Paige :>)

Saving Democracy Comes at Cost Mihaela is ready to stay out of Texas “as long as it takes to save democracy” — but she can’t do it alone.

Wanna help our TX House Dems hold the line? Many members, like @plesafortexas.bsky.social, districts are being bombarded by oppo texts. They need $ to counter that & make sure their constituents know the truth about what & why they’re fighting. They’ve got our backs, time to have theirs!Donate here:

💙 Thank you to everyone who came out to rally with me & Texas House Democrats tonight!

Special thanks to @JoaquinCastrotx, TDP Chair Kendall Scudder & Kat Vargas of Howdy Politics for standing with us. Texans are united & we will not be silenced. #HD70

Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets while draining billions from public schools WESH 2 Investigates uncovers how many families paid for theme park tickets with state-funded vouchers

Vouchers are a scam.

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COMING UP: Judge Charles Breyer is set to preside over a bench trial in Newsom v. Trump

The suit, brought by Governor Gavin Newsom, challenges Trump’s use of federal military forces to enforce immigration in California.

I plan to live-post for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along ⬇️🧵

"You should do business with such people only if you have to..."

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aging well, unfortunately 👇

The National Guard is coming to DC How the carjacking of "Big Balls" helped Trump conduct a federal takeover where crime is falling.

The National Guard is coming to DC www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is just the beginning. This is his litmus test for militarizing cities, especially in Blue States like NY and Cal. We are witnessing the Russianization of the US
#FightBack #BlueCrew #TrumpCrimeFamily

US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreement Nvidia and AMD agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, President Donald Trump confirmed at a press conference on Monday.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime In justifying a federal take over of policing in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump claims that crime in the capital city is on the rise and that homicide rates in 2023 were the highest ever see...

apnews.com/article/trum...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions - UPI.com Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump administration's efforts to redraw voting district boundaries in the state, ...

www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

Trump signs order extending China tariff truce by 90 days, White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a White House official said on Monday with only hours to go before U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods were due to snap back to triple-digit rates.

www.reuters.com/world/china/...

We demand a city free from militarization and federal interference. Real safety comes from investing in people, not policing with tanks. This is OUR city, OUR home. NOT a war zone.

Grok got suspended lol

Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves people trapped under rubble An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh has left people trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them.

(AP) — An explosion Monday at a U.S. Steel coking plant near Pittsburgh has left people trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them, an official said.

@apnews.com $X
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COME ON CANADA

TELL US HOW YOU REALLY FEEL

Not sure she should talk about touching 14, 15, 16 years olds. in any context, given who she owes her loyalty to.

First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.

Terrifying

Tennessee mom of four, Jessee Graham, speaks out against far right extremists spreading hate in the name of Christianity.

She is defending the LGBTQ+ community over the pressure from conservatives which led to the resignation of the librarian over a Pride display.

Encouraging everyone to go read the July Executive Order on homelessness that no one really paid attention to. I fear they want DC to be the test case.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

YouTube video by MeidasTouch 🚨Trump STALKING Allegations RESURFACE as COVER UP Fails

youtu.be/mwURu-dYBjE?...

DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.

As scary a press conference as I have ever seen

Completely divorced from reality or anything that has to do with criminal justice or reality or American democracy

Trump DIDN’T deploy the National Guard on Jan 6th when the Capitol was being overrun by insurrectionists but he’s deploying them now to clear homeless camps even though crime is down 26%. The biggest crime in DC rn is it looks like he’s trying to coverup his connection to Epstein

New Florida standards teach that Black people benefited from slavery because it taught useful skills The standards, which were blasted by a statewide teachers' union as a "step backward," were approved Wednesday by the State Board of Education.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

This is disgusting.

UCLA Rejects Trump Demands To Capitulate To Anti-Trans Policies—For Now The university has refused to bow to the President’s sweeping list of anti-transgender demands—bucking a growing trend of large universities that have caved to similar pressure.

1. Unlike other prestigious universities, UCLA appears to be rejecting Trump's demands to throw transgender people under the bus and enact draconian anti-trans policies.

The government is holding their funding hostage and threatening them with massive fines.

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Transition from Twitter complete. Thanks everyone!

Texas Gov. Responds in Lawsuit to Remove Top Democrat From Office Read more here.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) filed a reply in ongoing litigation aimed at removing a top Democrat from office, just one of many legal challenges Republicans are throwing at Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a rushed redistricting scheme that could add five GOP seats to Congress.

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