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#NoKings ad for Dubuque, Iowa 🤣🔥

UPDATE — MEMPHIS: “Elected officials claim deployment of the National Guard violates the TN Constitution… Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Commissioners Erika Sugarmon & Brooks, Mayor Lee Harris, Reps. Hardaway & Salinas, Sen. Yarbro plaintiffs in the suit…” www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/l...

We firmly believe the people's power is what fuels the movement to protect our democracy.

That’s why we're proud to sponsor No King Day II on Saturday, Oct 18, to join in peaceful resistance to autocracy.

Together, we will send a clear message: the American people bow to no king.

During a shutdown, Congress needs to be treated like a sequestered jury

No one goes home until it gets resolved

Basic hotel

Basic meals

$50 per day payment

You understand the assignment, California— VOTE YES ON PROP 50

Sometimes the timeline calls B.S. in real time...

Who thinks this shit is cute?

We’re being governed via meme, and it’s embarrassing.

Trump has asked the Supreme Court to immediately authorize the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, arguing that they are needed to “protect federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement operations”.

A tweet from FactPost reads: “Gov. Newsom has announced California will be the first state to sell insulin through a state-backed program. It will cost just $11.” Below the text are two images side by side: on the left, California Governor Gavin Newsom standing in front of an American flag; on the right, a close-up of a gloved hand holding a vial labeled “INSULIN (rDNA origin)” with dosage and storage instructions.

California leads the way!

Cuomo had better learn how to say “Mayor Mamdani” correctly, because he got smoked last night.🔥

DC — racial profiling, violating rights, insane waste of resources.. this video really has it all. Where are the “gOVerNmeNt wAstE” small government folks?

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Gov. Jared Polis: "If you're a Republican, imagine it was President Biden sending troops into your Republican states to enforce DEI...Imagine for a moment how you would feel. That's how Democratic governors feel with federal troops invading their own cities."

Trump hosted a dinner this week for donors to his White House ballroom project.

Now he's heading to Mar-a-Lago to host a $1 million-per-person dinner for his super PAC.

Meanwhile, 700,000 federal employees are furloughed, with nearly as many working without pay due to his government shutdown.

A tweet from Barb McQuade reads: “Today at Detroit Metro Airport.” The attached photo shows an airport security area with stanchions and blue lane dividers, where travelers are lined up in the background. In the foreground, there’s a large yellow sign with black text that reads: “ATTENTION: The views expressed in this TSA controlled video do not represent the views of the Wayne County Airport Authority. The Wayne County Airport Authority does not engage in partisan politics. Thank you.”

Well done, Detroit! We shouldn’t have to accept her “Noem-enclature.”

Pope Leo calls on journalists to report facts and expose disinformation.
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“.. It’s to the point now where .. I could lose everything ... Being a small business owner isn’t worth it when your country turns on you,” said Jared Hendricks, the CEO of Village Lighting, a small business selling Christmas products.

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Look at the bright side, government shutdowns improve the weather.

“Wasting Time”: GOP Rep Reamed by Furious Voters as Town Hall Derails If Representative Rob Wittman thought he could hide from his constituents by hosting a virtual town hall, he was sorely mistaken.

Make town halls scary again.

Judge Says ICE Agents In Chicago Must Wear Body Cams—As Tensions In City Persist The judge issued the ruling after seeing apparent violations of an earlier court order requiring federal agents to warn protesters before using riot control weapons.

The judge issued the ruling after seeing apparent violations of an earlier court order requiring federal agents to warn protesters before using riot control weapons.

He first threatened sanctions on Jan 19 if Russia didn’t cease fire. He has threatened to impose them many times since then. It is now Oct 17. He has done nothing.

I'm honored to have President @barackobama.bsky.social on Team Mikie.

This movement is about delivering something better for New Jersey — lower costs, more opportunity for our kids, and a government that's truly accountable to the people.

Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.

“Free speech” only counts if you’re a white bigot.

Breaking: Donald Trump says he just commuted the sentence of George Santos in his federal fraud case.

I'll be doing an (atypically-timed!) Rachel Maddow Show tonight -- Friday night -- at 8PM Eastern on MSNBC.

Then right after, at 9PM, it's the premier of our new documentary: "Andrew Young: The Dirty Work"...

See you then!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket The Biggest Redistricting Trial Yet

NEW EPISODE: The GOP's Texas gerrymander map was challenged in court and for ten days, Democracy Docket covered the hearing from gavel to gavel. I discuss the testimony, the map, and the potential outcomes with the Jen Rice, the reporter who was there on the ground.

Watch and share!