Leave the Military Now
What does courage demand?
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/leave-the-...

How Netanyahu is sabotaging phase two of the Gaza ceasefire By undermining a new Palestinian technocratic body, Israel is trying to make Gaza appear ungovernable — and prove the need for its sustained military rule.

3x "as many people will be allowed to leave Gaza each day as those returning."

"[S]eeking to bar any Gazan born outside the Strip in the last two years from entering."

"[F]amilies with young children would be de facto banned."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #UAE #Genocide #Military #EthnicCleansing

For months, DOJ has been sandbagging the Epstein release claiming they were redacting sensitive information and using it as an excuse to delay other document productions, but they just released the files with apparently "thousands" of instances of victim's names and identifying details unredacted.

The face of fascism

I had a brief interview with FiveThirtyEight after Gawker laid me off in 2015 and they basically asked me to build them a weather model over Thanksgiving.

At least it wasn't "please be Stephen King."

Imagine the heartbreaking powerlessness of a father unable to afford treatment for his child, who is battling both leukemia and severe malnutrition💔
​It pains me deeply to feel so helpless I am begging for your kindness please donate and share this campaign Every second counts👇🏻
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Former Rep. Cori Bush's team tells The Downballot that she raised $527,000 during her opening quarter and finished 2025 with $204,000 on hand. Bush is seeking a rematch against Rep. Wesley Bell, who defeated her in 2024 Democratic primary. www.the-downballot.com/i/186141761/...

Missouri ykur congress representative…Cori Bush

08/2026 primary💙

Never supporting an AIPAC candidate.
The DNC allowed Cori Bush to be overtaken by an AIPAC plant who has done literally nothing for our city during his current term but host “be nice to Israel” talks online.

It is very important where campaign money comes from and people MUST pay attention.

House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.

“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” says Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois).

A Visual Tour of Minneapolis’ Radical History The city’s all-out rebellion against ICE builds on more than a century of labor and social justice organizing, explains archivist Isaac Silver.

Community activist & archivist Isaac Silver built Buttons of the Left, a project that educates people about historical movements.

He gave me a tour of his in-house collection & told me how after 100+ years of radical organizing, Minnesotans got ready to resist ICE.

inthesetimes.com/article/visu...

Donald Trump May Not Be a Fascist, But He Is Leading Us Merrily Down That Path Trump is an extraordinarily dangerous right-wing populist demagogue, and not a genuine, in-the-flesh fascist.

As I had explained over a year previously, this was a distinction without a difference--that regardless of whatever ideology Trump might believe, what mattered was what he manifested. An outbreak of antidemocratic fascism can easily be led bvy a far-right populist.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

This guy, Barton Swaim, has been selling the “it’s really just sparkling authoritarianism” line for awhile now.

I may have a stroke.

Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”

A PROTESTant.

I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.

Borders also keep you in

The Border Patrol agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about putting seven bullet holes in her in text messages is a 23-year-veteran of Border Patrol.

Before Maine, Charles Exum was stationed at Alamogordo, New Mexico, where he won a nationwide police shooting contest.

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government