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Ed Martin was too extreme for GOP senators. Now, he’s at the DOJ, and former department attorneys are concerned he will use his new positions to spread disinformation, undermine future elections and target political opponents. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Here’s the full counter proposal from Hamas for a ceasefire, per @jeremyscahill.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-resp...

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NEW: The DOJ’s new top voting lawyer Maureen Riordan once worked for a far-right group known for spreading fear about illegal voting. Riordan is now leading DOJ efforts tied to Trump’s anti-voting agenda. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Farmers score a win against climate censorship, striking workers get help, courts defend public schools, and paradise is protected.

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I can’t think of a presidency that has done more open and undeniable damage to this country, and the wider world, in such a short space of time, than this one. Shocking, despicable:

submitted 19 hours ago • 133 comments

Department of Homeland Security officers invading a congressman's offices and arresting a staffer who tried to stop them is very, very bad. gothamist.com/news/homelan...

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Here is a clear example of how the GOP think about the people in the US. Also remember that the rich already live 6-7 year’s longer than the working class and poor in the US. apple.news/AN04ne170RRO...

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Alabama GOP lawmakers said they won’t draw a new congressional map before 2030 to avoid federal oversight. A court ruled their 2023 map violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The budget reconciliation bill includes an environmentally devastating natural resources giveaway to a Chilean billionaire with close ties to the Trump family. www.levernews.com/a-chilean-bi...

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Take heed this is a death knell in the republic and the US as a democracy if enacted.

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As it turns out, Mike Johnson is wrong. Who knew.

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The Trump administration officials who are making up scientific studies to try and prove their conspiracy theories cannot be trusted with your health care, period. www.notus.org/health-scien...

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Remember when Trump claimed the Biden administration wasn’t doing enough to help North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene? Well, his administration just denied the state’s request for continued FEMA relief assistance. This hypocrisy isn’t just staggering. It’s cruel.

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The push to end mail ballot grace periods is gaining ground with Republicans. That could toss out hundreds of thousands of legal votes, disproportionately impacting voters with disabilities, rural voters and seniors who prefer voting by mail. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Fascism unfolding in the US in real time

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As of today, Elon Musk is thought to be responsible for the death of 300,000 adults and kids due to the illegal closure of USAID (source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...) That's a 103 deaths per hour, each day. And it will get worse. His legacy is one of death, destruction, and failure.

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"It's the election-losing algorithm Democrats have been using for a generation: On economics, it’s incrementalism & corporatism that placates donors; on culture, it’s identitarianism & lawn-sign liberalism that generates Internet memes but alienates voters." www.levernews.com/how-to-comba...

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A D.C. judge said Musk appears to lack the legal authority to direct alterations to the government because he is not a Senate-confirmed official and DOGE was never authorized by Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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This is devastating because there will never be a truly fair and honest election in North Carolina as long as this happens

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CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared "The median pay package for CEOs rose to $17.1 million, up 9.7%. Meanwhile, the median employee at companies in the survey earned $85,419, reflecting a 1.7% increase year over year." apnews.com/article/ceo-...

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An incredibly devastating decision which simply ignores the human costs and blesses the Trump admin's stripping of status of hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country legally — which the explicit stated goal of rapidly deporting those people without a court hearing.

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GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has been on a tear, vetoing popular bills. He recently rejected a bill to ban the algorithmic price-fixing of rents. He's also vetoed a pro-union bill, legislation to prevent surprise ambulance costs, regulations for social media companies, and more.

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BREAKING: Microsoft workers have reached an agreement on the first ever union contract at the company. About 300 workers at the company’s gaming subsidiary ZeniMax are unionized with @cwaunion.bsky.social, and they have a tentative agreement with the tech giant. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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This is the GOP main objective voter suppression.

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Internal documents revealed that Trump and Musk have been LYING about Social Security fraud. So I sounded the alarm about DOGE slowing down Americans' benefits based on those lies—and they backtracked. We're not letting DOGE get away with messing with Americans benefits.

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🚨NEW at @dropsitenews.com: How Israel and Witkoff Are Trying to Strong-Arm Hamas Into a Deal That Does Not End the Genocide A point-by-point breakdown of how the U.S. and Israel changed the deal Hamas said it made with Trump's envoys. By @jeremyscahill.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-ham...

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In the 1000+ page text of Trump's new budget bill, there's one paragraph that hasn't gotten nearly enough scrutiny. 🧵⤵️ www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.

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One in 10 voting-age citizens — or over 21 million people — can’t readily access documents to prove their citizenship. They could be disenfranchised if the SAVE Act becomes law. Read more ⤵️ www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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This is why we revolted when every senate democrat voted to approve this racist fascist. We were right. VOTE NO ON EVERYTHING & BLOCK EVERYONE.

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NEW: The Trump administration has lost a shocking 96% of rulings in federal district courts so far this month, a new analysis shows. The rulings against the president came from judges across the ideological spectrum. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist armed groups in West Papua has threatened the security of the largely Indigenous population. All parties are obligated to abide by international humanitarian law.

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ICYMI: A judge criticized Trump's attacks and misrepresentation of his order after blocking the administration's illegal attempt to deport undocumented men to South Sudan. Stephen Miller called the judge a “lunatic” for his order. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Donald Trump and the FTC just gave Pepsi the green light to charge corner stores higher prices than big retailers like Walmart. That means higher costs for small businesses and working families across the country.

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More than $14 billion in U.S. clean energy investments have been canceled or delayed this year as Republicans aim to kill clean energy credits. These cancelations and delays have cost the country 10,000 clean energy jobs.

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A doctor who worked in Gaza shares what she saw and demands immediate accountability from Marc Carney. This is not a war. It's a genocide. Silence is complicity

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In plain sight:

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New polling shows Democratic voters already understand what the "Abundance" argument gets wrong: The real problem is corporate power. www.levernews.com/democratic-v...

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NEW: After a major court loss, Alabama Republican lawmakers said they will forgo drawing a new congressional map until 2030 to prevent the state from being put under federal supervision for its voting laws. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

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Republicans can only lose 3 Senate votes on Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and these senators are the most vulnerable in 2026: -Collins (ME) -Tillis (NC) -Sullivan (AK) -Husted (OH) -Moody (FL) -Cornyn (TX) -Ernst (IA) If they represent you, tell them to vote NO. (202) 224-3121

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This is so ludicrous you can’t make this stuff up. Idiocracy on display

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There are no limits on how far GOP will go to control the country.

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Voting rights groups sued to block a new law that forces Montana voters to include their date of birth on both their absentee ballot application and the ballot envelope, or risk having their vote tossed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Humphrey’s Executor– a Supreme Court case which prevents presidents from arbitrarily firing certain federal agency leaders without cause – is the key case that stands in the way of Trump’s goal to dismantle government agencies, at least for now. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...

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