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Donald Trump's authoritarian plans for a second term revealed
If by some nightmarish chance the repeatedly indicted ex-president somehow makes it back into the White House, he intends to start screening immigrants for "Marxist" sympathies, a word which has lost all meaning beyond "anything Republicans don't like." Joe "Red Scare" McCarthy is throwing a party in Hell.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump rocked with nightmare news in Georgia trial
The beleaguered ex-president's bond was set at $200,000, but the real problem for Trump will be the stipulations placed on him, one of which is an express ban on witness intimidation — something he seems fundamentally incapable of not doing on a regular basis.

Take Action: Demand Trump's trial be televised!

You know what's better than watching a bunch of Republicans who are never going to be president debate? Well, probably anything. Definitely, THIS👆
Tomorrow at 7pm, instead of watching the GOP debate, consider joining legendary Rep. Zooey Zephyr and several powerhouse grassroots leaders in a conversation on building trans political power, hosted by our friends at Hood to the Holler and Arena. It promises to be a riveting, empowering conversation and, as a bonus, unlike debate watchers, you won't feel the urge to throw your coffee table through your screen!

House Freedom Caucus threatens to shut down government unless Justice Department lets Trump off the hook
Providing the clearest evidence yet that the Republican Party is little more than a criminal organization with Donald Trump at its head, right-wing extremists have unveiled a slate of ridiculous demands and are threatening (again) to hold the debt ceiling hostage unless they're met. Chief among them is a call for the Justice Department to abandon all of its investigations into Teflon Donnie. This is the path the MAGA movement was always going to take, with its supporters explicitly choosing their cult leader over the rule of law and the welfare of the United States.

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Republicans trash Biden...for petting a rescue dog in Maui. Seriously
The Biden team hit back at the right-wing media machine's bizarre decision to attack the president for...petting a rescue dog while touring the ravaged town of Lahania in Hawaii. It's very telling that the simple act of showing kindness to another creature is grounds for criticism by the heartless and cynical Republican Party. Biden Derangement Syndrome is a very real and very serious condition!

Take Action: Stop Republicans' scheme to end child labor laws!

Federal judge temporarily blocks part of Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
Biden-appointed US District Judge Sarah Geraghty said that Georgia's draconian law banning licensed medical professionals from providing patients under the age of 18 with proper trans care is "likely" unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. Her timely ruling will remain in effect "pending trial, or until further order of the Court" meaning that at least for the moment trans kids can get the medical care they need.

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Ted Cruz fooled by a clear troll job on Twitter after Hurricane Hilary
A man trusted with national secrets and hugely consequential votes in the US Senate is too dense to realize that a picture of a shark supposedly swimming on a flooded California street was in fact a hoax, this despite the fact that the same exact image goes viral every time there's a hurricane. Texas, folks. They're not sending their best.

Republican candidates screw THEMSELVES ahead of first debate
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unbelievable...

🚨 Brian Tyler Cohen launched a Spanish YouTube channel! The left has a huge problem reaching Spanish speaking audiences, and our vote share among Spanish speakers is actually declining, so please spread the Democrats' message by subscribing to his channel (and watch some videos to get them going in the algorithm) by clicking here.

Elon Musk’s erratic behavior may be caused by escalating drug use, associates say
The billionaire tech bozo's increasingly disastrous business decisions vis-à-vis Twitter/X are apparently not just a result of the fact that he is a self-aggrandizing clown who coasted to capitalist success off gross sums of inherited wealth. According to associates, his horse tranquilizer addiction is spiraling out of control.

Trump says he will surrender at an Atlanta jail Thursday in Georgia election interference case
Expect the mugshot — likely to be the funniest in human history — to immediately appear on all manner of cheaply made, overpriced MAGA merchandise.

A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country
A chilling investigation by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism has uncovered that an increasingly fascist group of rural cops, united under the banner of the "Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association," are growing in power and membership with the stated goal of teaching that elected sheriffs must “protect their citizens from the overreach of an out-of-control federal government." In practice, it boils down to opposing Democratic policies. We should all be extremely alarmed at the existence of a group of heavily armed, well-funded law enforcement officers that explicitly OPPOSE the law.

Former GOP FCC chair joins fight to yank Fox’s broadcast license
Alfred Sikes, the former head of the Federal Communications Commission under George H.W. Bush, is throwing his support behind a bipartisan bid to reject the broadcast license renewal of a local Philadelphia channel owned by Fox Corporation. Sikes’ informal objection comes on the heels of a formal petition to deny Fox 29 Philadelphia’s license that the non-partisan Media and Democracy Project filed with the FCC last month. MAD has cited Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Fox, which was settled for nearly $800 million this spring, as proof that the company aired “false news about the 2020 election” and failed the FCC’s “character” qualifications.