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Donate & Volunteer to Good Causes.
Contact your State and Federal Representatives!!!!!!
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear this case says it all.
They keep trying to take us backward, but we’re not going. Love always wins.
They keep trying to take us backward, but we’re not going. Love always wins.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear this case says it all.
They keep trying to take us backward, but we’re not going. Love always wins.
They keep trying to take us backward, but we’re not going. Love always wins.
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Meet the MAGAcrat Party!
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Meet the MAGAcrat Party!
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For over a month, I’ve been raising the alarm that millions of Americans’ health care costs could double or triple and that many won’t be able to afford their health insurance at all. Trump and Republican leaders have shown no interest in fixing this problem.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For over a month, I’ve been raising the alarm that millions of Americans’ health care costs could double or triple and that many won’t be able to afford their health insurance at all. Trump and Republican leaders have shown no interest in fixing this problem.
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I voted NO on this funding bill. The last thing American families need right now is skyrocketing health care premiums as they struggle to keep up with rising costs — but that’s exactly what they’re facing because of Trump and Republicans.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I voted NO on this funding bill. The last thing American families need right now is skyrocketing health care premiums as they struggle to keep up with rising costs — but that’s exactly what they’re facing because of Trump and Republicans.
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
The Failures of “Centrism”
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
snyder.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
Meet the MAGAcrat Party!
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Meet the MAGAcrat Party!
We have a new, small political party in the USA.
I call them MAGAcrats.
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Chamberlain would be proud..
I call them MAGAcrats.
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Chamberlain would be proud..
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We have a new, small political party in the USA.
I call them MAGAcrats.
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Chamberlain would be proud..
I call them MAGAcrats.
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Chamberlain would be proud..
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I don't have a high opinion of SCOTUS.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I don't have a high opinion of SCOTUS.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
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See this? This is a case to potentially be concerned about!
BREAKING: #SCOTUS will decide an issue near and dear to President Trump: whether federal law allows states to tally ballots in federal elections after Election Day. 5th Circuit ruled it does.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
See this? This is a case to potentially be concerned about!
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when you've lost Ezra Klein ...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
when you've lost Ezra Klein ...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Emotional support billionaires & SCOTUS justices are not going to like this.
(Is it a coincidence that this news coincides with a Senate "deal" to end the shut down?)
(Is it a coincidence that this news coincides with a Senate "deal" to end the shut down?)
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Emotional support billionaires & SCOTUS justices are not going to like this.
(Is it a coincidence that this news coincides with a Senate "deal" to end the shut down?)
(Is it a coincidence that this news coincides with a Senate "deal" to end the shut down?)
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"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
🏳️ BREAKING: Democrats Surrender. Again
Mehdi's Monday morning update on the senators voting to reopen the government without a guarantee on heathcare; the BBC rolling over for Donald Trump; and Kathy Hochul's clash with Zohran Mamdani.
zeteo.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
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Senate Democrats caved at their point of maximum leverage. A bizarre and bewildering choice that embodies so much of the party’s struggles in the Trump era. Some thoughts on what went wrong and where we go from here www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...
Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender
Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war
www.messageboxnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Senate Democrats caved at their point of maximum leverage. A bizarre and bewildering choice that embodies so much of the party’s struggles in the Trump era. Some thoughts on what went wrong and where we go from here www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...
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If only the Speaker put half as much energy into governing as he does into avoiding work.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If only the Speaker put half as much energy into governing as he does into avoiding work.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
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Maybe I’m late to this realization, but it just hit me…
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Maybe I’m late to this realization, but it just hit me…
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
What are the odds that Speaker Johnson calls the House back for a CR vote with the Epstein files still hanging over his head?
Those 8 Dems might have hung themselves out to dry and risked being primaried for nothing.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.