Zach Lawell
zachlawell.bsky.social
Zach Lawell
@zachlawell.bsky.social
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NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.

Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault

Just filed:

www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Moments of opportunity like this come along rarely, and with Dean and Elle we'll seize upon it to usher in a new day for New York.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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We followed a court order and worked quickly to make sure that nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who rely on FoodShare, including about 270,000 kids, had food to eat.

Now, President Trump wants to yank that money away from hungry kids, families, and seniors in Wisconsin? Hell no.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Probably the most effective lobbying effort by the US airline industry since COVID
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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I understand why LaFleur wants to run on Philly but maybe try going after the one clear weakness on their defense a few times? As a treat?
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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It doesn’t get more pathetic than this.
Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work”
It doesn’t get more pathetic than this.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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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
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Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.

For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.

The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."

For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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"It was LIBERALS who won two World Wars, brought millions out of poverty, expanded civil rights, & spread democracy around the globe. We’re Americans — fascism? We conquered it. Communism? We beat it. The moon? We landed on it." 🔥

@williamhe.bsky.social at #DemocracyFest2025 🇺🇸
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Nintendo announced their Black Friday retail deals.

$29.99 for select 1st Party games.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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“We’ve got them right where we want them.”

“Where is that Chuckles?”

“Same place we had them 40 days ago.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.

We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.

Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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🇵🇭 Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least five people and displacing more than a million.
➡️ u.afp.com/Snih
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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He's apparently just as happy to be the 51st vote for the GOP too it looks like. Every time so far.
NEVER FORGET: John Fetterman's reply to then President Joe Biden in 2021. The internet NEVER forgets & NEITHER DO WE!😡
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”

#MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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I voted no tonight.

But the next phase of Democrats’ health care affordability fight is starting.

While I personally don’t believe Republicans will keep their promise to work with us on lowering health care costs, I would be thrilled to be wrong.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM