James Talarico: I don’t see politics as left versus right. Billionaires are using their wealth to rig our political system. They own the media and they own politicians in both political parties. They’re using that wealth to divide us, and I think people are tired of being pitted against each other

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James Talarico: Our division is not by accident. The social media platforms, the algorithms, and the news networks tear us apart. We have got to find our back to each other. That is the only way we can continue this experiment in democracy

Missouri Sends GOP Gerrymander to Governor as Dems Continue Fight Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Missouri Senate gave final approval Friday in a 21-11 vote to a gerrymander designed to rig the 2026 election by creating an additional Republican seat in Congress, at the expense of Kansas City voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Yesterday, after enjoining DOJ/DHS from removing dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors, Judge Sooknanan ordered DOJ to file 4 status reports *later that same day*—with a 5th still due this morning—to prove it complied. (“Presumption of regularity” is gone for this DOJ.) ...
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TODAY: This Labor Day, we stand together for a country that puts working families before billionaires. Find an event near you: bit.ly/3Vm59ED

Trump *never* stays in DC on a long weekend (or almost any weekend.) Why did he stay there on this one? Shouldn't he be at Bedminster or Mar-a-lago?

J.B. Pritzker is 100% right.

Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.

At least while alienating all of our allies, Trump has been instrumental in bringing others closer together.

FEMA staff being put on leave after criticizing Trump sparks fury More than 180 staff signed an open letter warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished.

Telling it like it is 🔥

"Once again, we are seeing the federal government retaliate against our civil servants for whistleblowing—which is both illegal and a deep betrayal of the most dedicated among us."

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The Sooknanan Monologue The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend until Judge Sooknanan entered an order to stop it.

NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

The time between fucking around and finding out for messing with the climate and environment is long, and attribution is sometimes difficult. So conservative politicians have gotten away with appointing imbeciles to positions of power in these areas. However, no such luck for them in public health.

Why do I blame Bill Cassidy for the destruction of the CDC and the NIH?

Because he is a physician. He knew or should have known the danger that Kennedy poses to the U.S. and the globe.

Kennedy has never hidden what he is—a predator, a fraud, an anti-science hack, and a gargantuan narcissist.

I don't care if you are Democrat or Republican, it is our job to encourage our friends, our families, our enemies - everybody -to go and vote. Because right now there are people out there who are trying to break down our system. But this is not the first time our system is attacked.

Black and white image featuring a quote about freedom and identity by Bruce Springsteen, set against a textured background with a portrait of him smiling. The quote says, “In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. … They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. … THEY HAVE NO CONCERN OR IDEA OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE DEEPLY AMERICAN.

Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.

Gen Mark Hertling: I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.

All the President’s ‘Butt Snorkelers’ An emperor president surrounded by a sycophantic cabinet is a dangerous thing.

"One can try to look away from the abyss for a while. But when the diversions end, one can’t help but see that we’re heading straight towards it."

CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ orders

What a shitshow

Remember that 52 Republican Senators voted to confirm RFK Jr. All the people who are going to die because of his idiocy is on them.

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Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals

Because destroying the US is not enough, Trump is using tariffs, visa restrictions, and trade deals to pressure other countries to abandon climate goals and increase fossil fuel use, further destroying the world and the future.

Washington, Baghdad, or Pyongyang?

The Republican Party is a white supremacist death cult.

After Minneapolis mass shooting, two Minnesota leaders push for gun reform After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.

After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.

US CDC chief fired after weeks in role, challenges ouster as four top officials resign Susan Monarez has been fired less than a month after being sworn in, and four senior officials have resigned amid growing tensions over vaccine policies and public health directives.

In Atlanta, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered to applaud colleagues who resigned following the firing of Director Susan Monarez. With four top officials stepping down, many now feel that the CDC is effectively finished.

The Sub Heard Round the World Signs of defiance are there, if you know where to look.

Hats off to the good citizens of the District of Columbia and the others who are meeting this moment with signs of fight and the recognition of what we’re facing. Very much including the grand jury that declined to indict Sandwich Man.

A Boston monument to Phyllis Wheatley. Earliest known African poet in US and first woman to publish a book.

#blackwomen #blackhistory #blackpoets #blacksky #addtoblacksky

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury

Keep reading, friends. 📚

"Marc Elias’s Democracy Docket has quietly become a pro-democracy media force, expanding its newsroom to 20 staffers as it surpasses 50,000 paid subscribers."

Story here: www.status.news/p/democracy-...

They are sending soldiers into cities to prepare to intimidate people at the polls next year.

They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.