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The Pro-Democracy (Democratic) party can take back the House if we elect strong candidates like Harry Dunn in MD-05.
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Democratic Governors, including Josh Stein (D-NC) and Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) Push Congress to "reclaim" its power over Trump's tariff scheme - Letter urges Congress to step up and stop the economic pain.👇
#ShowUP #Organize #Rebuild #Affordability
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Senator Formally Asks Justice Dept to "preserve" its records on its Epstein Files review 👇
people who could use 💰 turn down millions because they don't want data centers in their town; Pete Hegseth spends 💰💰💰💰millions of your money on king crab, lobster tails and 1.8 million on a piano. 🤦🏽♀️
NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.
Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)
Whose war is it?
Pete Kegseth is wasting your tax dollars.
Scott Macfarlane is a great reporter. We recommend his substack posts.
"A bipartisan group of Senators is asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate the handling of Epstein files . . ." 👇
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"The Horrible Effects of Gutting USAID" by Jerry Gramckow
This piece by Mr. Gramckow's below 👇will make your skin crawl and seriously doubt the humanity of the United States.
Make sure you vote in Nov.
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Who sold old this place and at what price? There’s not enough water for flushing toilets? There has to be more to this story!!
ICE continues to detain American citizens in detention centers & federal officials refused to tell her family that she was being held. ICE released her from the WI facility at 5am. She walked to a gas station & got a ride from a stranger. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
DHS made a massive purchase of 2,500 new custom marked ICE vehicles that are now sitting in parking garages because nobody wants to use them: “ICE has never had marked vehicles. We don’t want to use these - we can’t.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...
<<< THE HOME FRONT-SUBSTACK >>> The Sunday Reed "I Have A Headache. You Get to Share It With Me" I don’t get surprised by much of what Donald Trump and his cursed circle say or do. When referring to Iran, folks may ask, “What did he think was going to happen?”👇
ICE's New Maryland Detention Center Would Need 209,000 Gallons of Water a Day. Nobody Knows Where It Will Come From.
ICE has filed no permits, made no water request and disclosed no plan for sustaining 1,500 detainees . . .👇
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Current federal funding levels are inadequate for the management of invasive insects. Sen. Peters (D-MI) introduced the Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act to help the USDA to reduce the spread of SWD & to research SWD. 👇
Congress decides budget and allocates funds. If we are not comfortable with how things are then we the people can change Congress to Reps. & Sens. who reflect who we are.
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"At home, Trump had already made life harder for individual Americans by implementing across-the-bard tariffs on foreign imports. Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed, causing more than one million Americans to drop off the exchanges altogether. Rural hospitals are shutting down . . ."
Reed Galen weighs in on Trump's war in Iran.
The Trumpian Doom-Loop: The Administration's Actions Are Snowballing Beyond Their Control - We Will Suffer For It. Over the weekend, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to attack Iran. 👇
Trump rolls back pollution regulations & oligarchs roll in w/their noise & air pollution w/o a care about people who live near their data centers. Sure Musk will spend $20 billion in Mississippi but at what human cost?
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Contributing Writer, Jim P Shafer, who writes a blog called Bridges-Not-Walls, reassures us that public advocacy is one way pro-democracy initiatives we will win. Read how below. 👇
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How would he know? He avoided the draft and certainly did not volunteer to join a group of men he explicitly demeaned.
The EF War ... Epic Fury or Epstein Files?
The EF War ... Epic Fury or Epstein Files?
