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SCOTUS Ruling on Texas Gerrymander Could Be Good News for California’s New Map Read more here.

In a surprising twist, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterm elections may end up strengthening California’s defense of its voter-approved map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Advice to all federal criminals: Just speak out against Biden and/or in favor of how great Trump is, and POOF, you'll get a pardon! Also helps if you throw a few bucks you stole his way, but that's not always necessary -- boosting his ego is often enough.

Trump’s insults, tantrums, and threats have exploded.

He’s losing control over what he says, descending into angry, venomous, often dangerous territory.

A filterless president who says anything that comes into his head poses a unique danger. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/age-and-inhibition

Dear House Republicans,

Most of you don’t have a 22-point head start. But definitely keep kissing that orange ass.

Sincerely,
Democrats

You have the right to record ICE.

You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.

Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.

Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.

Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, and Kristi Noem are truly screwed and should lawyer up.

Especially Kegseth.

Trump on Tim Walz: "I think the man is a grossly incompetent man. I thought that from the day I watched JD destroy him in the debate. I was saying, 'Who's more incompetent, that man or my man?' I had a man and he had a man. They were both incompetent."

Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.

This story sums up Trump: No need for evidence. No need for laws or treaties. No need for discussions. If Trump decides (based upon whatever random information or maybe just heartburn) that someone is in the wrong, he believes he has the right to kill them.

The US is now a rogue nation.

Powerball Jackpot Rises To $775 Million—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes This is the third biggest lottery prize of 2025 and the second biggest Powerball jackpot of the year so far.

This is the third biggest lottery prize of 2025 and the second biggest Powerball jackpot of the year so far.

COLLINS: “You’re leaving the door open to potentially running again next year?”

AFTYN: “Perhaps, yeah. Absolutely.” 👀

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”

Woman With Ties To Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Family In ICE Custody Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.

Breaking News from CNN: The GA Prosecutor has killed the Election interference case against the Convicted FElon & his allies.
What the Fuck‼️This is a bunch of bullshit. Once again the Convicted FElon got away with more crimes.

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup

BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.

Now that President Trump has signed Congress’ bill forcing him to release the Epstein files, we need to keep holding him accountable to make the whole truth public. No more cover-ups.

SEN. GALLEGO: "This is fucking insane... Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, fuck you, you're not going to be able to scare us. You say you’re not acting like fascists… you won’t intimidate us.”

on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution

'Lunatic Fringe' The guy who just last Friday, on his way to yet another golf weekend in Palm Beach, pointed at White House press pool reporter Catherine Lucey and screeched, ‘Quiet, quiet piggy!’ is oddly being laude...

“It moves Trump and his partner nations one step closer to the multipolar geopolitical system they desire - and away from the safeguards and alliances western democracies have relied on since the end of World War II.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...

Article excerpt: Shortly after 8 a.m., Carreto’s phone rang. It was Carlos, telling her an officer with the Florida Highway Patrol had pulled over the truck on Interstate 4 near Tampa. The stated reason: cracks in their windshield. But Carreto was worried. She knew Florida police were collaborating with federal immigration authorities. Her fiancé was undocumented. She says she rushed to the scene and made it there just before the immigration officers. As she feared, Matias had been detained. But to her surprise, so had Carlos. He was just a kid. (ProPublica is only identifying Carlos by his first name because he is a minor.) Carlos was in high school. He’d been living in the United States for over two years and was working toward applying for legal status to stay long term. The government had given her, a legal resident, custody of him. Now he was in handcuffs. Why would they take him too?

1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.

For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇

Pentagon Investigates Misconduct Allegations Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly The review comes after Kelly, a retired Navy captain, appeared in a video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders.

Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says."

“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”

- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal

www.wsj.com/politics/mar...

Yesterday, I saw the news about foreign interests pretending to be Americans in an attempt to trick us into believing Trump has much more support than he actually does.
I guess those foreigners are getting into everything now.
Don't buy it, it's all make believe.

NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations

I miss sane people being in office.

When you have a lawless criminal as commander-in-chief, and a falling-down drunk Fox News host as SecDef, reminding service members to only follow legal orders should probably be done every day. Mark Kelly is a hero. 🇺🇸