Trump Calls for New Census, Sans Noncitizens, Based On ‘Presidential Election of 2024’ Trump Calls for New Census, Sans Noncitizens, Based On ‘Presidential Election of 2024’

NEW: Trump calls for a new census that excludes noncitizens and uses information from the 2024 election. The proposal represents yet another illegal move from the executive, as federal law prohibits using mid-decade census data for apportionment counts.

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“Nobody came”: Hill Country flooding survivors recount anguish, neglect during emotional hearing Residents told state lawmakers about what they’ve lost and the hardships they’re experiencing almost a month after the July 4 disaster devastated the region.

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Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.

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DeFlock Spot, map, and resist automated license plate readers (ALPRs) near you.

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How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department’s Use of Flock’s Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers | ACLU Even if you can’t stop Flock’s use entirely, you can still help protect civil liberties in your community.

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Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.

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Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

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New York Governor Stands With Quorum-Breaking Texas Democrats, Pledges to Fight GOP ‘Fire with Fire’ Read more here.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stood with quorum-breaking Texas Democrats and announced plans to redraw the state’s congressional map:

“If Republicans are willing to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, then... we must do the same.”

GOP Rep. Mocks Party's Hypocrisy Over Texas Gerrymandering Chaos Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) pointed out that members of Congress skipped town before the Epstein files could come up for a vote.

Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) pointed out that members of Congress skipped town before the Epstein files could come up for a vote.

Wow — REPUBLICAN Rep. Thomas Massie points out the hypocrisy of Republicans crying foul about Texas Dems leaving to stop Trump from stealing 5 seats in Congress as Speaker Johnson and the GOP flee Washington to help Trump cover up the Epstein files.

I’ve spent my life fighting bullies. I still believe there’s hope for America | Robert Reich As a child, an activist, and secretary of labor, I’ve seen the harm bullies cause. Yet I can see what led to Trump’s rise

I’ve spent my life fighting bullies. I still believe there’s hope for America | Robert Reich

A crowd of more than 700 people in Nebraska heckled and booed Representative Mike Flood over the Republican congressman’s support of President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. Shouts of “Liar!” and “Tax the rich” filled the packed auditorium. nyti.ms/3J2Wjsz

Wherever Rep. Mike Flood goes, the Handmaids follow. Chanting, filming, staring. Like Gilead with better lighting. You vote to gut women’s rights, you get chased by the dystopia you built. Under His Eye, bro.

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Genius start-up app fights health insurance A.I. claim denials with an A.I. of their own They claim to have a 70 percent success rate.

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

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We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.

Texas Democrats are responding to historic anti-democratic norm-breaking with historic opposition.

This isn’t just about Texas. It’s about the survival (or lack thereof) of our democracy: www.bluestatedefiance.org/redistrictin...

Life on a Monday in August may seem normal enough. And yet the reality is "We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country." I so appreicate @maddow.msnbc.com describing the simple reality clearly. It does us no good to pretend it's not real. The only question is what we do about it.

Graphic titled "Kansas’s Top Recipients of Private Prison & Detention PAC Donations" with photos of Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran in front of a pile of cash. Text highlights that Jerry Moran received $50,000 from the GEO Group, CoreCivic, and MTC PACs since 2021, while Roger Marshall received $30,000, all from CoreCivic’s PAC. Additional text notes that Moran received $24,000 directly from GEO executives in 2021, and Marshall received $4,000 directly from CoreCivic executives in 2024. Source: FEC.gov.

We can learn a lot by looking at donations by PACs for GEO Group, CoreCivic, and other private detention operators. As I work on adding a layer to the "Who's Profiting from ICE?" map to show which electeds are taking their $$, I'll be sharing some of what I learn.

First up: Kansas!

Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.

Definition of terms:

“these people” = Latino migrants

“Inner city people” = Black people

“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping

MUST WATCH! Jasmine Crockett takes DOWN Texas AG Ken Paxton, who vowed to "hunt down" Democratic lawmakers who fled the state.

🔥🔥🔥🔥LFG!

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Fascism is expensive.

Birthright Citizenship Under the U.S. Constitution The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.

Our new explainer breaks down the history of birthright citizenship in the United States — and the consequences of ending it.
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Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

The Trump Administration is denying decades of science, dismantling climate progress and putting the health of Americans in danger.

Here in this Washington, we believe in science – we know climate action matters now more than ever.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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Rigged Redistricting | Take Action Now Join us to oppose Greg Abbott's redistricting scheme and prioritize flood relief. Help protect Texas families and democracy today.

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Abbott just issued arrest warrants for the Dems who fled the state.

Rep Jasmine Crockett: unbothered.

“You have a lot of intelligent attorneys that serve in the Texas House, and so they know there’s nothing he can do outside of the Texas jurisdiction.”

How Authoritarians “Cook the Books” From Mussolini to Trump, false economic data gives the illusion of competence

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"It Ain't Gonna Go Away" - Cathy Fink / Marcy Marxer - Democratic Underground Forums

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