David Schafer

Fight the Trump Takeover: Thank you for breaking quorum and fighting for our rights! Governor Abbott is using the special session to push Trump’s political agenda rather than addressing the real crises Texans are facing. While families recover from the devastating Central Texas floods...

Trump told Republicans in Texas to find him 5 more seats in Congress. To serve their king, they redrew districts to rig wins. The Democrats fled the state, blocking the vote, and now Republicans want them arrested.

This is Trump’s America.

But not for long, not with more fighters, like these Dems:

NEW: Minnesota just ranked the third best state to have a baby. That’s no coincidence.

We’re expanding paid leave and child care, delivering a nation-leading child tax credit, and investing in public schools. We’re putting families first and it’s making a difference.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "As a state rep, I get paid about $600 a month. That's not much to live off of. Many of my colleagues, including myself, we have day jobs that help us pay the bills. And by breaking quorum, we are leaving those day jobs behind... So this decision was not made lightly."

Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?

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Check out who are listed as #2...

Opinion | The immunity ruling was ostensibly to protect former presidents. So much for that. Far from deterring such prosecutions, the court’s 2024 decision has made them easier.

Reupping my piece from a couple of weeks ago on how SCOTUS has made it easier, not harder, for bad faith presidents to go after their predecessors www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

I apologize for swearing but--are you fucking kidding me???

The NYT thinks that judges refusing to give Trump's DOJ the benefit of the doubt is "eroding the healthy functioning of the courts."

For democracy to survive, judges need to be more skeptical and impose greater sanctions for DOJ's lies.

NEW: My lawsuit against the DOJ for the Epstein training videos has been assigned to Judge Beryl Howell.

Hochul: "I will put saving democracy as my top priority at any cost. Bc it's under siege. Just like those who put on uniforms to fight battles across the ages. For centuries we stood up & fought. Blood has been shed. This is our moment in to stand up for all we hold dear & not let it be destroyed."

I’m Not panicking. I’m Outraged. Read more here.

I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself. According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation’s top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed by the Department of Justice as evidence of wrongdoing.

Our National Parks Are at a Crossroads The landmark Great American Outdoors Act funded more than 600 long-overdue repair projects in national parks. Continued investment is needed to finish the rest.

"Park rangers, maintenance crews and other dedicated staff are the stewards who can ensure these significant investments will be maintained for the next generation." #NationalParks www.npca.org/articles/101...

Folks, I assure you the GOP has more than redistricting up their sleeves to control the 2026 election, if they even allow us to have one.

It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.

Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement Monday. Officials shared a photo of a worker removing corrosion and paint.

The National Park Service has been ordered to reinstall a statue of former Confederate general Albert Pike in Judiciary Square in Washington, DC. Pike's statue was pulled down and set on fire in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/c...

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump & Abbott HIT by NUCLEAR OPTION by Texas Democrats

Texas House Democrats have deployed the Nuclear Option.

Faced with a horribly gerrymandered electoral map, Texas House Dems break quorum & leave the state.

My latest reporting, incl. Gov. Abbott’s threat to arrest the Democrats, as well as to remove them from office.

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Zelensky says mercenaries from Asia and Africa fighting for Russia in northeastern Ukraine "The soldiers on this front are recording the participation of mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries in the war. We will respond," President Volodymyr Zelensk...

⚡️Zelensky says mercenaries from Asia and Africa fighting for Russia in northeastern Ukraine.

"The soldiers on this front are recording the participation of mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries in the war. We will respond," Zelensky said in a statement.

Why didn't Todd Blanche talk to the victims to get the names of the perpetrators?

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IT AIN'T GONNA GO AWAY- New song about the Epstein Files.

Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map | CNN Politics Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a vote on the Republican effort backed by President Donald Trump to rewrite the state’s congressional map.

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a bold move to prevent a vote on the Republican effort — backed by Trump — to unfairly rewrite the state’s congressional map.

This is what is happening right now.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

You don’t need to guess where the Republican Party’s soul went. It’s sitting in silence while Trump offers sympathy to a sex trafficker who enabled Epstein named Maxwell. This isn’t about politics. It’s about who still gives a damn about right and wrong.

Texas Democrats Leave the State to Block GOP Congressional Map Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A group of Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday, activating their emergency plan to block a hastily-drawn Republican congressional map that’s poised to set off a national redistricting battle between red states and blue states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting In an extraordinary move brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, dozens of Texas House Democrats aim to deny a quorum as the GOP is set to draw new maps.

“Democrats have got to stand up at this point and tell every individual in this nation, this is not normal. This is not democracy,” Democratic state Rep. Ann Johnson.

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Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.

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Texas GOP is caving to Trump's redistricting scheme; these crooked lines will hurt Central Texas.

Congressional offices help everyone, from veterans to seniors, get benefits they earned. If Trump's maps aren't stopped, many Austinites will find doors shut when they need help from a Congressmember.

everything Republicans warned about the Democrats doing for year, the GOP and Trump are actually doing to our government and country. GOP screamed about govt overreach, they yelled about autocracy, and they moaned about loss of freedoms. The GOP is doing all this.