Ken Votes to Save Democracy
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Father and grandfather of strong women, programmer, avid gamer, EDM fanatic, and political junkie. Local canvasser and Dem volunteer. Twitter refugee. #OnWisconsin #GoPackGo
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🚨BREAKING: Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Counties Propose Cuts to Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🚨BREAKING: Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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ICE(ERO) just told me it has no body camera footage from operation midway blitz in Chicago in response to my FOIA request.
December 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
ICE(ERO) just told me it has no body camera footage from operation midway blitz in Chicago in response to my FOIA request.
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
How is *this* not a five-alarm fire? The shift of "U.S. security strategy" now... *Checks notes* ALIGNS with Russia?!?
We have gone to the zoo.
We have gone to the zoo.
A Kremlin spokesperson said that the changes 'correspond in many ways to our vision'.
Russia welcomes Trump’s revised US security strategy
A Kremlin spokesperson said that the changes 'correspond in many ways to our vision'.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How is *this* not a five-alarm fire? The shift of "U.S. security strategy" now... *Checks notes* ALIGNS with Russia?!?
We have gone to the zoo.
We have gone to the zoo.
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Not sure I understand the news value in bringing Tom Cotton on your TV show to repeat a monstrous lie you watched him say on television earlier this week
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Not sure I understand the news value in bringing Tom Cotton on your TV show to repeat a monstrous lie you watched him say on television earlier this week
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This is really important and also great
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is really important and also great
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NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
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Our lead counsel @andrewbakaj.bsky.social on @agpambondi.govpeeps.com new memo redefining dissent as domestic terrorism.
"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
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"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
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Whistleblower Aid Slams DOJ “Antifa-aligned extremists” Memo for Redefining Dissent as Domestic Terrorism - Whistleblower Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2025 – In response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo, instructing federal law enforcement to target loosely defined “extremist groups”, Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal C...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our lead counsel @andrewbakaj.bsky.social on @agpambondi.govpeeps.com new memo redefining dissent as domestic terrorism.
"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Surprise, surprise
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Surprise, surprise
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
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Team Trump Pitch #1: Americans will see great economic results in early 2025.
Team Trump Pitch #2: Americans might see great economic results in late 2025.
Team Trump Pitch #3: Americans will hopefully see great economic results in the late summer of 2026.
Can’t wait for Pitch #4.
Team Trump Pitch #2: Americans might see great economic results in late 2025.
Team Trump Pitch #3: Americans will hopefully see great economic results in the late summer of 2026.
Can’t wait for Pitch #4.
As Americans sour on Trump and the economy, the White House moves the goalposts
Team Trump said Americans would see great economic results by the end of 2025. After that fell through, they started pointing to the late summer of 2026.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Team Trump Pitch #1: Americans will see great economic results in early 2025.
Team Trump Pitch #2: Americans might see great economic results in late 2025.
Team Trump Pitch #3: Americans will hopefully see great economic results in the late summer of 2026.
Can’t wait for Pitch #4.
Team Trump Pitch #2: Americans might see great economic results in late 2025.
Team Trump Pitch #3: Americans will hopefully see great economic results in the late summer of 2026.
Can’t wait for Pitch #4.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be using the CDC website to advance his own anti-vaccine beliefs, Tom Bartlett argues.
The CDC’s Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now
The agency’s revamped vaccine-safety page enshrines Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fringe beliefs as government guidance.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be using the CDC website to advance his own anti-vaccine beliefs, Tom Bartlett argues.
In their last floor period of the year, Wisconsin Assembly Republicans blocked postpartum healthcare coverage for new parents and advanced a bill that would take even more resources away from public schools—instead of delivering solutions to rising costs.
Assembly Republicans End the Year Blocking Postpartum Medicaid and Attacking Public Schools
In their last scheduled floor period of the year, Republicans in Wisconsin’s state Assembly have their priorities in all the wrong places
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November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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This is the sort of thing that procurement rules are meant to prevent. Those rules can make things slow and unwieldy in government, but reflect how politicized our system is. Other rich countries have figured out that a less politicized system lowers the risks of corruption.
First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is the sort of thing that procurement rules are meant to prevent. Those rules can make things slow and unwieldy in government, but reflect how politicized our system is. Other rich countries have figured out that a less politicized system lowers the risks of corruption.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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The discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files only received a handful of GOP votes.
But when we get the actual vote to release them, I'm presuming we'll see a whole lot more, right?
"Congressman _____ voted against releasing the Epstein Files" isn't an ad you want before the midterms
But when we get the actual vote to release them, I'm presuming we'll see a whole lot more, right?
"Congressman _____ voted against releasing the Epstein Files" isn't an ad you want before the midterms
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files only received a handful of GOP votes.
But when we get the actual vote to release them, I'm presuming we'll see a whole lot more, right?
"Congressman _____ voted against releasing the Epstein Files" isn't an ad you want before the midterms
But when we get the actual vote to release them, I'm presuming we'll see a whole lot more, right?
"Congressman _____ voted against releasing the Epstein Files" isn't an ad you want before the midterms
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.