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  "The impact of mass mobilizations never begins or ends in a single day. On Saturday, millions marched to the polls. Today, those millions will encourage their friends to vote. Next. week, they’ll check in on neighbors, offering rides to the polls or encouraging them to check their voter registration. Then, if there are irregularities or injustices, they will stand shoulder to shoulder and fight." The “Ineffectiveness” of No Kings https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/the-ineffective...

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  you should be prepared for polling error. There will probably be some. But "nobody can tell you with any confidence ahead of time which direction it’ll run. This election looks like a blue wave whether you’re looking at fundamentals, state polls, or other indicators. If the current map shocks you, the thing to reconsider may not be the polls, but your own personal priors." #VoteEarly to build the #BlueTsunami #NoKings 10/17/2026 Polls and "fundamentals" basically agree htt...

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  Voting rights protests: List of October events calling on Amazon, Target to defend democracy against Trump - Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/91617586/may-day-strong-voting-rights-protest-october-events-call-on-amazon-target-to-defend-democracy-against-trump Community And Labor Organizations Press Corporations to Defend Voting Rights https://www.insidernj.com/community-and-labor-organizations-press-corporations-to-defend-voting-rights/

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  "Trump isn’t simply losing the war, he’s losing the world. He has burned all the bridges. Poisoned all the wells. Scorched all the earth. His failures on the battlefield and in diplomatic chambers have stripped America of influence." Trump will go down in history as not just the worst president the US has ever seen, but as the only president to destroy an enormous portion of our power and standing in the world. Trump isn’t just losing the war, he’s losing the world https://www.unchar...

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  "Woytek, a top campaign staffer for Senator Jon Husted (R-OH), has recently cultivated a public playlist of songs celebrating the former country of Rhodesia, in which a white minority ruled over a Black majority, captioning it “homesick for a place that no longer exists.” ... Woytek also appears to be a historical reenactor who appears to have both worn Nazi uniforms and used a photo of Nazi soldiers as his Facebook profile picture." September 12, 2026 https://heathercoxrichardson.sub...

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  If you are worried about whether or not progressive candidates can win in really important races in places like Michigan and Wisconsin (and really wish centrist pundits would just shut up about electability), give this conversation with Perry Bacon a listen. You'll be glad you did. #electability #michigan #wisconsin #politics Why Insurgent Candidates Are Thriving in the Midwest | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/213922/insurgent-candidates-thriving-midwest

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  Fuck this shit. Call your Senators and tell them hell no. Buying Trump off by letting him skip out on paying his damn taxes in order to end his illegal grifting and corruption is BULLSHIT. Trump could net big tax windfall in crypto bill divestiture plan, Bloomberg News reports https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/trump-could-net-big-tax-212320390.html

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  "On April 29 of this year, the Supreme Court continued the assault on the Voting Rights Act. In Louisiana v. Callais it rejected the longstanding interpretation that sometimes, in order to guarantee Black representation in government, states have had to create districts that are made up primarily of Black Americans." Completed the assault on the VRA and minority voting rights would be more accurate I think... August 6, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxricha...

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  "So this is an administration of lying liars. But we knew that. The new information is how much this administration lies to itself, and the disasters this creates." Yes this is profoundly dangerous, look at what Putin has done to Russia with his obsession to subjugate Ukraine. But, it is also an enormous vulnerability we can use to our great advantage, so long as we are brave enough and organized enough to exploit it. Lying Liars Lie to Each Other Too - Paul Krugman https://...

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  In case there was any doubt that Wall Street really, really doesn't give a shit about the people whose work generates all those juicy corporate profits, the juxtaposition of the frankly crappy Labor Dept. jobs report and the stock market going up should make that clear. "Unemployment rate: 4.1% ->This went down for the WRONG reasons," Heather Long, chief economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, posted on X. "Over 260,000 left the labor force.&quo...

