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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republicans get what they deserve after botched scheme
An attempt from GOP fascists in North Carolina to pass a voter suppression bill has backfired spectacularly with the filing of a lawsuit by a slew of voting rights groups seeking to strike down the law as unconstitutional— and now they're being exposed as some of the most anti-democracy operatives in the country.

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Former Ohio State University wrestlers say Jim Jordan betrayed them and shouldn't be House speaker
Four of the former wrestlers who have accused the far-right congressman of failing to protect them from a sexual predator when he was the team’s assistant coach in the 1980s and '90s say that he has no business being the next speaker of the House. "Do you really want a guy in that job who chose not to stand up for his guys...Is that the kind of character trait you want for a House speaker?" asked victim Mike Schyuk. Unfortunately, things like "honesty," "integrity," and "not being a perpetrator of or accessory to sexual assault" have never been important to the House GOP when selecting a House Speaker (see Hastert, Dennis.)

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AOC becomes Trump's nightmare amid NY trial
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Get him!

Kari Lake, Trump ally and election denier, announces Senate bid in Arizona
The rabid election denier and failed gubernatorial candidate has finally emerged from the basement at Mar-a-Lago and has announced her plans to deny the results of a lost 2024 Arizona Senate race. She'll be facing off against Rep. Ruben Gallego, a staunch Democrat who is currently leading in the polls against current seat holder Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a turncoat who now identifies as an independent after jumping ship from the Democrats. Fellow loser and Thiel acolyte Blake Masters waits in the wings, wondering how much donor money he could waste on a *second* failed Senate run.

Take Action: Demand the GOP stop their baseless impeachment inquiry into President Biden!

Jack Smith seeks protections for potential jurors in Trump election case
Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the judge overseeing the disgraced ex-president's 2020 election interference case to impose protections for potential jurors in the case, according to a new court filing. The request comes after Trump last week publicly attacked a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial, which resulted in a gag order. Given the increasingly conspiracy-poisoned rhetoric and demonstrated violence of the MAGA movement, this one is a no-brainer.

Take Action: Tell Congress to do everything they can to protect our right to vote!

Biden addresses the nation, condemns Hamas attacks
President Biden called Hamas' attack on Israel "pure unadulterated evil," as he vowed, "We stand with Israel...We'll make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of itself," Biden said Tuesday from the White House. “It’s abhorrent,” he said. “The brutality of Hamas’ bloodthirstiness brings to mind the worst rampages of ISIS.” The 10-minute speech appeared designed to ensure there is little daylight between the US and Israel at a moment of deep crisis. The president made no equivocation about the attacks and made no call for restraint by Israel as it responds, apart from insisting it follow the rule of law.

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Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia
Once again proving that there is no depravity to which massive corporations won't resort to make a buck, Jeff Bezos' shipping leviathan has been accused of inflicting harsh work conditions on foreign workers in Saudi Arabia — many of whom were tricked into traveling in from another country and then trapped in the kingdom and forced to work.

Winning one open Arizona seat is key to taking back the House
Yassamin Ansari for Congress: Winning in Arizona means we get our majority back — and losing means that some of the most unhinged election-denying, democracy-hating Trumpers in the country will be headed to Washington. Yassamin Ansari is a fantastic candidate running for Congress in a crucial Arizona seat to make sure we deliver President Biden a new majority for his second term! Can you chip in to help keep Trump's most radical minions out of office?

Gavin Newsom just vetoed over 100 California bills. Here are some of them
The California governor has embarked on a veto spree of progressive legislation has sparked harsh criticism that he is bending over backwards to pander to corporate interests and the oligarchy in preparation for a possible 2028 White House run. The slew of vetoed bills include a $35 cap on insulin, a state agency on affordable housing, a bill to provide free hearing aids for children, and the decriminalization of psychedelics.

Rep. Nancy Mace wears "scarlet letter" after McCarthy vote
The far-right congresswoman took the conservative obsession with victimhood to a pathetic new low by donning a bright scarlet letter — ala Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic work of literature — to indicate her status as a pariah after voting to eject her own party's leader from the speakership. Might we suggest a bright red L on her forehead instead?

Failed "Gender Queer" challenge prompts ballot measure to strip library of its independence
Voters in Pella, a town of about 10,500 residents 45 miles east of Des Moines, will be asked in a ballot proposition whether they support changing the structure of the Pella Public Library Board of Trustees to limit the board's authority over the library and give the City Council more control over policies and decisions. The question comes after some community members attempted to restrict access to Maia Kobabe's controversial LGBTQ memoir "Gender Queer" at the Pella Public Library nearly two years ago. The library board ultimately voted to keep the book on the library's shelves.

McCarthy reportedly tells House GOP not to nominate him for speaker
Despite earlier remarks indicating that he might consider another run at the job if his party asked it of him, it now appears that the disgraced McCarthy will not be pursuing the speakership. His appetite for public humiliation has finally been satiated and he can rest easy knowing that he will be remembered as one of the most spineless and unsuccessful speakers to ever wield the gavel.