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Be kind. Do not obey in advance. Educate. Be a creative force for good.
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Journalist Evan Hurst has been keeping an ongoing list of Christian and Republican leaders who have been caught exploiting kids.
Hurst has identified 188 Christian and Republican leaders this year, so far, stating, “If MAGA is so upset about Epstein, they should hear about Baptists!”
Hurst has identified 188 Christian and Republican leaders this year, so far, stating, “If MAGA is so upset about Epstein, they should hear about Baptists!”
At least 188 Christian & Republican leaders have been accused of child abuse this year - LGBTQ Nation
"If you are tracking drag queens or trans people or just LGBTQ+ people abusing children ... those stories just don’t happen much."
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Journalist Evan Hurst has been keeping an ongoing list of Christian and Republican leaders who have been caught exploiting kids.
Hurst has identified 188 Christian and Republican leaders this year, so far, stating, “If MAGA is so upset about Epstein, they should hear about Baptists!”
Hurst has identified 188 Christian and Republican leaders this year, so far, stating, “If MAGA is so upset about Epstein, they should hear about Baptists!”
"[W]hy not punt, postponing the health affordability crisis by agreeing to a temporary extension of the ACA subsidies?
The answer, I believe, is that doing so would involve giving help to people who need it — and that’s something that, at a deep psychological level, MAGA can’t bring itself to do."
The answer, I believe, is that doing so would involve giving help to people who need it — and that’s something that, at a deep psychological level, MAGA can’t bring itself to do."
“But it’s now clear Trump doesn’t even understand why healthcare relies on insurance, why we can’t pay medical expenses out of pocket. Hint: You never know when you’ll need expensive treatment, but should the need arise, only the ultra-wealthy can come up with the cash.”
Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty
They’re pathologically unwilling to help Americans in need — and Democrats should hammer this home
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"[W]hy not punt, postponing the health affordability crisis by agreeing to a temporary extension of the ACA subsidies?
The answer, I believe, is that doing so would involve giving help to people who need it — and that’s something that, at a deep psychological level, MAGA can’t bring itself to do."
The answer, I believe, is that doing so would involve giving help to people who need it — and that’s something that, at a deep psychological level, MAGA can’t bring itself to do."
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November 11, 2025
November 11, 2025
In 1918, at the end of four years of World War I’s devastation, leaders negotiated for the guns in Europe to fall silent once and for all on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
November 11, 2025
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Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
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November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
November 10, 2025
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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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/...
Invest in the US by creating Medicare for All.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Invest in the US by creating Medicare for All.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Thank you, Heather!
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Thank you, Heather!
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Fools and cowards:
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Fetterman (D-PA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Trump says that now even the Democrats agree with him & he was right all along…
202-224-3121
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Fetterman (D-PA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Trump says that now even the Democrats agree with him & he was right all along…
202-224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Fools and cowards:
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Fetterman (D-PA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Trump says that now even the Democrats agree with him & he was right all along…
202-224-3121
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Fetterman (D-PA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Trump says that now even the Democrats agree with him & he was right all along…
202-224-3121
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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This isn’t very hard, folks.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This isn’t very hard, folks.
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Last month, we launched a map to help our readers track the GOP’s rapidly-evolving gerrymandering scheme — days after, legacy media followed.
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Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves
Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Last month, we launched a map to help our readers track the GOP’s rapidly-evolving gerrymandering scheme — days after, legacy media followed.
Get real-time updates from an outlet committed to providing all the pro-democracy news you need to know, always👇
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Important to fully understand. M Gessen explains:
President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is about the government trying to police who we are and how we live.
Having accurate identification is essential for trans people to live and travel without fear of harassment or discrimination.
Having accurate identification is essential for trans people to live and travel without fear of harassment or discrimination.
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Gender Passport Ruling Isn’t About ID (Gift Article)
And it defeats the basic purpose of the document.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Important to fully understand. M Gessen explains:
Indeed.
Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Indeed.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is everything in a nut shell.
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is everything in a nut shell.
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🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina election board on Thursday announced a raft of new hires with backgrounds in Republican politics — the latest sign of the GOP’s partisan takeover of the board as it prepares for next year’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Adds More Partisan GOP Staffers to Election Board
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina election board on Thursday announced a raft of new hires with backgrounds in Republican politics — the latest sign of the GOP’s partisan takeover of the board as it prepares for next year’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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🚨BREAKING: Alabama Republicans are pushing a new law that would let the state redo its primaries if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens protections against racial gerrymandering — a move that would open the door for politicians to throw out election results after voters have already spoken.
Alabama GOP Wants Do-Over Elections if SCOTUS Weakens Protections for Black Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🚨BREAKING: Alabama Republicans are pushing a new law that would let the state redo its primaries if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens protections against racial gerrymandering — a move that would open the door for politicians to throw out election results after voters have already spoken.
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This is not the country we should be.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is not the country we should be.
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🚨BREAKING: More than 200,000 Missourians have signed a petition supporting a referendum to block Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map. But GOP officials are working to thwart them at every turn. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri Sec. of State Proposes ‘Dishonest’ Ballot Language to Thwart Anti-Gerrymander Referendum
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🚨BREAKING: More than 200,000 Missourians have signed a petition supporting a referendum to block Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map. But GOP officials are working to thwart them at every turn. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW EPISODE: Despite major pro-democracy wins on Tuesday, the fight is far from over. In this video I expose the next phase of Trump and the Republicans' playbook — and what voters, lawyers, and journalists must do now to defend democracy before it’s too late.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSw...
8 Alarming Ways Trump and Republicans Plan to Undermine 2026 Elections
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW EPISODE: Despite major pro-democracy wins on Tuesday, the fight is far from over. In this video I expose the next phase of Trump and the Republicans' playbook — and what voters, lawyers, and journalists must do now to defend democracy before it’s too late.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSw...
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November 6, 2025
November 6, 2025
“None of this is complicated,” political data specialist Tom Bonier wrote yesterday about Tuesday’s dramatic Democratic victories around the country.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
November 6, 2025