Eye-popping amounts from crypto now pouring into Illinois
18.02.2026 02:10 β π 309 π 126 π¬ 5 π 2@demlibs.bsky.social
Eye-popping amounts from crypto now pouring into Illinois
18.02.2026 02:10 β π 309 π 126 π¬ 5 π 2For @boltsmag.org, I wrote about the race to unseat Rep. Carla Cunningham in NC. After casting critical votes forcing cooperation with ICE, and backing other Republican legislation, the longtime Democratic lawmaker is facing a strong challenge in next monthβs primary.
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two BIG elections you should know about this Tuesday
in Pennsylvania and Maine, Democrats have the barest of majorities in the state House, and they have to win special elections for vacant seats on Tuesday if they want to keep their majority thru the end of the year
details in here:
And they have done a shitty job all 27 years.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
Josh Marshall: Corporations moved decisively in 2025 to get on the MAGA bandwagon. But there's a major public backlash brewing against Trump, and those companies will have to bear some consequences.
19.02.2026 22:02 β π 96 π 31 π¬ 9 π 3Ossoff: "There are some folks who are doomscrolling in the fetal position. Every day there is a new outrage. It's easy I know to fear that maybe we could lose our republic. I think what John Lewis would tell us is it's up to us. We have the power to right the ship. Nobody is gonna do it for us."
19.02.2026 14:32 β π 7343 π 2106 π¬ 157 π 138Maine people across our state have been finding their own ways to take a stand against the Trump Administration β including Michelle, who designed her own βsee you in courtβ t-shirts!
Weβre strongest when we stand together.
Can we crowdfund his family's move to Costa Rico?
19.02.2026 16:45 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0JUST IN: 11th Circuit Appeals Court arguments on release of Special counsel report tentatively set for Jacksonville, FL last full week of June. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
19.02.2026 16:36 β π 110 π 55 π¬ 16 π 7ββI am begging my fellow politicians, my fellow Americans to realize that right now in this country we are not fighting over policy or political party,β Pritzker said. βWe are fighting over whether we are going to be a civilization rooted in empathy and kindnessβor one rooted in cruelty and rage.ββ
19.02.2026 15:46 β π 7174 π 2121 π¬ 26 π 105Respondents have already wasted valuable time and resources. Worst of all, not only does detention without due process deprive members of the Bond Eligible Class of their liberty, economic stability, and fundamental dignity, but it also harms their families, communities, and the fabric of this very nation. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Wow.
Fed. judge tells DHS, ICE, Sec. Noem, AG Bondi, EOIR and others that they are harming "the fabric of this very nation" by defying a court order that vacated their automatic-detention policy.
Order is linked here:
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Can you look at the 3/3 special election on your special elections donations page for Vanna Howard? Seems to reference MA and MS?
18.02.2026 19:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π£ Elections for state Treasurer, Auditor, Comptroller, etc. don't get much attention, but they're vitally important (and are often stepping stones to higher-profile offices).
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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Statement from FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on media independence and First Amendment protections.
18.02.2026 13:41 β π 1726 π 452 π¬ 48 π 11If they force us to choose between calling for the resignation of imbecilic bigots or normalizing hateful religious incitement, thatβs not a tough one. This fanatic should spare his constituents any further embarrassment and resign.
18.02.2026 15:56 β π 3440 π 864 π¬ 147 π 34@therealmccoyforpa.bsky.social is on the ballot to flip a seat blue in the Pennsylvania House on 3/17! Caleb has seen how rising costs and lagging wages are impacting his neighbors and is ready to fight for his community in the legislature.
Learn more and support his race:
NEW: DOJ told a judge in New Jersey that it had violated court orders about 54 times between Dec. 5 and this week β the latest accounting of a phenomenon that used to be rare and is now rampant. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
18.02.2026 16:33 β π 2050 π 1009 π¬ 81 π 86Moskowitz on Maria Bartiromo show's: "Americans voted to have people deported -- criminals and gang members -- they did not vote for people to be shot in the street by masked men. So I think Kristi Noem needs to go."
18.02.2026 13:24 β π 9622 π 2508 π¬ 332 π 115Weird. Seems like Miami wouldn't be too welcoming to Palantir.
18.02.2026 04:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨BREAKING: A former Trump campaign lawyer who sought to throw out thousands of Wisconsin ballots in 2020 joined the Justice Departmentβs lawsuit demanding the stateβs full, unredacted voter rolls Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
17.02.2026 22:49 β π 1463 π 752 π¬ 61 π 44π¨NEW ON SPOTLIGHTπ¨ Alex Holladay is running in a 3/3 special election to FLIP a seat blue in the Arkansas House!
If he wins, heβll be a strong voice for hard-working families while sending a powerful message that Arkansas is ready for Dem leadership.
Alex Holladay, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recruiter and father of three, is running in a special election to flip a seat blue in the Arkansas House on 3/3!
Learn more and support his race:
Insanity. They are laughing at us.
17.02.2026 21:46 β π 11089 π 5628 π¬ 598 π 384Now this name is a true throwback. Any old heads remember Rich Iott's bid against Marcy Kaptur back in 2010?
17.02.2026 16:52 β π 37 π 15 π¬ 1 π 4NEW: When North Carolina's GOP wanted to pass a bill last year to require that local governments comply with ICE, they were one vote down.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive voteβas she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
North Carolina governor backs challenger of sitting Democrat in Charlotte-area primary
Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, is endorsing Rodney Sadler in his campaign against seven-term state Rep. Carla Cunningham in the Democratic primary to represent northern Mecklenburg County.
March 28 will be the largest nonviolent protest in American history. Find your local No Kings event to stand up for our communities and reject Trump's fear and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/vs32JPtm
17.02.2026 23:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
17.02.2026 20:58 β π 2530 π 1450 π¬ 125 π 1302/2 Zorro Ranch is currently privately owned www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...
15.02.2026 05:47 β π 157 π 72 π¬ 13 π 5π¨ Flipping the Senate blue is an ABSOLUTE MUST this year. Donate today. #Blue26
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