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Doug Porter

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No DMs Pls. Writes about politics; based in San Diego. Find me at dougporter@substack. Lost vocal cords to cancer. My keyboard is my voice. Words & Deeds Substack. Indivisible is one of my jams.

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Little Rock, the capital city of Tom Cotton's home state of Arkansas, has one of the highest violent crime rates of any city in the United States.

D.C. doesn't even crack the top-10.

11.08.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1106    πŸ” 493    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 24

Lest we forget about....
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein

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Trump Deploys National Guard to D.C. While Threatening A Federal Takeover Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Monday he was deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to D.C. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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What are the odds he trades Alaska for some crypto?

08.08.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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California Redistricting Is More Urgent Than You Might Think Are we going to live under competitive authoritarianism or representative democracy?

California Redistricting Is More Urgent Than You Might Think
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08.08.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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California Redistricting Is More Urgent Than You Might Think Are we going to live under competitive authoritarianism or representative democracy?

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VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included The VA has terminated union contracts for over 360,000 healthcare workers, including nursesβ€”raising urgent concerns about staffing, patient safety, and veteran care nationwide.

NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...

07.08.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6306    πŸ” 4086    πŸ’¬ 752    πŸ“Œ 488

I’m old enough to remember when Texas Republicans fled to Albuquerque on quorum break in 2003.

Why do you think they did that?

To protest redistricting.

You know what didn’t happen?

They didn’t have the FBI hunting them down to drag them back.

07.08.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Furthest I've been:

N: County Clare, Ireland
S: Aruba
E: Ankara, Turkey
W. Taipei, Taiwan

07.08.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Authoritarian State Is At Hand; Resistance Is Not Futile San Diego Resistance Calendar August 7 - 16, 2025

The Authoritarian State Is At Hand; Resistance Is Not Futile
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The Authoritarian State Is At Hand; Resistance Is Not Futile San Diego Resistance Calendar August 7 - 16, 2025

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The Epstein Files and the Paranoid Style of American Politics "As historian Richard Hofstadter documented, this political anger and paranoia represents a long and deeply rooted aspect of American culture."

The Epstein Files and the Paranoid Style of American Politics
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07.08.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Tuesday Trauma Drama Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!, PLUS A Shiny New Concentration Camp, Big Balls' Big Lie

Trump's Tuesday Trauma Drama
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06.08.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Tuesday Trauma Drama Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!, PLUS A Shiny New Concentration Camp, Big Balls' Big Lie

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06.08.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And this one coming up!!

05.08.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what fascism looks like.

05.08.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3447    πŸ” 1268    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 38
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California Ready to Fight Fire with Fire in Response to Texas Gerrymandering Rep. Issa’s District is on the cutting board

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This is bad y'all.

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i really want everyone to read this because Dems are not going to win by default. new Republicans will run and they’ll say the right things to win. people will get fooled or maybe just agree.

Dems need real candidates up and down the ticket or we never escape this mess.

04.08.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1350    πŸ” 286    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 11
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It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....

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Tariff Delusions, Election Shenanigans in Texas, & More Military on Our Streets A Summer Crux for the United States

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Jeez, if that's al it takes...

04.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, then I too am a wrongdoer.

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Tariff Delusions, Election Shenanigans in Texas, & More Military on Our Streets A Summer Crux for the United States

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Alan Dershowitz looking like absolute shit filming the police cause he was shut down at the farmers market

Alan Dershowitz looking like absolute shit filming the police cause he was shut down at the farmers market

Please commit this picture of Alan Dershowitz filming the police to memory so my Halloween costume makes sense

03.08.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3014    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 36

So Winebox Jeanine is now in charge of the DC prosecuting staff. Stellar appointment, LOL

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Gazans are starving
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(And a reminder since there will be people who try to change the narrative of this cartoon: Criticizing the Israeli government and its policies is not antisemitic)

27.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 972    πŸ” 279    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 12

Dear #HouseMajorityPAC I just blocked your email address. James Carville is exactly who you need if you want to lose in 2026. I'm almost as old as he is and say that cracker needs to retire. Or better yet, switch parties.

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