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Trump scribbled to-do lists for assistant on classified White House documents
A long-time assistant for the serially indicted ex-president told federal investigators that Trump repeatedly wrote to-do lists for her on documents from the White House that were marked classified, revealing a degree of recklessness previously unimagined in the Mar-a-Lago case. Prosecutors are going to have a field day with this in court. [RETWEET THAT!]

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump wrecks his own federal case on national TV
During an already-infamous interview, the disgraced ex-president proudly admitted that the Big Lie and the brazenly illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election — which directly led to the failed insurrection and all of the resulting indictments — originated fully with him. Donald, your co-conspirators thank you for your candor.

Take Action: Tell Democrats to keep fighting for abortion rights!

New Democratic star announces run for Congress
Dr. Brian Willams for Congress: This is huge. Dr. Brian Williams is an Air Force veteran, a trauma surgeon, and the face of the next generation of Democratic leaders. Seeing the gruesome effects of gun violence firsthand inspired him to take on the NRA and their Republican enablers and fight for the bold change that our country needs so dearly. He was instrumental in the passage of the first gun legislation in 25 years, and he's just getting started. Check out his launch video here and please join us in working to send him to Congress!

Five Americans freed in prisoner swap with Iran are en route to Washington
Although Republicans are predictably trying to spin it as some kind of catastrophe, President Biden racked up a historic diplomatic win by negotiating the release of five Americans imprisoned in Iran in return for releasing a portion of Iranian oil revenue funds previously frozen under long-standing sanctions. This kind of pragmatic statesmanship is a far cry from the saber rattling — and literal assassinations — the Trump administration engaged in against Iran. [RETWEET THAT!]

Take Action: Stop Republican gerrymandering!

Elon Musk says X will charge everyone to use the platform
The right-wing billionaire tech bozo unveiled his most boneheaded change to Twitter — excuse us, X — to date, declaring that all 550 million users will soon have to pay a monthly fee to continue using the service they've, uh, enjoyed for free for years. What a deal! For whatever sum of money Elon decides every month you too can be inundated with death threats from neo-Nazis and read the deranged scribblings of professional transphobes.

Take Action: Tell Congress to end legacy enrollments at taxpayer-subsidized Ivy League schools!

Democratic challenger Adam Frisch calls Lauren Boebert's "Beetlejuice" incident beyond embarrassing and says voters are sick of it
Last election, Frisch lost to Boebert by only 546 votes out of 327,000 ballots cast in the closest congressional race in the entire country. Their rematch is widely expected to be another nail biter, and the QAnon congresswoman's "Beetlejuice" fiasco certainly won't win over any new voters. Frisch wasted no time pivoting to what really matters — her constituency — stating, "what's even worse is her embarrassment in the halls of Congress and those committee meetings when she's not focused on the job."

Take Action: Tell Congress to stop people from carrying guns without permit or training!

Republicans propose spending $614 million in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers' stadium upgrades
But somehow the GOP never can seem to scrounge up enough money for education, or infrastructure, or education, or healthcare, or education, or veterans care, or education, or pandemic prevention, or education, or... [RETWEET THAT!]

Bill Maher postpones return, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike
Following the tail-tucked lead of Drew Barrymore, the self-professed "old-school liberal" Bill Maher has caved to righteous union pressure as well. While this development says nothing about Maher, who is only doing the right thing because of the widespread backlash, it does say a lot about the pressure we can all exert when we stand in solidarity with strikers fighting for their future. Shame to scabs everywhere always!

MAGA congressman caught on surveillance footage bowing after verbally assaulting teenage Senate pages in the Capitol
Radical right-wing Rep. and insurrection enthusiast Derrick Van Orden took a celebratory bow after he drunkenly yelled and cursed at a group of teenage Senate pages while giving a late-night tour of the US Capitol in July, according to Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, who viewed surveillance footage of the interaction. Wisconsin, please vote this dangerous, gun-toting clown out of office next year.

Rudy Giuliani’s former lawyers sue him for more than $1.3 million in unpaid legal fees
Oh, Rudy. It's been a long, miserable fall from Time Magazine's 2001 Person of the Year to scandal-plagued, gutter rat podcast huckster. We've said it before, but it bears repeating — working for Donald Trump may be hazardous to your health, wealth, and freedom.

US surpasses 500 mass shootings in 2023
What else is there to say at this point? We know how to stop this bloodshed, but Republicans have unilaterally and proactively decided that this is precisely the kind of country we should all live in. It's good for the Thoughts and Prayers™ industry, at least.