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By the way, Democrats have now flipped 27 legislative seats in Trump 2.0.

Republicans are still stuck at zero.

Even in 2017-18, the GOP managed to flip a few. This time, just a goose egg, despite several good chances.

The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal."

She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%!

Context:

Here's a big one: The AP just called the #TX02 GOP primary for challenger Steve Toth, who unseats Rep. Dan Crenshaw.

Crenshaw was the lone GOP member of Texas' huge House delegation who didn't earn Trump's endorsement for reelection.

Morning Digest: Talarico wins Democratic Senate nod as nasty GOP race goes to second round Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will keep slugging out for almost three more months

A HUGE opening night for the 2026 primary season is over, and The Downballot has a fresh rundown of an evening that saw James Talarico win the Dem nod for Texas' U.S. Senate seat, GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw become the first member of Congress to lose reelection, a Dem pickup in Arkansas, and a lot more.

Breaking: Arkansas Democrats just flipped a Republican seat It's the ninth red-to-blue pickup in a special election in Trump's second term

JUST IN: Democrat Alex Holladay has flipped a GOP-held seat in *Arkansas*.

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders tried hard to delay this race and wanted the seat to stay vacant for 8+ months, but the courts told her to hold it today. If she was worried, she was right to be.

Our full recap:

JUST IN: Jasmine Crockett concedes and urges Democrats to rally around James Talarico, who is now officially the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas.

I have just held a call with President Pedro Sánchez to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain.

The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on the Iran War.

"Spain's position at this juncture is clear and forceful. It is the same position we have maintained in Ukraine and also in Gaza.

No to the breaking of international law that protects us all, especially the most defenceless - the civilian population."

The European Commission has pledged to back Spain against the overnight commercial threats from US president Donald Trump against Madrid.

euobserver.com/205567/eu-co...

Of the 42 countries in the World Cup:
Trump is invading 2 (Iran and, as of yesterday, Ecuador)
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and to a lesser extent, Jordan are caught in the crossfire
Trump is threatening another, likely favorite Spain, bc it refuses to join Trump's illegal war

www.fifa.com/en/tournamen...

Europeans are fed up by our Trump-Israel-appeaser governments and the Trump-Israel-appeaser EU Commission, like Merz and von der Leyen.

We want them to stand for what is right, for EUs interests and values, and to be united behind Spain's message! Not sell them out like Merz!

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#EUsky

Spain's leader with a message that should be adopted by every top Democrat

Constrained Budgets Lead States to Restrict HIV Drug Access Through Ryan White | KFF States are facing constrained budgets, putting pressure on HIV programs, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. This Policy Watch explores how state Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) are responding to these budget pressures, including by restricting eligibility and reducing the scope of services offered, actions that could led to negative health outcomes for people with HIV and lead to new HIV infections.

In one of the richest countries, states are cutting access to HIV meds through Ryan White ADAPs: lower income limits, smaller formularies, and less insurance help. These shortages stem from federal funding that hasn’t kept pace.

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Sorry just fell down the red heifer hole, can you believe Mike Johnson supports the group trying to build the Third Temple and this red heifer expedition was the trigger for 7 October attacks? They mean to build the Temple over the Dome of the Rock.

They really are trying to summon Christ 🙄

That is so ridiculous.
How can you believe in an omniscient, omnipotent God and yet also believe you can gaslight that same God into doing something because you have lots of exploding metal?

Amazing! Here in Arkansas, we are watching what's happening in Texas with great interest.

Chaos as Texas voters turned away from voting booths on crucial primary day (The Mirror US Online) Texas Republicans erected a fresh hurdle for primary voters in two major counties prior to election day on Tuesday, forcing some to be turned away from polli...

Read "Chaos as Texas voters turned away from voting booths on crucial primary day" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-7gV2VxYs/f...
Typical Republican voter interference.

YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia Exposing Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking empire | 60 Minutes Australia

I'm the producer with the $71 Trillion Truth. There are millions demanding accountability for The Epstein Class delivered by the people silent the whole time. I thought I was familiar with Virgina Giuffre's story. I wasn't. The Time to end this is now. Pull the thread. youtu.be/LNLQmpT4oQ0?...

GOP senator compares Kristi Noem's DHS leadership to that time she shot her own dog Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., tore into the homeland security secretary at a hearing, saying he will hold up Trump's nominees until he gets answers from her department.

NC Sen Tillis calls for Kristi Noem's resignation saying he supports law enforcement, including ICE officers. He praises a plaque honoring Capitol police who held off the Jan 6 mob (pardoned by Trump). Has no one told him that ICE is staffed with the pardoned mob?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Bert & Ernie - not found in the Epstein files.

So, a cowardly draft dodger, who will fight to the last drop of American blood as long as it's not his own or his odious offspring, thinks he can distract people from the Epstein revelations.

What's shameful is: Speaker Johnson is not loyal to the constitution of the United States. He should be investigated for falsely swearing his oath of office

The Deputy Attorney General just rescinded the policy against no knock warrants in most cases. That policy was an important public safety measure. Restricting their use saved lives. Breonna Taylor died because of one. www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/u...

Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Cheers! In a year, my cholesterol and LDL have gone down to normal range. Also OSA and joint pain are much reduced. GLP-1s are a blessing!

Most of us on GLP-1s are like you and "have tried everything else." I feel for those who don't have insurance coverage or can't afford them.

Bunch of Senators on both sides sounding the alarm about possible boots on the ground in Iran after their classified briefing today.

I was told Kamala was going to send my children to fight in Iran. What happened?

You are making me hungry!

I judge all restaurants first by the quality of their bread. It's what my grandad called "the staff of life." I call it "yummy."

Ossoff: "The president owes Americans a real explanation. 2am posts on Truth Social just aren't good enough when you're sending Americans into combat. He was dancing at his beach club the same night he ordered air crews to launch into combat & hours before our service members endured missile salvos"

I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war.