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If you need a passport or a way to get signed up to vote, go to your nearest Democratic office and they will help you! Get an application at the nearest post office. You can get your picture taken at the local Rite Aid get online and look PM me if you need any help.

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#ICYMI: Staffers at 18 rape crisis centers told ProPublica that payments were delayed for months after North Carolina’s state legislature directed $15 million for sexual assault survivors away from Democratic-led agencies that had long overseen such money. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

submitted 21 hours ago • 19 comments

“Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to transport detainees from the US to El Salvador *** The proposal would “target ‘criminal illegal aliens’” and “attempt to avoid legal challenges by designating part of the prison…as American territory.” 4/11/25 1/

submitted 22 hours ago • 328 comments

Remember the pandemic that Trump mismanaged? Kids in rural areas sat in fast food parking lots to get WiFi to attend school. Dems passed & Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act for reliable Internet access for everyone. On day one, Trump reversed it.

submitted 11 hours ago • 5 comments

From Sweep NJ ANYONE entering the US: Do NOT sign form I-407 🚨Warning!🚨 We have heard reports of green card holders, who are returning to the U.S. from trips abroad, unknowingly signing Form I-407 and getting their green cards taken away.

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The Trump regime has ordered the US military to turn the land at the US-Mexico border into a "military installation”. The move would allow the regime to incur higher legal and illegal penalties on migrants and refugees who cross extrajudicially. #MexicoInvasion

submitted 16 hours ago • 83 comments

Also used signal app to do a military attack with a reporter tagged in the message. National security breach.

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@gregcasar.bsky.social: "Elon Musk gets $8 million a day in federal government contracts and subsidies. $65 a day is how much your average senior gets on Social Security just to barely survive on after working their entire life."

submitted 19 hours ago • 108 comments

Let’s get it done. 👇🏻

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100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election. 70% of these donations went to Republicans. Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich. This is what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 20 hours ago • 173 comments

THE MORE YOU KNOW…💫

submitted 22 hours ago • 97 comments

BREAKING: Days before she was detained by ICE, the State Department had determined Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk did NOT engage in antisemitic or terrorist activities. Rubio revoked her visa anyhow. Gift article: wapo.st/4j8d5Uh

submitted 16 hours ago • 235 comments

Breaking News: Pennsylvania authorities have arrested a 38-year-old man who they said had set fire to the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro.

submitted 18 hours ago • 215 comments

Don't let Donald's tariff stupidity distract you from talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon that put our troops in danger. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not. And we can multitask our criticisms.

submitted 15 hours ago • 80 comments

Under the Trump budget plan just passed by Congress, a staggering 70% of House Republicans would personally financially benefit from extending major tax loopholes. More money for them, paid for by cuts to YOUR benefits.

submitted 21 hours ago • 134 comments

Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

submitted 1 day ago • 548 comments

I have seen a few questions regarding Democracy Docket: 1. It does not sell subscriber or member information or email addresses. 2. It is not part of Substack or ActBlue. It is fearlessly independent, unapologetically pro-democracy. Subscribe now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

submitted 1 day ago • 55 comments

Thomas Jefferson, our first Secretary of State, wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, which said "the opinions of men are not the concern of civil government, nor ought they ever to be." He also coined the famous phrase "wall of separation” between church & state.

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Reminder: Trump’s crypto coin is an obvious avenue for bribery, and everyone should be horrified — Good explanation 👇🏽 (And everyone who wanted Biden charged for bribery is silent 🤐 as Trump moves to free the informant who lied to the FBI about it)

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The ultra wealthy are building bunkers to insulate themselves from the world they're rapidly destroying. It's why we have to work together because it really is a 0.1% vs the 99.9% situation www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

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Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police investigating arson after fire at Pennsylvania governor’s home that forced Gov. Shapiro and family to evacuate.

submitted 1 day ago • 41 comments

Say it enough, and they will believe anything.

submitted 1 day ago • 84 comments

The tech broliarchy wants to end IP laws because they want their AI products to steal, distribute, and profit from other people’s work without having to pay for it. Ending IP laws legalizes theft.

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open.substack.com/pub/critical... #resist #oligarchy #protest #robberbarons #FDIC #savings

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