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  "Just as the billionaires have come to the obvious realization that there is no turning back on MAGAdom, Democrats must also realize that there is no turning back on opposition to the billionaire agenda. Any failure to address corporate tax giveaways, shrinking paychecks, loss of healthcare, epidemics, loss of SNAP benefits and, yes, predatory data centers, will be perceived by ordinary Americans for the betrayal that it is." Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans https://paulkrug...

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  The evidence that MAGA is a racist, xenophobic, homophobic and misogynistic project above all else, well except grift and corruption, grows every day. July 27, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-27-2026

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  "the party must decide what its ultimate goal is. If it is to run a Democrat in all fifty states, then Bankhead is their only choice. But if it’s to defeat Republicans, the path forward is clear: To maximize the chance the Republican loses, the Democrat should drop out." I sure hope this is an easy question to answer, defeat the Republican (so long as the independent is sane). To defeat Republicans, Democrats may have to sit some races out https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-28-...

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  "we also need to encourage everyone we know, everyone in our networks, grassroots organizations, local parties, book and post card writing clubs to vote early. Voting early increases our turnout; makes it harder for him to cheat; shows democracy is working; and puts social pressure and creates a permission structure for people to vote. “Hey others are voting I should vote too.”" What Simon says. & frees us on Election Day to protect vulnerable people so they can vote. https://w...

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  In case you are wondering, yes the voter silencing act would stop more blacks and poor people from voting than any other segment of voters. Elliot doesn't include a breakdown by sex, but you can count on it that women are also bigger losers of the right to vote than men. https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-24-save-act-proof-of-citizenship-july-poll

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  "The amazing and depressing thing is that each night of these attacks is making things worse for the USA. It is bringing the US further away from achieving anything material and actually putting Iran in a stronger position. It reaffirms the pointlessness of the use of military force in this (and most) situations." The lunacy of the Trump regime is there for all to see, destroying decades of strategic positioning. Midweek Update #20: Each Day The US Weakens Itself https://phillipspobr...

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  "... his fundraising has plummeted overall, raising less than half his previous annual totals in 2025." Let's make damn sure his fundraising continues to plummet. Sens. Fetterman and McCormick, members of opposing parties, agree to share campaign donations https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/fetterman-mccormick-joint-fundraising-pennsylvania-20260709.html

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  "If a corrupt and broken Supreme Court insists on playing partisan politics, then we need partisan politicians to bring them to heel. Expand the court to 13 justices, impose term limits, and investigate and impeach any justices who broke the laws about gifts or anything else. Radical steps? You bet, but the alternative is allowing a kangaroo court to finish the job of dismantling the American Experiment" SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wakeup call from a dream https://www.i...

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  @Daojoan Now that's some nostalgia I can get behind.

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  Fundamentalists are profoundly dangerous regardless of the religion. Hegseth Promoting Christian Nationalism During Wartime, Experts Say https://archive.ph/imGsa

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  @resl I have substantially answered all of your statements, absent your throwing in the names of the two pro democracy billionaires from left field, with facts that you have chosen to reject. That's on you, not me. Tell you what, don't listen to me. Go read National's website, especially about resources they provide to local groups, get on their email list and read their emails & listen to https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/whats-the-plan-with-leah-greenberg-a...

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  This is why we need to push every Democratic voter to vote early everywhere they can. Here in PA that means voting by mail, using ballot drop boxes where available, putting in the mail at the very least 2 full weeks before election day. In ominous sign, Texas Republicans changed voting rules, then blocked efforts to protect voters - Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-ominous-sign-texas-republicans-changed-voting-rules-then-blocked-efforts-to-protect-voters/

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  The Trump regime, screwing their voters coming and going, all to serve their White Supremacist fever dreams. New ICE facilities could bankrupt rural Pa. towns https://keystonenewsroom.com/2026/02/10/ice-facilities-bankrupt-pa-towns/

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  This is what every police chief in America should be saying and enforcing. Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job https://www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-police-chief-unlawful-force-ice-jobs