Democrats investigating flyers with wrong Tennessee special election date Rachel Campbell, chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party, raised concerns about "fraudulent dates being circulated."

The real Election Day is Tuesday, December 2, 2025. We’re closely monitoring this election and will keep you updated with any further warnings.

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Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, and Treasury.

Not yet fully reported what happened -- but it matches a pattern -- criminal investigations are for political enemies; for friends and allies -- not so much. A hallmark of authoritarianism... and it not just corrupt -- it is strategic -- breeds fear, ensures loyalty...

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.

And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger Don’t Be Intimidated by Trump's Threats: How the First Amendment Protects YOU!

Don’t Be Intimidated by Trump's Threats: How the First Amendment Protects YOU!
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“It is the systematic destruction of free speech in this country. It is Donald Trump using the power of the WhiteHouse, in this case the power of his regulatory agencies, to try to shut down any speech that opposes him. Understand the gravity of this moment.”

Thou Shalt Stop Worshipping Guns God is sad and furious.

THOU SHALT STOP WORSHIPPING GUNS!!!

Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force

This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.

Don’t forget: Nationwide protest hosted by 50501 this Labor Day!

And if we let it slide, it sets the precedent that Congress doesn’t matter, the people don’t matter, and the only will that counts is the president’s.

United States Revokes Visas of Palestinian Officials Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas from members of the PA and PLO.

Denying Palestinian officials this same access breaks with that precedent. It isn’t just unusual, it’s a dangerous deviation from norms the United States has upheld for decades!

Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE during Baltimore check-in The detention, which was expected, happened after Abrego Garcia walked into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Baltimore for a check-in after being released from custody on Friday.

Outside the Baltimore immigration office, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorney told the crowd that ICE had taken him into custody.

ICE agents must show their face and identification! Colorado Springs must take urgent steps to respond to the rise in masked law enforcement, ICE overreach, and the targeting of immigrants and political dissenters, including students and lawful residen...

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration can, at least for the moment, move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status for about 50,000 people from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua who had work authorization in the U.S.

THE STEADY STATE August 9, 2025 An Open Letter to the Men and Women of the FBI from The Steady State Expressing Support and Alarm Over Politicization and Retribution - A Purge We write to you as former members of the U.S. intelligence, diplomatic, defense, and national security communities-veterans of service to both Republican and Democratic administrations. We are The Steady State, a nonpartisan group of professionals who have served in the CIA, FBI, State Department, Department of Defense, NSA, DHS, and the uniformed military. Together, we have spent our careers upholding the Constitution and defending the United States from foreign and domestic threats. We have worked across the globe—at embassies, forward operating bases, and conflict zones- -as well as here at home, in Washington, D.C. and in field offices across the country. Some of us sat across the table from foreign intelligence services, some led counterterrorism operations or nuclear nonproliferation programs, while others negotiated treaties or built coalitions in defense of democracy. Whatever the mission, one constant was our respect for—and reliance on—the integrity, professionalism, and independence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Together, we helped keep America safe from espionage, terrorism, and transnational crime. Together, we ensured that more than a dozen presidents had the best intelligence and analysis available to make decisions that shaped the outcome of the Cold War and safeguarded American interests around the world. It is from that shared legacy of service that we now write in deep concern and solidarity. The recent removals of seasoned FBI leaders—most notably Agents Brian Driscoll, Michael Feinberg, Walter Giardina—are not isolated personnel matters. They appear part of a broader campaign to dismantle the FBI's long-standing independence and recast it as a tool of political loyalty. That such dismissals are reportedly tied to perceived personal disloyalty to former President …

We have seen these dynamics abroad-leaders who demand loyalty from security services not to the law, but to themselves. These regimes do not end well. The FBI has long been a bulwark against such corruption: an institution where rule of law and civil iberties are held in balance with the demands of national security. Its independence is not a bureaucratic feature; it is a democratic necessity. To our friends and colleagues in the Bureau, past and present: we recognize the pressure you are under. We honor your service and the sacrifices you've made— quietly, honorably, often without recognition. And we want you to know: we stand with you. Your integrity matters. Your courage matters. The nation is watching, and will be inspired by the FBI. And history will remember. With respect, gratitude, and resolve, The Members of The Steady State

A group of former national security and FBI officials have issued a warning about Trump trying to turn the FBI into his own private force, CBS reports.

Cartoon by Guy Richards Smit.

DC will not stand idle as this administration tries to take our people and our home.

Fight The Trump Takeover

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The Steady State (@steadystate1) PAY ATTENTION! Another excellent piece from Steady State’s Bill Piekney, providing background on gerrymandering and outlining very real concerns in our country today: “…To what extent will steroidal ...

Another method Trump is using to divide and conquer our country. PAY ATTENTION! From Steady State's own Bill Piekney.

Dismantling a Democracy: Block by Block, the American experiment at risk How incremental actions threaten the foundation of U.S. democratic norms

Dismantling a Democracy: Block by Block, the American experiment at risk
WAKE UP, AMERICA: "The American experiment depends on citizens being alert to the incremental erosion of liberties. The question now is whether enough people will notice the water growing warmer before it’s too late."

This demands investigation! Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released a

Things just keep getting more unhinged. The rhetoric coming out of the MAGA is fueling dangerous escalation. Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to block the GOP’s redistricting scheme had to be evacuated from their suburban Chicago hotel due to a potential bomb threat, according to police.

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Masked ICE Agents Detain Interpreter Who Helped U.S. Military The Afghan man was living the U.S. legally and was detained during a routine green card appointment.

“They should’ve come here legally,” MAGA says. Well, they did. One Afghan interpreter was arrested after a green card appointment. Another? Detained after his asylum hearing. Both helped U.S. troops. Now ICE wants to deport them.

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@steadystatevets.bsky.social exists because of that existential threat. Former CIA colleagues of @slotkin.senate.gov; State; NSC &Sen Staff, from both parties. We have seen this before. This isn’t just politics. It is the possible end of politics as Americans know it.

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We’re facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations—and it doesn’t have to be this way.

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are coming together to make sure #GoodTroubleLivesOn
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- High temperatures inside tents, causing extreme sweating
- Confiscation of religious materials
- Denial of religious freedom or services
- Environmental hazards: heat, flooding, and disease-carrying insects

There urgently needs to be greater oversight and accountability.